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Zen practitioners develop a sense of balance, as well as simplicity, order, and harmony. ... A central aspect of Zen is meditation. Zen is actually a Japanese term that is derived from the Chinese word “Ch'an.” Translated, it means concentration or meditation.
Work made with stock images and images of mine.
Stocks used:
13 different photos
Four terns posing, while working to perpetuate the species, a group of voyeurs, one practicing for when they have their opportunity, oh, and one photographer standing in the Atlantic Ocean to take their photograph.
Anastasia beach.
No, I don't remember taking this photo, or the series before, during, and after this event. But I was glad when I came across it 5 years later.
Royal terns.
I have over 100 folders of unprocessed photos from the past 6 years which I’m currently going through, this is one of the photos from that group. Many of these re-visit an already posted subject. I'm on folder 13 - that has 1428 photos! This photo was in the first 1/3 of that folder.
A fictional practitioner of magic.
Come with me now
I'm gonna show you how.
Afraid to lose control and get caught up in this world.
I've wasted time, I've wasted breath.
I think I've thought myself to death.
Come with me now.
Candid street shot, Bristol, UK.
Hair/Hat - Foxy - Maeve Hair (Natural Ombres)
Hairbase - Tableau Vivant - Genus Hairbase 02 (D)
Head - Genus - Babyface
Skin - Pumec - Cleo (Tone #5) Genus
Face Tattoo - Bus - Moon Child Tattoo (Genus)
Cheek Acc - La baguette - Cute Witch Stickers
Chest Tattoo - Rainbow Sundae - Basic Witch - Chest 02
Choker - Ama - Pentacle Collar (Black Silver)
Necklace - Reign - Moon Crystal Necklace - Silver
Dress - Pixicat - Banshee Dress - Black
Rings - Ama - Brigid Rings (Black Teal) Maitreya
Nails - Aleutia - SS17 Manicure Polish HUD (Purple)
Mini Cauldron Acc - Witchy Hands - #2 Magic Cauldron (Rare)
Decor -
Backdrop - Focus Poses - Witch Craft Room Backdrop (Edited)
Cabinet / Spellbook Stand - DRD - Spiritualists Shoppe
Wooden Chair - Jian - Witch's Recluse - Chair
Spider Chair / Potion Bottles - Ionic -
Table / Potion Cabinet / Potions /Book Pile / Flying Papers - Merak - Frozen in Time
Wall Pentacle / Hanging Herbs / Herb Bottles / Herb Drawers / Smudgesticks etc - Dust Bunny - Wiccan Artistry
Moon Box / Potion Bottles / Grimoire / Wand / Small Book etc - Kunst
Cauldron - Random Matter
Floating Candles - The Emporium - Magician's Candle (White)
(If I've missed something and you'd like to know where it is from, please just ask)
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A fishmonger (historically fishwife for female practitioners) is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. Fishmongers can be wholesalers or retailers, and are trained at selecting and purchasing, handling, gutting, boning, filleting, displaying, merchandising and selling their product. In some countries modern supermarkets are replacing fishmongers who operate in shops or fish markets.
The fishmongers guild, one of the earliest guilds, was established in the City of London by a Royal Charter granted by Edward I shortly after he became king in 1272. Partnership with foreigners was forbidden and the sale of fish was tightly controlled to ensure freshness and restrain profit, which was limited to one penny in the shilling. Nevertheless, the guild grew rich and, after Edward's victory over the Scots, was able to make a great show, including one thousand mounted knights.
During the reign of Edward II, the political power of the fishmongers waned and Parliament decreed that no fishmonger could become mayor of the city. This was soon rescinded and their wealth increased further so that, during the reign of Edward III, the guild could provide £40 to the war against the French, this being a great sum at that time.
The guild was then reformed by Great Charter as the Mystery of the Fishmongers of London. They were given a monopoly over the crying and selling of fish and they regulated the catching of fish in the Thames which teemed with fish such as salmon at that time. The guild still continues today as one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies.
