tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31643332175127401182024-03-13T15:18:30.101-05:00Random Musings of Evil...and LiliesA collection of clips from my mixed up mind.Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-45940598959896321902013-07-02T14:48:00.001-05:002013-07-02T14:48:13.650-05:007 Most Morbid Victorian Mourning Traditions <h3 class="post-title entry-title">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Article from Huffinton Post (see link below) </span></span></span></span></div>
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Halloween’s ghouls, goblins, ghosts and skeletons — we may get dark
and creepy about death one day a year, but we’ve got nothing on the
Victorians. While people of the 19th century were wildly repressed about
many things, their comfort with death was a far cry from modern
sentiments.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Nowhere is this more evident than in British mourning etiquette during
the time of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837 to 1901). The death of her
husband, Prince Albert, in 1861 ushered in a rigorous display of
mourning that set the stage for the general culture to follow. What
became customary mourning, by today’s standards, seems downright macabre
and morose. So in honor of the upcoming All Hallows' Eve, when all
things turn spooky and spine-chilling, here’s a look at what was once
the ghoulish norm.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>1. Postmortem portraits</strong></span></span></span></span></div>
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Prior to 1839 portraits were painted, but with the invention of the
daguerreotype photograph, portraiture become more affordable and
accessible. This meant that the middle class could now afford to have
pictures taken to memorialize their loved ones — their dead loved ones,
that is, and particularly infants and children. With the invention of
the <em>carte de visite</em> in the middle of the century came multiple
prints so that families could share pictures of their dead children
with other family members and friends. Since most children would not
have had their images captured prior to their untimely deaths, it makes
perfect sense; although the practice would seem utterly taboo in
contemporary Western culture. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2. The living dead</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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Since the idea of postmortem portraits was to have something to
remember the deceased by, there was often staging and post-photo work
done to achieve the effect of life. Bodies were posed in lifelike
positions, surrounded by family, children holding favorite toys, and
eyes often propped open. Sometimes, pupils were painted on in the studio
and rosy cheeks were added to the image of the corpse.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>3. Coal for jewelry</strong></span></span></span></span></div>
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The material most prized to show grief was lignite, also known as jet,
a fossilized form of coal. Jet is deep, dark and somber. In the first
phase of mourning, jet jewelry was the only ornamentation women were
allowed to wear.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>4. Wearing the hair of the dead</strong></span></span></span></span></div>
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While women were only supposed to wear jet for the first stage, during
the second stage of mourning one could wear a piece of jewelry if it
contained, or was made of, hair. That would be human hair. That would be
human hair taken from the deceased love one. Brooches, bracelets,
rings, chains and buckles were all made of hair; sometimes there was
just a bit enclosed in a hollow band or brooch, other times, the hair
was crafted into a piece of its own.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>5. Cloaked in heavy veils and bonnets</strong></span></span></span></span></div>
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A widow was to wear a bonnet of heavy crepe and a veil to cover the
face for the first three months. At the end of three months the veil was
to be worn from the back of the bonnet for another nine months.
