“There is a Mountain situated in the midst of the earth or center of the world, which is both small and great. It is soft, also above measure hard and stony. It is far off and near at hand, but by the providence of God invisible. In it are hidden the most ample treasures, which … More Mons Philosophorum: The Mountain of the Philosophers
Ariadne’s thread is the thread of the divine present in all things. If one could find the beginning of the thread within, they could then unravel it and discover, or rather uncover, their source.
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth at Knossos was built by the craftsman and artisan Daedalus for King Minos of Crete. It held the Minotaur, which Theseus killed as he navigated the Labyrinth. Theseus only escaped because of the skein of thread given to him by Ariadne, whose name in Greek means most holy. The skein … More The Labyrinth of Life
In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora; di, coeptis (nam vos mutastis et illas) adspirate meis primaque ab origine mundi ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen! I intend to speak of forms mutated into new beings Ye Gods, (from whom these miracles spring,) inspire me now, change me, let me glimpse the secret … More Metamorphosis
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