You Ever Think About How Unified Humanity Is By Just Everyday Experiences? Tudor Peasants Had Hangnails,

In alchemy and philosophy, prima materia, materia prima or first matter (for a philosophical exposition refer to: Prime Matter), is the ubiquitous starting material required for the alchemical magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone. It is the primitive formless base of all matter similar to chaos, the quintessence or aether. Esoteric alchemists describe the prima materia using simile, and compare it to concepts like the anima mundi.

"This story is a tragedy because it didn't have to end this way."

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"This story is a tragedy because it was always going to end this way."

the earth and the milky way and moon, władysław teodor benda, 1918

Wanda Koop. 

details of some sardinian traditional clothing

a! thank you so much <3

List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part V: Miscellaneous

Absolutely everything Saint-Just had in his apartment was sold, down to his tableware. This small list of his remaining possessions will give you an insight into the objects he used, what they were made of and what light they could have shed over their owner’s character. 

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Excerpt of Saint-Just’s Speech of 9 Thermidor + Jacques-Louis David Paintings

Happy Thermidor! I erred on the side of poetic with some of the translation, mostly for my own enjoyment, so make sure to take it all with a grain of salt! 

Painting names + text (with actual punctuation!) under the cut

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Napoléon: I should have you beheaded!!!

Fouché:

◽️ strongly agree

◽️ agree

☑️ disagree

◽️ strongly disagree

St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans.

Did you know his nickname was "Il Poverello" or The Poor little Man.

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I've always seen him as generous and warm man, and I can imagine him being lively and extroverted. Someone you'd like to be friends with.