Wood engraving by Harry Brockway (British b. 1958) in The Reader’s Digest Bible (illustrated edition) 1990
Phillip Medhurst
Wisdom from a Gnostic Sage
Tag: vision
Image | Jun 1, 2022
A Mighty Angel Stands upon the Land and upon the Sea. 1797. Oil on paper, mounted on panel. 21.5 x 31 ins; 54.61 x 78.74 cms. Location unknown.
Feb 20, 2016
Teresa of Avila
A cherub pressed me to my knees:
He held a flaming spear.
He struck again, and then again:
As much as I could bear.
I soon abandoned all desire
For this sweet pain to cease.
No other bliss compares to this
Felicitous disease.
I greet this torment willingly.
I fondly hug the wound.
Love’s quarry, breathless, flees no more,
For she is run to ground.
Phillip Medhurst 