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kahhakencensery · 11 days

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Natural Incense Sticks for a Pure Fragrance Experience

Natural incense sticks and bambooless incense sticks are redefining the aromatic experience by offering eco-friendly and health-conscious alternatives to traditional incense. As people become more environmentally aware, the demand for sustainable products has increased. These natural and bambooless options not only provide captivating scents but also contribute to a greener lifestyle.

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mleighlikes · 3 years

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M’L Instant’s Collection # 46 :)

Good day tumbles, I hope your day and weekend has been going well. I hope you are resting and/or having fun in what ever ways you enjoy. If you missed them here are this months M’L Instants, I hope you enjoy them. If you’d like to support me use the following link and find me on my other social media’s. https://linktr.ee/Mleighqs :) . Have a very good day my lovelies.

Turquoise...

Enduring in your love and tranquil energy, you protect those you care for with profound power. Captivating is your wisdom upon the subjects of good fortune and up of there is no one else like you in the world. Calm are your inner mood swings. Depression and exhaustion are not part of your being. Realize your self as the solution to any problem... You promote creation in your sea green vibes.

VioletStone...

Crystals of luxury. You have intuition in your noble dreams. Inspired is your awe of wonder, bring forth magic and mystery into one's life. Healing is your energy, bring out the best in all you renew and rejuvenate. Interpret the dreams that will in turn lead to better judgement. Send far from thee any obstacles set in ones path.

BirthStone...

Precious is the gem that represents one's birth. Holders of meaning thought to be significant to its beholder. Various characteristics are the symbols gathered deep within many. Bring forth good luck, good health and protection you the one you guard.

Primrose...

You are one that means "first" not only in name but in meaning. Spring is when you bloom. Show us your youth and everlasting existence, each of your hues. From white to purple are a symbol of creativity. Young is your love that you can't live without. You have confidence yet your merit is sadly unappreciated much to often my friend.

Daffodil...

Believed to be named after the son of a Greek God, by the river your rebirth comes right after a winter's frost. A new beginning a life affirming symbol in all your ways. You are strong and resilient in truth and in memory. One to be transformed in better ways yearly, seek to leave behind selfishness and vanity.

Jonquil...

Important to thee born by month three. I hope you are happy and willing to be friends. As the Daffodil is your kin you may look the same but you are different. Willing to cluster with other's you desire not to stand alone. Smaller in size and shape you dare not roam. Yet your strength lies in fragrance beautiful and sweet. All want to flock to you any day of any given week...

Daisy...

A being from legend, seen as innocent and pure. You were sprinkled over the Earth to ease those in morning just as you were scared to the God's. Soft and white are your iconic petals yet you come in many hues. As tough as you are beautiful adapt to where ever you are placed. Share with all other flowering plants your lovely grace.

Sweetpea...

Queen of annuals grace the garden please. Allow others to grow in your positive energy. To be sweet and thankful is what you remind one to be. Your heart pure as you smile sweetly. Bloom on the longest day of each year your romance and sweet fragrance knows no bounds. You make life lived more beautiful due to you kindness.

Lily...

Your reasons vary due to culture and hue. You are the mother of rebirth, in your devotion you are pure. Though you are known as the barrier of Holy virtues in death yo restore innocence to a departed soul. Be bright lily of the field for many carry you where ever they go.

Hawthorn...

Tree of magical enchantment

You are strong in association and celebration of Spring

Scared are you symbols of protection

Beloved is your luck in fertility and love

You are one of many faces as well as many names

Rich are you seeds and bountiful are your fruits

You are nature's sustenance from your leaves to your roots

Rose...

Many are your hues each giving meaning to your name

Even if pricked by your thorn there is more sweet than bitter in thy veins

In your spirit you carry creations love at work in all things

When you're white you are pure, red you're passionate

In yellow you bring wisdom and joy, in pink you bring forth peace and gratitude

Your petals scream elegance your roots are intricate and divine

Continue to bring joy to us all each time we get the chance to smell for fragrance as we pass by

Honeysuckle...

In your plainest form you are pure happiness

Convey your sweetness and affection

You are nature's sweet flames of love and tenderness for love that has been lost

Keep attracting the bees of both honey and bumble to your sweet nectar

Your call goes out to the world and in time many will come seeking your answer

Let me know what you think and pass the thought along my friends :) .

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nothinggold13 · 4 years

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Peter As Spring

An Explanation/Defense.

I’ve noticed that most people, when comparing the Pevensie children to the seasons, think of Lucy as Spring & Peter as Summer. And, with their reasoning, I can easily see how Lucy could be spring. She definitely embodies the youthfulness & hope & light & growth we associate with the season. But I cannot, for the life of me, see how Peter is summer; especially not when that means he is somehow more summery than Lucy is.

I mean, summer is HEAT. It’s sunlight and everything is deeply alive. It’s openness and freedom. And while Peter is kind, and warm, and wise, the qualities that make summer what it is are much more suited to Lucy. In fact, in the books, it is Lucy who - at the name of Aslan - “got the feeling you have when [...] it is the beginning of the holidays or the beginning of summer.” Lucy is already associated with summer.

But what makes Peter spring, specifically? [There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you don’t care for my rambling about my points.]

Often the focus is put on the latter half of spring; the part when everything begins blooming & it becomes warm. But where I’m from, spring is a fickle season. Spring is about the melting snow, long before it is about anything growing... and just because everything has become green does not mean it won’t snow again. So in my eyes, spring is not about warmth & blooming so much as it is about becoming warm, and new growth. It’s about the first shoots of hope pushing through the earth, not about a hope that is steady and strong. It is about the fear of cold, but coming up anyways; courage in spite of everything. It’s about letting go of your inhibitions or fear or complacency and letting yourself begin to bloom. Spring means something is beginning.

This is Peter.

He’s not hot-headed; he doesn’t lose his temper easily. He’s a warm person, sure, but summer isn’t just warmth; it’s heat. While Lucy is ready to fly off the handle often, especially in PC, Peter acts as a peacemaker. A mediator. Someone in between.

Peter does not believe in Narnia at first, but before he sees it, he becomes open to the idea, due to his conversation with Professor Kirke. While he may not yet believe, he is willing to let some light in.

Peter is known for showing courage even when he is afraid, and making himself do what is needed, even when he doesn’t want to: “[He] did not feel very brave; [...] but that made no difference to what he had to do.”

And yet, for all his growth in LWW, he still doubts & hesitates in PC. He doesn’t see Aslan when Lucy says he is there, though he still “stares his eyes sore” & hopes she is right. But it’s a fickle hope. He doesn’t hang his decision upon it.

