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On the cape Arkona (Kap Arkona in German) on the island of Rügen is the old sanctuary called Jaromarsburg. It was used by the tribe the Rani (a West Slavic tribe, also known as Ranen or Rujanen - which means "the red"). The sanctuary was used from the 6th to the 12th century - when the tribe was converted to Christianity.
The sanctuary was protected by two walls reaching 13 metres (and which can still be seen today) and the sanctuary itself was made of wood. From 1068, when another Slavic sanctuary was destroyed, it became the most prominent Slavic place of worship on the southern Baltic sea coast. The god worshiped there was the four-faced Svetovid (Svantevit, Svantovit et cetera ), the god of war, fertility and abundance.
The name Jaromarsburg comes from the ruler Jaromar I - but it was not what the place was called by the Rani themselves.
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Up on Derwent Edge in the Peak District, the weathered stones take on some strange shapes. This one is popularly known as the Cakes of Bread - it's one of 3 or 4 similar ones standing in a row but at annoying spaces that didn't look great in a collective shot. Definitely a she I think. And struck me as being a rather comical, and now petrified, invading giant.
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Water lily – Symbolize pleasure and peace
The Nymphaea waterlilies perfectly symbolize innocence, purity, fertility, pleasure, celebration, hope, rebirth, wellness, and peace. All ancient cultures around the world have associated the white lilies with gods and spirituality.
Reproductive apparatus of the prolific hibiscus — untidy and spectacular growing to five metres in my Gold Coast hinterland garden. On a misty morning.
Detail from-
Volkmar Haase-'Skulptur Fruchtbarkeitsschrein' (steel, 1968)
Berlin-Zehlendorf
Rolleicord Va
Fomapan 200
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Found by our guide on a birding holiday to Spain.
This large glossy-black bird once had an extensive range that spread across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe and has been idolised by humans as a symbol of fertility and virtue. Now classified today as Critically Endangered.
Detail from-
Volkmar Haase-'Skulptur Fruchtbarkeitsschrein' (steel, 1968)
Berlin-Zehlendorf
Rolleicord Va
Fomapan 200
Adox Rodinal 1+50
The monument commemorates Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig, a crucial step towards the end of hostilities in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden were led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg. On the first story, a crypt is adorned by eight large statues of fallen warriors, each one next to smaller statues called the Totenwächter (Guardians of the Dead). On the second story, the Ruhmeshalle (Hall of Fame) features four statues, each 9.5 metres (31 ft) tall, representing the four legendary historic qualities ascribed to the German people: bravery, faith, sacrifice, and fertility.
Source: Wikipedia
The Patio de las Doncellas (Maidens Courtyard) is the center of the Palace of Pedro I in the Alcázar of Seville. This palace was built in the mid-14th century, replacing earlier Muslim constructions and is probably the most outstanding example of all Mudejar civil architecture. Around this patio the spaces with a public purpose are articulated, while around the small Patio de las Munecas the palatial rooms are arranged with a more private character. The ground floor corresponds to the original work of the 14th century, while the upper gallery responds to the reforms undertaken in the 16th century in Renaissance style. This magnificent courtyard is surrounded by a gallery of polylobed arches, adopting one of the most characteristic decorative forms of Almohad art. The central arches on each side are larger, highlighting the main axes of the patio. They all rest on precious marble columns in the Corinthian style, brought from Genoa during the Renaissance to replace the original brick pillars. The decoration is based on stucco, following the diamond-shaped pattern, comparable in style and quality to similar works from Córdoba or Granada. Among the ornamental motifs we see some as characteristic as the shell, a symbol of fertility, or the hand of Fatima, which symbolizes protection. All of them framed in a rich composition of geometric and plant motifs.
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1 inch silver Kokopelli dangling from a bolo tie. Known as a fertility god, prankster, healer and story teller. Whatever the true meaning of the hump backed flute player is, he has been a welcome entity to those around him. This fellow was photographed on a dark red background and processed in SEP2 using a green filter and Kodak Tri-X 400 Tx Pro emulation.
While these figures seem to be of about the same age, I have no idea whether they belong together. Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site, Wyoming.
Only through extreme (some would say over the top) processing could I bring out the sunrays in the sky, which to me was necessary to create the fairy tale like atmosphere of the place and the moment. The field is sloping slightly up to the right which may deceive you into thinking that the horizon is not straight.
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The Easter Bunny can be traced back to Thirteenth Century, pre-Christian Germany, where people worshiped several gods and goddesses. The Teutonic deity Eostra was the goddess of spring and fertility, and feasts were held in her honor on the Vernal Equinox. Her symbol was the rabbit because of the animal’s high reproduction rate. In the Eighteenth Century, the tradition of an egg-laying hare called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws” also came out of Germany.
Easter Eggs are represent the birth of new life, and it’s believed that decorating eggs for Easter also dates back to the Thirteenth Century. Hundreds of years ago, churches had their congregations abstain from eggs during Lent, allowing them to be consumed again on Easter.
And thus we arrive at Easter 2021, which I am celebrating with Peter Rabbit, who whilst not the Easter Bunny, is a well loved character from my childhood. "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, published in 1901, that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor.
