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edai-crplpnk · 3 months

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2.- was sasuke right? || 3.- were naruto's intentions with sasuke selfish? || 8.- show a screenshot of your latest draft with no context ((always gonna pick the excuse to see sneak peeks lol)) || 14.-openings or endings?

For the Controversial Naruto Take Ask

2 - was sasuke right?

I'd like to preface this by saying I find it utterly insane how everyone (in canon and also a bit in the fandom tbh) says stuff about sasuke needing to atone for his crimes and whatnot when he literally has never killed anyone in the whole series. Even Naruto has, and he hasn't. And it's explicitly said that he has gone out of his way not to, and that he has asked Taka not to either while they were working for him. So, of course, the whole barging in at the gokage summit thing was not very cordial, but compared to what most of the characters have done, he's pretty fine. (Kakashi kills a child in the very first arc, may I remind everyone.)

Anyway. If the question is "Was Sasuke right about wanting a revolution and to take down Konoha's government?" I mean. Yes, I think that genocide is bad and that states that have been built in a way that allows and, furthermore, have flourished on them, should be undermined. I don't know if he was going to have a plan for that that would have led to something more functional to be built, I'll give you that, but yes Homura and Koharu should have died in a jail cell decades ago.

The part where he went full "I am going to become an eternal god hated by all and ruling by fear" was probably ill-advised though.

3 - were naruto's intentions with sasuke selfish?

That's an interesting question because I've never thought about it like that? I think that one thing happening in their dynamic is that they have very similar problems and trauma, but very different ways to react to it. And so they can relate to the other's motivation, but tend to think "but you are being mistaken about the solution because I know how to solve this and it's not that". But the truth is they are both traumatised teenagers willing to literally die for attention and a feeling of accomplishment and purpose, so I don't think either of them really has it figured out 😭

I don't think that Naruto's intentions with Sasuke were selfish, in the sense that I think he genuinely was doing what he was doing with the belief that it was the right way and that it would help and save him (which, for a part at least, it did). But maybe it was selfish in that he wasn't able to consider that because just he is seeing one path out of his problems and pain, then that path has to be right for Sasuke as well. To consider that he was a different person who maybe needed to make different choices and that's okay.

Not to do my self-promo but actually yesdo this authors, it's good: this is part of what I wanted to explore in Take You Heart Above The Water. Sasuke cannot (and as a matter of fact, in canon, does not) come back to Konoha and integrate into it the way Naruto does. And it's not necessarily a good goal for him to have. They have different relationships with the village, the people, different needs, or maybe similar ones but different ways to meet them. Helping people grow and feel happy and loved doesn't always mean helping them have the same life as you do.

8 - show a screenshot of your latest draft with no context

The last thing I worked I just posted it, so I'm going to take sneak peek of the last WIP I've worked on. It's All Bones and a Beating Heart, my ShikaChou modern AU.

The breaks in his voice takes him by surprise like a tide rising while one’s looking away, only catching back their attention when the cold water reaches their feet. The admission he’s about to make has been building in the back of his mind for weeks, unspeakable but unshakable too, feeding on him like a parasite that will now gush out through his throat after having overgrown his guts, and there’s nothing he can do to stop it. His lashes stick with tears when he blinks and his lips are dry when they part. “I don’t want anything in me anymore.”

Fun times 👍

14 - openings or endings?

I'm gonna say endings just for Nakushita Kotoba.

Thank you for asking!!

#naruto #sasunaru #narusasu #sns #sasunarusasu #shikacho #naruto meta

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tenebrisdivina · 7 months

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Darkness and the Demonic Divine Part 2:

( follow on from Part 1 found here, it is a little bit more mature and delves into some dangers, Part 3 can be found here)

False Darkness:

Sometimes when people first come across darkness and try to work with beings of darkness; they can get lost in what is known as false darkness. An example of this are edgelords in the occult, LHP paths. Make no mistake, people wrapped in or “led astray” by false darkness fully believe they are in contact with divine darkness levels- they are not however, and one can learn to tell.

If not attuned to it (divine darkness or the particular level people are seeking) then people can stray very easily from the actual divinity that is found in darkness.

This can be for many reasons; due to the “murkiness” and unknown nature of darkness itself- that it is unconscious. It can also be due to the darkness bringing up people’s own false darkness (that they carry within them from numerous things like false beliefs etc) shadows, parasites etc via resonance.

They are not attuned and do not have the eyes to see. Blindness also figures in darkness, but it can be a way of being guided- not by the mind but by something deeper beneath the light of the conciousness/mind, something primal. Learning a different way to navigate the darkness especially the farther one strays from the “light” of humanity and consciousness, is a must.

One can learn to distinguish false darkness ( and parasites, sludge etc) from true darkness via feeling and senses to determine what level someone is connecting at. For me personally because of how I have attuned to darkness; (and I do connect to divine levels of darkness daily) when there is false darkness it feels very off/misaligned/distorted and hollow/ “wrong” in a way. I have trained and learnt to hone my senses to understand the darkness and the different types of darkness via energy work, but also via walking the Qliphoth. The Qliphoth is an excellent way to begin to understand the different feelings of types of darkness – which is generally a harder area to study in energy work as not much is recorded or known about this. I personally took special interest in learning to tell however.

What is False Darkness and how does it show up?

With this next aspect I am trying to convey the energy difference via metaphor and illustrative example of false darkness and true darkness.

