#important cultural property

[moment-japan]

愛染明王坐像〔重文）奈良国立博物館蔵

建長８年、 山城国相楽郡〔現在の京都府木津川市）で、大仏師・快成と小佛師快尊・快弁の手によって東大寺大仏殿の焼け残りの柱材を用いて造像・建立された愛染明王。

願主は真言律宗の開祖・叡尊の高弟で阿闇梨の寂澄。

尚、叡尊の高祖は空海です。

真言律宗は真言密教とその戒律である三昧耶戒（さんまやかい）を修学する宗派。

三昧耶戒とは、サンスクリット語のサマヤ（約束・契約という意味）からきており、仏との約束に基づく戒めと誓約という密教だけに存在する戒律のことを三昧耶戒といいます。

鎌倉・室町時代に一大宗派に躍り出た真言律宗ですが、明治時代にこの宗派も例外なく薩摩・長州の輩連中による廃仏毀釈によって復活が不可能というくらいの壊滅的な被害を受けました。

しかしその後、さまざまな知識人や常識ある人々の助けもあり、現在、北は福島、南は熊本まで１００近くの末寺を擁する宗団にまで復活しました。

数多な国宝を有する京都・浄瑠璃寺も真言律宗の寺院です。

浄瑠璃寺はもともと奈良・興福寺の末寺でしたが、薩摩・長州からの廃仏毀釈で壊滅的な被害を受けた興福寺と同じ被害を受けないようにと、真言律宗に転じ貴重な文化財を守りました。

鎌倉時代作、奈良国立博物館蔵の重文・愛染明王。

真紅の身体と三眼六臂の憤怒相、怒髪天の頭上には、ひとたび雄たけびをあげれば、どんな猛獣や邪鬼もおとなしくなるという獅子の冠、後部には執着や愛欲を焼き尽くす日輪形光背、腕には煩悩を打ち砕く五鈷杵に衆生の眼を覚まさせる鈴の五鈷鈴、悟りの世界の象徴である蓮の花、そしてトレードマークであるキューピットのような弓矢などを持っています。

仏教における仏は、そのいくつかが古代ローマ神話に出てくる神が起源になっています。

愛染明王もローマ神話の神クピードー（キューピット）が地中海からシルクロードを通り中央アジアでヒンズー教の神仏に姿かたちを変え、日本に伝わってくる過程で、このスタイルになったといわれています。

愛染明王は左手の第三の手だけは何も持っていない金剛拳のように見えますが、この拳の中には衆生の思いや願いに応じるための摩尼宝珠を隠し持っています。

#important cultural property #japan #nara #budda

[negmo-photograph]

菊屋家住宅。山口県萩市

Kikuya Family Residence. Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Japan

(Japan's Important Cultural Property.)

Oct.2009　　Nikon COOLPIX P6000

#日本庭園 #重要文化財 #garden #japanese garden #important cultural property

[hotwaterandmilk]

I'm still not well so this isn't going to be articulate, but I wanted to say something anyway.

In the wake of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (amongst other titles) being purged from streaming I've seen countless posts saying "This is terrible, we need to stop this practice -- they might purge a good show next!" and yeah, for sure a lot of titles being impacted by streaming purges/lack of physical media/a decline in archiving right now aren't going to be remembered for changing the world.

However, I think it is vital that we fight to preserve these titles for their own sake not just because "What if next time it's something we actually like?!" There is value is preserving things widely regarded as "bad" not just because I have firm beliefs about the absurdity of taste, but because who gives a shit if something is deemed "good?" Actual human people put their time and energy into realising these artistic visions. Even if the results are arguably not "good" or "popular", should the efforts of these artists be lost to the sands of time? No, no they fucking shouldn't.

I share a lot of art on this blog from titles very few people consider culturally important or valuabe. However, I don't look at the things I collect & share like that. Even some of the most objectively absurd titles I own are still pieces of art that were developed, published, and consumed by humans in the real world. Whether they've turned out to be broadly memorable or not is irrelevant because they existed and that in itself makes them worthy of preservation so that others can choose to familiarise themselves with them long after the original creative team is gone.

So yes, we should all be trying to preserve the media that's important to us and not let corporations try to stamp out every trace of a financial (though not necessarily artistic) misstep. However, it shouldn't take the threat of something we, personally, like being taken away to stir us into giving a shit.

