Month: August 2012
The Aghori are a Shaivite Hindu sect – mostly composed of ascetic sadhus – believed to have split off from the tantric Kapalika order (which dates from 1000) in India in the 14th century. The Aghori are known for their extreme and outlandish violations of typical Indian and other social mores, as well as their unorthodox, taboo rituals which have caused many mainstream Hindus to condemn them as non-Hindu. They are, for instance, known to engage in post-mortem ritual cannibalism (necrophagy), urophagia and corprophagy.; they also often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and jewellery.
Loge and Wotan / Loki and Odin. I went on a mini Arthur Rackham binge tonight, for some reason. I have always loved loved LOVED how Rackham depicted Loge’s magic fire hair.
Ring Cycle Illustrations
Ave Babalon
It is worth remembering—particularly because it has been so uniformly suppressed—that the U.S is the only country that was condemned for international terrorism by the World Court and that rejected a Security Council resolution calling on states to observe international law
Noam Chomsky (via theworldofsleepers)
Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use — a cynic might say that this is why they continue to exist.
Noam Chomsky
Ave Babalon