October's child🍂

𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂, she/her, 25, INFJ, libra. loves art, reading books, writing stories and stuff and listening to classical music. 🏛️Historian, master at European History main: @moonsdemon

[thewhimsicalarchives]

Knowledge can’t be taken away from you.

[shakespearesdaughters]

[dark-aurorae]

Enjoying a slow morning with coffee, books and inspiration 🤎☕️🎧

[cozyvu]

via cozyvu

[juliaxyn]

Study vibes only ✨📚

[oldpaintings]

An awkward silence by Cyr Jean Aimé (St-Cyr) Girier (French, 1837-1912)

[oldpaintings]

Une Parisienne, 1883 by Ernest Ange Duez (French, 1843–1896)

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[dark-aurorae]

«Even as a statue, the pain is noticeable. How could they not see it in human beings?»

[dark-aurorae]

METANOIA

[greek]

(n.) The journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life; spiritual conversion.

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Patronage in Ancient Rome

🍁 Lately (about five days now) I have been reading about patronage in Ancient Rome, as I have a paper to present on this subject.

What impressed me after all this research, is that Roman society and the inverted geopolitics of Rome coincide. What I mean: Rome is presented as the only powerful power after the fall of the last Hellenistic Kingdom.

Through the patronage system we see that only a STRONG man could be a patron to another. (which this other, depending on the period is called either cliens or amicus).

So, Rome actually saw herself as a patronus for all the other "states", in the place of protection, and mutual exchange of interests. Therefore, when those interests aren't according to Roman geopolitical protection, Rome defies any fides and proceeds to wage " just wars". 🍁

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Σαμανικές τελετουργίες των λαών της Σιβηρίας και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ρωσίας

Σε αυτό το άρθρο θα προσπαθήσουμε να αποσαφηνίσουμε τόσο τον ορισμό του σαμανισμού όσο και να εστιάσουμε την προσοχή μας στις Σαμανικές τελε

μια άλλη, ιδιαίτερη πλευρά του σαμανισμού ✨️

(Translate: another special side of shamanism✨️)

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We are lunatics for books, poetry, passion,art, and knowledge. That's what academia always was for.

[yoongiismyalterego]

⊰⊱𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖆𝖈𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖆⊰⊱

➺𝕷𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖔𝖗 𝖗𝖊𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖌 𝖎𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖉

➺ 𝕹𝖔 𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌

ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[dark-aurorae]

«You fail only if you stop writing.»

— Ray Bradbury

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Abstract

Shamanic rituals among the peoples of Siberia and European Russia embody a complex cultural and spiritual reality, intricately interwoven with everyday practices and collective worldviews. Their historical trajectory—from pre-Christian traditions through periods of Soviet repression to post-Soviet transformations—illustrates not only the remarkable resilience of these practices but also their adaptability within shifting social, political, and ideological contexts. Their persistence into the twenty-first century signifies more than religious continuity; it underscores the enduring human need to sustain connections with the transcendent, the ancestral, and the communal past. At the same time, these practices are increasingly shaped by the forces of globalization: while they re-emerge as markers of cultural resistance and identity, they are also subjected to processes of commodification, being repackaged for tourism and the global “spiritual marketplace.” This dual dynamic—at once preservation and commercialization—renders shamanic rituals a compelling field of inquiry for understanding how traditional religious practices are revived, reinterpreted, and renegotiated within contemporary cultural and economic landscapes.

A Brief Introdustion to Shamanism in Siberia and European Russia

Echoes of the Drum: Inside the Spiritual Heart of Siberia

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Emily Skaja, from a poem titled "No, I Do Not Want to Talk with You on Linkendin," featured in Brute: Poems