Altogether, restrictive mourning dress, known as widow's weeds, was to
be worn for a minimum of two years, although many widows chose to shun
color forever.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>6. Haunted houses</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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Once a member of the house died, all of the mirrors in the house were
to be covered. If a mirror in the house fell and broke, it was thought
that someone in the home would die soon. When someone died in the
house, the clock was to be stopped at the hour of death or bad luck
would ensue. When a body was removed from the house, it had to be taken
head-first so that it could not beckon others to follow.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>7. Saved by the bell</strong></span></span></span></span></div>
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Calling Edgar Allen Poe. Not really a mourning tradition, but a good
sign of the times: Coffin alarms. The fear of being buried alive was so
severe that a device known as a coffin alarm was invented. The
contraption was simply a bell attached to the headstone with a chain
that connected to a ring placed on the finger of the corpse. (Gives the
term "dead ringer" a whole new meaning.)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/7-most-morbid-victorian-mourning-traditions#.UdMsq8S4s-w.blogger">(7 most morbid Victorian mourning traditions | MNN - Mother Nature Network)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-76010018621545688602013-06-20T19:30:00.003-05:002013-06-20T19:30:45.849-05:00<span style="background-color: black;"><span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Big Pharma runs America. It controls our government and it controls the citizens via government, health care, etc. If we stay sick, they make money. Learn and understand what our food products are made of and how they are made. It's not looking good, folks. It's time to get proactive and make a change for the better.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/8-foods-we-eat-in-the-us-that-are-banned-in-other-countries</span></span></span>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-55334871477065459742013-06-11T19:08:00.000-05:002013-06-11T19:08:01.035-05:00<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">My interview with the most macabre Mistress of Gothic Tea Society has been posted. Please, click the link to be transported to that wonderfully dark page of devilish temptations, creepy, highly illustrative articles, and stories of perversions and the like. Enjoy!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://gothicteasociety.blogspot.com/2013/06/evil-lily-original-art-sorcery-and.html" target="_blank">Gothic Tea Society</a> </span></span></span></span>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-19671842927274594272013-06-01T21:45:00.000-05:002013-06-01T21:45:18.435-05:00<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i>The following is my response to a comment on my Facebook page. I just wanted to share this as much as I can. </i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #6fa8dc;"><i><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">Well, I got on Facebook to reply to a comment that I saw late last night posted to one of my posted. It was the post with the photo of the woman and man with paper bags on their heads with the words slut and stud written on them. I cannot find this photo now. It appears to have been deleted. **GASP** Boobs were exposed in a completely innocuous way. I chose not to reply last night because it reall</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; line-height: 17.99715805053711px;">y irked me. For those of you who know me, you know how difficult it was for me to keep my mouth shut. Seriously.<br /><br />Now to reply to a comment that pretty much said that the mainstream media is here to stay and control us. It asked how would we even know who was pretty or not, if not for the media telling us. It goes on in this manner.<br /><br />My response, as best as I can mange without the exact comment to reply to:<br /><br />First of all, how did the neanderthal know who was attractive or not? Did media exist then? Attraction is a chemical reaction within the brain that sends signals to the rest of the body. Plain and simple answer that I will not elaborate upon because, really, it isn't necessary.<br /><br />Next, if we never question anything and accept everything at face value, how do we ever evolve as a species? We don't. If we all believed what the media told us, we would still live in the dark ages. It would be illegal for African Americans and Caucasians to interact on a equal level. Women would STILL NOT be able to vote. Homosexuality would be in the closet only or else be ostracized. These are positive changes in the world.<br /><br />Now, lets look at the other side:<br /><br />Women, and esp. young girls, are starving themselves, cutting themselves, hiding themselves, shamed and saddened, etc. all because they don't feel that they can live up to the so-called normal standard that the main stream media shoves in everyone's face daily. This is a fact. Now, if we don't try to change this attitude through activism, what are we to do? Sit back a let it be becausesupposedly that's just how it is? NO! That is the thinking of sheep who are either too lazy, too ignorant, or too brainwashed to motivate change and be proactive. I could continue to write about this, but I hope this little snippet of my opinion, and the facts as I understand them, is understood without the excess explanation.<br /><br />When we sit idle, we become the sheep. We wait for the owner to come and toss us into the meat grinder. We have lost all sense of self and will become brainwashed robots.<br /><br />I will not sit be and become a brainwashed idiot who cannot think for myself, and I don't expect anyone else to do so either.<br /><br />With that, I will close this post.<br /><br />Remember: LOVE IS ALL and WE ARE ONE.<br /><br />Peace.</span></i></span><br />
