#spiritual daughter on ig

[youremyheaven]

Is Angelina Jolie a Punarvasu Rising or a Pushya Rising?

Angelina Jolie's reported birth time is 9:09 am and is said to be a Pushya Rising, had she been born 10 minutes earlier, she would have Punarvasu Rising. Given that this is a very small window of time and highly likely for her birth to have taken place 10 minutes earlier (birth certificates often report a rough estimate not an accurate minute-by-minute statement) I am inclined to believe that she may indeed be a Punarvasu Rising.

According to Claire Nakti, on her post about the beauty and appearance of Punarvasu natives, she had remarked that due to Punarvasu's Jupiter influence, its natives often have really large features, especially the eyes and lips but also the chin and cheekbones.

L to R

Sharon Tate- Punarvasu Rising

Angelina Jolie

Lisa Bonet- Punarvasu Rising

All of them have a similar face shape, very prominent eyes and cheekbones and chin and large features overall.

The only feature of her appearance that can be attributed to Saturn influence (assuming she's Pushya Rising) is her bone structure. Still, if she were Punarvasu Rising then she'd have Ascendant conjunct Saturn so Saturn would affect her appearance anyway.

Angelina also has twin children, Knox & Vivienne who are Punarvasu Sun

Our children represent our karma and Angelina does have Saturn in Punarvasu in her birth chart

Since the constellation of Punarvasu features the twin stars Castor & Pollux (which are, interestingly the names she had picked out for them when she was pregnant with them), many famous twins tend to have Punarvasu placements and some famous Punarvasus tend to have twins

Mariah Carey, Punarvasu Moon with her fraternal twins, Moroccan and Munroe

The IG famous Clements twins (Ava & Leah) are Punarvasu Sun (conjunct Mercury)

Duality is an innate theme of Jupiter and many other Jupiter natives also have twins or are twins:

Scarlett and Hunter Johansson, Vishaka Moon

Lisa Marie Presley, Purvabhadrapada Moon with her twin daughters, Harper & Finley

Angelina's elder daughter, Shiloh is Rohini Sun & Moon (Angelina is Rohini Sun) and since the twins are Punarvasu Sun, I am inclined to believe that perhaps Angie is a Punarvasu Rising.

(please note that the only reason I am not mentioning her adopted children is that the birthdays of adopted children are often assumed/approximated since birth certificates or such data cannot always be obtained as they're abandoned as babies :((( but all in all, all of our children, biological or adopted, represent our karma)

Other than all this, the reason I am strongly inclined to believe Angelina is Jupiter-dominant is because of this video. In this video, Claire explains how Jupiter natives tend to have a drastic makeover or change in persona/image as they integrate their shadow and individuate. She placed a lot of emphasis on how these women "feminize" themselves (Jupiter is a masculine planet and often these women are kind of shabby or tomboyish or scrappy and then go through a journey where they embrace their "femininity" and get more attention as a result of it).

These are some images of Angelina from her teen years. She dropped out of high school at the age of 14 due to constant bullying and has talked about being unpopular in school. (the "invisible phase" of Jupiterean women)

Keep in mind that if she is Punarvasu Rising then it conjuncts her Saturn in Punarvasu, which means not only does she experience the expansiveness of Jupiter but she has to learn how to contain this boundlessness within the restrictive nature of Saturn. Saturn conjunct luminaries also give the native excellent bone structure 👀and difficult and turbulent life experiences that drive one to self-purification (Angelina turned to spirituality and humanitarian work in her mid-20s and has credited it with helping her turn her life around and find purpose and meaning).

Jupiter women go through most of their early lives being very unrefined, kind of scrappy if not tomboyish. They're very passionate and devote themselves to their hobbies and interests but they neglect themselves and don't really put effort into their self-presentation.

Angelina is 16yrs old in this interview and if you observe the way she talks, her body language etc, she's very awkward but more open, kind of saying whatever, she's more "free" in some sense because she's not poised or refined yet.

This is her at the age of 24 and she's outgrown her teenage awkwardness but she's still in her rebel era, she hasn't integrated her shadow yet

This is Angelina in the year 2003, she's 28 years old and you can see how she's become more feminine, more poised, more ladylike, there is a glow to her and she seems calmer and composed as opposed to the kind of frantic, restless energy of her older interviews. This is a year after she adopted her son Maddox in 2002. She has credited her time in Cambodia (she went there for the first time in 2000) leading up to the adoption of her son Maddox as having been instrumental to her transformation as seeing the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge opened her eyes to human suffering and she grew committed to humanitarian work and living her life more responsibly (she had previously struggled with heroin addiction and famously hired a hitman to kill her)

“I never thought I’d have children,” she said. “Having come from a broken home, you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don’t look for them.”

“I knew once I committed to Maddox, I would never be self-destructive again.”

Punarvasu's deity Aditi is the mother of all Gods and is also the God of earth & harvest. Motherhood is a very significant experience for Punarvasu women. Goddess Aditi was mother to the 12 Adityas and vedic texts mention Punarvasu women as being "blessed with sons". Many famous Punarvasu women can be cited as examples, most notably, Miranda Kerr, Punarvasu Moon who has 4 boys, Gwen Stefani, Punarvasu Moon who has 3 boys, Shakira, Punarvasu Moon who has 2 boys.

Angelina has repeatedly credited her son Maddox for helping her become "a woman" and that she felt called to be his mother.

At what age did you feel the most at ease with your femininity?

"When I first became a mother, and now. That sense of ease grows and changes with each passing year and each stage in life. For me, it is about learning to accept yourself and accept what life brings."

Being a mother of 6 and a humanitarian is a huge part of her public image. She went from being a weird punk who wore vials of blood kissed her brother and did knife tricks on late-night shows to this very poised, refined, elegant woman.

She was this Hollywood eccentric widely considered a freakshow and in a couple of years she became one of the most admired women in the world. This emerged from the shadow to her light and became one whole integrated being. Punarvasu being "the return of the light".

Her fame rose to astronomical levels in the mid-2000s following her makeover and Angelina quickly became an A-list celebrity. Punarvasu and Jupiter in general test the natives so their lives are full of ups and downs until they find balance. Even though her father was an Oscar-winning actor, Angelina did not grow up with much money as her parents divorced when she was young and she was raised by her single mother (who wasn't rich or famous). She in fact started modelling as a teenager to support her mother. Then in her later life, she accumulated immense wealth and currently has a net worth of $120 million. (her birth nakshatra of Revati is also a wealth giving nak along with Punarvasu).

She underwent a drastic transformation and we saw her shed her darkness or emerge from her shadow into the light. This transformation also brought her immense attention and saw her rise in status. This is a uniquely Jupiterean journey. Especially with her Ascendant conjunct Saturn, her life was full of karmic trials, be it being of service to humanity, her many marriages, her 6 children, losing her mother to cancer, her own battles with health and all of this before she even turned 40 as Jupiter natives undergo many trials and tribulations when they're young.

Another feature of Punarvasu's return of the light theme is doing things better the second time around or having multiple chances to get it right. This often means multiple marriages (Miranda Kerr, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani etc come to mind rn) and Angie has been married thrice 👀

All of this leads me to believe that Angelina Jolie is a Punarvasu Rising and not a Pushya Rising.

#astrology notes #astrology observations #sidereal astrology #vedic astro notes #astrology #nakshatras #vedic astrology #astro observations #astroblr #astro notes #jyotish #angelina jolie #pushya #punarvasu #Youtube

[emilieautumnarchives]

Stark Raving Sane: Biscuits

Posted: June 29, 2023 Archived from EAOnline

Biscuits: Mixed Media - Digital and Acrylic Paint, Audio, Scent [mod note: image cropped due to tw:ed concerns, see full version below the cut]

Dearest Inmates,

I shared Biscuits a few days ago on the old IG (did it, sharing art/music/other secret artistic projects because anything more seedy will be placed here alone, but I do have a trick: I never post from my phone, but from the very large screen computer that I use for recording, because I usually don’t know where my phone is, but really because then I don’t lose my wide vision of reality and goodness and truth and compress my focus into a tiny little screen which makes me spiritually nauseous—I highly recommend this).