I want to discuss a headcanon, now, which is that Peter struggles with mild depression, as well as how this further makes me associate Peter with spring. I will share a few quotes from various fanfictions I have written and explain their context here:

“Then when the cold made Peter feel frozen with fear and regret, he'd spend his time at home next to a roaring fire, which promised him that they would have spring again. After all, Peter always felt more like a king during the spring.” This is from the very first Narnia fanfiction I wrote, “Always Winter.” This moment cemented the symbolism in my head. Peter feels more like a king in spring, because that’s when he was crowned. Spring makes him feel light & young again. Spring allows him to breathe.

“It was one of the first flowers of the spring: the spring that conquered always-winter: the spring that conquered death. And in his mind, the primrose was a reminder of Aslan: of his strength, of his impossibility, and yet of his steadfastness. It was He, after all, who conquered winter. It was He who brought spring again.” In this fic, “Poppies & Primroses,” I once again considered Peter & his relationship with spring.

“In the daylight, with his friends and family close, he was happy. In the evening, surrounded by friendly conversation and high spirits, he was happy. In the spring, under beautiful skies and atop fresh grass, he was happy. Peter loved Narnia. He loved his people, and his country, and Aslan, and being a king. He had to be happy. How could he not be happy?” This fic, titled “Happier,” was written entirely about Peter’s depression. Like I said, I believe it’s a mild depression, and it comes and goes. Canonically, Edmund is “graver and quieter” than Peter, so we know Peter is not melancholy 24/7. But there is still a weight under that happiness, which will be read next.

“He blamed a lot of things, like his age, and his worries, and his memories, and battles, and wounds; and in a way he was right. But he didn't know that years of battles and bloodshed left scars he couldn't see. The insignificance came and went, as he gathered with family and friends, and as he prayed, to the point he sometimes wondered if he even felt it at all. But sometimes he still felt like nothing. Sometimes he felt like stone.” This, also from “Happier,” is where I introduced the depression specifically. Sometimes Peter felt heavy, for reasons he didn’t understand. (We don’t know enough about Peter during the Golden Age to say this cannot be true. So while it is definitely a headcanon, and thus not necessarily true to the books, I do believe it makes good sense for his character.)

“When Peter hit the floor of the spare room, he felt the change instantly: a weight gone, a cloud lifted. He assumed it came with his youth that he loved to move again, and that he never seemed to get tired the way he used to. He never felt nothingness again. The battle scars he'd received, and the facial hair he'd grown, had faded away on his journey out the wardrobe, and for quite a while he didn't realize that the illness in his mind had been erased, too.” THIS is where my headcanon differs from many others: yes, Peter struggled with mental illness, but it changed with the rest of him when he came back out of the wardrobe at the end of the Golden Age. (The reasoning for this is worth another post, probably. In essence, I believe Peter was meant to be in England more than Narnia - Magnificent King though he was. Obviously they all were, but Peter especially. Narnia helped him begin to grow, but he needed England more in the long run.) Although, I should mention that with a couple other headcanons I have running through my head now, I do believe it’s possible the depression returned when Peter was in his 20′s or so.

“For a moment, just a moment, Peter did not believe in ending worlds. He believed only that there would be spring again.” From “A Reflection of Closed Doors,” a fic which is very fundamental to my vision of Peter Pevensie. Once again I attribute the quote “we shall have spring again” to Peter. The fic also compares Peter to closed doors; the idea that he is always in between, and never fully where he wants to be. This fits with the idea that spring is the beginning (and yet also the ending), rather than being fully self-sufficient. It’s always either looking ahead or looking back.

“He didn't know whether she pretended, or whether her hope was genuine, but he wanted - needed - to believe it was the latter. [...] Wherever Peter's faith rested, hope had been built shakily on top of it, shifting with the wind, and sometimes blowing away completely.” This comes from “Lessons Never Learned,” which is largely from Peter’s perspective, but is centered around both he and Lucy. I suppose this isn’t necessarily evidence I’ve written of his depression, but it is about his heaviness & fickle hope.

“When Peter held Rhindon he was reminded of easier days. The sword was lighter than he remembered, but it was perfect for his hands. His childhood came back to him. For the first time in a long time, to be a king was to be a kid again. The magic began anew; a game and an adventure all at once; a renewed belief in heroes.” Also from “Lessons Never Learned,” this goes along with the quote from “Happier” about him finding his light again after leaving Narnia at the end of LWW. Even when he goes back in PC, he is lighter than he used to be, and that’s important. He is able to grow again, now that, so to speak, the snow has melted.

“But kings rarely begin and end with a single conquest; battle follows battle when the world is new and the winter still looms overhead. Over time Peter lost that faith that he would make it home, in fact, he began to expect the opposite. And worse than that, it wasn’t long until he didn’t fear it.” This is from an unpublished fic, which I kind of like, but also worry is too morbid. That being said, it definitely drives home the idea that Peter is depressed. I do not believe he wants to die, by any means. But, at his lowest, he also feels passive about it. Peter fully expects to die in battle, and this thought doesn’t bother him... at least, not much.

The point of those examples is that I believe Peter is constantly moving in and out of the symbolic “cold” or “winter.” Peter does not always feel warm and alive and joyful and free. He often feels heavy. He also NEEDS hope more than the others do, in his way. He often feels hopeless, but he seeks it desperately.

TL;DR -- Spring represents fickleness, both retreating cold & growing warmth, new bursts of life and hope, becoming rather than being, and beautiful new beginnings. Peter has hope but doubts it, often feels “cold” but moves towards the light, acts with courage even when he does not feel brave, and is always growing in life, hope, faith, joy, bravery, and wisdom. Peter is always finding new beginnings. Peter is spring.

#narnia #the chronicles of narnia #narnia headcanon #peter pevensie #someone on ig asked for my reasoning #guess what #I've got a heck ton of reasoning

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x0401x · 5 years

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Flower Symbolism in Tsurune

The amount of plant representation in this franchise has considerably increased with the release of the DVDs and KyoAni’s latest spring campaign, so it seems more than appropriate to make this kind of post right now. This post has been bettered thanks to @bowcrazy. Most of the symbolisms refers to individual characters, so I’ve separated them by the official character line-up order.

I’m gonna start with the ones that represent everybody.

Yesterday-today-tomorrow: I’m guessing that this one is the flower that appears during the opening and ending. They seem to also be the ones appearing behind Minato in the DVD bonus artworks as well, so I’ll get to them below soon enough.

Iris: This one is mentioned twice in the novel, and in one of those mentions, they seem to refer to the Kazemai boys. It has many meanings, the most common ones being faith, hope, wisdom, courage, valor and admiration. In Japanese flower language, they’re associated with good news, glad tidings and loyalty. Gifting someone with irises normally means “your friendship signifies so much to me”, and they’re often used in Japan on Boys’ Day.

