The Lunatic of Ilium

protective symbols drawn with sand in przedecz, poland

Jasmine flower harvest. Scanned from the book Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume and Rituals; 2001; Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone

— Iain M. Banks, from “A Gift from the Culture,” The State of the Art (Orbit, 1991)

18th-century stabbur ~ Hattfjelldal, Norland, Norway △ photo by Elin

English translation: They asked "Do you love her to death?" | said "Speak of her over my grave and watch how she brings me back to life."

The Bird of A Thousand Voices, installation by Boris Acket at the Vilnius Light Festival in the St. Catherine Church, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟨

Oulad Yahya; Draa. From the book Coiffures féminines du Maroc: Au sud du Haut Atlas; 1990; Mireille Morin-Barde

mavis staples photographed in the mid 70s. 📷: marc pokempner. from mavis! (2016)

Dorothy Allison, from “To The Bone”

Minoan octopus fresco