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'O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?' by Jan Toorop, 1892.
#SpookySunday #Symbolism #artnouveau #art

Casting into Dark Waters

During this time, when I have been troubled by thoughts that lead me down shadowed pathways, when my nights have been filled with dreams that disturb even my waking hours, I have found myself standing again and again on the shores of ponds.

I cast into the dark water.

Then cast again.

And again.

Places that earlier this summer yielded fish after fish have gone strangely silent. I use the same bait. I cast into the same places. I work the shoreline where I remember the splashing, the sudden tug, the frantic reeling as something alive fought beneath the surface.

But now my line keeps returning empty.

And because my mind is already inclined toward such things, I begin to wonder whether the universe is somehow responding to the inner landscape of my disquieted soul.

I know how strange that sounds.

Perhaps the fish simply aren’t biting.

Perhaps the water has changed, the temperature shifted, the season moved almost imperceptibly onward.

And yet there are times when the world outside seems so closely joined to the world within that I cannot keep myself from wondering.

Why now?

Why the silence?

Why do the places that once seemed so abundant suddenly refuse to give anything back?

This morning I followed a friend to a pond I had not fished for many days. Earlier in the summer the surface had become so thick with algae that casting was nearly impossible. I stopped coming.

That pond had spoiled me at the beginning of the season. For a while it seemed as though wherever I cast there was a bite. Fish splashed in the shallows. The line tightened. I reeled frantically, laughing sometimes, trying to bring them safely to shore.

Abundance everywhere.

This morning, when I arrived, the algae was gone.

The water was open again.

Immediately something in me lifted.

Maybe today.

Maybe this place had been waiting.

Maybe the season of silence was ending.

I cast.

Nothing.

Again.

Nothing.

I changed directions, changed distance, worked the shoreline.

Nothing.

The same bait that once brought fish after fish came back untouched.

And once again I found myself standing there staring at the water, wondering why.

But before I reached the pond this morning, something else happened.

Driving down the dirt road, I saw a hawk sitting on a telephone line.

As I approached, it lifted itself into the air and flew away.

I don’t entirely understand what happens inside me when I see these birds. Hawks, eagles, the great winged raptors—I have encountered them at different moments of my life, and somehow they have become signs of hope to me.

Not omens exactly.

I don’t know that the universe sends hawks specifically for me.

But sometimes the heart recognizes a symbol before the mind knows what to do with it.

As that hawk lifted from the wire this morning, emotion rose unexpectedly inside me.

By the time I reached the pond, I was almost in tears.

Then I stood beside the newly cleared water and cast into it.

And caught nothing.

Still nothing.

Yet perhaps that is not the whole story of this morning.

I came looking for fish.

Perhaps what I needed was the hawk.

Perhaps I needed the moment when something resting quietly above an ordinary dirt road suddenly opened its wings and rose into the sky.

Perhaps hope does not always arrive as a tug on the line.

Sometimes the water remains silent.

Sometimes the bait comes back untouched.

Sometimes the thing we were hoping would return does not return, at least not yet.

And still something flies.

I leave the pond without a fish.

My hands smell faintly of bait and pond water. The line is reeled in. The surface closes behind my final cast as though I had never disturbed it.

But somewhere inside me there remains the image of that hawk lifting from the telephone wire.

And with it, fragile as it may be, a thought:

perhaps today is not the day when everything becomes clear.

Perhaps it is only the beginning of calm.

A small clearing of algae.

A little open water.

A winged hope rising into the morning.

A quiet, gentle place where, for a little while, my spirit might rest.

Entering the Golden Hour ✨🧚‍♂️🌬️

Entrando nell'ora d'oro.

Tribute ti Elin Kleopatra Danielson Gambogi.

#poetry #nature #symbolism #lifejourney #goldenhour #mulmedia #youtubeshorts #youtube

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'Moonlit Landscape' by Jean Delville, 1890.
#art #FrenchArt #Symbolism #Symbolist #Gothic

Modern World Needs Older Myths

https://ridiculousbharath.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/modern-world-needs-older-myths/

🌀Variations on Piranesi. The Metaphysics of Space.

🏰Variazioni su Piranesi. Metafisica dello spazio.

#symbolism​ #synchronicity​ #visualnarrative​ #Piranesi #visualart​ #innerspace​ #mentalspace​ #metaphysics​ #metaphorical​ #youtube #youtubeshorts

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John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

Be a poem: inspired 🍁📜🌀

Sii una poesia: ispirata.