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<br />Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-89830639231981507672012-04-17T10:11:00.002-05:002012-04-17T10:13:19.864-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVEDwnvwQkM" style="font-size: 100%; "><span >Thrive</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Please take the time to watch this educational movie. It's so vitally important to spread the message. Too many sheep walking freely into the meat grinder--the machine. Get your ACTIVISM on!!!</span></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-40624404378236549772012-03-28T23:11:00.002-05:002012-03-28T23:14:49.168-05:00Acid Attack Victim Commits Suicide<h4 class="blogHeader" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><span><i>"More than 8,500 acid attacks, forced marriages and other forms of violence against women were reported in Pakistan in 2011, according to The Aurat Foundation, a women's rights organization."</i></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></h4><table class="blogPostDetails" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: 940px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><td valign="middle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><span ><span><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-pakistani-acid-victim-commits-suicide-063149605.html">http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-pakistani-acid-victim-commits-suicide-063149605.html</a></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br /><br /></span></td><td align="right" valign="middle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><span ><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogEntryContent" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="fw_sanitized" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span ><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="font-size: 100%; ">This is why we need to stand strong and continue to fight for the rights of women all around the world. Women in America may think that women have all of the rights as the patriarchy, but this isn't the truth. Women in many other countries usually have no rights. This is cause for change, for protest, for women to stand together and protect one another.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">This must stop.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">~e.lily</p></span></span></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-23850923524473899562012-03-27T17:24:00.001-05:002012-03-27T17:26:11.131-05:00Are Men Trained To Hate Women?<h4 class="blogHeader" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women.html">http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women.html</a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></h4><table class="blogPostDetails" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: 940px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><td valign="middle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><span><br /></span></td><td align="right" valign="middle" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; "><span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span><div class="blogEntryContent" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="fw_sanitized" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">I first saw the link to this article on my Facebook wall via a post that Z Budapest shared. It is truely a sad statement about society, but it's the utter truth. So sad, and yet so true. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">~~e.lily</p></span></span></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-73958519139161592372012-01-10T19:25:00.004-06:002012-01-10T19:32:33.344-06:00Incense and Antidepressants<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span><span style="line-height: 32px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">"Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) — Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, describe how burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">"In spite of information stemming from ancient texts, constituents of Bosweilla had not been investigated for psychoactivity," said Raphael Mechoulam, one of the research study's co-authors. "We found that incensole acetate, a Boswellia resin constituent, when tested in mice lowers anxiety and causes antidepressive-like behavior. Apparently, most present day worshipers assume that incense burning has only a symbolic meaning."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">To determine incense's psychoactive effects, the researchers administered incensole acetate to mice. They found that the compound significantly affected areas in brain areas known to be involved in emotions as well as in nerve circuits that are affected by current anxiety and depression drugs. Specifically, incensole acetate activated a protein called TRPV3, which is present in mammalian brains and also known to play a role in the perception of warmth of the skin. When mice bred without this protein were exposed to incensole acetate, the compound had no effect on their brains.