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Great Crested Grebes.. passing the reeds to each other in the ritual they have at start of breeding season...I waited 8 years to capture these images...
Now have witnessed three times this year
In the secret cave under the roots of the tree of wisdom, I performed a prosperity ritual so that RFL of SL would have great success this year.
With L.I.C. and the rest of the stores of the fair.
When the veil between worlds is thin, the time is ripe to perform a ritual of summoning.
Good fun with my sister and my niece.
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Hat : //RKS// Hat Matilda. At WLRP.
Dress : //RKS// Top Matilda. At WLRP.
Book and hold pose : ::Static:: Mushroomery. At WLRP.
Lashes : Void - Flutter Lashes (Avalon)
Head : Lelutka - lel EvoX AVALON.
Hair : WINGS-ES1101-HAIR
Skin : [Glam Affair] Alice [Lelutka EvoX] Peach. At K9.
Tattoo : IVY - DANAYA ::: l
Makeup :Shiny Stuffs.
Tattoo arms : DAPPA - Shroomy Tattoo.
Decor :
DRD - Salem - Harvest decor - harvest table. FLF Weekendsales. DRD mainstore.
Dirty Rat - Cult Totem. In main store.
Simply Shelby : Fall Leaves. At WLRP.
House : LORE Humble Hovel. At WLRP.
Witch Sticks : LORE Witch Sticks. At WLRP.
Vial : [MT] Mystic Tiger - Vitae Vial. Soon at Abnormality.
Candle : [ Cabal ] Dark Age Horn Candle / Tarnished. At WLRP.
American Black Duck pair, alternately their heads, in an apparent courting behavior at Bombay Hook, NWR in Delaware.
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Villa San José de Vinchina. La Rioja. Argentina
Las estrellas Capayanes están ubicadas a 2 Km de la localidad de San José de Vinchina, a orillas de Río Desaguadero (el "Vinchina" de los lugareños) al costado izquierdo del camino que conduce a la aldea de Jagüé. Según el historiador Nicolás de la Fuente, es un geoglifo (dibujo sobre la tierra) en forma de estrella de nueve puntas, realizada en canto rodado, en piedra color rojo, blanca y negra, Actualmente se encuentran tres estrellas, de las seis originarias, dos de ellas fueron reconstruidas hace unos años. Se desconoce su utilidad, se cree fueron utilizadas para rituales religiosos. Tradicionalmente se las conoce con el nombre de "Estrellas Diaguitas", hay historiadores que rechazan este nombre ya que sostienen que el pueblo diaguita nunca habitó la región de San José de Vinchina.
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Latte. Esspresso. Flat white. Piccolo. Americano. Cappucino. You name it. The day cannot begin without it. We all have our rituals and the day does not feel right if we don't observe these rituals. Small ones or big ones. With or without sugar. With or without coffee art. Now the day can begin. But don't rush. Stay one more minute and just look around you. Sip that last sip of coffee, scoop up the foam at the bottom of the cup (I always do it, no exceptions - this is my favourite part!) and take a deep breath. Now the day is complete.
"The very ritual of tea-making, warming the pot, making sure that the water is just boiling, inhaling the fragrant steam, arranging the tea-cosy to fit snugly around the precious container, all the preliminaries lead up to the exquisite pleasure of sipping the brew from thin porcelain, and helping oneself to hot buttered scones and strawberry jam, a slice of feather-light sponge cake or home-made shortbread."
- Miss Read, Gossip from Thrush Green
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[Mazzaro] Dourival Set fatpack @in main store now
/Vae Victis\ - "Cernunnos" - Monarch Antlers @ Harvest of Souls Sep 23rd
/Vae Victis\ - "Black Temple" - Candle Votives @in main store
Exile:: Brooklyn @in main store
Zibska Odille set includes mask and collar with 26 colours for fronds main, accent, mask and beads.
Zibska Memoire set includes mask with and without monocle. 10 colours for mask, 4 colours for monocle.
VILE / [Vile] - Smut Book & Wine - set @ In main store now
VENDETTA - ANDERS FACE SKIN - EVOX @ MANCAVE, 17 Sep
KOKOS / EARRING HORN OLG Gauged XL Ears(M)
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Hair: Exile - Elle - Collabor88 Event
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Pic Taken at . {fae forest} .
Of course, this rock formation that my path took me past, in the middle of the forest near Děčín in Bohemian Switzerland, is not "the" altar of nature, but just one of many.
When I wander through the forests or mountains, I always come across places that have a special, almost magical effect.
Sometimes they are such impressive formations. But sometimes it's just a small hill or a tree stump covered in moss.
In such places it is always easy for me to transport myself back to the time when the forests still covered half of Europe and were the home of my ancestors.
I can imagine that on special days or on certain occasions they gathered in places like these to perform religious rituals or just to sit here and seek contact with their ancestors in the light of a small campfire to ask for advice or guidance.
In places like these I regularly spend more time than I need to take a photo and like to use it for a coffee break. And while I'm sitting there, texts like this come to mind.
However, I have never had direct contact with anyone from my ancestry. This may be because my ancestors lived more than 100 km away from here and the local ancestors learned from their parents not to talk to strangers.
Natürlich ist diese Felsformation, an der mich mein Weg, mitten im Wald in der Nähe von Děčín in der Böhmischen Schweiz, vorbeigefürt hat nicht "Der" Altar der Natur, sondern nur einer von vielen.
Wenn ich durch die Wälder oder Berge streife, komme ich immer wieder an Orten vorbei, von denen eine besondere, ja fast magische Wirkung ausgeht.
Manchmal sind es solche, durchaus beeindruckenden Formationen. Doch machmal ist es auch nur ein kleiner Hügel oder ein mit Moos bedecker Baumstumpf.
An solchen Orten fällt es mir immer leicht, mich in die Zeit zurück zu versetzen, als die Wälder noch halb Europe bedeckten und die Heimat meiner Vorfahren waren.
Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass sie sich an besonderen Tagen oder zu bestimmten Anlässen an Orten wie diesem versammelt haben um religiöse Rituale zu veranstalten oder auch nur um hier zu sitzen und im Schein eines kleinen Lagerfeuers wiederum den Kontakt zu ihren Vorfahren zu suchen, um sie um Rat oder Anleitung zu befragen.
An Orten wie diesen verbringe ich dann regelmäßig mehr Zeit als ich bräuchte um ein Foto zu machen und nutze sie gern für eine Kaffeepause. Und während ich da so sitze fallen mir dann Texte wie dieser hier ein.
Direkten Kontakt zu irgend jemanden aus meiner Ahnenreihe hatte ich dabei allerdings noch nie. Was möglichweise daran liegt, dass meine Vorfahren mehr als 100 km von hier entfernt gelebt haben und das die Ahnen der Einheimischen von ihren Eltern gelernt haben, dass man nicht mit Fremden redet.
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Coffee reflects social traditions, in some cultures making coffee is an almost magical ritual. Although every culture has its own ritual for making and drinking coffee, there is also a similarity: the tradition of drinking coffee comes from sharing a moment with someone else.
I hope you enjoy a nice cup of coffee (or tea). Have a nice evening!
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Another double post. I watched these two Grackles go through a mating ritual/dance the other day. Quite amusing to watch.
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Taken at Monkey Temple in Jaipur. It was the time of the Kartik Month. Showing religious rituals are inter generational
Image included in the series "RITUALS"
Fire ceremonies across man cultures are acts of release, acts of letting things go, sacrifice, and moving on with renewed purpose: A heart forged in flame, ablaze.