tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post3374654599940846393..comments2023-08-27T10:10:30.032+02:00Comments on Laws of Silence: We adore you tooDauradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-35312456685652841452009-01-14T05:43:00.000+01:002009-01-14T05:43:00.000+01:00"Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild founder Joseph Fr..."Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild founder Joseph Francis sought a $5 billion government bailout for the porn industry. 'It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America,' said Flynt." -- <A HREF="http://harpers.org/#WeeklyReview2009-01-13" REL="nofollow">Harper's Weekly, 1/13/09</A>The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-72427667273827219062009-01-09T13:29:00.000+01:002009-01-09T13:29:00.000+01:00Compare the Karanis painting (20 BC) to this one. ...Compare the Karanis painting (20 BC) to <A HREF="http://www.aug.edu/augusta/iconography/newStuffForXnCours/catacumbasCristianas/virginNino.html" REL="nofollow">this one</A>. (4th C. AD)Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-84056261416538298372009-01-09T10:00:00.000+01:002009-01-09T10:00:00.000+01:00"Weirdly, that sculpture shows Isis with the p/z h..."Weirdly, that sculpture shows Isis with the p/z hand -- which is counter to Kunesh's argument, I think."<BR/><BR/>Makes you wonder who was influencing whom?<BR/><BR/>Check out <A HREF="http://www.greylodge.org/occultreview/glor_002/iside.jpg" REL="nofollow">this</A> other photo from <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karanis" REL="nofollow">Karanis</A>Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-91845478117464941712009-01-09T06:19:00.000+01:002009-01-09T06:19:00.000+01:00Wow - that look very Greek, except for the stiffne...Wow - that look very Greek, except for the stiffness of the baby which somehow rings Egyptian to me.<BR/><BR/>But yes, had I not known better, I would have assumed this was a fat Virgin.<BR/><BR/>Weirdly, that sculpture shows Isis with the p/z hand -- which is counter to Kunesh's argument, I think.The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-53571705720252451962009-01-08T20:19:00.000+01:002009-01-08T20:19:00.000+01:00This 4th c sculpture of Isis/Horus is a lot less "...<A HREF="http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/work/6904" REL="nofollow">This 4th c sculpture</A> of Isis/Horus is a lot less "Egyptian"-looking (even though it is in fact from Egypt) and more like a Madonna and Child. A lot easier to confuse the two than with the version (virgins?) in the Wikipedia image.Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-62135326202094412372009-01-08T04:31:00.000+01:002009-01-08T04:31:00.000+01:00Check it out: Images of Mary and Horus (Wikimedia)...Check it out: <A HREF="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/MaryAndHorus.JPG" REL="nofollow">Images of Mary and Horus (Wikimedia)</A>The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-60872413872406138962009-01-08T04:26:00.000+01:002009-01-08T04:26:00.000+01:00Gad zooks, this hand iconography is fascinating! W...Gad zooks, this hand iconography is fascinating! Well worth its own posting on the LoS.<BR/><BR/>My new theory: Maria's cupped hand is a nod to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis" REL="nofollow">the Egyptian goddess Isis</A>, who was often portrayed with a cupped hand as she breastfed Horus. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.darkfiber.com/pz/" REL="nofollow">Thomas Peter Kunesh</A> links the The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-62945120544023010122009-01-06T09:19:00.000+01:002009-01-06T09:19:00.000+01:00That's a good question about the cupped hand. Per...That's a good question about the cupped hand. Perhaps it's suggestive of the chalice Mary sometimes holds, or the baby Jesus?<BR/><BR/>Brings to mind the ritualized hand gestures of Buddhist and Hindu iconography: <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MudraDauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-79755292450698359272009-01-05T06:49:00.000+01:002009-01-05T06:49:00.000+01:00btw, what's with the cupped hand? Is she supposed ...btw, what's with the cupped hand? Is she supposed to be holding something?The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-25575673235795454092009-01-05T06:47:00.000+01:002009-01-05T06:47:00.000+01:00"Matter gave birth to a passion that has no equal,..."Matter gave birth to a passion that has no equal, which proceeded from something contrary to nature. Then there arises a disturbance in its whole body."<BR/><BR/>-- <A HREF="http://www.gnosis.org/library/marygosp.htm" REL="nofollow"> The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene, Chapter 4, v. 30</A>The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.com