This Peter Rabbit egg-shaped lidded tin was a gift from a friend last Easter, and the brightly foil wrapped eggs are from Haigh's Chocolates, a company that began in 1915 in Adelaide, and to this day still makes very high quality chocolate. They make a special blend of creamy chocolate especially for Easter.
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PRIMFEED: Fertility Dance
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The sun was bleeding its last light through the tangled canopy of the jungle of the Blacked Tribe, casting a golden haze across the sacred sands. Djumbe drum beat low like the pulse of the earth itself—steady, ancient, calling the spirits awake.
She came barefoot across the white sands, hips swaying like the tall reeds by the river, her skin painted with ochre and ash, her golden chains rattling softly with each step. She is a slave girl born of the outer clans and mix blood, gifted to the Panther Prince as tribute—no, as offering.
The fertility stone loomed before her—smooth, obsidian black, veined with silver streaks from the earth’s own womb. Around it were carved the shapes of leaping antelope and hunters locked in eternity. It was here the ancestors whispered.
The slave knelt, her breath shallow, heart thundering with purpose. She bowed low, her forehead pressed to the hot stone. She didn’t speak—words were too small. Instead, she *danced.*
Her limbs moved with grace born of devotion and desperation. The chains on her hips clinked in rhythm to the low drumming that seemed to rise from the earth. She arched, spun, and let her body become the prayer—the plea.
"Great Mother Inkosazana," she finally whispered, voice raw, "I am your vessel. Let me carry the seed of your chosen son."
The Panther Prince—warrior of storms, killer of wildebeests, and bearer of the Blacked Tribe mysterious Hystera Herbs—had taken her under the moon only nights before. But no child stirred yet in her belly. Not yet. The tribe said her womb must be accepted first by the goddess.
She raised her hands to the statue, breasts bare, tattooed with the sacred runes of submission. The firelight painted her skin with gold, and her shadow danced like a spirit beside her.
“I bleed for the tribe. I open to the bloodline. Let my womb be your cradle.”
Behind her, the wind stirred. No one watched, but every spirit did.
Far in the jungle, a panther roared.
And somewhere deep inside, she felt it—a warmth blooming low and slow, like the breath of the goddess herself answering.
**Tonight, the ancestors would listen.**
Open that up !!! it' s full with seeds of luck and health.
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Snake's Head Fritillary | Fritillaria meleagris | Liliaceae
Explored on 11th June 2017 #06
Samsung NX1 & Kiron 105mm f/2.8 Macro
Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
All Rights Reserved. © Nick Cowling 2017.
Symbol of fertility an wealth.
Wünsche Euch für das neue Jahr alles, was der Granatapfel symbolisiert.
EXPLORE Worthy, Challenge #33 - FANTASY
after: Jeannette Woitzik
Textures Only ~ Competition #156
Source image with thanks to ~Brenda-Starr~
texture by SkeletalMess
texture by Pareeerica
model is the Marcus Ranum
mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Goddess-5-104902330
background by Moonchilde-Stock
"One is constantly reminded of the infinite lavishness and fertility of Nature—inexhaustible abundance amid what seems enormous waste. And yet when we look into any of her operations that lie within reach of our minds, we learn that no particle of her material is wasted or worn out. It is eternally flowing from use to use, beauty to yet higher beauty; and we soon cease to lament waste and death, and rather rejoice and exult in the imperishable, unspendable wealth of the universe."
— John Muir
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This farm girl can't get enough of this Ohio countryside. I think this is alfalfa, but it looks like a field of south GA peanuts. View large and take it in - I was amazed to see the rows in the far field.
Necropolis Gully Fertility as stone
The only sound in the deep quiet of the crevice was the crunch of my boots on the debris-strewn ground. Towering stone walls, draped in vibrant green moss, rose on either side, making me feel like an intruder in a forgotten tomb. My matte-black suit, a product of a future this place could never have imagined, felt profane against the ancient rock.
Then I saw it: a weathered, silent figure standing in the path. It was a statue of a woman, carved from the same stone as the gully but shaped with clear intent. Moss crept up its base and clung to its form like a second skin. This impossible artifact, an architectural anomaly in this raw, natural fissure, stopped me. My steady, determined posture belied the storm of questions raging in my mind. The statue stared forward with blank, unseeing eyes, a silent witness to a history I had just stumbled into. My mission was to find my crew, but this place, this silent, stone woman, was a new, unexpected variable in an equation I couldn't begin to solve.
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Crooked River Canyon,
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon
One of the "7 Wonders of Oregon"
Can't say it any better than this writer, well said:
"..... a gorgeous cathedral of rock in the high desert of eastern Oregon. ...... hiking up Misery Ridge to Monkey Face Rock and along Crooked River. Rock climbers dotted the cliff faces and fellow hikers filled the dusty trails. The hike was steep and the day was hot, but the sheer beauty of Smith Rock erased every trace of discomfort, leaving me awestruck of this sacred place."
--- Jamie Hale, The Oregonian/Oregonian Live, 12/30/2018
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