Even the demise of less admired works should concern us and make us start to burn copies of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies because it might not mean anything to you or I right now, but to some kid in 20 years it could be a seminal experience that leads them to follow their dreams. Or it could become a cult classic that people reflect on at watch parties years in the future. Or it could continue to be a footnote in the history of television that nobody really cares about.

Ultimately I don't think it matters what level of value we arbitrarily assign to media now or in the future, we should be trying to preserve as much of it as possible so that generations from now people can enjoy the option of engaging with these titles should they so wish.

#personal #idk i just feel strongly that even trash should be allowed to exist #and all of us be able to access it if we so choose #some of the most meaningful film experiences of my life have involved B movies and other “low” culture properties #i'm not well enough to even start rambling about high and low culture and the rich #but as an audience we should be able to select what we want to consume #and we should be able to access it regardless of local laws or cultural norms #that's why the efforts of archivists and media preservationists from the lost media wiki to the louvre are so important #“but this spongebob ad had no impact on society who cares if it is accessible or not?” #you can't determine the value of something based solely on your own experience with it #so yeah spongebob ads and episodes of wheel of fortune should continue to exist #and so should the trashiest shoujo manga in the world #god and i haven't even touched on how disproportionately things like this affect work by artists of colour #queer artists and disabled artists #it's super fucking shit and i refuse to let streaming take away these media choices #ok back to my covid sick bed

[deasbanker]

Weekend treat: visit an art museum and see Important Cultural Properties for the first time!

21/4/2023

Having been influenced by a course in Japanese Art during the spring semester, I went to see Important Cultural Properties at an art museum located right in front of the Imperial Palace on my day off. It was way too good, so my enthusiasm for Japanese culture including historical stuff got increased.

Thanks to some lectures that I had taken in advance, I smoothly figured out the situation of Japanese Art from the Meiji era to the end of WWⅡ, which is covered for this exhibition. At that time, there were early westernization and modernization in Japan, and one after another, painters went to France to master styles and techniques of Western painting, such as perspective and Realism. On the other hand, there were painters in Japan preserving traditional Japanese style by creating. In other words, we can see a sort of art style combining Japanese and Western elements through artworks drawn during the period.

Shoen Uemura  "Mother and Child"（1934）

This is what I was the most moved by; I forgot about the time on staring at it and couldn't take my eyes off it for a moment. Frankly speaking, I have been totally against Maternalism/Motherhood Myth of some kind, but I admit that I, somehow, got fascinated by the picture at first sight and felt it affectionate and warm, especially from her eyes and mouth. Since then, I have been a big fan of Shoen Uemura to the point where I have been willing to visit art galleries which have her works to see them all the way. As well as that, I had second thought about Bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women（Bijin in Japanese）in Japanese Art, and got to affirm this genre although I'm a feminist and never support Lookism. I noticed that some of the female painters who specialized in the genre didn't seem to cling to a well-proportioned face nor to depict attractive women for heterosexual men. There might be praise of maternity and femininity in works, but I don't want to accuse them of that; The environment may have affected their sense of beauty or values.

By the way, I realized that I liked watching or taking a picture of people gazing at something without noticing me. Also, it was kind of funny that all the people were looking at the same picture of a naked woman lying in public.

Therefore, I would say, observing visitors at an art museum is as interesting as exhibits.

Ryusei Kishida "Portrait of Reiko"（1921）

#japanese art #tokyo #weekend treat #paintings #japan #museum #art exhibition #ryusei kishida #shoen uemura #important cultural properties

[neatokeanosocks]

not enough weird facts about apple trees. You can graft bits of them onto each other. cmon please please please i bet they're insane and Big Apple is hiding it from us

#i have tried to search 'worlds largest apple tree' on multiple occasions in multiple ways. #i keep getting the largest apple breeds... oldest apple trees... #one old cider blog said they went to kazhakstan to see the largest tree... they didnt even post PICTURES of it. #closest thing i got to 'worlds largest apple tree' is someone posting about a bigass apple tree they found on their property #no official certification or aknowledgement from any apple organizations or anything. #just some pics of a tall af tree #all apple weird facts seem to be about their fruits... cmon they've gotta have weird stuff going on in other ways... #Big Apple is hiding apple tree weirdness from us. #this is supposed to be one of the most culturally significant and widespread fruits in the world!! #why does everyone talk about the trees like they're BORING. some apple trees look HAUNTED and you jsut ignore that??? #shitpost #sorry for ranting. i placed too much importance on the apple etymology of avalon and #now my reincarnated morgan le fay OC is an amateur apple farmer.

