Culture-vation

A photographic and journalistic study of a young woman's quest to redefine personal culture, within a culture grown far from it's roots.

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[noelbadgespugh]

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Bringing in some burgeoning spring/To lighten our hearts, to lessen the sting. #life #spring #HandHewnCraft #flowerarrangement

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Painted on wood, inspired by the flow of natural wood-grain, as well as textiles. From about 2 years ago. #HandHewnCraft #painting #manifestwealth #textile #paintedonwood

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Another painting on wood, inspired by natural grain. #paintedonwood #textile #manifestwealth #painting #HandHewnCraft

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Sculpting is a deeply therapeutic craft... Goddess figurines are some of the most common archaeological finds from prehistoric man, showing a deep reverence for the Great Mother and the beauty of her life-bearing form. #infusedwithmagick #manifestwealth #sculpting #HandHewnCraft #goddess #goddessfigurine

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This drawing happened early in my pregnancy with little Irie. Full is the mother! #infusedwithmagick #manifestwealth #drawing #pregantart

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Creator and creatrix who are HandHewnCraft, enjoying some letloose time away 80's night.#pdxjewelry #HandHewnCraft #balance

[mysharona1987]

Woman does not emerge from a man’s rib’s, not ever, it’s he who emerges from her womb.

Nizar Qabbani

one of the greatest lies of patriarchy is claiming framing the father as the lifegiver

(via lilacmeadow)

[blastedheath]

[inritum]

[gentlechamomile]

10 Things You Can Do When you’re Feeling Down | Brittany Josephina

[saddikhaliphotos]

I think i love her.

[blessingsandexcellence]

This is everything

[kemetic-dreams]

Budge was also a prolific author, and he is especially remembered today for his works on Egyptian religion and his hieroglyphic primers. Budge’s works on Egyptian religion were unique in that he claimed that the religion of Osiris had emerged from an indigenous African people. He said of Egyptian religions in Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection (1911):

“There is no doubt that the beliefs examined herein are of indigenous origin, Nilotic or Sundani in the broadest signification of the word, and I have endeavored to explain those which cannot be elucidated in any other way, by the evidence which is afforded by the Religions of the modern peoples who live on the great rivers of East, West, and Central Africa…Now, if we examine the Religions of modern African peoples, we find that the beliefs underlying them are almost identical with those Ancient Egyptian ones described above. As they are not derived from the Egyptians, it follows that they are the natural product of the religious mind of the natives of certain parts of Africa, which is the same in all periods.”

Budge’s beliefs of the origin of Egyptian religions was regarded by his colleagues as impossible, since all but a few followed Flinders Petrie in his contention that the culture of Ancient Egypt was derived from an invading Caucasian “Dynastic Race” which had conquered Egypt in late prehistory and introduced the Pharaonic culture. Petrie was a dedicated follower of the pseudo-science of Eugenics, believing that there was no such thing as cultural or social innovation in human society, but rather that all social change is the result of biological change, such as migration and foreign conquest resulting in interbreeding. Budge and Petrie thus clashed on the mentioned issue.

Budge was interested in the paranormal and believed in the reality of spirits and hauntings. He had a number of friends in the Ghost Club, a group of Londoners committed to the study of alternative religions and the spirit world. Many people in his day who were involved with the occult and spiritualism after losing their faith in Christianity were dedicated to Budge’s works. Budge was a strong proponent of liberal Christianity and was devoted to comparative religions.

[rebirthwithlatoniataylor]

Such a worthy read!

[kemetic-dreams]

“I ain’t draft dodging. I ain’t burning no flag. I ain’t running to Canada. I’m staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I’ve been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain’t going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I’ll die right here, right now, fighting you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice.” -Muhammad Ali

NO FEAR, AND LOYAL TO HIS WORDS-KHEPRI NETERU

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Why do I want you to like me?

[jedavu]