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Wars, the Second Seal of the Book the of Apocalypse

Mónica Boixeda Berliner

The Book of Apocalypse is one of the most revealing of the history of the mankind. Its symbols and prophecies have become a benchmark in Christianity, which takes this book of the New Testament as a key point of their faith and beliefs. Despite the intricacy of his metaphors, historians and theologians have unravelled each one of the Seven Seals, equivalent to seven prophecies given by God. If the First Seal referred to the false preachers, the false Christs and the false prophets who seek to deceive the masses, the second argues that there will be wars over the centuries, culminating in the final time with a world war. Many people think that the third world war, the most frightening of all, is yet to come. In the Second Seal there appears a red horse killing human beings – the second horseman of the apocalypse -, taking the peace of the planet with him and symbolizing the bloody war. This is the vermilion horse over the crystal sea and opposite to the golden altar that was in front of the throne in the sky. Thus, the red represents the colour of the blood. There have been many wars that have plagued the planet since man exists. The humankind history is dyed of red by the blood spilt in the skilled wars: the devastating Roman Civil Wars, the Crusades, the Hundred Years War, the two great World Wars, or the most recent and terrifying conflicts, like the Cold War, where since the end of the Great War to the end of the USSR and the fall of communism in 1991... read more

False Prophets, the First Seal of the Book the of Apocalypse

Mónica Boixeda Roman

The Book of Apocalypse is the last book of the New Testament of the Bible that reveals the Seven Seals. Although many people are controversial to the Catholic Church´s doctrines, it is worth knowing its dogmas to take a position for or against it. In fact, it is necessary to say that The Apocalypse has been one of the most studied literary works of the mankind history thanks to its great quantity of symbols and its exclusively prophetic character. It lists the Seven Seals of human history from a Catholic point of view, equivalent to seven prophecies, respectively: wars, famine, disease, chaos … until with the Seventh Seal comes the End. The First Seal is represented through the first horseman of the Apocalypse, riding a white horse. This prophecy speaks of false preachers, false Christs and false prophets who deceive the masses. The truth is that the Catholic Church has been and is one of the most powerful institutions in the world. There have been times when the Word of God was the only provision valid and anyone who rebelled against the Catholic doctrines would be punished with the death. The Inquisition was brought about in 1184. It was the institution in charge of suppressing any heresy that arose against Catholic dogmas. It spread for centuries and to multiple territories, and it was not until 1965 that it completely went out. The Inquisition was the most terrible scourge of the Catholic Church. This one was silenced for centuries, since the historical ignorance and the weight of the Church as a social and political institution managed to silence the... read more

Colour and Psyche

Mónica Boixeda Roman

You have just moved into a new apartment and your partner offers to paint the room in bright red? Does the idea not convince you? It is well known that this is the colour of strong feeling and life force. It would therefore be ideal as a stimulant for nights of passion, but it is right to rest well, since it has an effect that induce sleep. To achieve this end, it’s better to choose a blue or yellow pastel. Each colour has certain reactions and emotions…in fact; each of the colours that the human eye can see is electromagnetic radiation emitted by a particular wavelength of light. These are perceived by photoreceptors in the retina and reach the brain as electrochemical impulses. It appears that colours can be perceived even by the blind. The vibrations of the electromagnetic radiation would be well received through the skin. Colours influence our mood and our mind. But does it depend only on the objective characteristics of each colour? It seems not. The associations that certain colours trigger in us and connect them to certain concepts have been handed down through time long with the traditions and cultural values of the environment in which we grow up in. In Japan, for example the target does not have the same meaning as in the west, where the white colour symbolizes death. Often those who see the world from a certain viewpoint can also lead to their preferences for colours or colour combinations by their ideological beliefs. Red for example, has always been the general colour of social revolutions, the grouping of red and... read more