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Hallgrímskirkja, the iconic Lutheran Church in #Reykjavik
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Lovely view of Esja mountain ❤
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Today marks the 59th anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s death! RIP!
(27 October 1932, Boston, USA – 11 February 1963, London, UK)
That is why I would like to finally share my own Sylvia Plath inspired tattoo!
After posting more than 1,000 tattoos on my tumblr and insta for more than 11 years, I finally followed Plath’s advice to “Wear your heart on your skin in this life.” and I finally welcomed myself to the “Sylvia Plath Ink” club last year!
Done at the most magical place https://www.auratattooreykjavik.com/ in Iceland by the very talented tattoo artist Anna.
I know it’s maybe not the most obvious choice for a Sylvia Plath inspired tattoo, but it refers to the epitaph on her grave that reads: “Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted.”
Her husband, Ted Hughes, used to recite it to her when she was feeling particularly low.
Initially, the quote was believed to come from the Hindu scriptures Bhagavad Gītā, however it is from the novel “Journey to the West”, often simply known as “Monkey”, written by the 16th century Chinese novelist and poet Wu Cheng'en.
In Eastern traditions, the lotus flower symbolizes enlightenment, purity, rebirth, and triumph over obstacles. It grows naturally in ponds and starts out rooted deep in mud. In order to blossom, it must make its way through the murky water until it finally breaks the surface to emerge and bloom in the sun, beautiful and whole.
For me, it also symbolizes strength: the lotus can be planted “amidst fierce flames”, it can grow through mud.
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Blue Days.
Ph:Andrea Buia
Styling:Ilenia Urso
Hair:PinUp Hairfashion
Special thanks to Reykjavik Boulevard
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Lily Maymac So happy to have finally seen the Northern Lights!!! After a string of cancelled tours due to bad weather we were lucky on our last night. We even spent 3 hours looking for it & running from clouds I know it’s not as vivid but happy to have seen them finally!
Folktale Week 2019
I participated in “Folktale Week” over on Instagram for the first time this year and had a blast!
1. Home - In the Icelandic “Book of Settlements” (Landnámabók) sites for homes were sometimes selected by Norse settlers by putting their “High Seat Pillars” (Öndvegissúlur) into the sea as soon as Iceland was spotted on the horizon. Wherever these pillar came ashore marked the location where the new home should be built, with these pillars on either side of the seat at the head of the hall. According to the sagas, Reykjavik was founded using this method by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 AD.
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