following Her thread

Mystai. Female. Maenad. Aletis. Wandering Star.

[hermes-is-my-homeboy]

Me: *Finds coins on the ground*

*Finds coins in the laundry*

*Finds coins in my hair* ?????

Hermes: Feel grateful, faithful devotee! What other God will pay *you* for your worship?!

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“She departed, murmuring words about masses of flowers and a drawing-room always beautiful even in the depths of winter.”

— Virginia Woolf, from The Complete Works of Virginia Woolf; “Night and Day,”

[realityayslum]

Cindy Rehm 

Selections from Virgin / Whore, 2013

[dappermouth]

Is there a special reason why you give the animals in your art those strange blank eyes? It looks awesome I’m just curious

Mostly it’s so anything that decides to haunt the paintings can see out of them. Just leaving room for those ghost-eyes!

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Etruscan terracotta gorgon head, Perugia. Photo from  the Goodyear Archival Collection, Brooklyn Museum

[tigerliliums-blog]

[goldenraymaitresse]

[moderneden]

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Nothing is scarier than when puppets h

[slavery]

U GOOD?

[sytycdinternational]

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE RUSSIA SEASON 5 // Lilia Simonova / 28 / Contemporary & Valeria Babayan / 23 / Jazz / Strip-Plastic / Choreography by Aleksandra Kirika / Top 36 Perform

[gawki]

.Haunted. Colored an old pencil drawing from 2 years ago. Prints will be available at Youmacon for sale at our Drawtober booth! : – >

[luminousartefact-blog]

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Athena (so-called “Athena Mattei”). Culture/Date: Roman (?) copy ca. 100 B.C. after a Greek bronze model of the 4th century B.C. Artist: Euphranor. Medium: Parian marble Provenance: Paris, Louvre Museum

[centuriespast]

Maenads in a Wood French 19th century 1879 Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)

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[mythologyofthepoetandthemuse]

Sitting Dionysus from Neo-Attic Relief - marble statue, circa c. AD, from Roman period, Museum of Naples.

[hermesia]

“O Aphrodite Androphonos, who commands the hearts of men, plucks those dripping pomegranates sweetly smiling, bloody lipped like the silken petals of the fleshy rose, juice like jewels, blushed pearls, that golden ichor stained metallic staining soft skin- O seductive goddess, violent in passion, hear me. O Aphrodite Ourania, birthed of the heavens and the oceans, oldest of the gods, indulgent in the dark syrup of jealousy yet ineffable, risen beyond the sights of the shallow waters of myth, divinity weighted in every sighted caress upon that figure, of light, of darkness, of life itself- O lovely goddess, flawless in form, hear me. O Aphrodite Melaenis, subtle creature of the night, haunting dreams in shadow, cloaked, black silk and bright eyes, who steals my breath and my light only to reassure me in my darkness, empty, that I am not alone, tearful, that I needn’t cry, doubting, that she will sit here, remain, with me- O gentle goddess, ever eternal, hear me.”

— an ode or a poem, a hymn or a prayer (via dodekatheismresources)

[waywardwarlocks]

tips for walking in an abandoned graveyard

if it’s dark, don’t shine your flashlight into the trees.

if a child approaches and asks you a question, don’t tell the truth.

you may find some harrowing artifacts (i found a ribbon on a tree and some bible pages) pick these up and keep them. they belong to you.

if you walk down a long, straight pathway, you will feel someone behind you. don’t look

you may see people in your peripheral vision; these are the spirits. they won’t hurt you.

if you wish to communicate with the spirits, do not do it alone. cast a protection circle. only ask polite questions.

you will feel bursts of dread and terror. ignore them.

don’t read too much into what the graves say. some things are best left unsolved.

research the history of the graveyard beforehand. you need to know what you might encounter.

some beings may not want you to leave. should you come into contact with one of these beings, leave immediately.

don’t read the hidden graves.

if you find a headless angel statue, don’t look for her head.

if you find a tipped over angel statue, leave her be. she’s only resting.

don’t listen to music. this will distract you from them.

don’t look in the bushes. you will find something that you weren’t supposed to.