“Sword of the World” (“Warrior of the Spirit”) 2005, fireclay, 59x28x15. “The old will be followed by a new purification, which will give the great Foundations of Being. The Fiery Sword of the Spirit will strike the decaying planet. Those who look to the future are not afraid of the Fiery Sword, for the tempered spirit knows the true creativity of the Sword of the Spirit. Fiery creativity can be affirmed as a great transmutation of darkness into Light. On the path to the Fiery World let us manifest understanding to the Fiery Sword of the Spirit ” E.I. Roerich.