Transitive Property

Fabio Viale is an Italian sculptor based in Turin, Italy. Having started working with marble at the age of 16, he has taken his expertise in the art of traditional sculpture and applied a unique new approach to show us a new way of looking at the old and familiar.

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Abraxas (Abrasax, Abraxis)

Demigod.

The name ABRAXAS, coined by Basilides, the Egyptian Gnostic, is a word symbol consisting of seven letters which signify the seven creative powers or planetary angels recognized by the ancients. Sampson Arnold Mackey advances the theory that the name is compounded from two ancient words, ABIR, which means bull, and AXIS, which means the pole. To substantiate his belief, he brings forward the fact that a motion of the earth, commonly called the alternation of the poles, results in the vernal equinox taking place at one time in Taurus, the Celestial Bull, over the North Pole. The four white horses drawing the chariot of ABRAXAS symbolize the four ethers by means of which the solar power, ABRAXAS, is circulating through all parts of the universe.

The seven-lettered name of ABRAXAS is symbolically significant of his seven-rayed power. That the modern world has any knowledge whatever of ancient Gnostic symbolism is largely due to the cupidity of those individuals who set themselves the task of destroying every intelligible record of Gnostic philosophy; for, wishing to keep rather than destroy articles of commercial value, these fanatics preserved gems upon which Gnostic gems were undoubtedly used by members of the cult as means of identification. As the order was a secret society, the designs were small and inconspicuous. – Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings

Galdrakver (‘Little Book Of Magic’) The ‘Little Book Of Magic’ is a seventeenth-century Icelandic manuscript, written on animal skin and containing magical staves, sigils, prayers, charms and related texts.

‘It seems more appropriate to view all of these Goddess images as aspects of the one Great Goddess with her core functions-life-giving, death-wielding, regeneration, and renewal. The obvious analogy would be to Nature itself; through the multiplicity of phenomena and continuing cycles of which it is made, one recognizes the fundamental and underlying unity of Nature. The Goddess is immanent rather than transcendent and therefore physically manifest.’ Marija Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess

Goddess Danu Talon Abraxas

Dana the Great Mother Goddess

Danu (also called Dana or Anu) is revered as the great Mother Goddess of Ireland. The very name Tuatha Dé Danann means “the Tribes of the Goddess Danu,” highlighting her status as the divine matriarch of the Irish pantheon. Although Danu’s appearances in narrative myths are scarce, her influence permeates the mythological landscape as a personification of the land’s fertility, abundance, and prosperity. She is the earth-mother who nurtures both gods and the earth itself.

Irish goddess of Fertility

Often associated with the nourishing aspects of nature, Danu is linked to plenty and fertility. Two mountains near Killarney are still known as ‘the Paps’ as if they were the breasts of the land giving life – a lasting tribute to the goddess’s nurturing power. Some scholars also connect Danu to water, noting that the name Danu appears in the names of major rivers like the Danube (hinting at a pan-Celtic river goddess), though such connections are theoretical. In any case, water and earth – sources of life – are fitting elements for Danu’s domain.

In Irish myth, Danu’s children (the Tuatha Dé Danann) came to Ireland with her blessing. When they settled, it was effectively Danu’s people who had arrived. We don’t have detailed stories of Danu’s deeds, but her legacy is the identity of the Irish gods themselves – they carry her name as a badge of honour.

Some believe Dana was later worshipped as Brigit rather than her being a separate god. Though I personally find this unconvincing given the various differences between them. Though there were likely elements borrowed or later coopted into religious traditions which followed.

Embrace the Divine Grace of Goddess Dana

In the realm of Celtic mythology, Goddess Dana reigns as the Mother of All. Her boundless compassion and wisdom shape the very fabric of existence. She reminds us that within each of us resides a sacred spark, a divinity waiting to be nurtured and awakened.

As we walk the intricate paths of life, Dana's presence offers solace and guidance, illuminating the mysteries of the universe. She teaches us that love is the eternal thread that weaves through all of creation.

Let us honor Goddess Dana, the embodiment of the Divine Feminine, and the profound wisdom she imparts on our mystical journey.