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axe, knife, and hands

blood and bone sing her song

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DRDA - Post apocalyptic Prostethic

*LODE* Headwear - Lilou Feathers [mono]

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[ContraptioN] Junker's Hand

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No parts of this material can be published, copied, downloaded or sold

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Made from my own pix in Wombo and one of my Jixi apps.

A Shaman's life is all about spit....spitting out malevolent spirits or spitting so they cant get in...It's tricky. And the couture was all about locally sourced animal bits.

"I make a needle

from a porcupine quill,

sew feet to legs,

lift spine onto my thighs.

I put on my rib and collarbone."*

____ *Diane Glancy

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Shaman #1 (Left Side)

PFC~Trapped Soul Necklace

SW "Frenja" Brass Torque

PFC~Bones - chest

Genesis Lab. - "Call of spirits" - Shaman Staff

AZOURY - fetichisme Headwear [

Gensis Lab. - "Call of spirits" - Shaman Hat

DRD amazon headdress - monotome

cinphul // tishrin

PFC~Raven Pauldron

Scavenger's Wristband by Lunesta Matova

[CX] Conjuration - Silver / Plain Claw

Genesis Lab. - "Call of spirits" - Leather Belt

[The Forge] Kiera Bodice, Brown

Genesis_Lab_Tattoo_Applier_3.0_FOREST_WHISPER

THIS IS WRONG VVITCH tattoo

SAPA Pose #106

Shaman #2 (Right Side)

[CX] Ikenga's Horns ( Gold)

Meva Helmet Dark

[The Forge] Banshee Armour, Black

DRD - Voodoo Shoppe - Voodoo Queen Staff

PFC~Iron arms

[The Forge] Kiera Bodice, Black

MAD' OMOII Face Tattoo

.: Vegas :. Tattoo Applier Resurrection 220

SAPA Pose #106

Clef de Peau

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Show on Eon head

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Amazon River SL - taken in Elder's Path

432Hz - Shamanic Journey

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Enjoy!

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Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.

Some hand painting.

My Mourning Dove photo below was the source image.

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scanart

“Beware the God who seeks praise. Beware the guru who presumes to teach that which is unfixed and boundless. Beware the healer who sets a price on aid. Beware the lover who would make you a lesser version of yourself. Beware the doctrines that discourage independent thought.

Beware any person of faith who doesn’t understand doubt. Filter all things through yourself. Accept only that which sits right with your soul.”

― L.M. Browning, Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations

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Contre-jour at F4, reflector (for the background). Image has been slightly cropped.

Cloudbreak!

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texture by Skeletalmess

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Some hand painting.

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my Haiku

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Some hand painting.

A Wombo work was the source image.

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Some hand painting.

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Moon Rise over Sonoita Arizona

Entry for the challenge:

Shock of the New Challenge # 59.0

~ SOTN ~ Color Craze ~

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With all due deference to M'Lord Corvus Beakimus Maximus - King of all Crows. ;))

Speak to me my ancestors

Talk to me in my dreams

Tell me of the spirits

Tell me of the trees

Make me remember

How the water flows

How it really feels

The flooded river valley of the Cuckmere, near Litlington, East Sussex, UK

Other poems and images can be seen at my website:

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Guided by nature.

Bound to its soul.

I rejoice in its life,

I suffer with its pain.

Mother…

Show me the path.

Lead me into wisdom.

The elements fuel my power.

For my power is not muscle,

nor strength alone.

My power is all around me.

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Created for Mystic Asia Challenge ~ September - October 2021

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Shadow Frames and PNG Images

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Quito Pichincha Ecuador

Warriors, besides being men who risked their lives, also participated in shamanic activities, since the shaman acted as a warrior when faced evil spirits.

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Panzaleo o Cosanga – Píllaro

(400 a.C. – 1532 d.C.)

Under this classificatory name archaeologists have grouped not exactly a culture, but a minor ceramic component of wide distribution, as a rule associated with materials of different ceramic traditions. Vessels of these characteristics appear throughout the Northern and Central Highlands of Ecuador, as well as in the Amazonian area of Quijos. Their distribution suggests a close relation between both areas, the manufacture site being the eastern slopes of the so-called Royal Cordillera.

