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Hermetic Library @hermetic.com · 30/09/2026

DEADLINE IS TODAY for the 2026 call for submissions to the final Magick, Music and Ritual #anthology #music #news library.hrmtc.com/20...

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Mine is a heart of carnelian, crimson as murder on a holy day. Mine is a heart of cornel, the gnarled roots of a dogwood and the bursting of flowers. I am the broken wax seal on my lover’s letters. I am the phoenix, the fiery sun, consuming and resuming myself. Hymn to Sekhmet

A statue of Sekhmet.

Sekhmet (/ˈsɛkˌmɛt/[1] or Sachmis /ˈsækmɪs/, from Ancient Egyptian: 𓌂𓐍𓐰𓏏𓁐, romanized: Saḫmat; Coptic: Ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ, romanized: Sakhmi) is a warrior goddess as well as goddess of medicine.

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Cabaret D'Arques @cabaretdarques.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Aleksandra Waliszewska - Polish, b. 1976 - new, new thread

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Buddhas in the West Material Archive @buddhasinthewest.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In the late 18th century, British imperial expansion fueled an appetite for accounts of distant lands and cross-cultural encounters. Readers eagerly consumed vivid travel narratives, often illustrated with engravings of religious “exoticism.” 🧵 🗃️ 📜 #China

A black-and-white engraved illustration shows a large, bearded humanoid figure seated or standing in the center, surrounded by numerous much smaller people. The figure wears a tall, pointed cap, a broad layered garment decorated with rows of circular trim, and a sunburst-like hem at the bottom. Its face has prominent eyes, a long nose, a mustache, and a full beard. Several curving, handwritten-looking marks appear on the figure’s lower garment. Crowds of robed or formally dressed people fill the sloping terrain on both sides and gather around the figure’s base. Draped fabric or a canopy extends across the upper background, while heavily crosshatched lines create texture throughout the scene.

A black-and-white engraved print presents two religious scenes within an ornate rectangular border. A heading appears above the scenes, and explanatory captions are printed below.

In the left panel, a large multi-armed figure identified in the caption as Amida stands on a pedestal. The figure wears a tall pointed headdress, layered robes, necklaces, and a large circular ornament around the lower body. Numerous small worshippers kneel or stand in rows around the figure. Draped fabric hangs overhead, and a large blank rectangular panel and smoking vessels appear near the bottom.

In the right panel, a seated figure identified as Confucius appears on a raised platform, surrounded by several robed attendants or worshippers. The central figure wears a tall, patterned headdress and a sash marked with characters. Hanging panels with vertical inscriptions and small suspended objects fill the background. Several people gather on the stepped platform below, with tall incense burners emitting smoke.

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Engraved for PORTLOCK'S. New COLLECTION of VOYAGES & TRAVELS.

One of the forms in which AMIDA is worshipped
by the people of JAPAN and TARTARY.

The Image of CONFUTIUS with the SUTANGS,
as exhibited in the College of the CHINESE.

Published by Alexr Hogg. May 10. 1794.

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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good Evening✨ Man Ray ~ Nuit

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HAM: Calligraphy (Bot) @hamcalligraphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of Seven Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]; "Ippen fuda" www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial and promised gift of Walter C. Sedgwick in memory of Ellery Sedgwick Sr. and Ellery Sedgwick Jr.

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Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 15/09/2025

Periodic reminder that Aubrey Beardsley slaps.

"Of a Neophyte and How the Black Art was Revealed Unto Him"

A dark, robed figure, the robe merging with a dark swathe of shadow pierced by three long candles. At their shoulder, a winged creature with the head of an old woman; behind them, a naked fiery female figure. To their right, a frayed peacock feather.

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𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝙿𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚔 💀☕📚🍂🎨🐈‍⬛ @andy-paciorek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hand of a human corpse that was mummified during a 1913 mesmerism experiment by the French physician Gaston Durville.

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Mondo 2000 bot @mondo2000-bot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mondo 2000 Magazine - Issue number 12 (1994), pages 73-74 #Mondo2000 #Cyberpunk

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Croatian Tales of Long Ago — a seminal collection of short stories by the acclaimed children's author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. The illustrations in this 1922 edition are by Croatian artist Vladimir Kirin: publicdomainreview.org/collection/c…

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Gavin Fox (Author) @gavinfoxauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Genuinely off-putting and strange entry for #WeirdWednesday this week. And yes, yet another find over at the BBC Archive channel. Some good old fashioned British passive-aggressiveness aimed, somewhat bizarrely, at a post WW2 austerity middle class who had finally regained their purchasing power.

