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Paradiso by Gustave Dore
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Paradiso by Gustave Dore
From the Preface to The Three Principles, in the William Law edition of The Works of Jacob Behmen, the Teutonic Theosopher, 1764. There is a note in the margin saying that The Children at Midnight are those of ‘Sophia or divine Wisdom’. I love this quote.
Art: Paradiso by Gustave Dore
Art: Paradiso by Gustave Dore
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
From the Preface to The Three Principles, in the William Law edition of The Works of Jacob Behmen, the Teutonic Theosopher, 1764. There is a note in the margin saying that The Children at Midnight are those of ‘Sophia or divine Wisdom’. I love this quote.
Art: Paradiso by Gustave Dore
Art: Paradiso by Gustave Dore
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If you like M R James and Robert Aickman you’ll love the subtlety and elegance of Reggie Oliver, “quite possibly our finest modern writer of spectral tales“, according to Ramsey Campbell.
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you like M R James and Robert Aickman you’ll love the subtlety and elegance of Reggie Oliver, “quite possibly our finest modern writer of spectral tales“, according to Ramsey Campbell.
Can be an expensive place to visit!
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Can be an expensive place to visit!
Let us remember Jacob the shoemaker and ‘Teutonic Theosopher’ on this day.
Art: Nicolaus Häublin, Allegorical Portrait of Jacob Böhme, Amsterdam 1677, Copperplate engraving, etching, personal photo
Art: Nicolaus Häublin, Allegorical Portrait of Jacob Böhme, Amsterdam 1677, Copperplate engraving, etching, personal photo
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Let us remember Jacob the shoemaker and ‘Teutonic Theosopher’ on this day.
Art: Nicolaus Häublin, Allegorical Portrait of Jacob Böhme, Amsterdam 1677, Copperplate engraving, etching, personal photo
Art: Nicolaus Häublin, Allegorical Portrait of Jacob Böhme, Amsterdam 1677, Copperplate engraving, etching, personal photo
These things happen for a reason!
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
These things happen for a reason!