Photos of Magic Square

Ho sognato di essere sul sagrato di una chiesa, appena uscito da una Panda bianca /01

2009-08-29T06:55:00.000-07:00

Ho sognato di essere sul sagrato di una chiesa, appena uscito da una Panda bianca /01, originally uploaded by _hold3n.

[Memorie dalla notte]: Ho sognato di essere sul sagrato di una chiesa, appema uscito da una Panda bianca e con qualcosa fra le mani. Forse un regalo, forse una lettera. Accanto a me una persona di cui non ricordo il volto e che mi parlava senza sosta di qualcosa. Ho sognato di vedere in lontananza una macchia bianca che entrava nella chiesa da un'entrata laterale. Ho sognato che quella macchia bianca fosse lei in abito da sposa. Ho sognato di entrare nella chiesa nel momento in cui il prete chiedeva ad alta voce se c'era qualcuno che aveva qualcosa da dire. Ho sognato che mi guardavo le scarpe vecchie e sporche di terra. Che il vestito era corto e macchiato e che tutti in quel preciso momenti si voltavano a guardarmi e io, alzando gli occhi, li riconoscevo uno per uno. Ho sognato di far finta di nulla e di incamminarmi alla destra della navata centrale, piena di parenti e di conoscenti. Ho sognato di incontrare lo sguardo dei suoi zii, uno sguardo pesante e interrogativo. Ho visto la felicità sul volto dei suoi genitori e la contentezza di tutti i parenti quando ha risposto sì alla domanda. Ho visto il volto di suo marito e quella sensazione nello sguardo di chi è in mezzo a qualcosa e lo tollera solo perché è il momento giusto di tollerarlo. Ho sognato che gli sposi si sedessero al primo banco insieme ai genitori e davanti all'altare cominciasse uno spettacolo di artisti di strada e clown e acrobati. Ho sognato che dalle colonne spuntassero nastri colorati e che trampolieri senza volto vi si attorcigliassero. Ho sognato bambini vestiti di giallo come piccoli pinguini andare avanti e indietro trasportati da adulti vestiti allo stesso modo, che li controllavano con due bacchette lunghissime. Ho sognato che questi bambini avevano davanti a loro un marchingegno di carta velina che si arrotolava e si contraeva e poi esplodeva con un frastuono di coriandoli e stelle filanti. Ho sognato di camminare fra questa gente e che ad un tratto senza accorgermene andassi oltre l'altare dalla navata laterale e che tutte le persone in prima fila alzassero i loro occhi su di me, anche i e suo marito e che allora, spaventato, mi ritirassi, piano, dietro una colonna, proprio accanto ai suoi genitori. Ho sognato urla di gioia, battute irriverenti e risate, tante risate. Ho sognato colori ovunque e una chiesa luminosa. Ho sognato una musica Caposseliana che accompagnava le acrobazie. Ho sognato lei, bianca come il candore, sorridente e con gli occhi presenti, pieni di Lei. Ho sognato che mi salutava e ringraziava come uno dei tanti partecipanti e mi chiedeva perché non l'avevo più chiamata. Avrei voluto risponderle che suo marito me l'aveva impedito, ma era già tardi e la sveglia suonava ...

Ho sognato di essere sul sagrato di una chiesa, appena uscito da una Panda bianca /02

2009-08-29T06:54:00.002-07:00

Ho sognato di essere sul sagrato di una chiesa, appena uscito da una Panda bianca /02, originally uploaded by _hold3n.

The magic square

2009-08-29T06:54:00.001-07:00

The magic square, originally uploaded by Vijay Basrur.

All numbers in any direction add up to 33 which I think is the age when Jesus was crucified.

Details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_square#The_Sagrada_Fam.C3.ADlia_magic_square

Arepo Sator

2009-08-29T06:53:00.000-07:00

Arepo Sator, originally uploaded by gianpepe.

Valprato. Valle Soana

Magic square

2009-08-29T06:52:00.000-07:00

Magic square, originally uploaded by alecani.

SATOR Magic Square

2009-08-29T06:51:00.002-07:00

SATOR Magic Square, originally uploaded by garethfw.

SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS The SATOR Square In this Magic Square the words read the same backwards and forwards, horizontally and vertically. It was used for protection and for overcoming danger and difficulties. The words are Latin, and the earliest examples are from 1st century Pompeii. It was often scratched on the walls of houses, or written out on paper as a charm by cuning folk for their clients. The exact meaning of the words is uncertain, but is probably something like. "The Creator, to whom I appeal for help, controls all our endeavours and all the changes of fortune that befall us."

Throat Tubules

2009-08-29T06:51:00.001-07:00

Throat Tubules, originally uploaded by MENE TEKEL.

The Novice Alchemist's Box

2009-08-29T06:50:00.001-07:00

The Novice Alchemist's Box, originally uploaded by Lady Bathory.

For The Novice Alchemist's Box swap in Keepers of Avalon group on swapbot.

I focused on the moon in alchemy and in the more spiritual path of alchemy, because of the sharp rules for mailing cemicals to the US

I just hope that it didn't turn out to pagany for my partner :-/

Everything in the book is handwritten and handdrawn, it took a long time, but I like the way it turned out.
All of the pages are aged and stained.

Here is a moon sigil and a magic moon number square.

Blogged here: witch-crafting.blogspot.com/2009/08/moon-alchemy-kit.html

Judas' Kiss and Magic Square

2009-08-29T06:49:00.000-07:00

Judas' Kiss and Magic Square, originally uploaded by crussell8.