In many countries, the fishwife was proverbial for her sharp tongue and outspoken speech. In Medieval France, the ones in Paris were known for their special privilege of being able to speak frankly to the King himself, when he ventured into the marketplace, and voice criticism without fear of punishment.
Molly Malone is a character from a popular Irish song about a young fishwife who tragically dies at a young age.
Charles Fort in his book Lo! compiles the story of the Mad Fishmonger or "St. Fishmonger", which later may or may not appear in the Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson. St. Fishmonger allegedly caused crabs and periwinkles to fall from the sky.
In the English translation of the Asterix series, the village fishmonger is called Unhygienix. In the film The Beach, the Island's chef has only fish as a source of meat, and is named Unhygienix in reference to the Asterix character.
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, some contend that the word fishmonger was a euphemism for a "fleshmonger" or pimp. Source Wikipedia.
TD : Agfapan 100 Professional 35mm film, developed in D-76 1+1 for 7 minutes. Exposure ISO 100 @35mm lens, natural daylight. Scanned with Alpha 6000 edited in ACR, inverted in CS6.
My nurse practitioner recommends I walk at least one hour each day. While it's a 45 minute drive to Heber City, a walk along Deer Creek Reservoir is always worth the time. It was sunny on Saturday with a light breeze, and temperatures were in the high 20s.
I set up for a shot of the 1:00 Deer Creek Express just south of Soldier Hollow. If you look closely at the reservoir, the surface is only partially frozen. Under normal conditions, the entire reservoir is frozen over and ice fishing is everywhere. Our overall temperatures have been warmer than normal this season and average precipitation is down to 49% of normal. There is still time to build up the average before spring runoff, of course.
A yoga practitioner holds an expressive inverted pose with hands pressed together above the head, creating a graceful study of symmetry, flexibility, and balance. The monochrome treatment emphasizes the flowing lines of the body and the quiet sense of concentration, transforming the pose into an image of inner calm and mindful strength.
It's funny seeing buses again in the town centre but with the Bus Station most part closed we can all enjoy this once regular scene. Once again it's a jepg edit which is quicker and good quality.
Nurse practitioner Nan Madden and Pediatrician Dr. Greg Melnick at the pre clinic.
Cebu City Team Members Rotary Philippines "cleft lip" "cleft palate" surgery children volunteers Canada USA ward recovery "operating room" nurses doctors surgeons anethetists pediatrician cebuano service helping "service above self" volunteer rotarians
As a practitioner of old ocean magic, and the paragon of aqua corpus transmogrification, Karklin dwells within his sea swell abode, protecting and collecting various magical items from across the seven seas.
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"Know your role, know your place and where to be. Sharpen yourself everyday till that opportunity presents itself."
- Ren
Ma, Wai Chung Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner (and his father, also a very well known Chinese Medicine Practitioner) was pretty well known back in the prime time. Unfortunately, their property needed to be reconstruct due to its old age as the building is almost 70 years old, and seems like they have nowhere to go.
Rolleiflex Xenotar 2.8F
Kodak Ektar
June 2023
Ps: minor adjustment in Photoshop
‘roots, language and social norms have been three of the most important parts of the definition of what it is to be a
human being. The migrant, denied all three, is obliged to find new ways of describing himself, new ways of being human.’
From Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism,Salman Rushdie
Encounter with a ‘Japanese Doll’ practitioner, Dalston, London
The uniform of medical practitioners during the Great Plague of the 1600s. The strange appearance is the result of the erroneous belief that the plague was caused by 'foul air.' To counter this, the 'beak' of the mask would be filled with herbs and spices which would 'filter' the air like an early gas mask. However, this made communication very difficult, so the plague doctor would use a 'wand' or staff to issue instructions. They would also often prescribe odd medicines, such as spiders and toads (whose skin absorbs air and water) and even a urine bath.
Of-course, in reality, the bubonic plague is caused by flea bites that lived on the many rats in cities at this time. Ironically though, plague doctors were protected by their uniforms, but not for the reasons they thought. The mask came with a thick leather overcoat and gloves, which somewhat protected the wearer from flea bites to a degree.
a signature collection campaign for a petition against the harvesting of organs from Falun Dafa practitioners in China (dafoh.org)
It is the Age of Steam...
