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The New Pleasure by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/angel-silhouette-wings-halo-6020535/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/demon-devil-evil-lucifer-satan-1299299/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/dragon-ying-yang-circle-black-34167/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Other Language by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/photos/alzheimers-dementia-words-3068938/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/alphabet-communication-emotion-2023292/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Blessed City by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/photos/weather-photography-rainbow-nature-3793052/ https://pixabay.com/photos/statue-angel-cherub-stone-18323/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Eye by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/eyeball-anatomy-red-veins-blood-151124/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Because I could not stop for Death" is a short poem by the American Poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). -- Read by Paul Mazumdar https://librivox.org/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-by-emily-dickinson/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Decision - The Tower of Light -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/vectors/cacti-desert-death-valley-dunes-155567/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Dickinson_daguerreotype_(cropped).jpg Original image: unknownderivative work: deerstop., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"I'm Nobody! Who are you?" is a short poem by the American Poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). It is one of Dickinson's most popular poems. It addresses “a universal feeling of being on the outside." It is a poem about "us against them" -- I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us — don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog! -- Read by Alan Davis Drake https://librivox.org/im-nobody-by-emily-dickinson/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Atlantean Twilight by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100322 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/vectors/man-moon-silhouette-mountain-night-7750139/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/tree-branches-silhouette-moon-5480239/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Dickinson_daguerreotype_(cropped).jpg Original image: unknownderivative work: deerstop., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Joy in Death" is a short poem by the American Poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). In this poem, Emily Dickinson is saying that if someone dies, why should we be sad when heaven is happy. -- Joy in Death If tolling bell I ask the cause. 'A soul has gone to God,' I'm answered in a lonesome tone; Is heaven then so sad? That bells should joyful ring to tell A soul had gone to heaven, Would seem to me the proper way A good news should be given. -- Read by Michael MacTaggert https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-207-by-various/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Mariposa - Quincas Moreira -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/illustrations/man-stairs-heaven-old-man-stairway-5640540/ Soul Carried to Heaven https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_-_Soul_Carried_to_Heaven_(c.1878).jpg William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Emily Dickinson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Dickinson_daguerreotype_(cropped).jpg Original image: unknownderivative work: deerstop., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"There is no Frigate like a Book" is a short poem by the American Poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). Emily Dickinson describes how reading literature transports people to glorious new places in their minds and hearts. The speaker argues that books have the power to bring anyone to faraway “Lands” simply by engaging their imaginations. And this kind of mental travel, the speaker implies, can enrich people’s very souls. -- There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away Nor any Coursers like a Page Of prancing Poetry – This Traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of Toll – How frugal is the Chariot That bears the Human Soul – -- Read by Karen Golden -- CREDITS MUSIC Mariposa - Quincas Moreira -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/videos/background-candles-bible-book-139046/ https://pixabay.com/photos/frigate-sea-ocean-candle-mast-6370365/ Emily Dickinson https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Dickinson_daguerreotype_(cropped).jpg Original image: unknownderivative work: deerstop., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Sandro Botticelli, (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi), (1445–1510) was an Italian painter. He is one of the great artists in the Renaissance Age. Sandro Botticelli is well-known for his mythological and religious paintings. "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera" are his most famous artworks. -- CREDITS MUSIC Amazing Grace - Cooper Cannell Nemesis - ALBIS -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/illustrations/eye-of-horus-eye-of-ra-egypt-gold-6078479/ https://pixabay.com/photos/palette-paints-oil-painting-1482678/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/wave-painting-drawing-artistic-81840/ https://pixabay.com/videos/black-abstract-background-lines-18327/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/tree-pen-universe-write-stars-5831258/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/gothic-vintage-female-ghost-stories-1662756/ Paintings of Sandro Botticelli Self-portrait https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_083.jpg The Birth of Venus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg Venus and Mars https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli-Venus_and_Mars.jpg La Primavera https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli-primavera.jpg Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Pallas and the Centaur https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pallasetlecentaure.jpg Calumny of Apelles https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_021.jpg Allegory of Abundance https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli_-_Abundance_or_Autumn,_1895,0915.447,_1480-1485_(circa).jpg portrait of a young woman, probably Simonetta https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli_-_Bildnis_einer_jungen_Frau_(Simonetta_Vespucci).jpeg Workshop of Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Medallion https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli_-_Portrait_of_a_young_man_holding_a_medallion.jpg La Divina Comedia, Inferno XVIII https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_Drawings_for_Dante%C2%B4s_Divine_Comedy_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Mystic Nativity https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mystic_Nativity,_Sandro_Botticelli.jpg Madonna and Child (Madonna della Loggia) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MadonnaLoggiaBotticelli.jpg Agony in the Garden https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OrazioneOrtoBotticelli.jpg Christ Crowned with Thorns https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli_01_Accademia_Carrara.jpg Man of Sorrows https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli_-_Man_of_Sorrows.jpg The Lamentation over the Dead Christ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Botticelli,_compianto_di_milano.jpg TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Faith is a fine invention" is a short poem by the American Poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886). Emily Dickinson attempts to define "Faith". As a keen observer of life, she trusts her senses, and clearly believes in empiricism, favoring "microscopes" (science) over blind faith. This poem also contains a paradox: the speaker says "Faith" is fine when one can see it—that is, use one's senses—but if one can use his or her senses then one doesn't need to rely on faith. By asserting that faith, which is belief in things unseen, is acceptable only when one can see and examine things, she is really saying that blind faith is unacceptable. -- "Faith" is a fine invention When Gentlemen can see-- But Microscopes are prudent In an Emergency. -- Read by Christine Lehman https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-156-by-various/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Decision - The Tower of Light -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/videos/lines-drops-stars-aurora-night-128849/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/cranium-head-abstract-art-thought-3244101/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/faith-dove-holy-spirit-christianity-4664706/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emily_Dickinson_daguerreotype_(cropped).jpg Original image: unknownderivative work: deerstop., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Satan" is a short story written in 1947 by Kahlil Gibran, the Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, and the writer of the well-known book, The Prophet. It is a symbolic and philosophical story in which Kahlil Gibran explains how religious leaders invented Satan to exploit religion as a lucrative career. In "Satan", Gibran wanted to reveal in a simple, fluid language that Satan and the religious leaders in their essence are two sides of the same coin, and the obvious enmity between them is nothing but a way to perpetuate their existence, and to continue exploiting simple people, and all this is in the name of religion and morals. -- CREDITS MUSIC Mermaid by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100671 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --- Echoes of Time by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300029 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ --- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/photos/moon-sky-night-cloudy-moonlight-142977/ https://pixabay.com/videos/forest-rain-fog-trees-night-40034/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/mountains-dark-red-sun-background-2182894/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/abstract-shape-to-form-to-dye-1963884/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/devil-demon-satan-reclining-evil-33932/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/priest-catholic-monk-robe-church-294291/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Blessed City by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/photos/weather-photography-rainbow-nature-3793052/ https://pixabay.com/photos/statue-angel-cherub-stone-18323/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Eye by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/eyeball-anatomy-red-veins-blood-151124/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Sleep Walkers by Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Miracles" is one of the great poems by the American Poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892). This