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wedarkacademia · 8 months

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But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by someone else, even the one your parents gave you. You know who you really are. When you're alone at night, looking up at the stars, or maybe lying in your bed in total darkness, you know that nameless person inside you.

― Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake

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dragons-for-the-win · 2 months

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12am. Rain poring down my window. Everyone asleep. No noise whatsoever. A brain full of inspiration.

I've wished for a night like this for ever, and I'm not gonna waste it.

#academia aesthetic #dark academia #classic academia #dark academia aesthetic #academia #chaotic academic aesthetic #romantic academia #chaotic academia #poems #poetic #dark acadamia aesthetic #chaotic acadmeia quotes #dark academia guide #stem academia #light academia

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zzzzzestforlife · 7 months

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the best night routines start in the morning

tips from an anxious psychology student who loves sleep 💤

🌅 todos whenever you wake up:

our brains are wired to notice contrast, so take this time to show your brain what it's like to be awake! the more you wake up, the more you can wind down later~ some suggestions:

wash your face

brush your teeth

eat something!! (then take your supplements, don't take them on an empty stomach)

make your bed (for max freshness when you go back to sleep though, i recommend you leave your bed to air for at least a few hours)

☀️ todos throughout the day:

now our goal is to tire ourselves out enough so that we can have happy sleeps later! we need to focus on both the mental and physical aspects of this. some suggestions:

exercise

learn something new

get sunlight (no, vitamin D doesn't count, although you should be taking your required supplements)

experience an emotional rollercoaster (not exactly recommended as it may backfire in the form of keeping you awake with a spiral of uncontrollable thoughts)

🎑 todos before bed:

the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived! while going to bed at a regular time helps with conditioning yourself to fall asleep, sometimes that's just not possible, so here are some other suggestions:

check your wake up alarms (are they set for the latest possible time? do you actually need an alarm?)

lie down in the dark while having a nonsensical conversation with yourself (our brains automatically tune out stuff that don't make sense, so trick your brain into tuning itself out — especially helpful in the event of an emotional rollercoaster kind of day)

use a comfortable sleep mask (blocks out all light even from peripheries but still allows you to breathe comfortably, isn't too tight around the head)

earbuds make pretty good earplugs or you can play white noise/soothing music/etc. to block out louder noises

feel free to add your own suggestions in the reblogs/comments~ sweet dreams! 🛌

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hello-is-anyone-there · 8 months

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Vague Guide to Gothic Academia

Lebanon Hanover (totally not because they're my favorite to write to nooo)

Franz Gordon has some really beautiful piano pieces I highly recommend if you want more classical goth music

Danse Macabre

Hannibal Lector (NBC included)

Criminology

Law in general actually

Religious studies

Come on guys the catholic aesthetics are pulling through here

Victorian collars

Leather gloves

Menthols (this one is just a personal preference, don't smoke)

As much as I hate to say it, Schopenhauer and Roubiczek

I really dislike dark philosophy but it just lines up so well >:[

Moving on to something I like far more: Taxidermy

I'm thinking mostly bones or wet specimens

Normal taxidermy works too but I think it'd clash with dorm space

Leather, silk, and velvet are good staple textures in my opinion

Which does make this harder to style in the summer but tbf dark linens have such a nice flow

The moon, obviously

Astrophysics in general. The stars and the vast existentialism of space are such a good niche. Also I don't see as much STEM majors in these things as I'd like

I'm an arts man for sure, fucked up over literature and philosophy sure, but SCIENCE BRO

That shit is so dark especially going into death studies or psychology

Honestly being a doctor in general can fuck you up

Always smelling like a cadaver (perfume or otherwise...)

Long coats, heavy boots, ties, chains, trad and victorian goth gear both work here

I do like to lean more into dark academia visually with gothic academia, just because my wardrobe would have too much of the same shit going on

Dark sweaters, waist coats and corsets, well fitting suit pants, a well structured light colored blouse usually help balance out

Gothic academia in my opinion is balance between structure and loose chaos

Makeup can also be important for a look so I suggest, strong sharp contor, white accents and dark liner. A red/maroon lip is a good choice for dark makeup in general.

I got distracted by the visual elements woops

A lot of the staple dark academia books work really well

A good murder plot always helps

The Divine Comedies - Dante

The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux

Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu

NIGHT CLASSES!!!