I shared Biscuits, which was begun whilst we were traveling to location scout recently (this is why starting projects on an iPad before going to physical is so bloody nice), but I hadn’t been ready to say anything about her or what she might represent.

I think I might be now, or I may (probably will) delete this post in five minutes.

Biscuits has no tits and neither do I at present. I’ve lost them, along with my arse, and most of my muscle mass, because that’s what happens when you’ve got an auto-immune issue and it hurts to eat because your body is attacking itself. (I never say auto-immune “disease” because it’s an ugly brown and I don’t like the way the “s” that is really a “z” feels in my mouth, and it also sounds unnecessarily dramatic and that embarrasses me). I prefer not to talk about this. With anyone. I will fix it. I am fixing it. And I will be able to sing and dance. And that is all.

Biscuits has all the trappings of femininity, except for her actual body, which is clearly missing a few things, and that’s how I feel. A woman but not. And it doesn’t make me sad, but it makes me curious, because there is something beautiful in each layer of identity that is peeled off, or flakes away on its own without anybody’s doing, as we go down this path of life. I suppose what I’m really settling into is that I am not my tits, nor my womanhood, nor my ability to fit into my fabulous pink wardrobe, but am rather just me. I have not changed, because the “I” that is “I” can never be anything other than what it is. But I could do with a few more calories.

Biscuits needs a biscuit. Biscuits needs a few. I hope someone gives them to her.

To see more of her, tap away:

BISCUITS - FINE ART GICLEE PRINT [mod note: yes, EA has this linking to "Vampire's Daughter" instead of "Biscuits."]

I’m going to go try and digest some keto ice cream. It’s salted caramel. May you do the same, dear friends.

#stark raving sane #blog #blogs #2023 #tw:ed #tw:eating disorder #tw:autoimmune disease #emilie autumn #journals #journal entries #journal archives #musical era

[gyubby99]

📎 Random fact about my children (ocs)

Lily - She has an unnamed older sister who gave her an obsession for little hair ribbons

Alex - she likes collecting pens. She thinks they're really cool and she could probably have a shrine with all of them.

Zachary - he has good attention to detail. He can differentiate things that seem the same to other people. Like if he asks you to buy a specific chocolate, and you buy him a different one than he had requested, he can differentiate the taste of the two, when it just tastes the same to people, and he tends to get upset but appreciate the effort of getting him something. It's automatically icky when something is different than what he had in mind.

Emmy - she has guitar strings scars on her hand. She sometimes like playing random tunes on her guitar because she admires the sound it makes.

Melody - she's very serious about hair care. Like she likes her hair all straight and smooth, and she feels even prettier. There's just something about her hair flowing freely that she likes a lot.

Edward - He wants to write but once he starts, his mind shuts down the idea and he gets distracted by other things.

Charlotte - she has a fixation with crystals. She's very superstitious and spiritual.

Jane - She has a teddy bear from her dad on her 7th birthday that she named "Mr. Cuddles"

Rosella - She's amazing at analyzing and observing human behavior.

Damian - great memory. He still remembered that one second eye contact with Marianne when he was looking for May, one of his former tutor's daughter and Elizabeth's (marianne's sister) lover. Like he faced her fro the first time and he was like "wait that was you?" And shes vaguely confused.

Marianne - she's a great liar. Her husband actually believed her feelings were genuine for him until a few days after she died, he found her diary and there were her letters to Damian. Yes she was arranged to marry a stranger by her mother TWO WEEKS AFTER THE WAR. Happy end ig?

#my ocs

[papirouge]

Catholic trad men shut the fuck up challenge for 2023. Ugh

On ig I found a nice pro life account that brought great points about how abortion actually supports the patriarchy and harms women. Women deserve better and more than abortion. Babies deserve a chance. They both need our help. Yet 1 guy was angry that she, the girl running the account, was acting like a feminist and makings abortion a womens issue. Is he stupid? It IS OUR ISSUE but he wouldnt listen. He was offended that a woman was talking about patriarchy. It was something he believed in. But how I see it, we are different yes but men and women should stand equal with mutual respect as we both are under Gods commandments, right? But that’s not what he thinks at all. And another was similar: kept saying how women are inferior to men in every way so we shouldn’t be so political and feminist when fighting abortion. That if women just stayed home we wouldn’t have these issues. I left islam when I was younger and now I’m just going to be non denominational Christian. These supposed catholic men don’t care about our fight at all when it’s brought up as a womens issue. And I’m just sick of discovering catholic guys are just scummy and awful. I’ve met a few nice catholic girls but they end up copying what these guys say and it reminded me of how muslim girls deep in the faith would act. When a woman in the comments pointed out that the last guy shouldn’t be so condescending and sexist because women are also made in the image of God and that we are god’s daughters, he just brushed that off as men are but women came from men so women should forever be beneath him. And I wish I responded because only Eve was created from adams rib but also with Gods image to fit him?? She was made the same way as he was by God?! Why are all these men desperate for control of the narratives?? Especially whenever women talk about abortion and how awful it is. I can’t tell these trad men apart from pro abort abusive men anymore. They both have the same attitude. I feel for those girls out there who are pro life feminists. The hate from men on both sides is tremendous.

What was this scrote doing in a female led abortion group anyway? Sorry but that stuff is fishy. Men will complain about feminism and how whenever we speak up about issues specifically affecting women but will hardly do anything to address those problem themselves. Instead they'll infiltrate spaces made by women and then lecture them for having the audacity to talk about it bc it's "feminism" WELL IF MEN ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TO BEGIN WITH MAYBE WOMEN WOULDN'T HAVE TO MAKE SPACES FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT IT, JOSHUWAH. Crazy how in their mind "topic of discussion championned by women = feminism" and never "topic of discussion championned by women = no man ever bothered to look into to even out this dynamic"🤔 always deflecting from their own responsibility to whine about women..... PATHETIC AND WEAK.

And that whole"women are beneath men" narrative is stupid. In 1 Peter 3:7, Peter use the greek word skeuos which translates as body, vessel or even an ustensile - which is misleadingly translatd as "sex". But the fact that Peter uses an analogy with literal OBJECTS (esp some known to be fragile) shows that he was addressing the PHYSICALITY of the nature of women - not spiritually or emotionally. God made women as a companion for men, why would He made us intellectually or emotionally inferior? Why would he made us to be a burden for men? 🤔 Not a single verse ever states that women are essentially lesser than men, and while expected to be submissive to their husband, the husband has to be in turn willing to DIE for their wife as did for his bride (the Church). Interestingly, these scrotes have a harder time to remember this biblical truth when it comes to boast about legit Christian husband/wife relationship 🤔

#answered #Christian

[honoshauntisgnosis]

About Eloise Alexandra Strange:

uhhh so, she's the daughter of stephen and a woman named andrea, conceived right before he left for college. they had split custody, with him having a lot less due to med school, until andrea passed away and boom, stephen was forced to take care of her full time. at least by then, he'd graduated and was doctorin'. they didn't get along so well and whoops she ran away at 15. was in a dark place, angsty things happened, until kaecilius came across her.

she'd shown some magical prowess and kaecilius took her to kamar-taj to train. he became her pseudo father figure (from one asshole to another ig), but he taught her really well. she specializes in alchemy and learned shaolin kung fu at the hong kong sanctum, uses a magical guandao, etc. anyway, she was wizardin' long before stephen met the ancient one, and they don't see each other again until the events of the first movie. then she has to chose between her real dad and her adopted dad and man, it's a mess.

