Kiss Of Death (1908) | Włodzimierz Błocki

Der Sturmnacht (1890) - Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl

Polaris, The North Star

Carl Gustav Carus (German, 1789-1869) "Gotisches Fenster mit Fernrohr (Fausts Studierstube)" (1852-60)

Charcoal on paper

"The rational mind seeks clarity, but clarity often comes only after we surrender to the unknown." - Carl Gustav Jung

Vitány Castle, Vértessomló, 1913. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

The snake symbolizes something unconscious; it is the instinctive movement or tendency; it shows the way to the hidden treasure, or it guards the treasure. The snake has a fascinating appeal, a peculiar attraction through fear. Some people are fascinated by this fear. Things that are awe-inspiring and dangerous have an extraordinary attraction. The serpent shows the way to hidden things which leads man to go beyond the point of safety, and beyond the limits of consciousness.

1925 Seminar

Carl Jung

I will implant in thee […] dark desires.

— ERIC STANISLAUS STENBOCK ⚜️ Of Kings and Things: Strange Tales and Decadent Poems (Ed. David Tibet), (2018)

Hand and a half sword, Germany, circa 1510

from The Victoria & Albert Museum

'16th-century english devil, applying cosmetics' in masks - jamie shalleck (1973)