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The document discusses three paintings by the artist Johfra - Witches' Sabbath I from 1977, Witches' Sabbath II from 1978, and The Adoration of Pan, a large triptych from 1979. It describes how Johfra's work underwent a profound change from focusing on upward spiritual themes to expressing pantheism and depicting orgiastic scenes celebrating the life force in nature.

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JOHFRAWORKS pg16

The document discusses three paintings by the artist Johfra - Witches' Sabbath I from 1977, Witches' Sabbath II from 1978, and The Adoration of Pan, a large triptych from 1979. It describes how Johfra's work underwent a profound change from focusing on upward spiritual themes to expressing pantheism and depicting orgiastic scenes celebrating the life force in nature.

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VISIONARY REVUE http://visionaryrevue.com/webtext2/jofworks16.

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VISIONARY REVUE PARIS - SPRING 2003

THE ADORATION OF PAN (1979)


WITCHES SABBATH I (1977) (De aanbidding van Pan)
(Heksensabbat I)

In March of ‘77 the artist painted Witches’ Pan - his curled horns and cloven hooves, his full
Sabbath I, a theme that intrigued him enough to breasts and huge phallus bringing together and
reprise it with Witches’ Sabbath II in June of ‘78. embodying their longing for orgiastic union. The
Then, in March of ‘79 he completed the huge only light in this world below is the torch that blazes
Adoration of Pan, a triptych measuring two metres between the devil’s horns. And in the absence of
high and three metres across. spirit, the only unity to be consummated is in the
A profound alteration in his vision has occured. flesh, as humanity’s sexual striving for universal
The upward striving Hermes has given way to the procreation.
downward pointing Baphomet. The Hermetic works And yet, the Occult elements must not be
have come to an end; the Pantheist works mistaken for a form of Devil worship. The Horned
commenced. What is more, the erotic nude has now God in this work harkens back to older Pagan
been combined with the ‘infinite figure’ painting to traditions, where Nature was worshipped through
express this new Pantheism. Where sexuality was midnight fertility rites. The witches’ sabbath was a
concentrated before on a single nude form, now it celebration of the all-pervading Life-power which
has exploded into a swirling mass of human figures. flowed through Nature, and manifest itself in the
These large disturbing works offer a vision of growth of plants, the engendering of animals, and in
humanity caught in the darkness below. No sacred humanity’s own sexual striving. Johfra’s Pantheist
symbol, no higher light guides them upward, toward works express, above all, the Life-force that flows
heavenly ascendence or self-transcendence. Instead, through Nature.
at the eye of the maelstrom appears the great god (For an analysis of The Witches’ Portraits, The
Witches’ Sabbath and The Adoration of Pan, see the
article The Pantheist Johfra.)

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