#BVM

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[victusinveritas]

X-ray of a statue of the Virgin Mary.

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[saintejeannedefrance]

Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Pray for us!

[3rdeyeblaque]

On January 7th, we venerate Ancestor & Hoodoo Saint, Auntie Zora Neale Hurston on her 133rd birthday (updated 2024). 🎉

Novelist, Anthropologist, Folklorist, Scholar, Vodou initiate & Historian, Zora Neale Hurston's legacy is forever cemented in Hoodoo Culture (and beyond) as the masterful wordsmith who cast a shining light on black excellence in all everyday forms/spaces, our ATR roots, & the preservation of Black Voices during the prime of the Harlem Renaissance.

Auntie Zora was born in Notasulga, AL and raised on 5 acres of land in Eatonville, FL by her preacher-father and free-spirited mother ; in what would be the first all-Black township in the country. After the shattering loss of her mother, Zora turned up in Baltimore, MD where she presented herself as a 16 year old (10 years her junior) in order to access free public school education resources; thereby finishing school. From then on, Zora lived her life presenting herself as 10 years younger than she actually was. She'd go on to graduate from Barnard College in 1928. 

She published several novellas & articles, including "Mules & Men"; a collection of Hoodoo Folklore. She entered the zenith of her career in the late 30s/40s after publishing her masterworks: "Their Eyes Were Watching God", "Tell My Horse", "Moses, Man of the Mountain", & an anthropological study on Hatian Vodou .After publishing her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road, "Auntie Zora finally received the public recognition & literary respect that was long overdue. Despite her successes, and unprecedented contributions in classic literature & anthropology, Zora never received the financial contributions that her work so deserved. 

Zora Neale Hurston passed away; penniless, alone, & drifting into obscurity. Friends and supporters from near and far raised $600 for her funeral service and burial. She was buried in an unmarked grave, in a segregated section, at the Garden Of Heavenly Peace Cemetery in Fort Pierce, FL. Over a decade later, in 1973 the Great Alice Walker found the unmarked grave and ordered a headstone to be placed on it; engraved with, "Genius Of The South" in Zora's honor. It remains in place today.  “Let no Negro celebrity, no matter what financial condition they might be in at death, lie in inconspicuous forgetfulness. We must assume the responsibility of their graves being known and honored.” - Zora Neale Hurston to W.E.B. Dubois Auntie Zora wanted to be remembered & demanded that the same honor and respect be given unto her peers & others. Never forget the infectious voice that defined & defied, inspired & struck fear in many hearts of her time & after. We pour libations & give 💐 today as we celebrate Auntie Zora for her enigmatic spirit, ancestral wisdom, labor of love for Hoodoo Folklore, & for the seeing the beauty in the dark, sometimes solemn, corners in Black Culture. Let her studies continue to inform our own. Let her spark a fire in us to reconnect to our roots & grow within our lineages.

Offering suggestions: money, music, read/share her work, libations of water, & flowers.

‼️Note: offering suggestions are just that & strictly for veneration purposes only. Never attempt to conjure up any spirit or entity without proper divination/Mediumship counsel.‼️

[myremnantarmy]

"𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘔𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦."

[r00ib0s]

One more time for the folks in the back, BRIMSTONE VALLEY MALL POD IS  CAMPAIGNING ITS SECOND SEASON!!! They got 6 days left, give them some love, they’re doing amazing work. The characters in this podcast are so wretched, pls listen to it.

[misnis]

happy pride everyone

[thecrankyprofessor]

Virgin and child c 1175.

[my-sacred-art]

Bunny (Linnea Eleanor) Yeager (1929-2014, USA). Self Portrait.

The Assumption of the Virgin, circa 1611-1612. Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640). Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.

[delaneytalks-tostatues]

Next week at this time I will be in the arms of my beloved and we will be resting for our weekend of niche podcast cosplays + tlt and that one sports mafia book for flavor--

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[saintejeannedefrance]

A painting I made a few years back, it remains one of my favourites to this day.

Mater Dolorosa, Ora Pro Nobis

[jupiterslifelessmoons]

@brimstonevalleymall incorrect quote:

Trent: I need to get something off my chest…

Asmoraius: is it your polos?

Asmoraius: please tell me it’s your many polos