#cultivate peace

[nuwandatowanda]

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#cozy #cozyvibes #cozy vibes #cozygame #cozy game #cozygamer #cozy gamer #cozygaming #cozy gaming #hygge #peace #peaceful #cultivatepeace #cultivate peace

[sheilamurrey]

Integrating the Spirals: Ancient and Biblical prophecies or self-fulfilling prophecies that seem to align

After binge-watching the entire third season of Never Seen Again, and then perhaps synchronistically watching the latest from Gregg Braden (click on the YouTube link to watch–see the images to get the gist of it), I came away with this thought, “Are we all walking a predestined (prewritten map) kaleidoscope path to some final war between Good and Evil or is Awakening happening to give us the…

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#ancient #biblical #cultivate peace #Gregg Braden #heart #heaven on earth #Holy Bible #Never Seen Again #peace on earth #power to change #prophecy #rapture #war

[lotuslate]

a little comic about post canon wangxian and coming to terms with some things!

#wangxian #mdzs #mdzs fanart #wei wuxian #lan wangji #yiling laozu #hanguang jun #mo dao su zhi #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #jessbye #egg #yayyy its finally done :D #YALL i didnt realize drawing in black and white can be so hard!! >< #but anyway it was fun nonetheless #a scenario like this has been in my head for so long now #i did smth .. similar recently where i came to terms w smth and simply admitted it outloud #and i kinda realized how much difference it can make #anyway wangxian deserve to feel at peace and trusted and safe to finally talk abt their trauma #ON THEIR OWN TERMS!! with no outside interference!!

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

There is a cyclic tragedy inherent to Mori's character wherein he's actually a deeply lonely man, but it's mostly because his resolve to do morally reprehensible things and think of people as pieces on the game board is something he prioritizes over his relations with those very same people, and this inevitably pushes them away (for very understandable reasons). And it kind of sucks honestly because the most frustrating thing about Mori is that he 100% has the potential to be a fantastic teacher and mentor, and more than that, I think he loves it! Just look at Beast! But for as long as he decides he needs to be the one to make "the hard calls" to "preserve peace", then Mori will inevitably continue in this cycle of alienating all the people he has a fondness for.

I do feel as though Mori's loneliness is something he views as a necessary sacrifice that he is making for the greater good (and if he is so willing to sacrifice, then Dazai's unwillingness to do the same comes out of left field because - "what do you mean? you're supposed to be just like me!").

Anyways.

Mori voice: "I'm so alone"

Also Mori: *continues to prioritize pure logic over the emotions of his people and himself*

The people: *get rightly angry and/or become extremely traumatized and leave him*

Mori voice: "I did what needed to be done"

Mori: "..."

Mori: "..."

Mori: "I'm so alone"

Sir. You are doing this to yourself.

#thing is he works well as a mafia boss because those people who take orders know in advance they are going to be commanded #to do whatever is necessary #mori has cultivated strong bonds of loyalty so people like hirotsu and tachihara have no issue with doing what is demanded of them #since that is just what you do in the mafia. #but for people mori is closer with. his actions frequently feel like betrayal to them. because that may be how you treat a soldier #but it's not how you treat a child a mentee or a friend. #the thing i want to know is why he thinks being ruthless in the service of yokohama's peace is his own personal responsibility #in the first place #bsd #bsd mori #bsd meta #<- sort of. i'm mostly just rambling #storyrambles

[logwire]

When Will the Bud Burst? The 1945 Legacy of France’s Peace Rose

#This rose commemorates the end of World War II. #Cultivated in France in 1945 #peace #rose #bud #Jindai Botanical Gardens #peace rose #war #20231027

[arkvra]

Day 11: Crossover + Day 12: hair for mxtxtober23

Hmm?? He's in ghost city?

#mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #wei wuxian #wei ying #yiling laozu #yiling patriarch #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official's blessing #hua cheng #san lang #mdzs fanart #tgcf fanart #mxtx #mxtxtober23 #let him rest in peace for a while

[worldsokayestmagicalgirl]

Day 8: Healing

Well I finally fell a day behind

But Wen Qing deserves my best. All the best 🥹

Prompt List by Jamiedraws__ on Instagram

#mxtxtober #mxtxtober23 #cql #the untamed #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #lan sizhui #wen yuan #wen ning #wen qing #healing #hi plz I want an extra about them giving wen qing a proper burial #so I can cry in peace

