Mystical Nature

Last week, I had to take a short trip to a nearby village. Fog is not so common here where I live, so when I was up on the mountain and saw this bewildering image in front of me, I was stunned.  

Remember the Irminsul by Sevenannine

I couldn't help but stop the car and take a couple of photos. It felt like space and time collapsed and there was just me, Earth and the powerful presence of Nature.

Mystical moss agate ring by sarantos

In moments like this, everything appears solid, real and alive and at the same time on the verge of dissolution. It's out in the nature that the mind becomes still, like it was supposed to be.

Scarlet Woodland by Raceytay

How far have we gone?

535 Griswold (Detroit) by ashleydinges

And the cars 
Lost in the drift 
Are there 
And the people that drive 
Lost in the drift 
Are there 
And the cares i've 
Lost in the drift 
Are there 
Theirs, ours, 
Lost in the drift 
Are.. 
Driven together 
And driven 
Apart
("Driven Like the Snow - The Sisters of Mercy")

Gothic Fashion - No more Vinyl Please

Having experienced the "gothic" scene and fashion from its early stages, at times I'm sick of its cliches. Vinyls, spikes, black color, lace, skulls, red lips - black eyes, crosses, black hair and so much more that appears  over and over again, often in excess. After all these years, I now prefer simpler and more elegant versions of gothic culture's elements or items that breath a new life into traditional "dark" accessories. Here is a collection of personal preferences that I found on etsy:

Victorian Band by wexfordjewelers

Leather Corset Belt by Zahira's Boudoir

Black Leather Floral Cuff by skadijewellery

Deformity by FOLKSGARMENTS

Dropping Light by alibli

French Market Bag by bayousalvage

Black Hobble Skirt by decadentdesignz

Morticia Mineral Lipstick by BLSoaps

Gloomth Itoshii White Top by gloomth

Dragon Ring by chinookhugs