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commanderoftheanus: ..sTOP MAKING ME HUNGRY WITH NICE FOOD ON...

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:00:41 -0400

commanderoftheanus:

..sTOP MAKING ME HUNGRY WITH NICE FOOD ON MY DASH

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blogographer: Karl Pavlovich Briullov: male nudes

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:00:17 -0400

blogographer:

Karl Pavlovich Briullov: male nudes

deanleysen: These commercials would be so much better if they...

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:00:05 -0400

deanleysen:

These commercials would be so much better if they left them in.

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tufworld: Iconic I do this all the time minus the sobbing

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:59:08 -0400

tufworld:

Iconic

I do this all the time minus the sobbing

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wicked-transparency: my edit

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:43 -0400

wicked-transparency:

my edit

lost-alien: malformalady: 740ct opal butte crystal with Contra...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:38 -0400

lost-alien:

malformalady:

740ct opal butte crystal with Contra luz color plays. This gem has all faceted faces and contains some amazing matrix inclusions. The mix of of facets, color plays, and minerals creates an almost mystical or “underwater” like scene within.

eurasian-shamanism: A traditional shaman’s drum of the Khakas...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:25 -0400

eurasian-shamanism:

A traditional shaman’s drum of the Khakas people of Southern Siberia, Russia

Photo credit: B&C Alexander

timurbdavletov: Bilge Kam: bir insanin iyi davranis ve...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:05 -0400

timurbdavletov:

Bilge Kam: bir insanin iyi davranis ve basarilari, kotu davranis ve basarisizliklari kadar bir dinin veya dinsizligin tanitimi veya yerimi icin kullanilabilmektedir…

picture by famous Khakas painter Aleksey L. Ulturgashev
Khakas Republic, Siberian Federal District, Russian Federation

eurasian-shamanism: A shaman performing in front of his cabin...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:56:00 -0400

eurasian-shamanism:

A shaman performing in front of his cabin in Khovsgol province, Mongolia, 2009

Photo credit: Lee Marshall

eurasian-shamanism: Timofei Stepanov (Sakha artist) -...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:55:23 -0400

eurasian-shamanism:

Timofei Stepanov (Sakha artist) - Dissecting (1990)

A typical element of Siberian shaman beliefs is the dissection of the shaman by the spirits before he can start practising.The shaman is usually born with extra features - extra souls, an extra bone or extra teeth - as a sign of being chosen by the spirits for this special role.

The spirits are looking for this extra bone when they dissect the future shaman, so that they can verify he indeed is a chosen one. This also symbolises the shaman’s rebirth to his new role.

The Sakha have a particularly interesting belief pertaining to the dissection of the shaman: the shaman’s flesh is shared between the spirits of illnesses. But sometimes the shaman’s flesh is depleted before all the spirits can taste him — in this case the shaman will be incapable of curing the illness represented by the spirit which couldn’t taste him.

eurasian-shamanism: Sámi noiaidi. Engraving by Johannes...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:54:55 -0400

eurasian-shamanism:

Sámi noiaidi. Engraving by Johannes Scheffer, 1675

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