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Spirit Animal Power the Bull – Cow Spirit

Cow Crystals – Rose quartz, Carnelian and Peridot

Cow Flora – Pomegranate, Wheat, Lily

Symbols – garden, shield, waterfall and related to heart chakra.

The cow - Bull is a very powerful spirit animal.

In many cultures the cow is symbolic of Mother Earth, fertility, nurturing and power.

A Bull totem symbolizes the sun and relates to Osiris. The Cow totem is lunar and is connected to Osiris’ wife, Isis.

Bull and cow totems together symbolize fertility and are a blending of masculine and feminine energies.

The Bull totem symbolizes nourishment through its slaughter or sacrifice, while a Cow totem symbolizes motherhood. The two are connected and are both needed to create new life.

The Egyptian Goddess Nut is quite often depicted with the cow having four stars on its belly, which represents the 4 cosmic quadrants of the Earth.

In Egyptian mythology Hathor was an ancient Goddess worshipped as a cow deity. The Goddess Hathor was considered the Great Mother Goddess of joy and nourished all things. She was the original personification of the Milky Way, which was seen as the milk that flowed from a heavenly cow.

Hathor was also seen as a protector and an emblem of royalty.

In verdict literature the cow is a symbol of abundance and fertility as it represents the earth and the sky.

If the cow is your power totem animal guide here are a few of the keywords associated with this animal: Fertility, Power, Nourishment, Female Power, Grounded, Beginnings, Possibility, Potential, Calming

Bull – Cow spirit animal totem meanings and power when either of these appear ask yourself if your personal masculine and feminine energies are in balance.

Bull energies are bold and rigid, whereas cow energies are more subtle and gentle. For example, are you being too rigid in your actions and thoughts? Do you need to be softer? Are you feeling too soft or weak? Bull totem offers strength and stamina. Cow totem offers love and nurturing.

The cow shows us how to nurture ourselves and respect others. Those with the cow totem are usually service oriented and will normally put the needs of others before their own.

A Cow totem can also signify the importance of calcium in your dietary intake.

The Bull – Cow power totem animal often depicts insight into past lives and can represent rushing into things without consideration for the outcome.

The Bull – Cow power totem animal wisdom includes:

Being alert to danger – Contentment – Love - Sharing through the community

Cow: Connected to the Great Mother Goddess

Bull: To stand your ground

When the Bull - Cow totem appears ask yourself if you are being as productive as you could be?

The Bull – Cow power totem animal asks that you are nurturing your relationships and that you avoid stubborn behaviours.

Consider the cow spirit animal for a minute:

To see a Cow in your dreams could represent some contentment that may be influencing your life right now. Negatively, it could also mean failure or waste.

Traditionally the cow is linked to the Goddesses of Fertility - for example Aphrodite, Bastet, Freya, and Diana.

The Cow relates to motherhood and nurturing since she provides food for mankind. The cow also provides calves which may become food. Therefore, the Cow can signify fertility through sacrifice.

A Cow will always do what is best for itself and others the needs of the herd are vital.

The cow can stand its ground no matter the weather therefore cow medicine is about standing for the truth and not being influenced. It is also about overcoming challenges.

The cow is alert and intelligent, lead cows have been known to lead herds from field to field to avoid predators and droughts. Cows have a sixth sense and can recognise danger and opportunities. If the cow is your power totem animal guide you will be perceptive, and the Cow will appear to tell you to pay attention.

Consider the bull spirit animal for a minute:

The Bull represents strength, he teaches us to be careful, to look at your past experiences and learn from these, then determine how is best to create your future.

The bull shows you the future can be abundant and fertile, he asks you to take your time, don’t rush into things without proper preparation and always check your facts. He wants you to assess impulsive behaviours and look to your decision making.

A bull is a powerful totem reflecting a surge of energy. The bull assists you with past life journeys, he offers insight and healing.

He asks that you use your inner reserves and strengths at this time, avoid bullish or bullying behaviours, assert without becoming stubborn. He also asks that you look at your behaviours like anger and aggression and that you keep these in check.

The bull – cow power totem animal can help you understand the everyday aspects of fertility and the relationships necessary for it.

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musclecakeee · 3 years

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Why Chocolate Cakes Are Special?

Cakes have traditionally been one of the most popular food varieties around the world, with significant social and cultural significance. Making cakes for celebrations or rituals is a long-standing custom in many civilizations and cultures around the world. Cakes were initially used as an offering to the gods and spirits in religious rites. They were often purposefully fashioned into specific forms by the occasion or to represent certain notions, such as round and circular shapes, which were indicative of life's cyclical nature or natural phenomena.

Ancient Round Cakes

At the Harvest Moon Festival, the ancient Chinese fashioned round Muscle cakes in honor of the lunar god, while the Celts rolled Beltane cakes down a hill to symbolize the solar cycle.

Since the discovery of flour, people have been making cakes. Cakes can be traced back to the Neolithic period. Crushed grains were used to make their cakes, which were then roasted over a stone fire.

Using Baking Skills

The ancient Egyptians were the first people to have substantial baking skills. Their loaves were still bread-like at the time, and honey was utilized instead of sugar. It was only until the Industrial Revolution that cakes took on their current appearance. Cakes were only available to the wealthy and ruling classes in medieval times due to the exorbitant expense of production.

Manufacturing Of Cakes

Cake manufacturing rose as a result of increased foodgrain output, technological advancements, and the advent of contemporary baking equipment, and cake costs dropped dramatically. Cakes have become a popular culinary item among the general public, and they can be found in bakeries and restaurants all over the world.

Types Of Cakes

Vanilla sponge cakes, Butterscotch cakes, Black Forest cakes, and cupcakes are just a few of the many flavors, forms, and sizes available these days. And, among the most popular cake varieties, chocolate cake continues to be the choice of millions of people all over the world.

Chocolate Cakes

Chocolate or cocoa is usually the major component of chocolate cakes. Chocolate cakes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the recipe and the type of chocolate used. Almost every country has its own set of chocolate cake recipes.

Chocolate cakes were traditionally baked at home, but they are now available in bakeries, restaurants, and even online. Chocolate cherry cupcakes, chocolate walnut truffles, chocolate venom, and chocolate orange cakes are among the chocolate cakes available in various shapes, sizes, and fillings.

Ordering Chocolate Cakes

Ordering Chocolate cakes online and having them delivered to your door is the most convenient way to get them. Many online portals provide chocolate cake delivery services in India and different countries, and anyone can order them at any time of year. Chocolate cakes make excellent gifts for a variety of occasions, and you can send chocolate cakes to loved ones all around the world without ever leaving your chair or room.

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grimoire2020aa · 4 years

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Witchy Podcasts

WitchWave- with Pam Grossman, who is a writer, curator, and teacher of magic and its history. She is the author of What Is A Witch and her writings have been featured in Sabat, Huffington Post, MSN, and Abraxas Journal. Her art shows have been featured in The New York Times and Art in America. She also launched a WitchEmoji sticker pack for iMessage. She currently lives in Brooklyn. Each episode is an interview with someone who is a leading visionary in art, culture, or the occult and they discuss witchcraft. Recommended episodes: Judika Illes (author of 5,000 Spells and other essential witchcraft books), Jessyka Winston (of Haus of Hoodoo), and Gabriela Herstik (author of Craft: How to Be a Modern Witch).

Hippie Witch- with Joanna Devoe, who is a writer, an artist, and a front-woman of the band Obedient Waves. She’s a very peppy, high-energy host with episodes that talk about Harry Potter philosophy in witchcraft, Stephen King book club, and discusses modern-day topics in a fun, newsie way. Recommended episodes: Rethinking Toxic Terms + Black Panther Magick, The Life of a Psycho-Spiritual Witch, and Spiritual Rewiliding.

Serpent Cast- a weekly podcast about sex and spirituality by VICE/Broadly astrologer Annabel Gat and GQ/Allure sex writer Sophie Saint Thomas. Featuring expert interviews, magical product reviews, esoteric books, and musings on aliens, herbs, feminism, queerness, and the occult. Recommended episodes: The Fitness Witch, Ammo O’Day, Bri Luna, Hoodwitch, Chelsea Selby, Witch Baby Soap, and Khi Armand: Shaman, Root Doctor, and Houngan.

Living Open- is a podcast for mystics and seekers hosted by Tarot reader, Reiki practitioner, and yoga teacher Eryn Johnson. Explore these topics along with crystals, meditation, travel, entrepreneurship, activism, and more. Recommended episodes: Folk Tarot Reader and Witch Tess Giberson on Magic as Your Birthright, Crystal Resonance Therapists Christel Alberez and Nerissa Alberts on Intuitive Crystal Healing, 11-Minute Chakra Opening Meditation, and Yoga Teacher Kassandra Reignhardet on Lunar Yoga and Yin Yoga as Shadow Work.

Self Service- with Jerico Mandybur, who is an LA-based writer and editor of Girlboss Radio. This is your cosmic comfort zone, an “inner-beauty school” where self-care is celebrated, where getting real with emotions is a treat, and an interest in thoughtful, funny conversations, weird wellness and astrology is unabashed. Episodes have astrology reports with Jessica Lanyadoo. Recommended episodes: How to Be a Spiritual Activist, Crystals 101 and What to Do with Crushes in Astrology, What About Women of Color in Wellness?, A Sober-Curious Guide to Sobriety with Ruby Warrington.

The Fat Feminist Witch- Paige, the self-acclaimed fat, feminist witch. It’s a podcast with ranting, raving, and wand-waving! Paige examines witchcraft and paganism from a modern perspective featuring topics such as author interviews, magical ethics, social justice, law, and witchcraft from around the world. Recommended episodes: Chakras Plain & Simple, #WitchNBitch-Witch, Ya Basic!, Glamour Magic with Deborah Castellano.

Your Own Magic- hosted by Allie Michelle & Raquelle Mantra. This podcast connects you with inspiring artists, wellness experts, humanitarians, spiritual leaders, entrepreneurs, and other influential visionaries who are living magic and making an impact. Recommended episodes: Energy Muse: the Crystal Episode, Koi Fresco, Enlightenment, Soulmates, and Astral Projection, Jill Wintersteen: Astrology, Dreamcatchers, and Strengthening Intuition, Shaman Durek: The Spirit Hacker, Sahara Rose: Doshas, Dharma, Kriya, and Karma.

WitchCraftsy- with Amy Lynn. This podcast is a place for any Dreamweaver looking for healing, inspiration, and conversation about all things occult and taboo. Topics include healing heartbreak, spirit guides, astral planes, sex magick, death, community, and breaking patriarchy. Recommended episodes: Craft of Conjure: How do you Hoo Doo? With Loretta “Loo” Ledesma, Spiritual Factors of Illness & Health with Herbalist Raven Rose, Queer Hip-Hop with Kitty Crimes, Witchy Spiritual Lessons- Where the People Are.

