Here are todays quotes paired with art, because in this busy world, we rarely have time to reflect on the inner, the hidden, and the little known powerful aspects of our human condition.
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
~ William Shakespeare
"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious."
~ Carl G. Jung
"I believe that magic is art, and that art, whether that be music, writing, sculpture, or any other form, is literally magic. Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words or images, to achieve changes in consciousness… Indeed to cast a spell is simply to spell, to manipulate words, to change peoples consciousness, and this is why I believe that an artist or writer is the closest thing in the contemporary world to a shaman."
~ Alan Moore
"But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them. "
~ David Wong
"One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as to introduce a confusion of principles which makes impossible all understanding between those who speak the same language and have the same interests."
~ Niccolo Machiavelli
"I love you between shadow and soul. I love you as the plant that hasn't bloomed yet, and carries hidden within itself the light of flowers. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. Because of you, the dense fragrance that rises from the earth lives in my body, rioting with hunger for the eternity of our victorious kisses."
~ Pablo Neruda
“Man is himself the creator of his heaven or hell, and there are no demons except his own follies.”
~ Eliphas Levi
With love,
Doc