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In general, the non-dual truth is expressed in a distorted and diminished manner, and this veils it in obscuration. It is a perfect circularity, undistorted, in which samsara and nirvana have never actually transpired.

~ The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva

an abstract painting i made with faces emerging from a distressed, textured background in hues of red, blue, and gray. nina theda black.

10x10 on wood

Gunamaya Lama. ‘Mahakala’. 2017.

Mt Meru and universe.

When Medieval & Early Modern Europeans Cleansed with Poison: The Strange History of Antimony Cups and Pills The history of medicine is, for the most part, a history of dubious cures. Some were even worse than dubious: for example, the ingestion of antimony, which we now know to be a highly toxic metal.

When Medieval & Early Modern Europeans Cleansed with Poison: The Strange History of Antimony Cups and Pills

Vampire, 1947-1948 by Max Beckmann

Coucou Bazar (1973) by Jean Dubuffet was an animated painting directly taken from the cycle of L’hourloupe. The spectacle runs for one hour and consists of a series of paintings animated by different dancers.

Dancer physically becoming part of the Dubuffet’s piece.

Lavender and purple space age room with a clear spherical terrarium

Spherical Plastic Indoor Garden featured in French magazine Pénéla et sa maison, February 1971

Manjushri.

a mixed media art piece i made, featuring a woman's face partially visible thru chaotic brushstrokes, textures and swirling colors of melted crayon. nina theda black.

Tsering Dolma. “Desire”. 2020.

British artist, occultist, and sensualist Austin Osman Spare
#AustinOsmanSpare

Some select cards from Spare's rediscovered Tarot Card Deck, created c.1906.
#Tarot #Thelema #ChaosMagic

British artist, occultist, and sensualist Austin Osman Spare
#AustinOsmanSpare

Some select cards from Spare's rediscovered Tarot Card Deck, created c.1906.
#Tarot #Thelema #ChaosMagic

Page from medieval healthy living guide. Illustration of a man, a dog, and a mandrake plant/person.

If you want to see the full book, you can have at it here gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...

food queue

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet

Calligraphy containing Qur'anic Verses https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/212674

Bob Haberfield. Cover illustration from “A mirror for observers”. 1977.

Mary Magdalene in the Cave, 1868 by Hugues Merle

Harry Smith. Still from “Film No. 11: Mirror Animations". 1957.

DoorsInTheLabyrinth - Twitch Radio Inlé - Club Unfriendly Chaos DJ

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Trying something a little different with the background this week, we'll see if it works out!

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YouTube video by Terminal Passage The Cosmic Jokers - The Cosmic Jokers (1974)

melting krautrock www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzJh...

YouTube video by navahero Martha & the Vandellas - Heatwave

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Heatwave.

lots and lots of naga stones

more naga stones

Naga stones from the Naga Devatha temple in Karnataka, India. Nāgas are a race of semi-divine snake-human hybrids who live in the underworld. They are dangerous, but not evil; one can pray to them. They seem to be more strongly associated with Shiva than with Vishnu.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%81ga

Your heart is glad, lord of the gods, every heart is elated before you. The Black Land and the Red Land are at peace, labouring for your Crown-goddess. (BDQ)

Kay Francis in Mandalay, 1934.