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Vulnerasti cor meum

[jonahinthebellyofawhale]

[nemfrog]

"Mammato cumulus, forerunner of the tornado." Cloud and weather atlas. 1944.

Internet Archive

[deathandmysticism]

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, 1916

[deathandmysticism]

The Holy Face, or, The Veil of St. Veronica from The Book of Days, 19th century

[charnel-grounds]

Fritz Eichenberg (1901–1990)

“Apocalypse on Wheels” a.k.a. “Last Fling”

from the “Dance of Death” series

wood engraving on paper, 1983 — source

[gods-blade]

[ducissatenebrarum]

Statue of the Archangel Michael triumphing over Satan, completed in 1798.

Located inside the Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santiago, Chile.

[nemfrog]

"Map of Vesuvius showing the direction of the streams of Lava in the Eruptions from 1631 AD. to 1831 A.D." 1833.

David Rumsey Map Collection

[jonahinthebellyofawhale]

[lascitasdelashoras]

Andrei Tarkovsky, still from Nostalghia, 1983

[oldpaintings]

Despair, 1905 by Marcel Roux (French, 1878–1922)

[soltantoillusionii]

In questi giorni se apri la finestra

[wandering-cemeteries]

Bonaventure Cemetery

Savannah, Georgia

Nov. 2023

[promethea-excelsior]

[nemfrog]

Solar and lunar eclipses. The heavens illustrated. 1844. Frontispiece.

David Rumsey Map Collection

[varitsela]

[gods-blade]

There's not enough weapons or soldiers or riches in the world to stop one good man's heart. Is that not the whole of the evangelion?

[gods-blade]

Crosses on Armor: Many Christian samurai modified their battle gear. They would paint or engrave crucifixes onto their chest plates (dō), lacquered helmets (kabuto), and flags (sashimono).

Rosaries with Katanas: It was common for samurai retainers to wear rosary beads alongside their daishō (the traditional pair of long and short swords).

Christian Battle Cries: When Christian warlords like Konishi Yukinaga led troops into battle, their banners didn't feature traditional Buddhist or Shinto family crests; they flew white flags with red crosses.