Janthopoyism
Sacred Travel: Christ of Saint John of the Cross
#holythrowback to 2019 when I visited Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dali in Glasgow.
Found in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, this 1951 crucifixion painting is as unique as you’d expect from the world’s most famous surrealist, Salvador Dalí. Most notably, it’s an angle you hardly ever imagine, but even stranger is that Jesus is floating above a body of water where fishermen stand with their boat. It’s also much bigger than I expected, at 205 cm by 116 cm.
Dali explained that this piece came to him in a dream and he then proceeded to hang Hollywood stuntman Russell Saunders from an overhead platform so he could gauge the angle. It is considered part of his “Nuclear Mysticism” period where he infused Einsteinian physics and Catholic spiritualism. Other Dali pieces from this era include The Madonna of Port Lligat and The Sacrament of the Last Supper.
One year after its completion, the Glasgow Corporation bought the painting for £8,200. It’s now said to be worth 60 million.
If you like Jesus stuff then The Gospel of Christ will be the best book you’ve ever read. Summon your copy now!
Found in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, this 1951 crucifixion painting is as unique as you’d expect from the world’s most famous surrealist, Salvador Dalí. Most notably, it’s an angle you hardly ever imagine, but even stranger is that Jesus is floating above a body of water where fishermen stand with their boat. It’s also much bigger than I expected, at 205 cm by 116 cm.
Dali explained that this piece came to him in a dream and he then proceeded to hang Hollywood stuntman Russell Saunders from an overhead platform so he could gauge the angle. It is considered part of his “Nuclear Mysticism” period where he infused Einsteinian physics and Catholic spiritualism. Other Dali pieces from this era include The Madonna of Port Lligat and The Sacrament of the Last Supper.
One year after its completion, the Glasgow Corporation bought the painting for £8,200. It’s now said to be worth 60 million.
If you like Jesus stuff then The Gospel of Christ will be the best book you’ve ever read. Summon your copy now!
Janthopoyism is a spiritual philosophy meets self-improvement program.
We view the Absolute collection of all Universal Energy to be the highest power. You are part of that power. You are an extension of divinity.
The ultimate purpose of this power is to evolve, and we each have a unique part to play in this progression. The details of your role are relayed to you every moment of your life via emotional notifications.
The tricky bit is that human beings have developed a communication barrier between themselves and this instruction.
This barrier is called "the brain".
But never fear! By utilising some very simple practices, you can open the flow of exchange, granting you access to the ether of infinite ideas, the infallible path of your guided destiny, and the recollection of your holiness.
Which is basically a wanky way of saying that your life is about to get a whole bunch better.
Join the movement before it becomes too mainstream.
We view the Absolute collection of all Universal Energy to be the highest power. You are part of that power. You are an extension of divinity.
The ultimate purpose of this power is to evolve, and we each have a unique part to play in this progression. The details of your role are relayed to you every moment of your life via emotional notifications.
The tricky bit is that human beings have developed a communication barrier between themselves and this instruction.
This barrier is called "the brain".
But never fear! By utilising some very simple practices, you can open the flow of exchange, granting you access to the ether of infinite ideas, the infallible path of your guided destiny, and the recollection of your holiness.
Which is basically a wanky way of saying that your life is about to get a whole bunch better.
Join the movement before it becomes too mainstream.
