#Black Stone

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Nile Catfish Pendant

Egyptian, ca. 1985-1773 BCE (Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty)

This fish pendant represents a Synodontis Batensoda, more commonly known as the Nile catfish, a species of fish named for its black belly. Often worn at the end of a plait of hair, amulets like this one were used by children and young women to protect against drowning. This fine amulet is made of gold with stone inlays, including a red stone for the right eye and a green stone for the left. Amulets in the form of the Synodontis Batensoda were particularly popular during the Middle Kingdom, when the fish might have been identified with an astronomical constellation.

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[thebloodydamnraven]

I read Haunter of the Dark last night, and I think I might be onto something here:

The haunter is an avatar of Nyarlathotep, connected to a certain stone. This stone is described as a Shining Trapezohedron, that from a far seems to have an irregular spherical shape or to be egg-shaped. It is nearly black, and red-striated.

People who gaze upon the stone are captivated by it, and if they look into it, they're awarded with sight into every crevice and facet of reality. That includes distant worlds, incomprehensible beings, and everything reality has to offer.

We're also told about its history, but most relevant of it, is that the last abode of the stone before it was unearthed into the modern world, was Egypt. A pharoah, Nephren-Ka, built a windowless temple for it, and "did that which caused his name to be deleted from the records".

Now move on to Malevolent:

Cummings remains in Arkham, Dowd is sent to Egypt as part of some excavation expedition. They uncover a stone, and Dowd sends it to the office, back to Cummings, without looking at it or touching it.

By the time Dowd returns, Cummings is gone. We know later that the King in Yellow tortured both for information. Eventually, Dowd escapes the Dreamlands, and Cummings is killed.

This seems to imply that Hastur wanted the stone for himself. It also answers the question of why Kayne sent Arthur to a different timeline to retrieve the stone: because by killing Cummings, the King destroyed the only thread that could lead to the stone in Arthur's timeline.

Also, note the Black Stone's description from the Wiki:

In the tapestry of the Blackstone in the Larson Estate, the stone is ornate. Painted very roughly to capture the divots and indentations covering it, the stone is massive, egg-shaped but elongated which distorts its proportions. Light comes from all around it to illuminate, and it is elevated over a swamp.

A bit similar, no?

Gazing into the stone awakens the Haunter, a being that holds all knowledge, but in return demands for monstrous sacrifices to be made.

It should also be noted that the main character of the story, as product of his gazing into the stone, was undergoing a merging of consciousness with the Haunter, a unification of sorts.

Please note that to this Haunter, light is fatal. Little exposure harms it, but enough exposure kills it. I'm reminded of Arthur's lighter now.

The thing is, all of this just gives me new questions. What's so important to Kayne and Hastur that they've gone to such lengths to ask the Haunter about it? Does Kayne just want the stone, or does he want Arthur to gaze into it?

And why didn't Kayne let Arthur touch the gray stone?

[majokkoradio]

“Rose” - NANA - April 5, 2006

[dea-syria]

The primitive statue of the goddess of Pessinus, a black stone or baetyl dignified by the name of the Mother of the Gods, was transported to Rome in the stress of the Second Punic War and there became the centre of a ritual served by eunuch priests supported by the State; while, later, her analogue, the Syrian goddess, whose temple at Hierapolis, according to Lucian, required a personnel of over three hundred ministrants, became the object of the special devotion of the Emperor Nero.

--Francis Legge, "Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity"

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MOUNT KIMBIE // BLACK STONE [BLACK STONE / BLUE LIQUID SGL, 2021]

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Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone)

The picture above shows the Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone), which is set in the eastern corner of the Ka’bah. Tawaf is started and ended by facing this sacred stone. Throughout the ages, innumerable people including many of the Prophets (upon him be peace), the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) himself, the Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with him), pious personalities and millions of Muslims who have performed Hajj and Umrah have placed their blessed lips on it.

The Hajar al-Aswad was brought from Jannah and presented to Ebrahim (upon him be peace) to be placed on the corner of the Ka’bah. Ibn ‘ Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said:“The Black Stone came down from Paradise and it was whiter than milk, but the sins of the sons of Adam turned it black.” [Tirmidhi]

Du’as are accepted at the Hajar al-Aswad and on the Day of Judgement it will testify in favour of all those who kissed it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said:“By Allah! On the Day of Qiyaamah, Allah will present the Hajar al-Aswad in such a manner that it will have two eyes and a tongue to testify to the Imaan (faith) of all those who kissed it.” [Tirmidhi]