poem appears in the poetry collection "Leaves of Grass". In the ''Miracles'' poem, Walt Whitman discusses the many miracles he experiences every day. -- Miracles WHY, who makes much of a miracle? As to me, I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water, Or stand under trees in the woods, Or talk by day with anyone I love, or sleep in the bed at night with anyone I love, Or sit at table at dinner with the rest, Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car, Or watch honey bees busy around the hive of a summer forenoon, Or animals feeding in the fields, Or birds, or the wonderfulness of insects in the air, Or the wonderfulness of the sundown, or of stars shining so quiet and bright, Or the exquisite delicate thin curve of the new moon in spring; These with the rest, one and all, are to me miracles, The whole referring, yet each distinct and in its place. To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle, Every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with the same, Every foot of the interior swarms with the same. To me the sea is a continual miracle, The fishes that swim--the rocks--the motion of the waves--the ships with the men in them, What stranger miracles are there? -- Read by Jennette Selig https://librivox.org/miracles-by-walt-whitman/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Angelic Forest - Doug Maxwell_Media Right Productions -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/videos/ocean-waves-sunset-sea-beach-75088/ Walt Whitman https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walt_Whitman_portrait_painting.jpg J. W. Rochlitz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"O Captain! My Captain!" is a famous poem written by the American Poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) and included in "Leaves of Grass". It is an elegy to President Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. Whitman uses the metaphor of a ship and its captain to express his grief over Lincoln's death and the loss of his leadership during a critical period in American history. The poem reflects both admiration for Lincoln's leadership and sorrow over his untimely demise. It's a powerful piece that captures the sentiment of a nation mourning the loss of a beloved leader. -- O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. -- Read by Ben Adams https://librivox.org/o-captain-my-captain-by-walt-whitman-2/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Spenta Mainyu - Jesse Gallagher -- Photos and videos https://pixabay.com/videos/ocean-sea-water-nature-ship-moon-102852/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/abraham-lincoln-president-usa-face-146707/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_MET_AW_08_5_2.jpg Victor David Brenner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Walt Whitman https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walt_Whitman_portrait_painting.jpg J. W. Rochlitz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, published "The Madman, His Parables and Poems" in 1918. It is a collection of Parables and poems in which Gibran taunts and ridicules ignorance, outdated ideas and inherited traditions. Gibran made his hero a madman in order to evade logic, so no one can blame a madman, or as Gibran said, "Madness is the first step towards impartiality". In this way he seeks to build another world, more humane, more beautiful and more just - even if it were by illusion alone. -- Read by David Wales https://librivox.org/the-madman-the-forerunner-by-kahlil-gibran/ -- CREDITS MUSIC Your Suggestions by Unicorn Heads Melancholia by Godmode -- https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-wave-that-goal-nature-99005/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/flourish-dividers-gold-foil-hearts-6144402/ https://pixabay.com/photos/full-moon-moon-reflection-coastline-4781350/ https://pixabay.com/photos/homeless-man-beggar-poverty-alms-5520021/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Tiziano Vecelli, known in English as Titian (1488 - 1576), was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Venetian Renaissance and a pivotal figure in the history of Western art. Titian's work spanned various genres, including religious, mythological, and portrait painting. He was known for his mastery of color, composition, and brushwork, which gave his paintings a sense of vitality and drama. His use of bold, rich colors and his skillful handling of light and shadow contributed to the development of the Venetian school of painting. Some of Titian's most famous works include "The Assumption of the Virgin," "Bacchus and Ariadne," "Venus of Urbino," and "The Rape of Europa." His ability to capture the human form with sensitivity and realism, as well as his innovative use of color and light, had a profound influence on later generations of artists, including Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velázquez, and Rembrandt. Titian's long and prolific career made him produce numerous masterpieces, and his work continues to be celebrated for its beauty, emotion, and technical brilliance. He was a highly sought-after artist during his lifetime and received commissions from some of the most powerful and influential figures of his time, including the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor. -- CREDITS MUSIC Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/photos/palette-paints-oil-painting-1482678/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/wave-painting-drawing-artistic-81840/ https://pixabay.com/videos/black-abstract-background-lines-18327/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/tree-pen-universe-write-stars-5831258/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/gothic-vintage-female-ghost-stories-1662756/ Paintings of Titian https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tizian_090.