#The Jinn

[raggedy-spaceman]

I see all your posts about having Two Nickels because of The Corinthian and Crowley but you know what:

It’s actually Three Nickels.

And yes they’re all Queer.

Neil Gaiman definitely has a type.

#the sandman #american gods #good omens #the jinn #the corinthian #crowley #anthony j crowley #jinn #I didn't want to rewrite the whole if i had a nickel thing #we all know what i'm talking about #mine #queue

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Cassandra Igarashi/Laura Wilson- The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie

Avicenna "Avi"/Magnus Marston- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Salim/The Jinn- American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Zhao Yunlan/Shen Wei- Guardian/Zhen Hun by Priest

#cassandra igarashi #laura wilson #Lauracass #The Wicked + The Divine #Kieron Gillen #Jamie McKelvie #Avicenna #avi #Magnus Marston #Some Desperate Glory #Emily Tesh #Salim #The Jinn #SalimJinn #American Gods #Neil Gaiman #Zhao Yunlan #Shen Wei #Weilan #Guardian #Zhen Hun #Priest #polls #lgbt books #queer book ship tournament

[liketwoswansinbalance]

A Ramble

The idea of a Black Swan event in relation to Rise’s ending is so poetic. Because, the ending and revelation are unforeseen like a black swan once was.

Also, from the iconic Rock Scene, the creation of the symbol, their School crest, was perfect! The duality. It was just purely beautiful and fascinating. And, the concept was so clever! I was so ridiculously proud of Rafal then!

And, that reminds me of something from an interview from the bonus content at the back of book 1 where Soman said he liked to ask which is more beautiful: the black swan or the white swan? The white swan is classic, like Good. But, the black swan is rare and mysterious. So, is it beautiful as well, or is the white swan more beautiful because it represents the standard of beauty? Is it more beautiful to fit an ideal, or to be uncommon and thus beautiful because of that quality? It was an interesting line of thought as it reminded me of Rise’s plot twist.

The prose in the final scenes was beautiful, if I recall correctly. I love the comparison of Rafal being summoned by Rhian "like a genie out of the bottle." (This is paraphrasing.) This brings up the idea of opening a can of worms. They can't be replaced. The truth is out. It’s like a Pandora’s Box, or the invention of the atomic bomb that transformed modern warfare. There’s no going back from that. You regret you ever probed further and made the decision to open it. But, it's too late and always will be. It's an incredible discovery, yes, but so damaging to the world.

We’ve already seen Aladdin’s sinister genie, and originally, the concept of genies (the jinn) was that they were evil spirits, demons, known to have a reputation for manipulation, mischief, and malevolence. I wonder if a genie related to the monkey’s paw idea will possess one of the brothers in Fall?

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Context and other resonant ideas:

"While jinn could be known to be friendly, or at least reclusive, the beings also have vampiric abilities. In addition to absorbing the essence of food, or eating while in human form, they derive nourishment by sucking energy from living things. That can include draining a human soul. According to lore, some jinn want to do their own thing, and have no interest in humans. Others get their kicks by hanging around humans. But it can be dicey to be around a jinn considering some want to toy with us, and choose to torment us or exact revenge for being cast out. They are also said to be able to bring about illness and bad luck. 'While some through the ages have tried to bargain with them, to do so is always a dangerous gamble since they are notorious tricksters who, for the most part, do not like humans,’ said Weatherly. ‘They can dwell in abandoned buildings, in the deserts and forests, even in rocks, statues, jewelry and other physical items'" ("A History of Genies in Folklore and Pop Culture").

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"A Black Swan event is an event in human history that was unprecedented and unexpected at the point in time it occurred. However, after evaluating the surrounding context, domain experts (and in some cases even laymen) can usually conclude: 'it was bound to happen.'" ("What are Black Swan events?").

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"black swan event, high-impact event that is difficult to predict under normal circumstances but that in retrospect appears to have been inevitable. A black swan event is unexpected and therefore difficult to prepare for but is often rationalized with the benefit of hindsight as having been unavoidable.

"[...] All swans were presumed to be white because all historical records of swans showed them with white feathers. The term black swan was thus used to describe any impossible event or circumstance. But in 1697 the Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh encountered swans with dark plumage in Australia, a land largely unexplored by Europeans at that time. The black swan thus came to be a metaphor for the reality that just because something has not happened does not mean that it cannot occur in the future. The metaphor is analogous to the fragility of any system of thought and a testament to the fallacy of assumption. A set of conclusions can be undone once any of its fundamentals is proved false. In this case, the observation of a single black swan negated the long-held presumption about the species. Any logic that followed the assumption that swans must be white was also invalidated by the discovery.

"[...] while human beings are good at turning environmental stimuli into meaningful information, they tend to be narrow-minded in their beliefs about the world. Being dogmatic about beliefs makes humans blind to concepts that fall outside what is accepted as true. This creates a vulnerability to surprise events called black swans, which necessitate a change in worldview" (Encyclopaedia Britannica).

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What an understatement. I'm sure the brothers will have to do more than just change their worldviews. Their world and potentially every perception they've ever had has been turned upside-down. And, their fallacy of assumption about their souls—it could all be construed as the Storian's fault for not correcting them.

#school for good and evil #rise of the school for good and evil #rafal #rafal mistral #sge #sfgae #the school for good and evil #tsfgae #rotsge #rotsfgae #rhian #rhian mistral #swan #swans #aladdin #genie #genies #jinn #the jinn #my post #my predictions #my theories #my analysis

[nkp1981]

Salim and The Jinn

#omid abtahi #salim #mousa kraish #the jinn #american gods

[gilgadusimp]

oh, um... apparently I’m in the simping Salim & The Jinn phase again

#American Gods #The Jinn #Salim

[stirlingmoss]

28 ​“so that he may know that they have delivered the messages of their Lord, who encompasses all they have and takes account of everything.”

