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Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Our Lady Reims © George Grie, October 2009
title: Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Our Lady Reims
Have you ever asked yourself why the Gothic architectural style is so visualy attractive? The Gothic style was introduced in the eleventh century. Since that time, our ecclesiastical world has been deluged with church buildings designed in Gothic style to instruct the initiated with a variety of mystical and supernatural meanings. Most of Christendom has forgot those meanings. Among those esoteric themes are those associated with the anatomical parts of the human body that involve the use of a human sexuality specifically female sexuality. This was one of the main themes within Gothic architecture. Notre-Dame de Reims is the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned. It replaces an older church, destroyed by a fire. The central motif that the medieval architects were endeavoring to show in their church buildings rested upon the biblical teaching that the church (Greek: ecclesia) was reckoned to be a "woman," especially and specifically the "Wife of Christ". Those who constructed the "Gothic style" of architectural forms wanted to represent that mystically denoted building was symbolically a "Woman." The whole story of how medieval people conceived of Christian salvation was conveyed within the architecture of the "Gothic church." Within these "feminine" buildings, one could see in symbolic form a type of conception, birth, marriage, and even the ceremonies associated with death, resurrection and exaltation into immortal life.
As a matter of fact, the common folk soon lost their ability to readily identify the symbolic designs as being intentionally sexual. And today, only specialized professional historians know their significance. So, most doorways and windows shaped with pointed arches and superimposed with filigrees that augmented and highlighted the symbolic role of the female genitalia in church architecture were allowed to remain, but these mystical displays were only permitted to exist in a subtle and esoteric manner. Still, these outward sexual features of church buildings were intended by the medieval architects to help demonstrate that the whole of the "church building" itself represented a mystical "Woman" with various spiritual functions. To many churchgoers nowadays these symbolic themes in "Gothic" architecture may look to be a gross and licentious practice, but this type of physical display of sexual features was held in the highest esteem in the eyes of the early monks and ecclesiastical leaders within official Christendom when the "Gothic style" came into fashion. These medieval Christian authorities showed no prudery whatever in openly displaying such sexual themes, which they portrayed in an official capacity.
The point I’m trying to make is that this image should not be seen as a surreal landscape, but rather a human portrait.
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date: October 2009
total image views: 11926 this month views: 457 today image views: 22
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Have you ever asked yourself why the Gothic architectural style is so visualy attractive? The Gothic style was introduced in the eleventh century. Since that time, our ecclesiastical world has been deluged with church buildings designed in Gothic style to instruct the initiated with a variety of mystical and supernatural meanings. Most of Christendom has forgot those meanings. Among those esoteric themes are those associated with the anatomical parts of the human body that involve the use of a human sexuality specifically female sexuality. This was one of the main themes within Gothic architecture. Notre-Dame de Reims is the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned. It replaces an older church, destroyed by a fire. The central motif that the medieval architects were endeavoring to show in their church buildings rested upon the biblical teaching that the church (Greek: ecclesia) was reckoned to be a "woman," especially and specifically the "Wife of Christ". Those who constructed the "Gothic style" of architectural forms wanted to represent that mystically denoted building was symbolically a "Woman." The whole story of how medieval people conceived of Christian salvation was conveyed within the architecture of the "Gothic church." Within these "feminine" buildings, one could see in symbolic form a type of conception, birth, marriage, and even the ceremonies associated with death, resurrection and exaltation into immortal life.
As a matter of fact, the common folk soon lost their ability to readily identify the symbolic designs as being intentionally sexual. And today, only specialized professional historians know their significance. So, most doorways and windows shaped with pointed arches and superimposed with filigrees that augmented and highlighted the symbolic role of the female genitalia in church architecture were allowed to remain, but these mystical displays were only permitted to exist in a subtle and esoteric manner. Still, these outward sexual features of church buildings were intended by the medieval architects to help demonstrate that the whole of the "church building" itself represented a mystical "Woman" with various spiritual functions. To many churchgoers nowadays these symbolic themes in "Gothic" architecture may look to be a gross and licentious practice, but this type of physical display of sexual features was held in the highest esteem in the eyes of the early monks and ecclesiastical leaders within official Christendom when the "Gothic style" came into fashion. These medieval Christian authorities showed no prudery whatever in openly displaying such sexual themes, which they portrayed in an official capacity.
The point I’m trying to make is that this image should not be seen as a surreal landscape, but rather a human portrait.
Artwork Licensedate: October 2009
total image views: 11926 this month views: 457 today image views: 22
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kimotheraphy / Malaysia / Jan 7th, 2010
I like... So much detail in these olden buildings.. Sad that modern times don't yield such intricate architecture anymore..
iamiam / Dec 4th, 2009
Your hands are wired into your imagination. very nice.
TinyOwl / Oct 11th, 2009
Stragely engaging. I'm not religious but there's a eerie aura here. Great Work. (need....more....ghost ships)
Rha Stranges / Oct 9th, 2009
Hi George is every time great to see your wonderful work. thanks thank thanks!
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