False Darkness can be thought of as a shadow that clouds true darkness. It clouds your mind and senses, leads you astray and can feel so very correct or normal- but it ends up being harmful and delves into delusion. If you think of shadows and the night; (for this example the night itself; energy and feeling – that would be like divine/true darkness and the shadows would be like false darkness). At night time- both the shadows and the night look black to the human eye, but the shadows don’t hold the depth and majesty of what the night does. Because they both look black it is easy to confuse one for the other. It is the same with false darkness, it is like a shadow or fog that prevents you from seeing the truth. It can be internal clouding and coming from within or it can be external, and it can be brought on by certain beings or increased via parasites. Usually where there is false darkness there are likely parasites (if the false darkness is internal or attached to the energy bodies) as parasites can hide in it. There may also be energetic wounding beneath the false darkness as well. It can congregate in energy centres and the third eye- which affects ones clairsenses as well. As it can ingratiate into the mind- it can also affect beliefs how things are processed as well. This is more energetic information though- it can also delve into the shamanic models of disease and healing with energy work as well.

Dangers in Darkness

I do think this next part bears being mentioned. The other thing with the darkness and the demonic divine- it can be dangerous. There have been a lot of people trying to sway those in the beginning that demons are not dangerous- This has been done to destigmatize demons- rightfully so and I agree with this stance- but there is also nuance to it. Demons who work with and are known by humans (in general); are not out to maliciously harm someone. They have no need nor interest in such things. It is extremely unlikely and very very rare that they would do so. If a Dark Lord does not like someone they most often won’t even connect.

All That said however; beyond those normally worked with in human realms- there are demons and beings in the darkness who will harm you. Sometimes it is deliberate and malicious, sometimes it is not. Sometimes if you do come to harm it, is not intended and it is an energy clash or simply natural for that being to have that affect on humans. i.e some eldritch beings, void beings, some demonic divine beings etc. Humans are not all that capable of handling some beings/energies/experiences- especially if you venture further out into the darkness. There are beings and energies that no matter how skilled you are, you will not be able to defend or protect yourself from. Nor can you learn or alchemise anything from them of the experience and I think this bears mentioning.

Most will never have such encounters- but for those that do (especially with darker energies as well since there is a stigma around it already) it is important to recognize that you are not alone- if this has happened to you. It also bears mentioning that just because a being hurt you or even a dark being hurt you- does not mean they are evil. It’s kind of like saying that a lion is “evil” for eating an antelope. (I personally don’t believe in evil especially as one overarching concept). What happened may not have been intended, maliciously intended, or even something they were aware of. Most likely these beings are just being as they are, or the energies were incompatible. This also applies to the greater multiverses. This is a sticky kind of subject that many may not really wish to cover, face or talk about.

When you actually pathwalk and work long term with the demonic in a deeper manner- there are things that will challenge you and they can hurt you. With the Demonic divine; I have found- they do challenge you and beyond your comfort zone- sometimes this hurts, very badly and it can seem too much, Sometimes we are made to face our deepest fears head on with no support from them. And that is the other main difference between demons and gods in general; ie in metaphor illustrative example of being pushed off a cliff.

A god may warn you the cliff is there ( if they are nice lol), they may lead you to the edge and they may even push you off- but if you ask for help on the way down then they will be there to help catch you when you fall ( for the most part and depending on what is being done). A demon DL on the other hand may give you a heads up about the cliff approaching- They will (most likely) push you off- but if you ask for help on the way down and here’s the thing- they will not catch you. Once you have hit the bottom then They help you pick yourself up and heal and learn from the experience.

But demons will not do the thing for you- ( otherwise how would you grow?). They can guide you once you have landed and soften the blow even- but They will not prevent you from falling and learning the lessons you need to from it. Most often because you have to experience it to actually grow. They don’t do this maliciously (most often- depending on who you get) but it may not always be done with your best interest in mind. Especially if you are working on something beyond just personal growth with them. Mostly if you are actively working with the Demonic Divine then it is likely it is being done to aid you- but it may not always be just about you or what is best for you. Demons and DLs can have agendas too. And while it can look all sorts of terrible and feel that way as well- the aim is usually not to hurt you- if you are actively working with them. It can seem that way at the time though. And I think this metaphor is worth remembering that if you do pathwork, then this can and is likely to happen at some point.

And working with demons is often no cakewalk- it is hard, very hard to keep going at times, but trust in Them and in yourself is important in such moments. Such events are even mentioned in S Connolly’s working about facing your fears and transcending them in order to fully connect with the demonic- this is, I have found quite true. Ultimately it is up to the practitioner what they decide to do whether keeping going and delving deeper or not.

artwork by Peter Mohrbacher

#demonic divine #spirit work #demonolatry #dark lord #occult #esoteric #darkness #energy work #dark energy #theistic satanism #dark pagan

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luxaryllis · 2 years

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I AM IN NEEDETH OF A PART 3 TO THE SCARED SIBLING READER AND RIDDLE. I NEEDETH MORE PAIN AND HURT (P.S you don't need to do this or if you do plan to do it take your time ) (Your writing is amazing AHHHHHH)

Scared!Younger Sibling!Reader with Riddle Rosehearts: Part 3

Note: Am I concerned with the amount of angst requests I've been receiving? Yes. Am I also loving the angst? Yes.

But, I myself do love a good little angst fic here and there, but man, anon! You wanted FULL ANGST!!

You're wish is my command, anon. You wanted it, you deal with the consequences-

ANYWAY!!

Come and go aboard the ANGST TRAIN!! CHOO-CHOO!! 🚈

But seriously, thank you so, SO much for the support, anon! I'm happy that you enjoyed my writing, even though it's mostly angst 😅.

Also, 🐍 anon and I actually talked a bit behind the scenes about this (though they aren't the original requester), so I sort of based someparts here on their feedback! I hope that this is alright!!

