In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Consciousness
This is a great image from the cover of a 1969 New Yorker illustrating the stream of consciousness of someone as he appreciates a painting by Braque.
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