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Sacred Woman - Happy 60th birthday, Halima!

johanna_hypatia May 17, 2007 22:43

Central Asian women's poetry series #7 ( Read more... )

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I Have Found You - by Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (Uzbekistan)

johanna_hypatia May 09, 2007 22:08

Central Asian women's poetry series #5 ( Read more... )

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She Who Leads by Nicholas Roerich - an image of Woman taken from classical Central Asian art

johanna_hypatia May 06, 2007 08:35

The Russian artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) traveled in the Himalayas and Central Asia, and with his wife Helena founded the Agni Yoga Society based on occult interpretations of Central Asian mythic geography. I've always admired his use of light and color in painting mountainous scenery.

In this 1924 painting, Vedushchaya 'She Who Leads' or ' ( Read more... )

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johanna_hypatia Oct 14, 2006 00:19

Comparison of root words in the Uzbek language points back to a very ancient nexus between the Moon, consciousness, and women's shamanism.

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