she went as far as the darkhold ritual with kaeciliues, but since she clearly didn't believe, she didn't get corrupted or w/e. he sends her away as an act of mercy, but promises her that next time he'll kill her. then boom, she crawls back to wong, finally reunites with stephen. there's a lot to talk about, but y'know, something more important is happening at the moment. she tells them everything she can about his plan.

fastforwarding to the end of the first film, she laments the loss of kaecilius. she often has nightmares about him becoming a mindless one and suffering.

notes:

has a thigh tattoo consisting of two entwined snakes, one black and one white (similar to this but less adorable)

for her seventeenth birthday, kaecilius gifted her a 'mechanical'/magical bird that she uses as a sort of ESA for her ptsd

kaecilius also told her he was proud of her on that birthday

her dreams of the mindless ones are semi-realistic; she had a spiritual connection to him before he'd been absorbed into the ranks. she's convinced that she can feel his suffering in her dreams.

this (and another secret thing) leads her to start studying a deity from another dimension, "the leviathan"

the words in all the texts are pretty, spouting hymns about it can grant eternal peace, take away a person's biggest flaws, heal their minds, etc

she often portals to another world to meditate or trains with her guandao. a dark world with dark red sand, tall canyons, and a sky that shows a star in continual supernova. sometimes she'll face the supernova while she meditates because she swears it lifts her spirits

by no way home, she's so entwined with leviathan magic, that she's able to remember peter (and, well, she had notes)

by no way home, she's training apprentices both in alchemy and shaolin kung fu

can temporarily take away stephen's hand pain with leviathan magic, though all it really does is transfer the pain to her.

she often uses "potions" to help her out; for sleeping, for staying awake, for adrenaline, for healing, etc.

she'd, at a point, become reliant on a potion to keep herself from sleeping due to the nightmares

hooked up with a cute girl at the full moon party, but doesn't remember it

goes to karaoke all the time with wong

by MoM, she and stephen's relationship is better. she adores america and considers her a younger sister.

by now, she'd become disillusioned with the leviathan, though continues to speak to it and 'worship' it, as she discovers there are five other candidates for its emergence. she goes off on her own to take them out, one by one, by whatever means necessary.

she's with during the shenanigans, and barely escapes the scarlet witch taking her to make stephen suffer as she had

during the greatest memory bit, she experiences kaecilius giving her the bird again

during the multiverse hop after losing the book of vishanti, she's thrown in sinister's universe with stephen and christine. she uses a potion and leviathan magic to heal sinister, though he doesn't awake while they're still there.

she'd been missing pages from the leviathan's tome in her universe, so pretty much just snuck away to retrieve the complete collection while her dad was possessing his variant's dead body. she doesn't physically take the pages, but records them.

this leads her to realize that the leviathan isn't just bad-- it's a dark eldritch god intent on devouring everything

after MoM, she keeps her head low, continuing to teach her classes, and mentor america

all the while, she's taking out the remaining leviathan vessels, until it's only her left

knowing that she royally fucked up, she decides to not tell wong or stephen. a really, really stupid decision honestly.

as the final vessel, she travels to (place i haven't made up yet), to find a gateway to the leviathan's universe. the pages she'd found in sinister's dimension revealed the only way to defeat it is with self-sacrifice........ or is it dun dun duuun

she'd left a note for stephen, only saying she'd fucked up and had to deal with it, this is goodbye, love you, etc., etc.

he's able to trace her whereabouts because she's a dumbass and had googled shit/also uses magic to find her idk

they argue while she tells him exactly what's going on, why she has to do it, how sorry she is, etc., while they make their way to the altar.

by now, the leviathan is in her thoughts clearly, encouraging her, telling her to leave stephen behind and she'll be in paradise soon enough.

the altar leads to an interdimensional crack in the wall or something, a pulsating black mass with large, ugly veins interwoven into the rock. she binds stephen with the Bonds of Krottak, while he implores her to rethink her actions

she enters the leviathan's dimension and has to walk the Passage of Introspection, which showcases all of her most important memories, good and bad, to show her how she'd been shaped

insert angsty memories here

she gets through that to find the leviathan: a man dressed in a simple suit with black slack, a billowing mass of black mist where his head should be

she's just about to get close to him, to shove a potion that will kill him into him, before he overtakes her. while they struggle, stephen emerges; she'd cast the Bonds incorrectly, knowing he could break free. she'd also given him a potion earlier, and instructed him to use it on her if the leviathan possesses her

which, well, happens. it overtakes her body and she's sent to 'paradise', a world where she is without the burdens that plague her. no more concern for kaecilius, her secret has been erased, her self-harm scars are gone, and she's happy. she's light.

meanwhile, stephen is fighting the leviathan, who is using her body, and only just manages to stab it with the potion bottle, that had broken. enough of it gets into her system for her body to expel the entity.

in her mind's eye, she's speaking to the two snakes that consist of her tattoo, feeling that something is very wrong, though she can't place it. suddenly, both snakes slither up to her neck and bite her on opposite sides. she recoils in pain, and wakes up in the present again.

yay, more fighting, but this time it's stephen and eloise vs the leviathan. stephen manages to bind it so she can run up, shove the other vial into it's mist-like face, and breaks the glass in her hands.

the entity screams, pulling her up to her elbow into the black mass, but she's able to free herself. it hurt. like a lot.

the leviathan shrivels away and she collapses, dark lines running up her arm, highlighting where her scars are.

stephen escapes with her and she's in a coma for a couple of weeks. when she wakes up, the lines are still there, but nothing hurts or feels different.

they have the uncomfortable talk where he says how angry and disappointed he is in her. "this is the second time you've ran away. i'm asshole, i know, but it's breaking my heart. if you run away again, don't come back."

she's also on 'suspension' for a while, per sorcerer supreme wong, and is banned from alchemy and the libraries for a time.

she agrees to this, but falls into a deep depression. the nightmares are worse now-- she'd seen things when the leviathan had been pulling her in, and the dreams about kaecilius suffering as a mindless one amp up as well.

stays in her room a lot, or goes to her secret world to be alone

the mechanical bird is still her bff

wraps up her arm in a bandage so she doesn't have to see the corruption

slowly rebuilds her relationship with wong, convinces him to go out to karaoke with her. drags stephen with too

wow she needs more friends

things are not great, but they are okay

#eloise.

[transtenzin]

I was going through your original posts, and no offense, but tenzin really isnt that great of a father or mentor? He isnt patient with korra, doesnt let her do what she thinks will be beneficial to her, and spends a whole episode wasting her time even though he knows hes spiritually incompetent. It looks like he leaves all the work to pema, and refuses to listen to jinora about getting her tattoos. Ig hes mediocre? He spends a while not wanting to accepting that his daughter is better than him

why are you sending this to me

#asks #anon #and why is it so totally amazing how much the point went over your head #the. the entire point was that tenzin has flaws and isnt perfect and grows and develops trust in jinora #who was incredibly young and who was child? #like sjsns tenzin literally tries so hard and its not always whats needed but it is deeply rooted in how much he cares

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[madebycoffee]

OH ALSO I finished watching Legend of Korra and here is non spoiler thoughts: I really enjoyed it and just like atla I cried at every single season finale. I really like that the main cast while still young, is older than the lITERAL children of atla. atla still holds up watching it as an adult, but I feel like korra is a bit more my jive. There is only one episode that I won’t watch again (season 4 remembrances, when you are binging the show it isn’t necessary as it’s a recap and not as fun as ember island players which serves the same purpose in atla. Also I looked on IMDB, that is the lowest rated episode. I agree. Honestly, if you are binging you can skip it) but I can def see myself watching the whole thing again. Season 1 is my overall favorite of the series. 