Sovereign Society- hosted by Sabrina Riccio, a medicine priestess, soulistic alchemist, and speaker from Joshua Tree ,California. This is a detailed, extensive podcast on topics such as kundalini yoga, astrology, psychedelics, shamanic breathwork, Reiki, sound medicine, chakra system, spiritual leadership, business design, metaphysics, self-love, and conscious health living. Recommended episodes: Upleveling to Your Authentic Radness with Luke Storey, Connecting With Loved Ones on the Other Side and Radiating Your Holiness with Arielle Ford, Spiritual Bypassing + Upleveling with Kundalini Yoga with Krisa Reierson, Aligning and Activating Your Sacred Business with Brianna Rose.

Priestess Podcast- with Julie Parker, founder of The Beautiful You Coaching Academy where she trains people to become life coaches, and is the Editor-in-Chief of COACH magazine. She is a published author and speaker. She is a priestess that focuses on Celtic, Balkan, Iberian, and Greek lineage. This podcast has interviews and intimate conversations about the divine feminine, goddess culture, women’s spirituality, and spiritual business. Recommended Episodes: Mariah McCarthy on the Divine Feminine & Being Non-Binary, Gala Darling on the Modern Witch, Jessica Reid on Clairvoyancy and Channeling, Sarah Magdalena Love on Queer Magic, and Hibiscus Moon on Crystal Power.

Almost 30- with Krista Williams, creator of The Hundred Blog and has been featured in Women’s Health, Self Magazine, and Refinery 29; and Lindsey Simsick, actress, singer, model, and SoulCycle instructor. This podcast focuses on wellness, entrepreneurship, spirituality & self-development. Recommended podcasts: How to Expand Your Consciousness + Align Your Chakras with Reiki Healer Milana Snow, Modern Mystic + Sexuality Goddess Alexandra Roxo, Relationship Coach + Teacher John Wineland Parts 1 & 2, and Jill Willard on Becoming Intuitive.

Highest Self with Sahara Rose- she is the best-selling author of the Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda, which is critically acclaimed by Deepak Chopra. She discusses how to tune into your life, find your purpose (or Dharma) and how to be the best person you can be. She goes into detail on Ayurveda and other similar practices that can transform your life. Recommended podcasts: How to Balance Your Chakras Through Dance, Activating Your Shamanic Roots with Shaman Durek, Who is Your Highest Self?, and How to Spiritually Grow Through Ease.

That’s So Retrograde- Elizabeth Kott and Stephanie Simbari have been coined “the Ab Fab of the new age.” Merging pop culture, wellness, and spirituality together in one podcast, these women deliver conscious conversations with realness and humor, all while providing tips and expert insight to guide listeners to their most enlightened path. Recommended episodes: Magical Sabbatical with Sage Goddess, Fairy Godguru with Guru Jagat, The Genius Life with Max Lugavere, and Full Circle Moment with Andrea Bendawald.

Balanced Blonde- with Jordan Younger, an entrepreneurial and wellness blogger. She discusses everything from branding and writing to friendships and things that set your soul on fire. Recommended episodes: Jasmine Hemsley-Ayurveda Meets the West, Nicole Cogan-Girl Talk with NOBREAD: Numerology, Trevor Hall- The Spiritual Power of Writing Music, Psychic Medium Mayhem! With MaryAnn DiMarco, and Biet Simkin-WHO ARE YOU?

Elevator- with hosts Britt and Tara of Elevate the Globe, the spiritual lifestyle movement. Their mission: elevating the vibration of the planet, one person at a time. They discuss ancient and modern spiritual principles, practices, and tools to elevate the vibration of your own energy. Many episodes are interviews with guests who talk about their favorite way to elevate themselves and what their journeys are like. Recommended episodes: Elevate Your Intuition with Jill Willard, Helping Others Get Stronger + Heal by Taryn Toomey, Bringing Mysticism + Yogic Practice into the Arts with Jamie Wollrab, Britt + Tara on All Things Kundalini, Everyday Rituals to Tune into the Real You with Energy Muse, and RISE UP: Everything You Need to Know About Your Chakras + Allowing Yourself to Live a High-Vibrational Life.

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bearingwater · 5 years

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February Forecast for Aquarius

Happy birthday season, Aquarius! Your Water Bearer’s urn runneth over as the month begins. Not only is the Sun in your sign until February 18 but your “personal new year” arrives on February 4, when the Aquarius new moon kicks off a six-month cycle that’s all about YOU. Haven’t set any inspired 2019 resolutions yet? Pssshhhhhttt. The first full week of February cosmically aligns you with your personal passions and desires. When you craft your intentions from that headspace, you’ll be much more motivated to follow them.

As the zodiac’s rebel, you hate rules (at least, ones that other people invent). So why follow an outworn convention of January 1 as the arbitrary date for planning your entire year? You’re at most distracted during Capricorn season, when the Sun is in your foggy twelfth house. Here’s permission to wait until the annual Aquarius new moon, which will always fall at some point between January 21 and February 18. This year, February 4 is the true start of your calendar year!

Even better? The Aquarius new moon marks the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve, doubling your reasons to celebrate. On February 5, the official Year of the Earth Pig begins, a 12-month cycle that’s devoted to pleasure and play.

You won’t be sorry to see the Earth Dog depart, after a year of territory-guarding and hierarchy that are SO not aligned with your communal style. The “more the merrier” Pig is all about shared indulgences. In the sensual Earth element, celebrations could get downright hedonistic. But Earth energy is also grounding and sensible. This will be a work hard/play hard Chinese Year, when your flair for teamwork comes in really handy!

Those diplomatic skills are already in demand because from January 1 to February 14, excitable Mars is in Aries, activating your third house of communication and kindred spirits. Your message feeds are #lit with invitations and fast-paced conversations, and your social calendar is packed. Energizer Mars can tempt us to overdo it, however, so go easy on the multitasking and try not to overbook yourself. The third house rules local events, and your community could become a hub of action—and activism. Scout out ways you can make an impact practically in your own backyard.

Looking for a new neighborhood? Yearning to connect with a like-minded crew? Until March 6, your co-ruler, changemaker Uranus, is also in Aries. Explore and experiment! You might take a road trip to check out new possibilities or rent an Airbnb in a happening ‘hood to see if you would really enjoy living there. When Mars and Uranus make a rare conjunction (meetup) on February 13, you could suddenly pick up and move. This is also a powerful day for a no-holds-barred conversation or to pitch an innovative idea. A sibling, colleague or neighbor could be involved in events today. Perhaps one of them will become a key collaborator on an avant-garde idea. After March 6, Uranus will leave Aries and won’t return here again in this lifetime. You’ll never again experience a Mars-Uranus connection in your communication house. Speak now or forever hold your peace!

Love is in the air on Valentine’s Day since the moon will spend the holiday in Gemini and your passionate, playful fifth house. Set aside your cynicism and get decadent, whether you indulge with friends or a romantic plus-one. But watch your budget before you order wine flights to pair with every dish. A tricky T-square to Neptune in your money house and generous Jupiter in your friend zone could leave you with a sticker-shock-inducing tab. If you go out with a crew, agree ahead of time on a budget or how you’ll split the bill so you don’t end up paying for everyone’s drinks and oyster samplers. You could also be pulled between a date night and tempting plans with your squad. Can you squeeze in both without exhausting yourself or hurting anyone’s feelings? If yes, give it a try…but remember that you can’t please everyone, so prioritize to keep your FOMO in check.

Home becomes a hotspot from February 14 to March 31 as Mars moves into Taurus and your domesticity zone. You could ignite a cottage industry or see a rotating cast of characters under your roof. If you’ve been hankering to move or redecorate, the red planet will happily play realtor and interior designer with you. (Check out our new Feng Shui section for ideas!)

Things move quickly with Mars at the helm, and you’ll need to act fast. If you put your house on the market, you could have a stampede of showings, which could get intense. If you’re home-hunting, be prepared with your paperwork to beat the competition. Mars can add motivation and stress in equal measures. Try to step away from any family drama, especially with a child or female relative. Get out of the house at the first hint of cabin fever because tension can boil over while Mars is here. Ramping up self-care will help you manage mood swings, which can easily spike now.

On February 18, “wounded healer” Chiron will move into Aries, staying until April 2027. Chiron made a brief pit stop here from April to September 2018, then receded back into Pisces. While Chiron is in Aries, we’ll collectively mend old scars around visibility, self-esteem and identity. According to mythology, Chiron was a healer who couldn’t heal himself. Under his influence, we evolve by helping others overcome struggles that we’ve dealt with (and may still be muddling through). It’s the ultimate act of service, where the giver ends up receiving an unexpected karmic gift.

Chiron will exit your money and work house and enter your communications zone. From your neighborhood to your social scene to your friendships, Chiron will “act locally” and cause you to rethink the people and conversations you invest energy in. Finding your voice through writing, teaching and other outlets could become a new mission, and you might be inspired to help others do the same. Words have the power to heal or harm, and you’ll become acutely aware of the impact of your thoughts and dialogues. You may drift away from certain friendships that don’t affirm or uplift you.

These themes won’t be entirely new because radical Uranus has been in Aries since 2011, shaking up the status quo in this zone of your chart for years. On March 6, Uranus will permanently exit, passing the transformational baton to Chiron for the next nine years.

Practical matters prevail starting February 18, when the Sun moves into Pisces and your second house of work and money. Sweep up those birthday cake crumbs and get down to business. But don’t shut your emotions off just yet. On February 19, the Virgo full supermoon beams into your eighth house of sex, shared finances and merging. A sizzling soulmate attraction might consummate, and longtime couples might make things permanent (or, in some cases, part ways). A joint venture could become official, and you might close an important deal related to real estate or other investments. This spotlight on your long-term finances also gives an unflinching look at where you need to better manage your money.

Strong, unprocessed feelings can surge up at this full moon, especially ones you’ve been trying to hide. Floodgates: down! From jealousy to resentment to questions about trust, the intrigue ratchets up. In the light of this moon, you might issue a heartfelt confession only to feel excruciatingly exposed right after (a “vulnerability hangover,” as Brene Brown calls it). Anger might boil up from feeling so raw, so catch yourself before you’re tempted to lash out.

Aquarius is the sign of emotional detachment, and while you’ve got plenty of feelings, you don’t enjoy having them on public display. This full moon could upend your sense of control and composure. Try to embrace it instead of getting embarrassed. Your humanity is not only attractive; it’s the only way that other people can truly connect with you. Being perfect is overrated!

Love & Romance

With amorous Venus floating through Capricorn and your dreamy twelfth house from February 3 to March 1, your visions of romance may border on fantasy (sweet!) but they’ll also be tinged with delusion and confusion (oops!). Pinch yourself and try to keep it real, Water Bearer. There could be high stakes attached to something you’re considering, and you definitely want to be of “sound mind” when you make your decision. If you find yourself pining for a past love, conjure the most difficult and painful chapters as well as the happy times. It’ll be easy for you to see things through rose-colored lenses this month.

Meanwhile, the other love planet, fiery Mars, splits the month between two signs on Valentine’s Day. The first half of February, he’ll be revving his engines in Aries and your self-expressive sector, inspiring you to share your feelings or confess a secret desire.

