Sunday, 23 November 2014

Mortal Flesh

Sileat omnis caro

Prophetiæ Zachariæ 2,17

silere, be still, be silent; cease, say nothing about..

The Liturgy of Saint James expresses

Let all mortal flesh keep silence

Translated G. Moultrie
The English Hymnal 1933, 1970 H.318

This was the Liturgy Reflection for the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin November 20, a day of prayer and support for the Consecrated Life.

At the close of November, the first Sunday of Advent, The Year of Consecrated Life opens.

Yesterday Saint Augstine remarked in the Liturgy of the Readings

Cantet canticum novum,
non lingua sed vita

LHIV:1370

Mission et du Témoignage

HE Monseigneur Cardinale André Vingt-Trois, that trusted Pastor of the recent Synod, encouraged

L'alliance de la mission et du témoignage s'addresse á la liberté des hommes, et de cela nous ne sommes pas maîtres.

Nous annonçons que l'amour est un don définitif..

Le Figaro lundi 20 octobre 2014

Monastic Ideals

..it is the essential monastic ideals of asceticism and otherwordliness and fidelity to the Rule that are important matters, for it was these that gave it [monasticism] its spiritual independence, its powers to resist the pressure of its environment and to initiate movements of religious reform.

Mediæval Essays
Dawson, C (1889-1970)
1954, 2002

Irrigans Terram

Today, the Solemnity of Christ the King, in the psalmody of Lauds

..et sicut imber irrigans terram.

LHIV:476
Psalmus 71,6

Greatful Acknowledgement

The texts cited in this post
Vatican News
Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio
Blogger

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Geisha

Gei

Gei, the term for the arts should be here understood in the Far Eastern sense: the arts cover everything that is of value for the development of a person's character, for bringing the inner self nearer to perfection, for developing craft skills alike, and thus in helping the person attain full maturity.

Professor Horst Hammitzsch Zen in der Kunst der Tee-Zeremonie 1958
English translation Lemesurier, P 1979

Gei Sha

Gei art, Sha person

In her book The Japanese Art of Sex Jina Baccar suggests this interpretation of the term geisha.

In the discovery of what is sensual around me, this authoress offers these pointers

Form

Speech

Texture

Colour

Ritual

Ceremony

Playfulness

Seduction

Creating the exquisite.

The Japanese Art of Sex
Boccar, J 2004


Exploring

My acrylic assembles an oblique exploration of these Japanese treasures.

Grateful Acknowledgement

The two texts cited in this post.