GÖKOTTA

22 year old Canadian living in the Pacific Northwest

[onlyoldphotography]

Izis: Place de la Concorde, Paris, c. 1958

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Foulsham & Banfield :: Teddie Gerard, bromide postcard print, 1916, published by J.J. Samuels (Arcadian series). / src: NPG

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[nobrashfestivity]

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Hiroshi Hamaya, Eroded Sea Cliff at Tōjinbō, Early Winter, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, 1960, Hiroshi Hamaya, Cibachrome print. Estate of Hiroshi Hamaya, Ōiso, Japan

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[danskjavlarna]

From Amoris Divini et Humani Antipathia, 1629.

Tempting: over 800 vintage devils.

Context: Weblog | Books | Videos | Music | Etsy

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[les-sources-du-nil]

Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884)

Statues at the Paris Salon of 1852

[danskjavlarna]

This procession of ghosts haunts the Western Ontario yearbook of 1961.

Here are some of the best vintage photos I’ve collected.

The imagery that Tumblr bizarrely deemed insensitive to community standards: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy

[nemfrog]

Bonfire. 1914.

[nemfrog]

Five years! Go ahead, send a little something to Nemfrog.

http://ko-fi.com/nemfrog or $nemfrog on the Cash App

[artist-manet]

Bouquet of violets, Edouard Manet

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/edouard-manet/bouquet-of-violets-1872

[deathandmysticism]

Shoshone indians encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, 1870

[hinducosmos]

Lord Brahma Hindu Print Kalyan (Hindi magazine) Gita Press, Gorakhpur. (via ebay: vintageindia)

[kailasanath]

Da Da Da

And so the story goes that the gods (deva), demons (danava) and men (manava), all children of Prajapati - the lord of all beings - were unhappy and approached the Wise One, their father, for a solution that would dispel their despondence. The Prajapati deep in meditation opened his eyes for but a moment, uttered the syllable Da, and resumed his meditative trance.

Da. What did he mean by Da, his children pondered …

We kno! The gods thought. Da stands for Damana - restraint. We should not give ourselves up to enjoying the pleasures of paradise but instead should control our senses. And the gods found happiness in self-restraint.

Oh! Thought the demons. Da stands for Daya - mercy. We should stop being cruel and should show mercy to those we defeat. And so the danavas found happiness in compassion.

Aha! Said men, Da stands for Dana - giving. The Father expects us to always give to our fellows in need. And so men found happiness in generosity.

To this day, the clouds above rumble out the mandate of Prajapati - Da Da Da - be self-controlled, be compassionate, be generous.

[kafkasapartment]

Vltava near Charles Bridge. Jan Lauschmann (1901 - 1991). Gelatin silver print 

[yesterdaysprint]

Tallulah Bankhead photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1932