This Aquarius New Moon is on the Sabian symbol 2 °Aquarius:
'' An unexpected thunderstorm.'' begins January 21, 2023, 12:53 pm PST
The story of this symbol is that of unrelenting, sometimes unpredictable, and always challenging Nature, survival through constant existential challenge through all of her seasons. Breaking through or breaking apart, this symbols wisdom comes from learning from setbacks, and preparing for the inevitable future, and understanding unexpected crisis, and how to prepare for the storms that come through life, it is a good time to deepen our ''roots'', strength, and strategy, because only a rootless tree falls.
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“I really, really don’t like you” - thoughts about Fjord, Eadwulf, and Betrayal
So I was reading @thechekhov‘s BEAUTIFUL quickreacts to C2′s finale, and I kept thinking about Eadwulf. Specifically, about Fjord’s very tense and weirdly angry banter with Eadwulf. Fjord doesn’t tend to do a lot of banter with his enemies in combat. With his friends? Sure. But not his enemies: he doesn’t care about them. He just needs to get rid of them. But there was weirdly a lot of talk here. “I’m really, really glad this is happening, I don’t like you.” “You excited? Hexblade’s Curse.”
Why does Fjord dislike Eadwulf so much? Is it just because the Nein focused more on Astrid (for a variety of reasons, some of which we can only speculate on), and got to see her in vulnerable moments we didn't get with Wulf? Hmmm, maybe. But I think it's about something more than that.
I want to talk about Fjord and betrayal. I want to talk about Sabian.
Even by the end of the campaign, we still know almost nothing about Sabian. Vandran calls him a coward in Ep 141, Fjord says they grew up together both worked on the Tide’s Breath. I’ve seen fans’ suggestions that Sabian was Fjord’s childhood bully, that they’d once been best friends, and that they were just kind-of-indifferent-to-each-other-but-still-family. But despite the fact that Fjord almost never mentions the guy, his fixation on revenge never dies down. Even after all of his healing and growth and confidence (and Fjord grew SO much, you guys), at the end of the Rumblecusp arc he still hires Kotho to track down Sabian. And he still checks on Kotho’s progress in Ep 117. This isn’t to say he’s wrong to do so! Just that it’s something unresolved that’s clearly very important to him. For all his personal growth and his new lease on life (thanks, Wildmom!), it’s something he can’t let go of.
But let’s look at other instances of perceived betrayal.
When Caleb makes an only-slightly-risky play to grab a scroll case in the High Richter's house in Ep 12 "Midnight Espionage," Fjord overreacts WILDLY (and yes I will die on this hill). Nott made a lot of salient points later: there was plenty of evidence of their shenanigans already, the other house had been totally wrecked, and the crownsguard weren't going to be asking about Prucine’s missing property when Prucine is the one under investigation. This was a gut reaction to what Fjord perceived as a betrayal of their group by Caleb putting his own interests before theirs, and escalated in a way that was more about ego and toxic masculinity than about the event itself. Fjord admits later (in Ep 98, “Dark Waters”) that he's somewhat ashamed of his initial reaction. But I still think the reaction itself is rather telling.
When Yasha ‘leaves’ the group in Ep 69 (nice) “The King’s Cage”, Fjord is the first person to suggest that Yasha had betrayed the group of her own free will, even declaring "We've been played the whole time. How stupid are we?” He continues to remain fixated — understandably — on the fact that his friend, a woman he was imprisoned by the Iron Shepherds with, not only abandoned him when he tried to save her, but made her best efforts to kill him and the rest of the M9. It takes a considerable while for Jester and Beau and the others to convince him that maybe Yasha’s not in control, and he doesn’t really believe them until Jester’s scry reveals the burning mark on Yasha’s neck and sees her crying. When they finally free Yasha from Obann’s control, he acknowledges that she was a victim in the situation, and had never wanted to hurt any of them. But it’s still clearly hard for him to go through. Fjord goes through a lot of character development during this time, and comes out of it actively trying to be more trusting and patient with people, which we see in our next case.
When Essek’s betrayal is revealed, Fjord tries really hard to not go with that gut reaction (”Right, but we trust Essek; we have to at least give him the opportunity to fail, right? I mean, he might be altruistic. He might be doing this for good reasons.” Ep 97). After Essek’s confession he just... sort of goes quiet. Even after that, he makes very few for-or-against statements, because as strongly as he feels about betrayal... he’s been wrong before, and he’s seen the very real grief and remorse in Essek’s confession.
But what does this have to do with Eadwulf? Well, lets think of what Fjord’s knowledge of Eadwulf is and what his experience with him has been by the end of Ep 110:
Caleb, Eadwulf, and Astrid were extremely close
they were trained as assassins and torturers
they were trained under a fascistic political ideology by Trent Ikithon
the three of them killed their own parents in cold blood as part of a test
Caleb was left in an asylum for 11 years (note: Caleb told them this minutes before they met Eadwulf for the first time)
Astrid and Eadwulf abandoned him there and did not, to Caleb’s knowledge, try to get him out
Caleb says they never wavered in their beliefs, and he does not know that Astrid and Eadwulf are redeemable
Even after everything, they believe their work and the suffering they — and Caleb — endured was worth it “for the Empire”
Wulf, in three separate conversations, never appears bothered by any of the events surrounding Caleb or their past, and seems proud of being a "living magical weapon"
to top it all off... he asked Cad “what are you” which was just fkn rude lbh
Fjord can forgive a lot of shit. Theft, torture, starting a war, following the call of an apocalyptically evil demigod, mail fraud. But one thing he cannot forgive is personal betrayal.
And from what Fjord’s seen, Caleb was left to rot for 11 years in a nightmarish political prison by people he considered his dearest friends. At least Astrid showed some obvious regret for it all. She showed a softness when Caleb danced with her. Beau saw her crying in an alleyway. She let them escape in Tidepeak Tower. We had the opportunity
Eadwulf? Fjord hasn’t seen any of that from him. Hasn’t even heard it.
I’m not surprised that Fjord has projected all of his resentments and feelings of betrayal onto Eadwulf. Sabian is far away. Eadwulf is here. And he hurt Fjord’s friend.
....ANYWAY I’M REALLY EXCITED FOR THE MIGHTY NEIN REUNION ONESHOT, HOW ABOUT Y’ALL?
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Sabian Oracle 9/7/23
Hey! :) hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying their week.
I keep contemplating different content ideas that I can provide/stick with for this blog. Some things may stick, and others may not which is okay because I am trying my best! So without further ado here is the Sabian Oracle for today 9/7/23. Credits go to Lynda Hill who translated the text and is a phenomenal astrologer. If you're interested in learning more about Sabian Symbols please check out her book The Sabian Oracle: 360 Degrees of Wisdom.
DEGREE: 16^0 -- 16^59
THE SEED GROWS INTO KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE
This Symbol shows situations pregnant with meaning and significance. Something starts with a seed and grows until it becomes something reliable and strong. Sometimes, you may feel that you are not growing or developing properly, maybe dissatisfied at perceived failings. Things take time to develop and, rather than being rushed, need to be nurtured to develop. It is important to start small and grow, fertilizing and watering in order for things to grow and flourish. Remember that small and steady beginnings can lead to a beautiful flowering. This can indicate pregnancy or the inception of a new idea.
Warning against grabbing for the fast dollar. Pregnancy, childbirth and growing up. Embryonic cells. The giving and receiving of lessons. The Kabala. The Tree of Life.
The Caution: Trying to do things that aren't fully developed. Rushing and missing vital parts in the situation. Aborted attempts. Arrogance about how much one knows.
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