Writing simply becomes a reminder of just how much you have placed deep down into the catacombs of your purposeful isolation from others

Landforms masquerading as architecture and vice versa seem to dominate a few sets of older images hosted at the Library of Congress. Photos taken between 1865 and 1872, these are—photographically s…

This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own. We were not supposed to take pictures on this tour, so most pictures are from The Walks of Italy website! I was not thrilled to go on a tour of the catacombs while in Rome. Honestly, I didn’t do much research on it. Ian’s... View Post

Moonstone, Labradorite Skull Bones symbol conveyed the exact meaning. By the Middle Ages, intellectuals in Europe were calling it “Memento Mori,” which is Latin for “Remember you are mortal” and “Remember you must die.” This is a reminder of the temporary nature of human life, and the inevitability of death. Thoughts of death remind us of the transient nature of earthly pleasures, which are fleeting; this contemplation opens the door to the soul within, which is the eternal life within each of us. For a true sorcerer the Skull Bones is a reminder that we are the great power in the heavens that has created our own mortal body on earth. We are in heaven right now, but we are dreaming that we are alive on earth. When death comes, the dream will be over, and we will awaken to this truth. As ancient as the moon itself, Moonstone holds the power of mystery. Its secrets are locked beneath a pearly veil, and with them, our own hidden truths. Only within its reflected light can we begin to understand what it has to teach us. Moonstone is foremost a talisman of the inward journey, taking one deep into the self to retrieve what is missing, the parts of the soul left behind or forgotten, then brought to light. Hand made one of a kind Made with love and magic. Comes on adjustable cotton cord. Cleanse in full moon or smudge.

Markus Linnenbrick is known for making mind-bending stripe installations. He is a german artist, he lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Just take a look…

The dead of Paris, before the French Revolution, were most often consigned to mass graveyards that contemporaries described as terrible and terrifying, emitting \"putrid miasmas\" that were a threat to both health and dignity. In a book that is at once wonderfully macabre and exceptionally informative, Erin-Marie Legacey explores how a new burial culture emerged in Paris as a result of both revolutionary fervor and public health concerns, resulting in the construction of park-like cemeteries on the outskirts of the city and a vast underground ossuary. Making Space for the Dead describes how revolutionaries placed the dead at the center of their republican project of radical reinvention of French society and envisioned a future where graveyards would do more than safely contain human remains; they would serve to educate and inspire the living. Legacey unearths the unexpectedly lively process by which burial sites were reimagined, built, and used, focusing on three of the most important of these new spaces: the Paris Catacombs, Père Lachaise cemetery, and the short-lived Museum of French Monuments. By situating discussions of death and memory in the nation's broader cultural and political context, as well as highlighting how ordinary Parisians understood and experienced these sites, she shows how the treatment of the dead became central to the reconstruction of Parisian society after the Revolution.

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One perk of living in Europe: going to another country for day, or even a meal. Ridiculous, I know. We’d...

From a conversation with Anna earlier this week: “Dad, why do we call it ‘Good Friday?’ What the people did to Jesus wasn’t good at all.” “No it wasn’t.…

With cemeteries, catacombs, ghost tours, and morbid museums, there’s no shortage of deathly voyeurism for the living.

Graveyard Signet Ring is the perfect ring for any man. It's made of solid stainless steel and features a skull mask on the front.

Increíbles esqueletos desenterrados de las catacumbas de Roma

Avant-garde arts clubs, hard-partying secret collectives, and other conclaves that might just have you as a member.

Photographer Alex Voyer and friends swim illegally in the city’s canals – mainly Canal de l’Ourcq – whether it’s day or night, summer or winter

Looking for the perfect 3 days in Paris itinerary? From the Eiffel Tower to the Louvre in Montmartre, here's how to see Paris in 3 days.

Here's a revolving self-portrait created back in 1865 by French photographer Félix Nadar (real name Gaspard-Félix Tournachon). Nadar was the first person