On February 13, Mars makes a rare (once-every-other-year) conjunction with capricious Uranus in this communication center. Given Uranus’ allergy to commitment, you might be wildly attracted to someone one minute only to have the flame of desire go out the next. And on the other hand… Mars in this media-friendly zone could be making online dating extra-hot, especially when he unites with tech-savvy Uranus.

Then, on February 14, the red planet downshifts into steadier Taurus and your domestic quarters until March 31, which could keep you planted at Chateau Aquarius for a big chunk of the next six weeks. This can turn up the dial on your already tender emotions—especially with Venus in your imagination zone. You might also be inspired to be more upfront about your feelings. Mars can quicken the pace of plans to move in together, babymaking or meeting each other’s families. For longtime couples, it’s a time to talk about a real estate investment, family plans or to entertain together at home. Stressful Mars can turn up the tension at home, so if you find yourself fighting and bickering more than usual, call a wingwoman and get out of the house!

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February 2: Venus-Uranus Trine An attraction could heat up fast and unexpectedly—and the most surprising part is who with. Suspend your judgment, Aquarius: If your heart is saying yes and your head isn’t disagreeing, there’s no reason not to give it a go. Attached? Be sure to put “spicy pillow talk” on tonight’s romantic menu.

Money & Career

It’s your time to shine, Aquarius! The Sun is in your sign until February 18, and your birthday brings the motivation to make a fresh start. What new experiences do you want to build into your next year of life—and what habits, obligations and dynamics do you want to leave behind? The February 4 Aquarius new moon is YOUR personal new year (you get one new moon in your sign each year), so use it or lose it. Set intentions and make sure they come from what you want to do, rather than what you think you “should” do.

That doesn’t mean you can’t run ideas past your tribe, especially while energizer Mars is in Aries and your third house of communication until February 14. But you’re likely to get a different opinion from everyone you ask, so go easy on the crowdsourcing or you’ll end up even more confused. Give yourself a chance to play with different options. A life-changing conversation or aha moment could arrive at the February 13 conjunction between Mars and your co-ruler, innovative Uranus. Think (and act) outside the box!

On February 14, Mars enters Taurus and your fourth house of home until March 31. You’ll feel a renewed ambition to set up a solid, supportive foundation at Chateau Aquarius. Make sure you have a space to dream, plan and get creative. Working from home could be surprisingly fruitful if you can swing a remote gig, but letting the work/life balance blur will only heap on added stress.

When the Sun enters Pisces on February 18 for a month, it illuminates your second house, helping you solidify a plan to turn birthday wishes into concrete actions. Use the Virgo full supermoon on February 19 in your eighth house of resources to look at long-term financial plans. Talk to an adviser: How can your money work harder for you? An investment, possibly related to real estate, could pay off. Get a jump-start on your taxes and research which debt repayment strategy will help you reach financial freedom this year.

Key Dates

February 1: Mars-Pluto Square Negotiations might come to a screeching halt under this passive-aggressive face-off between these power-thirsty planets. Worse: Someone may not be telling the whole story. Stand your ground, but if you can’t come to a reasonable consensus, table it for another, more agreeable day.

Love Days: 15, 19 Money Days: 25, 7 Luck Days: 23, 5 Off Days: 17, 21, 2

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astrolocherry · 6 years

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The Water Signs - Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces All Aboard the Mystic Ghost Ship

The Water Signs enter life and board a Mystic Ghost Ship that sails off the ledges of consciousness. Nobody can see with bare eyes where the vessel goes, obscuring from sight as the dark night sky casts upon a dense blanket. The ship follows ancient maps drawn on the moon, anchored by the umbilical cord held by the Goddess, into the forbidding deep sea where the fatal storm plunges it in the underworld tomb. Finally, the guardian of Jupiter appears beholding the lamp that guides this vessel into the lagoon of Neptune, a memory of earth when humans were in tune with the divine and the legends of mermaids, elementals, and fairies where ripely alive. Water individuals bring down with them a collective army of crossed spirits to guide, protect, and serve their illuminated path.

On the night that Cancer was conceived, the feminine elders performed a lunar ritual from the Temple of the Moon and called upon their spiritual ancestry to descend to earth and disperse the wisdom of their teachings and heritage. Cancers are midwives of birth from heaven into earth, they also nurture life in the way familial, cultural, and spiritual memories and practices are kept alive by their presence on earth. The retentive memory of all signs is secured inside heirloom of Cancer, and thus the route of the voyage, the location of hidden temples, and the Mother’s sea palace. Scorpios operate from the deepest trenches, crawling through dense black holes into other worlds and leaving behind the part of themselves that dies inside there. The vessel is trapped inside its greatest sea storm here, a whirlpool swirling beneath that constantly threatens to destroy everything. Scorpio knows they are getting close when Persephone’s black roses are beginning to scatter throughout the water. Scorpio is the magician who manifests all sorcery into material reality with a bleached reverence that magnetises beasts so lost that God has shielded them from visible light. These beasts respond hypnotically to their forbidden call, longing for their aura for enlightenment, death, and renewal. This is also a wearying and exhausting process for Scorpio, they are forced to internally exorcise demons that belong to other people from other lifetimes. And they can be haunted by these ghosts on this ship, sailing along with them on the ride until the end of life. It is through Scorpio’s unconscious knowledge of symbol, spirit, magic, and death that can read the signals and navigate the vessel from the storm. Scorpio also guards the vessel by protection against curses and hexes. Pisces are the essence with a medium that invites every cosmic substance to dream and conduct creative gestures through it. When they surrender the great cosmic muse performs through them, and they are always called to abandon ship and come home to the Priestess inside. They navigate the vessel toward Atlantis to reunite with their long lost ancestors and naturally practice the ancient ceremonies of healing and sorcery. But the ghost ship is cursed by the blood moon, and Pisces is split into two. One spirit inside Pisces is called into divine worldly service, contracted into positions of soul mediation, sacrifice, and spiritual healing. The residing spirit is fatigued and paralysed by this sensitivity. But Pisces is not afraid. They have been on this voyage many, many times before. They prepare for labour pain and salvation. They prepare for that familiar feeling of endless nothing, and this is when they sense and know everything

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dietaku · 5 years

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Writing Prompt: Fantastic Circus

So, this is a new step for me! I got my first writing prompt! From Anonymous, they wished to see a “Fantastic Circus.” I think I may have gotten carried away, but here we are. I had a lot of fun doing this, but I relearned the difficulties of imposed challenges lke this. In any case, I hope you enjo it Anonymous, and you all enjoy it as well!

It was in the days of the Seventeen Powers reigning in the Heavens, and the rampage of Lugale Banda upon the earth, that God's Judgment walked into the dusty city of Ehr-Falhaan on the crescent separating the lands of the Backhriin Khuuz and the Solar Kingdom of Kheim. Into this sandy desert city, ambled a lanky teenage girl. Wearing a bright blue robe and matching traveling cloak, at odds with her brown curly hair and olive skin, her plainness was downplayed by her bright blue eyes and infectious smile. As she walked along, several paused to return her waves and friendly greetings, for this was the way of Saint Tezzina. Walking along the road's side, enjoying the people, she soon caught the spirit of excitement streaming along the masses of people. Pausing at a baker's stand for a piece of bread, she asked,” Everyone is so excited! Is there a celebration happening?”

“Oh, Holy One,” the baker grinned, eyeing the Tulip rosary at her hip,” This is Carnival Season! On top of this, the Tyrant opened the gates to a circus! An act known from sea to sea! A rare treat, especially considering that Lugale Banda appeared not two Lunar months ago!”

Tezzina narrowed her eyes at the sound of her old foe,”Lugale Banda. Correct. Well, far be it from me to dissuade your local customs. May the Holy Tulip bless you.”

Giving the peddler the sign of the Tulip, she continued on her way, deep in her thoughts.

“So, this city was beset by Lugale Banda as well? I suppose the Godhead's blessed intuition was correct after all,” she thought,” Oh, Blessed Lady, please save these people from further suffering!”

Deep in her own thoughts, she nearly ran into a small girl, the youngster yelling at her loudly.

“Oi! Big sis! Watchit! You in a trance or something?” she asked. Looking down at her, Tezzina arched a brow. Dangerously pale, with long raven hair, a dark gown matching her locks accentuated with daring goggles, the girl took a drag on a cigarillo as she shoved a piece of paper into Tezzina's hand.

“Here! For payment for running me over, you'll take one of these! You gotta be careful, Sis! This isn't the steppes, you'll run in front of a cart if you're not careful! How can o see me perform then?” she asked, as Tezzina snatched the cigarillo out of her hand.

“Good girls shouldn't smoke,” she chastised as the little girl growled profanities, jumping in vain for her lost smoke.

“C'moooon! C'moooon!” she wheedled, as Tezzina merely shook her head,” Well, then at least read my note, you meanie!”

Dropping the smoke to the ground and extinguishing with her heel, Tezzina quizziacally looked over the flier, finding it to be a garishly drawn sign, written in crude Helliin

The Celestial Circus

Come One, Come all!

Watch in Awe as Those Blessed with Magic and Divine Strength Perform!

Come see the Climax! The Great Ballista Event with Our Own Daring Celeste the Dart!

“See, see? That's my event there!” the girl gushed,” Well, if you don't get run over, I expect to see you there!” the girl ran off with a wave, as Tezzina chuckled.

“That would be quite pleasant. I just wonder if I have enough to afford it,” she asked, reaching for her coin purse. However, her pocket was unusually empty. Fear shot down her spine, as her mind zeroed on the obvious suspect. Scanning down the streets, she swallowed as her heart sank. The little girl Celeste was nowhere to be found.

“Blessed Tulip, please bestow your wisdom upon me! Where did the thief of my coin purse go?” she asked, clutching her hands together in prayer. As if on cue, the street to her right shone in a dim sparkle, as she bowed,” Thank you, Tulip!”

Rushing down the proffered direction, she passed many people. No longer traders, workers and those seeking honest folk, these were a more haggard, craven dint. Not that Tezzina cared. It wasn't her first time among the truly destitute, and it wouldn't be her last. However, as she she ran through the dark alleys, she turned a corner into an open courtyard, with the signs of recent renovation strewn about, nearly running into a wall of men.

“Where are you going in such a hurry, Little Sister?” one called.

“Please let me pass, I must capture a thief who stole my coin purse!” Tezzina pleaded, as the men chuckled darkly.

“Oh, don't worry about that, Little Sister. Why don't you come play with us, and we'll pay you whatever you lost? We'll make it worth your while,” their leader grinned as the cackles of laughter broke among the crowd.

Tezzina shrank as the crowd circled around her,” I apologize, but I must decline! I am annointed solely to the service of my patron. To betray my covenant to her would be a grave sin.”

“Oh, that's a shame. Still, isn't the Tulip a benevolent deity? I'm sure she'll forgive you for livign a little,” he crooned, grabbing her hand, as her other land whipped out and grabbed a nearby ladder. Immediately her body glowed as a brilliant halo blossomed around her head. Spinning the ladder about like a makeshift flail, the first row of the crowd about her scattered as she threshed them like fully grown grain.

