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Coming to Terms with the Terms: Why ‘Esotericism’?

February 18, 2015 Zhenya Gershman

A great overview of the terms: Esotericism, Hermeticism, Mysticism.
An introductory essay to the journey through different periods of musical theory and practice.

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In Art, Alchemy, Music, Cabala, Mystery, Project AWE Tags esotericism, hermeticism, alchemy, magi, mysticism, Antoine Fauvre, Francis Yates
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The Alchemy of a Portrait

July 8, 2014 Zhenya Gershman

The portrait genre was born out of a primal urge of conquering the biggest obstacle of life – namely death. 

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In Alchemy, Art, Cabala, AWE Tags Alchemy, Cabala, portrait, Mystery, mystical, art, Egypt
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Can Art Bring The Dead to Life?

May 30, 2014 Zhenya Gershman

Why does the man in this portrait look dead with ash-colored skin and sunken cheeks? 

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In Art, Alchemy, AWE, Old Masters, Painting, Project AWE Tags art, Pontormo, Death, Life, Magic, Alchemy, Renaissance, Resurrection
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7 Keys to Rembrandt's Secret

April 1, 2014 Zhenya Gershman

Rembrandt, Self-Portrait, c. 1636

In a remarkable new essay Zhenya Gershman, an artist and art historian, reveals with convincing evidence that Rembrandt signed himself on his paintings as a Freemason.

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In Baroque, AWE, Zhenya Gershman, Painting, Old Masters, Mystery, Alchemy, Cabala, Self, Self-Portrait, van Rijn Tags Rembrandt, Freemason, Secret, Rosicrucian, Art, Baroque, Project AWE, painting, Mystery, Cabala, self-portrait
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Bach: From Darkness to Light — Experiencing Classical Music in a Sacred Space
Bach: From Darkness to Light — Experiencing Classical Music in a Sacred Space
about 4 months ago

Natalie Stutzmann leads the New York Philharmonic with Bach’s work, resonating in the grandiose space of St. John the Divine Cathedral, a return of classical music to its sacred home.

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