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'Head of the slave' - Ivanov

Tretyakov Gallery

Salvador Dalí Tarot Deck Artworks

The Jewish people of Uzbekistan photographed by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

“The term Bukharan was coined by European travelers who visited Central Asia around the 16th century. Since most of the Jewish community at the time lived under the Emirate of Bukhara, they came to be known as Bukharan Jews. The name by which the community called itself is “Isro'il” (Israelites). 

The appellative Bukharian was adopted by Bukharan Jews who moved to English-speaking countries, in an anglicisation of the Hebrew Bukhari. However, Bukharan was the term used historically by English writers, as it was for other aspects of Bukhara. 

Bukharan Jews used the Persian language to communicate among themselves and later developed Bukhori, a Tajik dialect of the Persian language with small linguistic traces of Hebrew. This language provided easier communication with their neighboring communities and was used for all cultural and educational life among the Jews. It was used widely until the area was “Russified” by the Russians and the dissemination of “religious” information was halted. The elderly Bukharan generation use Bukhori as their primary language but speak Russian with a slight Bukharan accent. The younger generation use Russian as their primary language, but do understand or speak Bukhori.

The Bukharan Jews are Mizrahi Jews and have been introduced to and practice Sephardic Judaism. 

The first primary written account of Jews in Central Asia dates to the beginning of the 4th century CE. It is recalled in the Talmud by Rabbi Shmuel bar Bisna, a member of the Talmudic academy in Pumbeditha, who traveled to Margiana (present-day Merv in Turkmenistan) and feared that the wine and alcohol produced by local Jews was not kosher. The presence of Jewish communities in Merv is also proven by Jewish writings on ossuaries from the 5th and 6th centuries, uncovered between 1954 and 1956.”

Mars in Capricorn: The Power of a Volcano

I was discussing mars in Capricorn with a friend recently. She told me they are designed for elegant efficiency and i was thinking…yes, this is true, definitely. But there’s more to it. People with mars in Capricorn always leave me with this sense for layers, you know. But not in the complex way Scorpio or Gemini or Pisces are layered, no, it’s different. The main difference is you just don’t feel it’s up for exploration. With other signs, you get the idea that they would like to share their depths, to be known by the people they choose…their complexities and depths feel like a beautifully decorated museum where you explore room after room full of many intricacies and curiosities. Mars in Capricorn doesn’t feel inviting. It doesn’t feel accessible either. Their depth is not for show, it’s for use only - they don’t have various rooms of complexities, they possess layers after layers after layers that they’ve created. And that whole overwhelming structure creates their core, the core of mars in Capricorn. That’s where they take their energy from. This is what one might call “the powerhouse of the cell”. Depths they’ve designed and know better than the back of their hand, this is what creates the tremendous amounts of energy they channel into the ruthless efficiency with which they pursue their goals. That core exists so they can get what they want. And access for exploration is not something that can be easily granted to anybody.

This is why mars in Capricorn is most like a volcano out of the mars signs. I mean, one usually associates lava with fire, so explosions are seen as something of the fire realm, but with volcanos the thing is fire comes from the earth. The fire (mars) core exists beneath layers and layers of earth so it can keep together this whole high-functioning mechanism of the planet that we live on. this is why mars exalts in Capricorn - this is not a single destructive explosion of anger and will, this is a deep, deep core of power that fuels constructive and incessant action.

Two of the most important people in my life have mars in Capricorn and honestly…it feels incredible to be with someone like this. A little off-astrology, but according to human design i’m a projector so basically i’m a non-energy type and i seek out other people whose energy i can access and direct. Basically, the more open centers you have - and i have almost all of them - the more you can sample and taste other people’s energy to consider which one is best fitting for your guidance. With mars in Capricorn ppl, the feeling is kind of overwhelming for me. it’s like…i can smell it under the surface, that energy core which keeps them wired and i feel pulled towards it as if towards some sort of abyss. With my ex it really felt as if for the first time in my life i have the energy to do things. unlimited energy. Well, ofc i kept doing pointless stuff - come on, i’m a projector, i’ve never had a drop of energy in my life, what do you expect me to do with it all of a sudden lmfao. But it was an amazing feeling.