[cruelsister-moved2]

listen history doesn't matter in terms of what you can call yourself. history matters for like "trans women were instrumental in early lgbt rights therefore shutting trans women out of the lgbt community is spitting on the people who gave you the quality of life you have today" not for like "I found this one historical person who used this term in this way and therefore I can do it" or conversely "people didn't do this in the past therefore no one can" like... terms and their usage change that's normal and its a good thing.

history can be useful in informing your decision but it constantly overshadows functionality in modern LGBT Discourse like. I actually don't give a fuck what the historical usage of the term lesbian was (even the idea that you could monolithically clarify that is hilarious), the reason I don't appreciate terms like bi lesbian is because lesbian is the only term which in popular usage clearly denotes a woman with non-negotiable non-attraction to men, and I believe a term meaning that needs to exist and continue to exist.

if ur arguing this point to me, don't pretend to be an amateur historian because the point ur actually arguing is that women shouldn't be able to identify themselves as definitely not attracted to men, so just say that :)

#I also don't think terms 'belonging' to a subgroup within lgbt works in the same way as like #the cultural property of specific ethnic minorities #like we are not an ethnic minority it doesn't really work the same way #the reason str8 girls shouldn't call themselves tops for liking cowgirl isn't bc they are 'appropriating' it's bc it creates confusion abt #what that term means so the people who created it for an important reason can no longer use it for its intended purpose #the history thing never works as an argument anyway #u show me one historical person supporting ur opinion #I show u one historical person supporting mine #back to square one now what #it's just that u privilege history whcivagrees with u which tbh regardless of which 'side' ur on is kind of disgusting

[heartancientgallery]

#Edsa Shrine is an art form in our community that is declared as an Important Cultural Property by the National Commission for Culture and th #the contexts of EDSA Shrine and its relation in everyday life #I found out that it was a symbol of peace that served as a tribute to the People Power Revolution #Filipinos built it out of gratitude for the Virgin Mary's protection and direction during the remarkably bloodless overthrow of the Marcos

[ikusayu-no-hana]

but actually it fits so well . chougi (probably) being an ootachi before kunihiro shortened him and left his inscription on him . the closest thing him having to relatives being the distant osafune and (ill-fortunedly) his equally celebrated replica , while manba, despite allllll his hesitations is adored by his brothers . chougi having nooothing else save his name bc even the myth of the yamanba was attributed to both of them and being the latter to manifest obviously making him a footnote to manba . and then him masking his identity during the investigation...

#'There are no other works that are both national treasures and important cultural properties as both the original and the copy #and both have been highly evaluated.' #and if kunihiro inscribed on chougi would that not mean hes also in some rudimentary way related to kunihiro-ha? #hes such an amalgamation of schools. no wonder he wants to carve a place for himself (even if it means displacing someone else) and #simply belong #i actually love the fact they gave us manba first and then chougi bc can u imagine how boring itd be if it was the other way round #if chougi was a starter instead of manba...... #but they didnt. and now we have this siatuation thats full of nuance #he just wants to prove himself!!!!! but who does he want to prove it to!!!!! what if it wasnt ever needed in the first place!!!!!! #randomeows #primeval verse yamanbagiri

[stephobrien]

Is your pro-Palestine activism hurting innocent people? Here's how to avoid that.

Note: If you prefer plain text, you can read the plain text version here.

Over the last few days, I’ve had conversations with several Jewish people who told me how hurt and scared they are right now.

To my great regret, some of that pain came from a poorly-thought-out post of mine, which – while not ill-intentioned – WAS hurtful.

And a lot of it came from cruelty they’d experienced at the hands of people who claim to be advocating for Palestine, but are using the very real plight of innocent Palestinians to harm equally innocent Jewish people.

Y’all, we need to do better. (Yes, “we” definitely includes me; this is in no small part a “learn from my fail” post, and also a “making amends” post. Some of these are mistakes I’ve made in the past.)

So if you’re an advocate for Palestine who wants to make sure that your defense of one group of vulnerable people doesn’t harm another, here are some important things to do or keep in mind:

Ask yourself if you’re applying a standard to one group that you aren’t applying to another.

Would you want all white Americans or Canadians to be expelled from America or Canada?

Do you want all Jewish people to be expelled from Israel, as opposed to finding a way to live alongside Palestinian Arabs in peace?

If the answer to those two questions is different, ask yourself WHY.

