
Just foolin around before heading to bed. Bedtime should have been...2 hours ago. Oh well.
I am reading a book about alchemy. I haven't gotten very far yet, iI looked at the art before I really started reading. The reproductions of old woodcuts are just beautiful! Some are crappy, but all are charming. I find the alchemical symbols neat so I threw some on here. I am sure it says something about hate and incest. It seems like there was a lot of hate and incest and death and rebirth and on. For example, I just opened to a random page and the caption for the illustration says, "Trapped in the womb: the adept expiring in his putrefying egg, or fetid vessel."
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I love alchemical symbols and imagery (yes, years before Full Metal Alchemist or Harry Potter), and of course I am partial to one of the representations of cinnabar. ;> I am always surprised more people don't pull symbols from it, as some of the symbols are so intricate and fascinating.
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