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[mysterium-solis]

The Taking of the Temple at Delphi by the Gauls by Alphonse Cornet (1885)

[charnel-grounds]

“Inferno” or “Vision of Hell”

anonymous, attributed to the English School

oil on canvas, 19th century — source

[nemfrog]

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. De Occulta Philosophia. 1533.

Sigils of the fixed stars and constellations. In the Hermetic tradition — which holds that hidden correspondences link celestial bodies to earthly phenomena — sigils were signs constructed from geomantic figures. These were patterns generated by making random marks and reducing them to rows of dots. Connecting them in various ways produced a unique shape assigned to a star or constellation and used in talismans and rituals to invoke those bodies' power.

Pictured top to bottom: Caput Algol, Pleiades, Aldebaran, Hircus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cor Leonis, Cauda Ursae, Ala Corui, Spica, Alchameth, Elpheia, Cor Scorpii, Vultur Cadens, and Cauda Capricorni.

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[deathandmysticism]

Paco Cemetery, Manila, Philippines, early 20th century

[ducissatenebrarum]

Anonymous Bolognese Painter, c. 1450–1475

Saints Pierced by Thorns (Polyptych fragment)

Tempera and gold leaf on panel

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Italy

A highly unique late-Gothic artwork depicting holy figures serene amid physical torment. Their blood flows down into a carpet of red roses, symbolically transforming an execution into a triumph of faith.

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

Lots of interesting stills from the one-and-only Dark Shadows.

[riotd]

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[ducissatenebrarum]

Detail from the last judgement, Fra Angelico . 1431

[the-two-germanys]

Hints to Young Students of Occultism Louis William Rogers Ridgewood: The Theosophical Book Co., 1911.

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

Army of Darkness over Montmartre (1885, Oil on canvas) - Cristobal de Antonio

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

Die sieben Todsünden (1880/Bleifarbstifte) von Eduard von Grützner

[r04dk1lld0g]

Un/dead Ask Game

💀 - what kinda un/dead are u? zombie, ghoul, ghost, corpse, etc?

🪦 - would u rather spend a whole night alone in an abandoned hospital Or a graveyard? (ur in no danger)

🥩 - is there any food/drink that consuming it makes u feel more like ur ‘type?

📼 - are u a fan of horror/thriller media like movies and games? if so, do u hav any favorites?

🦷 - is there a kind of memorabilia related to ur ‘type that u like to collect? (ex. zombies collecting brain-related things)

🪖 - do u hav/want clothes/gear related to ur ‘type?

🪞 - did u come back wrong, or did u come back urself (or maybe, did u come back better)?

🍄 - are u a decayed/decaying thing? if so, 1) what stage of decomposition r u in, and 2) what stage do u feel most connected to?

✨️ do/did any kind of powers come with ur un/deadness?

🍖 - do u experience phantom feelings? like limbs or pains?

🪡 - are there specific un/dead ‘stereotypes’ u feel connected? stitches, stapled joints, ooze, brightly colored veins etc?

🥀 do u have other kin/therio/hearttypes that overlap with your un/dead ‘type?

for anyone to play!! reblog for others to choose questions to send in your askbox! please make sure to have your asks ON

these kinda blogs are getting blocked if i see you in my notifs: * radqueers * TERFS/SWERFS/radfems * true crime community * anti endos :)

[deathandmysticism]

Charles Taze Russell, The Finished Mystery, 1918

[3y3]

Alex Morsch

[ducissatenebrarum]

Ex Libris image, possibly late 19th century.

[centuriespast]

A 32,000-year-old wolf head, which had been frozen in permafrost 65 feet underground.in Siberia. Credit: Emile Ducke for The New York Times

[transmonk]

Historiated initials from the Corbie Psalter (IX century, France)

This type of metamorphic and grotesque letters have been called 'kaleidoscopic initials' by art historian Otto Pächt for their dynamic movement and trasformative nature. They are absolutely unique in the landscape of Carolingian illuminated manuscripts.