
The Witches Sabbath (detail) by Frans Francken II, 1607.
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Reblog every time it hits my Dash

When we use the word “holy” today, we usually refer to a state of moral excellence. The Hebrew “kaddosh,” however, has nothing to do with morality as such but means “otherness,” a radical separation.


Detail photo from one of my favorite marble statues; ‘Hexe’ by Carl Cauer {1874}. Visiting national galleries & museums abroad truly make me feel like a kid in a candy store.
