54: Hilma af Klint • Painting the Unseen • Part 3: Behind the Forces of Matter

About this episode

This episode explores the spiritual messages in Hilma af Klint's artworks and delves into her series 'The Ten Largest'.

Hilma af Klint's paintings are not an intellectual exercise in abstraction, they are symbolic works encoded with specific spiritual messages. What are the spiritual messages encoded in her artworks? Can they be deciphered? Was Hilma part of a Rosicrucian Order? We will also make an in depth exploration of Hilma's most infamous series: The Ten Largest. What is it about The Ten Largest which makes it a work of genius? And how does Hilma tell the story of the 'life of the soul' through it? ∞∞∞∞∞ Support Creative Codex on my Patreon and gain access to exclusive episodes including Jung's Red Book Reading series, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, and the Tarot Exegesis series: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/mjdorian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you in advance! ∞∞∞∞∞ View the Companion Gallery for this episode: ⁠https://mjdorian.com/hilma/⁠ ∞∞∞∞∞ Thank you to Julia Voss! Author of Hilma af Klint: A Biography. Follow her work here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/julia.voss_/⁠ Thank you to Johan af Klint for his guidance on Hilma's art, life, and spirituality. ∞∞∞∞∞ Resources used: • Hilma af Klint: A Biography by Julia Voss • Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by The Guggenheim Museum • Hilma af…

People in this episode

Host: MJDorian

Topics covered

• Hilma af Klint
• spiritual messages
• The Ten Largest
• Rosicrucian Order
• art and spirituality

Keywords

• Hilma af Klint
• spirituality
• abstract art
• The Ten Largest
• Rosicrucian Order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guggenheim Museum

Books & works: The Ten Largest, Hilma af Klint: A Biography, Thought Forms

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