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1962: What Was Britain Like Before the Apocalypse? | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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BoschBot @boschbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Garden of Earthly Delights

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Katen, the Fire Deity 十二天像　火天図 Hanabusa Itchô latter half of the 17th to first half of the 18th century MEDIUM/TECHNIQUEHanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper DIMENSIONS90.1 x 37.1 cm (35 ½ x 14 5/8 in.) CREDIT LINEWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

A roaring aureole of stylized, sweeping flames surges diagonally upward behind the four-armed deity, casting a radiant vermilion glow against the uninked silk ground. Standing barefoot upon a floating lotus pedestal surrounded by swirling crests, Katen—the Fire Deity—is depicted as a stern, bearded ascetic with a third eye set upon his brow. His gaunt, deeply lined torso reveals the stark contours of an ascetic life, draped in flowing celestial scarves (tennei), a fur apron bound at the waist, and patterned robes. In his four hands, he holds his sacred ritual attributes: a crystal rosary (nenju), a triangular vessel of sacred fire held close to his chest, a ritual pitcher (suibin), and a long, slender bamboo staff resting beside his feet.
Painted during the late 17th or early 18th century by the celebrated Edo-period master Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724), this hanging scroll depicts Katen, the Japanese Buddhist manifestation of Agni, the Vedic god of fire. Within the Esoteric Buddhist (Mikkyō) pantheon, Katen serves as one of the Jūniten (Twelve Devas), protecting the cosmos and specifically guarding the southeast direction. Formally trained in the classical Kano school before developing his own vibrant, humanistic style in Edo, Itchō brought a fresh, expressive vitality to traditional religious iconography. His painterly monozukuri (artisanal mastery) transforms a rigid Esoteric icon into a living, deeply expressive figure, marrying orthodox Buddhist iconometry with the fluid, calligraphic brushwork of the Edo urban renaissance.

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Hermetic Library @hermetic.com · 23/09/2026

Sun at 0° Libra (September Equinox), Sep 23, 2026, 00:05 UTC (☉ at 0° ♎︎, ☽ in ♒︎) hermetic.com/crowley... and hermetic.com/crowley... #calendar #astronomical #OTD #OnThisDay

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Zeb Cyrus 🎃👻🙀 @zbcy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gilded bronze statue of a Xiezhi (a mythical one-horned creature symbolizing justice), the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing, China. Said to be able to discern the good from the bad, it would sometimes gore evildoers with its horned head. #photography #art #history #travel #EastAsia

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William Blake @williamblake.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Let the Day perish wherein I was Born collections.artsmia.org/art/46428

The seven days of silent mourning are now over and a new cycle begins. Now Job reacts against his woes. His proverbial patience has ended; he ceases to endure passively his misfortunes. His wrath emerges in a turning point of revolution. He no longer sits beneath the stone cross; it is gone forever. Now he questions his situation and the justice of his disasters, and by this questioning eventually finds the true God. Meanwhile the cross stands above his friends, who remain in error. Ultimately, Job comes to the realization that his great wealth never brought him the happiness of security. He questions the former purpose of his whole life. In the margins, clouds release rain drops upon toadstools, briars and thistles.

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Gwyllm Llwydd @gwyllm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Adriano Fida - L'occhio dell'Angelo (2019)

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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Belgium painter Suzanne Van Damme, early disciple of James Ensor and contemporary of the Paris Surrealist Poets and Painters of the 1930s & 40s. The Oppressor of Silence, 1949 #SuzanneVanDamme #Surrealism #ModernArt

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🐸 North American herpetology: Philadelphia, J. Dobson;1842. [Source]

Amphibian illustration from historical archives

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🪬🌙🐈‍⬛Pythia Uidliua🐦‍⬛⭐️🧿GNOTHI SEAUTON ♐️⚕️🍷 @krymsynreine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An archaic Medusa, wearing the belt of the intertwined snakes, a fertility symbol, as depicted in an altar from Gela. She embraces her children, the winged horse Pegasus and the giant Chrysaor. Mid 6th century BCE, Museo Archeologico Regionale #witchsky #pagansky #occultsky #archaeology #Medusa

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem: Fetes de Flambeaux, by Eugene Alexis Girardet (1852-1907)

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Ancient Egyptian Prayer Bot @egyptianprayerbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I came into being of myself with Nun, in this my name of Khepri. I came into being as him every day. I am the lord of sunlight. (BDQ)

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), “Self-Portrait with Raised Arms” (1914), gouache and pencil on paper, 32.1 x 48.4 cm.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Zeus-Ammon. #Roman copy of a #Greek original from the late 5th century BC. The Greeks of the lower Nile Delta and Cyrenaica combined features of supreme #god Zeus with features of the #Egyptian god Amun-Ra. Königsplatz collections. #Art #History

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Bluebeauty ~ she/her/human being @bluebeauty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Remedios Varo (1908–1963), “Les Murés” (The Walls) mixed media on cardstock, 1958

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David M Rubin @six18sfoundry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The statue inside where people would circumambulate. Joyful & loving mood.

