Para o meu marido que faz hoje 44 anos

1973

Robert Mangold, Circle In and Out of a Polygon 2 (1973, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City)

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“But at least we have answered one ancient question. We are not alone. The stars will never again be the same to us.”

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Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama.

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A Cor segundo Goethe III - Entre o Vermelho e o Amarelo

Robert Mangold, + Within + (Red, Yellow, Orange) (1981, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Winterthur)

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«The color increases in energy, and appears in red-yellow more powerful and splendid.

All that we have said of yellow is applicable here, in a higher degree. The red-yellow gives an impression of warmth and gladness, since it represents the hue of the intenser glow of fire.»

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Theory of Colors (1810), 

Citado por Maria Popova, «Goethe on the Psychology of Color and Emotion - “Color itself is a degree of darkness.”»
in https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/08/17/goethe-theory-of-colours/

Dia V: «Five Golden Rings»... e acreditar

Anel espiralado da Idade do Bronze Inicial (Museu Nacional de Arqueologia)

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Petrus Christus, St. Eligius as a goldsmith showing a ring to the engaged couple (1449, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nova Iorque)

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On the fifth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:

Five Golden Rings

Four Calling Birds

Three French Hens

Two Turtle Doves

and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

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Christmas Song - 12 Days Of Christmas Lyrics | MetroLyrics

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William Turner, Undine Giving the Ring to Massaniello, Fisherman of Naples (1846, Tate Gallery, Londres)

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Robert Mangold, Ring A (Yellow) (2010)

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(link)

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«Disbelief gets processed by the limbic system's cingulate cortex and the anterior insula the same parts of the brain that report visceral sensations like pain and disgust.

This not only explains why we hate liars but why we as human beings long for something to believe in.

Whether it be Santa Claus or a scientific fact like gravity, our brains reward us emotionally when we believe.

To believe is to feel good.

To feel comforted.

But how can we trust our own belief systems when our brains are giving them emotional kickbacks? By balancing it all with critical thinking, by questioning everything, and by always, always being open to the possibilities.»

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Perception - link (os "negritos" são da minha autoria)