Spoiler thoughts below the cut because WOW I HAVE THOUGHTS (it’s long)

hi spoiler time last chance to look away

Before going into LOK I had read a decent amount of spoilers beforehand since this aired back in 2012-2014. I don’t think I even knew about it after it was nearly done so the one thing I knew was that Korra & Asami get together lol. Anyway my point is I knew what was coming overall.

Season 1: My personal favorite, I think it’s a really strong stand alone season. I thought it was really smart to begin the series in the water tribe again, as well as with Katara as that’s how ATLA started. I also think its really clever that with Aang, he was very spiritual and a master airbender already, but needed to learn the other 3 element. Korra is the opposite. It helps it not be so repetitive. We already saw one avatar working to master fire, water, and earth. I also realized how used to the world of atla I was and was confused for a split second how Mako and Bolin were brothers but one was an earthbender and one was a firebender... Yeah I know I’m dumb and I forgot that its a different world lol.  -Another strong point was that no matter how in danger Korra got in season 1 she never went into the avatar state, because as she says in what ep 1? that she has never been good at the spiritual side of being the avatar. Part of me kept expecting it to happen, but even the final showdown with Amon it didn’t so I was like oh damn. The finale when she does go into the avatar state with Aang giving her the bending she lost back.... I was a wreck. Sobbing my eyes out it just HIT ME.  -Other moments that hit me hard: Hearing Dante Basco’s voice as General Iroh ow my soul, Hearing through Katara that Sokka is dead, The flashbacks to the trial of the bloodbender (forgot his name??) and seeing them get bloodbent HURTS MY HEART. And every time Aang’s statue was shown. ;-; Also, just like ATLA there isn’t a main character that I dislike. I genuinely like Korra, Asami, Mako, & Bolin as a team. Lin is my favorite which not hard being Toph’s daughter lol. Tenzin and fam are a delight (though Meelo can get on my nerves but eh)  TL:DR SEASON 1 IS GREAT I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH IT AGAIN!!

Season 2: Alright so. A lot of Spirit World dealings. Unalaq being a GASP evil brother??? LOK has a thing about brothers lol. First with Amon and whathisname, now with Korra’s dad and uncle. Anyway, season 2 I really like too. Yes even the finale. And it’s been a few weeks (maybe months??) since I watched season 2 so the finale is really all that stands out. Other than that I do really like seeing the story of the first avatar. OH MAN AND IROH IN THE SPIRIT WORLD HAD ME ALL SORTS OF LEVELS OF EMOTIONAL. -SO. This was the big spoiler I knew going in, that the past lives of the Avatar are severed from Korra. I know that A LOT of people really don’t like it either. And upon hearing that plot point I didn’t like it as well. But when I sat down and watched the whole series. I actually thought it was the right thing to do. And I didn’t mind it as much as I thought. Korra can no longer call upon the past lives which is sad, but those Avatars still existed. And with Tenzin being so prevalent in the show, it really feels like Aang is still there in spirit. The reason I thought it was the right thing to do with the story, is that it let’s the show as a whole exist on it’s own. IDK how to properly explain.. I get why people don’t like it, but it makes sense to me. -And I do commend the show runners for sticking to this. There is no getting contact back with the past lives. Which, personally I approve of. Whenever you do something world altering like that it annoys me when the show takes it back. My main gripe is people dying but wAIT NO THEY’RE ALIVE!!! It lessens the stakes. And I think a through line of Korra is that actions have consequences. TL;DR I LIKE SEASON 2 AS WELL. DOESN’T LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION SINCE THE FINALE IS SUCH A BIG DEAL.

Season 3: I THINK this would be my second favorite season. I REALLY like Zaheer as I guess the ~big bad~ and the squad he has. SO much so that I’m actually upset that they all are dead by the end. I think P’Li is done the dirtiest. You see and know very little about her until an ~exposition~ line a few scenes before she dies. (But damn if the scene of Su throwing her metal breastplate around her head isn’t hardcore cool. I haven’t said yet but the fight sequences in Korra??? Amazing.) Bolin finding out he can Lavabend??? oh hell yeah that’s the good shit, same with lavabending in GENERAL. seeing what people can REALLY do with their bending is probably my favorite part about Korra. I do think Zaheer looks a little silly when he starts flying around, but hey that part is cool too. Also easily the most horrified I’ve been watching this show was the pulling the aiR OUT OF SOMEONE. JESUS. Up until that point Airbending still seemed like the least dangerous form but HOLY SHIT. I will say that the way Kuvira is if not introduced/ we’re reminded about her in the finale is a little bit more like “uhhh is Korra’s dad going to have an affair???” to me than “she gonna be the big bad next season” Also on IMDB the finale of season 3 is the highest rated finale. 

Season 4: Even thought this has the same number of episodes as season 3, it feels the most rushed to me. However I do appreciate the timejump and GODTDAMN I love me some old lady Toph. I also like that Toph says that she’s watching Su & Lin through the swamp, an episode or two later Su and Zaofu are attacked and captured, and when Lin, Opal, and Bolin go to Zaofu to try and rescue, Toph is there. It’s a nice payoff. As Su was getting captured I was thinking “hmmmm does Toph see this” And she does, which has her leave the swamp, so she’s not there when Kuvira’s army is cutting vines. Because cmon is Toph was there she woulda kicked their asses. -The huge mecha suit with the spirit weapon on it is HARROWING. I like that Baatar Jr. see’s that Kuvira was gonna kill him for thE gREatER gOOD and was instantly like “oh shit well i guess my loyalties were wrong then ok” Oh and out of order but I had a feeling that Zhu Li was telling Kuvira what she wanted to hear to be sneaky and I was v happy to be proven right by Toph. I ALSO like that things like Toph being able to tell if people are lying aren’t forgotten about. Also... Cried like a baby at Zhu Li and Varrick’s wedding. Haven’t mentioned Varrick yet but hot damn if he isn’t one of my favorite characters. What I wouldn’t GIVE to have Sokka and Varrick brainstorm some truly crazy shit. 10/10.  TL;DR SEASON 3 IS REALLY GOOD AND SEASON 4 IS GOOD BUT FEELS LIKE IT’S TOO SHORT.

But yeah. Overall I really enjoyed it. I looked through the episodes on IMDB and nearly everything is above 8.5 except for some of the first episodes in season 2 which I get. I can tell that this is by the same team that did ATLA. It feels so much the same. And I think there was the right amount of the original peeps or their kids but still was focusing on our core four. Other little things:

- I like that the “villains” or ig the conflicts of people weren’t anyone from the Fire Nation. (Although do we know where Zaheer is from??? Family lineage?) Well regardless, what we have is Amon: Waterbender, Unalaq: Waterbender, Zaheer: Airbender, Kuvira: Earthbender. ATLA we were fighting the fire nation, LOK has the range lol. - I do wish we could have been in the Fire Nation tho. I wanna see what’s it like over there :( - Adored seeing all the changes to the world. In ATLA we see the blimps/airships more or less being invented and then 70 years later AIRSHIPS AND CARS GALORE. And having radios/phones VERY nice. Don’t have to rely on letters or talking in person.  - I really like Korra. I feel like it needs to be said lol, but I thoroughly enjoyed her as the Avatar (maybe more than Aang??) - Zuko’s face after Korra says she talked to Iroh in the spirit world I’m not crying you are.

ANYWAY. I think that’s it. I just needed to get it all out somewhere. Not a perfect show (neither is atla) but damn if it isn’t some of the best TV out there. If you read all of that woW good job.

#madebycoffee speaks #not gonna tag this as the show lol #so #non sims #nonsims #also seester i think you would like it

[anonymoushouseplantfan]

I’ve seen you and other blogs mention the ‘everybody loves classy’ pr drive, but I have no clue what you’re talking about. I’ve googled it and it just comes up with loads of escort agencies. Can you enlighten me? Did MM actually use the term 'classy'?

