WHAT BLOOMS HERE
Blood and Bloom is a poetic and critical blog devoted to uncovering the fierce beauty of war, love, and erotic desire in mythology and culture. Through lyrical essays, short stories, and visual reflections, we explore the hidden and often forgotten facets of ancient sacred tales — revealing how blood and bloom have been entwined since time immemorial.
Here, you will find reimagined epic battles, divine passions, and the cosmic force of Eros, all viewed through a fresh cultural lens. Whether you are a blood-tapped arrow or the sacred resonance of a blooming rose, each post invites you to question what history has silenced — and to rediscover the sacred power of desire.
Join me on this journey beyond the mythical surface, where every story is an act of remembrance, and every revelation is an invitation to witness the divine in life’s most visceral moments.
Blood and Bloom is not a doctrine — it’s a dialogue.
Here, I explore the characters of myth and epic — gods, goddesses, demons, lovers, warriors — not as distant icons, but as mirrors of our own human longing, rage, desire, and grief. I raise questions not out of defiance, but out of deep respect — for all religions, cultures, myths, and sacred traditions. This space is not about mockery or rejection. It is about listening with a mind that’s alive, and a heart that’s open and curious. Blood and Bloom is where my personal beliefs, doubts, and interpretations take poetic form.
It’s not a final answer — it’s a living ritual of thinking, feeling, and reimagining the mythic.
Swathi Kalyani
Author