Digital Mysticism: XXIII.I.IV · Of loss and gain

Life's an oxymoron, death makes it meaningful. Indulgence in worldly pleasures leads to spiritual hollowness. There is no growth without failure.

Every end has a start, creation precedes destruction. Before creation can blossom, destruction must often pave the way. Any loss can be a source of sorrow, but it can also be a call to action, a reminder to live fully in the present and to create something meaningful and lasting. Just as a seed must wither and die in order for a new plant to grow.

Sometimes you need to start at the eyes of death to realize the cyclical nature of change, to remind you that every end is but a start, and every start, an end. A blend of finality and possibility... of loss and gain.

Original drawing by José de Ribera, San Jerónimo (1642)

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XXIII.I-IV · The Blindfolded Man ·🔥sutan (2023) .GIF, 58.1 Mb, 06:00 secs., 1470x1720.