[deathandmysticism]

Histoire de la Magie, 1922

[deathandmysticism]

It was believed that mandrakes, which were highly valued for their medicinal properties, would let out a haunting scream capable of killing those nearby, so the best way to pull the root was to use a rope and a dog (that would inevitably die) while covering your ears. The safe way to uproot a mandrake, 16th century (first picture), 12th century (second picture), 15th century (third picture), 14th century (fourth and fifth pictures), 16th century (sixth picture)

[markvomit]

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

[lostfunzones]

The Sea and the Sun, 1926. Max Ernst.

[moandieu]

Bela Borsodi: Mythology series, 2014

[ducissatenebrarum]

‘La Lune aka Witches Gathering’ (1969), Hector Ayala (1914-1990). 

[midnightmurdershow]

Un Chien Andalou (1929) Directed by Luis Buñuel

[publicdomainreview]

The paintings of Arthur Heming, the Canadian painter who — having been diagnosed with colourblindness as a child — worked for most of his life in a distinctive pallete of black, yellow, and white. Learn more in our latest essay “Tribal Life in Old Lyme: Canada’s Colorblind Chronicler and his Connecticut Exile”: http://bit.ly/1hUcCGD

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

But what a dreary world it would be if the rules were not violated sometimes!

Carl Jung

[11mani]

A Pigeonnier (Pigeon House), Somewhere in France

[deathandmysticism]

Lewis Spence, Tezcatlipoca as a were-jaguar, The Magic and Mysteries of Mexico, 1943

[dappermouth]

After sunset, padded footsteps softly pace down every hall.

[lykanized]

Occasionally I come back to tumblr and I’m amazed by how some people I followed in 2012 are still here posting just like they used to, because for me the past 10 years have felt like an entire lifetime. I am an entirely different person

[musicktoplayinthedark]

[lykanized]

I don’t know what’s going on with tumblr these days. I decided to load up my old tumblr solely for visual inspiration and for images I may be able to add to blog posts I’m making on wordpress. But hello people. Hello tumblr. Hello multiverse. Hello other me’s in other dimensions

[theegoist]

André Masson (French, 1896-1987) - Fantômes d'oiseaux, gouache on paper glued on board, 33.00 x 40.00 cm (1956)