#poetry #symbolism #art #reddeadredemption #poeticminds #youtubeshorts

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designbohemian.com Occult Symbolism in Modern Wall Art: Decoding Hidden Meanings https://designbohemian.com/blogs/news/occult-symbolism-in-modern-wall-art-decoding-hidden-meanings?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OccultArt #Symbolism #WallArt #HiddenMeanings #ArtDecoding

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/19ebdd4b-f4e3-409b-ad12-a94c7f3fe9ac

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #flora #architecture #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/19ebdd4b-f4e3-409b-ad12-a94c7f3fe9ac

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #flora #architecture #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/19ebdd4b-f4e3-409b-ad12-a94c7f3fe9ac

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #flora #architecture #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/19ebdd4b-f4e3-409b-ad12-a94c7f3fe9ac

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #flora #architecture #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/19ebdd4b-f4e3-409b-ad12-a94c7f3fe9ac

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #flora #architecture #art #publicdomain

Occult Symbolism in Modern Wall Art: Decoding Hidden Meanings https://designbohemian.com/blogs/news/occult-symbolism-in-modern-wall-art-decoding-hidden-meanings?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #OccultArt #WallArt #Symbolism #HiddenMeanings #ArtDecoding

THE NEW WHITE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE AN ERECTION #TruthWarriors how many other ways is Trump obviously proclaiming to us he is a dick? #psychology #psychohistory #symbolism #NoKings #FBR #resist #resistance #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether #TrumpPedoFiles #CultureWarClassWar2022 #ApocalypseNO

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Skull & rose in Romantic Goth 2 of 2:

This pairing is a fundamental element of the Romantic Goth aesthetic. Romantic Goth, as an artistic and cultural style, deeply appreciates:

* Poignant Beauty: It finds profound allure in sadness, age, and deeper emotions
* Historical Echoes: Often draws from Victorian era customs, ancient mysticism, and classic narratives
* Rich Experience: Values lush textures, profound colors, and striking contrasts
* Awe & Wonder: A fascination with powerful, sometimes unsettling, natural and emotional encounters
* Contrasts: Life and passing, brightness and shadow, love and sorrow, purity and complexity


The skull and roses border perfectly captures these ideas, serving as a visual narrative around Crissy’s image. It enhances the portrait, placing it within a story that celebrates depth, enigma, and a lasting appreciation for the intricate beauty of existence.

#symbolism #MementoMori #SkullandRoses #GothicRomance #RomanticGoth #ArtisticPortrait

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c55af3b3-a262-451e-9359-063bf60c19e2

#collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #symbolism #crucifixes #christianity #regal #art #publicdomain

😺🐻🐰 #satire #humor #parody #society #religiouscritique #rationalism #iconography #symbolism #symbols #cult #community #transparence #cat #cats #teddy #teddies #digitalart #generativeart #aicreation #aiart https://instagram.com/p/DK-KF2hTz8v/

Sasha Korban’s Iconic Kurt Cobain Mural and 15 More Beautiful Street Art Pieces

https://streetartutopia.com/2024/10/21/kurt-cobain-mural-by-sasha-korban-some-more-street-art-by-the-same-artist/

#MastoPrompt #mural

The dead-end alley where I park
Is dimly lit. And in the dark
I see nobody else nearby.
A mural there deceives the eye.
Almost convinced the scene is true,
I make believe the street goes through,
Abandoning my clunky car
To walk where painted visions are.

#poetry #smallpoems #poetrycommunity #art #painting #trompelœil #illusion #fantasy #alternatereality #symbolism #allegory

#MondayMourning: Weeping Willow

Often found in cemeteries (planted or engraved on gravestones) and used to symbolize mourning. Their drooping branches evince sadness. Rain running down their leaves gives the appearance of crying.

They also represent adaptability and resilience. Their flexibility allows them to weather storms, and their hardiness helps them survive and regenerate. Also associated with resurrection, immortality, and life after death.

Note: There are additional interpretations of weeping willow symbolism. Asian cultures attach significance to the trees, and there are also a number of Biblical meanings. Tl;dr, weeping willows aren’t just for sadness and death!

#HisAndHearsePress #Symbolism #Cemetery #Gravestone #Engraving #WeepingWillow #Trees #Mourning #GriefAndLoss

#MondayMourning: Mourning Doves

Also known as turtle doves, these birds are known for their haunting, melancholic cooing.

Some interpret a visit from a mourning dove as a message of hope or encouragement from a deceased loved one. Mourning doves also represent peace, love, protection, long life, repentance, and good fortune.

Protip: While these are not the specific type of birds released at funerals and other events, please be aware that dove releases in general are harmful! I have a blog post detailing the problems with dove, butterfly, balloon, and lantern releases (plus some eco-friendlier alternatives). Read it at http://www.LouisePachella.com/blog/harmfulfuneraltributes

#HisAndHearsePress #MourningDove #TurtleDove #Mourning #Symbolism #FuneralTribute #Birb #Birbs