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">"Perhaps Marx wasn't too wrong when he called religion the opium of the people: morphine comes from poppies, cannabinoids from marijuana, and LSD from mushrooms; each of these has been used in one or another religious ceremony." said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "Studies of how those psychoactive drugs work have helped us understand modern neurobiology. The discovery of how incensole acetate, purified from frankincense, works on specific targets in the brain should also help us understand diseases of the nervous system. This study also provides a biological explanation for millennia-old spiritual practices that have persisted across time, distance, culture, language, and religion--burning incense really does make you feel warm and tingly all over!"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">According to the National Institutes of Health, major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the United States for people ages 15--44, affecting approximately 14.8 million American adults. A less severe form of depression, dysthymic disorder, affects approximately 3.3 million American adults. Anxiety disorders affect 40 million American adults, and frequently co-occur with depressive disorders."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Reference:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (2008, May 20). Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses. ScienceDaily. 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believe this phenomenon to be true, there is no scientific proof that the full
moon affects anyone in a negative manner. The idea that the full moon affects
people has been used throughout history to explain away bad or strange
behavior. The very word lunatic is derived from the name of the Roman moon
goddess, Luna. Greek and Roman philosophers “suggested that the brain was the “moistest”
organ in the body, and thereby most susceptible to the pernicious influences of
the moon” (Lilienfeld and Arkowitz, 2009, para 1). This has been proven
incorrect for many reasons. One reason is the fact that the moon’s
gravitational pull affects only open bodies of water, and another reason being
that the moon’s gravitational pull is the same for new moon as it is for a full
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the brightness of the full moon affected the sleep patterns of people who
mainly lived outdoors. Lack of sleep affects people’s behavior especially those
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Arkowitz, H. (2009, February 09).</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Lunacy and the Full Moon</span></i></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 1.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">. Retrieved from</span> </span></span><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lunacy-and-the-full-moon">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lunacy-and-the-full-moon</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-88213241709000077702011-02-16T19:33:00.004-06:002011-02-16T19:54:41.536-06:00Papa Legba/Ellegua/Exu<div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">LWA OF OPPORTUNITIES & GATEKEEPER TO THE SPIRIT WORLD</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W0nkZQm5Po8/TVx9mGpsmZI/AAAAAAAAAZo/oZDzo-qRfZU/s1600/Papa%2BLegba%2BRitual%2BSymbol%2B%2528Veve%2529.jpg"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574468532351834514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W0nkZQm5Po8/TVx9mGpsmZI/AAAAAAAAAZo/oZDzo-qRfZU/s320/Papa%2BLegba%2BRitual%2BSymbol%2B%2528Veve%2529.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"> <span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Papa Legba's Ritual Symbol (Veve)</em></span></span></div><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> </p><div align="center"><br /></em></span></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Legba has his origins with the Fon people of Dahomey (Benin) Africa and is said to be the guardian and trickster of the crossroads and entrances. He is one of the most widely worshipped lwas and is known by several names. In Surinam in Brazil he is known as Exu, in Trinidad, in Cuba he is known as Ellegua, and in Haiti and New Orleans he is known as Papa Legba. Papa Legba is the master linguist, the trickster, warrior, and the personal messenger of destiny. He has the power to remove obstacles and he provides opportunities. All ceremonies begin and end with Papa Legba, and there can be no communication with any of the other loas without consulting him first. His gift for linguistics enables him to translate the requests of humans into the languages of the spirits and lwas. </span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Papa Legba’s colors are red and black (as worshipped in New Orleans), and some of his favorite things that can be used as offerings include, candy, cigars, rum, and tobacco. He absolutely loves palm oil. His number is three and his day of the week is Monday.<br /><br />Papa Legba walks with the black sun. He is very powerful as his tales manifest in the crossroads between the visible and the invisible worlds. He is the first to open the doors to the spirit world when called upon, and has the power to remove obstacles. Among many other things, he is known as a storyteller.<br /><br />Likened to St. Michael and St. Peter, Legba is the guardian and opener of the crossroads of the world. His colors are red and black. His favorite foods are corn, candy, and rum.<br /><br />Voodoo practitioners place representations of Papa Legba behind the front door of their home in order to clear their path in many ways and to bring His protection and to help accomplish goals.