December 2010
8 posts
Tell me how does it feel? | Books | The Guardian →
the gift
“The root of our English word ‘mystery’ is a Greek verb, muein, which means to close the mouth. Dictionaries tend to explain the connection by pointing out that the initiates to ancient mysteries were sworn to silence, but the root may also indicate, it seems to me, that what the initiate learns at a mystery cannot be talked about. It can be shown, it can be witnessed or...
Clarice Smith Lectures / American Art →
