Rebis: The Divine Hermaphrodite Painting

This work is one of the 'Relics from Myths' series of pseudo religious artefacts made by Robin Spalding. These are conceptual artworks which 'prove' the truth of a particular element of occult belief systems. Other works in the series are icons, ritual objects or talismans which have allegedly played a role in the practice of the Western Esoteric Tradition. The painting, which is gilded and artificially aged, is framed in an antique frame. Accompanying Transcript: "This icon has been salvaged from the collection of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a late 19th Century British occult society, including the well known members A.E. Waite, W.B. Yeats, Magregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley. The Rebis is the end product of the alchemical magnum opus or great work. After one has gone through the stages of putrefaction and purification, separating opposing qualities, those qualities are united once more in what is sometimes described as the divine hermaphrodite, a reconciliation of spirit and matter, a being of both male and female qualities as indicated by the male and female head within a single body."

Painting:Oil on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6.5 W x 7 H x 0.5 D in

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