“Master Ocelot taught me this skill: Yakuub's Ladder!” she beamed, as an assailant behind her slammed her to the ground. Undeterred as the crowd resorted to kicking her as she lay on the ground, she shielded her head, and spun about, sweeping her attackers away, leaping to her feet.

“God's Judgment isn't so easily deterred!” she roared, as the crowd paused in their violence.

“Bullshit! No way, God's Judgment can be a little thing like you!” one cried, as Tezzina rolled up her sleeves, revealing the divine brands down her limbs denoting her as the Chosen Instrument of Divine Justice.

“That doesn't matter! She surely can't be God's Judgement!” the leader cried, as Tezzina stepped before him.

“Believe what you want, but know this mantra, wayward child,” she called.

“What's that?” he growled, grabbing a piece of the ruined ladder.

“Roses are Red/

Tulips are Blue/

The Godhead/

already forgave you.”

“HUH?” he managed, before Tezzina hammered him with blows, finishing with a right hook slamming him to the ground. Staggering back to his feet, he felt his heart free from a weight he never noticed before.

“Hahaha! Your little punches did nothing, Gir--” He gagged, as a black tar wept from his every pore,” What is this?”

“That is the Evil in your heart, leaving you. Be free and sin no more,” she bowed, as he collapsed to his back. The rest of the crowd looked at Tezzina's victim and hurriedly fled, leaving the broken remains of her handiwork, unconscious men and the ruined ladder.

“YAH! Master Ocelot, I did as you taught!” she beamed, as she glimpsed her teacher in the corner of her vision.

“Yeah, sure, Kid,” the hallucination shrugged, leaving Tezzina alone among her handiwork. As she stood there, unsure of what to do next, a small whimper rose from behind a nearby pile of rubble. Peering over the rubble, Tezzina found Celeste cowering in a corner.

“Come now, what's the matter?”

“You're the Judgment of God!” she whimpered, as Tezzina giggled.

“Oh, come on, I'm not that scary--” she gently grasped Celeste's arm and understood her fear.

“You-you're undead. What did you do to deserve the curse of undeath?” Tezzina demanded.

“I didn't do anything!”

“Of course you didn't,” Tezzina glared, raising her hand, wreathed in holy light,” Any last words, Sinner?”

“Please! I didn't do anything, I promise you!” Celeste stammered, raising her hands before her in supplication.

“Say your prayers, then,” Tezzina growled, as Celeste sighed.

“Okay, okay. If that's how it's got to be, then fine. However, can you let me at least me finish this performance, then? Then, I'll let you finish me off,” she mumbled, pointing at Tezzina's flier.

The Saint glowered at the little girl, but after a small eternity of deliberation, she lowered her hand, extinguishing its light.

“Very well. Take me to this celebration, then we can get this over with,” Tezzina muttered, as Celeste nodded.

“ Okay,” she mumbled. Leading the Saint on to a large forum, where a impressive tent was erected. Workers rushed this way and that, carrying goods and supplies. Tezzina ignored them, keeping her attention solely on Celeste, as she wove through the crowd, reaching a willowy woman dejectedly. The woman stood before them, a pillar of nobility with her flowing gown and porcelain skin, a haughty expression as painted on her face as the crimson gloss on her lips. Her expression brightened as she spied Celeste, chuckling herself as Celeste stopped before her.

“My dear, why the long face? Did you hand out all the fliers like I asked?” she purred in a a sing-song accent unknown to Tezzina.

Celeste nodded glumly,” I did, but then I was found out by this one, and, well...”

She looked up at Tezzina meekly, as the leder woman nodded,” I see. Run along, then, Sweetheart. Mummy and this one needs to talk.”

“So, you're the one who resurrected that girl. Do you know the consequences of reversing the proper flow of Life and Death?” Tezzina asked darkly.

The woman nodded slowly,” That I do. A fact that one of your seniors told me under no uncertain terms. Indeed, she was the reason I am like this.”

She smiled as a dark glow enveloped her. Tezzina stepped back in alarm as the woman spoke up,” This is the mercy of your God. Eternal Life and fear of exposure and expulsion from any and all community I lead to. And for what? Some little exorcist to threaten me and mine?”

“I'm not just 'some exorcist!' I'm God's Judgment!”Tezzain protested.

“And I'm Florin Renault. A Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Now, if we're going to duel to the death, then perhaps a change of locale will be in order.”

Tezzina raised her hand,” Before we do so, tell me, what did you do that caused your curse?”

Florin smirked,” If you must know, I was seeking to save my people. The village I was born and raised in was taken by a plague. Just as this happened, a drought hit the village, as if the gods decided they hadn't cursed us enough. There, I was stuck, delirious with fever, trying to help everyone around me. Then, as I put down yet another child who breathed his last, I decided to do something. My grandmother was a witch of no little skill, and she left me her grimoire. I read over its pages, followed its directions, and arrived at a solution; the rye of everlasting life. Handing it out, I felt supreme accomplishment in what I did. I saved my village. However, in my jubilation, I neglected to recognize the terms of this spell; in order to fuel the spell, life must be given. In order to save the village, I gave up my life. However, I lived still. My body lived on, ironically thanks to the power of my own spell, raised as a revenant of the night; a Crimson Noble. I sometimes wonder if it was your gods that mocked me with such an outcome, or if it was an intentional part of the spell,. Either way, I don't know, but this is the way I have been for over a hundred years.”

“Then what of your little daughter? Is she the product of your predations as well? An after-thought you regretted?” Tezzina demanded.

Florin smirked,” Not exactly. I saw her abandoned on the side of the road. I used my blood to revive her. However, since she was not the recipient of my curse, her revival is not permanent it seems.”

“Regardless of your intentions, you have sinned greatly,” Tezzina growled, as Florin smirked.

“That may be, but I don't want you to get ahead of yourselves,”Florin nodded<'I suggest you do some thinking before you act. Take it from me, even with your youthful vigor, don't rush to something you'll regret.”

“You,” Tezzina growled,” Then what do you want, then? Me to just leave?”

“Mm, just take a look at he rowdy band I have gatered here. If they're not up to your liking, then go ahead and take my head. I won't resist,” Florin replied, as Tezzina snorted.

“Fine. I'll be back to settle this,” she muttered. Stomping off, she pausing, whipping about, as Florin cocked her head.

“Problem?”

“I just thought you might attack me when my back was turned,” Tezzina snapped, as she marched into the circus tent. Inside she spied swarms of workers readying the stands and stage, with a variety of odd figures about. Immediately before her stood two willowy athletes, decidedly unhuman with their pale skin, thin eyes and pointed, lobeless ears, as they wordlessly passed whirling blades from one to the other.

“Drakekin!” she thought nervously, looking over the pair, they paused in their performance.

“Hullo, Miss. What are you doing here?” one asked.

“I am the Judgment of God. I am here because your mistress is walking abomination. I am merely humoring her before I send her screaming to the Tulip,” Tezzina barked, as the pair chuckled.

“I doubt she'll worry much. She is not the godly type,” one posited, as the other nodded.

“You dare mock the Tulip?” Tezzina growled, cracking her nuckles.

“No, no! Peace, young lady! We respect the Heavenly Tulip! Please, stay your hand!” He cried, hands raised in deference.

“What? What do you mean, you respect her?” Tezzina demanded.

“We respect her the same way we respect the Deep Wyrms, our progenitors, like Lord Hosgue Rra, Lady Astralleza and others,” he explained, as the other nodded enthusiastically,” I apologize, perhaps my human speech isn't good? How humans view gods and we view our honored progenitors was the same, or so I thought.”

“I...see,” Tezzina relented. Retreating from the pair, she paused by a cage where a tall woman inside, reading a book. What Tezzina initially thought were a costume were actually canine ears twitching upon her head, and dark tail wagging behind her.As she got a better look at her, Tezzina secretly wondered if her ashy skin wasn't actually a costume, either. Spying the eavesdropper, the woman leaped her to her feet, pacing back and forth as she looked Tezzina over from all angles.

“Are you going to throw peanuts and insults at the Warcur, too?” the caged girl asked.

“Why would I do that? What even are you?” Tezzina asked.

The girl shrugged,” I've been called lots of names. “Hey You. “Cementy”, “Nigh-Ah-See,”” I don't know what any of those mean. I was sold from my mother when I was little. You can call me Rimu, though. You smell nice. Are you sure you're not a tourist?”

Tezzina shook her head,” No, I'm here seeing if your Mistress is really so bad. Do you really need to be trapped in the cage?”

Rimu shook her head, walking to the cage's edge and casually lifting it up, and walking out.

“It's nothing like you think. Unlike what people say, I don't go insane and attack people. The cage is for, um, what did Ms. Florin call it....Oh, yes! Marketing! People have expectations when they see me, and I don't always have enough large things to lift.”

“Lift?”

Rimu beamed,” I may not look it, but I'm pretty strong.”

“I-I see. And Florin doesn't punish you?” Tezzina ventured, as Rimu giggled.

“She does sometimes. Only when I did do wrong, though, I have had worse. The man who owned me before had me fight dangerous beasts all day. Honestly, as fun as that was, I think I like this life better,” Rimu admitted.

“Very well. Thank you for your time,” Tezzina said, bowing, as she noticed the workers setting things aside, as trickles of people slowly worked their ways into the tent. Retreating beside Florin, Tezzina resolved herself to end the farce she found herself in once and for all.

“Have you come to a decision?” Florin asked, as Tezzina snorted,” What was that?”

“According to your workers, you're not all bad, it seems. Still, you Crimson Nobles have terrifying magicks. You may have bewitched them,”Tezzina said,” Although before I kill you, what is going on with all these people?”

“Oh, I guess it is time. These are my patrons, getting ready for the performance. I'd suggest you kill me soon, otherwise there will be too many people to ask questions.”

“I-I” Tezzina paused. In her mind's eye, she saw dozens of children staring at her with wide eyes. She couldn't kill this woman. Not now. God's Judgment could never become such a heinous villain in the eyes of children!

“I'll let you live for now,” Tezzina grumbled,” At least till your performance is over. Enjoy this time and get your affairs in order.”

“Your generosity is as always, appreciated. Why not come watch? I'm sure it will be a fun time for you,” Florin offered, as Tezzina grunted her ascent, eyeing her warily as she made her way to an empty seat. Sitting down, as the lights dimmed and the perfoamcne began, Tezzina's mood darkened as she suspected would play before the flash of fireworks and flashy performances by the Draekin pair, as they cavorted about, passing knives between them with ease belied by the speed and danger of their toys. After several minutes, they bowed to the applause of the crowd, and as the performances and exhibitions went on Tezzina began to get into the mood of the crowd, gasping with them as acrobats spun this way and that, and when Rimu hefted a boulder the size of a wagon, she clapped along with the crowd. Tezzina got swept up in this spectacle, all until she felt the point of the knife in her back.

Gasping, she jerked back, as a hand covered her mouth.

