Odin – Adrian Johnson
I really like the lines on this one. It’s so NOT what you’d expect of a picture of the Allfather. I especially love that shield.
Month: January 2015
some magicks. first time in a while.
sigil: “love and health,” illuminated by candlelight through rose quartz.
stones. lots of stones. a couple pendulums. candles. etc.
interesting to note: i was visited by a strange little entity in the midst of some casting. a pair of round, fluorescent, purple eyes lurking by my windowsill. very curious and shadowy, but not evil. i had the distinct feeling of being closely observed, and i was pretty unnerved by it, so i gave the critter a hard stare and said, “what?”
i think i spooked it, because it disappeared immediately. in retrospect, it was pretty cute. it didn’t mean any harm, and i probably should’ve let it hang out with me, i just wasn’t expecting an audience. maybe it’ll come back next time.
» GOAD E73 – Star Wars Wars GEEKS OUT AFTER DARK
» GOAD E73 – Star Wars Wars GEEKS OUT AFTER DARK
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.” – Howard Zinn
Ancient Mesopotamian Religious Iconography from different kudurru´s. Babylonian God/ Goddess Pantheon.
Detail, and names of each god and goddess.
Related to previous post.
The dreaming awareness amongst the Kongo is similar to the one found in the Græco-Roman world. In the 19th book of Homer’s Odyssey and likewise in Virgil’s Aenid, dreams are located in the realm of Hades and can be either true or false. Penelope dreams of two doors, the ivory gate of false dreams and the horned one of true dreams. Both doors allow dreams to pass through into the world of the living, to deceive or enlighten, to give rise to flights of fantasy or flights of imagination. The Kongo likely perceived dreams as spectres and ghosts and thus approached dreams as they did messages from the ancestors.
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, Palo Mayombe: Garden of Blood and Bones (via hoodoo-seed)
Conserving a Seleucian Incantation Bowl
Source: http://bit.ly/17t8ishBY MADELEINE NEIMAN, 2014–2015 Samuel H. Kress conservation fellow at the Kelsey Museum. During her time here, Madeleine’s work will focus on the technical analysis and treatment of objects from the Seleucia collection. (image)Incantation bowl (KM 31455) from the site of Seleucia-on-the-Tigris.The object is a wheel-thrown, buff-colored earthenware bowl the surface of which has been painted with black pseudoscript (small lines meant to mimic Aramaic writing) and images of anthropomorphic figures. The vessel was excavated in the 1930s from Seleucia-on-the-Tigris, a site approximately………. Read More
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