Do you want to be held responsible for the actions of your nation’s army or government? No? Then don’t hold innocent Jewish people, or Israelis in general (whether Jewish or otherwise), responsible for the actions of the Israeli army and government.

On that subject, be wary of condemning all Israeli people for the actions of the IDF. Large-scale tactical decisions are made by the top brass. Service is compulsory, and very few can reasonably get out of service.

Blaming all Israelis for the military’s actions is like blaming all Vietnam vets for the horrors in Vietnam. They’re not calling the shots. They aren’t Nazis running concentration camps. They are carrying out military operations that SHOULD be criticized.

And do not compare them or ANY JEWISH PERSON to Nazis in general. It is Jewish cultural trauma and not outsiders’ to use against them.

Don’t infuse legitimate criticism with antisemitism.

By all means, spread the word about the crimes committed by the Israeli army and government, and the complicity of their allies. Criticize the people responsible for committing and enabling atrocities.

But if you imply that they’re committing those crimes because they’re Jewish, or because Jewish people have special privileges, then you’re straying into antisemitic territory.

Criticize the crime, not the group. If you believe that collective punishment is wrong, don’t do it yourself.

And do your best to use words that apply directly to the situation, rather than the historical terms for situations with similar features. For example, use “segregation,” “oppression,” or “subjugation,” not “Holocaust” or “Jim Crow.” These other historical events are not the cultural property of Jews OR Palestinians, but also have their own nuances and struggles and historical contexts.

Also, blaming other world events on Jewish people or making Jewish people associated with them (for instance, some people falsely blame Jewish people for the African slave trade) is a key feature of how antisemitism functions.

Please, by all means, be specific and detailed in your critiques. But keep them focused on the current political actors – not other peoples’ or nations’ political or cultural histories and traumas.

Be prepared to accept criticism.

You probably already know that society is infused with a wide array of bigotries, and that people growing up in that environment tend to absorb those beliefs without even realizing it. Antisemitism is no exception.

What that means is, there’s a very real chance that you will screw up, and get called out on it, as I so recently did.

If that happens, please be willing to learn and adapt. If you can educate yourself about the suffering and needs of Palestinians, you can do the same for Jewish people.

Understand that the people you hurt aren’t obligated to baby you. Give them room to be angry.

After I made a post that inadvertently hurt people, some were nice about it, and others weren’t. Some outright insulted my morals and intelligence.

And I had to accept that I’d earned that from them.

I’d hurt them, and they weren’t obligated to be more careful with my feelings than I had been with theirs.

They weren’t obligated to forgive me, trust me, or stop being mad at me right away.

I’ll admit, there were moments when I got defensive. I shouldn’t have. And I encourage you to try not to, if you screw up and hurt people.

I know that’s hard, but it’s important. Getting defensive only tells people you care more about doubling down on your mistake than you do about healing the hurt it caused.

Instead, acknowledge that they have a right to be angry, apologize for the way you hurt them, and try to make amends, while understanding that they don’t owe you trust or forgiveness.

Be aware that some antisemites are using legitimate complaints to “Trojan horse” antisemitism into leftist spaces.

This is a really easy stumbling block to trip over, because most people probably don’t look at every post a creator makes before sharing the one they’re looking at right now.

I recently shared a video that called out some of the Likud and IDF’s atrocities and hypocrisy, and that also noted that many Jewish people are wonderful members of their communities.

I was later informed that, while that video in particular seemed reasonable, the creator behind it is frequently antisemitic.

I deleted the post, and blocked the creator. I encourage you to do the same if it’s brought to your attention that you’ve been ‘Trojan horse’d.

EDIT: Important note about antisemitism in leftist spaces:

While it's true that some blatant antisemites are using seemingly reasonable posts to get their foot in the door of leftist spaces, it's also true that a lot of antisemitism already exists inside those spaces.

This antisemitism is often dressed up in progressive-sounding language, but nonetheless singles Jewish people and places out in ways that aren't applied equally to other groups, or that label Jewish people in ways that portray them as acceptable targets.

If you want to see some specific examples, so you can have a better idea of what to keep an eye out for, I suggest reading this excellent reblog of this post.

Fact-check your doubts about antisemitism.

Depending on which parts of the internet you look at, you’ve probably seen people accused of antisemitism because they complained about the Likud and/or IDF’s actions. So you might be primed to be wary, or feel unsure of how to tell what counts as real antisemitism.

