there is an interesting sacred art vibe that emerges at this time. naturally it will be slightly controversial, i am not necessarily endorsing or de-endorsing. just posting
moreau's pieta, christ between two thieves, christ with angels
this would presumably then be another layer deeper into being polarizing. again i am just posting neutrally for vibe analysis purposes
odilon redon - calvary, christ on cross, crucifixion, sacred heart
some of the odilon redon ones are interesting. the vibe here brushes up right against roerich, if anyone is keeping track. lets see what hes got in terms of this kind of christian painting..
second one here is called 'signs of Christ', then we have 'temptation of Christ', harrowing of hell
roerich has a lot of paintings of saints and things like that as well if anyone wants to look into it. likewise many painters of this general time also have other images of classical "scenes" you can look into. for example circling back is bocklins mary magdalene and deposition
my favorite deposition is by pontormo, about 3 to 400 years before any of this. easily one of my favorite paintings ever, actually. isnt directly related to any of this but maybe someone will look into it if i poast
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birth is one of the only constants that stretches back to the first people. of course, in modern times, all of these constants have an inverted element.
we can model most people's pregnancies and birth experiences as a process of gradually knowing: of gaining information.
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you learn that you or your wife are pregnant via a physical test - basically, a small "machine". then, you get to see the baby via an ultrasound. you see its feet, its face, they also let you hear its heartbeat. these are all sensory experiences, that impress firmly upon you.
most people treasure these memories. we still have my wife's pregnancy tests, people keep ultrasound images. for some people, these may be some of the most magical moments of their life. you're in the room. you see your child for the first time, on a screen. incredible, really.
you have attributes: your job, your hometown, your hobbies, your accomplishments, your past, and so on
i generally break up any view of "the self" along an axis. on one end, all that stuff: thats you - or, thats really part of you
on the other end, it's the opposite. all that stuff is obscuring the real you
yeah, you have a job, stuff you did, stuff you like, where you're from, your family, but that's not really you, maan. your real self is underneath all that. you have go under that, to the real self
although this second model seems more philosophical, i think its more common. in the seminal film 'anger management', this is the whole joke the movie starts out with. the therapist is asking adam sandler to tell him about himself. he asks, who are you? tell me.
a brief recap of the entirety of human history through the lens of:
whats your vibe on being stuck in a jar?
1. post-modern: i would like to get out of the jar
our most recent cultural touchstone for being stuck in a jar is 'the matrix'. here, everyone is in a jar.
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neo gets out of the jar. the jar was a good time, if you're in it, but he was born into the jar. he didn't choose to be in a jar
you can see baudrillards book 'simulacra and simulation' in the film. likewise, for baudrillard, the jar was society's interlocking fake symbols, man
2. modernity: i thought i wanted to go in the jar
in 'whisperer in the darkness' by HP lovecraft, there's a guy. he meets some quasi-aliens who promise to be able to take him into space, to see crazy cool stuff. the only thing is, they have to put his brain into a jar.
jean lyotard, who presumably had an issue with modernity due to sharing his name with a piece of modern sportswear, gave a great and succinct definition for "postmodernism":
postmodernism is incredulity towards metanarratives.
thats it. i like this definition because its brief, and cuts right to the heart of one of the most broadly and confusingly used terms online these days. it really pins down the vibe of "postmodernism is just ... like... taking things apart, sort of, i guess", that you get online
incredulity - cant believe it or accept it
towards
metanarratives. its not the exact definition he used, but a metanarrative is basically the overarching story that gives events, small parts of stories, larger meaning. its like the overall story that small events take place in
you watch a movie or read a comic book, and they show you “propaganda” in that universe. its usually something like “this war is good”, and narratively, that convinces people that the war is good.
real propaganda generally isnt like that. people are generally already convinced.
real propaganda, from any side or group, typically has the effect of “if you don’t see this obvious reality, you’re stupid”. over time, it narrows the perception of people so that theres no way they can even imagine what its like not seeing their particular perception of reality.
its a common trope that children are more in touch with something like "the spiritual realm". many marian apparitions are to children, you hear people say children can see things we cant
children can also be the subject of prophecy: the observed, rather than the observer
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in some tellings of 'sleeping beauty', the princess is given a curse by an evil witch: a prophecy, that on her sixteenth birthday she'll prick her finger and die. this can be altered, by another fairy, who makes it so she'll sleep instead of die, but it can't just be erased.
likewise, in the buddha's early life, he is also the subject of a prophecy. some auger or astrologer or divine person foretells that he will either be a great ascetic monk and holy teacher, or a legendary king and ruler called the chakravartin (wheel turner).