Billowing Cloth Theme in Greek Art, Indicating the Ecstatic Altered State

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My Announcement that Billowing = Ecstatic State

On July 25, 2004, I posted on the world-Wide Web, in my the Egodeath Yahoo Group, that {billowing cloth/cape in Greek art} represents the ecstatic state, the “eternalism” state of consciousness; the mushroom altered state.

Digest: 69 of 183.
Subject: Metaphor: billowing cape behind head = relig. ecstasy
July 25, 2004
https://egodeaththeory.wordpress.com/egodeath-yahoo-group-digest-69/#message3484

The post where I first wrote the word ‘billow’, confirmed by local search of all 183 .html Egodeath Yahoo Group Digest files:

Group: egodeath	Message: 3484	From: Michael Hoffman	Date: 25/07/2004
Subject: Metaphor: billowing cape behind head = relig. ecstasy

The cover of the Dover printing of Franz Cumont’s book Astrology and Religion shows yet another billowing cape behind the head. Other instances I recall are: o Mithras on the cover of Entheos Issue #3 o Villa of the Mysteries: young woman disconcerted. I think I saw another instance. Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans Franz Cumont http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1564594599 1912 The billowing arch of the cape indicates and physically portrays the cognitive mystic altered state of religious ecstasy and divine inspiration. I concluded this upon reflection today on this question that has been a background problem for at least a few months. Today I saw this book cover, showing yet another instance, and asked a person with an art and design background, who when asked about the meaning of the arched cap [sic, cape] symbol, proposed it indicated wind. Spirit = divine wind = breath = psyche. Ecstacy is standing beside oneself while inspired by the divine spirit. Wind blows sails forming an arched sheet. The person is being divinely sailed and blown about by the divine wind or breath, inspired.

Images of Billowing Cloth

Astrology and Religion Among the Greeks and Romans
Franz Cumont
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1564594599
1912
Online version:
https://www.sacred-texts.com/astro/argr/index.htm
https://www.sacred-texts.com/astro/argr/argr11.htm —

“give the soul a god to lead it on its perilous journey through the whirlwinds of air, water, and fire to the starry heavens. “Among the dead,” says a funeral inscription, 1 “there are two companies: one moves upon the earth, the other in the ether among the choirs of stars; I belong to the latter, for I have obtained a god as my guide.” This divine escort of souls frequently retains the name of Hermes in conformity with ancient Greek mythology. An epigram belonging to the first century of our era apostrophises the deceased in these words: “Hermes of the wingèd feet, taking thee by the hand, has conducted thee to Olympus and made thee to shine among the stars.” 2 But more often the rôle of escort now devolves upon the Sun himself: We have seen 3 that at the end of paganism the royal star is figured as carrying mortals in his flying chariot. Those who had not by their piety merited the protection of the god whose duty it was to escort and introduce them, and who nevertheless ventured up to heaven [LIKE SOME HUBRISTIC BRAGGART PSILOCYBIN THERAPIST WHO DARE TITLE HIS BOOK “THE IMMORTALITY KEY” AND BRAG ], were cast headlong into the perpetually raging gulf of the warring elements which fought unceasingly around the earth.”

Mysteries of Mithras – Tauroctony

See Also

Lifted Garment & Mushroom Folds in Christian & Greek Art, Indicating the Ecstatic Holy Spirit Altered State