It’s a reference to this blind, which came out on December 23, 2016. That was three days after the topless honeymoon pics came out, which happened during the Queen’s Christmas lunch.

https://blindgossip.com/everyone-loves-classy/

After that blind came out, the articles started pouring in. To give you an idea of what a herculean effort this was, here’s a list of the articles. 

Before you read them, keep in mind there were a ton of other articles out there about her “growing” relationship with Harry (Soho House pap walk, moving into Nott Cott press, V-Day ski vacation press, Jamaica wedding press) and also articles about her family lashing out (her brother got arrested, Sam was screeching everywhere). There was also a ton of Suits press promoting the upcoming “wedding” episode, and the tabloids were slowly leaking out their treasure trove of Meghan pics and dirt. I’m not including that. The items on my list are just the articles that were specifically part of the “classy” pr drive. 

Oh, she was also doing yoga pap walks twice a week. I’m not going to cover those, but they were also part of her drive. That’s why they called it a full-court press. It’s also where she got the nickname “Me-Again.” She was showing up on the DM every other day. Also note that some of these articles have been updated and revised since they were first published.

The pr drive started literally a day after the blind when Jess leaked a video of Meghan giving Ivy a present and they leaked two articles about Ivy’s pics on Meghan’s IG.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4063716/Meghan-Markle-surprises-friend-s-daughter-Christmas-present-Fringe-footage-emerges.html

Then Meg pap-walked with her mom to yoga twice and then went to lunch. They pushed her yoga super hard. I guess they thought it was “spiritual” or something.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4068804/Prince-Harry-s-girl-Meghan-Markle-works-sweat-Christmas-dinner-help-yoga-instructor-mother.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4073076/Mindless-TV-snuggling-dogs-glass-wine-Meghan-Markle-reveals-keeps-mind-body-healthy-says-t-wait-work-Millie-Mackintosh.html

https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/wellbeing/what-you-can-learn-from-meghan-markles-wellness-secrets/news-story/af1d1c99190aa3f9efc3dd78c38575c2

Then they spammed the world with her Rwanda trip calling her the New Diana.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4071386/Following-Diana-s-footsteps-Prince-Harry-s-girl-Meghan-Markle-inspiring-generation-poverty-stricken-young-girls-Africa-just-like-mother-did.html

“Budding actress” pics were leaked to build up some sympathy for her “struggling actress” days.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4080418/Meghan-budding-star-Actress-poses-series-publicity-photos-landing-role-daytime-TV-13-years-met-Prince-Harry.html

They took one of her brother’s quote and used it to give the impression that Harry had already met her dad (total lie!) and asked for her hand in marriage. Such a traditional girl!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2536693/prince-harry-girlfriend-meghan-markle-met-dad/

They reprinted an old interview to show she can’t wait to have a family.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/meghan-markle-said-she-cant-wait-to-start-a-family-in-recent-interview-w459378/

Her anti-social director came out saying she “made sense” for Harry. I guess she didn’t have that many celeb “friends” at the time and this was the best they could come up with.

https://time.com/4623612/meghan-markle-prince-harry-dating-director/

There were a ton of articles on her fabulous townhouse, her fabulous cooking and her amazing taste in flowers and vacation destinations in February. I’m not going to list them them all. The best one was the one about how she was a talented designer of clothes.

https://www.allure.com/story/meghan-markle-reitmans-capsule-collection

Dream diary gift to Kate because she’s such a fantastic prospective in-law! Oh, and Charlotte loves her!!

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/meghan-markle-met-kate-middleton-princess-charlotte

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/prince-harry-introduces-meghan-markle-to-duchess-kate-charlotte-w461178/

Meg quoted Malala and Oprah on Inaguration Day and  whined about racism on MLK Day. 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4148094/Meghan-Markle-reveals-favourite-lifestyle-mantras.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4127386/Meghan-Markle-discusses-racism-family-faced.html

She pap-walked in Mumbai airport to promote her India trip and leaked details to People magazine.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4145546/Meghan-Markle-arrives-Mumbai-Airport.html

https://people.com/royals/inside-meghan-markles-empowering-trip-to-india-for-women-and-girls/

Much was made of the trip having been “cut short” for security reasons (another lie) and about Worldvision being a Diana charity.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/757182/Meghan-Markle-latest-India-Mumbai-World-Vision-Canada-Princess-Diana-Prince-Harry

Sarah Rafferty talks of her “bond” with Megs. The Suits cast was what passed for celeb “friends” in those days.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/suits-star-sarah-rafferty-talks-221500317.html

Cue Patrick J Adams calling her a “potential future princess” of England.

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markles-suits-costar-calls-her-potentially-a-future-princess-of-england/

The pr drive was punctuated by a bunch of “things to know about Markle” essays in various publication all listing and re-listing her charity work and noting she would be perfect for Harry,

https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/articles/a33067/meghan-markle-timeline-from-feminist-to-prince-harry-girlfriend/

She’s already supporting UK brands! Such perfect pre-duchessing!!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/meghan-markle-adds-mulberry-burberry-hunter-wardrobe/

#NoBadVibes pic.

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-returns-to-instagram-after-2-month-hiatus-with-no-bad-energy-message/

Prince George loves her!!

https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/meghan-markle-got-the-only-royal-seal-of-approval-that-matters-prince-george-35515550.html

Hugging a friend in Toronto, because she’s such a great friend, y’all.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4259526/Meghan-Markle-hugs-pal-returns-Toronto.html

Video from a blogging conference was leaked. The talk was mostly about blogging and building a brand, but she mentioned how she was a broke actress and had to go to auditions in a damaged car and SS grabbed the clip and ran with it. The struggling actress stuff was the most effective, imo. This bought her real sympathy and built her “hard-working” reputation, which is ironic because she was on a very loooooooong vacation when this was being promoted. The press people were working hard, but Meghan wasn’t.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4253882/Meghan-Markle-reveals-couldn-t-afford-fix-car.html

https://www.etonline.com/news/211168_meghan_markle_opens_up_about_her_struggles_as_an_actress_drops_subtle_hint_at_prince_harry_romance

Menstruation article on Time Magazine and India trip reveal. Much press over the bindi, the costume and how she was “channelling” Diana. Gad, there was so much channelling Di in March, it felt like a month-long seance. It sounds strange because we all read the Vogue Editor’s letter and now realize that this must have been completely ghost-written, but at the time people really thought she wrote it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4295164/Meghan-Markle-speaks-shame-menstruation.html

http://time.com/4694568/meghan-markle-period-stigma/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3055402/meghan-markle-channels-princess-diana-as-she-wears-a-bindi-on-humanitarian-visit-to-india/

Article on how she could help Harry fulfill his destiny as “Diana’s heir” because, you guessed, it she’s just like Di.

https://www.eonline.com/news/835652/how-meghan-markle-can-help-prince-harry-fulfill-his-mission-in-life-to-honor-and-build-on-princess-diana-s-legacy

Allure article on being “ethnically ambiguous” and freckles.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4336006/Meghan-Markle-speaks-freckles-pet-peeve.html

Her friends all went on People Magazine to talk about how fantastic Meg was (sound familiar?) and how she totally hasn’t changed. Sadly, “friends” meant Lindsay Roth in those days. No Elton or Oprah “friendship” agreements yet.

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-best-friend-lindsay-roth-exclusive-interview/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/03/meghan-markle-best-friend-lindsay-roth-interview-prince-harry

Articles on what a good friend she was to Jess.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4349152/Meghan-Markle-s-mirror-image-minder.html

One Young World Vanity Fair article. This was hailed as Meghan being “honored” for her humanitarian work, which was not the case at all. She was just a minor panelist, but her press acted as if she’d won a Noble Prize. One thing to note is that her fashion her was extremely popular. People loved the white dress.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4367640/Meghan-Markle-stars-Vanity-Fair-Emma-Watson.html

https://people.com/royals/see-meghan-markle-stun-in-vanity-fair-as-shes-honored-for-her-humanitarian-work-alongside-emma-watson-and-cher/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/03/meghan-markle-emma-watson-humanitarian-work

Meghan takes down the Tig, which triggers a ton of engagement hype and an avalanche of “things we know about Meghan” articles chronicling her humanitarian work and other virtues (Yoga!! Fashion!!).

