Phespirit goes to Germany
Berlin     July 2007

THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE

Phespirit loiters by the grave of philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1821) in the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof. It is a purely pretentious pose; Phespirit has read nothing by Hegel.

"Only one man ever understood me,
and he didn't understand me."
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

THE PERGAMON ALTAR

Athena trounces Giants on the east frieze.

"To the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth."
- Revelation 2:12-13

DEM DEUTSCHEN VOLKE

A funnel of three hundred and sixty mirrors stands at the centre of the glass cupola on the roof of Germany's parliament building.

Assorted bits of Phespirit can be seen here reflected in five of them.

"Last one in the Reichstag's a sissy ....."
- Tony Hancock