Since the time of Socrates, thinking men have meditated on the inevitability of death to focus on what’s truly important in life. This men’s pocket watch is a memento mori; a reminder that death comes for us all, so live each day as if it was your last, ‘cause it very well could be. The back of its surgical-grade stainless steel case has the inscription ‘Don’t Tell Me How to Live’ embossed on it. You’re the boss, and only you are responsible for your successes and failures. Designed in Denmark. Ships in an environmentally friendly storage box.
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Memento Mori is a reminder of life's transient nature and death's inevitability. It encourages us to confront our mortality and embrace the impermanence of existence.
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Figure of Death (Memento Mori) - Attributed to Hans Leinberger (German, active 1511 - 1530) http://art.thewalters.org/detail/27282/figure-of-death-memento-mori/
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Memento Mori Coin The rehearsal and reminder of death is a core Stoic practice. By rehearsing and remembering our mortality, we can overcome it, we can live with a sense of urgency and meaning, and as we reflect, death puts into perspective what is and is not important in life. In short, we remember death so that we may live. In the eyes of the Stoics, the meditation of death was not a morbid or depressing act, it actually leads to a far more fruitful and enjoyable life. Knowing our time is limited means we no longer waste it. Knowing death can arrive at any moment, we live with a sense of urgency and vigour. Compared to death, suddenly our grudges, fears and ambitions seem infantile. With this coin, I wanted it to evoke a strong and meaningful reaction to those who hold and look upon it, and a coin which told a story on which we can meditate and reflect upon. My hope is that it is both a piece of art and full of practical meaning. FRONT OF COIN The front of the coin features the well known maxim Memento Mori: “Remember you must die” . The main imagery is of Marcus Aurelius’s and a skull separated by a sword hanging by a thread. Marcus’s face is calm, stern and unperturbed. This state of mind is something we all hope to achieve in life. The skull has a hallow almost taunting smile. For what can we do but smile at death? This contrast of life and death, and how death mocks us. With Marcuses image giving inspiration on how we can face it. The Sword is inspired from Ciceros tale ‘the Sword of Damocles’, where King Dionysius II hung a sword over a court flatters head by nothing but a single horse hair to show him the perils of being a King, and that danger surrounds him constantly. Cicero uses this tale to say that death hangs above us all as the sword loomed above Damocles and like the thread of horsehair which kept it suspended, the line between life and death is fragile and can descend upon us at any moment. BACK OF COIN The back features an apple tree, halve of which is in full bloom and heavy with fruit and some apples fallen on the ground. The second half of the tree is stripped bear and nothing but a skeleton. It symbolises the Stoic belief that death is nothing but a natural process, and in the same ways the trees grow, flourish and bear fruit, the apples must drop when their time comes and all must return to the earth from which they came. We too must follow this natural process. The centre features my own little prayer I say to myself, which is a play on the words of Marcus Aurelius intertwined with the tale of Damocles. That life is fragile and death looms above, this we must remember in all our thoughts, word and actions. On either side of the coin, there are 2 hour glasses, one full and one empty, a popular image in Memento Mori art, it reminds us that our time is finite and on day our hourglasses will run empty. The bottom of the coin has a quote from Seneca. “That your faults die before you do”. I chose this quote as that is our main task day to day, to remove the faults within us and live in accord with Virtue and nature. Ultimately we are against the clock and we don’t know when the time will run out. So each day remember we must strive to ensure our faults die first. Only by removing our faults, our base desires and emotions, our passions can we live like free rational beings. It is a reminder that we must not delay conquering your faults, we must challenge them here and now.
Artistically, death is always a mode of self-portraiture, but memento mori seeks to catalyze the shock of recognition as a means of contemplating a more virtuous life. I recently spoke with Sister Theresa Aletheia about the form's contemporary resonance.
From skull emojis to Damien Hirst, the symbolism is everywhere. We're here to help you navigate its art historical roots.
“Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing. Let us balance life’s books each day. … The one who puts the finishing touches on their life each day is never short of time.” Seneca At a Roman triumph, the majority of the public would […]
William Cheselden (1688–1752) is remembered today as one of the greatest English surgeons; he was surgeon to Queen Caroline, wife of King George II, to whom he dedicated the wonderful, epically sca…
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Memento mori art to help inspire you to start living your life.
