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me, after clearing my schedule to write:

uhhhh it was raining... and dark (and also night) and um... cold i guess?? anyway, something dramatic~ happened

me, stuck in traffic on my way to work:

Rain tumbled through midnight leaves, casting the forest in liquid moonlight. A low growl shook the horizon. Death had come.

#lmfao

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Most people fall in love to escape their selves

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“Known to have been found naturally along the banks of the mighty Nile River in Egypt thousands of years ago, the beauty of the blue lotus flower prompted men to take the brilliantly-hued plant back to their own homelands. Thus, the blue lotus spread to the world beyond in ancient times and is commonly seen today in India and parts of northern Southeast Asia.

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Besides the blue lotus, the white lotus was also native to Egypt (and the eastern parts of Africa). Both were revered by the ancient Egyptians and occupied places of prominence in all their most hallowed structures, monuments and ceremonies.”

“The blue lotus plays a role in the Egyptian story of Creation, where the sun god, Ra, emerged from one at the very Beginning. The opening and closing of the lotus in the daylight and nighttime hours is said to be symbolic of the cycle of the sun through the heavens.

It was not only the beauty of the blue lotus flower to which its mesmerizing popularity can be attributed. The blue lotus is sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Dream Flower. This is a direct reference to the hallucinogenic properties of its leaves. Blue lotus leaves have long been used for their ability to induce a hypnotic effect and act as a sedative.

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This ability to transport individuals into a dreamlike state was highly sought after by priests and other individuals who used it as a conduit to communicate with the world beyond. Some used this effect as a tool to foretell the future while others said that it allowed them to speak to the gods and receive their instructions in person instead of from scrolls and ancient writings.”

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“Rebirth and Enlightenment As Common Symbolism

In general, the lotus flower is mainly considered as  a symbol of rebirth since it rises from darkness and turns into a beautiful flower with pink and white petals much like a human being born from nothing [divine all-source] and [re] turning into something complete and beautiful. 

This process of coming into existence is also considered as a symbol of spiritual enlightenment and the expansion of one’s soul.”

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ANNE HATHAWAY // V Magazine (2024)

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Time We Waste

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Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1999-2000

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EMMA. (2020) dir. Autumn de Wilde

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Bom Dia 🌻

E pra hoje: que o senhor nos tome pela nossa mão direita e nos direcione para o caminho da vitória. Que Ele abençoe a nossa jornada nos concedendo sabedoria para administrarmos a cada hora do dia. Amém!

.....................Neusinha Verissimo

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This is 100% my wife

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Gilded silver and rock crystal vessel, crafted in Nuremberg, Germany, circa 1580

from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, endemic to Sri Lanka

ENDANGERED.

This owl was discovered in 2001.

photograph by Suman Saha

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Architecture by Gaudi

Barcelona, Spain.

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Casa Batlló - BARCELONA

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Moses Haughton - An Owl (1780-90)

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10.2018 Barcelona