the Outside

The Goddess dances eternally delighted;

opening, we see her womb contains the world,

and the ego of the world: the Emperor uncertain of his weenie,

and unaware as well that behind his grand facade,

it is the Trickster who proffers the red ripe fruit.

the Inside

Anytime you dare to look through the lens

the Inner Workings

The sundial’s gnomon is calibrated
for the latitude of Midcoast Maine,
and the hours are marked on the
disciples’ heads, Jesus being high
noon.
The clock mechanism within the
box prompts the doll arm to ring
the chime at each of the appointed
hours of prayer, from Matins to
Compline.

Concerning Reliquaries

The (supposed) remains of saints were highly prized in the early and medieval Christian Church.  It was often believed they possessed special spiritual powers.  Such relics – which could be mere bone fragments or the vestiges of objects associated with a saint – were enshrined in bejeweled cases, or “reliquaries.”

The veneration of sacred relics continues into our own era; when Notre Dame Paris was burning, the priests were especially concerned about the rescue of its relics, which include the Crown of Thorns.

Among the more famous – and popular – relics were Splinters of the True Cross, now scattered across all of Christendom.