Philippians 2:10 (NKJV) -
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
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“All the stages of Hopi prophecy have come to pass, except for the last, the purification. The intensity of this purification will depend on how humanity collaborates with creation. We are entering the last days.
The Hopi spiritual leaders have spoken their urgent warning and message to the United Nations and around the world, yet there has been no response.
We must correct and change our ways, go back to the Spiritual ways, and take care of Mother Earth. If we do not, we are going to face terrible destruction by Nature, bringing purification or destruction.
The more we turn away from the instructions of the Great Spirit, the more signs we see in the form of earthquakes, floods, drought, fires, tornadoes, along with wars and corruption."
~ A Hopi Elder
Ian Sanders]
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Ok so secret life ramble time. Watched the videos today since I couldn’t yesterday and saw that Scar got given the title of The Earth. I have thoughts, many of them are feeling drabble type thoughts but they are thoughts nonetheless.
Spoilers if you haven’t seen the series below the cut
Ok so anyone who knows this series semi well knows of Grian the Sun, Scott the Moon, Pearl the Stars, and Martin is Mars. Martin doesn’t rly play into this ramble so won’t rly focus on him a lot.
Grian and him were partners for third life. Grian was the first champion, his desert victory crowning him The Sun. They went to the bitter end, near polar opposites in their stories and paths throughout Third Life until they joined in a bloody fight. Grian came out on top, The Shining Sun, Scar not far behind, but still falling short of the long shadow of Grian’s victory.
Time skippy skip to Secret Life (I don’t doubt smth important relating to this happened in Last Life but I don’t remember a whole lot of it. Talking bout Pearl last too)
Scott’s role in Scar’s tale played out massively in Secret life. He had allied with Scar for a brief time, and during the final battle was constantly asking Scar “why he betrayed them” named The Moon after his victory is Last Life. The Earth and The Moon, in a lot of mythology and folklore they usually represent separated lovers. Often made to be apart by war, death, betrayal, other people, the list goes on. But they’re often seen as a joined pair, yet separated by distance. Scott mourns his betrayal, yet understands the boundaries that must keep them apart. And so he falls, back down into the darkness of The Waning Moon.
Pearl’s whole arc was being on her own(wonder where we see that again cough cough “how did the guy with no friends win?”) jokes aside she ends up winning due to Scott, her other half even though it was not a wanted alliance, earning her the title of The Stars. Pearl and Scars alliance was one that didn’t rly solidify till the final episode. And yet Pearl was willing to let Scar kill her, to lend the light of the stars to the Earth, even on the chance that it might have been all for nought if he faced Gem without Pearl. In the end they face Gem together, taking her down before Scar reaches to take the promised light and succeeds. Pearl dies, taking her place as The Fallen Star.
And among it all, the disbelief and the bloodlust and adrenaline from it all. His Sun is there, shinning on him as an equal this time, as he relays the news of his Victory. But Scar did not want it, a reluctant champion, never striving for the heavens or for godhood like those before him. Simply content to remain as he is, to stay one with This Dying Earth.
(Sorry for the length but this series makes me feel things fr)
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Holy fuck y'all
Flickr account: NASA on the Commons
I haven't seen some of these photos in decades, and some I've never seen, and anyways
Crew of shuttle Atlantis playing peekaboo with crew of old Russian space station Mir (RIP) Nov 24, 1995
Q: why do most space photos showing spacecraft have no stars?
Discovery's maneuvering thrusters angled for pitch up, main engines at low burn, July 6, 2006
Discovery pulling in to dock with ISS, July 6, 2006
Endeavour departs ISS, March 24, 2008— note how bright the shadows are from the sun-glare off clouds.
Discovery over Southwest coast of Morocco as ISS and Discovery bid farewell and take photos of one another for final time on March 7, 2011.
Hint: Is it day or night in these photos?
Astronaut Charles M. Duke drilling, photographed by John W. Young (Hey, he flew on the first space shuttle!) April 21, 1972.
Pilot Harrison Schmidt bagging what they hope is a lava sample, Apollo 17, Dec 13, 1972.
International Space Station taken by Discovery undocking March 25, 2009.
Stars don't show in most photos of spacecraft because sunlight illuminates surfaces far more brightly than distant stars shine. In fact, sunlight in Earth's orbit is brighter in space, since air scatters enough light rays to turn their wavelength blue.
Columbia 😭 liftoff STS-50, June 25, 1992. Gods I miss ya, little sister.
But the sun covers less sky (or, to put it another way, the photons it emits kerp spreading out over an increasingly large sphere of space) for Mars and the outer planets, so its light is dimmer, until it's just another star.
Enhanced contrast version of first image of another planet, Mars by Mariner 3, July 15, 1965. 6 years before you were born doesn't feel that long ago... does it? Does it? How dare it start feeling that way to me! ;)
There's so many more amazing images on that channel, including planets/moons. Go look. Cool stuff.
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