Hic Est Arcana Divina Anima Mundi by Mondwin
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First of all be understanding, drawing quality is not great because of reduced size and quality to be within the limits of Renderosity.
Anima Mundi. It's a very difficult concept. Many people know the Gaia Hypothesis - but for those who do not know, I briefly summarize from Wikipedia:
The Gaia hypothesis, also known as Gaia theory or Gaia principle, proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.
This is a modern theory, also considered by some a little risky. In many ancient peoples and civilizations, another idea was considered: the Anima Mundi. Again a litte resume from Wikipedia:
The world soul (in Latin Anima mundi) is, according to several systems of thought, an intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet, which relates to our world in much the same way as the soul is connected to the human body. The idea originated with Plato and was an important component of most Neoplatonic systems.
It is immediately obvious the similarity between the two concepts.
Although the definition is the original Greek civilization, its actual origins are older than history. Although with minor variations, this idea has been present throughout history, civilizations and people, at least until the expansion of the monotheistic religions. These, however, did not deny the idea itself, rather it has been subject to the divinity.
Even today many important religious and theologians, as well as scientists, rediscover and reaffirm this idea in its entirety.
Thousands of years to become aware of something that the ancient peoples knew already. But despite this, we all see what we are doing wrong and evil to the Earth, to people, to life ... to the soul of the world.
Some even consider the human race as a disease of the world and fear the consequences of this. Maybe it's an extreme idea, maybe not.
If there is a soul in the world, it certainly suffer. It took a lot of patience. But I think the man has always been too evil to deserve the patience in the world. Today, our ever-present cruelty, though masked by the complexity of a modern civilization, we add the abuse of every available resource. And we are all guilty, all of us. So, how much patience will yet the world?
Today, we all know, is a difficult time. But still there are people, many people, who continue to abuse everything and everyone. How long can we tolerate? How much more our world, our home, can tolerate?
I'm not interested in stories and theories about the End of the World, 2012, and other such things. The world is alive, it grows, it changes, it has its good times and difficult ones. But we have gone beyond the laws of nature. Any time, we can pass the no return point. We can disappear in a short time, the world will go on, though. It has a future, we may not.
In my picture there are men who prays, they ask for forgiveness and help, but really we believe that this is enough?
Each of us, honestly, knows or should know the answer.
Maybe it's time to follow the heart, to use the reason, not the cruelty and abuse. It is time to think about, it is time to build our future not to destroy it.
Comments (369)
Eleandras
Gorgeous!!!!!!
mgtcs
This is a gorgeous composition my friend, excellent concept.
Blush
Very awesome render Love it.....CanI right click save it and add you as the artist and you giving me permission to use it in a poem for when and if I do one at Allpoetry in the future sometime or the other............I love the render and all the colors in it as well Fantastic image and thank you for sharing the info..................I went to Wiki thank you for the info and the link as well Very interesting as well Hugs Susan~
DennisReed
Striking Art & Information for the Soul!
SidheRoseGraphics
Beautiful image and words Whylma. It is so true 'Gaia' is most unhappy and therefore so are we. It goes around in a circle, one causes the other and the other causes the one. We have become so removed from Nature and therefore from our own natures that it is very sad. I love your Animus Mundi. She is stunning. Thank you too for your comments :)
jif3d
Wish the politicians would think like that...one can only hope ! Nice to see your yearly post with deep under tones Whylma ! Well done & ~Cheers~
cjn
amazing work
pixeluna
A super-amazing work, reminds me of my favorite artist, Alphonse Mucha.
vash99
i think its very well done
lyron
Great work!!
fransjorgen
Very interesting to read, you wrote here. I thanks you very much you did this. The picture , illustrated the article is super. Frans
mininessie
well ...the world itself and the humankind will not be devastated completely...as in Noah´s times some people will survive and the world will become a paradise...this is God´s promise...He has a time to do it...still we do not know the day...but it is near...the things that are happening tell us...God has patience but the world needs a solution and He goes to do it soon! great image and idea my friend! big hugs!
felinx
Magnifique travail, bravo Whylma :)
ATLANTIS
Awesome... Bit surreal.. even reminds me at loretta lux art... excellent done
TheOwl68
Bravo on your fine description of the Anima Mundi concept and an absolutely stunning image to accompany it =) your work is empowering and expertly presented! Thank you so much for sharing this =)
Paldav
With Your paintings I discovered a new world....thanks for posting Your images here, You can see they are made by a great artist! Cheers Paul
Hexekati
Excellent concept and message. Great Artwork!
UteBigSmile
Ein wunderschönes 2D-Kunstwerk hast du hier gebastelt & die Erklarung ist super!!!
twelvemark21
Was hoping when I saw you commenting we might get to see another from you. I think you were the first artist that I favorited here. So finding a new work form you is a fabulous treat for me. Beautiful work (and a great discussion regarding the modern and classic hypothesis)!!
adrie
Amazingly beautiful image my friend, thanks for the info....superb work.
artistheat
Excellent Image,Fantastic Work,Very Creative
Sylvia
Wow!! ~Fantasy for the Heart~ So Creative as always!! OUTSANDING & UNIQE Thanks for sharing :-}
MagikUnicorn
August 17th...is that your birthday ? ;-) B E A U T I F U L
taliesin86001
Awesome! Your art does speak to me!
bebopdlx
Well done, well said.
bruno75
j'aime beaucoup
Pierrot_Lunaire
I totally agree with you, man's greed and egoism are endless. Man's behaviour in history it's always been totally opposite to the universe harmony. And I think lately Gaia is very, very sad about humans. Wonderful work!
JuliSonne
The Earth does not need the man. But people need the earth! We are just a part in the big gear. That some do not understand ... Good symbolic!!!
brycek
Wonderful image and information!!
Glendaw
Very interesting concept and incredible composition. Outstanding colors and details in this awesome presentation of the tormented man praying for forgiveness. Fantastic work!!