A CITY ENGULFED

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TREES OF KNOWLEDGE AND ETERNAL LIFE

GNOSIS TREE
16"x16" etching

The tree of "knowledge"
Arms represented as hippocampal neurons
26 arms, 2+6=8
8 octopus arm roots
Apple of Discord
Background text:
"The kingdom is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it." Gospel of Thomas

TREE AD INFINITUM
16"x16" etching

Tree of “eternal” life
26 arms, 2+6=8
8=4 cardinal directions+4 intermediate directions
Tree arising from earthly side/torso
Ouroborus 8 snake, Vita Somnium Breve
Background text:
“That which is above is from that which is below, and that which is below is from that which is above” The Emerald Tablet