A Lofty Melancholia - Ink on Paper evening 'Auriel at First Light' -

'Auriel at First Light' - The Lore

while the first threads of change weave unseen through the air

sought guidance in the quietude of his sacred solitude

and full of memory

A Lofty Melancholia - Ink on Paper evening 'Auriel at First Light' -"A Lofty Melancholia" 18" x 12" Original Ink on Paper Melancholia or melancholy is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Until the 18th century, doctors and other scholars classified melancholic