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Main Body
lel evox / ZORA 4.0 - Mainstore
eBODY - REBORN – Mainstore
^^Swallow^^ - Dropped Ears ZORA – Mainstore
Suicidal Unborn : -SU!- Incantation Eyes - Mainstore
Hair & Makeup
Magika - Fawn Hair - Mainstore
WarPaint – Sonder Eyeshadow🌈 Sonder Eyeshadow [Pride Edt.]: 🌈 @ June Anthem
Outfit
AEONE - [A1] "Vicky" bra [black] - Marketplace
Lunar - Lyla Bikini Panties & Shorts - Mainstore
RENIE - NIKI SHRUG – BLACK - Mainstore
[Apika] - Expelled Platform Sandals Pack - Mainstore
Extras
SSD - Dazed Glasses – Fatpack - Mainstore
Focus - Summer Backyard [poses & background] - @Anthem
-DRD- Twilight Backyard – Batwing Float - Marketplace
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With apologies to you know whom … I simply could not resist showing this little levitation gem enhanced by some cool rim light. Does not look too shabby in large either. What happened is that the resident squirrel received a visit from his south-american cousin, the flying squirrel. Family being what it is, and not to offend the south-american machismo, he pretended to be genuinely impressed by his cousin’s antics. But as soon as his cousin had left, he came over and in a conspiratorial voice whispered to me “Come watch this and bring your camera”. I had nothing better to do at the time, actually, I rarely have anything better to do at any time, and moved the Adirondack chair into position and observed his masterful command of levitation in some pretty cool lighting conditions. Truth be told, we were at this for about an hour and these lighting conditions occurred for only about 5 minutes.
I have a huge problem here. During my research for catchy tunes I came across this Elvis song that has absolutely nothing to do with this image. You may have noticed that does happen from time to time. What to do? I could just ignore this dilemma and post the song but the squirrel sprang to my aid and invoked an old light incantation whose origin is shrouded in mystery to this day. He turned to the sun and whispered "Kiss me Quick" …
As we ambled round the narrow deer path the forest grew still. The wooded path opened into a glowing field. All sound faded with the exception of the gentle wind sweeping through the leaves and grass. We found the gates to paradise open wide. I smiled as I finally understood. These gates required no guards, no locks, no tests of merit, no mystical incantations. They stood open and welcoming to all. The only requirement was the recognition of the inability to find it on one's own and to follow the one who truly knew it's place.
Aiko founds his inner peace in these surroundings!
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Funfact from Wikipedia;
" In Hinduism, Om is one of the most important spiritual symbols. It refers to Atman (soul, self within) and Brahman (ultimate reality, entirety of the universe, truth, divine, supreme spirit, cosmic principles, knowledge).
The syllable is often found at the beginning and the end of chapters in the Vedas, the Upanishads, and other Hindu texts.
It is a sacred spiritual incantation made before and during the recitation of spiritual texts, during puja and private prayers, in ceremonies of rites of passages (sanskara) such as weddings, and sometimes during meditative and spiritual activities such as Yoga."
I have crossed over to a place where I never thought I'd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am.
Alice Hoffman Incantation
The newest round of Necrosis (March 26 - April 9) is almost here! Be My Mannequin? Pose Store, in collaboration with Her Geek Spot, has TWO exclusive poses (and a FATPACK including both!) Here, I'm wrapped up in the second of the two poses: In Pain, In Need.
With your purchase you are given the couples pose and three tentacles: one for your right leg, left leg, and the couples waist tentacle (that can be adjusted for single use!).
You have the option to rez them out or attach them to your avatar directly from your inventory! However, while you can rez them out, it will increase your land impact depending on which and what size tentacle you rez out from moderate to severe. So my recommendation would be to add them directly to your avatar and adjust accordingly.
I LOVE that the tentacles AND pose come copy/mod so you can adjust the shape as needed to fit any humanaid avatar!
I found that this couples pose is very creative and fun to work with and you'll definitely find yourself smirking a bit as you try it out yourself. I daresay you'll find your imagination twisting just like those realistic, detailed tentacles!
Definitely come down to Necrosis which opens TOMORROW, March 26, and runs until April 9! You won't be disappointed!
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"OH CRAP!!"
The neophyte stared in horror as not only his own mentor but one of the high ranking elders of their order as well were lifted up into the air by the tentacles bursting forth from the book! Water was splashing everywhere as the tentacle around their waist squeezed hard, another shooting out and wrapping around his mentor's left leg.
