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The Ecstatic Shaman

The radiant hair of this small figure identifies it as an entranced shaman. Hair, because of its growth and regeneration, is one of the most magical parts of the human body, and is therefore thought to be vulnerable to supernatural influences. This superstition is expressed in the Biblical tale of Samson, whose power resided in his uncut hair, and in folk magic that considers hair and nail clippings necessary for many charms and spells. Many of the inverted flying or falling figures in the Pecos River style pictographs are shown with streaming unbound hair, one of the characteristics that illustrates the symbolic flight of the shaman between the worlds of the living and the dead; the shaman at the height of his mystical power and immune to attack by evil spirits. This figure from Panther Cave is duplicated at nearby Lookout Shelter, and at Rattlesnake Canyon on the Rio Grande above Langtry. Variations on the theme of unbound hair are found throughout the Lower Pecos region in Texas and northern Coahuila.

Ten days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins San Frontières (MSF) teams that have travelled through the affected areas are focusing their interventions on the most urgent needs: supporting health structures that are caring for large numbers…

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abbyjean:

The Prison Industrial Complex - prison population per 100,000 people. (AFRICA IS A COUNTRY)

Here’s a tribute to our “free” society!

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ledgergermane:

Sudan’s land of ‘black pharaohs’ a trove for archaeologists

• A Sudanese man sits on a camel as he looks at the pyramids in the Meroe desert, north of Khartoum. There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt.
• Meroe lies around 200 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of Sudan’s capital Khartoum and was the last capital of Kush, also called Nubia, an ancient kingdom centered on the confluence of the Blue Nile, the White Nile and the River Atbara.
• Kush was one of the earliest civilisations in the Nile valley and, at first, was dominated by Egypt. The Nubians eventually gained their independence and, at the height of their power, they turned the table on Egypt and conquered it in the 8th century BC.
• They occupied the entire Nile valley for a century before being forced back into what is now Sudan.
• At the end of March, the Louvre will host its first exhibition on the Meroe dynasty, the last in a line of “black pharaohs” that ruled Kush for more than 1,000 years until the kingdom’s demise in 350 AD.

“There is a war for reality between zombies and the creatures in Avatar, and you can’t call a winner yet, because the zombies are getting stronger and faster and allying themselves with vampires, ghouls, and golems, while Avatar’s badger frigs, bearded cats, and Sotty Cooper Fritillarys are…

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etctatic:

Labyrinth of square and symmetric form with entrances at the middle of opposite sides, only one of them leading to the centre.
Babylonia, 2000-1700 BC, 1 tablet, 11,7x10,3x2,0 cm
The world’s oldest dateable labyrinth illustration.

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Steve McCurry - Rajasthan, India—- Sandstorm (from: lethebashar, kateoplis, findout & honeyniss)

Bacon Sushi from Japan: It’s Not Funny Anymore

A great grey owl swoops down on a tiny meadow vole as it scurries across a snow-covered field in Ontario, Canada. The bird has a face shaped like a radar dish which helps it locate its prey… Picture: JODY MELANSON / SOLENT

Here’s my black cat. One-eyed LR. He’s become a national treasure now that he’s 18 years old.

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LIFE: Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood - Hosted by Google

Black Cat Auditions In Hollywood
Date taken: 1961
Photographer: Ralph Crane