| God's terrifying | |
| fiery demons: depicted -- | |
| as helpful angels. | |
| Gods vreselijke | Gottes schreckliche |
| demonen: afgebeeld als -- | Dämonen: dargestellt als -- |
| goede engelen. | hilfreiche Engel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-02-14
Yahweh is a cruel God, whether or not assisted by punishing 'angels'
Collection: Secrets & Believers
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The soil preserved signs |
Amsterdam, 2026-01-23
Ame = water, Stelle = raised area (terp/village)
Amestelle >> Amstel(land)
Dam in the Amstel River >> Amsteldam >> Amsterdam
Abbey: of Werden, in present-day Essen near the Ruhr River
The former Seal of Amsterdam is based on the legend of an episcopal blessing of the area
Collection: Greeting from before
| A heaven on earth: | |
| the great golden dome shelters -- | |
| the pious people. | |
| Hemel op aarde: | Himmel auf Erde: |
| de gouden koepel beschut -- | die goldene Kuppel schützt -- |
| de vrome mensen. | die frommen Leute. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-29
With a photo of the dome of St. Peter's (September 12th, 1985, Rome)
Collection: The Praised One
Dedicated to: Lotte W
| Joyous joyfulness, | |
| the Supreme Supreme Being -- | |
| holds me night and day. | |
| Jubel jubelee, | Jubel Jubelee, |
| het Allerhoogste Hoogste -- | der Allerhöchste Höchste -- |
| draagt mij dag en nacht. | trägt mich Tag und Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-25
TGTT (Duke Ellington) - 1968
"TGTT" ("Too Good to Title", album "Second Sacred Concert"), performed by Steven Kamperman (clarinet), Berry van Berkum (organ), Dion Nijland (double bass), Joost Buis (trombone) and Ruben Drent (trumpet) on May 14th, 2022 in the Organpark, and on January 25th, 2025 performed in the Organpark, by Theo Loevendie (piano), Oene van Geel (viola), Yoran Vroom (drums), Jeroen Vierdag (bass) and Claron MacFadden (soprano)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Ellington, Duke
| If you do belief | |
| in God, you also believe -- | |
| in humanity. | |
| Als je echt gelooft | Wenn du wirklich glaubst |
| in God, ja, dan geloof je -- | an Gott, dann ja, dann glaubst du -- |
| ook in de mensheid. | auch an die Menschheit. |
Amsterdam, 2024-07-12
Shame (Salman Rushdie) - 1983
Novel / Exposition with stories, part 4, chapter 10 The Woman in the Veil (burqa)
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| It's all made of gold: | |
| temples, sacrifices, priests -- | |
| for a golden god. | |
| Alles is van goud: | Alles ist aus Gold: |
| tempels, offers en priesters -- | Tempel, Opfer und Priester -- |
| voor een gouden god. | denn Gott ist aus Gold. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-30
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 3, chapter 19
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Over there they worship | |
| strange gods, but their death will be -- | |
| just the same as ours. | |
| Daar aanbidden ze | Sie beten fremde |
| vreemde goden, maar sterven -- | Götter an, aber sterben -- |
| doen ze net als wij. | genauso wie wir. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-24
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 2, chapter 10
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Would religion be | |
| a mistake that people pass -- | |
| on to their children? | |
| Is godsdienst een fout | Ist Religion ein |
| die de mensen doorgeven -- | Fehler, den man weitergibt -- |
| aan hun kinderen? | an seine Kinder? |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-23
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie) - 2008
Novel, part 1, chapter 6
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Providing a hold | |
| by staying the same, that's good -- | |
| about religion. | |
| Houvast bieden, steeds | Halt bieten, immer |
| hetzelfde blijven is het -- | gleich bleiben, ist das Gute -- |
| goede aan godsdienst. | an der Religion. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-23
Quichotte (Salman Rushdie) - 2019
Novel, part 2, chapter 9
Collection: Wind
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
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On the eve of the battle |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-16
Sunday evening, April 2nd, 30 CE in Bethany, just outside Jerusalem: celebration of the coronation of the Liberator ('Jesus'), as the Anointed king ('Christ')
At hand: Mark 1:15, 14:41-42 "The hour is come; the delivery of the city is at hand!"
