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Pentacle of the Sylphs, Pseudo-Solomon, c.1725, MS.4655, Wellcome Collection, London.

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ZEN YOSHIKAWA Photograph

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HANS BELLMER / "A SADE" / 1969 [etching on paper | 15 × 11"]

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“Of the two powers, the two categories that take possession of us when we enter the world, space is by far the less mysterious… . Space is, after all, solid, monolithic… . Time, on the other hand, is a hostile element, truly treacherous, I would say even against human nature.”

— Stanisław Lem, Highcastle: A Remembrance

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Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, 25.01.25, by Manusia dan Langit (composite picture of the alignment also called “planet parade”)

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Lucas Cranach the Elder, Hell, ca. 1510

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An Iranian motorist rides his motorbike past a mural depicting a scene from the torture of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, on a major highway in the Iranian capital Tehran, June 1, 2004.

(Photo credit: Behrouz Mehri/AFP)

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Moonbows

A moonbow, also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow, is a rainbow created by moonlight rather than sunlight. It's formed when light from the moon refracts and reflects off water droplets, like those in rain or mist, creating a visible arc of light in the sky. Moonbows are generally fainter and less colorful than regular rainbows, and they are much rarer due to the need for specific conditions like a full or near-full moon, clear skies, and dark skies.

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I’m against everything that’s been done since Adam.

— E. M. Cioran, The Trouble with Being Born

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Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886-1980), Frogs, 1968. Oil on canvas, 61 x 92 cm.

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Biserica Sf. Arhangheli Mihail & Gavril, Almaș-Săliște.

> Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș.

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Johann Zahn - Specula physico-mathematico-historica (1696). Detail.

> Engraver: Georg Christoph Eimmart.

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Mercury, Swabian, 15th century, BSB Cgm 28, Bavarian State Library.

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戾猫

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