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Phobia

John Vassos

Vassos gives fear a striking visual language of bodies, machines and constricted spaces. These selected illustrations turn named phobias into sharply arranged psychological images.

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Codex

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Explore myths, symbols, people and traditions through illustrated entries. Discover related ideas and follow references to the original book pages.

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Realms & Places

Sacred places and imagined worlds.

Entities & Beings

Deities, spirits and creatures.

Objects & Symbols

Sacred objects, tarot and symbolic texts.

Concepts & Teachings

Consciousness, soul and transformation.

Celestial Worlds

Heavenly realms and visionary landscapes.

Astrology

Zodiac signs and planetary symbolism.

Cosmos

Creation and the order of the universe.

Traditions & Worldviews

Religious and esoteric worldviews.

Practices & Methods

Ritual, contemplation and divination.

People & Groups

Authors, teachers and legendary figures.

Events & Experiences

Journeys, encounters and narrated events.

Claims & Unresolved Questions

Contested accounts and open questions.

Gallery

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Discover historical illustrations, visionary art and curious diagrams. Open an image to see its details and credits, then follow it back to the source book.

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A celestial carriage descends toward the house where the bamboo-cutter's adopted daughter, Kaguya, waits with her attendants.

Nine circular pentacles containing stars, crosses and letter-like symbols.

An elderly figure with a long white beard sits with knees raised amid red and gold rays.

Badoura stands in an imagined Chinese garden, surrounded by flowering branches and brightly plumed birds, in Dulac's frontispiece to Housman's Arabian Nights retelling.

A hovering woman addresses the two robed travellers beside a rocky ledge, with another figure close behind her in the moving air.

An orange zigzag runs between wavering grey bands in a wide horizontal design.

Four sharply contrasted bodies join hands across a narrow rectangular field.

Three seated men raise their arms while bats, owls and grotesque spirits crowd the air above them.

A wing-like pink form with a yellow centre and a rose oval, printed as two numbered panels on black.

Venkatappa concentrates the building of the bridge into a scene of consultation on the rocky shore.

Storm-driven water and ghostly warriors surround the boat carrying Yoshitsune and his companion Benkei.

A radiant sun shines above a crowned lion, a woman with a flowering branch and a crowned figure.

A pointed blue form above a pale radiating fan of light on two black panels.

Towering sailors in patterned robes look down at two much smaller visitors beside coiled rope.

A standing figure raises a long implement toward a crowned figure seated on a throne.

Large pale swans crowd the woodland scene around a woman with flowing hair and clothes.

Badoura looks toward the harbour while ruling the Ebony Isles under Camaralzaman's identity.

A robed figure stands upon the surface of the water before a small boat, while waves spread between the solitary body and its watching occupants.

Pale concentric clouds rise above a church and trees in a colour plate.

Two robed men stand within a ritual circle before a pale figure in a moonlit churchyard.

A pale-robed woman floats above a field of mountain clouds, her long ribbons curling outward through the sky.

A man drives a team of horses across a field while another approaches holding a hatchet.

A pale figure stretches both arms across a dark blue and black illuminated page.

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Practices

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Learn and try practices and techniques from the books.

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Meditation2 guided practices

Breathwork2 guided practices

Visualisation4 guided practices

Divination4 guided practices

Concentration & Will2 guided practices

Ritual & Ceremonial Magic3 guided practices

Witchcraft & Folk Magic1 guided practice

Energy & Subtle Body4 guided practices

Dreamwork1 guided practice

Prayer & Devotion4 guided practices

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