When the Quraysh demolished the Holy Ka’bah in order to reconstruct it, a dispute arose when the building reached the level of the Black Stone. They differed on the issue of who was eligible to restore the Black Stone to its original place. A civil war was about to break out. Banu Abdu’d-Dar brought a bowl full of blood and all of the tribes inserted their hands in it, which meant that they had made up their minds to fight one another. But Abu Umayya Ibn al-Mugheera , their elder, asked Quraysh to agree on the judgement of the first person to come through the Bani Shaibah gate and they all agreed on this suggestion. The first to come through this gate was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him). This was five years before his mission. He put the Black Stone in the middle of a piece of cloth, and asked a representative of each tribe to hold one of the edges of the cloth and raise it close to its place. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) picked it up with his own noble hands and restored it to its original place. This was how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) prevented a war from breaking out among the Quraysh by a supreme demonstration of wisdom.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), while leaning against the Ka’bah said:“The Hajr al-Aswad and al-Maqam (Ebrahim) are two jewels from the jewels of Paradise. Had Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) not concealed their radiance, they would illuminate everything between the East and the West.” [Tirmidhi]

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once kissed the Hajar al-Aswad and said, “I know well that you are just a stone that can do neither good nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) kiss you, I would not have done so.” Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made the statement because there were many people who were newly converted to Islam and he did not want them to get the impression that Muslims also revered stones as the Arabs revered and worshipped stone idols during the Period of Ignorance. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) made it clear that he was following the Sunnah practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and that although the stone is blessed, it can do neither harm nor good.

The Hajar al-Aswad was stolen from the Ka’bah around 930 CE by Qarmatian warriors who were an Ismaeeli Shia sect. They sacked Makkah, desecrating the Well of Zamzam with Muslim corpses and carried the Black Stone away to their base in Ihsaa, in medieval Bahrain. According to the historian Al-Juwayni, the Stone was returned in around 952 CE and restored to its original location.

The Hajar al-Aswad was originally a complete stone but due to various historical incidents now consists of eight pieces of varying sizes affixed to a large stone and encased in a silver frame. The silver frame was first made by Abdullah bin Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and replaced by later Khalifas as the need arose.

Six (additional) pieces are claimed to be in Istanbul, Turkey. One is displayed in the mihrab of the Blue Mosque, one above the entrance of the tomb of Sulaiman the Magnificent and four in the Sokullu Sehit Mehmet Pasa Camii masjid (one over the mihrab, one below the lower pulpit, another is above the upper pulpit and the last is over the entrance door). The authenticity of these additional pieces has been questioned, although the Turks did rule over what is now Saudi Arabia for many years and hold many historical Islamic relics. And Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) knows best.

Note that when kissing the Hajar al-Aswad, one should neither push people nor harm anyone because while kissing the Hajar al-Aswad is Sunnah, causing harm to people is a forbidden act (haram). When the area is crowded, it will suffice to merely point towards the Hajar al-Aswad with one’s hand or a stick while reciting the Takbeer and then to kiss the hand or stick. Although the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) kissed the Hajar al-Aswad directly, he also pointed towards it when the area was crowded, it is therefore clear that both kissing it and pointing towards it are Sunnah.

References: The History of Makkah Mukarramah– Dr Muhammad Ilyas Abdul Ghani, Holy Makkah – Shaikh Safiur-Rahman Mubarakpuri

[daisywtf]

"The smell of the cigarettes I confiscated from shin-chan.

The perfume of black stone, which you had told me you disliked "

"nee, nana”

[mplee]

Black stone (2022)

Σπύρος Ιακωβίδης

[galacticfairy18]

Cosplay: Nana O

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[dimalink]

Strange observations and strange worlds

Pixel art for today based on videogame Secret of Evermore for game console Super Nintendo. 16 bit role playing game makes impression with its style. A little such a dark and not typical.

As I remember, it was some professor drawn in game. But, as for me, I never play this game. I played in those days in Final Fantasy V. A things, that are well known. And only start to explore a genre!

And this is my drawing about the same theme. Something like first quake. A little industrial a little gothic. Orange autumn machine start to work. And you don’t remember. Nothing to remember. You are find yourself in a labyrinth. And there it was a copy of that machine. But another one. It is a rooms labyrinths. And here there are strange mechanisms.

It is winds with cold. Just like above the window – it is autumn! So, it is better to find this window and, at least, to look a place, where you are now! So, here it is a light. And strange machines. Or, something like a mountains after volcano eruption, black stones. Something it is a strange here. That’s for sure! You are find yourself in a some strange place!

You forget to ask a professor about what certain this orange autumn machine do? You make some screws and plug in wires. As instructions were given to you. And, something happens, it is like a electricity break, flash. And you remember nothing and find yourself in this place. It is like a machine the same. But a little difference. And a place? No idea where you are!

So, it is better to get out of this rooms, as fast as you can! And, to see what is outside!

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have you been to Sedona to see the black stone? You simply must.