Tag / philosophy
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Emptiness as the Center
Srpska verzija / Serbian Version The center is a crucial element of every composition. The central motif, the central pillar, the center of focus. In everyday language, when we try to explain the concept of a center, we are guided by the logic of position. The center is a location. However, that same center can…
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Thesis and Anti-thesis | Interpretations of Basic Mandalas
Freedom vs. Destiny It’s easy to fall into the trap and assume that the opposite of freedom is an empty lack of freedom or imprisonment. “The soul is free when it is educated.” – M. Eckhart, Goethe On the opposite side of freedom lies a choice. The Choice is what ends freedom and reduces it…
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THE EIDETIC DICTIONARY
Srpska verzija / Serbian Version A NORMATIVE GRAMMAR OF ARCHITECTURAL EPISTEMOLOGY A contextual framework for understanding architecture as psychic reality WHO IS THIS FOR? This treatise is intended for architects, theorists, and students who have transcended the understanding of architecture as a utilitarian discipline of shelter-building. It is intended for those who understand space as…
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Architecture and Philosophy
Understanding the deeper philosophical implications of the spaces we inhabit Architecture and Philosophy: Building a Bridge Between Thought and Matter Architecture is not merely a matter of aesthetics or functionality—it is, above all, a philosophical act. At its core, architecture represents the physical manifestation of ideas, cultural values, and philosophical paradigms that shape societies throughout…
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The wizard’s sphere
Why does the Wizard look at the sphere? There is a well-known story of a wizard (the archetype of a Wise Old Man), who has the power to look into the sphere from which he reads the future. The sphere is a pictorial representation of Pleroma. The sphere is potency. In order to read the…