Giusti quadrant with magic square

2009-08-29T06:48:00.002-07:00

Giusti quadrant with magic square, originally uploaded by jere7my.

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Not Sudoku

2009-08-29T06:48:00.001-07:00

Not Sudoku, originally uploaded by suzigun.

Each row and column adds up to 33, the supposed age of Christ at his death. There are supposed to be exactly 33 different four number groupings that add up to 33.

The figures next to the magic square show the betrayal by Judas.

SATOR Square

2009-08-29T06:46:00.000-07:00

SATOR Square, originally uploaded by ArthurJohnPicton.

I used to walk past this every day on the way to school. The words can be read in any direction.

The palindrome was found at Herculaneum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_square

SATOR

2009-08-29T06:43:00.000-07:00

SATOR, originally uploaded by angrylittleboy.

SATOR t-shirt

2009-08-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

SATOR t-shirt, originally uploaded by Fabrizio Pivari.

SATOR t-shirt

Magic square

2009-08-29T06:41:00.000-07:00

Magic square, originally uploaded by Yaroslav Gerzhedovich.

ink on paper
9x9 cm
1986
numbered by me. no pc program, no calculator.

3 by 3 Magic Square-Another Viewing

2009-08-29T06:39:00.001-07:00

3 by 3 Magic Square-Another Viewing, originally uploaded by d-cecil.

Another popup version of the 3 by 3 magic square. You can read downward from left-to-right or downward from right-to-left of from top-to-bottom in the middle. The only combination that is not readily obvious is the 4, 5, 6 one.

Magic Square on a Shell

2009-08-29T06:37:00.000-07:00

Magic Square on a Shell, originally uploaded by d-cecil.

Constructed and given to me by a great mathematician, artist, lapidary, professor and friend Ali Amir-Moez. Ali died last summer but his art and mathematical research (written in Persian or French or Spanish or English) lives on. Ali also published extensively in Mathematical Recreations.

Magic Squares on Two Shells

2009-08-29T06:36:00.000-07:00

Magic Squares on Two Shells, originally uploaded by d-cecil.

Another art piece by Dr. Ali Amir-Moez. I do not know what language and symbols are used in the magic square seen in the upper left of the photo.

33 and The Kiss

2009-08-29T06:35:00.000-07:00

33 and The Kiss, originally uploaded by dahon.

@ La Sagrada Familia - last few days in Barcelona, one of the most moving sculptures for me.

Hunter Stabler at Kunstraum Richard Sorge: "Sator Square"

2009-08-29T06:29:00.000-07:00

Hunter Stabler at Kunstraum Richard Sorge: "Sator Square", originally uploaded by Kunstraum Richard Sorge.

33 x 33 x 8 cm., 2009. Hand-cut(!)

Papercutting by genius "papershaper" Hunter Stabler, from the Strich & Faden Neocraft/Neotrad art exhibition at Kunstraum Richard Sorge, May/June 2009.

About the artist:
Hunter Stabler creates delicate cut paper compositions of elaborate patterning and religious/mythological symbols. His work involves a formal play between the illusion of space, actual physical shadow, and the flat two-dimensions of the paper. Stabler received his BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and his MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania. His work has been exhibited across the United States. He is a past recipient of the Royal College of London Exchange Program Fellowship, a Yale Norfolk Fellowship, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, and was selected to collaborate with The Fabric Workshop Museum for the Philagrafika 2008 Invitational Print Portfolio.

About the exhibition:
The folksy German expression "nach Strich und Faden" means to do something thoroughly, with great artistry and precision, or according to the rules of an art or craft. In contemporary language the term has gained connotations of trickery, deceit and travesty: our belief in authenticity has gone. Travesty (in the sense of deceit and role playing) is a device present in many works in this show, either as an artistic attitude, or as a subject matter. The participating artists use it to subvert both the traditions of Art & Crafts and our expectations of art.

This new edition of Strich und Faden presents outstanding representatives of the thriving US-american Neocraft scene - some of which are shown in Germany (or Europe) for the first time - and presents them alongside their (Eastern) European colleagues. Strich und Faden II goes beyond crafting however, also incorporating conceptual and neo-traditional works on folklore and regionalism.

Photo copyright Hunter Stabler 2009. All rights reserved.

Magic square Sagrada Familia

2009-05-13T04:18:00.000-07:00

Magic square Sagrada Familia, originally uploaded by roomarchitects.

sum of each line is 33 to represent the age of Christ. Perfectly cast into the door and polished to contrast against the background.

Sagrada Familia magic square

2009-05-13T03:34:00.000-07:00

Sagrada Familia magic square, originally uploaded by shanidov.

Sums of 33 in rows, columns, diagonals and other broken lines (for example: 11+7+10+5 or 8+10+6+9). It is explained that 33 is the age of Jesus when he died.

Roman acrostic

2009-05-13T03:32:00.000-07:00

Roman acrostic, originally uploaded by FlickrDelusions.

At the Corinium museum, Cirencester

ROTAS
OPERA
TENET
AREPO
SATOR

Every line reads backwards and forwards

The finished 3x3 magic square

2009-05-13T03:31:00.000-07:00

The finished 3x3 magic square, originally uploaded by A. Bono.

Magic Square 3 by 3 with Chatani Influence

2009-05-13T03:29:00.000-07:00

Magic Square 3 by 3 with Chatani Influence, originally uploaded by d-cecil.

The 3 by 3 magic square where rows & columns have been interchanged with diagonals giving a much different take on what made up the magic, such as 6, 5, and 4 in the middle column.The design was inspired by Montage A in the book "Pop-up Greeting Cards" by Masahiro Chatani.