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/ The Morrigan is a Celtic goddess of battle, strife, and fertility. Her name translates as either “Great Queen” or “Phantom Queen,” and both epithets are entirely appropriate for her. The Morrigan appears as both a single goddess and a trio of goddesses. The Morrigan frequently appears in the ornithological guise of a hooded crow. She is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann (“Tribe of the goddess Danu” or the land of the Faries) and she helped defeat the Firbolg at the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh and the Fomorians at the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh. She is often read about in books that are about the Fae. She appeared to the hero Cu Chulainn (son of the god Lugh) and offered her love to him. When he failed to recognize her and rejected her, she told him that she would hinder him when he was in battle. When Cu Chulainn was eventually killed, she settled on his shoulder in the form of a crow. Cu’s misfortune was that he never recognized the feminine power of sovereignty that she offered to him. She appeared to him on at least four occasions and each time he failed to recognize her. 1.When she appeared to him and declared her love for him. / 2.After he had wounded her, she appeared to him as an old hag and he offered his blessings to her, which caused her to be healed. / 3.On his way to his final battle, he saw the Washer at the Ford, who declared that she was washing the clothes and arms of Cu Chulainn, who would soon be dead. / 4.When he was forced by three hags (the Morrigan in her triple aspect) to break a taboo of eating dogflesh. / / Resources: Background: Funky Terrain by MatrixStock http://matrixstock.deviantart.com/art/Funky-Terrain-2-72714593 and Misty Ocean by LucieG-Stock http://lucieg-stock.deviantart.com/art/Misty-ocean-1-104660883 Woman by dazzle-stock http://dazzle-stock.deviantart.com/art/No-Sleep-For-The-Wicked-108278956 Crow brushes by lugubrum-stock http://lugubrum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Lugubrum-stock-crowbrush-53834827
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“Where There is Light, There Must Also Be Darkness”, “Every man has a good and bad angel attending on him, all his life long.” – Robert Burton (“Anatomy of Melancholy”) “Man is his own star, and the soul that can, render an honest and a perfect man,Commands all light, all influence, all fate: nothing to him falls early or too late.Our acts are angels are, for good or ill: our fatal shadows that walk by us still.” – John Fletcher (“Upon An Honest Man’s Fortune”) “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.” – Bible: 2 Corinthians (11:13-15)
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Taken in Bangkok, Thailand at the Sri Mariamman Temple. This Hindu temple was built in 1860 and is dedicated to the Goddess Mariamman. There are actually other temples such as this one in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. I have added it to my list of things to do, that is, visit the other temples in the world.
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A painting of a photo I liked by Koby – Ved-ava I’m not sure it’s quite finished yet, but nothing I do ever is..
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Original is Acrylic Painting on canvas. / 61cm x 61cm also available on a tshirt / eye of gaia / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action. I specifically created this one as the cover image for the The Orishas Collection Calendar. / Some fellow artists have expressed their desire to take a larger view of it; so here it is. / Main figures were created with cinema 4D. The 3D divination tray was created by artist Artpearl for this project.
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action In Yoruba mythology, Egungun-Oyá is a goddess of divination. “Egungun” refers to the collective spirits of the ancestral dead. / Egungun is a part of the Yoruba pantheon of divinities. The Yoruba religious system is sometimes referred to as the ‘Yoruba Religion’ or simply ‘Orisa Worship’. / In the tradition of Orisa and ancestor worship, the Egungun represents the “collective spirit” of the ancestors. Ancestor worship or reverence is everywhere in traditional Africa. Egungun is a part of this worship. This is basically a cinema 4D render; though I had to draw and to blend several layers in order to enhance the whole atmosphere. / ( CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application ). / Thanks for stopping by.
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Who doesn’t love the jackal headed god of mummification? A fun design for fans of ancient Egypt or anthropomorphics! Hand drawn and colored digitally. Enjoy!
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The sacred spiral indicates renewal and cycles of life. Sun, center of the spiral, is the Giver of Life and Warmth and all that is good. Eagle, divine spirit, chief of all the creatures in the air, the primary servant of the sun. Powerful in battle, the eagle protects the people from evil. Eagle medicine attributes include clear vision and soaring spirit. The eagle is associated with success, prosperity and wealth. Circular feather arrangements are found on pottery, in masks, prayer fans, dance costumes and on Plains “war bonnets” They are also used in decoration on buffalo hide “counts”, or story depictions in paint recounting war honors, times of historic contact and other important periods of time. In a circular arrangement, they are related to the sun, and therefore, to the Creator.