Now, let's get to it!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 2.5 | Part 3 (here) | Part 4

Warning: Mentions of past abuse and domestic violence, Reader possibly has PTSD and anxiety, Angst with no comfort, Possible OOC, Self-deprecating thoughts, tell me if I missed something

"Mr. Trappola, kindly bring [Name] to their room in the dorm. While the potion is quite harmless, the potion might make them say things that they don't want said. [Name]'s privacy is very important.", you hear Mr. Crewel say to your partner in Potionolgy/Alchemy, Ace Trappola.

"Wha- but!- Hahhh, alright, alright...", Ace says as he starts to take one of your arms and slings it over his shoulder.

You feel dizzy... and tired. Thoughts are circling around your head.

"W-what... happened?", you ask with a soft voice.

"We were working on an experiment for a truth potion. Some dumbass decided it was a good idea and spilled our entire work on you while I was goin' over to Mr. Crewel to have him check ours.", Ace says.

"Oh... I don't feel so good....", you say.

"I know..."

"Do I HAVE to go back??", you ask.

"Yes, [Name]."

"I don't want to... Dorm Leader might be there...", you say, thinking of what Riddle might say when he sees you not in class.

"Dorm Leader..? You call him that even though everyone knows that he's your older brother? You can just call the guy by his name, y'know."

"No... he's scary. And mean. He would always shout and hurt me. He's horrible!", you say.

Wait, why are you saying these things?!

Oh no...

Is the truth potion taking its effect now?!

No...

No, no, no, no, NO!

No!

No one has to know!!

Who knows what they'd say?

Who knows what Riddle would say?

Stop it..

Stop it, please!

Even though you want to stop, your stupid mouth still decides to keep moving anyway.

"Back when we were kids, mother would ALWAYS compare us! It's always, Riddle did this, Riddle did that! And she expects ME to do the same!! We aren't the same person for Great Seven's sake!"

"...", Ace was silent. He's never heard you speak so much before. You also don't seem to like your older brother all that much.

He means, he relates, y'know. But even he acknowledges that Riddle has changed.

"A-and then! Whenever I get something "wrong", Riddle would hit me too! He's mean! He's scary! And most of all, he's JUST like mother!"

No...

Gosh darn it, [Name]! Stop it right now!

No, no, no!!

"And then, ALL OF A SUDDEN, he decides he's going to change for the BETTER?! Oh please, NO ONE changes beliefs like a light switch!"

Ace was even more surprised now. You're practically venting out every single thing about your life.

...how much have you been holding back?

Ace knew that holding in your emotions weren't healthy; so he decided to be the bigger person and just let you let it all out.

So, for probably the first time in his life, Ace stayed silent.

"If anything, what if it's a trap!? What if it's some kind of test?! And the moment he sees me break a rule, it's ALL back to Riddle's Tyrant Mode!!"

"And when I saw Riddle playing with that Clover and Pinka, HOW DARE HE BE ABLE TO HAVE FRIENDS?! How dare HE be able to play and have fun?! Without punishment!? Without getting hit?! Without getting shouted at!!"

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Mr. Vargas had let off Riddle's class pretty early.

Mr. Crewel had called Mr. Vargas for some help procuring an antidote for the Truth Potion.

Apparently, some student thought it was a good idea to dunk an entire cauldron of the truth potion onto some student.

Now, Riddle would have just shrugged it off, if it was some student.

But no.

It was a Heartslabyul student who got dunked with the truth potion.

And not just any Heartslabyul student.

His sibling, [Name] Rosehearts.

So, Riddle is currently brisk walking his way to Heartslabyul; to check on [Name].

After all, he IS the Heartslabyul Dorm Leader.

And... he wants to get a chance to apologize to his sibling.

He remembers that one time Cater had brought in his fainted sibling.

He had fallen asleep after a while of tending to the unconscious student.

When he woke up, he was alone on the side of his bed.

His bed, empty with only a note left.

Even the glass of water, the rag and water basin were gone.

The note had read,

"Thank you for tending to me while I was unconscious, Dorm Leader. By the time you read this, I am already in my room. I can tend to myself on my own now. And please allow me to be exempted from classes for around 2-3 days until I get better. Once again, thank you, Dorm Leader Rosehearts.

Signed, [Name] Rosehearts, 1st Year"

Riddle knew that the note was purely for formality; it was even written in such a formal way; no one could have possibly guessed that it was from his sibling.

That was 2 weeks ago.

Now, Riddle suddenly hears a loud noise.

It was a school rule not to use such loud noises in the halls; especially when class is still in session.

But then, he hears a couple of words that make him stop in his tracks.

Is that... [Name]??

Was [Name]... talking about him??

Hold on...

[Name] SAW THAT HE WAS PLAYING WITH TREY AND CHEN'YA BACK THEN?!?!

W-was that why they seemed even more quiet than usual back then?

"It's no fair... why does Riddle even DESERVE to have a friend? Why does HE deserve to have fun!? And... why was he always so... frightening?! Does he have NO MORAL CONDUCT WHATSOEVER?!?! He's such an annoying, stupid, selfish TYRANT!!"

...[Name] was the one who got the truth potion dunked on them...

So... is this how [Name] really feels about Riddle?

Do... do they really see him as a monster? A person with no morals?

'I... no, Riddle; they-they're right...', Riddle thinks to himself.

'They're right about you. You're a stupid, selfish, annoying tyrant... who always gets mad over the smallest thing... who hits his sibling for the tiniest mistake... who can't even get his sibling to love him, or look his way...', Riddle adds to this thoughts. Tears filling up his eyes.

"I wish that! I-I wish that he..." He hears [Name]'s voice start to waver.

"I wish that he would just... I don't know...", he hears [Name] start to hiccup and sob.

Hearing his dear sibling start crying, it was as if something had made him cry with them too.

