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Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is the specter that haunts Sweden's Thomas Ekelund. A graphic designer, musician, and visual artist, Ekelund brings to his body of work a dark vision of brooding isolation tempered by the hope that salvation from the garbled ether of digital and psychological pollution is possible.
After being diagnosed with a near crippling mental disease, Ekelund sought sanctuary in sound but recoiled from what he created. Ekelund stares into the shadow sounds that invade our lives and grind the spaces between us and sees his fractured reflection staring back. With his splintered mind as a guide, Ekelund plumbs the depths of noisy maelstroms and explores the currents of isolation and madness, conjuring emotive landscapes that draw blood as often as they heal.
Yet, the psychic violence of Ekelund's compositions cannot erase the sympathetic response they evoke. Through sonic alchemy, Ekelund transmutes buzzing drones, ominous atmospheres and dirge-like melodies into spaces where we can seek solace. For it is through these songs that we, like Ekelund, can find joy through pain, calm through anger, comfort through isolation, and peace through madness.
Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is the specter that haunts Sweden's Thomas Ekelund. A graphic designer, musician, and visual artist, Ekelund brings to his body of work a dark vision of brooding isolation tempered by the hope that salvation from the garbled ether of digital and psychological pollution is possible.
After being diagnosed with a near crippling mental disease, Ekelund sought sanctuary in sound but recoiled from what he created. Ekelund stares into the shadow sounds that invade our lives and grind the spaces between us and sees his fractured reflection staring back. With his splintered mind as a guide, Ekelund plumbs the depths of noisy maelstroms and explores the currents of isolation and madness, conjuring emotive landscapes that draw blood as often as they heal.
Yet, the psychic violence of Ekelund's compositions cannot erase the sympathetic response they evoke. Through sonic alchemy, Ekelund transmutes buzzing drones, ominous atmospheres and dirge-like melodies into spaces where we can seek solace. For it is through these songs that we, like Ekelund, can find joy through pain, calm through anger, comfort through isolation, and peace through madness.
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TrustinJC
I strongly disagree that there is no mention or reference to John the Baptist. Because John the Baptist actually wrote at least one portion of the scrolls entitled the Thanksgiving Hymns, or Thanksgiving Scrolls. For it perfectly describes John when we include a non-canonical NT writing called the Protevangelion (Gospel of James).
Consider the following.
The writer of the hymns tells us his father did not know him.
The Protevangelion tells us John's father (Zacharias) was murdered by Herod's henchmen when he refused to turn over his infant son when all males under 2 years of age were being killed. It goes on to say that his mother fled into the hills (wilderness) with him. Jesus confirms this story when he says this generation would be held accountable for the murders of all the prophets from the time of Able to Zacharias.
The writer of the hymns also speaks of his nurse bringing him up and his mother abandoning him. As Elizabeth was late in age when she gave birth to John and was now a widow, it follows that she left John with the sect known as the Essenes who lived in the hills/wilderness. As John was from the line of Aron, he would have been well received.
The writer also speaks of persecution and fetters. And we know John himself was persecuted and placed in Jail.
There is also a prophecy in the scrolls that approximately 40 yrs. after the death of the Righteous Teacher (John), warriors who return to the wicked liar would be destroyed. Well, as it turns out, around 68 A.D. some of the Essens rebelled against Rome and took a stand in the caves. Archeologists have discovered the Romans laid siege to the caves and eventually dug tunnels into them. So the prophecy fits the events of John's death and the siege against Essene warriors.
Jesus also quoted a passage in the scrolls that is not found in the bible. This then tells us Jesus held the Essenes and their writings in high regard, suggesting he was either himself an Essene or that he spent a good deal of time among them. Considering the fact though that they were a secretive and strict sect that did not allow outsiders to read the most sacred texts, it is highly unlikely that Jesus was a visitor who dropped by from time to time. No. In order to be quoting the Redemption and Resurrection Scroll, it is save to say Jesus was also an Essene who came from the sect that wrote the scrolls.
Rick Worth
@Annette Herrera its what every good Christian is looking for ... its what Abraham's sarah gets .. the promise child ...
u see .. this 'way' we r to follow is a switch we r to trigger
its inside of us
like the game in the circus where u hit it with hammer to try to propel a bit toward a bell at the top ... if u make it u win the prize
that's the concept of this here god and jesus and all that crap
its this 'way that's its talking about ... and jesus tells us he will meet us in the 'sir' .. this means 'theta' frequency
its not hard to grasp and its hardly new age
no matter my friend .. to all our own poverty
its basically asking us to use our whole mind instead of just half of it
connect the left to the right and wa la .. god
toss ur nets to the right side of the boat
Nick Scott
Superb interpretation of the bible.
Shirley
Thank you for sharing this video its wonderful to hear the Jewish side of the bible and not just the Greek interpretation who themselves got it from the Hebrew version.
Shirley
not no matter where they come from Germany the U.S, Europe Ethiopia china they are all of the family of Hebrews they are God's choosen
Stephanie Wilson
I really loved this it keeps me in the right direction. I pray to travel to Israel in October anybody have good travel advice?
The Zeptetis
+Stephanie Wilson Insh´Allah travel cia. Try it. You may land on the wrong side of the fence though, but what are fences if not challenges?Right? be positive! Fly Insh´Allah!
Barbara Mitchell
where can I get the studies for this
foreclosureinfcntr
Interpretation comes from the spirit.
72Yonatan
Nice to hear a straight and honest lecture about the Dead Sea scrolls.
Josephine Mullar
If you search Ptolemy Philadelphus who succeeded his father Ptolomy Soter you will find that monarch chose 72 Jewish elders being 6 from each tribe to translate the law from Hebrew to Greek.
Roger Moore
+Marty Girl what's the huge lie? what was changed if your talking about changing a name thats common from one country to the next and that doesn't change the actual story im not trying to get at you just the truth