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Somewhere in Southern Poland. Look at the crossroads. It’s that dot between the Northern and the Eastern road.
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All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Uploaded In Any Way Without My Permission. My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / © Danilo Lejardi: using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action An Orisha is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba spiritual or religious system. This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in several varieties which include Candomblé, Lucumí/Santería, Vodou, Shango in Trinidad, Anago, Oyotunji as well as some aspects of Umbanda, Winti, Obeah, Vodun and as well as many others. These varieties or spiritual lineages as they are called are practiced throughout areas of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, and Venezuela among others. As interest in African indigenous religions (spiritual systems) grows, Orisha communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates vary, there could be more than 100 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide. All basic images were created with cinema 4D. (CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer, Germany.)
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watercolor on Arches 30# cold press /
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Wow!! Check these muscles, not a lazy man!... Picture taken a small temple in the west of the islandof Koh Samui (not too far from the elephant gate..)
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Bell Peppers of all types and colors, fresh.
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BAST – BASTET – UBASTET – PAKHET / Bast, Perfumed Protector, Cat Goddess In ancient Egypt the cat was worshipped as a sacred animal – the mother or creator. Bast is the Egyptian Goddess and protector of cats, women and children. She is Goddess of sunrise. Her goddess duty changed over the years, but, she is also known as a goddess of love, fertility, birth, music and dance. She has been dated to at least the Second Dynasty (c. 2890-2686 Before Common Era [B.C.E.]). Bast is depicted in art in many different ways. The most common is the body of young woman with the head of a domestic cat sometimes holding a sistrum. Her ‘sister’ Sekhmet, is shown with the head of a lioness. In early times Bast (written as ‘Bastet’ by scribes in later times to emphasize that the ‘t’ was to be pronounced) was a goddess with the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and was regarded as mother of Mahes, a lion-headed god. She was usually depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat or lion. She was also connected to Hathor, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Atum (her father) and Mut. It was only in the New Kingdom that she gained the head of a house cat and became a much more ‘friendly’ goddess, though she was still depicted as a lion-headed woman to show her war-like side. As with Hathor, Bast is often seen carrying a sistrum. Her name has the hieroglyph of a ‘bas’-jar with the feminine ending of ‘t’. These jars were heavy perfume jars, often filled with expensive perfumes – they were very valuable in Egypt, considering the Egyptian need (with the hot weather) of makeup, bathing, hygiene and (of course) perfume. Bast, by her name, seems to be related to perfumes in some way. Her son Nefertem, a solar god, was a god of perfumes and alchemy, which supports the theory. She was the mother of Mahes a Lion-headed God of healing. His main temple was at Leontopolis, although he did have a shrine at Bubastis. Bastet has another son in the form of the lion-headed god Mihos. There is some confusion over Bast and Sekhmet. She was also considered to be the mother of Nefertem, as were a few other goddesses! Sekhmet was given the title the ‘Eye of Ra’ when she was in her protector form… but Bast and Sekhmet are not the same goddess (unlike Hathor who becomes Sekhmet as the ‘Eye of Ra’). This all gives rise to a lot of confusion about these goddesses. Bast and Sekhmet were another example of Egyptian duality – Sekhmet was a goddess of Upper Egypt, Bast of Lower Egypt (just like the pharaoh was of Upper and/or Lower Egypt!)... and they were linked together by geography, not by myth or legend. These two feline goddesses were not related by family, they were both very distinct goddesses in their own rights. Bast was one of the older goddesses, mentioned in the Book of the Dead (this was a selection of spells, rather than an actual book): The Chapter of the Deification of the Members (From the Pyramid of Pepi I) The breast of this Meri-Ra is the breast of Bast; he cometh forth therefore and ascended into heaven. Rubric If this Chapter be known by the deceased upon earth, he shall become like unto Thoth, and he shall be adored by those who live. He shall not fall headlong at the moment of the intensity of the royal flame of the goddess Bast, and the Great Prince shall make him to advance happily. / Even from very old times, as protector, Bast was seen as the fierce flame of the sun who burned the deceased should they fail one of the many tests in the underworld. Some of Bast’s festivals included the ‘Procession of