Yukine Sakai

Artefacts – whether early coins featuring the image of Muhammad or golden and gemstone-encrusted statues of the Buddha – were inherently flawed for, as theologian John Calvin declared, “the finite cannot contain the infinite”.

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In ancient traditions, the [spiral] form often represents cycles. The triskele, for example, consists of three interlocking spirals thought to symbolize death, life, and rebirth or the triad of mind, body, and spirit. Spirals also emerge naturally in seashells and plants, sometimes linked to the concept of the golden mean, also known as the “divine

Eventually, all elites are met with the temptation to turn extraction into exploitation. Once a system of extraction has been established, the elite is tempted to take more and more and to think that unlimited power, wealth, and comfort are theirs by right.

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