It’s not all strength and resilience though. Some people with mars in Capricorn may be going through life with the feeling that there is something locked deep down inside them, something so powerful it frightens them. This is the case especially when mars is afflicted with difficult aspects (square, opposition, quincunx, sometimes conjunction) with Saturn or Neptune. There is a feeling for power one cannot yield properly and wastes away. With difficult aspects with Pluto or Uranus the individual might feel as if they can access their own power but they’re much too frightened to use it as it bears a twisted quality to it. These aspects often bring a feeling shame connected to sexual preferences and a feeling that the individual is twisted or sick in some way, they might feel as if their desires are dirty and no good. Mars in Capricorn is a very potent placement, so it can be difficult to make use of and depending on the rest of the chart it can either bring strong fulfillment and ability to go after what you want or the sense of wasted potential. F.e. it can be pretty difficult for someone with a lot of Venus influence in the chart to have mars in Capricorn and it can lead to hyper identification with either Martian or Venusian energy and total disregard of the opposite one. If the individual with mars in Capricorn identifies too much with it in an attempt to run away from the Venus side that is trying to suffocate it they may act out, become workaholic, live goal to goal, promising themselves rest which never comes until they reach a complete burn out, try to control people all the time or even get addicted to sex. So yeah, especially with the exalted placements it’s important to remember one has to integrate their polarities fully. And try to not get lost in what feels like power if it cripples you of other aspects of your authentic self.

i really like to imagine ancient natural historians hanging out on tumblr because they would fucking love it here. you can post all the dumb unverified bullshit you want and people will not only believe you without factchecking, but they’ll spread your bullshit around? pliny the elder would have a heyday. aelian would go absolutely apeshit. aristotle would be crying. they would run a ‘today i learned’ blog together and post stuff like ‘TIL that men have more teeth than women!’ and get 50,000 notes

‚The Apotheosis of war‘

Vereshchagin

– „To all great conquerors, past, present and to come“

Shadow Twins

The same object can cast two shadows. 

Sister signs share the root of their fatal flaws. 

Aries/Libra 

Loneliness- Selfishness v. Co-dependence

Because no one cares for you, you must care for yourself above all else.

Because you can’t care for yourself, you need someone to remind you that you’re alive.

Taurus/Scorpio

Depression- Apathy v. Despair 

The depth of your sorrow renders you cold, complacent, and numb.

The depth of your sorrow makes you burn with agonizing despair. 

Gemini/Sagittarius

Boredom- Chasing v. Fleeing

You run after anything that brings color to this dull, grey world.

You run away from the burdens that drain the joy and color from life.

Cancer/Capricorn

Insecurity- Self-Defeat v. Contempt

You’re afraid to try. You make excuses and keep yourself down.

You’re afraid you’re not good enough. You bring others down to compensate.

Leo/Aquarius

Arrogance- Narcissism v. Hubris

You’re in love with yourself. Everyone should love you, too. 

You’re in love with your own vision. Everyone should follow your example. 

Virgo/Pisces

Fear- Anxiety v. Disassociation

You fidget, obsess, and worry, worry, worry about what tomorrow brings.

You escape, detach, and tell yourself that nothing matters anyway.  

I am every person in this conversation.

Paul Schmidtberger, Design Flaws of the Human Condition

womanhood is just

*crying in a forever 21 dressing room* *fighting with your mom and realizing she has a lot of trauma* *listening to mitski* *drinking diet soda* *reading that margaret atwood quote over and over again* *erratically cutting your own hair for no reason* *staring in the mirror until you stop looking like a person* *getting hit on by a man old enough to be your grandfather* *fantasizing about being a disembodied entity* *screaming* * thinking about being lobotomized*