foxinsnow's Diaryland Diary
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angel at the Black Madonna's feet
This is a picture of my four friends who have died. R died of a drug overdose, Michael was poisoned by his medication in a mental care facility, J mysteriously fell ten stories to his death, and K committed suicide.
The picture on top of the shrine is of myself, K, and his parents on the night of our senior prom. Michael's ashes were scattered by myself and his mother in a Japanese garden, and so he has a mini temple and a sand garden by his image (to the right.) He's also has a heart-shaped box containing rose petals from roses that my brother brought Michael's mother the day after he died. On top of the box is a baby Jesus that broke out of his Mother's arms, the way Michael was ripped away from his mother.
Also to the right is a Black Madonna with three angels. To me, these angels represent Michael, K, and R (they were all best friends.
This is the birth and death date of both R and Michael. Needless to say, they died within months of each other.
To the left is another Black Madonna. She stands before a box with flowers on top (to me flowers will always represent funerals.) Inside the box is one of J's guitar picks. It is blue. I knew it was his because one of the corners was shaved down, and all his guitar picks were like that. Hidden behind the box is one angel at the Black Madonna's feet, who represents J. He liked Black Madonnas and he sent his mother one when he was in Cuba, so he gets a Black Madonna all to himself. I used to have three Black Madonnas, but I gave one to J's mom during the week he died, in remembrance.
These are details of the Black Madonnas at my shrine. Black Madonnas are a very interesting phenomena, denied by the Catholic Church, that you can read all about in the book The Cult of the Black Virgin by Ean Begg. (Note: I would've loved to show details of Michael's picture, K's and my prom picture, and R's full name which is scrawled on the wood of the shrine, but I would have to ask the families for permission first.)
12:00 p.m. - 2004-08-04
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