Cláudio Jordão has entered the Grand Space Opera 3D.
Latest Update: Final Image: The Rose of the Hidden One
Well, it’s done. This is my final image.
My image is a personal interpretation of an excerpt of a poem called “The Message” by Fernando Pessoa.
This excerpt tells us about the return of a Portuguese King called D.Sebastião, who disappeared, on foggy day, during a great battle in 1578.
Because his body was never found, the Portuguese created some prophecies for his return.
The most famous prophecie tells us, that he will return, with his new spiritual army, in a same foggy day, of the 21 of December of 2012.
And since D. Sebastião - The Hidden One, was a knight from the ancient “Order of Christ”, I’ve decided to represent his spiritual army like the Cross/Rose of that Order.
Here is that excerpt:
The Hidden One
What fertile symbol
Comes with the restless dawn?
On the Dead Cross of the World,
Life, which is the Rose.
What divine symbol
Brings the day already seen?
On the Cross, which is Destiny,
The Rose which is Christ.
What final symbol
Shows the sun already awakened?
On the dead and fatal Cross
The Rose of the Hidden One.
And now in portuguese:
O Encoberto
Que símbolo fecundo
Vem na aurora ansiosa?
Na Cruz Morta do Mundo
A Vida, que é a Rosa.
Que símbolo divino
Traz o dia já visto?
Na Cruz, que é o Destino,
A Rosa que é o Cristo.
Que símbolo final
Mostra o sol já desperto?
Na Cruz morta e fatal
A Rosa do Encoberto.