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/7-things-learned-prince-harrys-girlfriend-meghan-markle-blog/

https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/articles/a33251/meghan-markle-blog-the-tig/

https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/lifestyle/meghan-markle-says-goodbye-to-lifestyle-website-the-tig/news-story/6eb6d382e820c1d1a45d5f1abf0d3c0f

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-is-shutting-down-her-lifestyle-website-the-tig-its-time-to-say-goodbye/

She helped Harry open up because she’s such a fantastic girlfriend! She also taught him how to open up in front of the cameras and speak in public. She completely transformed him and now he’s in a “good place”!!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-meghan-markle-helped-prince-harry-open-up

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/royal_family/meghan-markle-helps-prince-harry-open-1054900.html

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/794657/Meghan-Markle-Prince-Harry-quotes-relationship

Roast chicken! She’s such an amazing cook! Is there anything Meghan can’t do?

https://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2017050338584/meghan-markle-reveals-signature-cooking-dish/

https://www.today.com/food/prince-harry-s-girlfriend-meghan-markle-loves-cook-t111092

“Joy” bracelet at polo supports Jess’ charity. Good friend AND good philanthropist!!

https://www.brit.co/meghan-markle-shoebox-project-bracelet/

Soap commercial re-hash. She’s been doing this since she was 11!!

https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-fighting-sexist-commercials/

Priyanka claps back in Wendy Williams’ show. She’s so much more than just Harry’s girlfriend!! Poor Priyanka was really the first celeb to come out and defend Meghan and give her some Hollywood cred, and now she’s ghosted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZmuf5SH_Qw&t=474s

https://www.bustle.com/p/priyanka-chopra-supporting-meghan-markle-during-interview-is-the-coolest-video-60284

She also got a shout-out for her Worldvisionwork on People in May, but it was only on the print issue and I don’t have a picture of it.

So that was the “classy” pr drive. Exhausting, no? It’s hard to believe they got all that out of two volunteerism vacations and a half-assed panel, but they did. I think the “struggling actress” bits were the best part. Even the DM comment section liked those. The Time essay was also good. Kudos to whoever wrote it. The ongoing “she’s perfect for Harry because she’s just like Di” stuff was creepy. The yoga stuff was just annoying and I don’t think anyone bought the friend stuff. It felt as if all her “friends” were using the opportunity to sell something--a book, a show, a styling business, a movie.

But it worked. At this point they were described as “practically engaged” (thanks to the Middleton wedding and Tig demise) and the public was primed for the upcoming proposal. June, thus started a new, “imminent engagement” pr drive, which was kicked off by the Daily Star’s suspiciously accurate Africa trip leak.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/prince-harry-propose-meghan-markle-16955130

I did this recap because it looks like we are going to see the same thing happen again, but with more famous celebrity friends. Oh, joy.

What I really found impressing about the “classy” drive is how Sunshine Sachs took all of this disparate stuff (leaked videos from Jess, a quote from her brother, a Diana charity, Mulberry bags, an off-hand comment during a blogging conference, Harry’s interview, old blog posts, a grilled salad videos, etc...) and wove it all together to create this image of someone who was family-centered (took her boyfriend to meet her dad, spent Christmas with mom and went to yoga classes with her), a good friend (various testimonials), charitable (devoted body and soul to female hygiene in developing countries and eager to carry on this work in the brf), hard-working (she crawled into her car to get to work!), etc... I am particularly amused by the fact that she was fighting with her family while they were trying to build her “family-focused” rep. She was also (i) on vacation while they telling everyone she was super-hardworking, (ii) fighting with the Suits people while they were telling everyone she was a great colleague, (iii) fighting with the royals while they were saying they all loved her and accepted her, and (iv) ditching her blog, her fashion line and her charity while they were telling everyone she was devoted to them. Oh, and let’s not even talk about her extremely short-lived devotion to UK brands. LOLOLOLOLOLOL. 

Literally nothing they said during the drive was true. That's impressive and I can’t wait to see what they do for her in the next few months.

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[promptsforpoemproseandplay]

crows in symbolism

Symbolism, as @vesselofink on IG has beautifully detailed in a post, is a powerful writing tool. In addition to their helpful notes, I’m here to add pre-existing symbolism from folklore, but about crows. 

So, here’s how to use

✨crows in symbolism✨!

Counting Crows

One for sorrow, two for mirth, Three for a wedding, four for a birth, Five for silver, six for gold, Seven for a secret not to be told, Eight for a wish, nine for a kiss, ten for a time of joyous bliss, Eleven a question with answer unkenned, Twelve a journey soon at an end. 

There are so many variants to this rhyme it’s easy to lose count. But this is one of the most known. 

The Practice of Augury

A sign of what will happen in the future, an omen; the interpretation of omens, mostly with crows.

This is the meanings in the rhymes, all versions compiled:

One: Sorrow. An unhappy event. A change for the worse. Maybe loss or death.

Two: Joy. A surprise. A change for the better. Sometimes the finding of something.

Three: Marriage. A celebration. Sometimes the birth of a female child. Other times some significant event around a daughter.

Four: Birth. Usually the birth of a male child. Sometimes a significant event surrounding a son.

Five: Silver. Sometimes costly. Usually a positive transaction.

Six: Gold. Wealth. Sometimes money. Maybe greed. Occasionally a negative transaction.

Seven: Something of spiritual significance. Often a secret. In some cases witchcraft, or the performing of sacred rites.

Eight: Something profound. Death, dying, or a glimpse of Heaven. A life-altering journey or experience.

Nine: Something sensual. Passion, or forbidden delight. In some versions this is corruption, in others, it is closer to temptation.

Ten: Something extreme. An overwhelming sensation. Something paid in full.

Eleven: Uncertainty. Waiting. Wanting. May be in relation to a spiritual matter.

Twelve: Fulfillment. Riches (though not always of a material sort). Fruitful labour. Something completed. An end to a problem, or the answer to a question.

Using It

Considering this is information that is not as well known, you can use numbers of crows whenever in your writing to signify the above things. Other than that, it’s a fun piece of folklore to know about and something interesting I wanted to share with y’all. 

~Nyx

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[gloxinian]

i hate the feeling of wasting money more than i hate the feeling of being sick so i took breaks, looked away a LOT, and took medicine so i could actually finish ai somnium and i’m just.  laughing at ppl saying this game had good LGBT rep

ah yes i love the canon LGBT rep of:

gay murder accomplice who ends up in jail in the final/true ending

violently murdered bi man who was ALSO an abusive father to one of the main characters.  like... we see this man be murdered violently in a variety of different ways nd the game shows his corpse at every opportunity

the gay murder accomplice and bi murder victim were a couple and both sides admit to it (victim calling him his lover and accomplice flat out saying they were a couple) and yet we don’t even get one flashback of them together bc it’s way more important to just murder us for drama ig huh

drag queen who’s so sexual and lacking in boundaries that she asks a clear highschooler if she’s a virgin multiple times and even makes sexual comments to the main character RIGHT IN FRONT of his 12 yr old adopted daughter.  full on sex jokes where the “joke” is that mizuki is too young to get it and mama can’t hold back from making them around a 12 yr old

also the main character keeps asking kids if they’re scared of mama 

like... really?  a game supposedly abt “different kinds of love” that even has a character point they support LGBT ppl.... and yet most of the representation is used for torture porn (gay guy is emotionally manipulated into being a murder accomplice bc he believes he can save his lover.  bi man is used fr straight up torture porn) and the one character that survives is just a sex joke

disclaimer ig:  i’m not saying u can’t like the game.  it was alright imo (flashing lights made me sick but that’s a personal issue) mainly brought down by the dialogue constantly making me roll my eyes.  the game is a good spiritual successor to the zero escape series tho definitely a different spin on things.  ppl just need to understand that torturing LGBT ppl nd treating us like sex jokes isn’t revolutionary.

