The Hermit EP by The Arcanauts
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The Kykeon and Icon of Hygeia A gentle painting for a harsh transit. not unpleasantly rough for most people but for a few who believe in the Eucharist and a god instituted by the church it could be. As a medical personification of health, Hygeia was daughter of Asklepios, the god of medicine. Traditionally Asklepios is known for his staff with a serpent which integrates similar details with the Caduceus of Hermes. I selected the Greek goddess in this painting in favor of other deities because of her relationship between three symbols. The first being the molting snake going through various phases in an immutable soulful way-a vehicle or vehiculum Second, the amuletic badge ' the Pythagorean pentagram ' belonging naturally to an order that expresses health, inspiration and harmony. The third is the cup that contains the passage into the circle with which the diameter or chord passes through everlasting li...
the trespassing mouth is an effigy locator. a symbolic punisher. it has a soft spot for finding target's to talk about. it is viral and highly contagious. on it's best behavior the trespassing mouth is charming because it wants excessive attention but meanwhile it intrudes without permission. it feeds on those who are tenderly attentive and secretly angry. the trespassing mouth is a subject of great debate but remains a hidden category that influences our highest courts and officials. scientists aren't really too sure what it is. it behaves like a parasite and needs a host. it believes in a non representational freedom that it uses as an excuse to do whatever it wants. we know it adapts structurally to the mouth where it suppresses cognition in the brain while mining and feeding on internal anger. use of empathy seems to show remarkable healing results in the fight against the trespassing mouth.
Six is everything from carbons intense journey from sedimentary to diamond, snowflakes and honey combs. Six constitutes beauty, efficacy and strength. Six is favored and feared while representing the shape of creation in many religions. All tiles are hand cut, filed and individually enameled. I was inspired by studying Keith Critlow's book Islamic Patterns, An Analytical and Cosmological Approach.