The Danse Macabre (or Dance of Death) is a late medieval motif that illustrates the universality of death. The constant famines, wars, and especially the Black Death in Europe showed how fragile and fleeting life truly was. Death was not a distant fate but a sudden, ever-present companion. This grim reality intensified the religious desireContinue reading “The Fool Dances with Death”
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The Labyrinth: A Journey Through Inner Chaos
“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Confusion, wandering, isolation, darkness, disorientation—all evoke the labyrinth, a complex network of paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way out. Or do they? Today, the term “labyrinth” is used as a synonym for “maze”, which is technically incorrect.Continue reading “The Labyrinth: A Journey Through Inner Chaos”