Bast’, ‘Bast appears to Ra’, the ‘Festival of Bast’, ‘Bast Goes Forth from Bubastis’ and ‘Bast guards the Two Lands’. There was even a ‘Festival of Hathor and Bast’, showing the connection between the two goddesses. Herodotus describes the ‘Festival of Bast’ where thousands of men and women traveled on boats, partying like crazy. They had music, singing, clapping and dancing. When they passed towns, the women would call out dirty jokes to the shore-bound, often flashing the townsfolk by lifting up their skirts over their heads! When they reached Bubastis, they made their sacrifices of various animals, and drank as much wine as they could stomach. No wonder it was such a popular festival!! When the people are on their way to Bubastis, they go by river, a great number in every boat, men and women together. Some of the women make a noise with rattles, others play flutes all the way, while the rest of the women, and the men, sing and clap their hands. As they travel by river to Bubastis, whenever they come near any other town they bring their boat near the bank; then some of the women do as I have said, while some shout mockery of the women of the town; others dance, and others stand up and lift their skirts. They do this whenever they come alongside any riverside town. But when they have reached Bubastis, they make a festival with great sacrifices, and more wine is drunk at this feast than in the whole year besides. It is customary for men and women (but not children) to assemble there to the number of seven hundred thousand, as the people of the place say. / —Herodotus, Histories Book II Chap 60 Her cult centre was in Bubastis (the temple is now in ruins, but it was made of red granite with a sacred grove in the centre, with the shrine of the goddess herself… it was also full of cats). She was also worshiped all over Lower Egypt. In Bubastis we see Bast holding a sistrum or rattle. Bastet wore an aegis or shield in the form of a semi-circular plate, embellished with a lion’s head. She was goddess of pleasure and inevitably became one of the most popular deities. Bubastis signifies The House of Cats in ancient Egyptian. Bast feast day is celebrated on October 31. The Egyptians celebrated the feast of Bast with merry making, music, dancing, drinking much like our modern Marti Gras. Bast’s devotees celebrated their lady with processions of flower-laden barges and orgiastic ceremonies. Her festivals were licentious and quite popular. Cities in which festivals of Bast were celebrated included Thebes, Memphis, Bubastis, and Esna. In her temple were kept sacred cats, who were supposed to be incarnations of the goddess. When they died they were carefully mummified. The Egyptians found something to worship in just about every animal they had: dogs, cats, lions, crocodiles, snakes, dung-beetles, hippos, hawks, cows and ibises. As the daughter of Re she is associated with the rage inherent in the sun-god’s eye, his instrument of vengeance. It was probably this ferocity that made the analogy so plausible between Bastet and lioness. Her development into the cat-goddess par excellence, of the Late Period of Egyptian civilization, retains the link with the sun-god but in some ways softens the vicious side of her nature. She becomes a peaceful creature, destroying only vermin, and unlike her leonine form she can be approached fearlessly and stroked. Images of Bast as a lion-headed figure holding a was-scepter (from the Hall of Osorkon at Bubastis ) or with a lion’s mane and holding the Eye of Ra can be found throughout Egyptian art from the Late Period on. Bast is shown in one depiction as wearing the Double Crown (the red and the white “nested” together) and suckling the Pharaoh – perhaps an allusion to the rise of popularity with Per-Bast or Bubastis, the Domain of Bast. Bast is often shown holding the ankh or the papyrus wand, and sometimes the was-scepter (usually only in connection to Bubastis, which was the home of Her cult – in the delta region, where a necropolis has been found containing mummified cats. ). The papyrus wand is a significant and slightly baffling item for her to be holding, as this item usually signifies a “first” or primordial god such as Ma’at and Tefnut (both of whom are daughters of Ra and Tem, respectively). This may provide a tantalizing clue as to Bast’s suspicious lack of representation in common Egyptian mythology, and may connect Her to Tefnut, Who, like Bast, is also the Eye of Tem-Ra and depicted with a feline head. Another popular form of Bast, is her Earthly form, as a seated cat. When in this form her name changes to Bastet. Bastet is a cat-headed goddess, a local deity of the Delta. Cats were sacred to Bast as a symbol of animal passion. In her earliest appearances in the Pyramid Era – Bastet is a goddess closely linked to the king. A magnificent example of precise engineering in the Old Kingdom, namely the valley temple of King Khafre at Giza, carries on its facade the names of two goddess only – Hathor of Southern Egypt and Bastet of the north. The latter is invoked as a benign royal protectress in the Pyramid Texts where, in a spell to enable him to reach the sky, the king proclaims that his mother and nurse is Bastet. From her epithet ‘lady of Asheru’, the precinct of the goddess Mut at Karnak, it is clear that Bastet had a place on