Now, the flowers below are the ones shown behind each of the characters in the artworks that come with the DVD/Blu-ray sets.

Sen & Man

Amaryllis: Stands for pride and self-confidence. Its message is “if you’ve got it, flaunt it”, and boy, are the twins arrogant. But here’s what’s truly interesting about this flower: it’s normally associated with one-sided feelings, lmao. The red ones, like most red flowers, are linked to passion and love, be it requited or not. I really wanna try to pretend that Senichi staring at Shuu in that artwork instead of ahead like his brother is doing has absolutely nothing to do with this, but damn, it’s hard. I won’t lie; this kind of depiction of the Kirisaki trio (literally every single thing about it) had been on my official art wishlist for a long time.

Shuu

Tulip: Its general significance is “perfect, enduring love”, but there’s also a variety of other meanings to it:

Undying passionate love, whether the passion is spurned or returned

Royalty and a regal nature

Forgotten or neglected love

Abundance, prosperity, and indulgence

Charity and supporting the less fortunate

There’s probably no better flower to describe Shuu’s character. The undying love surely refers to archery *cough* and Minato *cough*. He does have a regal, noble-like nature, and has been overflowing with talent from the very start. The neglected love might be a reference to his family, but it might also apply to Shuu hitting a wall at the end of volume 1. The part about charity and supporting the less fortunate is probably an allusion to Shuu growing softer and helping out the twins after Manji gets target panic. Moreover, the tulips behind Shuu in that artwork are white, which are used to claim worthiness.

Nanao

Osmanthus: The flowers that represent the Kazemai boys have very similar meanings and I’m pretty sure that’s on purpose. The osmanthus signifies happiness, good fortune and prosperity. This flower is known for being attention-grabbing due to its strong scent, and that may refer to Nanao’s popularity with girls. It’s also nicknamed “emperor’s flower” and “emperor’s jasmine” in some languages, which might be a reference to how Nanao is depicted as prince-like in the novel.

Kaito

Cornflower: This one also stands for good fortune and prosperity. However, it has a special focus on friendship as well, and considering that “friendship” is the keyword of Kaito’s character arc, it only makes sense. This flower comes in a variety of colors, but there are only blue and pink ones behind Kaito. The main people of Kaito’s character arc and development other than Kaito himself are Nanao and Seiya, so the colors surely represent the two of them respectively. The fact that the crushing majority of the flowers is blue is without doubt a purposeful detail.

Ryouhei

Peony: Yet another good fortune and prosperity flower. They also carry the meaning of bashfulness. The ones behind Ryouhei are red, which is considered a symbol of luck. The message of peonies is “striving to act honorably” and “sharing one’s love with others to improve their lives as well”.

Sunshine child exists to bless everyone. No news here.

Seiya

Daisy: This one has different meanings depending on its variations, but the generally accepted meanings are innocence, purity, new beginnings and true love. Giving daisies to someone also normally means that the sender might be keeping a secret.

Daisies are often used to represent motherhood as well. The ones behind Seiya are English daisies, which are often paired with primroses in order to symbolize motherly love.

Minato & Masaki

The symbolism resolving around these idiots comes in a set and it’s literally impossible to separate them since one either also applies to the other or is about one’s feelings regarding the other.

I’ll start with the flowers on the DVD/Blu-ray’s artworks.

Jersey lily: Lilies carry a variety of meanings, but red ones stand specifically for passion. Jersey lilies, on their own, normally represent:

Perseverance and resilience

Happy memories

Brilliance, radiance

The messages of jersey lilies are “you have a lovely smile” (Minato would tell you about it, lmao) and “I look forward to when we meet once again”. Now the last one was a punch to the gut.

Yesterday-today-tomorrow: This one is also known as kiss-me-quick, and the irony is ridiculous. It’s a flower normally associated with the stages and the passage of time, as the name denounces. In Japanese flower language, it carries the meaning of:

Good fortune, just as everyone else

Inconstant, fickle person

Passionate

That’s a very Minato-like flower, considering how much he wavers and how open he is to doing the unexpected. The passion part goes without saying.

Now on with the novel stuff.

Oak: The trees surrounding Yata Shrine. It stands for wisdom and strength.

Bamboo: Minato compares Masaki’s shots with bamboo sprouts at some point. They symbolise resilience and inspiration.

Cherry blossom: The story begins with the first day of school, which means spring, which means cherry blossoms everywhere. There also seem to be cherry flower petals raining all over the DVD/Blu-ray artworks, which makes me believe that this flower applies to all the main characters. Still, Kirisaki doesn’t show up until the cherry blossoms are already gone, and Minato meets Masaki for the second time when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, so I dare say the flower applies to both of them in a very particular way.

This flower is used to remind people that life is short yet beautiful, often represent gentleness and femininity, and symbolize the short-lived beauty of youth. They’re also an allurance to new beginnings and the start/renewal of a cycle, since they are a common symbol of the coming of spring. They’re usually an allegory for romance as well, but plot devices aside, I don’t think this one should be considered.

Azalea: Amongst other things, they mean “remembering your home with fondness or wishing to return to it”, “caring for yourself and your family”, “temperance and emotional evenness”, and “delicate/developing passion”. The part of remembering home with fondness and wanting to return to it definitely refers to archery, and I’m pretty sure that this is emphasized by the fact that the chapter of the novel in which azaleas are mentioned is titled “Home”. “Caring for yourself” surely refers to both Minato and Masaki, but “caring for your family” might refer to Masaki alone in this case, since he was shooting in order to send his grandfather’s soul to rest. Temperance and emotional evenness surely refers to Masaki alone, lmao. Delicate and developing passion, though, refers to the two of them without a doubt.

In Japanese flower language, the message of azaleas is “take care of yourself for me”. Now this is an extremely fascinating piece of information, because Minato and Masaki basically act like that with each other all the time, both conscious and subconsciously. Masaki is always giving Minato advice on how to improve not only his technique but also his life, and all Minato learns from him never fails to turn out useful for very personal matters, and normally serves as Minato’s trigger to solve each and every one of his problems. In contraposition, Minato never shies away from showing how important Masaki is to him, which always instigates optimistic changes on Masaki as a person and influences on big decisions in that have impact not only in his life but also on Minato’s (because literally everything one does affects the other at some point). In a way, one usually takes the initiative to care for himself after receiving positivity and affection from the other.

Spotted bellflower: Bellflowers are a symbol of gratitude and unwavering love. For some reason, the author specifies spotted bellflowers, which are known for their heart-shaped leaves.