'I'm sorry... I... I am so, so sorry for how you were treated, [Name]... I want to make it up to you... somehow...'

'But... how can I...?'

Riddle knows that his sibling wants nothing to do with him. He's painfully aware that they think that he hasn't changed.

But Riddle wants to change that.

He wants to comfort you.

Say, "It's all okay, I'm here" to you.

Like an older brother should.

But you've gone far too down the rabbit hole that is the trauma of having people constantly criticizing their every move.

And Riddle isn't sure if he CAN get you out.

And he isn't sure if you'd be willing to take his hand so he could get you out.

As he continues listening in, Riddle feels his heart breaking even more.

"And... and everyone's telling me that 'Riddle has changed' and stuff! They tell me stuff like, 'Why won't tou acknowledge that he's changed for the better?', 'He's become similar to the older brother of Heartslabyul'..."

"But I wanted that older brother! I wanted the older brother who would comfort me! And think of creative ways to help you study, instead of forcing you to do one certain method or thing all the time and hitting you. Why do THEY get that "older brother"?! If Riddle Rosehearts has truly changed then... then that means he was always capable of change. And I just... wasn't worth changing for..." (a reference to The Good Place)

Riddle's eyes widened.

Do... do they really think that?

No...

No, it isn't you fault, [Name]...

It was mine...

I should have known better...

I wish I could tell you all these...

But you won't let me in...

No matter how close I get, your walls get even higher.

But...

No matter what...

I WILL get you to listen to my apology.

Even if it's the last thing I do...

END!!!

Another full angst fic!

I hope you don't mind that I made the reference to The Good Place-

If not, I can take it off, just tell me.

And also, please tell me if there is anything wrong here.

And I focused a bit on Riddle here- don't worry, Part 4 will have a bit more of Reader! I hope-

Again, comments and feedback are always appreciated!! Thank you for reading!! 💙💙

#twst #twisted wonderland #twst sibling reader #twst sibling #twst angst #twst platonic #platonic angst #riddle rosehearts

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ancientgoddessofegypt · 1 year

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OK so hello! I saw that your asks were open and I wanted to take this precious opportunity to ask you about four aspects I find most challenging in my chart.

Moon square Neptune (0 orb)

Venus opposite uranus

Venus opposite lilith

Mars opposite Jupiter

Thank you! If you feel that this is too much, you can cover only one or two of them!

Moon square neptune can show with someone having illusions covering their emotions. Not truly knowing how they feel and feeling uncertain in that. The best way to over come up is through allowing yourself to accept that not everything we feel is 'real' or even our own emotions. Because you can actually be taking in other peoples emotions and mirroring back to them. People can also be projecting how you feel based of how youre acting and this can cause issues with other people. Learn to take your emotional energy and guard it from others cause they can use you as a emotional trash bag if you aren't careful.

Venus opposite Uranus

Embracing your inner desires and expressing them can create something bountiful. Your eccentric ideas need a little tweaking when it comes to your personal style. Youre dating life might change often depending on who your dating, bringing in new insight for you to learn from. Expanding your horizons with your style, love life and artistic values will open up new portals for you to try. This actually a really exhilarating placement. You can be ahead of your time on a lot of hair styles, clothes, etc and could end up being a muse. If youre not into that, this could show it self with what you value for yourself. The way you view self love is odd in terms of what the rest of society thinks, overall it works for you and is actually more beneficial. You may have people think youre a bit weird, overtime they'll come to like you a bit when they see that you just flow differently and are a one of a kind in the way you think, and express yourself.

Venus oppose lilith

This shows me a person who can be seen as a 'whore' but genuinely a likable one at that. Jealous people obsess over you because of your sexuality and your magnetism. You might not even be the most sexiest individual however your aura arouses others into submission. Yes submission lol. People are aware of your power over them and want to dominate you, but it doesnt work out in the way they plan. Both men and women want to date you or 'tame' you. You could be a spectacle to others if not careful. I could see someone with this placement attracting both sexes and being 'experiments' for them. Bringing out their sexual nature that they hide in the shadows, and then blaming you for it. People feel ashamed when their around you because their own inner desires come out when they are near you. So they may paint you to be the 'devil'. Transformative sex is a thing with you guys, you tend to bring this energy out with you youre involved with and they leave not the same. Motherly energy is present with this placement too, but you hide it from others so they cant use you.

Mars opposite Jupiter

This is a special placement to be honest. It can be quite challenging but the truth is you're personal power needs a push with more optimistic beliefs to keep the train rolling. When your thoughts are pessimistic it lowers your drive and passion. These two work extremely well together when you move with resilience and tell yourself that what you want can be achieved. Goals should be large never think to low about what it is you want. Can make an abundance of money with this placement you just have to see the plan through.

hope this helps <3

#astro asks #mars oppose jupiter #venus oppose lilith #venus opposite Lilith #moon square neptune #venus opposite uranus

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infiniteko · 1 day

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https://x.com/postdisclosure?s=21

Do u think aliens exist? I saw this profile on twitter and i thought maybe aliens were spreading non dualism to make us go crazy or spiral out of control 😭😭😭

You promise your not some malevolent alien???