Deep in the darkest depths of Yorkshire lives Dr Frankenstein.
He resides in a luxurious country mansion where he masquerades as a respectable medical practitioner. When night falls however, he spends most of his time doing experiments on cadavers, perfecting their reanimation.
Dr. Frankenstein
Victor trained formally as a practioner of medicine and then later on as coroner. His interest in science and particularly in the research of the cycle of life and death, resulted him becoming some what of an introvert. Spending more and more time in his lab and less and less time seeing patients, The Doctor became renowned for his ability to perform complicated and often life saving surgery with the greatest of ease. So much so that the villagers who lived nearby turn a blind eye to some of his more obvious eccentricities. Indeed such was his familiarity with the inner workings of the human body he was able to accrue a vast fortune from selling anatomical guides and operational procedures to the wider medical community.
"Mr Igor"
The Doctor's faithful manservant. A "fellow" recruited from the scrapheap of broken men back from the war with Muscovy, he travels the countryside looking for organ or limb donors who want to assist the Good Doctor with his experiments. It's most unfortunate that at times, the people donating the organs still need them ( It's all in the name of science you understand)...
The Monster
Dr Frankensteins' greatest achievement is the reconstruction and reanimation of his dearly departed brother Adam. Killed in the war with Muscovy, his internal organs have been replaced with clockwork pumps and machinations. Fitting all those parts into Adam's wretched and mutilated body proved to difficult so using a patchwork of donor parts and a reinforced extemded brass skeleton the monster was born. Frankenstein believes Adam's consciousness is still locked away inside the monsters brain, but as of yet his experiments to restore his brothers identity have proved futile.
Madam Auderville
Madam Auderville is the only servant who has remained loyal to the doctor upon finding out his true nature. This is most probably why she is still alive and the rest have ended up on the mortuary slab. she takes good care of the Mansion and ensures at least outwardly that the place appears normal and without cobwebs (much to Mr Igor's disdain).
Photo by Gmanvespa as always!
Megastovepipehat and crazy arms by V&A Steamworks
A portrait shot of a member of the black.d.o.t_. performing group, seul_dew, just before their Taekwondo and Korean calligraphy performance at the Our Tampines Hub during the Korean Travel Fair 2023.
As a practitioner of Taekwondo, she wears the dobok, the uniform that is usually worn by practitioners of Korean martial arts.
Vancouver Falun Gong practitioners often gather at the Vancouver Art Gallery north plaza for speeches and to protest persecution in China.
It has been 20 years since the Chinese government branded Falun Gong as a cult.
The persecution of Falun Gong is the anti-religious campaign initiated in 1999 by the Communist Party of China to eliminate the spiritual practice of Falun Gong in China.
China maintains a doctrine of state atheism.
Falun Gong practitioners who were imprisoned in China's detention centres and labour camps report undergoing unexplained medical examinations and blood tests as a precursor to live organ harvesting.
Branded a heretical organization by Beijing, Falun Gong’s members are increasingly being harassed in Canada by Chinese diplomatic officials and other agents.
Beijing’s long arm can be seen influencing Canadian politicians at the local and national levels, as well as infiltrating civil society and community events to keep an eye on practitioners.
Built in the 10th Century by two practitioners of Tantric Buddhism it is located in the most fantastic geological folds and schist's rock surroundings and popularly called MOONSCAPE and it certainly looks like an alien planet..
Lamayuru also marks the meeting place of the Great Himalayan Wall & of the East Karakorum Ranges.
I've been through Lamayaru 5 times over the last couple of years but such is the play of light in Ladakh that I've never once seen the the landscape remain same as each time a different color would burst out of an unseen vein of minerals with the changing light of the day.. .. It is always different but never fails to makes you gasp in awe each time you pass through or decide to stay...
