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(08-02-2020, 05:53 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....Hi Koen!
And why the gravitation towards female? Because words like anima, alma, sele.. are female?
Quote:In the meantime, the soul is commonly depicted as being female in ancient Greek literature, for example, the Greek You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ([i]Metamorphoses[/i], Apuleius of Madaura), also it is feminine in gnostic writings ([i]On the origin of the World, Exegesis on the Soul[/i]). Notably, the word [i]Psyche[/i] [Ψυχή] in Greek, [i]Anima[/i] in Latin and in many other languages is feminine in gender.
While the Christian society believed in the close connection between the soul and the body, including gender, discovered in that time hermetic and alchemical teachings displayed the division of all things (duality): the Soul – female, silver, mercury, Moon; the Spirit – male (Divine being), gold, sulphur, Sun.
Koen G > 09-02-2020, 01:28 AM
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Antonio García Jiménez > 09-02-2020, 10:13 AM
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Koen G > 09-02-2020, 04:39 PM
Quote:Here, their nudity emphasises their intimate immersion in the waters of wisdom and their likeness to the fountain, ‘beautiful, clear, and healthy’. In this way, Christine uses the nude to represent the ideals of wisdom and to emphasise women’s embodiment of intellectual values.
Antonio García Jiménez > 09-02-2020, 05:53 PM