Im only 13 and shifting realities has ruined my life and taken away my innocence. I just keep going down rabbit hole after rabbit hole. Im insatiable right now. I just wanna know whats real. 😭😭

Literally from "no concepts," to loa, to shifting, astral projection, alien, conspiracy theories, demons, alchemy, angels, folk spiritual practices, witchcraft....ever since I was 11 and came across shiftok I dove deep into all these esoteric studies

And while "no concepts" feels the best, when you chnaged your pfp I got scared 😭😭😭 because it happened when I came across this community of people that think aliens are gonna come for disclosure and theyre not sure if theyre good or bad, but that humanity needs to know. It was such a stupid synchronicity...maybe i dreamed up this way...because im so scared of all this crazy esoteric knowledge i know now. All my friends think im crazy, but they also think its cool, but also dont have the mental fortitude to dive as deeply as i did 😭😭😭 im all alone

Theres these beings that esoteric people on 4chan talk about, theyre called mantids and they can control your brains😭😭😭 theyre partially aliens

Idk what to believe, but again, i even tried witchcraft and spell work, and astrology. EVERYTHING over these past two years to find out the truth of reality. I have over a terabyte of files worth of esoteric knowledge. And i still don't know!!! I wish i never came across tiktok and did this deep dive into the unknown. I wish I had just been a normal middle schooler

I wish i just found loa and non dualism first

Do you have any advice? I know, I think u might be an alien. But ur probs not lol.

My parents and grandparents cant even help...all they care about is work and keeping our lives organized. My mom and dad told me im just going down rabbit holes for no reason. My family laughs that im into all this esoteric stuff. I actually think they think its a cool quirk in the family. So shallow😭😭😭😭😭😭 im too young for this mental illness

But its too late, I know too much...

Any other no concepts people, please say anything to this post

Ur guys words have been the thing that makes the most sense. But this awakening/noticing is intense and nobody around me is going through this 💔❤️‍🩹😭🫶🏻

jesus christ???????

1. Anon with all due respect, your first question.. if you know i'm an AV/" " account, where does the belief in aliens fit in?

2. In a slightly concerning tone, don't you see how out of touch all of this sounds?

3. At your young age of 13 you might want to stay away from social media for a bit because.. this does not sound healthy anymore😬 over a terabyte of files worth esoteric knowledge.. jesus christ

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goodnewstimelesstruths · 2 months

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when God calls us to lead...

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership. I’ve been leading the children’s ministry at an international church in Kyoto for about seven months now, and although I am grateful to have been entrusted with this role, I’ve struggled to do this job with confidence and joy. The main reason I’ve yet to feel that I can thrive in it is because I hate being a leader. I’ve never considered myself a ‘leader’, nor have I ever thought I could be a good one. There’s a lot associated with what it means to be a leader, but one of the things I really shudder at is being the main representative for something (especially something that I think is really important). Suddenly, people are looking to me as the one responsible for overseeing the sustenance and growth of the ministry. There is a fantastic group of volunteers who play an important role in keeping the ministry going, but they are looking to me for direction as well. I feel wholly unqualified and under-equipped to make decisions that impact people; such a responsibility feels much too heavy for me.

Although I have never considered myself a leader, the truth is that the majority of us have led and do lead in some capacity. Parents lead their children. Teachers lead their students. And as Christians, the Lord has called us to lead other people to him—to lead others to know the great love God has for them. While there are Christians who do take on larger leadership roles in ministry, people see all of us who profess belief in Jesus as representatives of him and the faith. But the thing is that God doesn’t expect us to do it perfectly. Sometimes I’ll look to Jesus as a model for how I should be serving and become discouraged when I fail to serve as humbly, kindly, wisely, etc. as Jesus. Yes, we should be looking to Jesus, and the Bible says that God is conforming those who love him to the image of his Son (Romans 8:29). However, we can also look to Scripture to see examples of people who believed in God and wanted to serve him but—when asked by God to serve in an unexpected way—failed to do so in full confidence and faith and/or did not go about it perfectly.

I’m currently reading Exodus in the Bible and have been struck this time around by how reluctant Moses was at first to take on the responsibility of leading the Israelites out of Egypt. The Lord said in Exodus 3: “I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” But Moses asked God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” He answered, “I will certainly be with you…” (Continuing in chapter 4) But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant—because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.” The Lord said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go! I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say.” Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”...

I’m not doing something nearly as frightening and life-threatening as what God asked Moses to do, but I still saw a little bit of myself in Moses’ lack of faith in his own abilities and ultimately in the Lord, who assured Moses he would 1. be with Moses and 2. be the one who'd actually do the work that brings about change. Ultimately, the Lord is the one in control of all things. And he is a good, perfectly loving God, who is constantly at work in the world. He has guided me to this specific role, and although it is not the role I envisioned for myself, I will do what I can, without expecting to do it perfectly, and trust that the Lord is working behind the scenes to accomplish his purposes for his glory.

#God #Christianity #christian #faith #Jesus #work #leadership #leader #spiritual leadership #Bible #reflection #work and faith

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I was part of ( and abused by ) Scarletarosa's mini cult.

Important note! If you've ever been told by her you were sharing a family bond or any close important relationship in a past life, that's her tactic trough which she gets close to you! She has done this to 3 people as far as I remember

My aim here is not to attack anyone, but to spread my story, as others can learn from my mistakes and keep themselves safe. I considered this person a close friend and truly cared about her when she shared some of her own struggles , yet for her I was nothing but a dumb person to trick , use and fool.

I started to become closer to this person after I went trough the pagan / witchy tumblr tags. We first just exchanged some asks and messages, nothing much.

After she did a free reading for me ,she offered herself to be my mentor and use her "wide experience " to help me find out more about witchcraft, meditation, deity worship and all of this.

At first this seemed nothing too strange or much different from what other people who post their upg were saying. We were mostly having light discussions. I truly considered her to be friend and cared about her. Nothing serious happened until she introduced me to her partner ( after she probably thought she has gained my trust). After that she started to become more and more strict and serious about shaping my beliefs and inner self, to evolve and other bull crap like that.