The gompa itself has been undergoing renovations for the last 2 years and now is restored completely with newly painted frescoes
Lamayuru is located in between Bodhkharbu and Kha-la-che, on a steep rock mountain. It lies at a distance of approximately 127 km to the west of Leh town. It belongs to the Red-Hat sect of Buddhism and houses approximately 150 Buddhist monks. The monastery is made up of a number of shrines and also has a very rich collection of thankas and magnificent wall paintings. At the outset, the Monastery consisted of five buildings, out of which only the central one exists today.
Every year the Gompa plays host a masked dance, which takes place on the 17th and 18th day of the 5th month of Tibetan lunar calendar. The monks from the monasteries of the nearby areas also come to take part in the celebrations.
There is an interesting legend associated with the gompa It is said that the Lamayuru Valley used to be a clear lake, at the time of Sakhyamuni (the Historical Buddha). And, Nags (holy serpents) used to reside in the lake.
Bodhisattva Madhyantaka had once a prediction quite a long time back that the lake would eventually be dried, making way for the construction of a Buddhist monastery. The legend moves further to state that Mahasiddhacharya Naropa, an 11th century Indian Buddhist scholar, sat in meditation for a number of years in one of the caves in Dukhang. He was the one who caused a crack in the hillside surrounding the lake.
Through this crack, the lake started draining. When the lake dried out, the scholar found a dead lion lying inside it. On the same spot, where he found the tiger, he constructed the first temple of the area, known as the Singhe Ghang (Lion Mound).
Another legend has it that the building of Lamayuru Monastery was constructed, as per the instructions of King of Ladakh, under the direction of Rinchen Zangpo, the Translator ( and a protector manifestation of Padmasambhava. After this, the monastery came under the administration of the Zhwa-mar-pa (Red Hats).
Later, Dharmaraja Jamyang Namgial offered the monastery to Chosje Danma. And this led to the observance of the rituals of the Digung Kargyud School, with the monastery being renamed as Yungdrung Tharpaling. Today, the Lamayuru Monastery is served by the successive reincarnations of Skyabsje Toldan Rinpoche. and remains one of the oldest schools of Tibetan Buddhism along with Samye Monastery in Tibet..
LV63 LLX London Ambulance Service 8120 Advanced Paramedic Practitioner Skoda Octavia 4WD Rapid Response Vehicle
SADHU
SMOKING HASHISH
mystic, an ascetic, practitioner of yoga (yogi) and/or wandering monks. The sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving the fourth and final Hindu goal of life, moksha (liberation), through meditation and contemplation of Brahman. Sadhus often wear ochre-colored clothing, symbolizing renunciation.
'Sādhu!' is also a Sanskrit and Pali term used as an exclamation for something well done.
The Sanskrit terms sādhu ("good man") and sādhvī ("good woman") refer to renouncers who have chosen to live a life apart from or on the edges of society in order to focus on their own spiritual practice.
The words come from the Sanskrit root sādh, which means "reach one's goal", "make straight", or "gain power over" The same root is used in the word sādhana, which means "spiritual practice".
Sadhu smoking charas,a common practice amongst Sadhus(mostly Shaivite) to suppress,& eventually destroy their sexual desire;and just concentrate on meditation.
Sadhus are sanyasi, or renunciates, who have left behind all material and sexual attachments and live in caves, forests and temples all over India.
BENARES
Photography’s new conscience
The uniform of medical practitioners during the Great Plague of the 1600s. The strange appearance is the result of the erroneous belief that the plague was caused by 'foul air.' To counter this, the 'beak' of the mask would be filled with herbs and spices which would 'filter' the air like an early gas mask. However, this made communication very difficult, so the plague doctor would use a 'wand' or staff to issue instructions. They would also often prescribe odd medicines, such as spiders and toads (whose skin absorbs air and water) and even a urine bath.
Of-course, in reality, the bubonic plague is caused by flea bites that lived on the many rats in cities at this time. Ironically though, plague doctors were protected by their uniforms, but not for the reasons they thought. The mask came with a thick leather overcoat and gloves, which somewhat protected the wearer from flea bites to a degree.
