Reverie is the state of daydreaming. You stare off in the distance, submerge in a hidden world where ideas float in your mind and fantasies are being lived to the fullest. As the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard has said: “Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul.” And so behind the next little window of our Advent calender we find:
December 5, 2011: Reverie
The word of the day illustrated by our Advent calender photo of the day is relish. It respresents great enjoyment or appreciation. The sensual touch is being relished with great pleasure. And yet, there is more to happiness than just pleasure. As the Scottish philosopher David Hume has put it: “Human happiness seems to consist in three ingredients; action, pleasure and indolence. And though these ingredients ought to be mixed in different proportions, according to the disposition of the person, yet no one ingredient can be entirely wanting without destroying in some measure the relish of the whole composition.”
December 4, 2011: Relish
Fervor is a indescribable feeling. It conveys a sense of feverish indulgence, a sort of fierce surrender that displaces the people involved in it to another world. It pulls them into a space of devotion where there’s nothing but emotions and senses. That’s what showed behind door number 3 of our Advent calender:
December 3, 2011: Fervor
Nude or naked doesn’t mean erotic. Eroticism is much more of a feeling, a mood, a look, something very particular in a moment. Photos that can capture such moments are truly erotic. Let’s see what’s behind the shutter of the second window on our Advent calender. So there we go:
December 2, 2011: Looks
On time for the Christmas countdown, there comes a somehow different Advent calender, a little late yet outstanding. The idea: someone once asked me what I find tasteful erotic photography. Therefore, the tasteful erotic series starting today. Let’s find out what is behind the doors of the first December days.
December 1, 2011: Food
