The plot of the paintings refers to a poem by YAkov PolOnsky, a 19th-century Russian poet. (‘It was evening; in clothes wrinkled by the winds, blind Beda walked the desert path…’). The poem is about a wandering elder who is led by a tired guide boy. Blind Beda stops to preach amid deserted cliffs, though there is no one around. The boy does not understand why the elder has faith, and in the end, he hears the stones ‘rumble in response.’ The notion of animacy of nature was fundamental to Roerich’s art and spiritual quest. “Beda the Preacher” demonstrates it well.
This made my day. I knew nothing about the history of this pic, just was drawn to how beautiful it was, and it seems profoundly spritual.
Pretty cool how the distance from the sun down to the end of the suns reflection off the water is almost equal to the length of the Prophet, might be identical, wish I could take a ruler to the painting and see.
Landowner David Hampton planted larch pines in a douglas fir forest in Oregon in the shape of a giant, 300 feet smiley face Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.
@fenwizard came across this book the other day “The Secret of the Golden Flower” and this second photo is from the book. would you like to share anything about this book? I’m assuming you read it!..
Yes, but I read it too many years ago to remember much about it. As far as I can remember, I think it’s about Taoist energy and longevity practices but Jung had his own interpretation based on his archetypal theories, which may or may not correlate with what the original Taoist writer had in mind. That’s about all I can say about it without going back to read it. There’s a copy somewhere in my library if I can find it.
If you are interested in learning Taoist longevity energy meditation practices, check out the work of Mantak Chia. There are reputed Taoist Masters who are said to be 100’s of years old, although this has not been scientifically proven.
get away.
Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.
