One of the most exquisite works at the National Archaeology Museum in Athens. The intricate inlaid wire patterns cover her body in patterns perfectly fit for body tattoos.
Statue of the princess-priestess Takushit
Copper alloy hollow cast
Late Period, end of 25th Dynasty, ca. 670 BC
The long, diaphanous robe, which is decorated all over with incised patterns that were filled with precious metal wires (technique of damasking), accentuates the beautifully shaped, sensuous body.
We’ve gotten quite a few asks in the wake of this post about how to charge jewellery with energy (and by extension, other objects). So, here’s a how-to!
Charging an object is a very simple process. The first thing to determine is your intent. What are you trying to achieve? Do you need a pick me up? Something to help you focus? Something to draw attention to you? Once you’ve figured out what your intent is, keep it in mind.
When you’re charging your object, pick somewhere quiet where you won’t be disturbed. Hold your object in both your hands and start focusing on your intent. Try not to let your thoughts wander, and start to visualise your object taking on the energy you need. Some visualisation techniques you could use are:
Picturing the object surrounded by a bright light representing your intent
Picturing the object being ‘filled’ with your intent, like you would fill a bottle with water
Picturing yourself with the object succeeding with whatever your intent is (eg. charging a ring with positive energy; imagine yourself wearing the ring and feeling happy!)
As your hands warm up the object, imagine the heat is your intent washing over it.
These are not the only methods, and there isn’t any wrong one- so if you come up with something that suits you better, go for it!
Some things to remember: it’s good to recharge your object every once in a while if you’re using it in the long term. Things do tend to pick up energy in everyday travel, so it’s important to clean that off and replace it with what you need instead!
Also, it is possible to charge things for others, of course; like a gift you are going to give them. However, don’t use this to be manipulative. Charging a gift for them with something like a good luck charm or positivity is okay, but anything bigger than that you should ask for permission for!
Charging objects is a quick, easy and effective form of magic that has an infinite number of uses. Go forth and charge!
Lionel Crissman of Ohio, discovered the skeleton of a deer whose plume sported almost 1000 points. The region of northern Ohio is known for harboring deer to atypical plumes.
Measles has killed almost a thousand people in Madagascar over only the last few months; the majority of them small children living in poverty with poorer access to medical care, and for every single death there are survivors disabled for life. Measles turns so much of your body into painful, weeping pustules that your organs can be permanently damaged. You can lose brain functionality forever. You can go blind or deaf. You can never walk right or breathe right ever again.
This is what millions of privileged, white hipster parents are bragging about exposing their children to “the natural way,” barely considering the fact that only their relative wealth will give their babies a marginally higher survival rate.
I hope I am not stepping too far out of my lane by posting this. Sky Williams made a few tweets about YouTube’s way of “celebrating” Black History Month and I thought it was important for people to see this criticism of YouTube.
So another platform/brand is quick to perform in an attempt capitalize off the marginalized all while creating and fostering the very environment and mindsets that keeps them unsafe? Color me shocked.
These four examples all come from just the past five months, but there are countless additional articles and segments that share the same lessons about never giving up, going the extra mile, and taking care of others. The articles are framed to make you feel good, to illustrate the kindness of others, to show you that things can work out when tragedy hits, and yes, to “restore your faith in humanity.” These are excellent messages that we could probably all benefit from having in our lives,but there’s one thing that gets left out on an all-too-regular basis: the underlying causes.
How the fuck do you frame a little girl absolutely terrified her mum’s going to die, so she feels under pressure to fix it by desperately trying to get pocket change, and spin it as a good cute thing? Fucking hell.