I can't believe I forgot that one

Getting drunk on Absinthe and red wine like a damn vampire

#okay im gonna end this here #maybe part 1 idk depends how much more i can come up with #gothic academia #dark academia #academic #light academia #dark academic #literature #dark academia aesthetic #darkest academia #transmasc #the secret history #romantic academia #gothic #gothic literature #goth music #vague guide to #goth aesthetic #goth

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i-know-you-wanna-kiss-me · 7 months

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a start to october

i haven't been doing any style guides for tbe past few weeks because of school and stress and not wanting to do a bad job just to get it over with, but i thought that i'd do a little something for autumn.

i love the burberry print in general, but their skirts just a have a special place in my heart. depending on where you live and the climate, there are different ways to style

warmer weather

colder weather

find them here

pair these with longsleeve tops or over sized jumpers. they also go well with knee high boots and headbands for a preppy look

find it here

i love all different kinds of docs but the mary janes will always be my favourite. some different ways to style them ^^

find them here

reminds me of the one rory wears in girlmore girls. best worn eith skirts or jeans. goes greatly with the aforementioned doc martens

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okay, so technically some if these aren't even henley tops, i just really like elena's style.

find them here

i sincerely hope that october and autumn (or spring depending on where you live) brings many good things for all of you. i have a lot of style guides on request, and i'm trying my hardest to get around to doing all of them. that being said, you can still request one either in the ask box or the comment (all current style guides are under #style guide on my blog). i love you all 💗💗💗

#girlblogging #coquette #just girly things #feminine beauty #coquette community #dollette #styleinspo #divine feminine #this is a girlblog #just girly posts #autumn style #couture #style guide #light academia

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theplacesaysstuff · 3 months

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Saint Spell vibes

I want this fandom to grow so badly it's not even a joke

#saint spells love guide #saint spells #asthetic #fypシ #fypage #pinterest #video games #visual novel #aesthetic #dark academia #light academia #chaotic academia #love guide #cute game

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literarydesire · 1 year

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It’s getting cold which means: time for the best kinds of dark academia outfits

Big sweaters with button-ups underneath

Dress shirts under knitted vests

Tweed pants

Tweed blazers under long coats

Thick, flowy scarfs that billow in the wind as you run to school

Red, frost bitten knuckles visible under fingerless gloves

Leather boots and woollen socks

Turtlenecks with antique necklaces

Corduroy pants and knitted cardigans

Lots of dark green, white, black, navy blue, brown, bordeaux

#dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #light academia #literature #aesthetic #academic #books and libraries #books #poetry #chaotic academia #studying #art #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia moodboard #studyblr #dark academia guide

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angryracoon92 · 6 months

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I stopped denying parts of myself as the days got warmer and now I feel whole again

#dark aesthetic #dark academia #chaotic academia #darkest academia #light academia #art #own writing #diary #shower thoughts #spilled thoughts #spilled poetry #spilled words #poetry #poets on tumblr #spirituality #random thoughts #self healing #guiding light

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curseofmxcbeth · 1 year

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dark academia gift guide

The Paper Place writing set

Maxwell & Willaims Verona Wine Glasses

Gucci 25* Goldie Red Lipstick

Coach Icon Trench Coat

Simon Carter Bifold Wallet

Doc Martens Low Rise 1416 Smooth

Margiela Replica Fragrence "Whispers in the Library"

Venezia Leather Journal

Debussy vynil record

Courant wireless charging tray

#academia #dark academia #acadamia #gift guide #christmas #gifting #romantic academia #light academia #academia style #chaotic academia #classy

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professorpusset · 2 years

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Free Classics Courses - With Certificates!

Studying "the classics" is a rich, rewarding and thoroughly enjoyable experience. Unfortunately these days, many of us lack the opportunity or resources to integrate ancient civilisations and languages into our formal education.

I, for one, am forever grateful that the advent of the digital age heralded new and interesting ways for society to share a wealth of information. Since the early noughties, I've tracked down free online courses in areas of personal interest. Naturally, the Classics is a subject I gravitated towards, and it saddened me to notice that over time free courses in the arts and humanities dwindled in favour of modern, digital, knowledge.

However, I am gladdened to share that OpenLearn (a branch of The Open University) have a growing selection of free Classics courses! All of these courses offer a free certificate to download and print on completion, and are drawn from the various undergraduate courses provided by the university proper.

These courses vary in length and difficulty, but provide an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the Classics, or who would like to sample university level content before committing to a more formal course of study.

Here is a full list of courses in the Classics category at OpenLearn, though I strongly suspect more will be added over time:

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

Highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient Olympics and explores why today, as we prepare for future Olympics, we still look back at the Classical world for meaning and inspiration.

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

Gives a taste of what it is like to learn two ancient languages. It is for those who have encountered the classical world through translations of Greek and Latin texts and wish to know more about the languages in which these works were composed.

Getting started on classical Latin

Developed in response to requests from learners who had had no contact with Latin before and who felt they would like to spend a little time preparing for the kind of learning that studying a classical language involves. The course will give you a taster of what is involved in the very early stages of learning Latin and will offer you the opportunity to put in some early practice.

Continuing classical Latin

Gives the opportunity to hear a discussion of the development of the Latin language.