[thatswhatsushesaid]

re: your post about jin guangshan: i think examining him in the way you've described really highlights the absolute horrors of the gentry in the mdzs world. because to examine WHY he is the way he is highlights a society that has absolutely no interest in reigning in the desires of its nobility. jin guangshan is the end point of that, and wen ruohan is as well; the difference is that they exercise this in different ways. jin guangshan attacks the vulnerable largely on an individual and interpersonal basis, using and discarding individual people; wen ruohan attacks the vulnerable largely on a more collective basis, conquering sects and families. they both want power, they just have different methods of obtaining it. and the other members of nobility have very few methods through which they can curb this behavior, outside of an all out war!

jin guangshan and wen ruohan must have been children, once; i doubt they ever experienced any kind of deprivation or guidance and the environments of jinlintai and nightless city's upper nobility likely only exacerbated that. i don't think it's a coincidence that the characters who likely grew up with the most power and privilege, and who exercised this in the most destructive ways, are killed by the guy who arguably experienced the Least power and privilege in his early life!!!! of course jgy would be the one to kill them both!!!!!

bam 🙌 nail, head, you just absolutely hammered the shit out of it.

i want to print this out and frame it. edited to add: because you know who does rein in those desires once he comes to power?

😌

#asks answered #mdzs meta #jin guangshan #wen ruohan #and man what a badass jgy really is for taking these two titans of selfishness and greed out of the jianghu #editing to add: this is not to say that jgy does not exploit his position because of course he does #but i think it is critical to examine what he does with that power too #he does not wage wars #he does not continue the political opponent-to-demonic cultivation pipeline that flourished under jgs #he builds watchtowers that centralize jin power. yes. #but these watchtowers objectively save thousands of lives #the juniors grow up in a world where they do not have to cultivate so aggressively in preparation for war #there. is. peace.

[nixster627]

Tournament of Jiang Cheng's Lovers

Round 1, Bracket 6

Link to bracket

#tournament of jiang cheng's lovers #please for the sake of my peace of mind do not let jin ling win #that is both a minor and his nephew #jin ling/ jiang cheng #mianmian/jiang cheng #mdzs #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #the untamed #mo dao zu shi #cql #mxtx #jiang cheng #jin ling #mianmian

[brasideios]

I’ve just finished reading Crime and Punishment so I’m just going to write a few of my thoughts about it here while it’s fresh.

It reminded me a lot of Keep the Aspidistras Flying by George Orwell; had the same sense of doom and hopelessness pervading it; scenes of poverty and how that beats a person down; the same type of (frankly) irritating protag who seems incapable of doing a thing to improve his own situation even though they’re surrounded by opportunities and people trying to help/support them; though Raskolnikov is significantly less stable. They end on a really similar note, too.

It has a similar, dense style to English lit from the same period (1860s) but then with *so* much less primness about it. It’s unflinching in a way English lit never really is. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the dream sequence of the horse being flogged to death; but there’s many other examples where I did a double take at the brutal descriptions of the suffering poverty inflicts upon people, or that people inflict on each other.

Something written by Dickens or Gaskell, who were hailed for highlighting the suffering of the poor, would *never* openly address prostitution and the effects that has with compassion for the girl (any trespass against Christian values meant death for the girl in English lit - the ‘harlot’ must be punished!) or actually describe an attempted rape. Or suicide. Or attempted murder. Or actual murder. Like - it genuinely does not look away.

It’s worth the slog to read, lots of interesting themes and ideas bubbling away in there, but it is definitely about 150 pages too long (I know this is because it was serialised and back then they paid by the word - that really shows). The last quarter dragged.

Oh - and one final point - to the person who once told me my paragraphs are too long, even when they’re literally a few sentences: this dude wrote paragraphs that run literally unbroken for three whole pages. I think I’m ok 😆

(It was good natured criticism, I’m not at all salty - I just couldn’t stop thinking about it as these monster paragraphs just kept on going, and going…)

#crime and punishment #fyodor dostoevsky #next up: #war and peace #leo tolstoy #gods give me strength #currently reading #just finished #behold the field in which I cultivate my vibes #russian literature

[8rujaa]

i find it so interesting that the steps to healing the nervous system are pretty much the same steps to aligning your chakras. psychologists and spiritualists oftentimes will recommend the same things to heal: meditation, time with nature, journaling, yoga, etc. ironically, thanks to science i feel so much more connected to the divine and my higher self again 💚

#i don’t ever want to let anyone or anything ruin the peace i’ve tried so so hard to cultivate ever again ☀️ #i’ve been learning a lot about psychosomatic illnesses and how to heal a disregulated nervous system #ive been applying the knowledge and trying my hardest to heal my brain and body. and I feel like im Almost me again :) #i’m glad my efforts have been paying off after a long long time of trial and error with no success :) #magic is everywhere and i can see it again!!! #brain vomit

[yebreed]

Taoist Mountains: Place of Spiritual Deed

The Taoist mountains represent the cardinal points of the mysterial cosmology, structuring the sacred space. The mountain idyll provides the perfect setting for alchemical and ritual deed. It is a space of seclusion, where the external worldly activity ceases, giving way to the internal. And the sacred in the Chinese imagery is inextricably linked with the aesthetic.

