I seem to be out of words (temporarily) this morning. I’ve read and then read some more, but not much seems relevant. Even the local alternative press seemed ordinary and bland. Would more coffee help?
How about this woodblock image from Cornell University’s collection of old and very unique images. What I find amazing about it is the fact that the artist ‘knew’ in the year 1863 that the elephant would be the symbol of the Republican Party and represented it accordingly!
Title: Béhémoth
Medium: woodblock
Book: J.A.S. Collin de Plancy. Dictionnaire Infernal. Paris: E. Plon, 1863. Page 86 Notes: A heavy, stupid demon, despite his dignities)....his powers are in the gluttony and the pleasure of the belly."
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