#ahritext #read more bc spoilers nd messed up but idk what to tag it #i am SO tired of ppl calling games good rep nd then it's just THIS

[outcastdiaries-blog]

I was born in the wrong family. At least, this was my belief throughout my teenage years.

I was born in Kerala and raised in Philadelphia. Although I have some memories of my childhood in Kerala, Philadelphia is the place I call “mother land.” This may have been the root of all problems with my family.

My family was unlike many of the other Indian families in our suburban Philadelphia neighborhood. They were nosy, gossiped about their own family members, criticized each other, and brought each other down. As a teenager, I feared family gatherings. To me, this was just a time for aunties and uncles to criticize my hair, outfits, friends, and life choices. My aunties would call me a whore for wearing tight jeans and forbid their daughters from hanging out with me. This was very damaging for my self esteem as a young girl. I wanted nothing more than acceptance and love from my family. I’ve even begged my parents to leave me home when they visited family but that always backfired as my aunts used that reason to gossip more.

My parents are great people. I’ve always known that they have my best interest at heart. For some reason, they failed to stand up for me in front of our extended family. If someone in my family made a negative comment about me, they simply stood there and listened. Naturally, this built up a lot of resentment in my young heart. By the time I was a senior in high school, I promised myself I would get out of this family as soon as I could.

My 18th birthday and my high school graduation fell on the same week. To me, this was a sign from the universe! I dreamt of what my life would be like without constant criticism and attack. At this time, I was secretly dating a boy my family did not approve of. My plan was to leave my home and move in with his family until I saved enough money to get my own apartment. The day after my high school graduation, I told my father about this boy. He was furious and revoked all of my privileges. At this point, I was certain I had to get out. I decided to run, yes RUN! I simply walked out of the house with nothing! I ran until I couldn’t hear the yelling and screaming from my house.

Fortunately, the boy’s family allowed me to stay with them. Shortly after, I started my first year of college at Penn State. I also worked many part time jobs to save money. While life seemed okay for me, my family cut off all communication with me. The only person who called me was my mom and she did this secretly. Life went on and I was busy with school and work to have time for my family.

Many events happened after this decision to be independent. I finished school, got a decent job, got married to this boy, had a son, bought a house, AND I filed for divorce! While the first few events gained me acceptance from my family, the last was a nail in the coffin! Imagine the reaction of a strict family when the woman files for divorce from a boy SHE CHOSE! While I had my reasons for this decision, my family was not happy at all. I hated myself for breaking their hearts again. This caused a breaking point in my life. I went out a lot, drank a lot, and got into wrong friendships and relationships. This destructive phase of my life lasted 3 years. I knew I couldn’t use this as a reason to destroy my life, I needed to get away.

Again, I ran. This time, Northern California. I wanted to recreate my life away from everyone I knew. Most importantly, I wanted to create a completely different life for my son. The bay area taught me many important life lessons and made me strong. Although I thought I was strong before, I had no clue what life as an independent woman meant! I was away from my parents, friends, and everyone else I could count on. As it had been 4 years or so since my divorce, my parents were getting over it. They started to understand my reasons and we had daily phone conversations.

Soon after my move, I started getting home sick. I missed my mom and her home cooked meals. I just wanted to be back “home.” Something in my soul told me to stay a little longer. I forced myself to stay for a year. At the end of that year, I made a decision to go back. I knew I wanted to return to California but this wasn’t the time to stay.

Two months before my move back to Philadelphia, I met a man! I liked him a lot. We started going on routine dates. While each date was filled with fun, my heart sank as I knew I had to leave him to go home. When I broke the news to him, I saw the disappointment in his eyes. I didn’t think we would speak after that.

When I arrived in Philadelphia, the cold winter reminded me that I was officially back home! I was happy, I loved seeing my parents, and I loved our new life. However, I started missing the man I met in the Bay area. I listened to my guts and messaged him. We made a decision to have a long distance relationship. I’d fly to the Bay area every month and we became stronger as a couple. A year into the relationship, I was at a much better place in my life. I had a good relationship with my parents, I didn’t feel the need to see my extended family, and I was strong enough to tell my parents not to invite me to family events with my extended family. They respected my choices and allowed me to make my own life choices although I’ve done it without their consent so far!

Once I felt I was ready, I moved back to California. This time, Silicon Valley! This is where the man of my dreams lived! Although he was one of the major reasons for my move, we didn’t move in together right away. I wanted my son to get to know him slowly. Another year passed by and I was completely happy with my new life. My son was thriving in his new school, made new friends, and my relationship with Ryan was getting very strong. Finally, we moved in together!

Life had more plans for us, we moved to Arizona together as a blended family! Since our move to Arizona, we got engaged and bought a home. Not just a home, our dream home! This is where we intend to grow our family, host holidays, have family over, and watch our French bulldog puppy play! If you’re thinking how things can’t get better, it does! My parents have told me how proud they are of me and will be making a trip to Arizona. My parents have never told me they’re proud of me until now! In my books, I’ve made it in their eyes!

Afterall, life turned out okay for that young girl who wanted everyone’s approval. I do not speak to my extended family now and that’s my choice. I don’t hate them, I don’t resent them, and I don’t care for their approval. I simply wish them well and know what is best for my spiritual journey in this life.

The last 10 years taught me a lot about myself. Most importantly, it made me the strong independent woman I so badly wanted to be. If I could say anything to my younger self, I would say “You got this, girl.” You are going to be one heck of a woman!!

-Ria 🌸

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[ganondorfthedarklord]

Gerudo Traditions - Holidays, Funerals, Etc.