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#ancient China #Chinese mythology #Chinese philosophy #neidan #sacred mountain #self-cultivation #Taoism #Taoist alchemy #Taoist meditation #Taoist metaphysics #Taoist mountain #Taoist philosophy #Taoist practices #taoist #taoist immortal #china #spiritual practices #spiritual journey #taoist magic #inner peace #inner alchemy #meditation

[weiwx]

it's so fucked up how wwx was just a silly guy who wanted to have a farm and many children and live a peaceful life but he was the doomed by the narrative and haunted by the narrative guy instead

#listen he may have invented demonic cultivation and commited multiple crimes but still #a peaceful and happy life is the one he deserved #i'm glad he got it at the end after withstanding The Horrors #wwx #mdzs

[huntingrays]

if i had a nickel for every time my favorite character was a second son who loves the arts/literature, just wants an easy life, and who’s best friend had some connection to evil spirits, i’d have two nickels

#genshin impact #mdzs #the untamed #grandmaster of demonic cultivation #xingqiu #nie huaisang #my boys #i love them sm #poor nhs didn’t get to live the peaceful life that xq does #biggest diff is xq actually likes fighting #I think they’d get along #it would be bad if they ever met tho #nhs would teach him how to be a sneaky girlboss #xq would have too much power with that knowledge #quick random thing: i think if nhs got a vision it’d be… either dendro or anemo #anemo would suit him bc love for birds and also classic anemo trauma #and green #but dendro also suits him bc he loves the arts and he’s p smart (like bbgrl kav)

[americankimchi]

obsessed with the idea that in another world shen jiu would just be the cang qiong sect’s extremely bitchy second in command who acts like a royal pain in the ass to everyone but closes ranks SO fast once someone else is rude to anybody from the sect like FUCK you those are HIS annoying little brat disciples/peak lords and only HE’S allowed to be mean to them

#personal #svss #in a world where YQY and SQQ managed to resolve that ugly mess of miscommunication between them #decades later SQQ is like haha you fucking idiots. i hate all of you. if anyone touches you i'll bite their hands off #YQY: very diplomatic and peaceful and just the human equivalent of a capybara :) #SQQ: standing behind him with the ugliest murder face ever seen on an immortal cultivator waiting for the slightest reason to go off #LQG and SQQ hate each other but it's mutually respectful. like fuck you specifically but also. FUCK you specifically. won't elaborate #puts my hands on my hips why aren't there more funny fics where SQQ is just the meanest little bitch bastard ever but also #fiercely protective of cang qiong sect bc he considers it HIS #like he absolutely does NOT have a heart of gold. he's VERY MEAN. but also everybody knows he'd never do anything to hurt cang qiong sect #HE'LL HURT YOUR FEELINGS BUT HE'LL KILL YOUR ENEMIES!!! #shen jiu is so interesting to me i am poking at him constantly in my head #rotates him like in a microwave. he's a bastard but he's MY bastard #yqy coded thought process tbh

[begrudginglytumbling]

Little corner of my brain that I really don’t have time for right now: What if the Burial Mounds was like the sea in Moana?

The rest of my brain: Can you not?

LC: Big, kinda scary, can kill you, but has favoured ones.

B: Please don’t.

LC: Imagine Lan Wangji coming to the Burial Mounds, and watches in horror as a-Yuan goes running towards the boundary of the settlement, no one is quick enough to catch him, then a tendril of black resentment reaches from the boundary, picks a-Yuan up by the scruff, turns him around and nudges him back to the settlement, like the sea does to HeiHei.

B: Oh fuck you *proceeds to be late to work*

#the untamed #lan wangji #wei wuxian #lan shizui #burial mounds #WWX determindly stomping through the clouds of resentment at the Burial Mounds swatting away the fierce corpses #'I am Wei Wuxian of Yunmeng Jiang. You will board my sword destroy the Yin Iron and restore peace to the heart of the Cultivation world'