But that doesn’t mean antisemitism isn’t a very real, widespread, and harmful problem. And it doesn’t mean many or even most Jewish people are lying to you or being overly sensitive.

So if someone says something is antisemitic, and you aren’t sure, I encourage you to:

A. Look up the action or thing in question, including its history. Is there an antisemitic history or connotation you aren’t aware of? For best results, include “antisemitic” in your search query, in quotes.

B. Understand that some things, while not inherently antisemitic, have been used by antisemites often enough that Jewish people are understandably wary of them. Schrodinger’s antisemitism, if you will.

C. Ask Jewish people WHO HAVE OFFERED TO HELP EDUCATE YOU. Emphasis on WHO HAVE OFFERED. Random Jewish people aren’t obligated to give you their time and emotional energy, or to educate you – especially on subjects that are scary or painful for them.

@edenfenixblogs has kindly offered her inbox to those who are genuinely trying to learn and do better, and I’ve found her to be very kind, patient, reasonable, and fair-minded.

Understand that this is URGENTLY NEEDED.

In one of my conversations with a Jewish person who’d called me out, they said this was the most productive conversation they’d had with a person with a Palestinian flag in their profile.

THIS IS NOT OKAY.

I didn’t do anything special. All I did was listen, apologize for my mistakes, and learn.

Yes, it feels good to be acknowledged. But I feel like I’ve been praised for peeing IN the toilet, instead of beside it.

Apologizing, learning, and making amends after you hurt people shouldn’t be “the most reasonable thing I’ve heard from a person with a Palestinian flag pfp.”

It should be BASIC DECENCY.

And the fact that it’s apparently so uncommon should tell you how much unnecessary stress and fear Jewish people have been living with because of people who consider themselves defenders of human rights.

By all means, be angry at the Likud, the IDF, and the politicians, reporters, and specific media outlets who choose to enable and cover up for them.

But direct that anger toward the people who deserve it and are in a position to do something about it, not random people who simply happen to be Jewish, or who don’t want millions of people to be turned into refugees when less violent methods of achieving freedom and rights for Palestinians are available.

Stop peeing beside the toilet, people.

#I/P #I/P conflict #I/P war #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #free Palestine #Israel Palestine conflict #Israel Palestine war #Jewish goyim solidarity #choose peace

[olderthannetfic]

I'm so surprised at the amount of pro copyright in this circle?? in the transformative-works-are-very-important-to-my-life circle???? agreeing that creativity and innovation can only occur in a legal culture that places restrictions which kinds are allowed??? I thought we were all in agreement that intellectual property should be abolished. it is absolutely not on the side of small artists, never has been and never will be, that's just capitalist propaganda, which you are not immune to. please people if you see this and you disagree at least read Against Intellectual Monopoly by Boldrin and Levine first

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It's mostly a reaction to hustle culture and intrusive social behaviors, not actually an argument about the law.

[moment-japan]

山形・慈恩寺　 毘羯羅大将（重文）

天平１８年（７２４年）聖武天皇の勅命で、インドの婆羅門僧正(ばらもんそうじょう)が開山した東北随一の数の重要文化財を保有する山形の慈恩寺。

国重文・ 毘羯羅大将。

毘羯羅（びから）大将は、薬師如来を守備する十二神将の一尊。

十二神将はすべて、本地仏という変身前の元の姿があり、毘羯羅大将の本地仏は釈迦如来。

釈迦如来の化身の姿が毘羯羅大将です。

他の神将と同じ夜叉の大将なので、７千の鬼の配下と共に、子の方角から攻めてくる仏敵から薬師如来を守っています。

鎌倉時代作の仏像の特徴でもある躍動感あふれる精巧な彫刻、神将らしい鋭い眼差しに唐風の重厚な甲冑、子の刻の守護神であるため兜の上には鼠の飾りが付いています。

毘羯羅大将は他の神将と同じく、元は闇の世界を支配する夜叉でしたが、仏神との壮絶な戦いの末、仏と仏法の真理に降伏し、善神である十二神将の一尊となって薬師如来と衆生を守護する天部の仏となりました。

#japan #temple #yamagata #important cultural property

[ghelgheli]

I don't think now, at the time Iran is viciously defending against US imperialism, is the time to be making left-communist critiques of them.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is not some unimpeachable bastion of anti-imperialism in western asia and it is dangerous to withhold critique just because it is opposed to US hegemony. The IRI is a theocratic ethnostate pushing back against euro-american imperialism while enacting its own centuries-long imperialism on the ethnic and religious minorities that fall within and around its borders. On a weekly if not daily basis, the IRGC, the paramilitary basijis, as well as the regular police harass, arrest, and kill not only such minorities as Kurds, Balochs, and Ahwazi Arabs (don't have to look far for this), but also ethnic Persian political dissidents and gender and sexual minorities.

