They are shadow images that fill archetypal roles; they are personas, masks, in the hollow of which
is a numen...
-Hillman, re-visioning psychology
| espíritus, 36X64 acrylic |
| dream of the long rider, 30X40 acrylic (sold) |
| the young rain of tears. 36X48 acrylic |
| cairn, 30X40 acrylic (sold) |
| remembering the old, forgotten ways, 36X48 acrylic (sold, private collection) |
| the ice field, 36X48 acrylic (sold) |
| Turner's requiem, 30X40 acrylic (sold, private collection) |
| spirit horses 40X50 (sold, private collection) |
*Numen ("presence", plural numina) is a Latin term for the power of either a deity or a spirit that is present in
places and objects, in the Roman religion.
The word numen is also used by sociologists to refer to the idea of magical power residing in an object,
Roland Barthes, the French literary critic and philosopher, uses "numen" to describe qualities of historical painting
and photography. “Numen is history petrified, eternalized, trapped, for one finally holds it immobile, chained
beneath a prolonged gaze”.
from 'Numen: International Review for the History of Religions'
places and objects, in the Roman religion.
The word numen is also used by sociologists to refer to the idea of magical power residing in an object,
Roland Barthes, the French literary critic and philosopher, uses "numen" to describe qualities of historical painting
and photography. “Numen is history petrified, eternalized, trapped, for one finally holds it immobile, chained
beneath a prolonged gaze”.
from 'Numen: International Review for the History of Religions'
| Archives IV |