A couple minutes ago, the neophyte was about to practice a summoning spell; a simple one really that would summon an octopus through the portal in the book. Instead, he'd accidentally summoned a monstrous creature that was reaching through the book!
"Make it stop! Grab the book!" his mentor shouted to him.
"Right! Which book?!"
"The brown one! The one that says- Ah damn!" he cursed as the tentacle around his waist squeezed hard. "The brown one that says 'PORTAL MAGIC' on my desk!" Opposite him and pressed to his chest was his own Master, the Elder. He'd come as a surprise to see how the newest member of their order was coming along in his studies....only for this to happen. How mortifying!
Behind him, the neophyte hurried to the desk and found the book and held out the book and began flipping through the pages. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" he reiterated as he tried to find the right page. "Okay! I found it!"
"Don't tell me! Just do it or I'm going to turn you into a mouse and feed you to the cat!"
As he began to recite the spell, he heard his mentor cry out in surprise as another tentacle wrapped itself around his right leg, pulling his legs apart....
And suddenly the tentacles gave a big jerk and then loosened as they began to retreat back into the book with a deafening groan coming from the beast on the other side of the book's pages. With a splash, the tentacles retreated into the book and both teachers lay panting on the floor in the massive puddle of sea water.
The neophyte swallowed hard, wide eyed as he tossed the spell book aside and ran for the soaked book on the floor. Grasping it, he slammed it shut and held it tightly to his chest as he gazed down at the two of them. On the floor, his mentor opened his eyes and scowled at him as he lay there staring at him upside down in the water.
"Please don't turn me into a mouse, Sir."
"You are going to clean this up. ALL of it. Then you will be writing the incantation until your fingers fall off!"
"Wait...you're not going to turn me into a mouse?"
"I haven't ruled it out yet!"
Standing, the mentor reached out to assist his own Master to stand. "I'm so sorry, Master. The fault is my own for not-"
The Elder sighed and accepted the help to stand as water poured off his robes, then cut him off by saying, "Stop apologizing and go get some towels before I turn you into a pigeon, myself."
The mentor's eyes widened and ran out the door. Once he was gone, the Elder looked over at the neophyte who paled and shrank a little where he stood. He was so sure he was going to scolded like he'd never been scolded before! Instead, the Elder stared for a long moment before he smirked slightly. "Don't worry about him. When he was your age, he summoned a massive flock of pigeons who relieved their bowels all over the library. He was cleaning it for weeks. I think I'll go remind him."
The neophyte blinked and then let out a relieved laugh as the Elder patted his shoulder and headed for the door. Okay, so maybe things would be okay after all.
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Thank you to Vin Raven-Mysterious and Logan Owle for posing with me as the Elder (Vin) and Neophyte (Logan)!
The true wonder of northern winters, the dance of aurora above the fjords and mountains. Today I hope they'll keep their incantations above our heads for another year, bringing happiness and awe to 2023.
La véritable magie des hivers nordiques, la danse des aurores au-dessus des fjords et des montagnes. Aujourd'hui, j'espère qu'elles poursuivront leurs incantations au-dessus de nos têtes une année de plus, apportant bonheur et émerveillement à l'année 2023.
"My love
Your light
Incantations
Struck stars
Like tears fall
The sequence ends"
Everywhen
-Massive Attack
'The little church at San Bernolfo - Bagni di Vinadio - Cuneo, Italy - # 15' On Black
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Text of this ancient document preserved at the interior of the churh.
CULPAE RESERVATAE
IN CUNEENSI DIOCESI
I. Blashpemia contumeliosa in Deum, vel Deiparam Virginem, aut aliquem ex Sanctis, quae a doubus, aut pluribus audita fuerit; et blasphemia haeriticalis, etiam nullo audiente prolata.
II. Incantationes, maleficia, et sortiligia cum abusu sacrarum rerum.
III. Homicidium voluntarium, quod quis sive per se, sive per alium perpetraverit. Abortus quoque foetus sive animati, sive inanimati, etiam irrito effectu tentatus.
IV. Suffocatio infantis anno expleto minoris in lecto, ob praetermissam cautionem cunarum, vel alterius repaguli.
V. Bonorum ad loca pia spectantium conversio in proprios usus ab administratoribus facta, si, anno expleto, integre non satisfecerint, vel si requisiti, administrationis suae rationem non dederint.
VI. Horrendum scelus bestialitatis aut sodomiae, tam activae, quam passivae.
VII. Incestus inter consanguineos in primo et secundo gradu; inter affines in primo gradu; inter cognatos spirituales; et tactus impudici habiti a Confessario cum filia confessionis.
