#monk house

[essayisms]

During this peculiar September heatwave we are having, I made the pilgrimage to Virginia and Leonard Woolf's house in Sussex.

#journal #virginia woolf #leonard woolf #monks house #sussex #litblr #literature #booklr #bookblr #modernism #writers rooms #writing

[hangsawoman]

virginia woolf at her house, photographed by vita sackville-west

#just the thought of vita photographing virginia drives me wild #virginia woolf #vita sackville west #vita and virginia #monk’s house

[wimcc]

#pentiment #pentiment game #this game is fucking me upppppppp #i love my little monks #i wanna hold them in my hand and shake it really hard #make a little doll house so they can all live there

[you-will-be-found]

he has the range

#so i finally made it to osferth in tlk and i would die for him #he’s so baby 😭 #osferth #baby monk #the last kingdom #aemond targaryen #house of the dragon #ewan mitchell

[vampiricvirtue]

why couldn't I fixate on something useful like literature or math what the fuck is yaoifying the millennial mom shows going to help with

#millennial mom shows #house md #supernatural #psych #psych tv show #yaoi #old man yaoi #old man yaoi disease #hilson #hyper fixation #fixation #monk #monk tv show #sherlock holmes

[talesofoldandnew]

This scene ALWAYS absolutely sends me, Osferth what did you do lmaooo 😭

#naughty baby monk #osferth what did you do #the last kingdom #osferth #ewan mitchell #british actor #house of the dragon #aemond targaryen

[kaelatargaryen]

I was fine before I knew Ewan Mitchell existed.

#aemond targaryen #ewan mitchell #house of the dragon #prince aemond targaryen #hotd #house targaryen #dragon prince #the last kingdom #baby monk #osferth #tom bennett #world on fire #i need him your honor

[aemonds-wifey]

Ewan just….your so pretty 🥰

#ewan mitchell #aemond targaryen #house of the dragon hbo #osferth #baby monk #the last kingdom #tom bennett #world on fire #dance of dragons #oh no he’s hot #salad days

[unleashthelion]

AEMOND, TOM, OSFERTH - EWAN MITCHELL APPRECIATION.

#house of the dragon #hotdedit #aemondtargaryenedit #aemond targaryen #ewan mitchell #ewanmitchelledit #tombennettedit #tom bennett #wofedit #world on fire #worldonfireedit #osferth #osferthedit #tlkedit #thelastkingdomedit #the last kingdom #baby monk #gifs #had to delete the other gifset because of a typo #so i made a new aemond gifset #because i didn't safe it as a psd file lol #my ps stuff #my ps creations

[paintb0x]

"i'm simply called Osferth"

#art #fanart #sketch #the last kingdom #game of thrones #hotd #hotd fanart #house of the dragon #osferth #ewan mitchell #aemond targaryen #aemond fanart #aemond #baby monk #osferth x reader #the last kingdom x reader

[ewanmitchellstuff]

like or reblog if you save or use;

#ewan mitchell #ewan mitchell icons #icons ewan mitchell #ewan mitchell icon #icon ewan mitchell #house of the dragon #aemond targaryen #aemond one eye #the last kingdom #osferth #baby monk #icons #icon

[hangsawoman]

vita sackville-west at virginia woolf's house

#monk's house #vita sackville west #virginia woolf #vita and virginia

[plutoswrath]

the tension between 12th housers and all our desires life just apparently withholds from us

#this is especially true with venus and mars in this house #it’s like being forced to live like an abstinent monk lol #all what we 12th housers allow ourselves are addictions LMAO #astrology #12th house

[molagboop]

Mawkin children undergo several maturity rites before they're granted full tribal citizenship. The first occurs around eight years old, involving a basic academic evaluation and the child's choice between a physical fitness test or a dream-walk.

The evals are simple: how much has the child learned, what do they know, where can we supplement their education, etc. How can we stimulate their curiosity and foster a lifelong love of learning? Have they displayed any skills or passion for any particular subject? How can we encourage their hobbies and interests? Those are the kinds of questions the adults involved in carrying out the evaluation are asking themselves.

The evaluations help parents figure out (or reaffirm what they already know) ways to engage their childrens' interests in a fun or productive way, and how to help their child along the path to success, academic or otherwise. Every child is different: they have their own needs, and while 8 years old isn't old enough for anyone to ascertain exactly what they wanna be when they grow up, the evaluation is a good starting point for the rest of their academic track until their next formative rites.

The next part of the rites is a branching path. The fitness test is typically favored by more outdoorsy or athletic types, as well as children who are afraid of specters or arent very interested in the old ways. That's fine: old people stuff can be boring! The priests go on and on about the ancestors during holidays, but you're eight years-old and you've never seen the ancestors show up before, so big whoop. You've got toys to play and things to learn.

Another general assumption is that children who are likely to grow into steadfast warriors or athletes may pick the fitness test enthusiastically and without thinking about it, but again, this is an evaluation, and the kids are like, eight. Nothing is set in stone. Eight year olds also typically love playing outside.

A number of kids, hearing about all the cool things their elders know and are capable of, or just being curious about what their ancestors might have to teach them, opt for the dream-walk.

The dream-walk involves exposure to psychoactive fumes, but is nonetheless completely safe: the kid is monitored and made as comfortable as possible.

The dream-walk is overseen by priests and doctors. The burners are lit and the trial-goer falls asleep, entering a state similar to lucid dreaming.