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tizian_091.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titian_-_Cain_and_Abel_-_WGA22778.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titian_-_Sacrifice_of_Isaac_-_WGA22780.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiziano_Vecellio_-_Le_tre_et%C3%A0_dell%27uomo.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiziano_-_Amor_Sacro_y_Amor_Profano_(Galer%C3%ADa_Borghese,_Roma,_1514).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flora,_por_Tiziano.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TITIAN_-_Venus_Anadyomene_(National_Galleries_of_Scotland,_c._1520._Oil_on_canvas,_75.8_x_57.6_cm).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Concert_champ%C3%AAtre,_by_Titian,_from_C2RMF_retouchedFXD.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_Bellini_and_Titian_-_The_Feast_of_the_Gods_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titian_-_Venus_with_a_Mirror_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tizian_102.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_with_organist_and_Cupid.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_and_Adonis_by_Titian.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiziano_Vecellio,_gen._Tizian,_,_Kunsthistorisches_Museum_Wien_-_Zigeunermadonna_-_GG_95_-_Kunsthistorisches_Museum.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titian_-_Noli_me_Tangere_-_Google_Art_ProjectFXD.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tizian_010.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Gloriosa_dei_Frari_-_The_Assumption.JPG -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Antonio Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor born in 1757, in Possagno, Republic of Venice (now in Italy), and died in 1822, in Venice. He is renowned for his marble sculptures, which often depicted mythological themes and classical figures. Canova's work is characterized by its harmony, elegance, and refined craftsmanship, reflecting the ideals of Neoclassicism. Some of Canova's most famous sculptures include "Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss," and "The Three Graces,". His mastery of sculpting marble was highly regarded during his lifetime, and he received commissions from prominent figures across Europe, including Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII. Canova's sculptures are celebrated for their idealized beauty, graceful poses, and meticulous attention to detail. His ability to convey emotion and narrative through the medium of stone is a testament to his skill as a sculptor. Canova's work continues to inspire artists and admirers of classical art to this day. -- CREDITS MUSIC Trieste - Josh Lippi & The Overtimers -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/photos/palette-paints-oil-painting-1482678/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/wave-painting-drawing-artistic-81840/ https://pixabay.com/videos/black-abstract-background-lines-18327/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/tree-pen-universe-write-stars-5831258/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/gothic-vintage-female-ghost-stories-1662756/ -- Artworks of Antonio Canova Antonio Canova Selfportrait https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova_Selfportrait_1792.jpg Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_canova,_amore_e_psiche_louvre_07.JPG I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0_Psych%C3%A9_ranim%C3%A9e_par_le_baiser_de_l%27Amour_-_Canova_-_Louvre_1.JPG Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 The Three Graces https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova_(1757-1822)_-_The_Three_Graces,_Woburn_Abbey_version_(1814-1817),_back_left,_Victoria_%26_Albert_Museum,_London,_May_2022.png ketrin1407, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova_(1757%E2%80%931822)_%E2%80%93_The_Three_Graces,_Woburn_Abbey_version_(1814%E2%80%931817)_front_close_up,_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum,_August_2013.png Antonio Canova, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 Hercules and Lichas https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hercules_and_Lychas_by_Antonio_Canova,_1795-1815_-_Galleria_nazionale_d%27arte_moderna_-_Rome,_Italy_-_DSC05258.jpg Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bust of Helen of Troy https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova-Helen_of_Troy-Victoria_and_Albert_Museum.jpg Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helen_Canova_VandA_A.46-1930.jpg Antonio Canova, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5 Venus Victrix (Paolina Borghese Bonaparte) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galleria_Borghese_47.jpg Antonio Canova, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_canova,_Paolina_Borghese_come_Venere_vincitrice,_1804-08,_07.jpg Sailko, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Theseus and the Minotaur https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova-Theseus_and_the_Minotaur-Victoria_and_Albert_Museum.jpg Antonio Canova, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Venus Italica https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Venus_Italica_MET_DP108444.jpg Orpheus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_canova,_orfeo,_1777,_01.JPG