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Giulio Camillo and His Theatre of Memory
Giulio Camillo was a sixteenth-century Italian philosopher, most notable for his idea of the “Theatre of Memory.” The following passage comes from chapter 6 of The Art of Memory by Yates Francis (the embedded quotes are by Camillo himself): “The … Continue reading
Posted in Giulio Camillo, Quotations
Tagged astrology, Giulio Camillo, hermeticism, Marsilio Ficino, memory, Renaissance, solar magic, symbolism, symbols, Theatre of Memory
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Stamped on the Underside of My Memory
“Every aurate woman I have loved in my life, and I use the word loved in its widest sense, has left her impression on me, as the old gods of creation are said to have left their thumbprints on the … Continue reading
Posted in Quotations, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient Light, John Banville, literature, memory, quotes, the unconscious
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On Genius (3): Angels, Demons and Cult of Relics
As much as early Christians wanted to break ties with antiquity, aiming at redefining the concept of divine possession, their cult of angels and saints bore a striking resemblance to the worship of gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and … Continue reading
Posted in Genius
Tagged angel, Anubis, body, brain, Christianity, daimon, demon, Einstein, Genius, heirlooms, matter, memorabilia, memory, Middle Ages, mummification, odor of sanctity, relics, spirit, symbolism, symbols
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The Secrets of the Odyssey (2): Elements of Time (the Muse and the Moon)
“Homer, the astronomer, considered wisest of all Greeks.” Heraclitus I am about to begin my reading of the Odyssey having already selected the English translation I am going to use. It is going to be the one by Robert Fitzgerald … Continue reading
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