Everyone's experience is different. Some kids have profound surreal experiences: others spend the entire time sitting at a table with a long-dead ancestor having a meal. Some kids are shown events from the past by an old ghost: some even experience said event from the perspective of someone who was there when it happened.

For others, the dream is of an old-fashioned hunt, typically guided by a departed grandparent or neighbor. It's not unusual for Mawkin kids to have experienced the act of hunting for food or sport by this point in their lives: many who hunt take their babies out with them on their backs. The quarry during the dream-walk, however, is typically more than your mundane game beast.

Tribal scholars and doctors of psychology have posited that the dream walk largely reflects the experiences of those involved. Formative memories and strong feelings, they believe, greatly affect the appearance of conjured apparitions in the dream. If a kid is fighting any demons at eight years old or harbor any powerful fears, they may very well be forced to face them head-on during this trial.

Therein lies the value of the dream-walk: it's not just a curiosity to get the kids to engage with cultural practices of yore, it has utility in teaching children valuable lessons through experience without actually making them fight the six-eyed serpent of a hundred and seventeen mouths. And they're usually not facing it alone: the ancestors quite literally walk with plenty of kids during these trials.

There are some truths a given child must face alone, and plenty do. But when they wake, they will find themselves among familiar company, the sweet smell of wood smoke permeating the air and a feast awaiting back home to celebrate their first milestone towards becoming an adult.

Some kids don't fight any major bosses or experience the heat death of the universe through the eyes of a slug, instead deriving value from the dream-walk in the form of sensory-guided introspection. The lesson they learn may not even be apparent to them until six years down the line. It doesn't have to be deep: it can just be an experience that gives then a new perspective on the world.

The senses are heightened supremely during the dream-walk, allowing the dreamer to experience the world in a whole new way. Tasting color, feeling the vibration of every sound beneath one's skin, perceiving the shape of every smell. Even if the kid walks away thinking "huh, I've never experienced the world that way before", the trial will have been a success. In the very least, a child should come out of that dark room with a unique memory for them to examine later on.

Several minor rituals and evaluations occur around twelve and fifteen years, but the foremost citizenship rites occur around seventeen, when an individual's stomach is strong enough to handle sap wine in greater quantities without suffering catastrophic liver failure. The dream-walk is a requirement this time around, as well as a combat test. The combat test is the actual rite that determines one's status as an adult: the mandatory dream-walk occurs beforehand as a way to shed all doubts about the strength of one's resolve if they have any insecurities, and perhaps gain some personal insight in the process. Introspection assisted by psychoactive substances.

You may be wondering how those with varying degrees of disability come of age if they can't engage in the rite of combat. There are alternatives to the combat test if the participant doesn't feel able enough to fight, or otherwise can't exert themselves without experiencing undue pain and discomfort.

There are alternative rites for individuals of every combination of physical and cognitive impairment, and all are treated with the same gravity and dignity afforded to the typical rites. Poetry recitals, music, research projects, an oath of maturity: these are a few examples of things disabled Mawkin have done to establish their claim to adulthood in place of the rite of combat. An individual doesn't have to be "good" at something: they just have to show that they accept the responsibility that comes with being an adult, or are otherwise committed to their community and the tribe at large.

For some people, that commitment comes in the form of thriving to the best of their ability. Surviving to the next day, striving for tomorrow to hurt a little less than yesterday. It doesn't matter whether they can "contribute" or be a "productive member of society": all are one, and one serves all. The Mawkin take community very seriously. There's an age-old adage that says something to the effect of "if one is suffering, all are injured", and "when one is deprived of dignity, we are all cast naked face-down into the mud".

Anyways, that's how juvenile Mawkin are granted all the rights, responsibilities and privileges that come saddled with being an adult. It's worth noting that most of these rites line up with a typical Chozo's molting cycle, with the final rites occurring just as young warriors are shaking off the last loose feathers of their old coat and displaying their first (clear) adult patterns.

#mawkin #chozo #headcanons #txt #the dream-walk not only gives children a stronger bond with the honored dead #it gives them a window into the lives of the priesthood #some are intrigued by what they experience and eventually dedicate themselves to learning about and preservong the old #traditions while ushering in new waves of progress and advancement #preserving the old while welcoming the new. #i put emphasis on the old and the new bevause using drugs to see ghosts specifically is a very very old practice #some traditions evolved with technology and the Mawkin's migration to ZDR: others remained relatively untouched #most people keep some sort of house shrine or curio to honor their ancestors: only the priests and people who need advice #are getting zonked off their gourd to talk to ghosts #and most normal people aren't even given the chance to commune with the dead outside of the maturity rites #some of the blends these priests are burning would knock a grown unaccustomed warrior flat on their back #straight into concussion territory #they are not for the faint of heart. #to clarify inhaling fumes to see ghosts isn't all the priests do. but it's part of the job for a specific subset of them #the dead walk among the mawkin ans their wisdom is appreciated #priests are historicans lorekeepers and storytellers as well as dead-talkers #they're librarians and funeral directors and community hermits and warrior monks

[power-of-fluffy-boys]

Friendships do be transcending lifetimes

#the owl house #toh darius #toh hunter #the golden guard #avatar the last airbender #aang #monk gyatso #atla #avatar roku

[ferventfae]

obsessed with the sisters from the house of healing in bg3

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #monk #house of healing #npc #character design #nurse #bg3 monk #horror #video game #rpg #pc #cosplay #cosplay idea