Actors



Anjelica Huston
Alisa Freindlich
Jack Nicholson
Brad Pitt
Michelle Pfeiffer
Sophia Loren
Viggo Mortensen
Traci Lords
Catherine Deneuve
Donald Sutherland
Megan Fox
Kathleen Turner
Goldie Hawn
Jeff Stryker




Musical artists




Irina Allegrova
Mariah Carey
Anna Vissi
Sade Adu
Britney Spears
David Bowie
Tori Amos
Laurie Anderson
Patti Smith
Grace Jones
Masha Rasputina
Cyrine Abdel Nour
Enya + Björk
Leonard Cohen
Sofia Rotaru
Yma Sumac
Shania Twain
Toni Braxton
Michael Jackson
Alla Pugacheva
Alena Apina
Olga Kormuhina
Valery Leontiev
Céline Dion
Zivert + Loboda
Lisa Stansfield
Whitney Houston
Loretta Lynn
Paula Abdul
Chanté Moore
Painters
Nikolai Ge
Wassily Kandinsky
Joan Miró
René François Ghislain Magritte
Hieronymus Bosch
Authors
Roald Dahl
Maurice Maeterlinck
J.D. Salinger
Patrick Süskind
Nikolay Gumilyov
Laurie Cabot
Harold Rothbart
Sigmund Freud
Carl Gustav Jung
Aleister Crowley
Favorite Sports Team
All Blacks (Rugby)
Historical figures
King Solomon
Grigori Rasputin
Her Majesty, EIIR
Peter, the Great
Catherine, the Great
Peter Carl Fabergé
Konstantin Stanislavski
Films + TV
Служебный роман (original)
The Witches (Anjelica Huston)
Сталкер (original)
Some Like It Hot (1st film I saw in the movie theatre, Lithuania with my Dearest Grand-Mother)
The Grifters
Rosemary's Baby (original)
The Fourth Man (original)
Lost Highway
Cry-Baby (Traci Lords)
Dream Warriors (N on Elm St 3)
Raise the Red Lantern
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
What Lies Beneath
TV Ep: These Old Bones (Kathleen Turner) (Netflix)
TV Series: Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Foods
Fresh baked Challah
Real Beef blintzes
Clover whole milk
Belorussian Kami
Gm Napoleon
Real Beef Borscht
Sautéed (real) beef in plum sauce
Rum baba / Baba Rum
Sesame seed grey halva
Mango Lassi
Stones (unheated/untreated)
Imperial Burmese Jadeite
New Zealand Flower Nephrite
Columbian (un-oiled) Emerald
Color changing Sapphire
Siberian Amethyst
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
Ancient, nature-made Dzi beads
Petrovsky Shungite
65 Favorite Songs
- Irina Allegrova I Shall Win You Over
- Irina Allegrova My Family
- Irina Allegrova White Bird
- Mariah Carey Do You Think of Me (b-side)
- Valeri Leontiev Tango of Broken Hearts
- Cyrine Abdel Nour Leila
- David Bowie I'm Deranged (soundtrack version)
- Lisa Stansfield (Don't Explain Live Cover)
- Maria Rasputina Dress Made of Roses (single version)
- Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight
- Grace Jones Libertango
- Britney Spears Vertigo + Mood Ring
- Avraam Russo / Amr Diab Daleko Daleko/Tamally Maak
- Sade No Ordinary Love
- Sade By Your Side
- Vanessa Williams Comfort Zone
- Laima Vaikule I went to Piccadilly
- Maxwell 'Till The Cops Come Knocking (album version)
- Janet Jackson Any Time, Any Place (album version)
- Michael Jackson In The Closet (video version with Naomi Campbell voice over)
- Irina Allegrova Silly Boy (new version)
- Irina Allegrova Glass House
- Anna Vissi Erotevmenaki
- Alena Apina Tomorrow (album version + remix)
- Phillip Kirkorov This Summer
- Avraam Russo Magic Love
- Sofia Rotaru Lavanda (duet version with Jaak Joala)
- Sofia Rotaru Love is Alive
- Alla Pugacheva I Sing What I See
- Alla Pugacheva Love Like a Dream
- Mariah Carey Vision of Love
- Whitney Houston So Emotional
- Britney Spears Gimme More
- Britney Spears Scary
- Grace Jones Slave To the Rhythm (5:58 version)
- Grace Jones Walking in the Rain (Live, Hollywood Bowl)
- Whitney Houston Could I Have this Kiss Forever (duet)
- Laurie Anderson Coolsville
- Laurie Anderson Only an Expert
- Toni Braxton You're Making Me High
- Toni Braxton Another Sad Love Song
- Madonna Bedtime Story (music video version)
- Madonna Forbidden Love (from Bedtime Stories)
- Tori Amos Icicle
- Olga Kormuhina My First Day
- Alexandra Stan Mr. Saxobeat
- Laima Vaikule Picadilli / I want a Car
- Paula Abdul Straight Up
- Shirley Bassey Diamond are Forever (007)
- Paula Abdul My Love is For Real (featuring Ofra Haza)
- Yma Sumac Taita Inti / Chuncho
- Bjork All is Full of Love (music video version)
- Bjork The Gate
- Chante Moore I Want to Thank You
- Chante Moore Your Love is Supreme
- Maria Rasputina Angel
- Maria Rasputina Wish Upon Me
- Shania Twain I'm Alright
- Shania Twain Home Now
- Dima Bilan Dreamers
- Netta Bassa Sababa
- Mikhail Tank Time is Different When We Sleep
- Leonard Cohen Dance Me to the End of Love
- Galina Lipina Again White Campanulas
- Alla Pugacheva Forgive, Believe

Magatama, Pounamu, and Dzi
Three magical items which I adore
A very brief introduction ...
By Mikhail Tank
Magatama origin: Japanese and Korean
Pounamu origin: The Māori of New Zealand
Dzi, Gzi origin: China Tibet, Nepal and parts of India
The Magatama is a coma shaped bead which is synonymous with the fetus, creation, conception, renewal, birth, rebirth, Soul, Spirit, half of the Chinese Yin Yang, the claw and tooth of the hunt and survival. Magatamas can have both sharp and oval like tails, at times appearing like the number 9, they are one of the 3 Imperial Symbols of Japanese Regalia (the other two are the Katana sword and the ancient dark mirror) as well as an important symbol of Shintoism. The highest quality ones are created from Itoigawa Jadeite, mined from and carved in Japan.
Pounamu is mostly various forms of nephrite found specifically in New Zealand. Even though cheaper Pounamu is made with Australian, Canadian and other jades (and sometimes the poorer quality serpentine) it is specifically the certified NZ varieties of nephrite, including my favorite Flower Jade, which are carved and created by artists connected to and or related to the Maori people. The organization which certifies original Pounamu is known as Ngāi Tahu.
Pounamu is carved into many archetypal images signifying strong and empowering tools, Gods and various shapes, which represent different strengths and inspire them in the wearers. These include the Toki, the Manaia, the Koru, the Hei Tiki, the fish hook and additional archetypes.
Dzi / Gzi are a type of agate bead which include eye formations, 9 being the most valuable. There are natural eye formations and man-made ones. Dzi beads can be worth millions of dollars but clarifying which are true and which are new or even cheap imitations can at times be a difficult task. Getting dzi from the right people is important, but unlike the certified Pounamu or the limited Itoigawa Magatamas, these are harder to clarify.
I adore these magical items for their archetypal, historical and magical value and always accept them as gifts 😉
Warm wishes,
Mikhail Tank