Paint an icon

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 Picture: Paint an icon.
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You need paint
To paint an icon,
But not just physical paint.

You need eyes
To see an icon,
But not just physical eyes.

An icon's spiritual potency
Is not apprehended physically;
It is apprehended spiritually
By invisible eyes
Which can see
Invisible colours
And which can listen
To inaudible tones
And which can feel
Non-tactual textures.

An icon is
An interdimensional portal;
A crossing point
Between dimensions;
A conduit for angels
Or for that
Which is angelic in character,
Angelic in origin,
Or angelic in destiny.

You don't pay
Close attention
To an icon;
An icon pays
Close attention
To you.

Watch out:
You are being watched.


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Images of icons

>> The Resurrection of Our Lord

>> The Holy Angels

>> Mary Mother of God (Theotokos)

>> The Virgin Mary Portaitissa (Keeper of the Gate)

>> St John the Baptist

>> St George and the Dragon

>> St Nicholas the Wonderworker

>> St Simeon the Stylite


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Understanding icons
Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Icon FAQ
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A Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons
Icon Reader

Eastern Orthodox Christians and Iconography
Cindy Egly

The Meaning of Greek Orthodox Icons
Sergey Khodorkovskiy and Oleg Kushnirskiy

The Mystical Meaning of Byzantine Icons
Domna Papadopoulou

The Art of Mount Athos
An introduction to the history of Byzantine and Postbyzantine painting and art

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 Picture: Paint an icon. An icon is a crossing point between dimensions.
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