Rise, Resist, Reveal.

Tattoos on her body are astounding. 

Unable to take the eyes away from the art the mind experiences change.

"You mean to stand for your vows, but the right woman at the weakest moment knows what she knows." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (Nov. 29, 2016) 

"... naked beneath her black gown. The hidden pleasure increases knowing it is your woman with the surprise, the secret of her being with you as a gift of soul. This is the root of soul, the core of unity in marriage, as a husband feels matrimony." ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories  

"naked glimpse into an assembly of thoughts about self, 

the decline or exaltation of being." 

- dawn wolf, keeper of stories 

12/31/16

"Man can resist what he has never had, yearn for what he does not need, and man can fall into traps that appear otherwise. The scent of certain women lessens internal strength, and is smug enough to believe in its power over an ideal of purity. Advise in ideals is to resist the devil and he shall flee from you has no validity in a person unpracticed in developing his/her intellect, deepening the soul's convictions, or acquainted with death, in the sense of dissolving illusions. Otherwise, it is a quaint saying. . ." ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 12/10/18 

bare foot, Sara Forestier.

Demi Rose. "

Water is the sacredness of womanhood!" 

A dark immortal need not be fierce, or scary. She be gentle, but dangerous when pierced by evil. 

- Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 6.19.16

Loss of Self, Loss of Father, Loss of Soul.

I don't understand the last part of the sentence: "... paid for with the currency of the heart." Perhaps because I keep thinking about my father's last months with this condition of the soul!

I was watching Daddy's soul during this dreadful period as he died with Alzheimer's, and it haunts me to this day what I saw, and with what I perceived and learned. One thing was clear eventually: Daddy's soul suffered. There was a vacuity none of us want to fully embrace because it is a terror with no thought process. It has its own scent, its own movement and time; it suspends over an uncertain substance. . .

Maybe I do understand your claim: Alzheimer's' is a disease of the brain that is paid for with the currency of the heart." ~ Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (first born of Herbert and Constance B. Woods) 8/29/18 

Daddy dancing at his grandson, Lemuel's second wedding December 4, 2010. 

Yesterday I thought this...

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I wish I, or someone knew what we are looking at that occurred so long ago.. It is disturbing looking backwards into Time, as someone else knew their time on Earth before they died, as we all do to leave this plane of existence. Photography is powerful in its ability to hold time still in one place without touching, or altering the fact, the quality and essence of a moment... - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories.

9/1/18

COMPEL

" the intensity of this woman by Mariano Marceti is captured in the eyes. How the focus of her eyes bores into the soul!" - dawn wolf, keeper of stories 1/11/19 

Intensity of this woman photographed by Mariano Marcetti.

Contradictions over Time.

Kim Kardashian West is worth $175 million dollars in 2018. What she is really worth is in the realm of perception, high intelligence, and a knack for fitting into a hard world for women without the compromises ordinary women make to survive. It is a far cry, this reality for her, from the days of Europe's dark age, and from the Armenian massacre over a hundred years ago! For those two people is their reconciliation between the two cultures of her bloodlines, and marriage to a Black American man? This is a blood question only she can answer; we can only speculate, or judge her on this note.

What is it for us and the ancestry of our peoples we need to recognize and work with, and work through? Kim Kardashian West married an eccentric and gifted man whom she seems to understand and definitely loves. "How do we love?" is the more important question, and perhaps the best place to start a study of a person. But, that is not how people begin their assessments of each other, nor is it a place immaturity leaves a person!

Immaturity is a major factor in American culture. It is the financial support of reality stars, and it is foundational to President Trump's appeal, and is part of the spell he holds over his followers. For Mrs. West this works one way in the entertainment world; for the nation as a whole this fixation with immaturity is a facet of the political  and moral manipulation of America's sub-conscience. As a force, immaturity goes about its business with little fear of being corrected. It is a drug of the sort that does not hesitate to implode because it is forever trusting in its revival. Immaturity leads public perception directing inaction so skillfully millions of Americans have lost the reason it takes to be a major force in the complex world of global politics. These citizens rely on the cruelness of people like Trump who cannot fathom how and why the pieces that hold nations together needs a high level of education in many disciplines and deep respect for Life, in all its forms!

White people are at the center of this trauma in America. This is their creation we are conditioned to, their dichotomy entangled in our ancestral lines, and we of the darker hue are in this with a deeper responsibility. We are the carriers of what needs to be done to undo this mess. Our spiritual responsibilities have depth in the intuition of what eludes us: the truth, and those truths bath in the bloodletting of this nation's past and present.

Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories
June 13, 2018

Kim Kardashian West wearing flip flops.

See Within.

Mystique of angst, or separatism, or being alone with one's thoughts is its own introduction to growing, to maturing. The advent of cell phones and gadgets capable of pulling consciousness into vacuous spheres has widened the gulf between conscious awakening and deliberate retreat into unawareness. In youth, this trend is a dangerous form of suicide and/or retreat into insanity in the cultural context of American society. - Gregory E Woods, Keeper of Stories 7/25/18 

The cats purr...

HIS Magical EYE.

Chris Clark
http://mystiquemagazine.com/2017/03/05/featured-photographer-cac-photography/

What do you consider your greatest strength in photography?

My ability to capture a character in an image. I spent as least as much time studying people and methods of bringing them out through photos as I did learning my camera and software.

Eva Strangelove by Chris Clark. [CAC Photography. 2016.]

Why that? and not babies or pets or landscapes?

Every girl I date asks me that question.

The short answer is, women inspire me. Not just the female form, which I obviously admire, but I also draw much inspiration from the female perspective, mentality and personality tropes. Yes, much of my photography comes with risqué themes, but I strive to always show the women in a light that makes them feel empowered.

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What do you think sets your work apart from others in your genre?

From a technical perspective, I definitely have a look that comes through in any style I am shooting. However, my distinguishing factor for better or worse is in the images I chose from my sets during post. My tastes in framing and composition and poses is unconventional.

Photographer Chris Clark with some of his subjects.

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Maranda Rose by Chris Clark (CAC Photography)

LADY immersed in her Mystery!

Cristin Anchen  by Watch4Beauty.

The photographer of this photograph, Alex Petrescu, asked for feedback.

Lady in Black by Alex Petrescu taken with a Canon 6d 50mm 1.4 camera.

This harks back to my youth when the mystique of a lady was revered and more common. The crudeness that has replaced this essence reigns in this century. It is more masculine femininity that gets in the front of what defines a woman. It is sad, yet interesting this state of being. This disconnect is traceable, but the loss to the integrity of the depth of the feminine principle has not reached deep enough into the popular non-thinking of this century to balance the masculine and herself in essence, and character! . . . - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 8/8/18