27 ​“except a divinely chosen messenger: then God sends scouts before and after him,

26 “knowing the unseen without revealing the divine secret to anyone,

25 Say, “I don’t know whether what you are warned of is close, or if my Lord has given it time,

24 When at last they see what they were warned about, they will know who is weaker in support and is of less account.

23 ​“except communication from God, and divine messages. And for any who defy God and the messenger of God, there is the fire of hell, where they’ll remain forever.”

22 ​Say, “No one can grant me shelter from God, and I could not find any refuge but God,

21 ​Say, “For my part, I don’t have the power to do you harm or guide you right.”

20 ​Say, “I only pray to my Lord, with whom I associate no one.”

II

19 ​When Abdullah, the Servant of God, stands to pray to God, they virtually form a mass around him.

18 ​The places of worship are for God; so don’t pray to anyone besides God.

17 to test them with it. And if anyone turns away from mindfulness of his Lord, that will cause him mounting pain.

​16 ​If they had stayed on the path upright, We would have given them plenty of water,

15 ​“‘while those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.’”

14 ‘“Now some of us are devout, while some of us are unjust. As for those who are devout, they strove for integrity;

13 “‘for we believed in the guidance when we heard it. And whoever believes in his Lord fears no withholding of rights or oppression.

#72:13-28 #The Jinn

[allskywalkerswhine]

in fics where luke gets plopped into the prequels i want every jedi within ten metres of him to think hes the weirdest jedi theyve ever seen. he has negative lightsaber form. he doesnt know what a kata is. he handstands when he meditates. his solution to sith is to try and have a chat. hes a political radical who keeps suggesting revolution. you ask him what the jedi code is and he says "kindness and compassion and helping those in need :) ". you ask how he used the force like that and he says some shit about how you are a luminous being limited only by your mind. the councils authority is just a suggestion. he is somehow the new favourite of both qui gon and yoda

#i think he Gets yoda in a way few do bc he knew him as a feral old man in a swamp and not Guy In Charge Of Everything #so he is yodas new best friend #and qui gon hears him talk for five mins and realises his ideal jedi is a real guy that exists #luke doesnt realise how much of a heretic he is okay he is a Luminous Being #luke skywalker #star wars prequels #stat wars original trilogy #sw originals #original trilogy #sw prequel trilogy #sw og trilogy #jedi order #star wars #sw #sw time travel fic #time travel au #the force #yoda #qui gon jinn #i think after a bit plo koon would also be a big fan #lee posts

[sabellart]

he was the cool uncle

inspired by this post^

#star wars #tcw #the clone wars #sw fanart #sabeldraws #qui gon jinn #obi wan kenobi #kit fisto #shaak ti #quinlan vos

[littlebreadrolls]

my greatest sadness is that qui gon, obi wan, and (full grown) anakin never got to interact.

#obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #anakin skywalker #star wars fanart #star wars prequels #star wars #star wars art #art #digital painting #digital art #fanart #wip #littlebreadrollsart #littlebreadrolls #artists on tumblr

[an-old-lady]

Here's the notes on the Medieval Fantasy Star Wars au! I'll add to this as I do more. If you're new here, this is the saga of me drawing Star Wars but like what if it was Fantasy?

#art #digital art #fanart #character art #character design #digital artist #star wars #star wars fanart #sw fanart #sw art #sw prequels #star wars prequels #sw clone wars #star wars clone wars #star wars au #sw au #obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #padme amidala #qui gon jinn #ahsoka tano #leia organa #luke skywalker #mace windu #shaak ti #concept art #star wars art #star wars the clone wars #medieval fantasy au #medieval au

[orientalld]

#star wars #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #yoda #ahsoka tano #mace windu #ki adi mundi #plo koon #kit fisto

[skysgalaxy]

I'm not crying 🥲💖

#star wars #master and padawan #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #ahsoka tano #ahsoka spoilers #star wars prequels #ahsoka series #star wars fandom

[jedi-starbird]

'Desert hermit Ben Kenobi develops a reputation as a crazy wizard because he keeps talking to thin air.'

No. This is Tatooine, talking to yourself is hardly the weirdest thing they've seen. Ben Kenobi, however, keeps having full on fucking screaming rows with thin air and seemingly gets replies back, which is decidedly a step up.

(They've managed to piece together that a major point of contention is the acquisition and raising of a child? Clearly Ben is a wizard that had a bitter divorce with a desert spirit and is working through a custody dispute)

#i fully believe the first 3 years after qui gon manifests himself is screaming matches between the two its cathartic or something #tatooine residents watching ben have a seemingly coherent arguement with nothing #but sometimes they swear the wind moves the sand to form the shadow of a very tall man next to ben #tatooine residents very invested into the one-sided family drama theyre hearing about #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #star wars

[nkp1981]

Salim and The Jinn in "American Gods", 2017-2021

#omid abtahi #salim #mousa kraish #the jinn #american gods

[stealingpotatoes]

gigachad qui gon would never leave shmi in slavery. source: i said so

(commission info // kofi support!)

#watto #qui gon jinn #shmi skywalker #anakin skywalker #padme amidala #padmé amidala #my doods #star wars

[milkcioccolato]

How to baby, with Good Dad Mace Windu and Questionable Dad Qui-Gon Jinn.

Yes I am reading Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray. Yes I’m only at the beginning. Yes Qui-Gon is trying, but he just doesn’t know what he’s doing, poor dude.

#star wars #maul #darth maul #jedi maul #obi wan #obi wan kenobi #obimaul #jedi obimaul au #mace windu #qui gon jinn #mace windu is a good dad #qui gon jinn less so #but he’s trying #milks artsies