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		flir on June 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Secret Hand Gestures in Paintings (2019) > presumably the hand positions are secret, they're not going to be immortalized in a painting. I wouldn't bet on it. Performative secrecy is very common in esotericism.

runjake on June 7, 2024 [–]

Touche. You are correct. In fact, a number of paintings of esoteric figures now come to mind where their hands are in a particular configuration.

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