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1 Woche Urlaub April 2003 in Lissabon und Umgebung. Lisboa, Lissabon, Belem, Palmela, Cascais, Sintra, Costa do Estoril, Sao Vicente, Mosteiro Jerominos, Cabo da Roca, Quinta da Regaleira, Palacio da Pena, Palacio Fronteira, Boca da Inferno, Elevador de
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picture: The Iniciatic Well - Quinta da Regaleira - Sintra - Portugal
published by: quartominguante
The fantastic Iniciatic Well, which, as if it was an inverted tower, takes us to the deepenings of Earth. The main ideia seemed to be to die and to reborn, in a rite of initiation linked to the Earth. This ideia, common to all the initiations, is, in this case, of hermetic and rosicrucian inspiration. The well is divided in nine platforms which give us the sensation of the route leading down to the Earth and, in an inverted course, leading up to the sky, this in accordance with the chosen iniciatic passage. In the Divine Comedy of Dante this ideia remembers the nine circles of Hell, the nine sections of Purgatory and the nine skies which constitute Paradise. The attraction for the bottom of the well, where the light happens in the center, is enormous...
picture: Architectural detail of the exterior wall in Quinta da Regaleira - Sintra - view from above
published by: quartominguante