Theban soil where she could be equated with the consort of Amun- especially since the lioness and the cat were also claimed as sacred animals by Mut. Reliefs in the temple of Karnak show the pharaoh celebrating ritual races carrying either four scepters and a bird or an oar in front of Bastet who is called ruler of ‘Sekhet-neter’ or the ‘Divine Field’- i.e. Egypt. No life-size -or greater – representations of Bast, in any form, have survived intact, although a great many smaller bronzes and statues have been recovered and can now be seen in museums around the world. But this does not necessarily mean that larger statues didn’t exist. In his ‘Histories’, Herodotus wrote that a statue of the Goddess existed in the main temple shrine at Bubastis, but gives no detailed description of her. Today, no shrines or temples remain of Bast in Egypt; even Bubastis was mostly ruins by the time Naville got around to it. There is a “Portal of Bast” on the Giza Plateau (fittingly, near the Sphinx), and statues have been discovered showing Khaefre accompanied by Her. A painting of Bast is present within the tomb of Nefertari at Abu Simbel, and dozens of bronze statues dating from the Late Period have been discovered amidst the cat cemetery found at Per-Bast. / / Alan Findlater is the host of Public Art and he launched a new challenge for the best pic of an animal statue Seeing that I am not living in a city where I can quickly snap a shot of a statue, I had to make do with an Ancient Egyptian Figure (an ornament, or what I like to call them, “dust gatherers”) This was given to me by my mother (she knows my love for Egyptian stuff) I have a few of these and now that I started on this one, I might as well capture a few more pics of my ornaments!
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Original posting can be found here for your viewing and commenting pleasure: / “http://madmen.deviantart.com/art/Zelda-Majora-shirt-design-46808350” I’ve made my cut of the profits as low as possible to help others afford this. In return, please tell your friends about this shirt. I thank you for your kindness and help! I earn only ~$2 on each shirt. :) I always loved this character, but was discouraged upon finding out he would never return to the series after Majora’s Mask. This is a bit of satire, putting Oni Link in the style of Wind Waker, a subsequent game of the series. This is a bit of an older design that I made in January of 2007, but it is an old favorite of mine. The small script reads “Oni Link” (translates to Fierce Deity Link) / The large scrips read “Zeruda no Densetsu Mujura no Kamen” (The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask) / It is in Japanese to honor the home that the game came from. A difficult choice, as I prefer not to write in languages that I cannot personally read to verify the accuracy of. However, this was cleared for me by a dear friend of mine who is a Japanese Major, so I give it my stamp of approval. I hope you enjoy! May make other designs per request. / Feel free to leave a message or email. I did not create the original character this is based on, nor did I pioneer the style this is based on. Credit for that goes to Nintendo. / This image, however, is all my doing.
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The Sacred Garden of Maliko / ~ Nursery ~ Labyrinth ~ Gallery This lovely meditational labyrinth, beautiful tropical garden and botanical nursery is on Baldwin Avenue between Pa’ia and Makawao Maui Hawai’i This is an exquisite carving of Buddha, it is very beautiful This photograph cannot be modified for commercial or advertising use, nor can it be copied or reproduced in any form without the photographer’s permission. I own full and exclusive copyrights on all my photographs and they are protected under International Copyright laws. My images do not belong to the public domain and may not be posted in another webpage on the internet or intranet, published in any book, magazine, newsletter or newspaper, duplicated, used in a dirivative work of art, used as illustration for musical, dramatic, and/or literary works, or used for commercial use of any kind whatsoever without my express written authorization, including but not limited to resale of my images without a license for use. © 2009 Fine Art Photography, Research and Photojournalism by Sharon Anne Mau
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a semidivine being in Hinduism of monkey like form, whose exploits are described in the Ramayana.
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A beautiful little statue that, tragically, stands above a child’s grave in my local cemetery.
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Sand sculpture fun
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There are eight Buddhist deities who protect the 12 Zodiac signs, with each deity protecting one (or two) Zodiac animals. Each of the 12 signs are closely related to one of the certain eight Buddhism gods called “Shugobutu” which means the Buddhist guardian deities. Each of the 8 Buddhist guardian deities has its specific symbol – known as a ‘Shuji’. That’s a particular character from the ‘Bonji’ script. Fudo Myo-o guards the year of the Rooster 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029.
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