They ghosted me for a few months and never replied back and I started to find this weird, because she was usually responding right back and was most of the times online. At this point I started to get suspicious because I also started to do some research into new age beliefs and all the weird conspiracy- culty stuff, and I found similarities between scarletarosa's ideologies and those believed by new agers, hers were only adjusted a bit to fit her Luciferian perspective.

I have no idea if they do this because they want to get people to give them money for whatever shit they sell, or they genuinely like to hurt people. Back to the story, out of a sudden, after that huge amount of time we haven't spoken, they were eager to help me more and give me " past life readings " , which I found to be odd.

As doubts were piling up, I decided to test them. I started by telling them I did past life regression meditation and saw parts of that life which they " confirmed " to be true, or that I did tarot readings about it.

The stories they were telling me started to sound wilder and wilder .

A lot of red flags were appearing on the horizon, one of them being told that they actually didn't tell me the whole " truth" about my higher self, and that the meditation I was told to do daily has to be done everyday, 1 day skipped and you go back to the beginning of the process because the connection with your higher self is lost. This meditation, well is crap as well. Scarletarosa said it's purpose is to connect you with your higher self who is located in between the chest and abdomen. This is a concept you will never encounter in any spiritual book or material. No one , as far as I researched, talks about this. I obviously didn't do the meditation daily because I only meditate when I feel like I need to, and after so many months of talking to each other she tells me i " failed " awakening because I wasn't consistent. At this point I started my own meditation practice without any higher core self bullshit. I started to play along and test them with more scenarios related to the connection I supposedly have with my higher self and they believed me.

I caught her in another lie when I left her an ambiguous message to which she said that I actually did the meditation correctly. Right after I revealed I actually skipped my meditation on purpose, and she got mad.

Another red flag was the fact that a person who was with me in the group chat, suddenly left and I couldn't reach her anywhere. I wasn't sure for how long I should play along and shortly after that I left them too, the last straw for me being how scarletarosa was set I making me to hate and despite trans people, and people who use different pronouns.

I left in a peaceful way , by telling them this version of me I can see I'm becoming is not the real me. I'm not hateful, I don't hate people, I don't want to fill my mind and heart with disgust and vengeance towards people. In the end I will say that both scarletarosa and her partner are skilled in the art of manipulation , emotional manipulation to be more exact. They will use everything you give them ,against you; your fears , doubts, dreams, what you hate, what you love, your traumas EVERYTHING! Then if you want to leave they pull the " after everything we've done for you " uno card.

They will try to make you transform into the worst of yourself and be ... like them.

They are extremely skilled at what they do and this behaviour is encompassed in the sphere of abuse and tactics abusers use:

- they will tell you a story about how great you used to be as a spirit in the metaphysical realm and make you chase a spiritual awakening so you can regain that "greater form " back and free yourself from your meat suit once an for all. BUT you will only reach that " high level " if you do what they say.

- they make you feel special ( example: telling you your higher self is a great demon, a deity or a wise dragon) - they will tell you what to do but not entirely. They'll withhold information and say that " you weren't ready to find out " yet, or that you failed to check all the boxes when doing the meditation or whatever they suggested, and oppsie you should have known, we didn't tell you but it was OBVIOUS. This for sure would make you feel bad and work even harder to achieve that thing, while this buys them more time to make up a new lie because whatever they tell you to do is total crap and you won't achieve anything.

- they tell people to not talk about what they teach you to others because this information is not for everyone - they didn't let me talk with the other person in the chat about what they " teach us" because they want to be the ones to tell us " the news" first. Obviously they would be caught lying if I was to talk with the other person.

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I hope no one else has to fall into this kind of situation in the future.

#scarletarosa #cult #cult behavior #spiritual abuse #religious abuse #cult survivor story #red flag #red flags #spiritual red flags #spiritual red flag

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Idea: Crossover/AU where Chloe Bourgeois gets on the Infinity Train and joins the Apex

Idk how niche this is, but I just had a thought once a little bit of my old and slightly older brainrots came back to haunt me: Chloe Bourgeois and Infinity Train, more specifically book 3. Since I have been grasping at creative straws for 2 months, here are a few bullet points/ideas that I may work with later. Big maybe, this newfound motivation might die tomorrow lol. Either way, hope you few people who find this interesting enjoy!

Also mlb season 5 spoilers I think? I dunno I just kind of read episode summaries now I have no idea what season we're on.

Imagine if at 15, Chloe Bourgeois unknowingly escapes to the train right before she was forced to live with her mother, but instead of going on a journey of self discovery, she has the 'fortune' in bumping into the Apex instead.

(oh also while all of this is very found family like, I acknowledge that under the surface these are still three flawed extremely traumatized kids feeding into each others problems and creating/building a cult that kills denizens/destroys cars, like that's all still happening in the background of this LMAO)

When the crying teenager is brought into the mall by the few younger members of the group, it's more of the same for Grace and Simon, and the normal Apex welcomes begin.

Nobody really realizes or cares who Chloe is, due to their ages when boarding the train. It would bother her on a normal day, but given everything that has happened prior to boarding, it kind of sends her spiraling into more crying/anger.

While Simon is in no mood for it, Grace goes into full damage control mode, comforting and leaving her alone in one of the nicer areas of the mall car so she can fully calm down.

Simon is annoyed by it, but Grace plays it off as playing the long game so to speak in order to get Chloe to join. It's a half truth, as she feels empathy for Chloe after hearing a small bit of the events leading to the train picking her up. (mainly that someone left her, bringing up memories of Grace's first time meeting Simon)

Speaking of empathy, this is dialed up to an eleven when Grace gets to know her better, and finds out about her kind of similar living situation (neglectful parents) and her history of friends/conflict at school (she doesn't really go into the whole superhero thing because she feels like it would take attention off her. Besides, they don't seem to know or care much about what's going on outside anyway)

Now friends, Grace decides to take Chloe to her first car raid with just her and Simon. Chloe goes along with it to both get her anger out on something and impress her new friend. I'd expect they'd hit an 'easy' car first, like the cube car from Book 2.

