Teachings from The High Ones
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About Painting No. 16

Translation

22/4 16 the painting... The lower part of No. 16 forms, as it were, body, soul and spirit in slumber. The spirit can naturally not sleep, but because the soul has been brought down, it does not perceive itself... The ellipse is held in a pale pink colour, ascetic, amid the joys of Easter Eve's gladness. The upper image [symbol: a square with a spiral pattern within a circle] is meant to be the symbol of innocence; the lower one is an image of love's expression in matter...
Original (Swedish)
22/4 16 tavlan... Det undre partiet på No 16 bildar liksom kropp, själ och ande i dvala. Anden kan naturligtvis ej sova, men genom att själen bringats ner, förnimmer den ej sig själv... Elipsen hålles i en skär färg asket under påskaftonsglädjens fröjder. Den övre bilden [symbol: kvadrat med spiralmönster i cirkel] skall vara oskuldens symbol, den nedre är en bild av kärlekens uttryck i materien...