“The Surface of the Waters” | Anthony Satori
“The first mover, then, exists out of necessity, and insofar as it exists by necessity, its mode of being is good. The unmoved mover is perfectly beautiful, indivisible, and contemplating only the perfect contemplation: self-contemplation. And it is, in this sense, a first principle. On such a principle, then, depend the heavens and the world of nature.”
– Aristotle
“Unchained” | Anthony Satori
“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will lead you to achieve mastery.”
– John Paul Jones
“Shining Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Her prayer was scarcely done when a heavy numbness seized her limbs, a thin bark closed around her gentle bosom, and her hair became as moving leaves; her arms were changed into waving branches, and her feet – so swift a moment ago – stuck fast in slow-growing roots. Her face was lost in a canopy of encircling laurels. Only her shining beauty was left.”
– Ovid (The Metamorphoses)
“Mayan Amulet” | Anthony Satori
“Above all else, guard your mind, for all of life flows from it.”
– Proverbs 4:23
“Family” | Anthony Satori
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
– Confucius
“Educated Guess” | Anthony Satori
“Quantum mechanics demands serious attention. But an inner voice tells me that this is not the true Jacob. The theory accomplishes a lot, but it does not bring us closer to the secrets of the Old One. In any case, I am convinced that He does not play dice.”
– Albert Einstein
“Mystic Salt” | Anthony Satori
Behold the humble salt packet. Salt has been, at various times, used as a seasoning, a form of currency, a food preservative, and as a spiritual charm/talisman believed to bring good luck and to provide protection from evil spirits. Salt is a vital nutrient for our health: without it we simply cannot live. It is an essential element of our oceans, home to over two-thirds of the living creatures on this planet. And it has been culturally and economically instrumental throughout human history. Is there anything salt cannot do?
“Old Glory” | Anthony Satori
“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and verity are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”
– Cicero
“Stars and Stripes” | Anthony Satori
“Where liberty is, there is my country.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Wood Grain Guitar” | Anthony Satori
“The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa.”
– William Blake
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