</span><br /></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-41184945329417365892010-12-16T22:18:00.001-06:002010-12-16T22:18:29.975-06:00Conjoined (National Museum of Health and Medicine)<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgmundie/820297328/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/820297328_5dbc61a7c7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgmundie/820297328/">Conjoined (National Museum of Health and Medicine)</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jgmundie/">Prof. Jas. Mundie</a></span></div>Innocence and Death. Tragic and Beautiful.<br clear="all" />Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-74969097082963405292010-10-12T16:23:00.001-05:002010-10-12T16:25:53.648-05:00Wicked Lilies<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TLTSBPetRrI/AAAAAAAAAZY/jnALi9jY4VU/s1600/File9034029921.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527273561467471538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TLTSBPetRrI/AAAAAAAAAZY/jnALi9jY4VU/s320/File9034029921.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#336666;"> I'm in love with this piece of artwork.<br /></span></strong><br /></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-43664255633490864952010-10-01T14:35:00.001-05:002010-10-01T14:35:55.491-05:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TKY2985QX_I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/pe3QnSkYr8k/s1600/Plague+Doctor+Mask+by+Tom+Banwell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523162430962687986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TKY2985QX_I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/pe3QnSkYr8k/s320/Plague+Doctor+Mask+by+Tom+Banwell.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"> <em>Plague Doctor Mask by Tom Banwell</em></span></div><p align="center"><em><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56378317/plague-doctors-mask-in-leather?ref=v1_other_1"><span style="color:#999999;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/56378317/plague-doctors-mask-in-leather?ref=v1_other_1</span></a></em></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">This is just one of the most fantastic masks in Tom Banwell's Etsy shop. If you're looking for something special for your Halloween costume, you might just check him out!</span></p><p><em></em> </p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-4562040234748702802010-09-21T20:23:00.003-05:002010-09-21T20:33:36.284-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJlcozPwNLI/AAAAAAAAAYI/HMu4CVjajIU/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519544674340058290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJlcozPwNLI/AAAAAAAAAYI/HMu4CVjajIU/s320/images.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff9900;">I'm so excited that October is almost here! Halloween is right around the corner, and I look forward to all of the creepy goodness soon to be adorning the neighborhood. We have such strict rules here on Ft. Jackson that we cannot have any decorations out 30 days prior and 30 after a holiday. **raspberries** At least, I'm still free to decorate inside of my home with creepy goodness all year long!</span> </div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-30277554909075215842010-09-20T19:36:00.003-05:002010-09-20T19:43:47.691-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJf_ItGinwI/AAAAAAAAAYA/sSwYBWdOlgU/s1600/brooches,dior,flowers,jewelry,jewels,pearls-b41aa948d7f094a83d2c85704a29b86e_h.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519160393376898818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJf_ItGinwI/AAAAAAAAAYA/sSwYBWdOlgU/s320/brooches,dior,flowers,jewelry,jewels,pearls-b41aa948d7f094a83d2c85704a29b86e_h.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJf_IG4ZJlI/AAAAAAAAAX4/rmEeMXjC2_8/s1600/skullcrown.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 163px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519160383117010514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/TJf_IG4ZJlI/AAAAAAAAAX4/rmEeMXjC2_8/s320/skullcrown.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;"><strong>Sometimes I just want to write down all of the vile things that float around in my head amongst the sweet pink lace and paper mache skulls. Then I remember that I'll certainly get locked up for such acts. ;)</strong></span></div></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-35022530082578478372010-07-23T21:36:00.003-05:002010-07-23T21:41:56.515-05:00Oya<div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Oya (pronounced oh-yah), the storm goddess, was one of the most powerful goddesses of Africa. She was the female warrior goddess in Yoruban myth. She was the goddess of fire, wind, and thunder. She is associated with earthquakes, hurricanes, and any kind of destruction. She was the goddess of tornadoes which were said to be caused by her whirling skirts as she dances. She's also the goddess of lightening, a power she is said to have acquired from her husband, Shango. She was also the guardian between the realm of life and death, especially the guardian of the gates of death and the gates of cemeteries.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">In Yoruban, Oya means "she tore". She's known as the "mother of nine" due to the Niger River (which in Yoruba is known as the Oya)traditionally being known for having nine tributaries. She's also known as "The Great Mother of the Elders of the Night (witches)'.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Oya is both loved and feared. She was a savage warrior when necessary, and yet she was also the protective mother.She understands everything, and she will only accept and speak the truth no matter how hard it is to bear. She's also wildly unpredictable ad she will toss you into her storms of change, she will also shelter you in her embrace. Oya is the bringer of change and the seeker of truth.