colorporn and inspiration

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[jesush8r]

Variations of Isle of the Dead

by Arnold Bocklin, Swiss Symbolist

1880

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[naturalhairhow101]

[esachicaa]

IM OBSESSED WITH OUR HAIR

[beelur]

[mawmenny]

long-tailed duck

[skelleste]

[rajieeeee]

some explorations of traditional garments/costume designs of different cultures and looking forward to exploring more.

[furrydoc]

Turning into Atmus

Baltimore, MD

2016

[horsefigureoftheday]

Sucks how many people were taught that "horses put their ears back when they're mad" but then never taught the difference between "angry backwards ears," "mildly annoyed backwards ears," "pain backwards ears," "concentrated backwards ears," "sleepy backwards ears" and "just happens to be listening to something behind it."

"Horses put their ears back when they're mad" idk man i think it depends

[horsefigureoftheday]

These are all completely different expressions in completely different scenarios, and only two of them are decidedly negative.

[horsefigureoftheday]

Actually, I wanna talk about the third horse, the one putting its ears back in pain. Over the last 15 years veterinarians and animal scientists have worked out pain scales for most domestic animals by taking photos of the during routine procedures.

We know vaccines painful, and by comparing horses at rest with horses getting vaccinated, we've been able to determine how they express pain visually. By looking at horses with disorders like colic, broken bones, wounds, and so on, we can determine their facial expressions during more severe pain.

At zookeeper school we were drilled through the pain faces of the most common lab animals and livestock. Nowadays I believe this has become a routine lesson in all animal related fields, but the general public still doesn't know that this is a thing that exists.

Here are all the pain face/grimace scales I've been able to find. Please study them if you interact with any of these animals on a regular basis:

[worldsandemanations]

“24th Street Intersection” (1977) ◹ Wayne Thiebaud

[jadeseadragon]

Phyllis Shafer, Magical Moment at Fallen Leaf Lake, gouache on paper, 17.5 x 22.5 inches.

[blondebrainpowered]

Cat paw prints in the medieval floor tiles of the 12th century CE St Peter Church in Wormleighton, England

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[n0n-sum-qualis-eram]

I have seen this post many times and I have finally decided to do the research. From what I have read, while what is described here is true, namely psychedelic substances containing dmt being smoked in the Andes 2000 years ago, the statement that this is the oldest evidence of the use of psychedelics is not accurate.

This person, I believe is referring to the use of plants in the genus Anadenanthera, which do indeed contain dmt (dimenthyltryptamine), in addition to other psychedelic chemicals. The earliest evidence of the use of this plant is its seeds being found with pipes in Argentina which date back to around 4000 years ago. Evidence has also been found that several other methods of ingestion or use of the drug.

Regarding the earliest known use of psychedelic substances, there is below a table from “The oldest archeological data evidencing the relationship of Homo sapiens with psychoactive plants: A worldwide overview” by Giorgio Samorini. Based on this paper, the oldest known evidence is nearly 9000 years predating the (known) use of Anadenanthera.

Sources:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332081250_The_oldest_archeological_data_evidencing_the_relationship_of_Homo_sapiens_with_psychoactive_plants_A_worldwide_overview

(The oldest archeological data evidencing the relationship of Homo sapiens with psychoactive plants: A worldwide overview - Samorini)

https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/17/2398

(Contemporary Uses of Vilca (Anadenanthera colubrina var cebil): A Major Ritual Plant in the Andes - Lema)

[mazothairos]

Emerald wasp, concept art for my own project - "Metamorphosis"

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+++ by Luca

[seven-meds]

More residents of an ominous island (and glamour shots)

[seven-meds]

Some residents of an ominous island

[makrustic]

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