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**enjoy being** · 27th April 2018, 05:03

Yeah, the Pikeman, is what is called in renaissance painting, "The witness", it is a tool included in many religious paintings meant to engage the viewer in the action.

...and is the one leg exposed a masonic symbol?

Oh actually I got that a little wrong as I call it the lesser name of The Witness, but often it is called, The Spectator Figure/s. They will look out of the picture plane at the viewer with a knowing look, and sometimes even be pointing at the action within the painting, was trying to find articles on the witness but no one uses that term any more and call them spectators.

**Maggie** · 27th April 2018, 05:38

Originally posted by Nothing

They will look out of the picture plane at the viewer with a knowing look......

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**enjoy being** · 27th April 2018, 05:54

**modwiz** · 27th April 2018, 07:27

**modwiz** · 27th April 2018, 11:49

**modwiz** · 27th April 2018, 16:43

**modwiz** · 27th April 2018, 16:49

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ibe-BgqwNg

**modwiz** · 27th April 2018, 17:41

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**enjoy being** · 28th April 2018, 03:57

I feel sorry for people like Lemmy Kilmister who might have a useful observation but sound frightfully caught up in that even harder train to jump off.

But then I remember that feeling sorry for people can often attract their demons to yourself so I let his perceived wrongs, be

**modwiz** · 28th April 2018, 15:49

I like the concept but not the language. We need whole and wholesome and not holy. Language reveals itself in the spelling that is chosen and it speaks to the subconscious. Holy has holes in it as a concept. It is why I spell wholistic with a 'W'. Despite what spell check thinks.

Holism is more of a religion than wholesome.

**modwiz** · 28th April 2018, 15:55

I hate politically correct silliness but, the word 'one' fits where 'man' is used and works better. I do understand that man can be gender neutral but, ideas this good need better packaging or they risk being ignored.