Notes: The Gerudo (in this headcanon) do not distinguish between plural or singular without an additional word. They often use possessive forms of words instead of words such as “of” or “from” as well as being used for actions currently being taken instead of an “-ing” suffix.  Possessive forms usually place an e at the end often replacing a previous letter. Most words end with a vowel and the possessive form usually is signified by an e at the end though not always. Z sometimes sounds like sh. W sometimes sounds like a combination of w as in woe and v as in vector. V may have a “fveh” sound. Gerudo r’s are sometimes rolled, symbolized in the pronunciation by ɹ. Bós’hartina [boose-hart-inah] ( Roughly: “Sand Goddess” Literally: “God-Sand/Grit-ess” The Gerudo name for their deity, the Sand Goddess as Hylians know her. She is worshiped as a god of strength through adversity and challenge, sand having a near synonym with hardship in Gerudo culture, of survival and succeeding despite scarcity as the one who grants them the strength to overcome the desert and the fire inside that keeps them alive and conquering. In this particular word for sand it has a strong implication of blood and dange. Gerudo also engage in a form of ancestor worship as they ask the deceased for guidance. This word is a compound of the Gerudo words bósina, meaning goddess, and hart, which has a literal meaning of sand but more of a spiritual inference that focuses on grit, determination, and fortitude. Sand when referring to literal sand is usually the word ‘sek.’ Swectienaq [swveckt-yen-ahck] Roughly: “Holiday” Literal: “Sacred day” From the words swecta (sacred) and dienaq (day). A day that is important and blessed. Saarqube Kordaz [sahR-coo-bey core-dah-sh] Literal: “Preparation of Strength” The Winter celebration, it marks the end of the Gerudo year and new beginnings from what would be December 18th to the 24th. During these six days the Gerudo withdraw from the world as much as possible to prepare for the coming strife, their fortress and outposts ablaze with small fires to ward off the extremely cold nights. Gifts are exchanged across the first few days, it’s a period of rest and relaxation from the duties Gerudo usually endure. The gifts are usually very functional in focus such as weapons, tools, pieces of armor, though some entertainment items are exchanged such as wooden dolls for the children. For rare and expensive gifts one might see full plate metal armor usually reserved for the most elite or a highly decorated and very well made weapon, or for the few that focus on form perhaps a high quality musical instrument, usually stringed as preferred by most Gerudo. Military promotions are also handled at this time, the final trials for those growing into adults occurring just a few days prior to the celebration’s beginning. At the end of the five days if there is a comfortable amount of food left a grand banquet is held where all who can attend eat together in the gathering hall of the fortress. Those who have only just become adults are often seated with the leaders and elite of the Gerudo for their first day in part to encourage them to reach their fullest potential, as well as to forward an idea of equal status as part of one whole in the Gerudo. Age is counted by the second last day of this celebration rather than the individual birth dates of each Gerudo. Saarqube Asang [sahR-coo-bey ah-sang] Literal: “Preparation of Birth/Births” The Spring celebration, it occurs on the equivalent of March 3rd to the 6th. Saarqube Asang is when the Gerudo send off daughters and sisters to seek mates for the next generation. It is primarily to give blessings of fertility and to have strong children and prepare for the travel. It is a large send off and the reduction in workforce must be carefully prepared for and planned. This also usually marks an end to the actions taken to rapidly refill their stocks after winter and a point where the Gerudo can become somewhat more relaxed in their supply acquisition. Saarqube Zirsa [sahR-coo-bey zear-sah] Literal: “Preparation of Spirit/Spirits” The Summer celebration, a primarily religious one and often considered the most important, in many ways it is a reflection of the Winter celebration. During this celebration there is a focus on the spirit and meditation within the Spirit Temple to convene with their ancestors. During the night massive fires are lit to attempt to guide any lost souls home, with guards carrying bright lanterns patrolling the path to the temple. Security is also heightened during this period as it is a time that might guide those less savory to the most sacred of places. Saarqube Venae [sahR-coo-bey fvehn-A] Literal: “Preparation of Hunting” The Fall celebration, occurring on what would be our September 22nd as the other nations grow more tired and lax with the cold reducing farming and the hunt reaches its most numerous with the fawn no longer dependent on their mothers, the animals fattening up for the winter, the Gerudo increase their hunting and raiding to fill their own stocks. It lasts two days as preparations are first made, weapons checked, snares prepared a massive hunting party led by the king himself, or absent a king the highest capable warrior of the Gerudo with some of the finest hunters and warriors of all their people. The children expecting to pass their final trials and move on to adulthood also join the king in this hunt under the guidance of one of the leaders. Diene Kormore [d-yen-eh core-more-A] Approximate: “Day of Crowning” The coronation ceremony, a grand event that, unlike most other promotions, occurs during Saarqube Zirsa rather than Saarqube Kordaz. The prince is expected to remain outside in full uniform during the entirety of this hottest of days, to prove a test of strength against a great beast or most capable fighter, and endure whatever else may be chosen to be thrown at him on this final day. At sunset the Council of Elders cast judgement upon the Prince and, assuming he is determined worthy, present the crown. This is usually complete by the time he has turned seventeen. Kormor [core-more] Literal Approximate: “crown-gem“ A massive orange-red gem that has been worn by at least a dozen kings, though the crown holding it is often changed the gem itself is considered sacred and impeccable. It is the item which declares its wearer rightful ruler and is said to be the burning heart of the ambitious Gerudo and shall sear any hand which tries to take their rule. Until the day of crowning a prince will generally wear a smaller, dimmer yellow-orange gem. The symbolizm is that the fire is yet to be passed, but the kindling awaits. Diene Beyos [d-yen-eh bay-ohss] Literal Approximate: “Day of Maturation” Coming of age, a small scale event for the individual girls succeeding in their trials and becoming adults during Saarqube Kordaz. They are given a full set of Gerudo equipment in preparation for service, a final, largely ceremonial inspection by the highest leaders of the Gerudo. This occurs on the second to last day of Saarqube Kordaz. They also receive additional personal gifts and recognition from trainers and those close to them, and during the feast on the next day they are sat among the leaders of the Gerudo. Nozbe Sehe [nosh-bey say-heh] Literal: “Night of Long Resting“ The funeral ceremony. It occurs as dusk falls on the Gerudo whenever a body has been recovered. The body, or bodies if there is more than one dead, is/are brought to the mouth of the Spirit Temple, treated with dry herbs, spices, incenses, cleaned as best can be done, usually without water but instead using powders and such to attempt to at least cover the smell, bits of fruit juice may be used sparingly to try and change the smell of the smoke to come. The body is then carried deeper into the temple and burned at its heart, the ashes spread throughout the halls. This is done to, according to Gerudo religious beliefs, release the soul to connect with sisters who will guide and aid those they left behind. Gerudo worry that those not laid to rest within the Temple may become lost, eventually forming into wrathful phantoms cursed to roam beyond the warmth of their home. Cel’asa ne Vahsa [cell-ah-saah neh vah-sah] Approximate: “Journey home to (our) Sisters” The process of recovering a body and bringing it to the Spirit Temple or of a spirit finding its way to the Spirit Temple. Igiendas [ig-yen-dahss] Approximate: “homely fire” The name of the torches, candles, bonfires, etcetera used to light a home, it is also often heavily associated with the Spirit Temple, Nozbe Sehe, and Saarqube Zirsa as it is also the name given to fires lighting the way for spirits returning to the Spirit Temple. Zirs’asa [zears-ah-saah] Approximate: “Spirit’s Home” The Gerudo name for the Spirit Temple Acinas [ah-C-nahss] “Guardian“ The Gerudo term for Iron Knuckle. Iron Knuckles are a holy creation among the Gerudo as armor possessed by their ancestors. Only the best of craftsmen and finest material available could be used for the thick plates of the massive armor and axe, cast in a forge within the depths of the Spirit Temple. The spells to bond it with a spirit are cast by the greatest of magic users available among their ranks. These creations guard only the most important locations and rarely move beyond the fortresses. Occasionally a live person will be sealed within and bound, it may be a way to redeem the souls of criminals condemned for the worst of crimes or for those who are frail but wish to give their lives for their sisters through the many enchantments on the armor. It ignores physical frailty relying instead on the will, on the soul of the one within its plates. A living person will usually have the suit forged around them as a permanent armor, only possible to be taken off by breaking the metal itself. It takes magical weapons powerful enough to damage the bindings between material and spiritual or brutally cracking the armor to where it either cannot contain the spirit or is so damaged it is unable to move in order to disable one. Living Acinas are generally treated as if they are already but spirits, though are rarely venerated the same way as those possessed by the truly dead. The possessed ones are rarely capable of vocal communication, but are intelligent and fully capable of giving instruction through other means, not all are beyond communications either, it is merely extremely difficult, even more so for those who left the mortal world longer ago. Balme Cel’asa [balm-A cell-ah-saah] Literal: “Bath of Journey Home” Literal meaning: A preparation for death To put on armor is a deeply personal thing to the Gerudo, to put on metal plates is to accept that there will be blood spilled this day, either yours or your enemy’s. To don a full chestpiece is to expect war. This tradition is grim and solitary, a deeply personal action. It is done when one prepares for death and battle, before putting on armor of war, typically during the morning. The person strips him or herself, either down to the waist or entirely, and washes his or herself in a thin layer of fatty alcohol and oil. Such is used for two purposes, temperature regulation and embalming a body, it is to preserve the dead until they return to the Spirit Temple, for it is quite possible no one will be able to recover the body in any timely manner.

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