Primrose: Minato seems to be holding a bouquet of primroses in the newest art for KyoAni’s spring campaign, and rather than representing him, they most likely represent his feelings. This one has the connotation of something special and of telling somebody you can’t live without them. Its main meanings are youth, love, new beginnings, rapture, new life, blindness, birth/rebirth and supertition, and if this shit doesn’t make y’all flashback at the speed of light to Minato and Masaki’s encounters at night in Yata Shrine, I don’t know what would.

But wait. It gets worse.

Primroses are a representation of the many stages of life, but they mostly stand for youth due to also representing the incapability to have a realistic image of the world when we are in love, as the initial moments of love have people in reverie and blind them a bit. Another meaning that it carries is the fact that there’s an end to each life on this planet. All of that seems to bring back not only the nights in Yata Shrine but also the truck accident and what happened afterwards.

These flowers also seem to apply to volume 2, since they symbolize our fallacies about love and other people, which both lead to disappointments and teach us important lessons. It also stands for protection and safety, and that might as well refer to the entirety of both volumes.

Victorians consider primroses as a symbol of bashfulness, inconsistency, young loves, and neglected merits. The message of primrose is “I cannot live without you”, and Minato literally can’t live without a certain somebody, so it seems legit enough.

#tsurune #tsurune kazemai koukou kyuudoubu #narumiya minato #takigawa masaki #takehaya seiya #fujiwara shuu #onogi kaito #kisaragi nanao #yamanouchi ryouhei #sugawara senichi #sugawara manji #kyoani #kyoto animation #morimoto chinatsu #ayano kotoko

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liquidstar · 5 years

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would love to hear about class 2's eye shapes and the symbolism behind their names!

Sure!! :D These descriptions may be a bit messy but I wanna keep them brief :0

Sun’s is the same as his namesake. He’s named after sunflowers, those symbolize adoration, and loyalty. Those are factors in his relationship with Moon, but also his general personality. His magic is sun empowerment, a fire-based magic that gets stronger with more sunlight.

Moon’s, named after moonflowers, is a moon in the same vein. Moonflowers symbolize dreaming of love, and their magic is moon empowerment, a water-based magic that gets stronger with the phases of the moon.

Continuing with the trend, Cherry’s eyes are cherries. She’s named after Cherry blossoms, symbolic of renewal, and the fleeting nature of life, these traits are found in her through her healing magic. They also symbolize Good education, feminine beauty, and kindness. She’s pretty and nice girl who is a good student!

Camellia’s eyes… Have eyes in them. She has spirit magic, so the eyes represent how she sees dead souls. The symbolism for camellia flowers is very dense, but the main that applies to her one is “longing for someone who is missed”, it matches with her magic. The dead are missed.

Pansy has direction magic, represented with the arrows in her eyes. Pansy flowers symbolize admiration for another person, and her reason for being a wizard is because she has someone who she looks up to. Someone who inspired her to become braver. And pansy is also a synonym for coward.

Zinnia has energy magic, represent through energy bolts (A bit different from Fennel’s lightning bolts)! The flowers symbolize remembrance, loyalty and thinking of an absent friend, that’s represented though her motivation for being a wizard and her attitude towards her friends.

Fungus’ are lilly pads, because he has plant magic and a froggy theme (See: his mask). Lilly pads are sort of his trademark and the main spell he uses. His name was chosen because it isn’t exactly a plant… So something is… Off. He’s a good kid he’s just kinda cryptic.

Cactus’ are kind of like explosions, based on their explosion magic. The plants themselves are symbolic of motherhood, and they’re more or less the “mom friend”, also they’re kind of a “prick”.

Cori’s is a comb, because she has hair magic!! Coriander is symbolic of love, lust, and hidden worth. Now the “lust” aspect of the symbolism doesn’t really come into play with her because she’s a highschooler, but she does have self-worth issues that lead into her feeling as if she needs to be with someone.

Violet is a soul wizard, and the swirl in her eye is meant to represent a soul!! Violets are a flower symbolic of love between women, and well, she’s gay! It’s also a shade of purple, like her older brother’s namesake, lavender.

Heliotrope has invisibility magic, so their eyes are a bit special in that they use more than just white. They use a second lighter shade of purple to make the sides seem transperant compared to the white stripe in the middle. Heliotrope flowers are symbolic of strength and eternal love, and Heliotrope themselves feel as if they’re weak but find strength through love.

Bluebell has clairvoyance magic, so his eyes are meant to look kind of like a crystal ball. Bluebell flowers are symbolic of humility and gratitude, which are both things that Bluebell himself needs to learn throughout his arc.

Almond has wood magic, so his eyes has little tree shapes. Though it is distinct from actual plant magic. Almond trees are symbols of resurrection, and this is a bit of a theme for Almond because of his heart.

Primrose has drawing magic, whatever she draws comes to life, so here eyes have little pencil shapes. Her namesake, primrose flowers, are symbolic of youth and young love, and well, those are just things most highschoolers deal with!

Jonquil’s eye shape is meant to look like a screw, because he’s a metal wizard! In terms of personality he’s the “friendship conquers all” type, which is fitting because jonquil flowers symbolize friendship! However they’re also in the narcissus family, associated with vanity. Though he’s not vein, he’s very cocky. Like a typical shounen protagonist attitude.

Last but not least, Lavender! His pupils are pointing in two directions, up and down, to represent his gravity magic. Lavender flowers symbolize calmness, grace, and devotion. These aspects are part of his personality, but also a big part of the type of wizard he aspires to be. Lavender is also a shade of purple, like violet, the namesake of his younger sister.

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Symbolism in the Tarot

Sup witches? So I've had this Sacred Circle tarot deck since I was about thirteen and I have always loved the pagan/Celtic symbolism ingrained in each image. I recently discovered the authors website & she had this great list of correspondences used 💜 lovely resource even if you don’t own this deck! A lot of this info is universal although I do recommend checking out the Sacred Circle tarot because it’s beautiful!

* APPLE: Immortality, the Otherworld, the passage of the Sun, fertility, harvest. * ASH TREE: cosmic axis, link to all the realms. * AUTUMN: Maturity, harvest. * BADGER: Strength, power, tenacity, will, tradition. * BASIL HERB: death and immortality. * BAT: initiation, transformation, new viewpoint. * BEE: Great Goddess, regeneration, inspiration, eloquence, divine messenger. * BERRIES: Plenty, sustenance, nourishment, fruition, abundance. * BINDWEED: constriction, dangerous obstinacy. * BIRCH: New beginnings, renewal, growth, purification, fertility, cleansing. * BISTORT: vernal equinox, serpent power * BLACK: Rejection of the ego, possibilities waiting to be realised, anticipation. Contrary aspects: weak life force, illness, vulnerability, poor self-image. * BLACKBERRIES: goddess power, harvest, fruitfulness, fairies * BLACKTHORN: cursing, black magic, increaser of secrets, strength, protection.

