The second series of Daniel Cramer Emblemata Sacra engravings. The introductory Coronor emblem immediately suggests that we are in a phase after Classical Alchemy. We are in theurgy.
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Vestal Keepers of Ordinary and Alchemical Fire: the Rite of Fire and Water
Imagining the keeping of the fire in Vesta’s temple as perennial is misleading: in reality it was extinguished and rekindled once a year in a secret ritual. This on/off operation, which had many analogies with an alchemical operation, ensured the continuity of the sacred fire—sacred because it guaranteed the perpetuity of the ancient ancestors. From Marco Baistrocchi, Arcana Urbis.
[Read more…] about Vestal Keepers of Ordinary and Alchemical Fire: the Rite of Fire and WaterMarius Schneider’s “the Primitive Music”: 7, Only Music Makes Ceremonies Effective
Souls need the help of the living to succeed in retracing the path of the acoustic world. Music corresponds to heaven; rituals correspond to earth. Marius Schneider’s extraordinary journey into the mythology of sound continues.
[Read more…] about Marius Schneider’s “the Primitive Music”: 7, Only Music Makes Ceremonies EffectiveMarius Schneider’s “the Primitive Music”: 6 Cosmos and Individual Chant
Individual chants were meant to mimic the sounds of nature and other animals and songs as emblems. The journey of musicologist Marius Schneider continues in the world of musical mythology and rituals.
[Read more…] about Marius Schneider’s “the Primitive Music”: 6 Cosmos and Individual ChantMarius Schneider’s “the Primitive Music”: 5 Through Music, Humankind Imitates the Gods
To awaken and create divinities one needs to offer them their favorite sound, also called libation. Schneider’s surprising journey into ancestral rites and myths continue, where sound is increasingly the protagonist.
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