“Don't say anything, don't move,” the voice rumbled, their grip on Tezzina;s face tightening,”This little knife is such a little thing, but even the Judgment of God will die if a knife is in her kidney. On top of that,” the sneer of this assailant's voice fell clearly on Tezzina's ears,” This little knife is made of Soapstone. Any magical defenses will fail.”

Tezzina gasped at this revelation. Soapstone? A common enough material, but if treated, the ore became a potent occult tool, able to 'scrub' off Dahman, the source of occult power from a person.

“Why are you doing this?” she whispered, as the voice cackled quietly.

“Because, my dear, you roughed up me and my men before. Lo and behold, I bought this knife, trying to find you, and where do I find you but enjoying yourself. Now, get up, slowly.”

Tezzina complied, but as she did so, her mind raced as she thought of any way to escape. However, in that moment she felt the knife shift off her back as the man rose himself, she acted, Reaching behind her quickly she spun her attacker about, throwing him forward. As he threw him away, she fell forward with him; in his surprise, he grabbed her collar, bringing both crashing down to the stage down below. Jumping to her feet, she charged the man as he groggoily rose to his feet, flooring him with a barrage of punches. As he collapsed with a groan and a thud, the crowd cheered wildly, rising at the impromptu display, as Tezzina turned, her face burning with nervousness and embarrassment at the sudden attention thrust upon her.

“Thank you, thank you,” Tezzina called, as she retreated to the exit. Turning around just in time to see Celeste hurtle though the air and out of sight, she gasped at the sight, as Florin sidled up to her.

“So....Is the Judgment of God going to take her due now?” she asked, as Tezzina slowly shook her head.

“You may be undead, but you are not the blight I initially thought,” Tezzina said.

“Oh? So, is that your final verdict?”

Tezzina smirked,” God's Judgment isn't just punishment, but also forgiveness. Live free and well, Florin. As for me, this is a big city. I'm sure others could use my services.”

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Principia – De Motu Corporum II

CW: Violence, foul language, gore, amputation, terrorist attack, disaster

“Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon.”

– Sir Isaac Newton, “Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica”

Ewan Finchley fidgeted with his wedding ring as he waited in the lobby. While as a public servant of thirty years in the United Earth Ministry of Inquiry, he was no stranger to briefing the Director of his section on the goings-on in the world of organized crime and terrorism, this was the first time he was summoned to a joint briefing with the Minister for Inquiry herself. He had to give the best presentation in the room – his section, and quite possibly his career, depended on it. Rumor had it that, ever since his section apprehended the leadership of the Lunar crime syndicate simply called “The Organization” and ended a 50-year regime of corruption, murder, and narcotics dealing, there was little demand for organized crime policing in the august eyes of the Global Parliament, and his section was up for consideration for budget cuts.

A rather short-sighted decision, Finchley thought, especially given the new evidence he was about to present that would conclusively demonstrate that the power vacuum left in The Organization had recently been filled, meaning that all their hard-won victory had bought them was a brief reprieve instead of a permanent change in the status quo.

“You may go in now, Mr. Finchley,” the Minister’s Public Secretary said. Time to make Section 5 proud.

Finchley slipped his ring back onto his finger, stood up, and entered the Minister’s office. It was an ostentatious wood-paneled affair, a 22nd century reproduction of 1960s boardroom finishing – it reminded him of the lair of a supervillain from period spy movies.

Including the Minister, her Private Secretary, and Private Undersecretary, there were 12 people in the room, seated around a wooden conference table with decor matching the rest of the room. Finchley immediately noted the presence of the Director of Section 1 – Foreign Investigations – as well as the Parliamentary Observer and his stenographer. Despite the perfection of dictation software more than 200 years ago, tradition – as well as the law – required that a human being take the official minutes, especially if they were for a report to Parliament.

Finchley took the empty seat next to his superior, Director Salazar Amaro, at the table. The door closed, and panels in the walls slid back, revealing monitors concealed behind them, which immediately activated and displayed the Seal of the Ministry of Inquiry.

“I’d like to begin by thanking you all for appearing at this hour on a Friday,” the Minister stated in what Finchley suspected was a not-so-subtle reference to her hijab, “I would also like to remind you all that this meeting is classified Ultraviolet, and that apart from official documentation to be shared only with persons of the appropriate security access, nothing said or presented during this meeting is to be discussed beyond these walls. I would like to call upon the Director of Section 1, Mr. Yen, to make the opening statement.” Yen Shang, a diminutive Cantonese man who unironically wore a suit with a Mandarin collar, stood up to speak. He drew a pair of corrective lenses – an affectation in an era of advanced corrective surgery – perched them on the bridge of his nose, and summoned a holographic document in front of him with an almost casual gesture.

“This meeting of the Ministry of Inquiry Directors has been called to determine whether the services of certain sections as complete divisions are required any further,” he read from the azure spectral brief hovering as if he were holding it in his hand, “Section 1 Undersecretary Alin Vasilescu will present our argument in summary.”

Do your worst, Finchley dared silently, I insist.

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Darkness gradually turned to light as Sara regained consciousness. She could make out four light sources in front of her, arranged in an all-too-familiar pattern. I’m sick of that goddamned ceiling, Sara thought as she recognized it as belonging to her cell. The ventilation grille still had that dent from the last time she went berserk. Clearly they’d sedated her this time. Sara sat up, stiff and sore. “Fuck…” she muttered. Out of the corner of her eye, Sara saw motion in the cell across from hers. Turning her head, she saw no fewer than four security guards escorting an elegantly-dressed woman inside.

“Hey, guard!” Sara called, “What the fuck happened to me at my therapy session!?”

“Oh look,” one of the guards said, “La Puta is finally awake!”

“Yeah, looks like you got triggered bad back there,” the guard continued as he swaggered over towards Sara, “You got crazy loco, and tried to tear that shrink apart with your bare hands! It took a flashbang to the face to put you down!”

“Sounds pretty nasty,” Sara commented.

“You fucked him up so hard, he’s gonna be in a body cast for months,” the guard leered. He stopped at the door and conspicuously checked her out. “You know…” he said as he made a profoundly indiscreet advance at her, “I could get you a day off pickin’ soybeans if you showed me some of that spirit. I like me a rough rider…”

Before Sara had a chance to refuse his offer with a few cutting remarks about his questionable parentage and insufficiently-sized sexual anatomy, the entire cell block shook violently as a rambunctious rumble reverberated through the room.

“What the fuck was that!?” one of the other guards yelled as the lights turned red and klaxons sounded.

“Decompression alarm!” the first guard shouted as the room broke out into chaos and confusion.

All of a sudden, everything but the alarms went silent. Sara could almost hear the creaking of steel and polymers – she certainly felt the deck pitch and heave beneath her feet, and from everyone else’s expressions it was clear that she wasn’t the only one who was afraid.

“Espinosa, Kwan, Akash!” the second guard barked, “Go to the equipment locker and get decompression gear for all of us! I’m gonna keep trying to contact dispatch!”

There was a loud rumbling, which quickly grew to a roar as the room shook as if it were in an earthquake. A mighty gust of wind blew the guards off their feet and out the door. The second guard desperately grabbed onto the threshold, but this last-ditch effort at self-preservation ended in a bone-crunching snap and a spray of blood as the blast doors slammed shut, severing his arm at the elbow.

The gale died down the second the doors sealed.

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“This concludes my report,” the deputy director of Section 3 wrapped up. As she returned to her seat, Director Salazar Amaro rose. “To deliver Section 5’s rebuttal, I would like to present Inspector Ewan Finchley, of the same section,” he announced, “Inspector Finchley was instrumental in Section 5’s recent arrests of the leadership of the criminal cartel known as ‘The Organization.’” Finchley rose. “Minister, directors, observers for Parliament,” he began, “We have seen many fantastic studies, projections, spreadsheets, cost-benefit analyses, and other data and insights on how the Ministry’s resources can be most efficiently allocated, and all of it – all of it – leads to a recommendation to restructure Ministry expenditures.

“It is the observation of Director Amaro and myself that the sole purpose of this joint briefing is to justify the elimination of Section 5 from the Ministry’s budget and dividing its organised crime investigation and counterterrorism functions among the Ministry’s other sections.” Finchley got a small amount of satisfaction at the look of indignation on the faces of the Parliamentary Observer and the other section directors.

“I bring to Section 5’s defence not bureaucratic figures and craven rationalisations,” Finchley continued, “but evidence that Section 5’s services are still required, as is.”

“I would have expected Section 5 to conjure up all kinds of fascinating evidence to preserve its lavish misappropriation of Ministry resources,” Mr. Yen commented, “but the simple truth is that Section 5 has outlived its usefulness.”

“With all due respect to the director of Section 1,” Finchley countered, “that would be a premature assessment, as I will demonstrate.”

Mr. Yen sat down disgruntledly. Finchley’s face may have betrayed a smirk.

“Computer, access presentation file hotkeyed Finchley-036 and display,” Finchley ordered. The room obeyed, and a holographic slideshow materialized behind him. “On the 14th of June, 2292 at precisely 07:18 and 31 seconds East Africa Time, agents of the Ministry of Inquiry, Section 5 raided 47 facilities – 15 compounds throughout South America, Australasia, Eurasia, and Antarctica; 8 space stations in Low Earth Orbit; compartments on 9 orbital colonies in the Earth Sphere; an illegal mining base on Cruithne; an unlicensed gambling den on Eros; narcotics laboratories on Pallas and Vesta; an annex in the Discretion Compartment of Spoke Three on Ceres–”

Finchley’s presentation disappeared as the monitors in the room turned a threatening hue of red and displayed the words “DANGER – TERROR ATTACK IN PROGRESS” in 12 different languages – French, Igbo, Yoruba, Amharic, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, English, Japanese, and Russian. The Parliamentary Observer and the Minister for Inquiry appeared briefly distracted – behavior typical of people listening to a message over an implanted inner earphone – before the Minister addressed the room. “I have just been informed that a terrorist attack in Earth territory has just begun,” she announced, “The Ministry of Security have issued a Code Red lockdown alert. No one is permitted to enter or leave this room for the duration.”

“Where did they strike?” a shocked Mr. Yen nervously inquired, “Venus? Hygiea?”

“An orbital colony at Earth-Moon Lagrange-One.”

A terrorist attack in the Earth Sphere, 384,400 kilometres away. That’s far too close, Finchley thought to himself.

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Words cannot adequately describe the cataclysmic scope of the destruction of a space colony. Despite being immense structures half a kilometer across and five kilometers long, they were incredibly fragile constructs held together by the tensile strength of their structural members, and structural failure could easily cause the force of the station’s rotation to tear itself apart.

This is because in order for a structure 500 meters across to simulate one Earth gravity at its extremities, it must rotate more than 1.33 times per minute, granting objects there a velocity of 70 meters per second in the direction of rotation, or more than seven times the force of Earth’s gravity. A structural failure at that speed could cause the entire colony to explosively delaminate, casting millions of tons of scrap metal in all directions at a rate of 252 kilometers per hour – more than enough to destroy any spacecraft unfortunate enough to collide with it.