* BLUE: Healing, spiritual development, protection, calm, teaching. Contrary aspects: complacency, spiritual dilettantism. * BLUEBELLS: Gods and spirits of the woodland, fairy magic. * BOAR: winter solstice, courage, fruitfulness, strength. * BONFIRE: Light, warmth, eternal flame of spirit within, purity, cleansing, sacred centre. * BOOK: Knowledge. * BORAGE: courage, bravery. * BROWN: Earthiness, sexuality, practicality, environmental awareness. Contrary aspects: dullness, greed, selfishness, laziness. * BULL: Power, strength, might, vitality, virility, fertility. * BUTTERFLY: Cycles of life, change, spirit, the soul, renewal, rebirth. * CAULDRON: Transformation, womb of the Goddess, occult knowledge, initiation, renewal, rebirth. * CAVE: Powers of the underworld, womb of the Goddess, place of death and rebirth, mystery. * CENTAURY: healing, altered consciousness. * CHERVIL: healing, initiation, immortality. * CHILDREN: Promise, hope, new beginning. * CINQUEFOIL: magic, altered consciousness. * CIRCLE: Wholeness, completion, eternity, absence of time and space, Deity, everlasting love. Divided circle: the balance and harmony of such divisions uniting. * CLOUDS: Difficulties, worries, clouded judgment. * CLOVER: triple goddesses, the sun wheel * CORN DOLLY: Spirit of the grain, harvest, offering. * CORNFLOWER: gifts of the harvest goddess. * CRANE: Su, writing, knowledge, inspiration, poetry. * CROWN: Power, legitimacy, victory, triumph, honour, glory. * CUP: Nurture, womb of the Goddess, emotions, feelings, love, replenishment, regeneration, inspiration, element of water, spiritual fulfilment, compassion. * CYPRESS: mourning, death, endings, evergreen tree reminder of the incorruptible nature of the spirit. * DAFFODIL: Spring, growth, joy, youth, beauty. * DAISY: Their old name 'bruisewort' indicates their efficiency in treating bruises. For the Celts the daisy was a symbol of light and Belenos, the god of the sun. * DANDELION: Solar energy, strength, life, vitality, cleansing. * DOG: Companion, guardian of thresholds, the hidden self. * DOVE: Hope, purity, peace, aspiration. * DRAGON: earth energy * DRAGONFLIES: luck * EAGLE: authority, royalty, power, upperworld * EARTH: Material realm, practicality, manifestation. * FERN: threshold, midsummer, protection * FIELDS: As you sow, so shall you reap. * FIRE: Divine spark, creative and destructive power, energy, transformation, passion, ambition, inspiration, illumination. * FISH: Creativity, fecundity. * FLOWERS: Joy, beauty, blossoming. * FOX: Cunning, knowledge. * FUNGI: Intoxication, inner vision, shamanic travel. * GORSE: Spring, hope, positivity, personal strength, well being. * GRAIN: Nourishment, harvest, plenty, abundance, reward of labour, the power in the earth, the corn god and his mystery of death and rebirth. * GREEN: Fertility, prosperity, growth, creativity, the natural world, regeneration, beauty, harmony. Contrary aspects: envy, dissipation. * GREY: Uniformity, dullness, mourning, sadness, depression. * HARE: Renewal, lust, sexuality, fecundity, reproduction, freedom, energy, creativity. * HARVEST: completion and resolution. * HAWTHORN: Conception, fertility, coming of summer, lust, sexuality, flowering. * HAZEL: wisdom, knowledge, poetry. In ogham the hazel is coll, one of the seven chieftain trees. * HEATHER: Otherworld travel, outward spiral of initiation, midsummer. * HOLED STONES: Goddess womb, healing, fertility * HOLLY: Fire, light, warmth, masculine strength, potency. * HORSE: Fertility, sovereignty, power, swiftness, faithfulness, strength, journeys, travel, partnerships. * IVY: Immortality, death and resurrection, expanding consciousness, Divine intoxication. * JUNIPER: purification, justice and truth. * KINGFISHER: a moment of magic, a brief but significant connection with the Otherworld. * LIGHTNING: Divine intervention, message from a higher power. * LIZARD: light, wisdom and divination, Otherworld secrets. * MAGPIE: balance, augury, trickster, superficial glamour, omens and signs. * MALLOW: love and fertility, death and funerals. * MAYPOLE: Phallus, cosmic axis, fertility, summer, celebration, joy. * MINT: ‘thought’, mental activity. * MISTLETOE: Immortality, love, peace, healing, fertility. * MONKSHOOD: poison, the underworld and death, malevolent magic. * MOON: Cycles, time, psychic power, reflection, femininity, intuition. Waxing Moon – youth, potential, beginnings. Full Moon – motherhood, creativity, nurture, blessing. Waning Moon - winding down, age, death. * MOTH: a symbol of the soul and attraction to the light. * MOUND: Connection with the ancestors. * MOUNTAINS: Attainment, aspiration, spiritual goals. * MOUSE: travel between the world of men and the underworld along secret paths, soul animals. Mouse shows you the way through the labyrinth and teaches you to access what you need. * NETTLES: (9 of swords) The nettle has a fierce sting, and may not be picked without paying the price of pain. Though it appears antagonistic, once assimilated it is totally beneficial, full of vitamins and minerals. As such, it teaches the lesson of transmutation. It is those spiritual and life experiences that are most difficult and testing which are the ones that make you grow most. * NIGHT: Rest, calm, peace, the unconscious mind. * OAK: Cosmic axis, as above so below, royalty, chief gods, druid magic. * ORANGE: Optimism, success, courage, bravery, ambition. Contrary aspects: conceit, self-importance. * OTTER: Lord of deep magic, otter guards many profound magical secrets. Otter catches the Salmon of Wisdom by being fluid and swift, not serious and ponderous. * OWL: Wisdom, sight that pieces the darkness, uncovering hidden secrets. * PIG: Underworld, winter solstice, death, moon, hag goddess, devourer, initiation trials. * PINE TREE: rebirth, fertility, spring equinox * POPPIES: Fertility, plenty, abundance, sacrifice. * PRIMROSES: Spring Goddess, poetic inspiration. * PURPLE: Strength, mastery. Contrary aspects: arrogance, domineering, mourning. * RAINBOW: Harmony, hope, happiness, bridge to the Otherworld. * RATTLE: Summoning spirit, awakening, communication. * RAVEN: Death, conflict, oracle, omen, foresight, shamanic vision. * RED: Blood, life, vitality, passion, energy, sex drive, protection from magic, the setting or rising Sun. Contrary aspects: aggression, anger, frustration, warning, danger, murder, cruelty, war, destruction, death. * ROBIN: Bringer of fire, protection, the sacred. * ROCKS: Difficulties, obstacles. * ROOKS: omen, sacred to Death Goddesses. * ROSE: Human and Divine love, the feminine, secrecy, healing, rebirth. * ROSEHIP: Fruition, motherhood * ROWAN: witchcraft, protection, divination and the dead. * SALMON: ancient knowledge and wisdom * SHIELD: Defence, protection. * SICKLE: Harvest, death, endings. * SNAKE: Fertility, healing, renewal, wisdom, life, death and rebirth into a new consciousness, fear, temptation, knowledge. * SNOWDROP: Purity, innocence, potential, promise. * SPIRAL: Life path, Sun path, death and rebirth, immortality. * SPRING: New beginning, growth, increase, opportunity, youth. * STAG: Fertility, potency, strength, solar animal, ancient knowledge, earth power, quest, change. * STAR: Illumination, direction, guidance, hope. * STORM: Troubles, emotional turbulence. * STRAWBERRIES: Mother Goddess, Midsummer, fairies. * SUMMER: Ripeness, increase, plenty, opportunity. * SUN: Expansion, growth, energy, creativity, the conscious mind. Rising Sun - new beginnings. Setting Sun – endings, transition. Noon Sun - full power, full expression. * SWALLOW: the transformation of the land in spring, heralding the coming of the gentle rains which fertilise the earth, protection, joy. * SWAN: prophecy, music and poetry. * SWORD: The element of air, mental activity, idea, knowledge, intent. * TANSY: Immortality, spring equinox * TORCH: Enlightenment, hope, illumination. * TOWER: Strong structure, restriction, material possessions, guarding, imprisonment, crystallized thought, closed mind. * VERVAIN: magic, ancestor contact * WAND: The fertilising phallus, element of fire, creativity, life energy, the spirit, will. * WATER: Emotion, subconscious mind. * WATERFALL: Free flowing of emotions. * WEB: The pattern of life, thread of destiny, wyrd. * WELL: Underworld, womb, healing. * WHEELS: Forward movement, progress. * WHITE: Purity, harmony, spirit, psychic development, the dispelling of negativity, purification, cleansing, tranquillity, protection * WILLOW: Feminine energy, water, emotions, inspiration, poetry, Moon magic, water magic, witchcraft, love, fertility, tears. * WIND: Challenge, change, adaptability, movement, spontaneity * WINTER: Maturity, rest, stillness, old age. * WOLF: Fierceness, nurturing, unconscious mind, dreaming, guide, new knowledge. * WOODPECKER: rebirth, opener of the ways, * WREN: Bringer of Divine fire, ancient knowledge, kingship, cleverness, sacredness. * YELLOW: Intellectual development, strength of mind. Contrary aspects: cowardice. * YEW: Death and rebirth.