Happy Halloween Peeps.
Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660-1704)
The Quack was a common theme in 17th-century Dutch art and is here represented by the Kopster. Her funnel as a hat and the clyster in the assistant’s belt signals their quackery. Using the light available from the window, the village surgeon treats the wound, clearly painful, as the patient’s wife watches. He is surrounded by the instruments of his trade including a scalpel, dressings, salves and a bleeding bowl.
-Jonathan Meakins
The uniform of medical practitioners during the Great Plague of the 1600s. The strange appearance is the result of the erroneous belief that the plague was caused by 'foul air.' To counter this, the 'beak' of the mask would be filled with herbs and spices which would 'filter' the air like an early gas mask. However, this made communication very difficult, so the plague doctor would use a 'wand' or staff to issue instructions. They would also often prescribe odd medicines, such as spiders and toads (whose skin absorbs air and water) and even a urine bath.
Of-course, in reality, the bubonic plague is caused by flea bites that lived on the many rats in cities at this time. Ironically though, plague doctors were protected by their uniforms, but not for the reasons they thought. The mask came with a thick leather overcoat and gloves, which somewhat protected the wearer from flea bites to a degree.
Plague Doctor Urbex at Huncoat Power Station. Colour Image made B&W then manipulated into a true B&W graphic. Modified back into a half graphic, half colour, half photographic image.
medical practitioner prays between patients in the suburb of Ghouta. Ghouta's health sector has been devastated by the four year blockade, which restricts even basic medicines and supplies. Imagine taking your sick child to the hospital only to leave with no treatment.
Who is left for you to turn to but God?
Kenny Hill takes its name from Dr William Kenny and early doctor who serviced the Campbelltown area.
Known as the Racing Doctor Dr Kenny enjoyed a better reputation for his efforts on the race track in preference to his skills as a medical practitioner.
He also had the dubious honour of being the supervisor of floggings at Campbelltown Gaol.
Currans Hill, New South Wales, Australia,
One of the best known practitioners of spirit photography was William Mumler. In the 1860s he was one of the first photographers to claim the ability to record "extras" of departed spirits in photographs. He was prosecuted but never convicted of fraud.
This is one of two cdvs by Mumler in our collection. An extra stands behind a man and hands him a cross. Since the man looks down at the cross and subjects in spirit photographs most often seem unaware of the extras around them it seems likely that he is a medium with the ability to see the extras.
* New Information: To our delight there is a reproduction of the same image in Kaplan's book The Strange Case of William Mumler. It is from the Getty Museum and identifies the man as Harry Gordon.
From the internet we learn the Henry C. Gordon (also know as Harry Gordon) was the first American medium credited with levitation in February of 1851.
Witch : a practitioner of witchcraft (specially in adherence with a neo-pagan tradition or religion (such as Wicca)
This witch finally can shine in her world and the light and beauty follow her. people say she can light a room up just by entering it. if you are lucky enough to have this witch in your life you are truly blessed. Light and harmony beauty and grace.. the mouth of a sailor and the humor of a teenage boy.
Thank you to my wolf who was willing to see all this being hidden
An Advanced paramedic practitioner Skoda Octavia used by the London ambulance service seen at LAS HQ in Waterloo, London.
The uniform of medical practitioners during the Great Plague of the 1600s. The strange appearance is the result of the erroneous belief that the plague was caused by 'foul air.' To counter this, the 'beak' of the mask would be filled with herbs and spices which would 'filter' the air like an early gas mask. However, this made communication very difficult, so the plague doctor would use a 'wand' or staff to issue instructions. They would also often prescribe odd medicines, such as spiders and toads (whose skin absorbs air and water) and even a urine bath.
Of-course, in reality, the bubonic plague is caused by flea bites that lived on the many rats in cities at this time. Ironically though, plague doctors were protected by their uniforms, but not for the reasons they thought. The mask came with a thick leather overcoat and gloves, which somewhat protected the wearer from flea bites to a degree.