My personal blog as a 'grown-up' Goth and Romantic living in the Highlands of Scotland. I write about the places I go, the things I see and my thoughts on life as a Goth and the subculture, and things in the broader realm of the Gothic and darkly Romantic. Sometimes I write about music I like and sometimes I review things. This blog often includes architectural photography, graveyards and other images from the darker side of life.

Goth is not just about imitating each other, it is a creative movement and subculture that grew out of post-punk and is based on seeing beauty in the dark places of the world, the expression of that in Goth rock. It looks back to the various ways throughout history in which people have confronted and explored the macabre, the dark and the taboo, and as such I'm going to post about more than the just the standards of the subculture (Siouxsie, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, et al) and look at things by people who might not consider themselves anything to do with the subculture, but have eyes for the dark places. The Gothic should not be limited by what is already within it; inspiration comes from all places, the key is to look with open eyes, listen carefully and think with an open mind..

Site Map

This page is to provide a navigation tool for my blog that is easier to use than the tag list in the sidebar. Posts are listed under (hopefully) helpful headings, and some may be duplicated as may fit under more than one category. Some of the categories have no posts at the moment, but will do in the future. 
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⚜ =Topic   ❋ = Page   ✥ = Post   ♫ = Music   ☾ = Witchy   ♕ = Lolita
⚜ Art & Photography
Photography
❋ Photo Gallery
My Artwork
Other Artists
Projects
Opinions
Art History

 ⚜ Structures & Architecture 
Ecclesiastical Buildings
✥ St. Mary's Catholic Church, Inverness
✥ Architecture, Statuary and Suchlike In Inverness
✥ Spires, Skies & Shadows (Free North Church & Old High Church Graveyard)
✥ Old High & Free North Churches and Dramatic Skies
✥ Inverness Cathedral
✥ Barevan Church and Graveyard
✥ Rait Castle & Barevan Graveyard: Raven's Photographs
✥ St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh
✥ The Hub: Church Turned Venue, Edinburgh
✥ Inverness Churches

♕ Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's/St. Kentigern) and Necropolis

 Cemeteries, Graveyards, Monuments & Statues
✥ Chapel Yard Cemetery, Inverness
✥ Architecture, Statuary and Suchlike In Invernesss
✥ Old High & Free North Churches and Dramatic Skies
✥ Graveyards, Buildings and Inverness
✥ Snow, Graveyards and Executions
☾ Clava Cairns: Ancient Tombs and Pagan Magick
✥ Glasgow Travels: Part 2 (Various Old Buildings & Necropolis)
✥ Barevan Church and Graveyard
✥ Rait Castle & Barevan Graveyard: Raven's Photographs
✥ Chapel Yard Cemetery In The Snow

♕ Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's/St. Kentigern) and Necropolis
✥ Historic Church & Graveyard in Aberteifi/Cardigan

✥ Clava Cairns Revistied (Snow!)

Bridges
Castles
✥ Inverness Castle
✥ Cilgerran Castle & Teifi Gorge
✥ Cawdor Castle (2013)
✥ Douglas Castle Gatehouse
✥ Wallingford Catle
✥ Rait Castle
✥ Rait Castle & Barevan Graveyard: Raven's Photographs
✥ Edinburgh Castle 1
✥ Edinburgh Castle 2

✥ Spynie Palace (Castle near Elgin)
✥ Cawdor Castle (2017: Part I)
✥ Castell Arberth/Narberth Castle
✥ Castell Aberteifi/Cardigan Castle

Domestic and Civic Gothic & Gothic Revival
✥ Gothic Style, Architecture and Modernity
✥ Inverness Town House
✥ Graveyards, Buildings and Inverness
✥ Forres Mercat Cross
✥ Scottish National Portrait Gallery
✥ Craig Dunain (Inverness District Lunatic Asylum)
Other Structures
✥ Eden Court Theatre: Photography and Architecture
✥ Columns, Sunsets & Skies
✥ Glasgow Travels: Part 2 (Various Old Buildings & Necropolis)
✥ Glasgow Travels: Part 3 (Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art)
✥ Hanover Street Bank
Wells, Springheads and Sacred Waters
✥ St. Mary's Clootie Well, Culloden

 ⚜ Music & Musicians
Goth, Post Punk and Coldwave
Gothic & Symphonic Metal
Other Music

⚜ Style & Grooming

My Personal Style
✥ Spectacles
♕ Romantic Goth & Gothic Lolita: Where I Stand (Joining Lolita, Mar 2014)
♕ "Why Are You Dressed Like That?" - The Motive Behind The Frills
Outfits
✥ Clothes, Make-Up and Me Being Vain
✥ World Goth Day 2012 Work Outfit
✥ Red Blouse, Black Suit Work Outfit (Red and Black Week '12)
✥ Red Hair, Black Ribbons, White Lace (Red and Black Week '12)
✥ Wintery Work Wear
♕ 'Black Friday' Outfit
♕ Black Dress, Red Hair, Green Meadow (Red and Black Week, '14)
✥ 7 Days, 7 Corset Outfits
✥ Casual Romantic Goth
✥ Vintage-Inspired Summer Outfit
♕ International Lolita Day (Winter 2014)
Accessories
♕ Asking For Advice On Lolita Hair Accessories

✥ Bat or Dragon Wings (For Shoes) From Madame Magpie
Make-Up
✥ Clothes, Make-Up and Me Being Vain
✥ Vanity, Vignettes and my Glasses
✥ Purple Lipstick, Cyber-Goth Make-up and Goggles
✥ Colour & Goth Style (With Make-up Photos!)
✥ Vintage Inspired Gothic Make-up
✥ Make-up For Dinner With Friends
Hair & Wigs
✥ Purple Hair Again!
✥ Short Hair!
✥ "Is that your REAL hair?"
✥ Green Hair!
✥ Going Back To Black
✥ Gradient Green Hair (Green Ombre)