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Sabbat Information

Yule- 21. Dezember - Holly Jolly Christmas Celtic Painting Traditional Colors: Blues Silvers Whites Reds Green Gold Symbolism: rebirth, transformation, new life, light, new beginnings, giving, merriment Symbols: evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettias, lights, Yule Log, wreaths, bells, gifts, stars, sun, snow, ornaments, garland, Santa Claus, reindeer Colors: red, green, gold, silver, white Food and Drink: wassail, cider, nuts, apples, pears, fruitcake, cookies, eggnog, mulled wine, ham, turkey, lamb, breads, cakes Herbs: holly, mistletoe, pine, oak, fir, birch, hazel, sandalwood, ivy, comfrey, myrrh, frankincense, wintergreen, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, elder, spruce, cedar, balsam, thistle, sage, juniper, moss, bay, rosemary Deities: Mary, Holda, Isis, Ops, Hertha, Frey, Eve, Saturn, Cronos, Horus/Ra, Balder, Santa Claus, Odin, Holly King, Old Man Winter Crystals and Gemstones: cat's eye, diamond, ruby, garnet, bloodstone, clear quartz, pearls, green tourmaline, citrine, alexandrite Animals: bull, goat, reindeer, stag, wren, robin, elf Magic: Being the time of rebirth, this is a great time to remove anything that holds us back and to sow the seeds for the upcoming year. Success spells are best cast this evening. Many people also perform blessings, not only for themselves and their families, but for others as well. Cleansing your home and altar and banishing negativity can also be done this night. Whatever you do, make sure your heart is filled with peace, love, and joy and work magic to bring merriment to others. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______ Imbolc - 2. February - "Life is Universal" pronounced "Ee-molc" Use some soft white polyfill (the snowy looking fabric) for around the altar to represent the snow. Symbolism: rebirth, purity, new life, light, new beginnings, warmth, growth, renewal, rejuvenation Symbols: candles, daffodils, lanterns, acorns, fire, Brigid's cross, acorns, brooms, corn dolls, sun wheels Colors: white, silver, pale yellow, red, pink, orange, lavender, light green Food and Drink: bread, cake, milk, spiced wine, cheese, yogurt, herbal teas, fish, white meat, honey cake, muffins Herbs: angelica, basil, bay, blackberry, chamomile, rosemary, heather, rowan, dill, myrrh, willow Deities: Cernunnos, Eros, Osiris, Pan, Athena, Bast, Blaize, Brigid, Ceres, Cerridwen, Venus, Gaia, Demeter, Hestia, Vesta, Cupid Crystals and Gemstones: amethyst, bloodstone, ruby, turquoise, garnet, onyx Animals: groundhog, bear, ewe, lamb, stag, robin, owl, dragons, phoenix Magic: This is the time of awakening as the Wheel turns toward spring. Out with the old and in with the new. Cleansing magic, home blessings, divination, initiation rituals, fertility magic, and self-discovery rituals are perfect for this Sabbat. Rid your home of stale energy left over from the cold winter. Light candles and hold a bonfire to call forth the Sun and honor the Earth. Search for signs foretelling of spring (think Groundhog's Day). Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______ Ostara on 21. March - Butterfly Triquetra Symbolism: rebirth, new life, new beginnings, resurrection, fertility, balance, youth Symbols: rabbits, bunnies, eggs, chicks, daffodils, tulips, baskets, sprouts, lambs, ribbons, butterflies, bees Colors: pastel green, yellow, and pink, gold, grass green, robin's egg blue, red Food and Drink: hard-boiled eggs, devilled eggs, honey cakes, dairy, leafy green vegetables, flower dishes, sprouts, fish, hot cross buns, sweet breads, milk, chocolate, jelly beans/eggs, lemonade, fresh fruit Herbs: acorn, celandine, crocus, daffodil, dogwood, Easter lily, ginger, hyssop, linden, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, narcissus, peony, rose, violets, woodruff, forsythia, spring flowers Deities: Eostre, Ostara, Aphrodite, Athena, Cybele, Gaia, Isis, Persephone, Venus, Maiden, Pan, Cernunnous, Green Man, Adonis, Mars, Osiris, Thoth Crystals and Gemstones: amethyst, aquamarine, rose quartz, moonstone, bloodstone, red jasper Animals: rabbits, hares, chicks, robins, lambs, snakes, unicorns, dragons Magic: Ostara is the Sabbat of new beginnings and life. Fertility magic (especially through the use of eggs) and garden and seed blessings are commonly performed during this time. Use this Sabbat to perform magic to break away barriers, start new projects or inventions, and breathe new life into your home and garden. This is also a great time to celebrate balance as day and night are equal on this day. Color eggs to attract different things such as love, fertility, wealth, and prosperity. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______ Beltane on 1. May- Celt at Arms Painting Fire can be used in form of candles Symbols: Eggs; Flowers; Chalice; May Pole; Butter churn; Chaplet; Baskets; Crossroads; Strings of beads; Ribbons Color Correspondences : Greens, yellows, reds, purples, blues Food and Drink Correspondences : all red fruits, green salads, red or pink wine punch, round oatmeal or barley cakes, dairy foods Herbs: almond, angelica, ash tree, bluebells, cinquefoil, daisy, frankincense, hawthorn, ivy, lilac, marigold, meadowsweet, primrose, roses, yellow cowslips Deities: Bast, Faunus, Flora, Maia,Aphrodite, Arianrhod, Artemis, Astarte, Venus, Diana, Ariel, Var, Skadi, Sheila-na-Gig, Cybele, Xochiquetzal, Freya, and Rhiannon, Apollo, Bacchus, Bel/Belanos, Cernunnos, Pan, Herne, Faunus, Cupid/Eros, Odin, Orion, Frey, Robin Goodfellow, Puck, and The Great Horned God Crystals and Gemstones: emerald, orange carnelian, sapphire, rose quartz Animals: Swallow, dove, swan, Cats, lynx, leopard, goats, rabbits, and honey bees Mythical beasts associated with Beltane include faeries, Pegasus, satyrs, and giants. _______ Litha- 21. June- Phoenix Sun Wheel Symbolism: life, fire, rebirth, transformation, power, purity Symbols: sun flowers, leaves, sword, spear, sun, God's eye, sun wheels, bonfire, balefires, fire, sun dials, bird feathers, seashells, Colors: red, gold, orange, yellow, white, green, blue Food and Drink: mead, ale, summer fruits and vegetables, strawberries, honey cakes, whipped cream, oranges, lemons, summer squash, honey Herbs: Saint John's