VIII. Copula carnalis inter sponsum et sponsam ante celebrationem matrimonii per verba de praesenti.
IX. Perjurium in judicio, et falsum testimonium; inductio quoque falsi testis in judicium.
X. Denunciatio falsi impedimenti, ne matrimonium ineatur; vel omissio revelationis impedimenti, quod quis noverit matrimonio obstare, antequam ipsum celebretur.
XI. Percussio et maledictio parentum, patris nempe, vel matris.
XII. Baptismatis ultra octavam diem a parentibus protractio.
XIII. Qui callide per se, vel per alium malitiose impediunt, quominus Parochus, aut alius Confessarius ad aegrotum accedant Sacramenta conferendi gratia, vel quominus condatur testamentum.
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Omnes confessarii adprobati facultatem habent in hac Dioecesi a culpis ut supra reservati absolvendi.
1.° Eos qui vincti in carceribus detinentur -- 2.° Aegrotantes, qui muniaendi sunt sacrosancto Corporis Christi viatico -- 3.° Eos, qui totius vitae, vel saltem anteacti triennii exhomologesim faciunt -- 4.° Clericos spiritualibus exercitationibus operam dantes ad sacros Ordines recipiendos -- 5° Tum etiam sponsos et sponsas, a quibus aedem vel proxime sequenti die suscipiendum est sacramentum matrimonii --6.° Eos, quibis sine scandali, aut gravis probri periculo nequit prorogari absolutio, quum aliunde censeantur ad eam recipiendam satis praeparati.
Location: Earth
Unearthed 312 solar cycles ago by explorers from Centauri Prime, this monumental figure is believed to have represented a powerful solar deity from ancient human civilization. Archaeological evidence suggests that it held deep cultural and religious significance. Positioned on its own sacred island, scholars believe the figure may have symbolized a solar deity, owing to the radiant spikes encircling the head—a likely representation of the sun’s power. The torch, interpreted as an extension of the sun itself, may have been central to rituals of illumination or renewal.
The inscription on the tablet remains undeciphered, though it is hypothesized to be an incantation or prophetic text. Some theories suggest it could have been associated with apocalyptic beliefs, possibly a chant invoking the end of the human age.
Interpretation remains speculative, as much of human culture has been lost to time.
Featuring 8F8 serene sanctuary Koi House RARE & Ss Shira-byou-shi Outfit Purple, both coming at Xiasumi School Festival, April 3d.
What on earth is Baphomet? Whatever the nature of this diabolical figure – the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping him, her or it!
Variously described as the head of John the Baptist; the head of a devil that talked; a many-faced demon; a cat; a prophet and possibly Jesus Christ. You name it – Baphomet has been linked. But most of us struggle to understand what exactly this demon is. All we know for sure is that during the trials of the Knights Templar between 1307 and 1314 – there were repeated allegations that the knights worshipped a curious head.
It seems there was more than one head. And some were carved while others were painted on the wall. If you read the accounts of the trials, the rituals with these heads were quite trippy. Almost as if the knights had dropped a tab of acid. This head spoke to them, commanding the Knights Templar to do its bidding.
That seemed to involve rather homoerotic and pornographic scenes that of course knights later confessed they were disgusted by – or coerced into. Yet we are no closer to knowing the true nature of Baphomet.
Did the Knights Templar steal Baphomet from Constantinople?
In the Fourth Crusade, a huge crusader force sacked the Christian city of Constantinople. This action was condemned by the Pope and flew in the face of the stated objective of the Crusades – to recover the Christian holy places from Muslim rule. Instead, another (very rich) Christian city was despoiled.
Once the crusaders got in to the city, they burnt and plundered with an unseemly ferocity and made a point of desecrating the ancient cathedral of the Hagia Sophia (holy wisdom). This included crowning a whore on the bishop’s throne. There is a contemporary description of this event:
Nay more, a certain harlot, a sharer in their guilt, a minister of the furies, a servant of the demons, a worker of incantations and poisonings, insulting Christ, sat in the patriarch’s seat, singing an obscene song and dancing frequently.
Did the Knights Templar make off with the head of Baphomet?
Constantinople was dripping with holy relics. If you wanted a crumb from the Last Supper or a fish from the miracle of the loaves and the fishes – this was the place! Could it be that during the destruction of the city, the Knights Templar acquired the head of Baphomet, which they subsequently worshipped in a heretical manner?
