Immersion into foreign totems





A circle of grey 'little totems', around a Rauk in Faro, in two photographs respectively by Johnny Madsen and Thomas Knauer, on sale on Alamy website.

In already mentioned shores with sea stacks
A driftwood in Vik Beach, although not half buried, in this photograph by Tomasz Parys on sale on Bigstock website.

In poetry
Last, oppressing as oppressed, I was loosed to go my ways With a Totem on my breast Governing my nights and days
 * — Rudyard Kipling, "The Totem", 1932

"On the grave-posts of our fathers Are no signs, no figures painted; Who are in those graves we know not, Only know they are our fathers. Of what kith they are and kindred, From what old, ancestral Totem, Be it Eagle, Bear, or Beaver, They descended, this we know not, Only know they are our fathers. … All these things did Hiawatha Show unto his wondering people, And interpreted their meaning, And he said: "Behold, your grave-posts Have no mark, no sign, nor symbol, Go and paint them all with figures; Each one with its household symbol, With its own ancestral Totem; So that those who follow after May distinguish them and know them."
 * — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha, 1855

...and in today's speeches
Your starting totems are Falcon, Eagle, Hawk, Dandelion , Opel [Indian spelling] , and Crow. By studding these you may have a better understanding of your self.

Hawaii
The top black sand beach in the world is Punaluu Beach, which is located on the Big Island of Hawaii. The beach is surrounded by black sand that was created by lava from volcanoes flowing into the ocean and then cooling. The ocean is said to be rocky, so be aware if you plan on going into the water. At this beach you will find Hawksbill turtles as well as Green sea turtles. Though the black sand is beautiful, it is illegal to take the sand off of the beach. Sometimes you just can’t take a piece of everything with you.

In Hawaii, cairns are called by the Hawaiian word ahu.

The top black sand beach in the world is Punaluu Beach, which is located on the Big Island of Hawaii. The beach is surrounded by black sand that was created by lava from volcanoes flowing into the ocean and then cooling. The ocean is said to be rocky, so be aware if you plan on going into the water. At this beach you will find Hawksbill turtles as well as Green sea turtles. Though the black sand is beautiful, it is illegal to take the sand off of the beach. Sometimes you just can’t take a piece of everything with you.

Syd Barrett fan on the Big Island, Hawaii.

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