As far as technology is concerned, the walls are thin and the surface finish has been very carefully done, not to mention the metallic sound. The vessels are of different shapes. The big spheric pots are the most interesting. Many of the latter were ornamented with human faces often represented as “chewing coca” (chagchando coca), and ocasionally covered with masks. Others show unique motives such as tzantzas or “shrunken heads”.

Apparently these potters were a group of specialists in the exchange of products and services, specially those staples from the Amazon valley (e.g. hallucinogenic plants) and shamanic knowledge.

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Two aztec shaman leaders are fighting each other with their beast companion..

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Hidden in the hills of south-central Bhutan, Berti Village is a small and remote rural community rarely visited by travelers. Known mainly among birdwatchers, it felt untouched when I arrived—so much so that I was the only tourist in the village. As we wandered through its quiet paths, the steady beat of drums carried through the air. I asked Rinzin, my guide, what we were hearing. He listened for a moment and explained that a ritual was likely taking place in a nearby home. Drawn by the sound, we followed it to a house where a shaman was performing a healing ceremony for one of the family’s children. I asked kindly if I could take some photographs. Without hesitation, the family opened their door and allowed me to observe. I remained at the threshold, careful not to enter the room, wanting to respect both the ritual and the intimacy of the moment. Smoke drifted softly in the dim light as the drum continued its measured rhythm. It was one of those rare travel moments when observation turns into connection—quiet, unspoken, and deeply human. Long after leaving Berti Village, the memory has remained one of the most powerful of my journey through Bhutan. Later, Rinzin explained that in rural communities, traditional healing practices still coexist naturally with modern medicine. He reassured me that the child’s injury was only a minor ankle problem and that the family would seek hospital care if necessary. In that room, however, tradition, belief, and hope were enough.

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Nascosto tra le colline del Bhutan centro-meridionale, Berti è una piccola e remota comunità rurale raramente visitata dai turisti, conosciuta soprattutto tra gli appassionati di birdwatching. Al mio arrivo il villaggio era silenzioso e sembrava fuori dal tempo, ed he ero l’unico turista presente. Mentre camminavamo lungo le sue strade e viottoli sterrati, ho sentito il ritmo costante di tamburi. Ho chiesto a Rinzin, la mia guida, di cosa si trattasse. Dopo essersi fermato ad ascoltare, mi ha spiegato che probabilmente era in corso un rituale in una casa poco distante. Abbiamo quindi seguito quei suoini fino a una abitazione, dove una sciamana stava celebrando una cerimonia di guarigione per uno dei figli della famiglia. Con discrezione ho chiesto se potessi scattare alcune fotografie di quel momento speciale e senza esitazione, la famiglia ha aperto la porta di casa permettendomi di osservare la scena. Sono rimasto sulla soglia, attento a non entrare nella stanza, per rispetto del rituale e dell’intimità di quel momento. Il fumo si muoveva lentamente nella luce soffusa, mentre il tamburo continuava a battere il suo ritmo misurato. Sono quei rari momenti di viaggio in cui l’osservazione si trasforma in connessione — silenziosa, non detta, profondamente umana. Ancora oggi, questo episodio resta uno dei ricordi più intensi del mio viaggio in Bhutan. In seguito, Rinzin mi ha spiegato che nelle comunità rurali le pratiche di guarigione tradizionali convivono naturalmente con la medicina moderna. Mi ha rassicurato sul fatto che la ferita del bambino fosse solo una lieve distorsione alla caviglia e che la famiglia si sarebbe rivolta all’ospedale qualora la situazione non fosse migliorata. In quella stanza, però, tradizione, fede e speranza erano più che sufficienti.

During the Fashion festival "Goyol 2011"..

Music (right-click to open in a new tab):

"Roots and Wings" by SHEILA CHANDRA, in 'Roots and Wings' (2012)

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This Shaman is practicing a Mayan ritual in a Catholic chapel. Mayan spirituality in Guatemala is still very much a presence, particularly in the highlands, along with Catholicism and the more recent incursions of Evangelical Christianity.

Cirque de Seraphim & Fantasy Gacha

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