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universal language

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Show me spring 🌱

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Spring 4 seasons in the neighborhood, Japan

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The field flowers are blooming with riotous exuberance as if by sheer profusion they could ward off the frost.

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can someone please be proud of me like fuck I’m trying

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Two cats on a window sill, 2020 - photographer unknown

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I call this ‘sunset as you are taken out at the knees by a cattle dog’

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1977, Village of Burano - Italy

Ph Jean Gaumy

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what do you meaaaaaaan this is baby sturgeons youre lying to me.... you just Shrunk him

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A resident of Hamnavoe, Shetland Islands in Scotland, Anne Eunson decided to knit herself a beautiful lace fence using twine. The fence is fashioned from strong black twine - the same kind that is used to make fishing nets - and Anne knitted it on specially adapted curtain rods. It took her about three weeks to knit enough lace to surround her front garden, using a 23 stitch repeat of a familiar Shetland lace pattern.

*Photo via Laine Glover‎, Social History

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The "crystals have no historical or traditional meaning" argument is kind of irritating when actually a lot of crystals have been revered by ancient cultures. It's also important to consider that sometimes when you make that argument, you aren't just erasing European thought, but usually ancient closed or indigenous cultures.

Here's a rundown on crystals in ancient cultures.

Lapis Lazuli was used in Islamic Orient to protect from the evil eye, in Persia as a symbol of a starry night, in Europe to banish spirits of darkness, and in Buddhism to represent freedom.

Rose Quartz was considered magical and powerful by Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, and even used in that same fashion in the Middle Ages.

Amethyst was used by Ancient Greeks and Romans, Catholic Bishops also wore it to stop mystical intoxication.

Tanzanite is considered by the local Maasai people to be a spiritual stone and to aid in compassion.

Sunstone has been discovered in Viking burial mounds and the native people of Oregon used it for trade.

Turquoise represented the heavens in Ancient Persia and it was sacred to the Aztecs. It also has a long history within the Navajo nation and their jewellery.

Just because a crystal isn't your culture and belief system doesn't mean it isn't someone else's, or that it isn't an object which can make someone else feel closer to their ancient roots or religion. Just say you don't use crystals.

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not supposed to be on the table but she looks so polite