Decay and Sparkle

Mercury entering into Capricorn, Mercury Senex and Mercury Puer, the fermentation stage of the alchemical process, melancholia and visionary trances

“The principle of the art is the raven.” — C.G. Jung

“Dürer’s Melancholy is not in a state of depressed inactivity. She is in an intense visionary trance, a state guaranteed against demonic intervention by angelic guidance. She is not only inspired by Saturn as the powerful star-demon, but also by the angel of Saturn, with wings like the wings of time.” …