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Quote of the Day: Rodin
From “To the Venus de Milo” “For myself, the ancient masterpieces blend themselves in my memory with all the joys of my early manhood; or rather, the antique is my youth itself, which surges still in my heart and hides … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, cyprian, cyprianism, louvre, rodin, sculpture, venus, venus de milo
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Symbols – The Dagger
Cyprianism uses a calendar system that encourages focus on certain things during certain periods. The 52 days from September 8 to October 29 is called Le Baissier (The Bear) and, among other things, it features a focus on the vice … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, apple, dagger, jean reno, leon, natalie portman, symbol, symbols, the professional, venus
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Defying Baudelaire
In The Painter of Modern Life, Charles Baudelaire wrote, “What poet would dare, in depicting the pleasure caused by the appearance of a great beauty, separate the woman from her dress”. This is the motivation behind this mixed media piece from my … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, baudelaire, beauty, cyprian, cyprianism, the seed, venus
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Happy Vinalia Prima!
Today is Vinalia Prima. Time to open a bottle, or ten, of wine. The Rite of Wine (from The Seed) Come now Venus freshly fucked And let Your lovers soak Your swollen cunt In strong and aromatic wines We long to … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, emily balivet, erotic, meditrina, prima, urbana, venus, vinalia, wine
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Happy Feast of Moonlight
Cyprianism is in a season of Grace (February 11 – April 3), whose symbol is the ballerina. There are many reasons why this symbol was chosen. Consider this bit from the annotation of The Seed: What makes a thing extraordinary? The … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, ballet, burlesque, clair de lune, cyprian, cyprianism, debussy, edmond bailly, fan dance, louis icart, Ludovic Florent, michelle l'amour, nijinsky, nude, nureyev, paphia, Paris, pere bailly, pierre louys, sally rand, songs of bilitis, Stéphane Mallarmé, the seed, venus
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Paphia’s Pearls – excerpt from “The Seed”
Paphia’s Pearls How be She unclad If clothed In the raiment of our devotion? Veiled in mystery Kept in secrecy Yet disclosed, a master Generous without equal? In Her hand, A mirror, silver and ornate Forgiveness Reflecting our precious Moon … Continue reading
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Tagged aphrodite, classicist painting, cyprian, cyprianism, Herbert James Draper, pearls, the seed, venus
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Vulnerability Part 1
(Written in 2012. Recently edited.) In a recent conversation with Grande Madame, we were discussing what we value most in our closest friends. It took a while, but as I considered them individually and as a group (I am blessed with … Continue reading