Simon is now annoyed and jealous now that Grace is giving more of her attention to someone else, but after the car is thoroughly destroyed Chloe gives more information on how she got onto the train. As soon as she mentions being essentially abandoned and replaced by her father, he empathizes with her immediately and actually gets pissed off for her as well (Brought to you by Samantha fueled abandonment issues). They bond over the trash talking of her dad, and they become official friends soon after.

With Chloe fully on their side (and their friendship growing fast), they finally decide to tell her about what the Apex is all about. Full theatrics, conductor and everything.

Knowing the crazy stuff that happened in Paris on a daily basis (which is only reaffirmed by the train), she doesn't doubt the existence of the Conductor, but has reservations about his godlike status among the group ("Are you serious? That thing is probably just a glorified sentimonster!"). However, she keeps these to herself, as she deep down, she doesn't want them to abandon her.

What she lacks in 'belief', she makes up for in fierce loyalty. The only thing Chloe has to her name now is her found family The Apex, and she's not just gonna lose that, no matter how many nulls have to pay. Besides, just because she doesn't believe in the Conductor's power, doesn't mean that she isn't greatly invested in beating the train...

(Oh also, a little bonus. Depending on if the headcanon/theory is true, I'd imagine Simon and Chloe would speak to each other in French on occasion to mess with Grace.)

#It was just a passing thought until I realized it would fit nicely within the suspected timelines of both shows.#Chloe Grace and Simon are all around the same age according to both wikis #Miraculous is still stuck in 2015ish while book 3 took place in/around 2020 #sorry if any of the lore is off I'm rusty with Infinity train and EXTREMELY rusty with miraculous #This is kind of a exercise/idea dump to get myself writing again #mlb season 5 spoilers #idk is that a thing still? I don't even watch miraculous anymore I just read the synopsis/watch clips lolol #infinity train #miraculous ladybug #chloe bourgeois #grace monroe #simon laurent

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3 Shocking Lessons on Life Purpose I Wish I Knew From the Start

I wanted to share with you 3 Lessons that have shocked me over the years when it comes to my Soul Purpose so you can benefit from them too!

I feel like this concept of finding our dharma and learning how to figure out our life purpose is probably one of the biggest questions that come up post-awakening besides “when does awakening end?” or “how do you really reach enlightenment?”

But our concept of true Purpose is closer than we think.

If you’re having trouble with the question:

“What is my life purpose?”

“I’m confused on what even that really means…”

” Is life purpose just ego talk?”

or maybe you’re even feeling a bit of simply….

I’m just feeling lost on my path, soul searching and when I discover my soul purpose everything will feel RIGHT – I’m suddenly be abundant, I’ll have everything I want – etc. etc.

Does any of that sound familiar?

It’s common to have these thoughts post-awakening and YET –

STOP PUTTING SO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF

When you’re constantly looking around not filling fulfilled or torn on what direction to go because you know you’re meant for big things – yet

The ascension symptoms coming up keep making you feel like everything is far away and ‘you’re not there yet’

here’s the shocking truth.

1. YOU WILL NEVER BE “There”

Do you ever catch yourself going “But when i get there I will….” When I …. Then I….

When i finally reach enlightenment…

when i finally get the money…

When i Finally reach ASCENSION…

When I finally Heal I will….

This is an egoic pursuit. Functioning from a ‘means to an end goal chase’ that is NEVER ENDING.

One that makes you constantly thirsty for MORE. MORE MORE. And it’s normal – it’s called growth

Just like my kids play pretend grocery store with fake credit cards and phones because ‘they’re not there yet’ as an adult. This longing we have to be somewhere we’re not is a normal part of our brain’s way to process GROWTH.

Even when you think you got your soul purpose figured out, there will inevitably be another layer even after enlightenment.

There will always be another LAYER..

Just when i think i got it – There’s another layer, because life is like an onion (just like the shrek anology lol)

Instead the Shocking Lesson:

Accept you will never get “there”, It’s about allowing the unfolding of the path on the journey. It’s always about co-creating in the now and being present on the journey.

2. Your Life Purpose is always rooted in your Authenticity and you have to dig to find out who that person is beyond conditioning.

Want to discover your Life Purpose? It’s rooted in YOU BEING YOU.

Your Authentic Self is within you, but chances are due to conditioning, suppression of our intuition, or true gifts – we have lost touch with this part of ourselves.

I’m sure most of you go ” But i do know my authentic self?!”

Most people actually don’t, it’s buried under layers of past conditioning of your identity where people told you ‘WHO TO BE, WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO BUILD YOUR CAREER”

One of the most eye-opening conversations to have with yourself is to ask yourself,

“Which beliefs are actually MINE?”

Because a lot of what you believe just comes from your parents or caregivers, a lot of what you believe comes from your past thoughts, beliefs, habits, actions and behaviors.

That’s why this month in the membership, we’re kicking it off with:

Soul Purpose work through the chakras, we’re doing an EXCAVATION – Digging into the Truth of who you are.

#2 The Shocking TRUTH AND LESSON:

Your authentic self is within you, but you need to be digging within to find out who that person really is beyond your past conditioning.

That’s WHERE YOUR PURPOSE LIVES AND BREATHES. It’s inside your Soul Blueprint within you.

#3. Your Mindset is Everything and it will reveal your Purpose to You

One of the reasons i switched from just “Energy healer/Teacher” to Mindset Coach is I began to Realize – I’ve been teaching Mindset the whole time…and watering it down with words in the new age community.

