w e e k 48

W e e k 48

Slowly stepping back from social media and saying I’m sorry to my blog page. Feeling recently drained to be up-to-date with everything, sucked from my creative energy.

This blog – It’s a woman world [?] – was safe place for my daily little things. And will stay like that.

Today pictures from last week (48). Enjoy.

When I t snows (Dutch version)

Its has been looong time when I’ve been here for the last time.

Social media overwhelmed me recently, but there is never enough for photography. Especially I’ve so many things to share here with you. Photo diary should play its role. Will do my best to be here more often.

Thank you all of you for visiting my Woman World! I really appreciate it!

I don’t know if you guys know but The Netherlands is sometimes quite bizarre country. We have here rain for more than 200 days per year, but when it comes to snow, this country is paralyzed, gigantic traffics, trains being cancelled, no public transportation. But this always has a bright side, a walk! Today I was visiting Delft. I took few pictures before my phone died.

Some still-life’s here

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follow the spirit of Rzepiór [6]

Day 4

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Demonologia Słowiańska / Slavic myths : Liczyrzepa, Duch Gór ( Spirit of the Mountain )

Liczyrzepa or otherwise: Giant Mountains man, Rzepiór, Rzepolicz, Spirit of the Mountain, Rübezah.

Legend of the Mountain Spirit dates back to the Middle Ages – its origins are associated with pagan worship probably the source of the Elbe. It was originally the personification of the forces of nature in this place, tied with the Świętowit (Swantewit) worship, who sacrificed black roosters. During the Christianization of an attempt to uproot old habits, replacing Swantewit holy Wit (the Czech Republic. Svaty Vit), which became an attribute in the region of Sudeten black cock. For struggle with the old beliefs also used in the Giant figures of other saints. The chapel of St. Lawrence built in 1681 on Snow White (so in the very heart of the land of the Mountain Spirit) Schaffgotsches Catholic princes and was part of the “odczarowywania” pagan genius loci of the Giant Mountains (similar character Mountain Spirit was exorcising the Czech side – at the source of the Elbe). Mountain Spirit also sometimes called “Mr. John” (Dominus Johannes) and was due to the introduction of the cult of St. John the Baptist in place of pagan rites of the summer solstice.

Tales of the Mountain Spirit, however, were still popular. Initially, it was portrayed as an evil spirit or demon. The first known graphic representation of the Liczyrzepa’s form comes with maps of Silesia by the Silesian cartographer Martin Helwig 1561. It is a remarkable creature, resembling that of a deer standing on its hind legs, and some may even griffin. It has a devilish horns and forked tail, goat hooves, paws holds in high, standing upright stick. It is shown in profile, with the mouth facing to the right.

A much more popular and better known while another image of Liczyrzepa – an old man, leaning on his staff, sometimes fully clothed hunter. From the seventeenth century, it ceased to be just a demon arouses fear and created many legends about him – one of them says about how Liczyrzepa kidnapped princess who for diverting his attention told him to count the turnips in a box, and then take the opportunity escaped .. .

Mountain Spirit, however, remained dangerous, and above all unpredictable. He can chase people with your anger. It boils down avalanches and hikers wrong way on the trails. Sometimes it can alsohelp the poor man is in need of assistance. It is a majestic mountain emanation of the forces of nature. A bit like the weather in the mountains, which is sometimes fickle and can change from minute to minute …