Introducing Homer's Iliad

Focuses on the epic poem telling the story of the Trojan War. It begins with the wider cycle of myths of which the Iliad was a part. It then looks at the story of the poem itself and its major theme of Achilles' anger, in particular in the first seven lines. It examines some of the characteristic features of the text: metre, word order and epithets. Finally, it explores Homer's use of simile. The course should prepare you for reading the Iliad on your own with greater ease and interest.

Hadrian's Rome

Explores the city of Rome during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (117-38 CE). What impact did the emperor have on the appearance of the city? What types of structures were built and why? And how did the choices that Hadrian made relate to those of his predecessors, and also of his successors?

The Body in Antiquity

Will introduce you to the concept of the body in Greek and Roman civilisation. In recent years, the body has become a steadily growing field in historical scholarship, and Classical Studies is no exception. It is an aspect of the ancient world that can be explored through a whole host of different types of evidence: art, literature and archaeological artefacts to name but a few. The way that people fulfil their basic bodily needs and engage in their daily activities is embedded in the social world around them. The body is a subject that can reveal fascinating aspects of both Greek and Roman culture it will help you to better understand the diversity of ancient civilisation.

Library of Alexandria

One of the most important questions for any student of the ancient world to address is 'how do we know what we know about antiquity?' Whether we're thinking about urban architecture, or love poetry, or modern drama, a wide range of factors shape the picture of antiquity that we have today. This free course, Library of Alexandria, encourages you to reflect upon and critically assess those factors. Interpreting an ancient text, or a piece of material culture, or understanding an historical event, is never a straightforward process of 'discovery', but is always affected by things such as translation choices, the preservation (or loss) of an archaeological record, or the agendas of scholars.

Introducing the Classical World

How do we learn about the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks? This free course, Introducing the Classical world, will provide you with an insight into the Classical world by introducing you to the various sources of information used by scholars to draw together an image of this fascinating period of history.

Introducing Virgil's Aeneid

This free course offers an introduction to the Aeneid. Virgil’s Latin epic, written in the 1st century BCE, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his journey to Italy, where he would become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This course uses translations of Virgil’s poem, and assumes no prior knowledge of Latin, but it will introduce you to some key Latin words and phrases in the original text.

Icarus: entering the world of myth

An introduction to one of the best-known myths from classical antiquity and its various re-tellings in later periods. You will begin by examining how the Icarus story connects with a number of other ancient myths, such as that of Theseus and the Minotaur. You will then be guided through an in-depth reading of Icarus’ story as told by the Roman poet Ovid, one of the most important and sophisticated figures in the history of ancient myth-making. After this you will study the way in which Ovid’s Icarus myth has been reworked and transformed by later poets and painters.

Getting started on ancient Greek

A taster of the ancient Greek world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.

The course approaches the language methodically, starting with the alphabet and effective ways to memorise it, before building up to complete Greek words and sentences. Along the way, you will see numerous real examples of Greek as written on objects from the ancient world.

Travelling for Culture: The Grand Tour

In the eighteenth century and into the early part of the nineteenth, considerable numbers of aristocratic men (and occasionally women) travelled across Europe in pursuit of education, social advancement and entertainment, on what was known as the Grand Tour. A central objective was to gain exposure to the cultures of classical antiquity, particularly in Italy. In this free course, you’ll explore some of the different kinds of cultural encounters that fed into the Grand Tour, and will explore the role that they play in our study of Art History, English Literature, Creative Writing and Classical Studies today.

#classics #ancient greece #greek mythology #classical studies #classical education #greek #latin #the grand tour #dark academia #light academia #dark academia guide #homer #virgil #openlearn #free courses #online education

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dragons-for-the-win · 8 months

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drinking tea while playing online chess is peak chaotic academia

#classic academia #academia #poetic #chaotic academic aesthetic #dark academia aesthetic #dark academia #academia aesthetic #science academia #chaotic academia #dark academia guide #stem academia #light academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #academics #dark aesthetic #dark acamedia #chaotic acadmeia quotes

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darkest-poet · 2 years

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ways to be more "sophisticated"

less is more; don't overly share. remain an enigma, yet one that reels others in.

have proper posture. chin up, darling. look the world straight in its eyes.

hygiene. along with staying clean, why not use products with a classy aroma?

be genial and polite—even towards your enemies. i'm not suggesting to be overly friendly. just show others that you're wise enough to not waste your precious time on lowly people.

have an eager outlook on life. be open to learning. even if others groan at obstacles, accept it.

expand your vocabulary. fathom provides a different energy than think. proper vocabulary can reveal your true intellect.

refrain from gossip and drama. you have more beneficial tasks you could do.

jewelry is a good addition if you want to appear more classy, yet it is not a necessity.

sophistication lies more in your character rather than through material goods. it doesn't need to be extravagant.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -Leonardo Da Vinci

#dark academia #aesthetic #tips #dark academia tips #academia aesthetic #books & libraries #dead poets society #light academia #light academic aesthetic #dark academia guide #poets on tumblr #readers on tumblr

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akaessi · 2 years

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the linguist in me gets so peeved about conlanguages that don't have conwritingsystems but maybe I'm neurotic

*Clarification in the notes*

#fantasy writing #writing guides #worldbuilding #conlang #linguistics #linguist problems #dark acadamia quotes #dark academia #chaos academia #light academia #goblin academia #university #study #writing tips #seriously stop taking ancient writing systems and just adding like a line here and there #am I being salty?

