Moonrose / Dirk of Ravenswood, 1978
Scope and Contents
An electronic copy of a Dirk Dykstra print: [url=https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/2309}
Dates
- Created: 1978
Creator
- Dykstra, Dirk, 1953-1993 (Artist, Person)
- Ravenswood Studios (Iowa City, Iowa) (Publisher, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 27 Boxes
From the Collection: 2 items
Language
From the Collection: English
Description
The print contains a plethora of imagery of Wiccan practices and paraphernalia. On the table is a 'Book of Shadows' open to an 'Invocation to the Horned One' as well as the standard bell and candle familiarly associated with Witchcraft. On the floor is a tarot deck with 'The Sun' partially pulled out and the'Death' card completely removed, perhaps an indication of his own transformation and new beginnings as an artist. The censer is burning with a plume of smoke rising to the invoked Goddess with her symbols of quarter moon and rose, hence the title 'Moonrose'. The man is holding another book in his hand, which was just used to invoke the Goddess. Additional items on the table are herbs, a mortar and pestle, books on Wicca and Narnia. On a desk in the background are 'Works of J.R. Tolkien', 'The Hobbit', 'The Magus', and on the opposite end 'Circle; a possible nod to the group he was affiliated with at the time, Circle Sanctuary. The print includes numerous additional symbols.
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
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Valdosta GA 30601 United States
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