Artist’s Statement
"Echoes of the Wizard’s Spell" emerges from a fusion of abstraction and reality, where colour, texture, and imagery intertwine to evoke a sense of mystery and transformation. The foundation of this piece began as an explosion of pure energy—The Wizard’s Spell—an abstract composition of radiating waves and vivid hues of turquoise, red, yellow, and white, pulsing against a black void. This visual force was then fragmented and reshaped by an extrusion filter, transforming it into a jagged, crystalline terrain of thousands of sharp, pointed triangles, evoking the raw intensity of magical power unleashed.
Layered upon this energetic core is a scene of quiet isolation—a photograph of four chairs, abandoned on an empty beach at low tide, their presence both ordinary and surreal. Offshore, a ship lingers on the horizon. Yet, through the alchemy of digital blending, the ship becomes spectral, a ghostly apparition floating above the sands, consumed by the radiating patterns beneath. The result is an unsettling collision of forces: an explosion that seems to have left behind only these remnants—chairs as silent witnesses and a phantom vessel drifting beyond time.
This work explores the tension between chaos and stillness, the transient and the eternal. It invites the viewer to consider whether they are witnessing an aftermath, an awakening, or a moment suspended between dimensions. "Echoes of the Wizard’s Spell" is a visual incantation—an invitation to step into a space where reality dissolves, and the unseen forces of creation and destruction dance in an endless, mesmerizing cycle.
― Jennifer McMahon, Don't Breathe a Word
Another try at a bird shot. Still not as good as jm atkinson Joan!
And all its clear relations,
Its divisions and precisions,
Every street lamp that I pass
Beats like a fatalistic drum,
And through the spaces of the dark
Midnight shakes the memory
As a madman shakes a dead geranium
—TS Eliot
I've noticed Mistletoe growing increasingly in UK trees, so I read up about it and learnt that it's due in part to an influx of continental blackcaps from Germany that have started overwintering in Britain, with many thousands now spending their winters here.
'Blackcaps are migratory warblers that are becoming regular winter visitors to our bird tables. Berries, including those of mistletoe, are an essential part of their diet. On eating the white flesh of the mistletoe berry, the birds wipe their bills on twigs and branches, leaving behind the seed. If the seed is deposited on a host tree and manages to take hold, a mistletoe plant might germinate on the branch. It seems that blackcaps are more efficient at spreading mistletoe seeds than other birds, such as the mistle thrush, which also feed on the berries.' - www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/12/where-does-mistleto....
'According to the Anglo-Saxons, kissing under the mistletoe was connected to the legend of Freya, Norse Goddess of love, beauty and fertility. According to legend, a man had to kiss any young girl who, without realizing it, found herself accidentally under a sprig of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling.' www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/articles/mythology_folklore/mis....
Mike Oldfield ~ Incantations Part Four
The title a multilingual incantation, like a silent confirmation of what is seen in the photographic work. But what exactly where and how, that is not. After all, inherent to pictures is not only the fact one sees them and can learn to see them, but also that one feels them first of all. Everything else comes later.
The work has its origin in a manually processed instant photo in the large format 8x10inch and was then, as chemically not stable, scanned and re-printed on photo paper again.
The work is 50 by 50 cm and framed in matte aluminium, shown here at a wall during an exhibition last winter.
I talked to a lot of people visiting, most saw an embracement in an instant, but none could tell what or who is where, where the one is ending and the other starting.
And most were puzzled and wanted to understand how it emerged, how the details got created, where everything had its origin.
Both goes well with the image.
As the fact, that without instant photography, this would have never happened.
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Roidweek 2022.1 # thursday
Sinar P 8x10 | impossible PQ 8x10 Silvershade (negative), cropped
::glam:: Shape Gabbi for Lelutka Head Simone @ MP
LeLutka Bento Head-SIMONE 3.4
.LeLutka.BDYART-T-CHM
Glam Affair Gabbi [ Lelutka ] @ Collabor88
Narcisse Lizzo Bra @ Frou Frou
wear also:
VALKYR - Venomous Pet @ C88
tram G1204 hair @ Mainstore
Yummy - Abstract Eye @ C88
Main Body:
lel evox / ZORA 4.0 - Mainstore
eBODY - REBORN - Mainstore
^^Swallow^^Gauged XL Ears - Mainstore
Suicidal Unborn : -SU!- Incantation Eyes
Hair & Makeup
Magika - Curtain Bangs (Group Gift) - Mainstore
Magika - Hair - Oats - Mainstore
WIHK- PRIDE AT HOME 2025 - Mainstore
MAENA / PRIDE '25 (EVOX /AK -BOM) - Mainstore
Outfit:
She Said Destroy : SSD. Sam Sleeves -Mainstore
She Said Destroy: SSD. Sam tshirt - Mainstore
EPOCH: jeymi jean shorts - Mainstore
EXCY: [x] - Ceryn Fishnets / Black - Mainstore
Extras:
UNHOLY: PENDULUM XL - Mainstore
Void - Mirage Lashes - Mainstore
[ Conviction ] Nox Stiletto Nails
MissBlack - Normani Tattoo Universal
"I am a Witch, I turn to Satan
I don’t have sex for procreation
I use the rites for invocation
Non Serviam is my incantation"
Shot at Origins of Sin, Second Life
“Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef"
~ Tom Robbins
I love and collect little boxes. This is one of my favorites from my hinged box collection.
