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Wishing You a RICH 2025

Raeleen Mautner, Ph.D.

December 27, 2024

My Dear Friends, Followers, Readers and Former Students, I write this with great affection to thank those of you who have supported my work throughout the years and have valued my existence in the world. I appreciate you more than words can say.As 2024 comes to an end, we tend to reflect on the ups …

Your 2022 “Non Finito” Masterpiece

Raeleen Mautner, Ph.D.

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November 29, 2021

The non finito, most observed in Renaissance times, refers to an artist’s unfinished sculpture or drawing. For example, Michelangelo’s renowned “prisoner” sculptures in Florence’s Academia show four human figures partially emerging from unfinished blocks of stone. This allegorical masterpiece conveys the human struggle to break free of matter or the soul imprisoned by the flesh. There are …