Archetype Inspirations | Ballerina Witch

back when I was livin’ for the hope of it all

Hugo Simberg, The Garden of Death, 1896.

Maybe it’s supposed to be a memento mori, but a comforting and encouraging one.

“In Simberg’s garden the humble Death-like figures struggle against harsh conditions; the landscape around the garden has burnt yellow, it is dry and barren. The cherished flowers grow in exotic shapes, slowly, requiring constant care. The black-clad figures love their nurslings. The garden is a place where Death is allowed to realize its feelings of affection. The Garden of Death can be seen depicting the impossibility of this love; maybe the flowers are tender and fragile because they can not handle the love of Death. Love has two faces: one of them is the face of devastation.”

also, i hope you loved my froggie! i know i do :D (frogs always look like they're smiling, literally melts my heart all the time) i hope you have a good week ahead!

Nico’s, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland.

🕯📖☕️.

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Barbara Bouchet in The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)

Virginia Woolf ― The Waves

From the pages of Cozy Interiors by Jessica Lawson

Cottagecore but make it dark

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24.06.2021 // reading some essays and doing a little self-study this afternoon! i spent the morning reading my old journals from 2019 and wow 16 year old me was so dramatic