The cover art to Aerial seems very much dedicated to Apollo, the Sun God... the chariot of the sun, set out on some horizon, sunlight dancing about the sea...
And as early as 1978, Kate Bush confirmed that she was interested in the Occult:
KB: "That's really interesting, that's an amazing thing about interviews, they really make you think. I am interested in the occult but not the negative side of it. I really don't know much about it. I believe we are controlled by forces... the moon and the stars."
"Haunting Kate Bush" (1978)
http://gaffa.org/reaching/i78_nz.html
Maybe, just maybe, KB has identified herself with Artemis, the Moon Goddess, in the photograph accompanying 'Joanni'? ... Like a moony-lamp of Night, her face could be the amber orb of the moon floating in the night sky... Maybe KaTe believes she has become the moon, a controlling force...
So when one flicks through the CD booklet, the Sun and the Moon appear to be in direct alignment... Indeed, given the interluding cartoon 'King of the Mountain' sketch, one could say that "the sun and the moon meet on yon hill..."
AERIAL: The Golden Dawn and The Golden Compass
The title AERIAL is A Perfect Circle, full of celestial, nebulous, and earthly connotations... Aerial Nephelai... Aerial Supremacy... Aerial Rising... Pyramids and Obelisks... Shining Ones... Waves, Stations and Signals... Aerial Wonder...
"A magician doesn't like to expose his magic, black or white..."
Occult studies are by definition a study of hidden mysteries. While the practitioner is often attempting to scry hidden wisdom, that knowledge is traditionally not freely shared (esp. amongst fans!), and is often reincoded in a symbol system known only to the practitioner and other members of a related community.
Karswell Kate: "What kind of language is this?"
Hidden on all Kate Bush album covers is her trade mark KT runic symbol. The clearest example of this is on the Lionheart album cover, where the mark appears on the crate, just above (or below) the beast *. On the AERIAL album cover, the KT logo appears on the water in the lower foreground. The stem of the T is broken, giving the appearance of a capital T over a capital K. (Some people see even more symbols hidden in the lower right-hand corner of the cover.)
A capital T: The Tau Cross
Tau Cross - Symbol of the god Mathras of the Persians and the Aryans of India. To them, Mathras was an "angel of light" or the "heavenly light". It is used in modern Masonry under the symbol of the T square. In the modern occultism of Madeline Montalban (died 1982) Lucifer's identification as the Morning Star (Venus) equates him with Lumiel, whom she regarded as the Archangel of Light, and among Satanists he is seen as The "Torch of Baphomet" and Azazel. In this modern occult teaching, an obvious appropriation of Christian soteriology, it is stated that it is Lucifer's destiny to incarnate in human form at certain key times in world history as a saviour and redeemer for humanity. A symbol for this process is the Tudor Rose. The Tudor Rose can be red, representing Lucifer, or white representing Lilith. The Tau cross is also a symbol of Lumiel/Lucifer and his role as an avatar for the human race.
On the Aerial Cover you will see A Perfect Circle around the Sun. The points of the Sun's rays have also been enhanced. The effect is to produce The Golden Compass.
The Lionheart Lion:
Satan is called by many names in the Bible, each name revealing his basic character. He is called "Roaring Lion" in 1 Peter 5:8 (King James Version):
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour..."
The Kick Inside Dragon:
Satan is referred to as: "Dragon" (Isaiah 27:1; Revelation 20:2), "Great red dragon" (Revelation 12:3), "Old serpent" (Revelation 12:9; 20:2), "Son of the Morning" (Isaiah 14:12)...
The AERIAL album artwork features two paintings in tempora:
"Lesson Time" by Frederic Cayley Robinson, 1921
"Fishermen and Boat" by Joseph Edward Southall, 1920
Tempora is taken from the Latin, to mingle, to temper, to mitigate, season and soften, to mix in due proportion...
Karswell Kate: "What kind of language is this?"
Ole Worm (May 13, 1588 – August 31, 1655) was a Danish physician and antiquary. He wrote a number of treatises on Rune stones and collected texts that were written in runic. In 1626 Worm published his Fasti Danici, or "Danish Chronology," containing the results of his researches into runic lore. Its expanded title is: "Fasti Danici Universam Tempora Computandi Rationem Exhibentes".
So maybe the use of the word Tempora in Ole Worm's Runic tome explains why Kate and Peacock chose to mingle two tempora paintings in the AERIAL artwork... "It's in the trees! It's coming!"
