Office by Alex Penny
The Trickster, the Mother, it does not matter. They are all the Fox.
Jade (玉, Yù) is a type of stone that has been a part of Chinese art, culture, and history for thousands of years since the ancient Chinese empire. This stone was used as material for grave goods for the imperial family, and it is highly valued because it is believed to completely capture both the yin and yang qualities of heaven and earth (thus serving as a link between the spiritual and physical worlds). Jade is thus dubbed as The Stone of Heaven.
During the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1050 BC), jade were crafted into ornaments that were used by kings and were also created for ceremonial purposes. The stone was established as an aid to immortality and continually used in burial rituals by 200 BC. But the custom changed in the Ming and Qing dynasties when jade was primarily used as décor and art for the imperial court. In the modern day, jade is worn as jewelry such as earrings and bangles, and are worn specifically to ward off bad luck.
The Chinese define jade as the “fairest of stones” for its five virtues: charity, rectitude, wisdom, courage, and equity. The colored stone (ranging from translucent shades of white, green, brown, and black) is a metaphor for human virtues because of its durability and hardness. In a cultural sense, it stands for beauty, grace, and purity. There are even superstitions that jade absorbs bad chi and calms the mind.
Untitled, Kyoto by Michio Endo on Flickr.
so peaceful.
White Nine Tailed Fox (via Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Shadowscapes - Fantasy Art)
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Time Kills All Gods by AJ Fosik
Fosik’s surreal animal head totems make me envision chemically-induced meditations in the desert where one communes with gods who were never meant to be freed from their ancient stone trappings.
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GET ON MY WALL
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can we all just take a moment to appreciate those horns
these are like exactly what our gamzees horns are like ahhh
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I’ve seen this addressed before and what I always see people write on the subject is “Otherkin are not oppressed” but I actually heavily disagree with this statement. Otherkin in fact are oppressed. According to dictionary.com’s definition of oppressed:
op·press
verb (used with object)1.to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints;subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority orpower: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.2.to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.): Care andsorrow oppressed them.3.to weigh down, as sleep or weariness does.4.Archaic . to put down; subdue or suppress.5.Archaic . to press upon or against; crush.You see that definitions 1 and 4 of oppression could very easily be applied to a lot of things otherkin experience at the hands of non-kin.To this, I say otherkin are oppressed. We are bullied (abliet passively but passive bullying is still bullying) into hiding our identities for fear of ridicule or in some cases being disowned by friends or family. When we do make ourselves known a fair amount of non-kin tell us we “need help”, that we’re some how mentally unsound, or just simply role-playing to “make ourselves feel better” as some kind of escapism. I say this is oppression.I think what people mean to say when they say “otherkin aren’t oppressed” is “otherkin aren’t abused”. This is the more true statement. Otherkin don’t (and if ever it’s rare) suffer physical abuse because most of us limit being open about our identities to the internet where we can’t be physically harmed.In summation, I say otherkin are oppressed, we’re just not abused.
/Sighs
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Japanese Ukiyo-e: Miyajima in Snow. Hasui Kawase. 1929
Still thirsty. ㄱ_ㄱ
-Takumi
