While listening to one of my favorite instruments, the theorbo, I’m thinking about great calls to a vocation, or to do something, and what happens when these calls get misinterpreted, and thus missed. Hearing the call but not heeding attention can turn the sound into a howling to the moon. Whatever new start after that is bound to carry with it some of the initial resonance, just enough to keep the one who recognizes the call caught up in the illusion of having done something without actually having done anything. It occurs to me that most of the music composed for the theorbo has a resonance intended for traitors. How do I know this? Just listen to the strings, and you will hear the steps of the one retreating. The treachery of men. The treachery of women. The(orbo). The blind.
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Hi Camelia,
Where is the picture with the two blue fish-like characters (from the right-hand side column of your page) from? I find it intriguing. Thanks!
That is an Udjat eye, or the eye of Horus. You can find it as a relic here and there. Here's a link:
http://www.antiquitiesonline.co.uk/An-Egyptian-pale-blue-faience-Udjat-Eye-amulet-c-600-300-B-C_A18N6P.aspx
Thanks, Camelia, for telling me about the eye of Horus--in an unexpected way this is actually a nice connection to the title of the post :)
No problem. And indeed. These thanks have a way of falling into place quite beautifully. Enjoy!
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