✥ Hair Adventures 1: Green/Multicolour Hair Retrospective 
✥ Hair Adventures 2: Blue Hair (Accidental!)
✥ Hair Adventures 3: Ombre Green Hair, Purple V-Fringe
✥ Expectations For Unnatural Hair
Nails
✥ Nail Tutorial: Nebula Nails
Tutorials & Projects
Goth and I
✥ Dark Romanticism & Goth
✥ What Does Goth Mean To Me?
✥ I Was On The Radio (Twice)
Advice
Advice  & Information On The Goth Subculture
✥ What IS Goth?
✥ Conformity
✥ Sub-Gengres and Boundaries
✥ Middle-Class Rebellion
✥ Goth, Hate and Ignorance
✥ Babybats, ElderGoths and In-between
✥ Subcultural Appropriation (When Goth Gets Appropriated)
✥ Goths, Depression and Assumptions
✥ Charity Shopping Tips For Goths
✥ Goth is NOT A ' Hipster' Subculture
♕ Is Gothic Lolita a type of Goth?

✥ Subcategories 1: Do They Exist? Are They Limiting?
✥ Subcategories 2: Response
✥ 'Goth' and 'Gothic' - A Disambiguation
Advice on Being Goth In Public & Confidence
✥ Revealing Clothes, Unwanted Attention and Safety
✥ Confidence And Being Visibly Alternative In Public
✥ Be True To Yourself
Advice on Manners, Behaviour & Drama Within Goth
✥ Babybats, ElderGoths and In-between
✥ Symbolism, Fashion and Pentacles
✥ Confidence, Competitiveness and the Goth Community
✥ Stereotyping From Within The Subculture & Inclusivity: Part 1 (Money)
✥ Stereotyping From Within The Subculture & Inclusivity: Part 2 (Gender)
✥ Stereotyping From Within The Subculture & Inclusivity: Part 3 (Ethnicity)
✥ Politeness and Goth Part 1: Why Be Polite?
✥ Politeness and Goth Part 2: When Others Are Rude
✥ Politeness and Goth Part 3: Advice On Being Goth In Public
Clubbing & Events
✥ Alternative X (Nov 2012)
✥ Clubbing Etiquette
✥ Neil Gaiman: Talk And Book-Signing
✥ Rapture Rock Night (Dec 2013)
✥ Alternative Mini-Meet (Jan 2014)
✥ Alternative X (October 2014)
Interviews & People
✥ Raven (The Other Half)
Combating Anti-Goth Prejudice
✥ Goth, Hate and Ignorance
✥ Sophie Lancaster: Remembering on her Birthday
✥ Media Speculation And The Connecticut Shooting
✥ Subcultural Appropriation (When Goth Gets Appropriated)
✥ Manchester Police, S.O.P.H.I.E and Subcultural Hate Crimes
✥ Goths, Depression and Assumptions
✥ Sophie Lancaster: Six Years On
✥ How To Avoid Wearing An Insulting 'Goth' Hallowe'en Costume
✥ "Is that your REAL hair?" (Having Good Manners Around Those With Unusual Hair)
✥ Acceptance, Defiance and Difference


 ⚜ Gothic Lolita, Ouji and Aristocrat Fashion
Outfits
♕ 'Black Friday' Outfit
♕ Black Dress, Red Hair, Green Meadow
♕ International Lolita Day (Winter 2014)
♕ Experiments in Ouji (Leakey's Bookshop)
Clothes, Shoes & Accessories
♕ Homemade: Old School Lolita Headdress
Events
♕ A Foray Into Lolita With Friends♕ Botanical Gardens Revisited
♕ Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's/St. Kentigern) and Necropolis
Advice & Information
♕ Gothic & Lolita, Globalisation of Culture, and Femininity
♕ Budget Subcultural Shopping (Lolita for under £50)
♕ Is Gothic Lolita a type of Goth?
♕ 5 Style Learned From Lolita Fashion
Other Lolita/Ouji/Aristocrat/J-Goth
♕ Asking For Advice On Lolita Hair Accessories
♕ Romantic Goth & Gothic Lolita: Where I Stand (Joining Lolita, Mar 2014)
♕ "Why Are You Dressed Like That?" - The Motive Behind The Frills

 ⚜ Domestic
Recipes & Food
Home Crafts
Decor
Gardening

⚜ Life
Feminism & LGBTQ+
Spirituality & Philosophy
✥ Dark Romanticism & Goth
✥ Planning My Afterlife
Sports & Martial Arts
My Life
⚜ Miscellaneous
Amusements
Other Subcultures
Everything Else


Please feel free to copy and pass around text I have written on this blog, on the condition that you MUST credit me as the original author. Print off as many copies as you like and hand them out if you want to! I'd actually quite like people to disseminate what I write because I write this blog to be informative and educational. By all means quote any part of this blog. 

 Photographs taken by other parties (including ones taken of me; I'm just the model) have their copyright remain with the original photographers. Photographs by others are clearly credit as such on my blog. Some photographs are taken by me, and some photographs are taken by others, and those photographers often don't want photographs they took just shared about (often it is because attribution, etc. gets lost), so please don't share photographs without asking me first. 

 I will get rather cross if you try selling my work (including text) or passing it off as your own. If you want to use something I've done for commercial purposes (or hire me as an artist), contact me - I'm sure we can work something out (I'm friendly!). 

1 comment:

  1. john santerineross24 September 2012 at 05:49

    HI
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    John Santerineross
    www.santerineross.com

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