For my Flickr groups…
"It lives ... out in those woods, in the dark ... something ... something that's come back from the dead."
('Deadite Ash' by NECA / Evil Dead 2 – Ultimate Ash)
mind and soul in tune and loose too...series
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Whomsoever don't know best get to know were to cool
Giving them cuts so cold it's true skool
Far from the regular nothin used to
Them kind of style is shock and spruce too
Mind and soul in tune and loose too
(Cooler than, cooler than cool!)
Till a badman, get out! move from here!
Tonight we celebrate like we dont care, you just
Pump your fist and stamp your footsie
If you can't dance just wiggle your tootsie
All nations site from the rebel arrangement
Rebel engagement - peace in the lover!
Calypso dance hall punk step and dub!
New wave old wave genre define
Spitting on the a list we know the line
Its the application of the citation, its the
Iration of the of a gyration, its the
Inclination of them that's inclined to
Keep the thing mine
For tis the bigger picture
Biblical decendants scribes a new scripture
Articulation of the incantation is the
Foundation of the emancipation
Whomsoever don't know best get to know were to cool
Giving them cuts so cold it's true skool
Far from the regular nothin used to
Them kind of style is shock and spruce too
Mind and soul in tune and loose too
(Cooler than, cooler than cool!)
Mind weight ready warped
Roads of many sign distraction
Many find time for tubby bye bye
Me oh my my oh me
Tis it so simplistic
Child's play man's play
Could it be sadistic?
Head space locked in them plastic gods
There's too much! there's too many reasons!
To keep deceiving
To keep on believing in the
Oh blah ra ra the sloganeers
The crocodile pain, the crocodile tears
She dont really need that brand new nose
And he dont really need slave shoes or slave clothes
But were far too busy to keep our mind privy
Too the blessed is the man and the
Grammar the host ease
Ready to receive the rich a cold breeze
All we really need is to plant the god seed
Something to live for
Something to believe
Whomsoever don't know best get to know were to cool
Giving them cuts so cold it's true skool
Far from the regular nothin used to
Them kind of style is shock and spruce too
Mind and soul in tune and loose too
(True Skool, Coldcut, 2005)
Incantation
Created for DigitalMontage Challenge 2 - The Sun and the Moon
Background - I created the BG using two images from Pixabay and one of my tree photos
Model - extracted from yale-stock.deviantart.com/art/61-145632278
Textures - my collection
Making an image using the moon is pretty easy for me, most of my stuff has a moon in it. The sun was a challenge for me but pretty enjoyable ; )
Sunna – Goddess of the Sun & Daughter of Night(phoenix)
Sól was the Norse Goddess of the Sun, and was also known as Sunna. In Norse mythology, the sun is believed to be female, while the moon is male — and both Sol and Mani (i.e. the moon) were worshipped as deities of protection and victory.
The Old High German Merseburg Incantations, written in the 9th or 10th century, revealed that Sol was honored not just a goddess of the sun but also of protection and victory.
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Credits:
- Hair: RAMA.SALON - Mads Hair
- Head: / HEAD / lel evox / ZORA 4.0
- Skin: MAENA / JULIET SKIN
- Eyebags: -SU!- Katerina Eyebags
- Veins: -SU!- Katerina Veins
- Eyebrows: -SU!- Evadne Eyebrows 10
- Eyeshadow: -SU!- Anastasia Eyeshadow Grey
- Eyeliner: -SU!- Cursed Romance Eyeliner 02
- Waterline: -SU!- Evadne Waterline
- Lashes: Void - Mirage Lashes & Jack Spoon. Moonlit Mirage Lashes (Applier)
- Eyes: [ Conviction ] Arcane Eyes
- Tattoo: DAPPA - Drake Tattoo. & +Nuuna+ Basics 003
- Dress: {Rosier} / Celia Dress
- Septum: -SU!- Bloodlust Septum