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elliepassmore · 1 month

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The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love review

4/5 stars Recommended if you like: romantasy, romantic comedy, light academia, magic

Big thanks to Netgalley, Berkley Publishing, and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

My rating for this book sits somewhere between 4 and 4.5 stars, though it's hard for me to pinpoint exactly where. My rating is somewhat biased. I didn't see the publisher until after I'd requested the book and so didn't realize how heavily romance-oriented it was going to be (I thought it would be more like Emily Wilde's), and that's not really a genre I tend to read. That being said, once the book got going I began enjoying it, hence the rating still being relatively high.

It took me a while to get used to the narrative style of the book. For one, it's set in the Victorian Era and with that comes a lot of thinking about societal politeness and propriety, which doesn't interest me too much. Then there's quite a bit of emphasis on insta-lust and the feelings associated with that, albeit with a Victorian slant, though as mentioned I should've been more mindful of the drama. However, once things start getting on with the Birder of the Year competition, the pacing speeds up and I stopped noticing/being bothered by those two things. I'd say around the 10-15% mark.

The plot itself was interesting and actually contained more humorous moments than I was expecting. The ornithologists take the competition seriously, and it's clear Beth and Devon do as well, but there's quite a bit of tomfoolery occurring as each ornithologist tries to one up the other, and I found some of the situations to be quite funny. I also think that these moments really go to show how far ornithologists are willing to go in this world, which helps provide some context. There are also some behind-the-scenes machinations going on in the competition, and I did have a hard time trying to figure out the true motivation of the competition. There are really two different things going on, one of them funny and one of them more troublesome, that helped add some tension to the plot.

I like the concept of magical birds and the very extra people who study and trade in them. We have the chance to meet a bunch of different birds over the course of the book, ranging from deadly to pretty. Beth takes her job as an ornithologist seriously and is dedicated to studying and protecting birds from more unscrupulous forces. While he may seem like a scoundrel at first, Devon too is intensely interested in keeping birds safe. Conversely, it's made clear that a large swathe of the ornithologist community are less scrupulous and more interested in the fame and glory than in the birds themselves. It's no wonder the competition ends up being what it is.

Beth herself is the very definition of a Proper Victorian Lady. Beth can be quite shy, though she does her best to get along with people, usually with success (the scenes with the French fishermen might be some of my favorite in the book). Part of her shyness comes from being mocked as a child for being a 'weird know-it-all' who was, and is, obsessed with birds, though another part of it comes from her struggling to find the unspoken social rules others seem to follow (as I was reading I suspected she was autistic, and the author's note confirms that Beth is definitely ND, though Holton doesn't provide specifications). As a result, she's a bit of a people pleaser to start the book, though over the course of the competition she begins to stand up for herself and others more, and by the end is truly a force to be reckoned with.

Devon is both similar to Beth and her opposite. For one, he's much more devil-may-care and rakish, willing to be loud and gregarious when the need arises. However, this also masks someone who spent their later adolescent and early adult years feeling apart from others and lonely. In his own way, Devon can also be fairly shy and at times feels inadequate. That being said, it's clear he feels deeply and has a deep respect from the get-go for Beth. I think Devon's rakishness and sensitivity work well together.

The romance works well between the two main characters. Both of them have a deep love for the same academic subject and few people with whom they can let themselves relax and fully be themselves, both personally and academically. As academic prodigies they've had similar experiences in life and thus understand where each other is coming from and where their needs might be in the relationship. While I'd say the romance is definitely insta-love and insta-lust, Devon and Beth both have a wellspring of admiration and respect for one another, which I think is integral.

Overall, this was a surprisingly funny romantasy and I enjoyed the plot and characters. It isn't really a genre I read a lot, so it did take me some time to get used to the narrative style and the focus on romance vs. action + fantasy elements, but I did have a good time reading it.

#book #book review #books #fantasy #book recommendations #bookstagram #booklr #bookblr #bookaholic #bookish #the ornithologist's field guide to love #romantasy #fantasy books #light academia #victorian era #victorian england

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muneersecstasy · 2 years

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#aesthetic #light acadamia aesthetic #classic academia #study aesthetic #dark academism #studyblr #studyinspo #may allah guide us all

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savorroam · 7 months

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Cabin details. Vermont Riverbed Treehouse

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