The Codex Seraphinianus

[Xonas Pitfall]

Has anyone seen this amazing book?

Created by Italian artist and architect Luigi Serafini, this art book presents itself as a fantastical, illustrated encyclopedia of an alternate reality, filled with surreal images, bizarre creatures, and impossible landscapes. The book is a kaleidoscope of strange, dream-like visions that seem both familiar and alien at the same time.

It reminds me of that awakening state, when you lose all the narratives, all the ego-driven story-making schemas that have built up over the years. The moment when you start to see things for what they are, and everything becomes magical, indescribable, and mystical. It’s like seeing the actual nature of reality itself—raw, unfiltered, and beyond anything we’ve been told. It almost feels strangely nostalgic to look at The Codex Seraphinianus, in a way that most surreal art tends to for me. 

"An experience that gives a slip into the mind of a child seeing the world for the first time, or flipping through an encyclopedia without fully understanding what they’re reading."

Super cool - it makes you wonder what kinds of alien-like realities might be out there, or how differently one could recontextualize and understand the present moment to make it feel "real." 😊💕💞💛💚💙💜

[Buck Edwards]

It looks nice. The art is cute.