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- Al-Hak’ah -
This lunar mansion occurs between 21°25' of the sign Taurus & 4°17’ of the sign of Gemini (Tropical Zodiac). Translated from Arabic, its meaning is "The White Spot". Its traditional name "Meissa" comes from Arabic "Al - Maisan", "The Shining One".
Happy Easter to all my Christian Twitter friends who celebrate today. May the Light in your life resurrect even after the darkest grave.
Art: “The Resurrection of Christ”, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1466 or 1467 – 1516), Italian
Illustrations by Orádia N.C Porciúncula showing orisha Oshun. She is a deity that reflects one of the manifestations of the Yorùbá Supreme Being in the Ifá & Yoruba traditions. She is the goddess of divinity, femininity, fertility, beauty & love.
@demosphachtes I agree. And it is such a primordial image too. Aphrodite, as well as Yoruba goddesses of love are often portrayed looking at themselves in a mirror.
Virgin Mary in Cusco Art
Cusco has many museums and art galleries, in its works the artistic imagination, the art and conception of the Andean world with the European cultural influence are mixed.
The Goat Amalthea & Jupiter in the paintings by Nicolas Poussin (1594 –1665), French
“Amalthea” means “Tender Goddess” & it is a name of the goat who nursed infant Jupiter/Zeus. As a reward she Amaltheia was placed amongst the stars as the constellation Capra.
In Shakta Tantra, the fearsome Chinnamasta, brings the Non-Being into Being through brahmarandhra. By doing so, she creates the illusion of the separate, "I - self" identity. Yet in her compassion, she beheads herself, offering the liberation from the illusion she created.
“Venus Fastens the Girdle for Juno”, Andrea Appiani (1754 – 1817), Italian