| Be pure in every | |
| realm: in your body, the world -- | |
| and your intellect. | |
| Wees rein in elk rijk: | Sei rein in jedem |
| je lichaam, de wereld, en -- | Reich: deinem Körper, der Welt -- |
| vooral je verstand. | und deinem Verstand. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-16
With a photo of the baptistery in Pisa (September 5th, 1985)
The chapel resembles the papal tiara, which has a three-tiered form
Collection: WoofWoof
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| A book with questions | |
| about the world: search yourself -- | |
| for your own answers. | |
| Een boek met vragen | Ein Buch mit Fragen |
| over de wereld: zoek zelf -- | über die Welt: finde selbst -- |
| naar jouw antwoorden. | deine Antworten. |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-30
How do you live? / What is your way of life? (Genzaburo Yoshino) - 1937
Novel "Kimitachi wa d? ikiru ka"
Collection: New Ago
Tribute to: Yoshino, Genzaburo
| What happened, happened, | |
| please do not blame me for it -- | |
| Let us get started! | |
| Gebeurd is gebeurd | Passiert ist passiert, |
| geef mij er niet de schuld van -- | gib mir nicht die Schuld dafür -- |
| We gaan aan de slag! | Lasst uns anfangen! |
Amsterdam, 2023-11-25
This is what happened (Sayed Darwish)
Song "Aho da elly sar" about the 1919 Egyptian Revolution against the British occupation ("This is what happened" ["please don't blame me"], sung by Hamdy Baraa, with Orchestre Partout and the Cello Octet in the Meervaart Theatre in Amsterdam on November 25th, 2023 (1919 composition by Sayed Darwish, arranged by Oene van Geel)
Collection: Summer birds
Tribute to: Darwish, Sayed
| We can indeed laugh | |
| at ourselves, the two of us -- | |
| if nobody knows. | |
| We kunnen lachen | Wir können lachen |
| om onszelf, met zijn tweeën -- | über uns selbst, wir beide -- |
| als niemand het weet. | wenn es keiner weiß. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-28
Letter (Karel V) - 1550
"Maria van Hongarije, regentes der Nederlanden: een politieke analyse op basis van haar regentschaps-ordonnanties en haar correspondentie met Karel V" ("Mary of Hungary, governour of the Netherlands: a political analysis based on her regencyordinances and her correspondence with Charles V", 1995, Laetitia Gorter-van Royen)
Emperor Charles V (Gent 1500-1558) writes to his sister Maria (Brussels 1505-1558): 'I'm sure you didn't write that without laughing, and I had to laugh too when I read it. [..] I am writing all this to you to laugh and to make a fool of ourselves, because I really need that.'
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Karel V
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Children eat from the tree of life |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-12
Smartest animal: the serpent
Study "Words become Worlds" ("Words become worlds", 1994, Ellen van Wolde): § 2 and 3, published separately in 1989
Collection: Metamorphic body
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We meditated in India |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-26
Songs by John Lennon
Sand and Foam (Khalil Gibran) - 1926
Songs by John Lennon on the album "The Beatles" ("The White Album", 1968)
The song "Julia" opens with a quote from the book "Sand and Foam" by Khalil Gibran (1883-1931): "Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you"
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: Gibran, Khalil; Lennon, John
| Mind the tasty looks, | |
| wait a while before you bite -- | |
| a bread or a stone. | |
| Als iets lekker lijkt, | Was lecker erscheint, |
| wacht dan even voor je hapt -- | soll warten, bevor du beißt -- |
| in brood of in steen. | in Brot oder Stein. |
Amsterdam, 2020-06-11
Snow (Anne Sexton) - 1975
Collection "The Awful Rowing Toward God"
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Tribute to: Sexton, Anne
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The raven in the elder |
Amsterdam, 2019-10-26
Her Majesty (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1969
Song (album "Abbey Road")
Celtic symbolism: Ruis (the Elder), that thrives on challenges and change, and that protects horses in the stable from evil spirits; the Elder should be guided by Cailleach Beara (the mother of the Celts) and the Raven (the symbol of healing and protection)
Collection: Lilith's Powers
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
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| Ravens | |
| bring messages from above | |
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| I too serve the common interest | |
| I I say what is wise to do: | |
| I give a clear message | |
| I give a clear explanation | |
| I don't disguise the truth | |
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| Crows | |
| are reliable | |
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| I too am competent to distinguish | |
| I am critical: | |
| I can break habits | |
| I am disciplined | |
| I speak out what I know | |