Fortunately for the people of Earth, this was not how EML-1 #7 “Fasal” died. An immense jet of white-hot flame exploded from the docking area at an angle against the station’s direction of rotation. The jet only blew for a moment before it faded, replaced with a spiraling shower of incandescent metal fragments. The mighty station shuddered for a second, and then what remained of the dock burst open, evacuating the station’s atmosphere and everything not tightly secured out into space.

Over a million people lived on Fasal. None could yet say how many survived the disaster.

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Out of the estimated 400 billion stars in the Milky Way, approximately 9,100 of them are visible to the human eye from Earth. Naturally, when a new light appears in the sky, astronomers take notice, no matter how briefly it shines.

Neither Jon nor Misty were astronomers or astrophysicists, but as spacecraft crew they were familiar with the location and appearance of most celestial objects. A brief flash brighter than any planet or star as seen from Earth apart from the sun, in the direction of the first Earth-Moon Lagrange Point drew their attention away from their stargazing.

“Jon! Misty!” Tallen barked over their suit radios, “We have a situation!”

“What kind of situation?” Misty asked with concern.

“Just get back in here!”

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“Minutes ago, the agricultural orbital colony EML-1 #7, ‘Fasal,’ suddenly exploded in what early reports are calling a controlled thermonuclear detonation…” the news anchor began to the backdrop of a clip of the ill-fated space station exploding, repeated ad nauseam.

“Holy shit…” Tallen exclaimed in a whisper as he watched the spectacle of repetitive cataclysm unfold on one of Peregrine’s monitors. Jon, followed by Misty, climbed through the hatch to the control deck, still in their spacesuits. “Report!” Jon barked.

“An orbital colony at EML-1 just exploded,” Peregrine’s soprano voice lyricized over the speakers, “Micronesia T.C. is hailing.”

“Put ‘em on, Peri!” Jon ordered as he leapt into the pilot’s seat. He began to strap himself in, a habit acquired from years of experience.

“Micronesia T.C., this is Manju Ray,” Jon replied as he answered the hail, “Please advise, over.”

“Manju Ray, be advised – one of our space colonies has exploded,” the traffic controller responded, “The entire EML-1 traffic control area has been declared a no-fly zone under the jurisdiction of United Earth Space Peacekeeping Operations. Reorient to point retrograde and burn 34 meters-per-second to avoid entering the restricted area, over.”

“Negative, T.C.,” Jon replied with irritation. A course change away from EML-1 meant that instead of delivering their cargo directly to Surveyor City by way of the Grimaldi Space Elevator, they would have to hire a lander to do the job, which would be costly and time consuming. After the long haul from Saturn, they didn’t have enough food, water, or air to wait around for a berth at another station. “We intend to render aid in search and rescue efforts, over.”

They’d also miss their rendezvous with Sharqi’s associate. Even though it was unlikely that she survived, they could still try to make the pickup while doing the good works.

“All right, people!” Jon called out, “Strap in! Peregrine, I need a minimum duration maneuver plot to that space colony now!”

“Coming up now,” Peregrine responded as Tallen and Misty followed Jon’s order and took their seats.

The plot appeared on the flight control monitor. It was a map of the Earth Sphere, denoting traffic control zones, the locations and orbits of other spacecraft, markers for Peregrine and her destination, and the projected course and relevant data. The proposed trajectory was unlike any of the orbits on the chart – in a world of ellipses, conics, paraboloids, and the occasional hyperboloid, this one was a straight line, its path neatly divided in half by an arrow rounded back on itself like an ouroboros – an icon that represented a maneuver called a skew-flip, where the spacecraft cuts all thrust and rotates to face the reverse of its previous heading. It was a maneuver rarely necessary except for a course change like this one – a brachistochrone trajectory. While horribly inefficient, it was also the quickest way to one’s destination.

“Your assistance is not required,” the traffic controller replied, “Alter course immediately.”

“Negative, T.C.,” Jon argued, “we have limited life support aboard. Waiting in orbit indefinitely is not an option, we must proceed to EML-1. We can rendezvous with the relief effort to resupply.”

“This is wrong…” Misty commented to herself with concern as Jon continued to argue with the traffic controller.

“Negative, Manju Ray,” the traffic controller countered, “Do not proceed to EML-1. Reorient to your radial vector and burn for EML-2. You will be able to resupply there.”

“Enough of this bullshit,” Jon muttered, “Peri, release hands-on control to me.”

“Kinky,” Peregrine replied playfully, “This is handoff to you.”

“Micronesia, Manju Ray,” Jon announced, determined, “Under the Rescue Agreement of 1968, this ship is obligated to render aid and assistance to any spacecraft in distress. We are therefore proceeding to EML-1 under our responsibility to detect and avoid. Be advised, our flight plan is being amended to include a brachistochrone approach maneuver in T-minus three-one seconds, over.”

Jon had just invoked a seldom-used navigational rule that dated back to the age of sail – when a ship was a de facto city-state with her captain as absolute ruler. Under this rule, the captain could take responsibility for navigation without regard for the wishes of an external authority. This had the side effect of ending any traffic control aid and was generally inadvisable, especially at spacecraft maneuvering speeds. This ancient tradition – nearly 800 years old – carried over to aviation and later, aerospace navigation, and remained a crucial part of a captain’s authority.

Now, all that remained was to see if Traffic Control would honor his decision. Everyone in the room waited with bated breath.

“Uh, Manju Ray?” the traffic controller responded after a long, awkward pause, “Micronesia. Roger, service is terminated. Proceed on your own responsibility, and retain your current beacon code. Micronesia out.”

“Roger, Manju Ray out,” Jon replied, and closed the channel, “All right, everyone! Brace yourselves for 7.3gs! We’ll accelerate for 32 minutes, 57 seconds, then skew-flip and brake for another 32 and 57. Peregrine, send a tightbeam to Union Hall explaining our situation and attach all relevant flight recorder logs.” Jon opened the throttle, and Peregrine’s main engine roared to life with incandescent fury. The seats in the control compartment tilted back to a reclining position to ease the effects of extreme acceleration on the crew.

For a Martian like Jon, one Earth gravity was difficult to endure, and for a Spaceborn like Misty, it was punitive. Seven gravities, the equivalent of 68.6 meters per second of acceleration, was a crushing, immobilizing, oppressive, sadistic, flattening, choking, heart-stopping, smothering, compressing, callous, forbidding, conquering force which the human body was never built to endure for long. While the acceleration chairs and reclined position helped, it was still a strenuous, grueling ordeal, and while Peregrine was equipped with acceleration suits, there wasn’t enough time to don them.

“Sorry about this, Misty,” Jon said regretfully. This wasn’t going to be easy for her.

“Don’t blame yourself, anata… This has to be done…” Misty panted breathily as she began to fade from consciousness. The abyssal strain of acceleration was rapidly overwhelming her fragile spaceborn body.

“Peri…” Jon groaned as his lungs stubbornly resisted his will to do more than breathe shallowly, “I need you to be ready to take over in case I black out…” “You got it, commander,” Peregrine replied, unaffected by the forces her astral heart inflicted on the crew.

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It had been nearly 15 minutes since Finchley’s abortive presentation had been interrupted by the destruction of an orbital colony and the projected deaths of over a million people. It would be over an hour before the first CETU patrol destroyer would arrive to secure the area, and another day before the first relief effort could get underway – in that time, many of the survivors could die. It was infuriating to watch this tragedy unfold and be unable to do anything about it.

He may not be able to do anything about this catastrophe, but he might be able to prevent the next one.

“This tragedy could have been prevented,” he said to the preoccupied room, “if Section 5 had been granted the resources we requested last year.”

“I beg your pardon?” the Parliamentary Observer asked with rehearsed indignance.

“Minister,” Finchley addressed her formally, “I have reason to believe that the destruction of the colony at EML-1 was a terrorist action ordered by Mars. My presentation today was meant to establish the connection between The Organisation and Martian Covert Operations. With your permission, I would like to resume.” The Minister nodded in approval. “Computer,” Finchley ordered, “resume presentation.” Finchley’s slideshow failed to appear.

“Computer,” Finchley dictated impatiently, one syllable at a time, “resume presentation.” The slideshow was conspicuous by its absence.

“What the hell is wrong with this bloody thing?” he asked rhetorically.

“We are in a Level Red lockdown, Inspector Finchley,” Mr. Yen patronized, “All computer functions except for essential operations are suspended to devote as many resources as possible to Intelligence system processing.”

“Fine,” Finchley sniffed, “You may examine my evidence once this crisis is over.”

Finchley straightened his posture, and continued with the air of the expert he was. “In the months leading up to the recent arrests of The Organisation’s leadership, we were able to identify a large number of transactions between shell corporations known to front for The Organisation and the Mars Colonial Militia. From what we have been able to determine, The Organisation smuggles materiel and personnel in and out of areas under Earth jurisdiction, as well as supply and maintain safehouses for Martian covert operatives in exchange for funding and use of some of their advanced technology.”

“Inspector,” the Minister inquired, “are you saying that these people are aiding and abetting a foreign adversary?”

“Yes, Minister,” Finchley answered, “We are confident that this is the case.”

“However,” Mr. Yen interjected, “wasn’t The Organization’s leadership crippled by Ministry raids? Surely they cannot be in any position to aid anyone.”

“That was the conclusion we came to in the months following the raids,” Finchley clarified, “but that preliminary assessment has since proven to be inaccurate. Seven months ago, we began to receive reports from our undercover informants in The Organisation that indicated that someone had begun to fill that power vacuum.”

“Internal politics?”

“Yes, Mr. Yen. The person of interest is named Juda Sharqi – a 51-year-old Selenite, male, born in Surveyor City, clawed his way up the ranks from a common grunt to an influential information broker, although not enough to attract our attention at the time. He was able to leverage the information at his disposal to blackmail his enemies and consolidate power. It is our determination that he could not have accomplished this in so short a time without outside help.”

“The Martians, you mean,” the Parliamentary Observer concluded.

“Yes, sir.” Finchley confirmed.

“And if Section 5 had been allocated the Intelligence processing time requested,” the Parliamentary Observer continued with interest, “this catastrophe could have been avoided?”

“In all likelihood, yes sir.” Finchley answered, “The indications were all there, it would just be a matter of collating and processing the information.”

“Director Amaro,” the Observer addressed Finchley’s superior, “do you concur with your subordinate’s assessment?”

“I would not have asked him here if I were not confident in Inspector Finchley’s conclusion,” Amaro replied.

“Well then, Minister,” the Observer declared, “with your recommendation, I will draught a proposal to Parliament requesting additional resources allocated to Section 5, for countering the threat of Martian covert operatives and their co-conspirators.”

“That is outrageous!” Mr. Yen roared as he abruptly stood up, “Foreign counterintelligence clearly falls under the exclusive purview of Section 1!”

“Zimi Beli!” the Minister shouted at Mr. Yen, who sheepishly sat down and shut up as she had ordered.

