Here's Jorge Ben's undeniably catchy "Os Alquimistas Esão Chegando Os Alquimistas" (Here Come the Alchemists) from his masterpiece A Tábua de Esmeralda (The Emerald Tablet), which is all about #mysticism and #alchemy. He even name checks #Trismegistus and #Paracelsus! #samba #funk #Brazilian #music
https://youtu.be/RZWl7CMRmMc

Paracelsus famously said "It is only the dose which makes a thing poison." Borders constrain and divide, they are often contested, policed, enforced. Yet they also protect, define, collect... Their value is in the way that they and their permeability are navigated.
#borders #identity #self #others #boundaries #boundarymaking #Paracelsus