be human being today II

be human being today

‘The original atom of the heart, the rose of liberation, is, as it were, a condensed primordial microcosm, a microcosm imprisoned in our current microcosm. It is an inactive, wholly latent, divine being, enveloped by a system of electromagnetic forces that are undivine.’

J. van Rijckenborgh, The Mysteries of the Pistis Sophia, chapter 18

‘I was struck by how one can be sad and dejected, depressed in a world lled with wonder and beauty and wanted to convey that in this art piece. We truly are locked rmly within the walls of self and see the world through our own mind and not as it exists. The translucent nature scene around the bent over saddened gure shows the mystery of creation around her, yet she sees it not, locked within her own thoughts and mind.’

The prison of the self, by Soda Lemondrop. The Workhouse & Art place