Wort, lavender, rose, peony, vervain, mugwort, chamomile, chickweed, chicory, sun flower, lily, thyme, hemp, fennel, nettle, wisteria, rue, fern, heather, oak, yarrow, holly Deities: Ra, Bast, Helios, Oak King, Fortuna, Arinna, and other sun god. Crystals and Gemstones: Lapis, diamond, tiger's eye, emerald, jade, and other green stones Animals: butterflies, wren, horse, stag, robin, cattle, phoenix, dragon, faeries, satyrs Magic: Litha is the time to celebrate the Sun and all that he provides for us. Protection spells and fire magic are great to perform on this night. Make protective amulets to be empowered in the balefire lit on Midsummer's eve. Looking to promote a transformation, a new career, or create a new or strengthen an old relationship? Litha is a great night to perform such magic. Collect herbs, especially St. John's Wort, on the eve of this Sabbat to bring luck and enhance the herbs' power. Renew your wedding vows or just enjoy the time with your friends and family. This is also a great time to communicate with faeries and seek their help if you so wish. Be careful though. Faeries can be tricky. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like._______ Lammas (Lughnasadh) on 1. August - Crows in Pumpkin Patch Traditional Colors: Yellows Oranges Reds Browns Greens Symbolism: fruitfulness, reaping, prosperity, abundance, purification, transformation, change, plenty, life, birth Symbols: corn (fresh or dried), corn dolls, sun flowers, wheat stalks, threshing tools such as sickle and scythe, barley, oats, candles, cornucopias, gourds, sun wheels, bread, cauldrons Colors: gold, yellow, orange, light brown, bronze, green Food and Drink: wheat, barley, rye, oats, grains, corn, bread, honey, nuts, berries (especially blackberries), cider, red wine, fresh fruits and vegetables, pies and cobblers, jam, potatoes, cornbread, ale, beer, whiskey, mead, grapes Herbs: heather, goldenrod, peony, clover, yarrow, vervain, myrtle, rose, sunflower, poppy, mushrooms, garlic, onion, basil, apple leaf, hops, marigold, grape vine, ivy, rosemary, rose hips, blackthorn Deities: Lugh, Corn Grandmother, Vulcan, Dagon, Ceres, Isis, Dana, Tammuz, Seelu, Tailltiu Crystals and Gemstones: yellow aventurine, peridot, citrine, tiger's eye, lodestone, golden topaz, moss agate, obsidian, marble, lodestone Animals: roosters, calves, griffins, phoenix, centaurs, pigs Magic: This is a great time for hearth and home magic. Set up protection spells, cleanse the home, honor ancestors, and thank the Earth for her bountiful harvest. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______ Mabon - 21. September- Forest of Crows Traditional Colors: Browns Yellows Oranges Reds Symbolism: fruitfulness, reaping, prosperity, abundance, thankfulness, giving, kinship, protection, harmony, balance Symbols: apples, acorns, wine, pine cones, gourds, grapes, grains, dried seeds and leaves, vines, horns, scythes, sickles, squash Colors: red, maroon, gold, brown, yellow, scarlet, purple, blue, violet, indigo, orange, autumn colors Food and Drink: apples, dried fruits, nuts, squash, pomegranates, breads, grains, seeds, potatoes, carrots, onions, wine, grapes, cornbread, beans, mutton, ale, cider Herbs: ferns, honeysuckle, marigold, milkweed, myrrh, pine, rose, sage, tobacco, thistle, wheat, barley, oats, aster, mums, oak, hops, cedar Deities: Mabon, Morgan, Epona, Persephone, Thoth, Thor, The Green Man, Demeter/Ceres, the Muses, the Wicker-man, Bacchus, Dionysus Crystals and Gemstones: yellow agate, lapis lazuli, sapphire Animals: dogs, wolves, goat, stag, blackbird, owls and birds of prey, gnomes, Sphinx Magic: This is a great time for hearth and home magic, especially for placing wards around your home. Working spells to bring harmony and peace to the home are especially powerful on Mabon. Giving thanks to the Earth and celebrating kinship is the theme of this Sabbat, so spend this time giving to others and reflecting on what you have to be thankful for. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______ Samhain 31. Oktober- Samhain Painting Traditional Colors: Browns Yellows Oranges Symbolism: death and regeneration, transformation, end of old projects, new beginnings, return, change, rest, success, plenty, knowledge Symbols: skulls, bats, cats, leaves, nuts, seeds, barren trees and branches, pumpkins, cauldron, pentacle, crystal ball, besom or broom, witch's hat, moon, crows/ravens, ghosts, goblins, banshees, candy/caramel apples, chocolate, Jack-o-Lanterns, costumes, Trick-or-Treats, Death, acorns, bones, gourds, scarecrows Colors: black, orange, red, silver, gold, brown, purple, yellow Food and Drink: apples, cider, pork, hazelnuts, pomegranates, pumpkins, potatoes, squash, cranberries, turnips, beats, mugwort tea, ale, mulled wine, pies/cakes for the dead Herbs: apple leaf, almonds, bay leaf, nettle, hemlock, cloves, cinnamon, mandrake root, marigold, mums, mugwort, pine, rosemary, sage, wormwood, tarragon, rue, garlic, ginger, hazelnut, allspice Deities: Hekate, The Crone, Cerridwen, Bast, Persephone, Horned Hunter, Cernnunos, Osiris, Hades, Anubis, Loki, Arawn, Dis, and any other death/underworld god or goddess Crystals and Gemstones: black obsidian, jasper, onyx, bloodstone, smoky quartz, carnelian, Animals: cats, especially black cats, bats, spiders, rats, wolves, snakes, ravens and crows, owls, stags, jackals, scorpions Magic: This is the time to honor the dead. Set up an altar, serve them cakes, and let them know they are not forgotten. If you wish to communicate with deceased friends and family, this is the best time of year. The veil thins the night of Samhain, making communication easy. Do NOT, however, entice spirits, disrespect them, call demons, or perform any other magic that is anything less than respectful. I repeat, don't do it. Samhain is also a great time to practice divination in the form of runes, scrying, tarot, tea readings, etc. Reflect over the previous year and perform blessing spells to ring in the new year. Astral projection and lucid dreaming is also much easier to perform on this night, but remember to be safe, Banishing magic, especially those for bad habits, are especially strong on this night. Please note this is not a complete list but a brief overview of symbols, colors, herbs, deities, and the like. _______

