"For storms will rage and oceans roar When Gabriel stands on sea and shore. And as he blows his wondrous horn, Old worlds die, and new be born." ~ Mother Shipton / Ursula Southeil, 1488- 1561

“I'm not very good at knowing what other people are thinking, but I do know that you can see tragedy, real tragedy, sitting just inside a person's gaze. You can almost always see where a person has been if you look hard enough.” Born on this day British crime novelist Mo Hayder, 1962 #Booksky

Bird Magic: Wisdom of the Ancient Goddess for Pagans & Wiccans by Sandra Kynes Connect to the Great Goddess through the Magic of Birds 💙 Birds have been symbolic of the Great Goddess for millennia, representing her power and connection to the mysteries of life, death and spirit. #Booksky #Witchsky

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny..'.." Born on this day science fiction writer Isaac Asimov 1920 #Booksky

Releases Jan 27 ~ The Seven Daughters of Dupree: A Novel by Nikesha Elise Williams From the Emmy Award winning producer & host of the Black and Published podcast comes a multi-generational epic following 7 generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss & the ties of family #Booksky

"We don't create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay." "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke." Born on this day American cartoonist Lynda Barry 1956

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA David Nola Photography

'Le cheval à la lune' This title when translated from French, means 'The Horse to the Moon' or 'Horse on the Moon' Marc Chagall, 1943

'The Tower of Blue Horses' Franz Marc, 1913 Marc was a key figure in German Expressionism and a founding member of the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) group. His work often featured animals, which he believed embodied beauty and purity, transcending the corruption of modern life.

We enter the Year of the Fire Horse on Feb. 17th, A Fire Horse year occurs only once every 60 years 'Wild Horses of Fire' Laurel Burch, American, 1945 - 2007

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I can’t imagine why Trump, Bondi, Patel and Mike Johnson have fought so hard to cover up the Epstein files.

Born today in 1797 Japanese woodblock printmaker and painter Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Cats suggested as The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō #Caturday

"Why don't you use the bedpan?" "I'm not a fucking cat. I don't shit in a box." ~ Uncle Junior, The Sopranos #TheSopranos #litterbox #bedpan #UncleJunior #madamepurrla #notafuckingcat

"History develops, art stands still." “Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” "I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal.” Born on this day English novelist E.M. Forster 1879 #Booksky

"I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect." "All morons hate it when you call them a moron." Born on this day J.D. (Jerome David) Salinger 1919 #Booksky

'Textile Design for Cretonne' Loïs Mailou Jones, 1928

Image is Death, #13, from the Baroque Bohemian Cats Tarot by Karen Mahony & Alexandr Ukolov of Baba Studios, limited, gold edition #tarot #death #tarotreading #tarotreader #babastudios #baroquebohemiancatstarot #madamepurrla #ilovethetarot #tarottime #Witchsky

'Happy New Year' Andrew Valko, 1999, woodblock print

'Fireworks in Tondabayashi' Kiyoshi Yamashita, 1922-1971

Us responding to ANY social event year round. #caturday

Sa Sekhem Sahu ❤ ​ “with each breath, divine strength enters my highest being.” #sasekhemsahu #goddess #goddessenergy #patroness #patrongoddess #sheoftenthousandnames #Witchsky

Wheel of Fortune from TAROT DE ST. CROIX by Lisa De St Croix #thewheeloftime #thewheelisturning #tarot #tarotdestcroix #lisadestcroix #Witchsky

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” “To arrive is to be in prison.” “Another word for creativity is courage.” “This is why journeys are useful, they enlarge the space that is around us.” Born on this day Henri Matisse 1869

Born on this day Donna Summer ❤ 1948 Now who hasn't danced to one of her songs?

Born on this day the woman Martin Luther King Jr. called "The Queen of American Folk Music": Odetta, born Odetta Holmes Felious 1930 She thought at first that she'd be an opera singer, but she heard folk music in San Francisco and decided that was the kind of music that said what she wanted to say.

“Sometimes I simply remind patients that sooner or later they will have to relinquish the goal of having a better past.” ~ Irvin D. Yalom, therapist & existential psychiatrist Image is Judgement / The Aeon #20, the Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley & Lady Frieda Harris, vintage green edition #witchsky

'Till the Clocks Stop' Alison Silva #womensart #womenartists

'𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬' The blue that omits from the woman represents that even though she’s no longer physically in this world - Her prayers and her spirit have already been woven to blanket you always in love, keeping your heart warm and safeguarding you forever. Wakeah Jhane Art

Your Magical Garden: Harness the power of the elements to create an enchanted outdoor space by Clare Gogerty Discover how to awaken the magic of the elements in your outdoor space through thoughtful planting, careful planning of features, and simple spells and rituals. #Witchsky #Booksky

Or dog. #dontdrinkanddrive #Caturday

New Year Bicycling in the Mew Year, 1910 #Caturday

Daniel Gerhartz, Wisconsin artist, oil on canvas

“This is the way it works. The drummer should watch my hips and the bass player should watch my shoulders.” Born on this day Bo Diddley, born Elias Bates 1928 As a young man he wrote songs such as “Uncle John” and “Who Do You Love?” which became the foundation for early rock and roll.

'Three Nubians' Tahia Halim (Egyptian artist) 1919 - 2003 oil on board 84 x 76 cm

'Olive Tree / Candle', 1996 Christos Bokoros (Greek, born 1956) Oil pigments and paints on gilded panel

Hail & welcome 2026 May yours be blessed ~ Text & image by animamundiherbals #Witchsky

Patti Smith by Lynn Goldsmith, 1977

"People have the power to redeem the work of fools." “I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.” "Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand." Born on this day poet, punk rocker & writer Patti Smith 1946

In 2019, Pamela Colman Smiths fireplace was reclaimed from her Cornwall house and is now in the basement room of Treadwell’s Bookshop in London

"Your body isn't just a body. It's an ecosystem." "Even when you take a holiday from technology, technology doesn't take a break from you." Born on this day Canadian novelist, designer & visual artist Douglas Coupland 1961 Copeland by Mark Peckmezian #Booksky

Llewellyn's 2026 Moon Sign Book: Plan Your Life by the Cycles of the Moon by Llewellyn, Shelby Deering, Lupa & 10 more The go-to guide for planning your year around the moon since 1905. An essential resource for astrologers, gardeners, and laypeople alike #Witchsky #Booksky

Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration by Matthew D.C. Larsen & Mark Letteney The origins and meaning of incarceration itself. Examines spaces, practices, and ideologies of incarceration in the ancient Mediterranean basin from 300 BCE to 600 CE. #Booksky

Carson McCullers by Richard Avedon #Booksky

'La ofrenda de Janitzio' Diego Rivera, 1947 #diegorivera

"Bardot’s embodiment of prototypically “perfect” white womanhood relied upon systemic marginalization and outright racism (problems that persist in France to this day)." www.vogue.com/article/mour...

i'm imagining an ai slop of charlie kirk and brigitte bardot embracing in heaven with jesus placing hands on them, they're all weeping and the word bubble out of jesus' mouth says "i was perceecutid too" (please don't actually make this)

A pedophile rapist president who has sold out America to her enemies meets with a murderous war criminal at Mar-a-Lago to decide the next phase of Gaza. The first phase being to bomb it to rubble and murder as many Palestinians as possible. Trump-Netanyahu