Friday, 22 November 2013

the navel

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  1. Anonymous22 November 2013 at 03:17

    Omphaloskeptic. (-: You bear a stone in your hips. Delphic and oracular. (-;

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:34

      i love this word, "omphaloskeptic" - that, are you in general or particularly in relation to this photo? :-)

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  2. erin22 November 2013 at 03:46

    surely this has been mistitled as I see everything but a navel, which means that which can not be seen is the strongest invitation.

    something about the movement of the silk and how it is held. something about the bones protruding from the almost hips and ribcage. something about the lock of hair. something about the woman who is who? something about it not mattering, but mattering.

    xo
    erin

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:39

      it is incredible how different our ways of seeing can be, no? while i too am sensitive to every other detail you have mentioned here, i tend to see all them as sustained by her navel, as the center of the photo/world. though ultimately i have no idea why i like this photo so much, maybe anonymous is right, because of that something "oracular" which i perceive so intensely - but how and why and where, i couldn't say.

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  3. billoo22 November 2013 at 05:35

    I remember having a tablecloth like that back in the old country, in the old days...er..unfortunately, that's the only resemblance with this photo
    :-(

    b.

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:40

      a tablecloth!!! thoba! that is my precious scarf!!! :-)

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    2. billoo2 December 2013 at 04:06

      when things fall from a higher realm they appear as ordinary objects!
      :-0

      when roxana talks to me I can only imagine the original, Paradisal sound...

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    3. Roxana7 December 2013 at 14:34

      as always, the sweetest (of course, also most deceitful) tongue!
      but the first sentence made me laugh! :-)

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  4. UIFPW0822 November 2013 at 17:58

    I'm like this shot
    Morris

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  5. Lynne with an e22 November 2013 at 18:30

    Good for contemplating.

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:41

      she invites us to contemplation, precisely by hiding.

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  6. mythopolis23 November 2013 at 08:35

    It is shy and seductive like a fan dance....

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:42

      yes, like a fan dance, one could see it like this as well :-)

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  7. crederae24 November 2013 at 07:59

    hi dear Roxana, another awesome masterpeice.how I love this because the navel has sometimes been an element when I do studio art, well spontaneous drawings.the navel represents the attachment of the fetus to the biological mother but universally it can represent an attachment to the mother of the universe, an attachment to the entire cosmos and my dream when I view this powerful image is that there is a shedding of the mortal skin and a growing of the universal skin that allows for cosmic attachment it is like a cosmic rebirth as can be represented on a earthly path a rebirth into a pathway that sheds the skin of the recalcitrant ego through maturity.

    well my friend I would like to send you snowflake kisses since the snowflakes are falling gently on my cheeks here but you don't have snow yet?
    ah I will send you transparent kisses that will find their way to your heart through all weather conditions haha.
    also HUGS and love.

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:47

      "Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies."

      isn't this verse lovely?

      i am very sure your kisses have this power :-) and now we have snow here as well, though it is melting away every day. it has only snowed once so far!

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  8. Prospero27 November 2013 at 14:40

    You must have known that i was thinking about my bedridden Washington navel orange this week. Can you buy this variety where you live in Poland? The tree, a stripling to be sure, lost many of its leaves due to some unfortunate psychosomatic illness. It's always a struggle to keep certain members of the floral kingdom happy, isn't it?

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:49

      actually i was worried that my navel could "break" because of too much coughing! :-) but i am always happy to extend my knowledge, i had no idea about the existence of a Washington navel orange!

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  9. Nathalie H.D.29 November 2013 at 22:38

    Absolutely wonderful photo.

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:49

      thank you, Natalie, for coming to the Bridge and letting me know what you think.

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  10. Lydia1 December 2013 at 12:45

    That is beautiful! The drape (is it embroidered?) is itself so exquisite, and is perfect to show that toned torso.

    I hope you are happy and well. I have missed you.

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    1. Roxana1 December 2013 at 20:51

      thank you, Lydia, i am sorry for not having much time for blogs these days, i will try to do better in the future :-)
      no, it isn't embroidered, and it is one of my favourite scarves :-)

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  11. Miriam6 December 2013 at 19:23

    cred ca Li ar putea spune mai frumos decat mine: ar spune ca asa traieste si el,crezand ca acolo este centrul intregului univers, ca de acolo se deschid toate caile, ca toate spiralele pe care lumea le-a inventat continuu de aici pleaca... iar eu spun ca imi da tresariri,fara sa pot explica cum si de ce exact, fiindca eu simt ca ea se preda,ca nu ii este teama,desi se acopera,aparent, de nimic din ceea ce s-ar putea intampla cu trupul ei,dezvaluit lumii.atat de multa nevoie de atingere,acolo,spun eu...

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