Nikos Kazantzakis, From A Letter To Andonis Anemoyannis, 1902

Experiencing Derealization and impending doom suddenly at the same time is fucking wild.

Nkondi figures are a Congolese tradition that resolves societal struggles. A figure, treated like any other member of the society with its own personality & living space, has a nail driven into it by the local spiritual expert/diviner in order to produce enough energy (or pain/sensation) to free the spirit from the figure for a time. This is done after relevant matter (things like dirt from a grave site, herbs with protective qualities, or blood) is placed into the compartment typically found in the figure's chest. Through this process, the figure's spirit engages with the unseen realm & ideally resolves the issue of interest. On the figure can be seen the village's history over the years in the form of sharp objects that have accumulated. In this image the Madonna & child has been treated as an Nkondi figure.

Dear diary...

What do you do when you gave up on life, but life won't give up on you yet...?

I feel like a walking corpse.

them: r u ok

me:

Shadow Song  -     Charlotte Sorapure

British, b. 1968 -

Oil on gesso panel, 94 x 66 cm.

Will Wood was right everything is a lot

i like to think you are there, there

yeah no i’m completely normal about this ofc i am