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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Symbolism, Art, Esoteric, Occult &amp; Pop Culture. But not in that order.</description><title>Blaqmercury In Mind</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @blaqmercury)</generator><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>"Before my death I hope to obtain my life."</title><description>“Before my death I hope to obtain my life.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Charles Bukowski (via &lt;a href="http://yoseihime.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;yoseihime&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249355280</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249355280</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:24:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de73232458396a7b661516387e7d7ad8/tumblr_mnw750RPtU1qeluc5o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249230020</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249230020</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:22:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>animaldeath:

Mature fox skull. Fun to play with.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea691f25710723f49d8d792a9e9bcb38/tumblr_mnxecovTJ31rpaw5to1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7055b1fb7b3122dd46c07b84d865ec1/tumblr_mnxecovTJ31rpaw5to3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cabdf0dae7087fd6c04ffb653fa6979e/tumblr_mnxecovTJ31rpaw5to4_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af57dad36dac7d6ff025b94c5cd8d2df/tumblr_mnxecovTJ31rpaw5to2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://animaldeath.tumblr.com/post/52223250341/mature-fox-skull-fun-to-play-with" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;animaldeath&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mature fox skull. Fun to play with.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249206366</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249206366</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:22:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>So.
After my operation, looking for some escapism, our PC decides to give up. Doing everything (re...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;So.&lt;br/&gt;
After my operation, looking for some escapism, our PC decides to give up. Doing everything (re internet) from my IPhone is weird. Come back soon computer.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249137914</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53249137914</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:21:09 -0400</pubDate><category>broken</category></item><item><title>itarille-ichirin-no-hana:

from Wiccans Around the World(fb...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57b21968463d6df059a4e0f423642755/tumblr_moim6aiqah1sudtixo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itarille-ichirin-no-hana.tumblr.com/post/53161571165/from-wiccans-around-the-world-fb-page" target="_blank"&gt;itarille-ichirin-no-hana&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;from &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiccansAroundTheWorld" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Wiccans Around the World&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(fb page)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53183138595</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53183138595</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:25:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>slavonica-antiqua:

This is a current theory saying that the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02b8d9ce1189dc7ad71d124f8e800646/tumblr_moh9j97Muz1rmxcvso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://slavonica-antiqua.tumblr.com/post/53090419868/this-is-a-current-theory-saying-that-the-coats-of" target="_blank"&gt;slavonica-antiqua&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"&gt;This is a current theory saying that the coats of arms of Polish nobility developed from magical characters of the Sarmatians which were called “tamgas”. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; According to tradition Polish nobility were the descendants of the ancient Sarmatians, and in fact Poland was often called Sarmatia or Sauromatia. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; In the 19th century this traditional belief was regarded as a myth, but now it is held to be b&lt;span class="text_exposed_show"&gt;ased on truth. The tamgas were magical signs the exact purpose of which is not known. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; They were found on various objects of everyday use, on weapons, jewellery, etc. and were brought to Europe by the Sarmatians in the early centuries A.D, from their homeland on the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea where they bordered with the Persian Empire the land of the Magi. It is easy to see the similarity of the tamgas and the coats of arms of Polish nobility.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182341251</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182341251</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:01:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4aab5dcd52384370a8f889a540519602/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b98ac6d633b404be8b4b9519a4019965/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8355fef40387c48fd16ddd10c22f4df5/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7f4341bfffd40fee2dbc7b84604dc55/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fc3f72a78a6f551d58de2ee3e530b22/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/520107969b97d6cd701b78147c1aec85/tumblr_mkctjoDp1z1raep3oo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182242789</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182242789</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:58:38 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>chronarchy:

A quick reference guide for the Irish Ogam...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d5d71a5f83915128f99e415d2209049/tumblr_mo4wdqMX8Z1s1w2jbo2_r1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://chronarchy.tumblr.com/post/52552877991/a-quick-reference-guide-for-the-irish-ogam" target="_blank"&gt;chronarchy&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A quick reference guide for the Irish Ogam alphabet, with forefeda. Interpretations by Rev. Michael J Dangler.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pro Tip:&lt;/strong&gt; if you decide to make your own set of Ogam, put little inverted “V” signs on the bottom so you know which end is up: it can get confusing if you don’t know which side is left or right!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182214383</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182214383</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:57:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a73dc078d5067fac44783ebd263e54d/tumblr_moc2j56NiL1s553fgo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182123502</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53182123502</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:55:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>theworkingtools:

I.O.O.F. Art and Symbols.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d7be694150805a2b6686d0b0906f2c1/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d8958569de0411e55aa3d76b4667f499/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f74bb3f5f71ae6276d9d85e7a47a893f/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5aa628bc75bfd5c6e6478a91875e2c12/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7a5c0c401b9a6dd28e0808f30bf3aa4/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c142f7c3e64537c0a7f2dd0052f39e98/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/323d9c9aed03284d5c44f9bcfcef542c/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09e98db81191c08e3cf5741b7d8b0276/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17a0fea45914e8a3f926c713dde1f632/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo9_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2a02333ab3867391a198c83061c43fb4/tumblr_mohyt7zJhu1rqeo5xo10_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://theworkingtools.tumblr.com/post/53125426498/i-o-o-f-art-and-symbols" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;theworkingtools&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;I.O.O.F. Art and Symbols.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181962594</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181962594</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:50:46 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of..."</title><description>““Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.””&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Leonardo da Vinci (via &lt;a href="http://winged-serpent.tumblr.com/" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;winged-serpent&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181175237</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181175237</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:29:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>clementinescauldron:

Crystals, herbs, potions &amp; nature...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3a61086088648df4e2421930d10a6af/tumblr_mgvg54HmHI1r4106ao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://clementinescauldron.tumblr.com/post/53125249599/crystals-herbs-potions-nature-o-o" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank"&gt;clementinescauldron&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://clementinescauldron.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Crystals, herbs, potions &amp; nature ~ ☾ • ˚ * 。 •  &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181163326</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181163326</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:29:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>secret-knowledge:

All is Mind by Stephen Bower
instagram:...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bf912d4ed09b9e67340b25439253d27/tumblr_mikvxyYgU61s2bfmmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://secret-knowledge.tumblr.com/post/43649375750/all-is-mind-by-stephen-bower-instagram" target="_blank"&gt;secret-knowledge&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;All is Mind &lt;/em&gt;by Stephen Bower&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;instagram: @meatballgrinder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;www.facebook.com/secretknowledge.biz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.secretknowledge.biz" target="_blank"&gt;www.secretknowledge.biz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181036208</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53181036208</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:26:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>alwaysinsearchoflight:

● Symbolism is the language of the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddc62754ab5cb629f0f3028d2434fa2c/tumblr_mk8cnoSnDA1rzhtlmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alwaysinsearchoflight.tumblr.com/post/52975818499/symbolism-is-the-language-of-the-mysteries-in" target="_blank"&gt;alwaysinsearchoflight&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;● Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries; in fact it is the language not only of mysticism and philosophy but of all Nature, for every law and power active in universal procedure is manifested to the limited sense perceptions of man through the medium of symbol. Every form existing in the diversified sphere of being is symbolic of the divine activity by which it is produced. By symbols men hav&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show"&gt;e ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts which transcend the limitations of language. Rejecting man-conceived dialects as inadequate and unworthy to perpetuate divine ideas, the Mysteries thus chose symbolism as a more ingenious and ideal method of preserving their transcendental knowledge. In a single figure a symbol may both reveal and conceal, for to the wise the subject of the symbol is obvious, while to the ignorant the figure remains inscrutable. Hence, he who seeks to unveil the secret doctrine of antiquity must search for that doctrine not upon the open pages of books which might fall into the hands of the unworthy but in the place where it was originally concealed. ●&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;~ Manly Palmer Hall &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53180909755</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53180909755</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:22:55 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>mydruidlife:

Curses carved into lead and thrown into the hot...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb454d8c28e05997edb55687b932dbd7/tumblr_mohtzfznE41s3priko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mydruidlife.tumblr.com/post/53118564629/curses-carved-into-lead-and-thrown-into-the-hot" target="_blank"&gt;mydruidlife&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Curses carved into lead and thrown into the hot springs at bath. Mostly dedicated to sulis, minerva and mercury.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53180850397</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53180850397</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:21:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>mererecorder:

Sylvester by ~VandaLann
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b815865c7243c06852eda9bc7876a968/tumblr_mmunfhra7G1reohnuo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mererecorder.tumblr.com/post/50504614009/sylvester-by-vandalann" target="_blank"&gt;mererecorder&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://vandalann.deviantart.com/art/Sylvester-216096849" target="_blank"&gt;Sylvester&lt;/a&gt; by ~&lt;a href="http://vandalann.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"&gt;VandaLann&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167515379</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167515379</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:33:05 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>larkfall:

A partial schema showing relationships between the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8dcf254d99cc9b04e56c8fa4124efb86/tumblr_moi9vtRGv51qer75so1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://larkfall.tumblr.com/post/53142919324/a-partial-schema-showing-relationships-between-the" target="_blank"&gt;larkfall&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A partial schema showing relationships between the aerial spirits of the Theurgia Goetia/Steganographia and the human spine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167306062</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167306062</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:30:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5174ff5cab8d38f3b13942f30d167aaa/tumblr_mo4lab18F51qigj88o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167058553</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53167058553</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:26:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>funeralparking:

The Symbolic Prophecy Of The Great Pyramid by...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb648b86b6d9212aa72405cd6264a757/tumblr_mo62mrW9L61qi4xzmo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1bec162a8194c24a9d08314347bd7b6/tumblr_mo62mrW9L61qi4xzmo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://funeralparking.tumblr.com/post/52613601561/the-symbolic-prophecy-of-the-great-pyramid-by-h" target="_blank"&gt;funeralparking&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Symbolic Prophecy Of The Great Pyramid &lt;/em&gt;by H. Spencer Lewis&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53166908817</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53166908817</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:24:54 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>flosvitae:

A Buddhapada stone, 1st-2nd c. CE, Gandhara 

As an...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtipah9ar1qkuw4to1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flosvitae.tumblr.com/post/36185680529/a-buddhapada-stone-1st-2nd-c-ce-gandhara-as" target="_blank"&gt;flosvitae&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A Buddhapada stone, 1st-2nd c. CE, Gandhara &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span&gt;As an object of devotion, the Buddhapada stone developed in India, certainly by the 1st century B.C.E., when it was normal to represent the Buddha aniconically, a practice observed at the great stupa railings of Bharhut and Sanchi, which feature numerous lesser figures. Before images of the Buddha appeared, various aniconic symbols were used in India, such as the Turban, the Bo-Tree, the Dharmachakra and the Buddhapada. This distinct vocabulary was universally understood by Buddhists.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;John Eskenazi Gallery on Early Buddhist aniconic art [&lt;a href="http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/0100_0199/kushanart/buddhapada/buddhapada.html" target="_blank"&gt;*&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53166895463</link><guid>http://blaqmercury.tumblr.com/post/53166895463</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:24:44 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