The history of the 1979 revolution speaks to the development and rise of Khomeinism in the 1970s as a bourgeoisie opportunism that claimed the martyrs of Iranian communists while at every turn promising the disenfranchised baazaaris the protection of their private property. The purge of the Mojahedin in the months after the revolution, the associated purge of all deemed communist, and the immediate suppression of Kurdish autonomy movements in the northwest, all form the legacy of Khomeinism. It is important to be honest about this, to be honest about the reformulation of institutional misogyny and the other ills of Pahlavi Iran under the IRI, while simultaneously recognizing that the revolution was successful in one thing: exorcising the puppeteering hands of the united states from the country. It is important not to fall into the trap of valorizing an imperial power, while understanding that the only liberatory future for the people on the plateau and surrounding regions is revolution from within and below, not external intervention. These are compatible and, indeed, complementary halves of a whole politic!

As a Tehrani, and particularly as an ethnic Persian/Iranian Azerbaijani (Iranian Azerbaijanis being subject to linguistic and cultural suppression, but nonetheless perhaps the most integrated minority), it strikes me as my responsibility to talk about this. And it is something I talk about regardless of what is going on. As an esoteric Shi'a, it especially seems like my responsibility to talk about what Khomeinism has wrought.

And all of that is to say nothing of the fact that in my post I was just critiquing left-Shi'a infatuation with Khomeinism qua ideology, with no mention of the IRI—whose relationship with Khomeinism is varied, nebulous, and I would say secondary to the three decades of theocratic nationalism that has developed since Khomeini's death.

#ask answer #vatan #deen #if you listen to like any persian hip hop it's no less political than what i'm saying

[cryptotheism]

How did magicians back in the day make seals? Was there a science behind it or was it intuitive?

That's a really good question! The answer is extremely complicated!

When most people these days think of seals they think of goetic seals. But the terminology of "seals" actually comes from the idea of sealing a letter. Specifically, it refers to one of the many apocryphal versions of the story of Solomon and Ashmedai, in which king Solomon uses a signet ring with a special magical symbol on it to command demons.

Now, this is one of those biblical stories that people went absolutely nuts for. Jews, Christians, Muslims, damn near every abrahamic faith has their own take on the story, because let's be honest here it's cool as fuck.

But! The original story from the Tanakh doesn't refer to the seal at all, and focuses much more on controlling the sheyd with manacles inscribed with a secret name of God. The inherent magical power of names of God is a common trope in Jewish literature, but later versions of the tale also include greco-egyptian ideas about the inherent magical properties of language, forms, and mathematics.

So when we look at a contemporary English version of a goetic seal, we are looking at something with literally thousands of years of compiled knowledge behind it. I wouldn't necessarily call it science, or intuition, I would describe it as systematic, and narrative. Closer to how campfire stories are improved over generations as people tell and retell them.

Look at this seal of Belial:

The idea of the seal itself? That goes back to Babylonian Jewish ideas about written text having power to control supernatural entities. (Google Babylonian curse bowls if you haven't already.)

See how the letters are spaced? That's important. That goes back to neopythagorean ideas about regular polygons being fundamental building blocks of the universe.

The little crosses? Those are probably cruciforms! That's how you can tell Christians were involved at some point.

See how some of the lines of the seal end in little loops? That goes back to ptolmaic Egyptian ideas about magic. If the crosses are cruciforms, these are probably ankh-forms! You see shapes like that all over magical texts from the 2nd-6th century Mediterranean!

These symbols are the result of dozens of cultures and people and languages collectively yes-anding each other for literally thousands of years. They are DENSE with meaning.