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We often try to avoid death. Sweep it under the rug, pretend it doesn’t exist and live in comfortable denial. But we weren’t always this way. In fact, many past societies have been completely obsessed with death, as seen in their art, literature, and philosophy. It can all be examined through a study of one…
Memento Mori Coin The rehearsal and reminder of death is a core Stoic practice. By rehearsing and remembering our mortality, we can overcome it, we can live with a sense of urgency and meaning, and as we reflect, death puts into perspective what is and is not important in life. In short, we remember death so that we may live. In the eyes of the Stoics, the meditation of death was not a morbid or depressing act, it actually leads to a far more fruitful and enjoyable life. Knowing our time is limited means we no longer waste it. Knowing death can arrive at any moment, we live with a sense of urgency and vigour. Compared to death, suddenly our grudges, fears and ambitions seem infantile. With this coin, I wanted it to evoke a strong and meaningful reaction to those who hold and look upon it, and a coin which told a story on which we can meditate and reflect upon. My hope is that it is both a piece of art and full of practical meaning. FRONT OF COIN The front of the coin features the well known maxim Memento Mori: “Remember you must die” . The main imagery is of Marcus Aurelius’s and a skull separated by a sword hanging by a thread. Marcus’s face is calm, stern and unperturbed. This state of mind is something we all hope to achieve in life. The skull has a hallow almost taunting smile. For what can we do but smile at death? This contrast of life and death, and how death mocks us. With Marcuses image giving inspiration on how we can face it. The Sword is inspired from Ciceros tale ‘the Sword of Damocles’, where King Dionysius II hung a sword over a court flatters head by nothing but a single horse hair to show him the perils of being a King, and that danger surrounds him constantly. Cicero uses this tale to say that death hangs above us all as the sword loomed above Damocles and like the thread of horsehair which kept it suspended, the line between life and death is fragile and can descend upon us at any moment. BACK OF COIN The back features an apple tree, halve of which is in full bloom and heavy with fruit and some apples fallen on the ground. The second half of the tree is stripped bear and nothing but a skeleton. It symbolises the Stoic belief that death is nothing but a natural process, and in the same ways the trees grow, flourish and bear fruit, the apples must drop when their time comes and all must return to the earth from which they came. We too must follow this natural process. The centre features my own little prayer I say to myself, which is a play on the words of Marcus Aurelius intertwined with the tale of Damocles. That life is fragile and death looms above, this we must remember in all our thoughts, word and actions. On either side of the coin, there are 2 hour glasses, one full and one empty, a popular image in Memento Mori art, it reminds us that our time is finite and on day our hourglasses will run empty. The bottom of the coin has a quote from Seneca. “That your faults die before you do”. I chose this quote as that is our main task day to day, to remove the faults within us and live in accord with Virtue and nature. Ultimately we are against the clock and we don’t know when the time will run out. So each day remember we must strive to ensure our faults die first. Only by removing our faults, our base desires and emotions, our passions can we live like free rational beings. It is a reminder that we must not delay conquering your faults, we must challenge them here and now.
Carpe Diem - probably the most famous of the odes of Latin poet Quintus Horatius Floccus, known as Horace, that express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can. Carpe Diem -" Seize the day", trusting as little as possible to the future. Keep this coin to remind you that the future is unforeseen and that one should not leave to chance future happenings, but rather one should do all one can today to make one's future better. The meaning of carpe diem as used by Horace is not to ignore the future, but rather not to trust that everything is going to fall into place for you and taking action for the future today. Memento Vivere - "Remember you have to live.". Know that your time is short in the grand scheme of things. Memento Mori - ” Remember that you will die”. Tempus Fugit - "Time flies". Surprise a friend with the Carpe Diem Coin that would remind him to live life to the fullest, to be appreciative of the present, and look forward to the great things that may happen in the future. Collect the Carpe Diem Coin and never forget to live each moment of your life. You only live once, after all. You better enjoy the ride. Photos are the exact item you will receive. The color will change based on the angle held and lighting. Technical details: ∙ Large, Heavyweight, Antiqued Silver-Color Coin ∙ Diameter: 1.54" (39mm) - about the same as a Silver Dollar ∙ Approximately 2.7mm thick (10 gauge) ∙ Weight: 1oz. ∙ Made from Nickel-Silver ∙ Extremely fine details ∙ 100% minted in the USA! The coins were chemically aged so the patina looks great right out of the package and will look even better with more wear from handling and daily carry. The coin is treated to look as if it has been handled and circulated. Coloring and patinas may slightly vary. These coins are an extremely high-quality mint and are akin to a traditional military challenge coin. There are no identical coins! Note: we don’t take custom orders.
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Memento Mori is a new book by Paul Koudounaris (previously) that documents sacred sites around the world where human skeletons are displayed. Koudounaris
In the Tradition: Memento Exstingui, a project by the photographer Michele Turriani, draws attention to the plight of endangered animals that appear on the IUCN red list
Nel maggio 1488, per iniziativa della cosiddetta “nazione fiorentina” che vive ed opera in Roma, si costituisce una confraternita laicale della Misericordia, sotto la protezione di S. Giovanni Batt…