MOON, EARTH AND SUN PUT ON AERIAL DISPLAY...
The cover art to Aerial seems very much dedicated to Apollo, the Sun God... the chariot of the sun, set out on some horizon, sunlight dancing about the sea...
And as early as 1978, Kate Bush confirmed that she was interested in the Occult: KB: "That's really interesting, that's an amazing thing about interviews, they really make you think. I am interested in the occult but not the negative side of it. I really don't know much about it. I believe we are controlled by forces... the moon and the stars." "Haunting Kate Bush" (1978) http://gaffa.org/reaching/i78_nz.html
Maybe, just maybe, KB has identified herself with Artemis, the Moon Goddess, in the photograph accompanying 'Joanni'? ... Like a moony-lamp of Night, her face could be the amber orb of the moon floating in the night sky... Maybe KaTe believes she has become the moon, a controlling force...
So when one flicks through the CD booklet, the Sun and the Moon appear to be in direct alignment... Indeed, given the interluding cartoon 'King of the Mountain' sketch, one could say that "the sun and the moon meet on yon hill..."
AERIAL: The Golden Dawn and The Golden Compass The title AERIAL is A Perfect Circle, full of celestial, nebulous, and earthly connotations... Aerial Nephelai... Aerial Supremacy... Aerial Rising... Pyramids and Obelisks... Shining Ones... Waves, Stations and Signals... Aerial Wonder...
"A magician doesn't like to expose his magic, black or white..." Occult studies are by definition a study of hidden mysteries. While the practitioner is often attempting to scry hidden wisdom, that knowledge is traditionally not freely shared (esp. amongst fans!), and is often reincoded in a symbol system known only to the practitioner and other members of a related community.
Karswell Kate: "What kind of language is this?" Hidden on all Kate Bush album covers is her trade mark KT runic symbol. The clearest example of this is on the Lionheart album cover, where the mark appears on the crate, just above (or below) the beast *. On the AERIAL album cover, the KT logo appears on the water in the lower foreground. The stem of the T is broken, giving the appearance of a capital T over a capital K. (Some people see even more symbols hidden in the lower right-hand corner of the cover.)
A capital T: The Tau Cross Tau Cross - Symbol of the god Mathras of the Persians and the Aryans of India. To them, Mathras was an "angel of light" or the "heavenly light". It is used in modern Masonry under the symbol of the T square. In the modern occultism of Madeline Montalban (died 1982) Lucifer's identification as the Morning Star (Venus) equates him with Lumiel, whom she regarded as the Archangel of Light, and among Satanists he is seen as The "Torch of Baphomet" and Azazel. In this modern occult teaching, an obvious appropriation of Christian soteriology, it is stated that it is Lucifer's destiny to incarnate in human form at certain key times in world history as a saviour and redeemer for humanity. A symbol for this process is the Tudor Rose. The Tudor Rose can be red, representing Lucifer, or white representing Lilith. The Tau cross is also a symbol of Lumiel/Lucifer and his role as an avatar for the human race.
On the Aerial Cover you will see A Perfect Circle around the Sun. The points of the Sun's rays have also been enhanced. The effect is to produce The Golden Compass.
The Kick Inside Dragon: Satan is referred to as: "Dragon" (Isaiah 27:1; Revelation 20:2), "Great red dragon" (Revelation 12:3), "Old serpent" (Revelation 12:9; 20:2), "Son of the Morning" (Isaiah 14:12)...
The AERIAL album artwork features two paintings in tempora: "Lesson Time" by Frederic Cayley Robinson, 1921 "Fishermen and Boat" by Joseph Edward Southall, 1920
Tempora is taken from the Latin, to mingle, to temper, to mitigate, season and soften, to mix in due proportion...
Karswell Kate: "What kind of language is this?" Ole Worm (May 13, 1588 – August 31, 1655) was a Danish physician and antiquary. He wrote a number of treatises on Rune stones and collected texts that were written in runic. In 1626 Worm published his Fasti Danici, or "Danish Chronology," containing the results of his researches into runic lore. Its expanded title is: "Fasti Danici Universam Tempora Computandi Rationem Exhibentes".
So maybe the use of the word Tempora in Ole Worm's Runic tome explains why Kate and Peacock chose to mingle two tempora paintings in the AERIAL artwork... "It's in the trees! It's coming!"