ROSICRUCIAN - OCCULT ART Hand coloured plate from William Law's edition of Jakob Behmen, the Teutonic Philosopher - a work which deeply influenced the art and thought of the poet, William Blake. This plate is of a curious shape because it consists of a number of intriguing fold-outs (a closed flap may be seen on the body of the naked woman: this flap may be folded back to reveal inner spiritual powers. The section with the back of the man has already been folded out, and a bottom circular flap pulled down, to reveal the demonic entities which trouble the flames that pour upwards in a
ROSICRUCIAN - OCCULT ART Hand coloured plate from William Law's edition of Jakob Behmen, the Teutonic Philosopher - a work which deeply influenced the art and thought of the poet, William Blake. This plate is of a curious shape because it consists of a number of intriguing fold-outs (a closed flap may be seen on the body of the naked woman: this flap may be folded back to reveal inner spiritual powers. The section with the back of the man has already been folded out, and a bottom circular flap pulled down, to reveal the demonic entities which trouble the flames that pour upwards in a paroxysm of desire in his lower parts. These flames and demons contrast with the world of stars on his back, and on his head. This is an excellent portrayal of the polarized duality within the three-fold man. The realm of Mercury, at the breast, and here marked by the star-studded circle, seeks to reconcile, or mediate, the Sulphur of Will and the stellar Salt of Thinking. This half of the plate is therefore a commentary on the Three Principles of Salt, Mercury and Sulphur, which figured so largely in the writings of Jacob Boehme (the Jakob Behmen of the title). The spray of roses, at the intersection of cross-point of the Male and Female in this image, is a nice touch for a Rosicrucian design.
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Photo credit: © Charles Walker Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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