At that moment, the monitors all changed color from red to white. “All clear,” announced a synthetic voice over the public address system, “All personnel, please return to your scheduled routine.”

“Well, I suppose that’s enough for today,” the Minister declared, “Meeting adjourned.”

As they began to file out of the room, Amaro discreetly stopped Finchley. “Well done, Ewan,” he conspired, “You may have just secured Section 5’s place as the dominant intelligence agency on the planet.”

“Yes, sir,” Finchley answered.

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HAPPY TOGETHER (2002)

By Vivienne Chow

PUT FOUR STARS in a movie together, add a history of strained working relationships and light the blue touch paper with a hectic shooting schedule. It’s just a matter of time before the fireworks begin.

Or not, according to Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong, Chang Chen and Vicky Zhao Wei. Contrary to Chinese press reports of a sour atmosphere on the set of the comedy Chinese Odyssey 2002, the four stars insist they got along splendidly - and more, that the intensity of the shooting enabled them to get to know each other well. “We were just like a big family,” says Leung, still hot property after winning best actor at Cannes in 2000 for his portrayal of a news reporter in In The Mood For Love. “We ate and drank together. It helped get everybody involved in their characters.” Leung’s relief is palpable. Nine years ago, when he and Cantopop diva Wong starred in the off-beat and gritty romance Chungking Express, the pair hardly made eye contact once the cameras had stopped rolling. Leung says the new Wong is a different woman.

“Last time we worked together, we didn’t talk much,” he says.

“This time, she was very friendly and cheerful. She joked with me all the time. I never realised she could tell jokes. Unlike other experienced actors, she doesn’t act according to a formula. She is unpredictable - acting with her is definitely fun.” Wong, too, admits to a more mature outlook. “This was the first time for me to get to know Tony,” she says. “I didn’t speak to him at all during Chungking Express. Now I realise communication between actors is essential. I was always seeking advice from him.”

Communication had to take a back seat in favour of hard graft, however. Leung, Wong, Taiwan’s Chinese Odyssey 2002 star Chang and mainland actress Zhao, who recently shone in Shaolin Soccer, were bound together in Shanghai with only two frantic months for filming.

The abrupt schedule which ended last month was timed to allow the film’s release in Hong Kong and across the mainland for the lucrative Lunar New Year period. Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a comedy set in the Ming dynasty and is produced by award-winning director Wong Kar-wai (In The Mood For Love, Happy Together) and directed and written by Jeff Lau Chun-wai, who revealed his talents in comedies such as A Chinese Odyssey (no relation to the new film) and The Legendary La Rose Noire.

A classic tale of tangled love, it is the story of Princess Wu Shuang (Wong) who, with her older brother Emperor Zheng De (Chang), often sneaks out of the palace dressed as a man.

They meet Li Yilong (Leung) and his younger sister Phoenix (Zhao), vicious gangsters from a small town. Confusion reigns when the princess falls for Li just as his sister Phoenix finds herself head over heels in love with the princess in her guise as a man. Naturally, Zheng De is in turn smitten with love for Phoenix.

Even the experienced Leung says the film provided a whole new experience for him. He admits he had to throw in everything he learned over the past 20 years. “I had to sing, dance, cry, laugh and ride a horse. I have never been in any film like this before,” says the 38-year-old. “I have no confidence when it comes to singing, but I had to perform three duets with Faye Wong.” As most of Leung’s recent films have been melancholic dramas, he sees Chinese Odyssey 2002 as a breath of fresh air. “I enjoy making comedies because I can be happy every day,” he says. “I prefer films with good gags and a touching and solid storyline, like this one. Good comedy scripts are rare in Hong Kong. This one is complete and detailed. Without a script like this, there is no way we could have finished the film so quickly.”

For Wong, 32, Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a comedy debut. She is better known for her somewhat serious and aloof image. To imagine her making an audience giggle seems, well, inconceivable. “Don’t think that I don’t have a sense of humour,” she protests. “Comedy is difficult for me if I have to do those exaggerated facial expressions but my role is not required to do that. The comical effects come from the story itself.” Comedy was also new to Chang, who played Zhang Ziyi’s love interest in Crouching Tiger. The 25-year-old says he was worried before shooting began. “My friends say I don’t have any sense of humour so I didn’t understand why I was chosen. And having to play Faye Wong’s older brother was very strange because I’m younger than her and I am less experienced.

Fortunately, the costume helped a lot.” Chang admits he was intimidated by the Cantopop queen, his long-time idol. “I have been listening to her music since I was in school. I secretly took my Walkman when I did my military service just to listen to her songs.

[On the set] I dared not talk to her. All I managed to say was: ‘Hi, are you working now?’ and: 'Bye, you off?”’

Wong says she did her best to be friendly and natural. “I noticed [Chang] didn’t come up and talk to me much. He was very shy. But I tried my best to be as normal as possible. What can I do?” she says.

Leung says Chang has grown up a lot since they worked together on Happy Together in 1997. “The last time we worked together he was just a kid but now, with more life experience, Chang is getting better,” he says. Chang in return says Leung helped boost his confidence. “He taught me a lot. He kept telling me: 'Don’t worry, you can do it.”’ For Leung, time was the key pressure (apart from the singing). Over the previous six months, he had been working in Hanzhou on the set of Hero, a martial-arts extravaganza by critically acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, and had to get permission to take time out to shoot Chinese Odyssey 2002. Although the tight schedule allowed him to take part, he says it still came as a shock when he realised he had only 20 days to shoot his scenes.

“It sounded impossible but I understand this is the style of Wong Kar-wai’s film company, Jet Tone - making impossibilities become possible. We worked almost 20 hours every day. They only took two takes for each shot. I nearly returned the money to the company and quit after the first few days. I didn’t even have the chance to say goodbye to the crew [when his filming finished]. I was dragged to a coach back to Hanzhou immediately after the last shot at 6am. It was very sad.”

Working under Jeff Lau Chun-wai’s direction is in contrast to Leung’s usual style, he says. “For instance, shooting a Wong Kar-wai-directed film can last up to two years, where the first six months are just the warm-up exercises. I’m so used to the slow filming progress.

’'Usually I have two shots in the morning, then I hide in the coach eating and resting during the day, followed by two shots in the evening. Making this movie was just like fighting in a war.”

Inevitably, there were looser moments. Zhao says getting a little drunk in the interests of the film was one of them. “There was a scene in which Tony, Faye and I were getting wasted,” she recalls.

“It was hard, so we really had a few drinks before shooting that scene. All of us kept giggling.” It was the first time Leung had worked with Zhao and even amid the drunken takes he was impressed with the 25-year-old Beijing star. “She is very professional,” he says. “She didn’t challenge the director’s instructions as I did when I started out. She delivered all of her performances very well.”

Wong and Zhao were at pains to play down press reports during the shoot that they didn’t get on with each other. “One day I was sitting on my own, far from Faye, Tony and Chen but that moment was caught by the press and they started making up stories of me not getting along with them,” Zhao says. Wong also dismisses such suggestions and says she even sought advice on acting from the Beijing Film Academy-trained Zhao. 'She is a very simple girl, not fussy about anything,“ Wong says. ’'As we share the same language, we talked a lot.” It is Wong, arguably, who has learned the most from the brief but intense experience, notably a joy in film-making.

“Filming Chungking Express was a nightmare for me,” she says. “I didn’t have the confidence to act at that time. I had no idea what I was doing and I had to act out many embarrassing situations. ’'But Chinese Odyssey 2002 has been such good fun. Jeff’s direction was very clear and he taught me how to do it. I want to know more about acting.” Leung agrees. “The spirit and atmosphere throughout the whole film were incredible,” he says. “I really hope there will be a sequel. It just depends on whether the boss is willing to invest.”

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SOURCE: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

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Benchmark indices restored its day's gain following a minor blip in Wednesday's afternoon session.

The S&P BSE Sensex was up 330 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 41,308 levels. Bajaj Finance (up 3%), ITC, Nestle, Larsen & Toubro (all up 2%) were the top gainers in the Sensex pack. On the other hand, TCS slipped over 1 per cent.

The broader Nifty50 index reclaimed the psychological level of 12,150, and was trading around 12,160 levels, up 105 points, or 0.87 per cent.

All the Nifty sectoral indices, except Nifty Pharma index, were trading in the green. Nifty Metal, Nifty Auto, and Nifty Realty indexes were all up over 1 per cent.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 144 points, or 0.92 per cent, and the S&P BSE SmallCap index was trading 89 points, or 0.6 per cent, higher. CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES Auto Refresh 03:21 PM Earnings Alert | Godrej Consumer Q3 result >> Net profit at Rs 445.2 crore

>> Revenue at Rs 2,778 crore

>> EBITDA at Rs 630.6 crore

03:15 PM From tax rate cuts to job creation, India Inc sees a populist Budget India Inc is expecting a slew of economy-boosting steps such as income-tax rate cuts, increased rural infrastructure spending, and job creation measures in the Union Budget, to be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this Saturday. READ MORE

02:51 PM Earnings Alert | Jubliant Food Q3 results >> Net profit at Rs 103.7 crore

>> Revenue at Rs 1,059.6 crore

>> EBITDA at Rs 253.6 crore; margin at 23.9%

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>> Total revenue at Rs 1,660.17 crore

>> EBITDA at Rs 212 crore; margin 13%

02:43 PM Aptech shares rebound 17% from day's low on heavy volume Shares of Aptech moved higher by 4 per cent to Rs 169, bouncing back 17 per cent from its early morning low of Rs 145 on the BSE on Wednesday on the back of huge volume. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the stock recovered 14 per cent from its intra-day low of Rs 148. The trading volume on the counter jumped more than three-fold during the day. A combined 1.72 million equity shares -representing 4 per cent of total equity of IT training services company changed hands on the NSE and BSE so far. READ MORE markets

02:35 PM Tata Motors climbs 6% after falling 12% in nine days Shares of Tata Motors climbed 6 per cent to Rs 187 on the BSE on Wednesday on the back of heavy volumes after Edelweiss Securities upgraded the stock to ‘Buy’. It also revised sum-of-the-parts or SOTP-based target price to Rs 245 from earlier Rs 140 per share. The counter has seen huge trading volumes with a combined 44 million equity shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE till 02:00 pm. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.82 per cent at 41,304 points. READ MORE Tata Motors Q2 loss narrows to Rs 217 crore on better JLR performance

02:24 PM Global Markets check Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a spike in new Chinese virus cases sent Hong Kong stocks tumbling and added to worries about the economic impact of the outbreak.

Chinese stock futures in Singapore rebounded from two days of losses to rise 1.79 per cent, the biggest gain in almost seven weeks. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.41 per cent. But most of the losses were confined to Hong Kong shares, which sank 2.4 per cent on their first session after a two-and-a-half trading day break for Lunar New Year, led by declines in financial services, real estate, and consumer goods companies as a growing number of firms warned they may take a hit from the China virus. Japan’s Nikkei stock index rose 0.62 per cent, and Australia’s main index added 0.53 per cent, partly because investors in these markets had already had a chance to react to the outbreak, which has claimed more than 100 lives.

