{"id":1737,"date":"2025-08-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:00:00","slug":"spirit-worlds-illuminates-our-timeless-quest-to-comprehend-the-supernatural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1737","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spirit Worlds\u2019 Illuminates Our Timeless Quest to Comprehend the Supernatural"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018Spirit<\/p>\n

Since time immemorial, humans have been both awed and guided by the power of the unknown. A basis of spiritual beliefs the world over is the abiding question, why?\u2014a probing wonderment often followed closely by, what happens when we die?<\/p>\n

Human belief systems provide structure that help us to make sense of the world, and yet the nature of our existence\u2014and how we fit into the context of the cosmos\u2014comprises some of the most beguiling mysteries of all. It\u2019s no surprise that across cultures and throughout millennia, our search for meaning and connection with other worlds has inspired incredible creativity.<\/p>\n

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Adolf de Meyer, \u201cFortune Teller\u201d (1921)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spirit Worlds,<\/em> forthcoming from TASCHEN on September 15, celebrates art\u2019s relationship to other realms. More than 400 works spanning thousands of years, paired with essays and interviews with scholars and practitioners, illustrate our fascination with supernatural, from angels and celestial beings to darker forces like ghosts and demons. <\/p>\n

The title marks the sixth installment in The Library of Esoterica <\/em>series, which also includes titles like Plant Magick <\/em>and Sacred Sites<\/a>.<\/em> Spirit Worlds<\/em> clocks in at more than 500 pages, surveying death rites, altars, sacred temples, the messages of prophets, links mediums make with the other side, symbolic statuary, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this expansive volume, we board the ferry across the storied river and enter the gloomy passages between lands, stepping across the threshold\u2014to part the most sacred of veils,\u201d the publisher says.<\/p>\n

Pre-order your copy in the Colossal Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mariusz Lewandowski \u201cSoul Hunter\u201d (2015), 40 x 50 centimeters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Jade Emperor or King of Heaven at Chua On Lang taoist temple, Ho chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cParadiso, Canto 12: The rings of glorified souls in the sun,\u201d illustration from \u2018The Divine Comedy\u2019 by Dante Alighieri, 1885. Digitally colored engraving originally by Gustave Dor\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article \u2018Spirit Worlds\u2019 Illuminates Our Timeless Quest to Comprehend the Supernatural<\/a> appeared first on Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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