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"I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?"

-Hermann Hesse, Demian: A Story of Emil Sinclair.-

(Artwork The Great Century by René Magritte)

"The things we see are the same things that are within us. There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself."

-Hermann Hesse, Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair.-

( Artwork Midnight Overthinking by Miles Johnston).

"It would be grander, it would be more proper, if I quite simply placed myself at the disposal of fate, making no claims. But I can not; it’s the only thing I can’t do."

-Hermann Hesse, Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair.-

(Artwork by Thomas Alen Kopera.)

the robins

Max Demian and Emil Sinclair should have just fucked honestly

yooooo happy pride month!

(my flags in the drawing:

shirt: non binary

bandana: pansexual

badge: demian [both demiromantic and demisexual] )

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I'm normal about this I swear. Dreaming Current Demian makes me smile. The art is beautiful. I'm slowly going feral. I need more people to see this.

I liked the demians i drew so... I also wanted to tap into a bit of writing. Here's a master document of my current ideas though it's still a work in progress

Google Docs

Demian short story concepts

‘Demian’ by Hermann Hesse - Book Review

Genre: Psychological/Spiritual

Rating: 4/5

Summary: When Sinclair, as a child, first experiences the dark side of the world apart from the bright side he grew up in, he realizes there must exist a balance between the two worlds in his life.

My Opinion: This book literally got me hooked since the first chapter. The writing style is so breathtaking that I had to stop reading from time to time. The first chapter called us all out. How can we call ourselves the people of light when we sleep peacefully at night knowing that our neighbors are out there, suffering in the dark? Throughout the whole book, the aspects of the world and humans are all divided into the two worlds; that is the ‘bright world’ and the ‘dark world’. But of course, one cannot exist without the other. With this mindset, the writer had presented a beautiful coming-of-age story. Another point I noticed worth mentioning is that the learning process from one’s inner self other than what the world has to offer. This way, we can grow as a person with full freedom. Even though there were things which were a little obscure to me, I still enjoyed most of the book. It had taught me things about myself which I was too afraid to admit. Somehow, I found this book to be a life-saver. I still think it is not for everyone though. Some people might find it a little disturbing while others might fail to connect to the moral concepts of it.

Confession Time: I would have probably never read this if I didn’t know that the ‘Wings’ album of BTS was based off this book. And I’m glad that I did because it is one of my favorite albums by them. Being a person who likes to interpret double meanings and metaphors in arts, I found the references of this book throughout their music videos, short films and songs really amusing.

Characterization: I loved the characterization of Sinclair. But about Max Demian, I’m not a hundred percent sure. Sinclair is a relatable character. I, too, can relate to him in terms of his way of distinguishing the good and evil. Another thing about Sinclair I also find in myself is that he’s a bit pathetic. One way or the other, he is always clinging onto someone, be it his parents from the ‘bright world’ or his friends from the ‘dark one’. I loved the fact that when he found himself surrounded by complete despair and evil, it was love that had drawn him back into the world. I loved the author’s way of describing Max Demian, His appearance was so appealing and haunting at the same time. It totally suited the character that he represented.

Quote: “If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.”

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Posso pensar em todas as vezes que fui dormir pensando em dias melhores, eu pensava "a partir da semana que vem tudo vai começar a melhorar, eu só preciso esperar e tudo vai ficar bem".

Mas ao acordar parecia sempre pior.

Era como um balde de água fria todas as manhãs de segunda-feira às 6hrs, as segundas pra mim passaram a representar inícios mais importantes do que deveriam ser, não era só mais o começo de uma nova semana, era mais um começo em que eu sempre dormia com a esperança do "e se"

se durante a virada da madrugada do Domingo para a Segunda, eu tiver um sonho que me dê algum sinal de que tudo vai começar a caminhar, que a partir de amanhã tudo vai começar a ser diferente

se amanhã eu acordar e receber qualquer sinal divino de que finalmente vou começar a caminhar, finalmente sair deste ponto em que estou presa a anos

Que ansiedade, como conseguir dormir?

E ai eu acordo e tudo está no lugar.

O inverno chegou, tempo frio e cabeça doendo porque acordei tarde, implorando por café. Me volto para aquela monotonia que vivo a meses, e ela continua acabando comigo, aos poucos, e eu continuo marcando no calendário imaginário "essa semana ainda não"

A esperança persiste no peito, "ainda não é a hora, mas ela virá" Enquanto houver esperança em meu coração eu não irei desistir. E eu não escrevo mais para me explicar, cansei de me explicar para quem "não consegue ler o meu coração"

Que está sempre refletido em meus gestos, nos olhos

Hoje em dia quase ninguém está disposto a tentar enxergar as entrelinhas de cada rosto, porque se explicar tanto?

As vezes eu ainda imploro, através de meu olhar, as vezes eles imploram por compreensão... ninguém os vê. Pois bem como nos dito em Demian "somente a si mesmo pode cada um se interpretar"

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“But I need to feel beautiful and holy things around me, always: music, mystery cults, symbols, myths. I need it, and I refuse to give it up… . That’s my fatal flaw.”

— Hermann Hesse, Demian

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Aka. Hard hours are open

Hermann Hesse, Demian, (1919)

Hermann Hesse, " Demian "

"Good that you ask, you should always ask, always have doubts."

Hermann Hesse , Demian

"I cannot call myself an insider, I have been a seeker, and still am, but I no longer seek in the stars and in books. I begin to hear what rumbles in my own blood. My story is not pleasant to read. It is not smooth and harmonious like invented stories. It tastes of nonsense, madness, confusion and dreaminess, like the life of anyone who no longer wants to lie to himself."

Hermann Hesse , Demian

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DEMIAN by Hermann Hesse

“He too was a tempter. He too was a link to the second. The evil world with which I no longer wanted to have anything to do.” - Kim Namjoon on Blood, Sweat and Tears MV

Still BTS related but having a break from the boys. I found myself experimenting again with softer palette and waterbrush. 

I read the novel pretty hurriedly because I was still on family business (a bad idea, for real) and skimming some sentences, so pardon me for inaccuracies on my depiction of Demian and Sinclair here. But in fact no matter what the descriptions are I can’t help but keep imagining these two exactly like how I drew them in this piece! :’) 

The faces, haircolors, skintones, and the outfits (perhaps I should have draw them in the same uniform but my imagination is stubborn enough) is a perfect depiction of them in my head and I’m so satisfied with this work. I was about to draw Abraxas behind them but in the end I chose for a simple book cover-ish designs. Also I scraped off the idea of drawing their forehead signs. I like them looking like normal human just like how they are in the earlier chapters.  Even until now I do relate the most to Sinclair, and I hope that somehow I will be able to have a meeting with my own Demian (and his mother), perhaps with different adventures. It’s always nice to meet someone who is your “kind”, right?

"I live in my dreams — that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference."

- Herman Hesse, Demian.