[telaraneas]

oh now i get why [S] Ellsee: Dance out your frustrations was a constant fixture of my youtube recommendations despite never watching it or anything vast error related before yesterday. i cant stop watching it on loop

#also the idea of having a sibling relationship as one of the emotional cores of the story is very interesting #for a homestuck adjacent property at least #hs was never particularly concerned with siblinghood imo #but then again the way i see it hs was never particularly concerned with any relationship as infallible and unbreakable #whereas ve seems to be DELIBERATELY constructed in a way that places far more emphasis into relationships #not just as messy interpersonal experiences but as metaphysical Things the same way fandom tends to paint them #so it makes sense the story would also explore a kind of bond that is often conceptualized as important above all else #in our culture #but which is entirely absent in troll culture

[thekimonogallery]

Sazaedo is a Buddhist temple built in 1796. Its architecture is similar in shape similar to the shell of a horned turban (‘sazae’ in Japanese) hence its name ‘Sazaedo’. The inside of the temple consists of a double-helix slope, meaning that visitors who come to pray won’t meet anybody coming from the opposite direction. This one-way system makes Sazaedo extremely unique. In 1995, it was appointed as a National Important Cultural Property. Photography by yuuui

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[lua-magic]

Intresting Astrology facts (Vedic Astrology) Part 2.

Venus in fifth house natives will get money when they are into learning, teaching, counseling.

Venus in sixth house actually is debilitated, and gives problems in relationship, but here you can make money from service and charity, good for people who are into job.

Venus seventh house should go buisness in partnership.

Vedic astrology States that men who has their Venus in seventh house shoul not give importance to beauty in their partners because they will spoil their Venus instead focus on compatibility because seventh house is opposite to first house, so your partner should be of your energy match, hence Mars in seventh house should go partners with exalted Mars.

Venus ninth House, Venus with Jupiter, natives should always keep their morality and values on pedestal. Such natives can do work regarding religion and spirituality, and counseling.

Venus tenth House. Tenth house is your job and career and Venus is beauty, luxury, clothes, cosmetics, hence any Venus related work or job would be good as well, but as Venus in the house of Saturn, best remedy for Venus tenth house is take good care of shoes, or wear only branded shoes, as shoes are Saturn.

Venus eleventh House - Work related to social media, networking, even photography and videography would be good.

Venus twelfth house- Twelfth house is of foreign travels and foreign lands, so work related to import export, MNCs, or go to foreign land and work there

Venus is also healing, hence good Venus natives are great in healing others.

Venus with Moon, or Saturn Moon conjunction or in trine should choose work where they can travel alot, as moon is change of place.

Venus Mars Rahu conjunction or in trine should choose place where they get entirely different culture, like culture shock, but this culture shock is gonna be extremely beneficial for their money.

Venus Mars Ketu in conjunction or trine should go to place where people are connected to their roots, as ketu is roots.

Venus Mars, in conjunction or in trine if facing problems in work life, then change your place shift near hill station or mountains, as in vedic astrology Mars is Mountain.

Venus is money and Rahu is cheating, native who has Venus Rahu in conjunction or in trine could get cheated.

Venus moon Rahu - online cheating of Money.

Venus Sun Rahu, cheating by boss or higher authority, or father can get cheated.

Venus Sun Rahu native family will rise once they shift to foreign land, as rahu is foreign land and sun is family.

Venus Mercury Rahu- Cheating in documents or in business or by friends.

Venus Mars Rahu -Cheating in land or by brother, or brother can get cheated.

Venus Saturn Rahu Cheating by employees or people working under you or by elder member

Venus Jupiter Rahu Cheating by guru or teacher or by highly knowledgeable person.

If women has harmonal issues then Venus is afflicted.

If man has fertility problems then Venus is afflicted.

If your Venus is under the influence of malefics then you would fall sick often and has low immunity..

Natives with Saturn retro are obsessed with shoes and cleaning their foot

Natives with Mars Rahu often see or can come in contact with venomous insects, like bees, snakes, spider..

Ketu is Traingle and number of ketu is three, so Mercury ketu Native will always have three best friend.

Ketu is enemy of all planets except Jupiter.

If your ketu is debilitated then pray to your ancestors as ketu is roots

Natives with strong ketu are attached to their roots

Saturn ketu will pull you towards your roots, what work your ancestors were into, same work you will get into..

Whichever planets ketu is sitting or which ever house it is in you have to be spiritual regarding to it,

Venus ketu- spiritual regarding Money

Saturn ketu -spiritual regarding work

Jupiter ketu -spiritual knowledge.

Mercury Ketu -spiritual books or reading.

Mars ketu -spiritual regarding your land and property, and body, you need to treat your body and home as temple.

Moon ketu - Spiritual mindset.

Sun Ketu - Spiritual regarding family, respect every one in the family and think people around you are just big family of yours.

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