Mintable #7539

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A polygonal re-imagination of the equivocal ‘Pashupati’ seal unearthed at the ancient city of Mohenjo Daro of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization. Much debate has raged over this depiction of a male figure, its theistic roots, the iconography deigned to it, and speculation of its kinship to later deities of the Indian spiritual traditions. Because of the animal motifs presented on the seal and their patent association to the seated figure, a likeness was drawn to Rudra, The Howler, the predecessor and archetypal ancestor of the prominent deity Shiva. Rudra too, like Shiva although perhaps not as pronouncedly so, was the embodiment or personification of a divine masculine principle that formed one of the pillars of creation. With our limited if not marginal understanding of the Indus Valley Civilization and its writing system, it would be imprudent to assume any degree of certainty about the identity of this Proto-Shiva mystery figure, although he has been dubbed ‘Pashupati’ in the popular imagination. Pashupati. Which translates to Lord of the Animals or Beasts. Inarguably, the out-of-balance masculine can be a beastly presence. An aggressive, unthinking and urge-driven creature far removed from the realm of emotion and morality. As human settlements flourished over four thousand years ago and the urbanisation of the ancient world progressed, the feral elements of the masculine principle that were indispensable to our survival needs out in the wild, would have undergone an evolutionary alchemical process of refinement. A transmutation of our self-perception as we realised ourselves to be the wilful custodians of the sacred. The Lord of the Beasts could only have attained the title by first mastering command over his beastly impulses, his untamed psyche, through yogic penance. A potent prototype for the ages of the profane toxic masculine. Created | 2022Resolution | 4500 x 4500Digital vector art

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7539

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Ethereum

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ERC721

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Mintable 7539