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Her colors are maroon, purple, and deep red to name a few. Her scents are earthy patchouli and sandlewood. She likes red gemstones, particularly garnet. Some of her icons include masks, swords, wind instruments, and anything copper.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Oya has been syncretized (to attempt to unite and harmonize especially without critical examination and logical unity) in Santeria with the Catholic images of Our Lady of Candelaria and St. Theresa. In Brazilian Umbanda, she is represented by Saint Barbara. Oya's feast day is February 2.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Oya can be invoked for change, strength, leadership, authority, courage, justice, weather spells, ancestor-worship, grief, truth, power, magick, protection.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Honoring Oya:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Colors:</strong> maroon, purple, deep dark red, oranges, browns, multi-colours, burgundy, copper.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Scents:</strong> patchouli, sandalwood, geranium.Gemstones: red stones, particularly garnet, but also bloodstone, tourmaline, smoky quartz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Foods:</strong> eggplant, grape wine, grapes, gin, rum, kola nuts, rooster, hen, porridge, fruit, fish, anything spicy.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Herbs:</strong> comfrey, pleurisy roots, horehound, chickweed, peony, elecampane, royal poinciana, star apple, flamboyan, yucca, caimito, cypress, grains of paradise.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Icons:</strong> masks, swords, whips, pennies, brooms, camwood, wind instruments, anything associated with wind (e.g. pictures of hurricanes, tornadoes, etc), bright-coloured cloth, buffalo's horns, anything copper.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Metal:</strong> Copper.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Number:</strong> 9. </span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Offerings:</strong> eggplants, coins, red wine, and cloth.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-64747757753310209892010-05-21T22:12:00.004-05:002010-05-27T22:43:30.696-05:00Bird Memorial<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMiDY_HNI/AAAAAAAAAXY/avgEwbdWzc0/s1600/Bird+Memorial+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473928020001496274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMiDY_HNI/AAAAAAAAAXY/avgEwbdWzc0/s320/Bird+Memorial+001.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#ffcccc;"> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">I've finally gotten around to taking the photos of the Bird Memorial. The link to the original blog post is </span><a href="http://evillilys.blogspot.com/2009/01/death.html"><span style="color:#ffcccc;">http://evillilys.blogspot.com/2009/01/death.html</span></a><span style="color:#ffcccc;">, and it tells about how I came into possession of the little bird. Yes, the bird is real. Yes, he is dead. No, he has not been taxidermied (is that a word?). He may still deteriorate more. However, then he will be beautiful bones! This is one of my very favorite art pieces. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.</span></p><p><br /></p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMhw2nQ1I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/uoYh1KGjPfM/s1600/Bird+Memorial+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473928015025488722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMhw2nQ1I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/uoYh1KGjPfM/s320/Bird+Memorial+002.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMhaYoglI/AAAAAAAAAXI/GEaF_uL7HuA/s1600/Bird+Memorial+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473928008994161234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S_dMhaYoglI/AAAAAAAAAXI/GEaF_uL7HuA/s320/Bird+Memorial+004.JPG" /></a>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-85179180104510337602010-01-14T15:36:00.001-06:002010-01-14T15:37:32.883-06:00Tennyson<center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/evillilys/olive_thomas_1400-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: #3c605b; FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-WEIGHT: boldfont-size:undefined;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">And ask ye why these sad tears stream?</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">And ask ye why these sad tears stream?<br />Why these wan eyes are dim with weeping?<br />I had a dream–a lovely dream,<br />Of her that in the grave is sleeping.<br /><br />I saw her as ’twas yesterday,<br />The bloom upon her cheek still glowing;<br />And round her play’d a golden ray,<br />And on her brows were gay flowers blowing.<br /><br />With angel-hand she swept a lyre,<br />A garland red with roses bound it;<br />Its strings were wreath’d with lambent fire<br />And amaranth was woven round it.<br /><br />I saw her mid the realms of light,<br />In everlasting radiance gleaming;<br />Co-equal with the seraphs bright,<br />Mid thousand thousand angels beaming.<br /><br />I strove to reach her, when, behold,<br />Those fairy forms of bliss Elysian,<br />And all that rich scene wrapt in gold,<br />Faded in air–a lovely vision!<br /><br />And I awoke, but oh! to me<br />That waking hour was doubly weary;<br />And yet I could not envy thee,<br />Although so blest, and I so dreary.