European futures rose 0.22 per cent in early trading and US stock futures were up 0.27 per cent.

(Reuters)

02:13 PM Bajaj Finance hits new high on highest ever quarterly profit of Rs 1,614 cr in Q3 Shares of Bajaj Finance surged 4 percnet, to hit a high of Rs 4,383.05, also its fresh lifetime high, on the BSE on Wednesday after the non-banking finance company (NBFC) reported its highest ever quarterly consolidated net profit at Rs 1,614.11 crore in the December quarter of FY20 (Q3FY20), a jump of 52 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from a net profit of Rs 1,059.56 crore (Q3FY19).READ MORE stocks, stock market, m arket, sensex, growth, revenue, earnings, results, Q2,Q1, Q3, Q4, COMPANY, nse, bse,

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tipsycad147 · 5 years

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Moon Magic

Whether you already do Moon Ceremonies or you are new to it and want to learn more, this is the place for you. The Moon and her many different phases offer us different energies that we can harness. Here you can learn about the different ceremonies that you can do through her different phases.

As the ruler of the tides, it is fitting that in Astrology, the Moon is also the ruler of our emotions. How we feel about things and how our emotions affect others are all influenced by the moon. Through the Moon’s energy we endeavour to reconcile various emotions in order to make ourselves complete and one with the world.

In your Birth Chart, looking at your Moon information is as important as your Sun Sign information. The Sun gives us our Spirit & Energy, the Moon gives us our Soul & Emotions.The Moon has four main cycles… New, Waxing, Full & Waning. Each carries a very distinctive energy that we can utilise to energise our Stones and ourselves or choose specific Stones to work with that energy. The Moon has beautiful feminine energy to share with you, charging your Stones with its energy takes your work with the Stones to an entirely different level!

NEW MOON

The new moon is a time of initiation and new beginnings. It is the time to plant a seed of what you want to grow in your life. Making a wish, an intention, a promise, or a vow is a common custom. It is believed that as the moon grows, that your intention or goal will too usually by the time the moon completes its cycle and returns full circle to new again.The new Moon offers us its energy of intention, to rid ourselves of the negative habits in our life. The energy of the new moon aids us in ridding our minds and bodies of toxic thought patterns as well as eliminating toxic substances like excess alcohol, processed foods, caffeine & tobacco usage. Starting a new project, or discipline should be substantially less difficult to stick to when started during the new moon. it’s important to come up with a ritual that has meaning for you, instead of trying to follow any set guidelines

WAXING MOON

Here we are about a week into a New Moon cycle, the moon is now at the First Quarter. Sometimes, if we did a working on the new moon we might be asking ourselves “did it work?” Breathe deeply into that space of uncertainty because the moon and the manifestation of your intention is only growing. The energy is still building. In truth the magic has just begun.This is the perfect opportunity to manifest, as the moon is offering herself as a clean slate where you can set an intention to receive what you desire for your greatest and highest good.When the moon is Waxing from New to Gibbous the opportunity to stand in your power with ritual and plants the seeds of desires with sincere intent, ceremony, and symbolism is most aligned, as the energetic vibrations are most receptive to growth. Gestation happens in the dark, nurtured by intention, trust, and faith. Intentions develop roots and new growth emerges, reaching for the light. This is the light we see at the Full Moon.The period of the waxing moon lasts about 14 days.

FULL MOON

The arrival of the full moon each month may highlight what is no longer serving you. As the moon reaches its fullest and brightest, much in your life will also have come into full illumination, highlighting both what is and isn’t working.Particularly if you set New Moon Intentions, the full moon may shed light on what is holding you back from progress and is a perfect opportunity to remove what stands in your way.Many people feel energy intensifying in the lead up to the full moon. If you have felt the pressure building, perform a full moon releasing ritual to cast off what is no longer serving you to make room for that which does.Even if you’re new to harnessing the energy of the moon and not sure what you’re experiencing at an energetic level, you can still perform a releasing ritual at the full moon. Remember, you can release physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually – you may wish to clean out your possessions, take an inventory of thoughts and beliefs no longer serving you, release pent up emotions or perform a chakra cleansing meditation.You can also seek guidance from your animal totems, spirit guides or angels to help illuminate what is ready to be shed from your life, through writing in a journal, pulling an oracle card or sitting in quiet meditation.

WANING MOON

Waning Moon means the moon is decreasing in size, moving from the Full Moon towards the New Moon. This is a time for spells that banish, release and reverse. This is a time to break bad habits or bad addictions, to end bad relationships. This is a time of deep intuition and a time for divination.It is a lovely reminder to rest, recoup and recharge. Stones that carry an energy of unconditional love are perfect during this time. You have to find your balance within if you want to be able to be of service to others. Stones such as Rhodochrosite, Rose Quartz, Rhodonite and/or Pink Kunzite work well with the Waning Moon.

Recipe – Moon Water Tonic

Wait for a clear night, preferably on or right before the full moon. Put a quartz crystal in a clear glass container ,fill with purified water and cover. At sundown, place the container in a moonlit place . Remove the glass at dawn. The water has now been infused with the energy of the moon. Drink the moon infused water whenever you need an extra boost of lunar energy. The water can also be used as an excellent purifier for your alter.

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3rd February >> (@ZenitEnglish By Virginia M. Forrester) #PopeFrancis #Pope Francis’ Angelus Address (Full Text): On the Beginning of Jesus’ Public Ministry

Today’s Gospel ‘Shows Us that Jesus’ Public Ministry Begins with Rejection, with a Death Threat . . . A Price that Yesterday as Today a Genuine Prophecy Is Called to Pay’

Here is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave February 3, 2019, before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

Present today, among others, were the youngsters of Catholic Action of the Diocese of Rome, who were concluding their “Caravan of Peace” — the month of January, dedicated traditionally by them to the theme of peace –, whose slogan this year was “Peace is Served.” At the end of the prayer of the Angelus, two youngsters belonging to two different Roman parishes — invited to the papal apartment –, read a message in the name of Catholic Action of Rome, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its birth.

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Before the Angelus:

Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning!

Last Sunday the liturgy proposed to us the episode of the Synagogue of Nazareth, where Jesus read a passage of the prophet Isaiah, and at the end revealed that those words were fulfilled “today” in Him. Jesus presents Himself as the one on whom the Spirit of the Lord rested, who consecrated Him and sent Him to carry out the mission of salvation in favor of humanity.

Today’s Gospel (Cf. Luke 4:21-30) is the continuation of that story and it shows us the amazement of His fellow citizens on seeing that one of their country — “Joseph’s son” (v. 22) –, pretends to be the Christ, the one sent by the Father. With His ability to penetrate minds and hearts, Jesus understands immediately what His countrymen think. They hold that, He being one of them, must demonstrate His strange “claim,” doing miracles there, at Nazareth, as He did in neighboring countries (Cf. v. 23). However, Jesus doesn’t want and can’t accept this logic, because it doesn’t correspond to God’s plan: God wants faith; they want miracles, signs; God wants to save all, and they want a Messiah for their own advantage. And, to explain God’s logic, Jesus gives the example of two great ancient prophets: Elijah and Elisha, whom God had sent to heal and save non-Hebrew persons, of other peoples, but who had trusted in His word.

In face of this invitation to open their hearts to the gratuitousness and universality of salvation, the citizens of Nazareth rebel, and, in fact, assume an aggressive attitude, which degenerates to the point that “they rose up and put Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill [. . . ] that they might throw Him down headlong” (v. 29). The admiration of the first instant changed into aggression, a rebellion against Him.

And this Gospel shows us that Jesus’ public ministry begins with a rejection, with a death threat, paradoxically in fact on the part of His fellow citizens. In living the mission entrusted to Him by the Father, Jesus knows well that He must face toil, rejection, persecution, and defeat. A price that, yesterday as today, genuine prophecy is called to pay. However, the harsh rejection doesn’t discourage Jesus or halt the path and fruitfulness of His prophetic action. He goes forward on His way (Cf. v. 30), trusting in the Father’s love.

Today also, the world is in need of seeing prophets in the Lord’s disciples, namely, courageous and persevering persons in responding to the Christian vocation. Persons that follow the “thrust” of the Holy Spirit, who sends them to proclaim hope and salvation to the poor and the excluded; persons that follow the logic of faith and not of utopianism; persons dedicated to the service of all, without privileges or exclusions. In a few words, persons that open themselves to accept in themselves the will of God and who commit themselves to witness it faithfully to others.

Let us pray to Mary Most Holy so that we can grow and walk in the same apostolic ardor for the Kingdom of God That animated Jesus’ mission.

[Original text: Italian] [ZENIT’s translation by Virginia M. Forrester]

After the Angelus:

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I follow with great concern the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The population is exhausted from the long conflict and many children suffer hunger, but it’s not possible to access the food deposits. Brothers and sisters, the cry of these children and of their parents rises in the presence of God. I make an appeal to the interested parties and to the International Community to foster urgently the observance of the agreements reached, to ensure the distribution of food and to work for the good of the population. I invite all to pray for our brothers of Yemen. “Hail Mary . . . “ Let us pray intensely because they are children who are hungry; who are thirsty; who have no medicines and are in danger of death. Let us take this thought home with us.

Being observed today in Italy is Pro-Life Day, whose theme is “It’s life, It’s Future.” I associate myself to the Bishops’’ Message and I express my encouragement to the ecclesial communities that promote and support life in so many ways. A concrete commitment is ever more necessary to foster births, which involves institutions and the various cultural and social realities, recognizing the family as society’s generative womb.

This coming February 5, in the Far East and in various parts of the world, millions of men and women will celebrate the end of the lunar year. I wish to greet all cordially, hoping that in their families the virtues are practiced that help to live in peace with oneself, with others, and with Creation. I invite you to pray for the gift of peace, to receive and cultivate it with each one’s contribution.

I greet you all, Romans and pilgrims, in particular, the faithful from Croatia and Poland; those of Lecce, Potenza, Cerignola, San Benedetto del Tronto and Castelliri.

I greet the Pious Sisters Disciples of the Divine Master and the parish choir of Claut (Pordenone). I greet affectionately the boys and girls of Catholic Action of the Diocese of Rome. Dear youngsters, I’m happy to receive you, together with the Cardinal Vicar, the assistant priests, your parents, and educators, at the end of the ”Caravan of Peace.” With this initiative, you open the celebrations for the 150 years of the foundation of Catholic Action of Rome, and the 50 years of the birth of the ACR. I hope you will be joyful witnesses of peace and fraternity. Now we listen together to the message that your friends, next to me here, will read to us.

[Reading of the Message]

And now the balloons will go up to the sky, symbol of our prayers for peace in the world.

[Launching of the balloons]

In less than an hour, I will leave for a brief but important trip to the United Arab Emirates. Please, accompany me with prayer.

A happy Sunday to all. Enjoy your lunch and goodbye!

[Original text: Italian] [ZENIT’s translation by Virginia M. Forrester]

FEBRUARY 03, 2019 15:25ANGELUS/REGINA CAELI

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