Based on the chapter in my best selling book with new information and analysis, I decode the highly philosophical and esoteric 1982 film from Ridley Scott. Blade Runner is not only important for its predictive programming, but also for its alchemical and gnostic themes, as found in the rest of Dick’s novels.
First, here is an interview of Mansoor Adayfi: Second, here is his art: (source: https://www.artfromguantanamo.com/)
One also knows from his letters that nothing appeared more sacred to Van Gogh than work.
— John Berger, “Vincent Van Gogh,” Portraits
COME, bring with a noise,
My merry, merry boys,
The Christmas log to the firing;
While my good dame, she
Bids ye all be free;
And drink to your heart’s desiring.
With the last year’s brand
Light the new block, and
For good success in his spending
On your psaltries play,
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is a-teending.
Ceremonies for Christmas by Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
The latest release from the US Army's entertainment liaison office provokes many questions. Why did they refuse to support the movie Rampage? Why are the military pitching ideas to studio executives? Who is in charge of the Pentagon's operations in Hollywood? And why does the US Army have a collection of Nazi art?(Read more...)
by NoahCould Sandro Botticelli have predicted Trump when he painted The Birth Of Venus back in the late 15th century? Possibly, but that was in the midst of the Italian Renaissance, a time of progress. Still, that time certainly had way too many nasty conservatives who found plenty of sick ways to fight everything from science to humanity itself, often in the name of sociopathic religion.
L’art, cela peut être beau, envoûtant, absurde, mystérieux, laid, frappant, dérangeant… Il ne peut être une représentation figée d’une seule interprétation car celle-ci varie selon la sensibilité de chacun. Chaque individu en aura un retour subjectif selon tout ce qui a construit son identité. Telle une arme d’expression massive, l’art œuvre également sous les traits du militantisme. Mais en quoi […]
(CD) — With a direct strike against the grotesque economic inequality that is ravaging societies around the globe, the artist Banksy pulled off a spectacular stunt Friday night when a piece of his artwork—a painting titled “Girl With Balloon” which had just sold for an outrageous $1.4 million—self-destructed right before the eyes of the shocked plutocrats viewing it at the Sotheby’s […]
Jay Dyer covers the esoteric and humorous elements in Nic Cage’s wild new film, Mandy. Mandy is a mish mash of Hellraiser, Heavy Metal, Twin Peaks, Evil Dead and more – on acid! Jay gives two possible readings of the film, including a Luciferian ‘dark hero’ narrative, or a Christological harrowing of Hades analysis. Spoilers ahead – beware.