<br /><br /><strong>~~Lord Alfred Tennyson~~</strong></span> <center></center></center>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-27190674944619590002010-01-11T19:14:00.002-06:002010-01-11T19:23:09.321-06:00Something Beautiful This Way Comes<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNX2JKU2I/AAAAAAAAAW0/S2h51hwTbb8/s1600-h/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos.bmp"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425655985652519778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNX2JKU2I/AAAAAAAAAW0/S2h51hwTbb8/s320/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos.bmp" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNXkATDwI/AAAAAAAAAWs/11KCMBbwW6o/s1600-h/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+1.bmp"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425655980783505154" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNXkATDwI/AAAAAAAAAWs/11KCMBbwW6o/s320/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+1.bmp" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNXSkcGNI/AAAAAAAAAWk/vQbry702V4o/s1600-h/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+2.jpg"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425655976103254226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNXSkcGNI/AAAAAAAAAWk/vQbry702V4o/s320/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+2.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNWu75FHI/AAAAAAAAAWc/EE80jqjG4do/s1600-h/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+3.jpg"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425655966537946226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/S0vNWu75FHI/AAAAAAAAAWc/EE80jqjG4do/s320/Kelly+Braden+Miss+Macabre+Skirt+Photos+3.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Model: Macabre Noir</span></strong></p></div><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/missmacabrenoir" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.myspace.com/missmacabrenoir</span></a></strong></p></div></span><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Skirt: Evil Lily Originals</span></strong></p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><p><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/evillilyoriginals" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.myspace.com/evillilyoriginals</span></a></strong></p><p><a href="http://evillilys.etsy.com/"><strong><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">http://evillilys.etsy.com</span></strong></a></p></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Photo: Something Wicked Studios</strong> </span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Corset: Louise Black</strong> </span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><p align="center"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/louiseblackdesigns"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.facebook.com/louiseblackdesigns</span></a></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/louiseblack"><strong><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">http://www.etsy.com/shop/louiseblack</span></strong></a> <p> </p><br /></span>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-36752689049286594802010-01-07T18:29:00.000-06:002010-01-07T18:31:19.881-06:00Pink Sorbet<center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="ELO Pink Sorbet Drawstring Bag" src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/evillilys/Evil%20Lily%20Originals/DrawstringBags052.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">New listing on Etsy! New design as well! Take a look if you have a chance. I'll be adding more colors and styles over the next few weeks.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="ELO Pink Sorbet Drawstring Bag" src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/evillilys/Evil%20Lily%20Originals/DrawstringBags043.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38062215"><span style="color:#cccccc;">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38062215</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thanks for looking!<br /><br />~~Evil Lily~~</span> <center><br /></center></center>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-45065033648580942462009-12-16T11:32:00.001-06:002009-12-16T11:36:10.407-06:00Something Beautiful<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SykaF2dNCWI/AAAAAAAAAV8/1wDjMPqPQoI/s1600-h/%27Der+Danzig+Danse+Macabre+IV%27+%C2%A9+2006+Lee+Hobbs.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415888714709404002" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SykaF2dNCWI/AAAAAAAAAV8/1wDjMPqPQoI/s320/%27Der+Danzig+Danse+Macabre+IV%27+%C2%A9+2006+Lee+Hobbs.gif" /></a> <span style="color:#999999;"><span style="color:#990000;">More can be found at:</span> </span><a href="http://www.english-blog.com/archives/english_teaching/resources/multimedia/photography/"><span style="color:#999999;">http://www.english-blog.com/archives/english_teaching/resources/multimedia/photography/</span></a><br /><br /></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-65954969477425680792009-11-18T20:46:00.004-06:002009-11-18T20:57:48.549-06:00New Wickedness<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SwSyORj22QI/AAAAAAAAAUM/64d0FN2ZNdw/s1600/anti-Christ-mas+ornaments+005.JPG"><span style="color:#990000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405641411053148418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SwSyORj22QI/AAAAAAAAAUM/64d0FN2ZNdw/s320/anti-Christ-mas+ornaments+005.JPG" /></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SwSx357rTkI/AAAAAAAAAUE/q2IkZYTBsUY/s1600/anti-Christ-mas+ornaments+002.JPG"><span style="color:#990000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405641026753482306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_n10uWGrvBS4/SwSx357rTkI/AAAAAAAAAUE/q2IkZYTBsUY/s320/anti-Christ-mas+ornaments+002.JPG" /></span></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">New listing in my Etsy shop: Anti-Christ-mas ornaments!