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the lace peacock: April 2010
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I recently stumbled across an interesting website, consisting of essays and various other writings by a passionate admirer of Medieval French art. I enjoy such writing, as it is pure adoration without the adulterated style popular in academic works. My attentions were caught by his writing entitled The Divine Feminine. Which examines various works from Musée de Cluny, Musée National du Moyen Âge. Statue of a woman, Musée de Cluny. And The DaVinci Code. The Sense of Beauty. Detailing the incredibly sad li...
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the lace peacock: February 2009
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Anorexia Mirabilis and The Donning of Hairshirts. The turnique and cilice of Louis IX, from the Treasury of Notre-Dame de Paris. An anorexia in which the lack of appetite is cause by the spiritual nature of the person, often accompanied by similar ascetic lifestyle choices. I am reminded of the central character of Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest. And his "absurd" diet of bread-soaked wine. A few books have been written on the subject, notably Holy Anorexia. Posted by Anastasia P. It is the em...
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the lace peacock: June 2009
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The Cat and The Christ. Reading Crime and Punishment. And his short stories has had such an impact of me as a person, it is devastating to my whole existence. I fear to even begin writing about this because his works are such vast chasms of brilliance, for in those dark depths radiate the most blinding truths, that my own summation of what he has written himself will pale in comparison. At the moment, I am reading The Idiot. The idea of perception, although not discussed outwardly in The Idiot. Now we ha...
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the lace peacock: August 2009
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Das Lied von der Erde. For my next article, I am preparing a philosophical inquiry into the spiritual aspects of creativity, especially in visual art and music. It is an ambitious endeavor that will require some additional research, as I hope someday my writings will be taken seriously by scholars and enthusiasts alike. In the meantime, I would like to spend some time exalting another brilliant artist who has personally inspired me, the incredible composer Gustav Mahler. Gustav with his daughters, 1905.
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the lace peacock: Reason & the Heart of the Matter
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Reason and the Heart of the Matter. Mode, and that would be the key to understanding better the language in every aspect. Allow me an aside if you will, on this topic of sudden discretion. Why do I study French? Why am I willing to spend my hard earned money and, even more precious, time on a seemingly useless, Eurocentric indulgence? Reason; for the irrationality of my own meaning and purpose in life.Thus I have begun to ponder: the distinction between meaning. And how great a distinction it is. The fat...
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the lace peacock: March 2010
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Stranger in a Strange Land. By GB Samson. A good read, yet it reminds me why I prefer to learn history through art and not through written documents. His style is a bit dry, I do have to agree with him that Japan has a special and deep aesthetic appreciation, which indeed ruled the court of Kyoto during the Heian period. Now I have began Lafcadio Hearn's. By Masaki Kobayashi was based on his masterful retellings of some of Japan's most beloved ghostly tales. Hoichi the Earless. Posted by Anastasia P.
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the lace peacock: To Keep A Life You Love Beside You
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To Keep A Life You Love Beside You. 8220;It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”. By Charles Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870). From A Tale of Two Cities. I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.". Posted by Anastasia P. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Glory to God for All Things.
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the lace peacock: January 2009
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花言葉 langage des fleurs. Hana kotoba (花言葉), the language of flowers. A once fluently spoken tongue, has now disappeared into nostalgic oblivion. The eternal appeal of the flower will always be, but its greater purpose in our lives seems to have diminished to gifts for the occasion, such as love, death, sickness, birth, and simple human joys and pains. What of the appreciate for the flower itself? Which I just finished reading:. Dream on, sway and frolic while you may in the gentle breezes of summer. T...
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the lace peacock: November 2010
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Reason and the Heart of the Matter. Mode, and that would be the key to understanding better the language in every aspect. Allow me an aside if you will, on this topic of sudden discretion. Why do I study French? Why am I willing to spend my hard earned money and, even more precious, time on a seemingly useless, Eurocentric indulgence? Reason; for the irrationality of my own meaning and purpose in life.Thus I have begun to ponder: the distinction between meaning. And how great a distinction it is. The fat...
