Found 130 posts tagged ‘wedding’ |
|
Yesterday's Weather –
November 8, 2016 |
(permalink) |
|
 |
|
|
"A wet day for a wedding." From Fighting an Omen by E. Henderson Smith, 1883. Speaking of weddings, see our Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock. W hy lost meanings? The definition of "marriage" has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become "increasingly unmentionable" (Catholic Herald) or even "has no meaning at all" (Family Policy Institute). It's been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, "Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep." The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed. It's the perfect gift for one's betrothed, or for a wedding planner, or for anyone contemplating matrimony.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here's an alternative to "I do": "I forgot my condiment can." From the "C" Battery Book, 306th F. A., 77th Div., 1917-1919. Speaking of weddings, see our Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock. Why lost meanings? The definition of “marriage” has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become “increasingly unmentionable” (Catholic Herald) or even “has no meaning at all” (Family Policy Institute). It’s been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, “Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep.” The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed. It's the perfect gift for one’s betrothed, or for a wedding planner, or for anyone contemplating matrimony.
|
|
|
I Found a Penny Today, So Here's a Thought –
February 3, 2016 |
(permalink) |
|
|
|
|
We have painstakingly curated 52 lost meanings of wedlock, one to inspire each week of an engagement. Why lost meanings? The definition of "marriage" has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become "increasingly unmentionable" (Catholic Herald) or even "has no meaning at all" (Family Policy Institute). It's been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, "Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep." The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed.
|
|
|
Restoring the Lost Sense –
June 12, 2014 |
(permalink) |
|
|
|
|
The context for this illustration is rather lovely. A Jewish mystic fixes a precious opal in a frame "not unlike that of a looking glass," hangs it on a silk thread attached to the ceiling, and then opens a window to allow in a stream of sunlight. "It was never known what the old Jew said, but he whispered to the stone just as if it could hear, and then said to his son, 'Thou seest that that crystal focuses the light from heaven, and thou seest that the focus is at the end of this silken thread. Now, this precious opal will go forth in search of truth, and it will tell thee whether this marriage, if it be undertaken, will be for thy good or not. Thou must sit with closed eyes at the other side from the crystal; the rays from the sun will fall direct upon the gem when it is at rest; then when I tell thee to open thine eyes, mark well the colour thou first seest, and, according to that, we will settle how this matter is to be.'" The mystic then swings the gem to and fro, like a pendulum, then leaves it to itself. "Gradually its oscillations became less and less, until at last, just as he was getting somewhat impatient, the young man heard a quick, sharp word, 'Look!' and he opened his eyes and fixed them upon the stone. A blue blaze of fire met his eye, blue as the heavens, bright as the sun in those heavens." Yellow would have indicated gold. Red would have been danger. Blue meant: "Prize above all its heavenly hue; It guides to what is just and true." (The Quiver, 1889, p. 871.)
|
| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
|
|
|
Restoring the Lost Sense –
July 9, 2013 |
(permalink) |
|
|
|
|
Traditionally, a falling star is considered an inauspicious omen. To propose marriage during a meteor shower is surely tempting fate. This image appeared in Punch, 1866, two weeks after a dramatic Leonid meteor shower (with reports of a stunning 2000 to 5000 meteors per hour).
|
| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
|
Original Content Copyright © 2025 by Craig Conley. All rights reserved.
|
