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Made of Blackness by Ben J

In memory of Laika: a greater friend to mankind than mankind was to her.

A taste of Babylon on my tongue, as close to heaven as I’ll ever be.

I would not ignore life’s partner, not for arrogance or fear or ignorance. When I go to my own, I want to greet death with respect, acceptance, and gratitude. 

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Duchess Astaroth and King Asmodeus, from “Handbook of Sacred Anatomy” by Jose Gabriel Alegria (2014).

H. Piffard

Ratcatcher by Bogdan Rezunenko

In progress #tattooartist #tattoolife #tattooing #vicenza #japanesetattoos #horimono #hebi #ink #inkedup #irezumi #snake #tat #tengu #tattoos #tattooflash #art #horimono #tsubaki #blacktattoo #bestoftheday #blackandwhite #kyoto #kyotostyle #kyototattoo by horiokami http://ift.tt/1IUrudj August 10, 2015 at 11:54PM

Ylthin by Babs Webb on Instagram

In Greek mythology the egg and snake represent the cosmos encircled by the creative spirit. The Orphic Egg is named after Orpheus, who was a musician, poet, and prophet in Greek mythology. This image stems from the teachings of Orpheus that the universe originated from a silver egg. The legend goes that Chronos, the personification of time, created the silver egg which was warmed by a snake. From the silver egg hatched the primordial deity Phanes or Protogonus (“first-born”). Phanes is an androgynous deity of procreation and life. As the egg splits, the upper portion becomes the heavens and the lower portion becomes the earth.