Antilia

Yesterday and today, I observed various forms of sphinxes. The most famous one, the one in Giza is surrounded by mystery, pre-history, and a myriad of controversial research findings. To see it face-to-face the mystery is revisited by deep, mostly subconscious emotions bordering on Jung’s collective unconscious.

The Aker, the double headed mythological sphinx, is reminiscent of the Taino Cemí in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It looks to the east, orient, sunrise, and life. The other face looks to the west, occident, sunset, and death.

Today in Memphis, Ancient Egypt’s capital, I photographed Hatshepsut’s sphinx. She was a female pharaoh. There are many more representations of the sphinx in Egyptian history.