Pockets of resistance and mass graves: the Roman Shoah (total destruction) of 2000 years ago against the rebellious Jews
There were two parties of losers: the Jews who concluded from the failure of the rebellion that the Liberator ('Jesus') was apparently not the Messiah (Anointed/Christ), and the Jews who insisted that he was, but that the liberation was spiritual, not worldly
In the fifth century CE, the first group added a curse against the 'Christian' Jews as the 19th prayer to the Amidah (the Shemoneh Esrah, Eighteen Prayer), number 12, named Birkat haMinim (On the heretics)
Philological studies "Paulus - Kijken in Uw lezend gezicht" ("Paul - Looking into Your Reading Face", 2012), "Geschreven en toegeschreven" ("Scribed and Ascribed", 2013) and "Wie was Paulus wel?!" ("Who was Paul?!", 2016) by Charles Vergeer
Collection: The King
Tribute to: Vergeer, Charles
| The high priest himself | |
| is a born fighter, he must -- | |
| risk his life for God. | |
| De hogepriester | Der Hohepriester |
| is een vechtersbaas, hij waagt -- | ist ein Kämpfer, er riskiert -- |
| zijn leven voor God. | sein Leben für Gott. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-14
Simeon, the 'Kephas' ('Rock'/'Peter', the high priest) of the rebellious Orthodox Jews, takes part in the attack on the house of the Roman-appointed high priest Joseph Caiaphas, where the Liberator ('Jesus') is being held captive; so he ventures into the lion's den
The word 'alektor' should not be understood as 'the cock', but as 'eklektos': 'the chosen one' (the high priest)
Philological studies "A nameless one - Jesus the Nazarene" (1997) and "The panther cub: life and suffering of Jesus the Nazarene" (2000) by Charles Vergeer
Collection: The King
Tribute to: Vergeer, Charles
| We were citizens, | |
| and suddenly our faith has -- | |
| become suspicious. | |
| We waren burgers, | Wir waren Bürger, |
| en ineens is ons geloof -- | und jäh ist unser Glaube -- |
| verdacht geworden. | fraglich geworden. |
Amsterdam, 2024-04-02
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie) - 1995
Novel, chapters "Spices from Malabar", (2-) 13 and "Bombay Central", (3-) 18
State of Emergency in India 1975-1977, declared under Indira Gandhi; oppression of political opponents and non-Hindus
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| Cities put their faith | |
| in citizens, villages -- | |
| put their faith in god. | |
| Steden vertrouwen | Städte vertrauen |
| op hun burgers, de dorpen -- | auf die Bürger, die Dörfer -- |
| vertrouwen op god. | vertrauen auf Gott. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-31
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie) - 1995
Novel, chapter "A house divided", (1-) 4
Collection: Sludge
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
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A fan of songs halts |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-29
Cruci-fix = fixed to a cross
Idée fixe = unalterable view, a preoccupation of mind
Since 2011, the music show "The Passion" of Jesus Christ has been shown on Dutch television on Maundy Thursday
John 1:1,4 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God", "In him was life, and the life was the light of men"
Collection: The Praised One
| What truth is expressed | |
| by our myths, who, nowadays -- | |
| are our goddesses? | |
| Wat is de waarheid | Was ist die Wahrheit |
| van onze mythen, wie zijn -- | unserer Mythen, wer sind -- |
| onze godinnen? | jetzt die Göttinnen? |
Amsterdam, 2023-12-28
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie) - 1981
Novel, chapter 3-5 "A wedding"
Collection: Shadows
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman
| People sing to be | |
| strong, an antiphony with -- | |
| death cries in the night. | |
| Mensen zingen zich | Die Leute singen: |
| moed in, een beurtzang met doods- | Wechselgesang mit Todes- |
| kreten in de nacht. | schreien in der Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-31
1. Religion, 2. North Sea Flood of 1953, in Zeeland, the Netherlands, January 31st - February 1st
Collection: The Praised One
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An afternoon with father |
Amsterdam, 2020-03-02
Collection: Greeting from before
Dedicated to: Dory dK
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The envoys of Athens |
Amsterdam, 2019-07-28
The impotence of democracy
The priests of the Oracle of Delphi
Collection: Secrets & Believers
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Some children are serious |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-13
Islamic tradition: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid - 615
Collection: The Praised One
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Cooing pigeons in the trees |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-16
Dodóni (Epirus, Greece, near Albania)
Collection: Secrets & Believers
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Earth's Gate
Of course there are stories |
Amsterdam, 2018-09-27
Kaaba
Collection: The Praised One