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I wrote this a while ago, but it’s in memory of Primrose Everdeen. <3

Primroses symbolize a lot — youth, renewal, young love, safety… It could be admired for the variety of colors, a perfect gift, and you could make oils or fragrances out of it… But for Katniss, it was a small, dainty thing that was a reminder of her sister. The younger Everdeen was named after the flower - specifically the evening primrose - and it suited her very well. She was short and thin, but always seemed to light up a room. Her hair might as well match the yellow plant too, but of course, it’s not as vibrant. She had hope. She had a huge heart. She was a healer and would’ve been a doctor. She had more to live for… And now where was she? Dead, gone and never to be seen again. The explosion left no remains. She’ll never have a grave or a box of ashes from cremations. All Katniss had were memories, a few items laying around in the building at Victors Village and Buttercup. Prim might as well be compared to a shriveling weed on the side of her house now.

Ever since Peeta came home and planted those primroses, she couldn’t stop thinking more about her sister. Obviously, she’s more than grateful for the kind gesture - she likes them planted close to her home, actually. It gives the girl a sense of comfort, and to an extent, some closure. In a way, Prim was always going to be by her side and Katniss loved that idea. The only downside was she didn’t know how to garden and didn’t plan on learning soon. Katniss was still weaseling her way out of the depression she only fell deeper into when first arriving at Twelve. Since the weather became warmer and nature began to bloom, she was taking it day by day - whether it was a stroll in the forest, or she was hunting. Other than that, the gardening was taken care of by Peeta.

Part of her didn’t want to care for the plants, since her memory only linked them to her sibling. However, she’d have to face her weird fear eventually. Stupid, invasive thoughts would fill her brain. What if she accidentally killed the beautiful, yellow flowers? In a way, it’d be like killing Primrose! It was an odd way of thinking, but the grieving process made her dive deeper into the thought of objects and how they could hold so much meaning. Yes, there were more that could be found and planted to replace their spots – but these were special, handpicked by Peeta, some were still in the process of growing to their full potential and these were the first ones to be placed in the soil after the War’s aftermath. Before this, the Village had nothing and it was dull. The replacements wouldn’t mean as much. These flowers felt like they were meant to be Prim’s, that they carried her soul within them already. If they were to die, she’d want it to be naturally and when the colder seasons came around.

It’d take a few weeks for her to ask Peeta about gardening. He would teach her everything he knew about it - how much water they need and how many times a day, mentions of weed pulling and to be careful of any critters trying to nibble at the plants. She would learn fast, considering it wasn’t as hard as she thought it would be.

Gardening would end up becoming a hobby of hers; Haymitch and Greasy Sae were more than happy to see her outside frequently, tending to the small patch of flowers alongside the building. Peeta would help sometimes, until she fully got the hang of it and let her be. When it came down to the primroses, he would only ask her how they’re doing and would like to admire them. He decided to name every single one, just to get a reaction out of Katniss. She rolled her eyes and couldn’t help but to laugh. That day, the names just stuck.

Katniss thought it was ridiculous, feeling so attached to something that was sprouting out of the ground - it couldn’t respond, she knew that - but one day she finds herself talking to it… The girl was told it helps with their growth anyway. She spoke of Prim, about how beautiful they look and she hoped they were getting enough sunlight. It was just the small things. It made her happy.

Buttercup liked to join the primroses outside, whether he was alone or following at the brunette’s feet. The cat loved to lay in the soil beside them, no matter how many times Katniss scolds the damn animal not to. Despite the protests, the fluffball didn’t budge - even if the soil was wet! She decided to give up on correcting him, but definitely had to wash and comb his fur out later (which he absolutely hates).

When the temperature began to drop, Katniss knew she had to do something with the flowers. She didn’t want them outside and withering away, instead she wanted to put them to use. Carefully, she cut the primroses stems and brought them inside to place them in a vase filled with water. After that, she took a step back and smiled to herself. They were beautiful.

#crying #katniss everdeen #thg #primrose everdeen #post canon #the hunger games #mockingjay #epilogue #thg fic #thg fanfic #fanfiction

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