Golden Buddha statue wrapped k. Red and saffron blanket from feet first like a Mantegna. Many people came in from all over the Asia mostly walking clockwise around. I was encouraged to take pictures . I sat at his feet for awhile. Was solemn but a sort of light intensity.

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 17/09/2026

Work in progress by Tino Rodriguez for our upcoming exhibition ‘Glimmer’ at Modern Eden in November! ‘Glimmer’ November 7, 2026 – January 7, 2027 Modern Eden Gallery: 1100 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA To receive the Collectors Preview please email info@moderneden.com #artexhibition

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giacomo-bencista.bsky.social @giacomo-bencista.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

John Augustus Knapp, ‘The Mystery of the Apocalypse’, 1928 #art Via: jareckiworld.tumblr.com/post/8276445...

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MythologyBot @mythologybot.boodoo.co · 16/09/2026

F152.0.1 Bridge to otherworld guarded by animals.

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Leah @leah-02.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Jean-François Bauret

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The Black Dog @theblackdog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Psychick Youth. Come for the mysterious history. Stay for the track called Simon In Thee Pub. theblackdog.bandcamp.com/album/psychi...

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Cabaret D'Arques @cabaretdarques.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Natterzungenkredenz (adder's tongue tree) The suspended fossil shark teeth were once thought to be the tongues of adders. The fossilized “tongues” were believed to hold the power to neutralize poison. paulsullivan216.substack.com/p/the-folklo...

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Painted around 1770 by the iconoclastic master Soga Shōhaku (1730–1781), this hanging scroll detail exemplifies the mid-Edo period's fascination with artistic eccentricity (kiso).

Twisting his contorted torso in a dramatic, theatrical pose, the Daoist immortal Gama Sennin (Liu Haichan) leans with wild, ecstatic energy over his monstrous companion. Executed in ink-drenched brushwork, his dark robes surge around his bare shoulder and torso in turbulent, calligraphic folds. Shōhaku renders the immortal's disheveled hair, bare feet, and manic, wide-eyed gaze with fierce, grotesque intensity as he gestures downward with splayed fingers, cradling a leafy branch laden with the divine peach of immortality. Below, a stout, three-legged toad rears back on its webbed limbs, its bulging eyes locked onto its master in open-mouthed, animated reverence. Soft, atmospheric ink washes and splashed tones (fukuboku) dissolve the surrounding environment, isolating the figures within an ethereal, mist-filled void.

The subject derives from Chinese legends surrounding Liu Haichan, a 10th-century minister and alchemist who achieved Daoist immortality through his friendship with a magical, three-legged toad capable of secreting the elixir of life. In Shōhaku's hands, the benevolent immortal is stripped of tranquil idealization and reinvented as an unruly, manic figure, reflecting the painter's preference for psychological distortion and intense theatricality.

Aesthetically, the work offers a provocative exploration of yūgen—the profound, shadowed mystery that resides within the unorthodox and unfathomable forces of the cosmos. Shōhaku’s explosive, ink-saturated linework manifests a radical dimension of monozukuri (master craftsmanship), where technical discipline yields to raw, spontaneous energy that captures the inner, untamed spirit (ki) of his subjects. The murky, unpainted expanse behind the figures operates as an active field of yohaku (negative space), swallowing the horizon and suspended in an eerie, primordial stillness.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From Botticelli to Blake to Doré, a tour through seven centuries of illustrations for the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri who passed away #onthisday in 1321... publicdomainreview.org/collection/d…

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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

‘The Star.’ #Sculpture by Alexander Stirling Calder (1914) #art

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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 14/09/2026

Puritan divination methods in Massachusetts included divining the face of your future husband. To do this, pray to God while putting an egg yolk in water; break it up and let it spin by way of spoon, and within, God will reveal your future love. Puritan magic! #MythologyMonday

An egg in a cup of water, the yolk at the bottom, with bits connecting it to the top; there is something in the water or a process is taking place, because bubbles fizz at the top.

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