Friday, January 8, 2010

Memento mori


Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation by Hans Memling

Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember you must die" (and the origin of the English word memento, which appeared as memento mori, "remembrance of death"). It names a genre of artistic creations that vary widely from one another, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality and the punishment they will receive if they transgress the rules of their religion. (From Wikipedia)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Dreamquote: A visit to the Underworld

"I flew down here to drink deeply of you, and now I have taken my last memento."

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Sailing to the moon


New Year's Eve - Blue Moon Eclipse in Cancer, 2009
Photo by Teila Rifa

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous. —Thomas Merton