I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_canova,_orfeo,_1777,_04.JPG I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Eurydice https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museo_Correr_Canova_Eurydice_03032015_1.jpg Perseus with the Head of Medusa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perseus_(Vatican_Museums)_September_2015-1.jpg Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canova_-_perseu_-_39b.jpg Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 George Washington https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canova-Washington.JPG RadioFan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Penitent Magdalene https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_Canova_Maddalena_Penitente.jpg Antonio Canova, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antonio_canova,_maddalena_penitente,_genova_06.JPG Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canova,_maddalena_penitente,_08.JPG I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"Jana Gana Mana" was a song or a poem first written in a Sanskritised form of Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. It was sung in Bengali and Hindi language for the first time in 1911. In 1919 Rabindranath Tagore translated it into English as "The Morning Song of India". In 1950 the Republic of India adopted it as The National Anthem of India. Source of Tagore's poem https://web.archive.org/web/20110810082718/http://india.gov.in/knowindia/national_anthem.php -- Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, Dispenser of India's destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha, Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal; It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of Jamuna and Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The saving of all people waits in thy hand, Thou dispenser of India's destiny. Victory, victory, victory to thee. ---- CREDITS MUSIC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiravani-L_Ramakrishnan.ogg Attribution: L Ramakrishnan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Photos and vids Tagore Photo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rabindranath_Tagore_in_1921.jpg Attribution: 堀 市郎, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Tagore footage https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tagore_singing_Jana_Gana_Mana.webm Attribution: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://pixabay.com/videos/marathi-maharashtra-pune-lonavala-99994/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/photos/moon-sky-night-cloudy-moonlight-142977/ https://pixabay.com/photos/indian-flags-indian-boy-outdoors-7382913/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/indian-flag-flag-country-6551909/ TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was one of India’s greatest poets and freedom fighters. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Through Tagore's works , the mysticism and sentimental beauty of Indian culture was revealed to the West for the first time. Tagore promoted the spiritual values and the creation of a new world culture founded in multi-culturalism, diversity and tolerance. -- False Religion Those who in the name of faith embrace illusion, kill and are killed Even the atheist gets God’s blessings- Does not boast of his religion; With reverence he lights the lamp of reason And pays his homage not to scriptures, But to the good in man. The bigot insults his own religion When he slays a man of another faith Conduct he judges not in the light of reason; In the temple he raises the blood-stained banner And worships the devil in the name of God. All that is shameful and barbarous through the ages, Has found a shelter in their temples- Those they turn into prison; O, I hear the trumpet call of destruction! Time comes with her great broom Sweeping all refuse away. That which should make man free, They turn into fetters; That which should unite, They turn into sword; That which should bring love from the fountain of the Eternal, They turn into prison And with its waves they flood the world They try to cross the river In a bark riddled with holes, And yet, in their anguish, whom do they blame? O Lord, breaking false religion, Save the blind! Break! O break The altar that is drowned in blood. Let your thunder strike into the prison of false religion, And bring to this unhappy land The light of knowledge -- CREDITS MUSIC https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiravani-L_Ramakrishnan.ogg Attribution: L Ramakrishnan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/illustrations/blue-swirl-background-935154/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/crayon-pencil-sword-cross-sharp-158637/ https://pixabay.com/photos/smoke-backdrop-macro-creative-4988505/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/abstract-shape-to-form-to-dye-1963884/ -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) is a Persian poet known simply as Rumi. He is one of the most popular poets in the world. Rumi was also a mystic, belonging to the Sufi tradition in Islam. He wrote in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and even (at times) Greek. So even in his own day, there was something universal and even cosmopolitan about Rumi’s wisdom and ideas. "PAIN IS A TREASURE!" Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies; The kernel is soft when the rind is scraped off. O brother, the place of darkness and cold Is the fountain of Life and the cup of ecstasy. So also is endurance of pain and sickness and disease. For from abasement proceeds exaltation. The spring seasons are hidden in the autumns, And the autumns are charged with springs. -- Translated by Edward Henry Whinfield Read by Daniel Davison https://librivox.org/short-poetry-collection-206-by-various/ --- CREDITS MUSIC Spirit of Fire - Jesse Gallagher -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/illustrations/eye-of-horus-eye-of-ra-egypt-gold-6078479/ https://pixabay.com/illustrations/blue-swirl-background-935154/ https://pixabay.com/photos/smoke-backdrop-macro-creative-4988505/ https://pixabay.com/photos/stars-sky-night-starry-sky-1845140/ Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mevlana-celaleddin-i-rumi-1.jpg Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons -- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

