#esoteric symbolism

[charnel-grounds]

Amahi Mori, “The Universe”

pencil, watercolour, acrylic, and gouache on paper

[esokamidzy]

RUSALKA (SLAVIC MERMAID)

The rusalka in Russian mythology is a sorrowful, restless, and vengeful spirit, a symbol of disrupted natural and life order. It reflects the ancient fear of "unclean" death, reverence for the forces of nature, and fertility cycles. This is not a romantic image but a profound, tragic, and authentically folk figure of Slavic folklore.

They are spirits, most often young women who died an unnatural or premature death. They are not half-fish, but appear as maidens (sometimes with pale, even translucent skin), often with long, flowing hair. Their legs may be ordinary, but sometimes they are simply not visible, creating the impression of a tail.

They could appear as beautiful maidens in white shifts (or naked), but often their true essence was ugly. Their beauty was a deceptive lure.

They lived in fresh water bodies (rivers, lakes), but more often — in forests, groves, and fields, especially during Rusalnaya Week (the week after Trinity). During this time, they would emerge from the water, swing on tree branches, and weave wreaths.

Typically, rusalkas sang mesmerizing songs, danced in circles, tickled travelers to death, or lured them into the water and drowned them. They could also lead people astray, frighten them, or steal yarn and thread from negligent housewives.

[totany-countrygirl]

I Am

“I am one of the countless perspectives of Infinite Reality. My truth is not the only truth, yet it is real within my world, just as every other truth is real within the world of the one who experiences it.

I observe. I feel. I learn.

And therefore... I Am.

Every soul is an entire universe.

Every thought gives birth to a new path.

Every choice opens a new reality.

Every breath becomes an act of co-creation.

Worlds exist within worlds, perspectives within perspectives, dreams within dreams, reflections within reflections, stretching into infinity in every direction.

There is no single center of existence, for every observer becomes the center of their own cosmos.

I am the dreamer and the dream.

The question and the answer.

The portal and the path.

The seeker and the sought.

And when I gaze upon the Universe, the Universe gazes upon itself through my eyes.

I Am.

You Are.

We Are.

And Infinite Reality comes to know itself through each of its infinite points of view.”

The picture and video was created by me, that is, Totany-countrygirl, using Al.

[thesorceresstemple]

On the silver globe (1988)

[theweightofdivinity]

𝘽𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝘼 𝙨𝙮𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚. 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩. 𝘋𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.

[thecartoonuniverse]

The Dark Crystal's Secret Mythology Explains Everything!

The Skeksis and Mystics were never meant to exist separately… From Jen and Kira to the shocking truth about the Ursks, we explain the twist that changes everything. Check it out!

[xostargirlox]