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Elements: Chaos, order and the five elemental forces

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Thames and Hudson Ltd
Autor
Stephen Ellcock
A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements—masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social media figure Stephen Ellcock. Elements is an eclectic, evocative, and resoundingly beautiful treasury of imagery exploring depictions of the elemental forces that reveal their profound significance to ancient philosophers, alchemists, and astrologers, and modern artists, photographers, and scientists alike. Expertly curated, themed, and paired by image alchemist Stephen Ellcock, modern and visionary images are juxtaposed with the ancient and arcane, and the creative power of the elements is contrasted with the disastrous. Following physician and occultist Robert Fludd´s (1574–1637) order of the elements, Ellcock guides readers through a remarkable ѕelection of images, ascending from earth through water, air, and fire before culminating in the most spiritual of the elements, celestial aether. He makes parallels with the five elements of eastern philosophies and their relationship to the chakras, acupuncture, and Chinese astrology. Introductory text explores how the elements have defined the components of Earth and the heavens since the ancient creation myths from around the world that first proposed the elements as the fundamental substances of the universe. Insightful panel texts punctuate the pages, illuminating key concepts. Pertinent literary, philosophical, and spiritual quotations are interspersed with the amazing images, presenting further commentary on the overarching themes. At a time when humanity´s relationship with the Earth teeters on the edge of catastrophe, this compendium of images exploring the natural elements envisions the possibility of earthly and spiritual harmony emerging from the chaos.
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      Tootekood
      9780500027844
      Ilmumisaasta
      2024
      Leheküljed
      256
      Ribakood
      9780500027844
      Lisamise aeg
      17.10.2024
      ISBN
      9780500027844

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