"The Guest House" is one of the most well-known poems by the 13th-century Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi. Rumi is using the metaphor of a guest house to form an image that each day is an opportunity to experience something new in our lives, even if it’s unpleasant and unexpected. -- This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they're a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture. Still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. -- Translated by Coleman Barks Read by Karen Golden -- CREDITS MUSIC Arabian Nightfall - Doug Maxwell_Media Right Productions -- Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/illustrations/eye-of-horus-eye-of-ra-egypt-gold-6078479/ https://pixabay.com/videos/house-barn-pond-trees-waves-87134/ Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mevlana-celaleddin-i-rumi-1.jpg Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons --- TEXT: https://cooltext.com/Logo-Design-Outline

The Great Pyramid of Giza is a huge pyramid built by the Ancient Egyptians. It stands 18.4 km from Cairo. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain mostly intact. When it was built, it was 146.5 metres tall. It was the tallest building in the world for over 3,800 years. Erosion and other causes have shrunk it to 138.8 m. The pyramid was probably built for Khufu, an Egyptian pharaoh. It was perhaps built by Khufu's vizier, Hemiunu. It is believed that it took about 20 years to build, and was completed around 2570 BC. When it was built, Great Pyramid was covered by white stones that formed a smooth outer surface. Some of these stones can still be seen around the base. Most of what can be seen of the pyramid now is its basic core of 2,300,000 blocks of limestone and granite. There have been many different theories to explain how the pyramid was built. Most accepted building ideas are based on the idea of moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. Archaeologists found that the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves, but workers who were paid for working. Their graves were found near the pyramid in 1990. The Great Pyramid is part of a group of buildings, called the Giza Necropolis. This includes two mortuary temples in honour of Khufu. -- Credits MUSIC Light Years Away - Doug Maxwell Photos and vids https://pixabay.com/videos/black-black-friday-background-loop-13495/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-footage-of-a-pyramid-8134952/ https://www.pexels.com/video/egipto-4174112/ https://www.pexels.com/video/people-looking-at-the-big-pyramid-4174108/ https://www.pexels.com/photo/traveler-standing-on-stone-monument-in-desert-4356137/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/pyramid-egypt-egyptian-ancient-2690231/ https://pixabay.com/photos/pyramids-egypt-egyptian-ancient-2371501/

Goddess Isis was not only one of the most important deities of ancient Egypt, but also Her cult spread throughout the Roman Empire. She was a principal deity in rites connected with the dead. She was a magical healer who cured the sick and brought the deceased to life. As mother, She was a role model for all women. Isis is still revered by peace-loving minds today. I hope this collection of ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, and modern artworks will be a source of your inspiration and solace. Milad Sidky, An Egyptian researcher from Egypt -- Credits MUSIC I Don't Want To Do This Without You - Late Night Feeler -- Unfoldment, Revealment, Evolution, Exposition, Integration by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ -- https://pixabay.com/videos/aurora-borealis-northern-lights-90877/ https://pixabay.com/videos/mystery-fog-fear-halloween-dark-38199/ https://pixabay.com/videos/particles-stars-twinkling-movement-323/ https://pixabay.com/photos/moon-sky-night-cloudy-moonlight-142977/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/sun-sunny-weather-sunshine-yellow-159392/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_judgement_of_the_dead_in_the_presence_of_Osiris.jpg -- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auguste_Puttemans_Isis_2.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Toutankamon-expo_34_cercueil-ext.JPG © Traumrune/Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periodo_tardo,_XXVI-XXXI_dinastia,_frammento_di_sarcofago_con_la_dea_isis_dolente,_664-332_ac_ca..JPG Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jewel_Osiris_family-E_6204-IMG_0641-black.jpg Louvre Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khonsouirdis_and_wife_worshiping_Osiris_and_Isis-C_110-IMG_2382-gradient.jpg Louvre Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_barque_of_Djedhor_(Gulbenkian_Museum).jpg Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amulet_in_the_form_of_a_shrine_with_goddess_Isis_and_Greek_inscription_%22Good_luck_at_chlildbirth%22.jpg historia, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 --