Daimonion Exhibition

This is the catalog of the + Daimonion + Exhibition. It presents 4 large-scale paintings (acrylic and oil on canvas) and 44 drawings (indian-ink on paper) by visual artist André Harke.

The exhibition took place in April and May 2022 at Danera Gallery in central Berlin, Germany.

The concept of Daimonion was first developed by Socrates who perceived the Daimonion as an inward mentor conceived as partaking of the nature of a demon or inspired by one. Socrates engaged in inner dialogs with the Daimonion and realized that the suggestions of the Daimonion were always protecting and meaningful to him in his personal experience.

In my own personal experience, the Daimonion does not emerge as a being from beyond the border of the Self or as a separate being that would come into one's awareness. The Daimonion for me emerges as an impression of a higher awareness of the Self as well as the Self's surrounding universe. It is to me the very installation of reflective thinking to expand the individual awareness beyond its borders and to change the Self in accordance with individuality and aim.

The Daimonion for me is an individual perception of the Black Flame -- a substance whose recognition enables the Initiate to Xeper and which can evolve within the Initiate to higher awareness. If perceived within the Self, this can be called the Daimonion. In other words, the individual perception of the Black Flame within the Self is a realization of the Daimonion as mentioned for the first time in this way by Sokrates.

The large-scale paintings that are shown in this exhibition are materialized and visualized core principles as I understand, perceive and experience them along the path of Initiation.