Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Saturn

 
Saturn is Kronos, or Time. He is the god of limits, including death, and is associated with the element of Earth. He is the Black Sun of Midnight. In his hand is a basilisk.
 
The Renaissance mage and philosopher Marsilio Ficino said that Saturn is the spirit associated with the study of mathematics and philosophy, and that those engaged in these studies - such as himself - have a tendency to melancholia. Ficino prescribed an antidote of various remedies and activities relating to the three benefic planets - Venus, Jupiter and the Sun - in order to achieve a harmonious balance.

As with all my Hermetic watercolors to date, which are based on the writings of Giordano Bruno, the perspective layout accords with the panels of the dome of light. Medium and dimensions: watercolor, 12 by 12 inches (30 by 30 centimeters), on Arches 140 pound cold press pure cotton rag paper.

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