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Ornaments for those who are sick of having X-mas commercialism shoved down their throat months before the actual holiday.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34802672"><span style="color:#999999;">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34802672</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">I'll be busy working on other non-conformists ornaments through mid-December, hopefully.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Also, my website is finally open for business again! Go me! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.evillilys.com/"><span style="color:#999999;">http://www.evillilys.com</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Now back to the work table with me!</span><br /><br /></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-6787781763100129612009-10-26T19:54:00.003-05:002009-10-26T20:12:49.502-05:00News From the Trenches and Other Tales.<div align="center">Well, actually I just wanted to catch your eye. I'm assuming it worked since you're here. Just kidding!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The trip across country is now done. Thankfully! It went smoothly considering all of the stress I was holding on to. The last big move from state to state, I almost killed Jaysan. Seriously. This time we did it the easy way and had the Army move us. We were only without our household goods for a week or so which was very nice to say the least. When I was young, my parents had to wait forever to get the household goods. Since the movers arrived and unloaded an entire truckload into a small townhouse, I've been slowly gettting organized. I have a much small house now, so everything has to be in its place at all times. It's hard sometimes being a packrat. I am hoping to get the unpacking completed by the end of this week. We shall see....<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I also wanted to pop on here and mention a link I came across this evening.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.dark-stories.com/">http://www.dark-stories.com/</a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">It's full of interesting stories of the, well, dark kind. Anything from ghosts to swindlers, etc. So if you get a chance, I recommend you check it out. You might find a good story to haunt your friends this Halloween.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I'm off to conquer more packing paper and boxes. Will it ever end? Hehehe...</div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164333217512740118.post-48463665914401799342009-08-20T19:30:00.003-05:002009-08-20T20:09:51.650-05:00Death of a Serial Killer<div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Years ago, when I was 17 and lived in El Paso Texas, there was a killer on the loose in the neighborhood. Girls were disappearing. Girls from the middle school that my family lived across the street from. There were also older girls and a few grown women who went missing. 1987 was shit for my social life! My Dad gave a super early curfew. I was livid. I was invincible. Immortal, as are all teenagers. However, I soon learned about mortality and fear. It came in the form of a man (I use this loosely) named David Leonard Wood. He was a neighbor. He lived in a house across from mine. He was kind of slimmy, but I didn't really think much of it. I figured he was some sort of stoner or something akin. How wrong I was! He killed 6 girls and is linked to 3 more. He is and was a sickness. I have thought of him much over the years. Amazed that I had lived in such close proximity to a killer. I could have been one of the girls whose body was tossed into the dirt of the El Paso desert and buried like I meant nothing.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">Yesterday, I was reading Ugly Shyla's blog about the local serial killer. I told her of Wood. I then searched for some info to send her way. What I came upon was this:<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_13024659"><span style="color:#990000;">http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_13024659</span></a><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">It is so strange that I would go looking for info only to discover this. I think I was supposed to find this to then know he was "taken" care of. He cannot hurt anyone anymore. Justice came way too late. 22 years since 1987 when the killing happened. 17 years since he was convicted on all counts. That is older than some of the girls had lived when he snuffed out their lives. Justice? What kind of justice is that?<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">I wish it was ol' Sparky, and I could see the lights dim all the way in central Texas.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">EDITED:<a href="http://www.newsrunner.com/display-article/?eUrl=http%3A%2F2Fwww.kvia.com%2FGlobal%2Fstory.asp%3FS%3D10964449%26nav%3Dmenu193_1_2&eSrc=ABC+-+KVIA+7+-+El+Paso+TX&eTitle=Families+of+Wood%27s+victims+frustrated+by+stay+of+execution">http://www.newsrunner.com/display-article/?eUrl=http%3A%2F2Fwww.kvia.com%2FGlobal%2Fstory.asp%3FS%3D10964449%26nav%3Dmenu193_1_2&eSrc=ABC+-+KVIA+7+-+El+Paso+TX&eTitle=Families+of+Wood%27s+victims+frustrated+by+stay+of+execution</a><br /><br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#990000;">He got another stay of execution for the very thing he got the last stay for. I think they doctors would have been able to determine his mental state by now!! </span></div>Evil Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14823183616126457253noreply@blogger.com1