Your Mindset is a Vibration you’re emitting.

Every word, thought, action, habit has a vibration behind it.

Have you ever asked yourself, where do my thoughts come from?

I used to never have the answer for this – then I studied how the mind works.

Your thoughts come from your beliefs – and your beliefs create the Paradigm of your Identity.

So If you REALLY want to change your negative thoughts,

You need to start learning how to change the Beliefs that are powering those thoughts, to begin with.

Your mindset holds the vibration.

Your Beliefs dominate the thoughts.

Your Actions are influenced by the Feelings that produce those thoughts.

And your Paradigm is established on a rocky inauthentic vibration that is made NOT EVEN FROM YOU!

Shocking Lesson on Purpose:

Your Inauthentic Vibrations are stopping you from Seeing your Soul Purpose.

What you believe, think and even habits you have are not even YOURS – Your Purpose lives inside the person who is BEYOND CONDITIONING.

How you find it – Lives in understanding your Mindset.

So What do you think? Shocking right? Let me know how this lands for you by dropping a comment!

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3 Shocking Lessons on Life Purpose I Wish I Knew From the Start

I wanted to share with you 3 Lessons that have shocked me over the years when it comes to my Soul Purpose so you can benefit from them too! I feel like this concept of finding our dharma and learning how to figure out our life purpose is probably one of the biggest questions that […]

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bedtimestoriesforbrokengirls · 3 months

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Thank you for allowing me to provide more context on this (and for calling me a good girl). I am hopeful for your perspective, as it’s always been sound in my eyes.

Fundamentally, I (23) operate as a monogamous woman. I haven’t ever been drawn to polyamory. My ex (Master 52) had always been intrigued by it, but in our dynamic we remained monogamous.

This helps me understand that my ex and I were fundamentally wrong for each other from the beginning. It is important to note, I broke no contact with him after finding out this news. I asked a million questions, being the emotional masochist I am - and it helped a bit. Yet, I am still very much struggling to grasp the concept at hand.

Knowing what he chose to share, it doesn’t alleviate the regret and conflicting feelings I harbor for the lengths that I went to, to further capture his attention. To prove my devotion. I invested so much of myself into the dynamic, I believe any good girl would. I did many things in that dynamic that I don’t foresee myself doing again: having my head shaved, having a signature tattooed on me, and other very tangible things that prove ownership. It feels like all of those things meant nothing, when for me they feel very formative, life altering acts. These aren’t things that can be undone, but I long for them to be. I am of the belief that good M/s can rarely be undone, but I am now on the other side of a dynamic and I can’t seem to let go of it.

I see my ex (Master) now juggling 3 women, when I alone was too much to utilize and navigate. These are his words, though they’re incredibly hard to wrap my head around. I feel like these women are getting everything that I worked so hard for, and ultimately never got. His attention, his enthusiasm, his desire to explore.

Ultimately, it’s all very conflicting. I am thankful to know, but the weight of knowing is suffocating. I can’t stop looking at photos of them, in the bed where I once laid, on the floor where I worshiped him, the bathtub where he drowned me.

It’s unhealthy, I recognize this. I am just at odds with myself. I never in a million years expected him to move on in this way, and I know I must accept it. I know going no contact again might be the answer.

How do I not lose myself during this tumultuous time? How do I have grace with him and his new explorations? How do I not internalize this as a reflection of myself, and the service I provided? Do you have any thoughts, or words of wisdom to a girl who is lost, and really even wondering if this lifestyle is sustainable?

There’s a lot going on here, and I probably won’t do it all justice. But here’s what I’ve got:

First, that age gap is pretty huge, so I’m gonna be a bit more judgy about his behavior in all of this. He’s allowed to have flaws and make mistakes, but it doesn’t sound like he did enough to minimize the impact of his flaws and mistakes on someone whose own youthful dumbassery made her extra vulnerable. And that experiential asymmetry is exacerbated by the nebulous nature of the breakup.

You’ve asked him a million questions, but I’m guessing not the ones you actually wanted answered. As a result, he tossed you some bones and left you to divine the truth from them… you’re twenty-three, so interpersonal augury isn’t going to be your strong suit. He’s gonna need to give you more than that.

Which might be tough, because it feels like you’re both hoping the other will come to his/her senses and stop all this foolishness… something that simply can’t happen, because you don’t share a definition of “sense”. He wants you to embrace life as one piece of a larger puzzle, and you want to be the lone X on his treasure map.

What makes it extra confusing is that you’re both basing your unspoken, futile hopes on the same thing:

You were willing to go so far and do so much to prove your dedication… surely that must outweigh everything else!

You were willing to go so far and do so much to prove your dedication… surely polyamory is just one more step on that devotional journey?

From what I can see, there’s no fix to be found here without someone having an unexpected and dramatic change of heart. I don’t know if “no contact” is the answer, but what you’re doing isn’t working.

RE: all those things meant nothing

Regret is a hot-button of mine… it’s the only thing I never want a girl to feel. If you regret being with me —and doing what “being with me” requires— then I have fucked-up on a fundamental level. I didn’t warn you enough, prepare you enough, test you enough… I didn’t ensure you understood the life that awaited you. The thought of such a failure sickens me.

So let me be very clear about something, for you and everyone else.

Never, ever do life-changing shit for a man just to garner his attention, enthusiasm, or desire. Devotion isn’t transactional… it isn’t the extra-credit work of a dutiful student, looking for a “++” to go with an “A”. It isn’t a bet you place, hoping to hit a jackpot. It isn’t a finish line you’re trying to cross.

You only give your all to him because he’s worthy. Because he deserves no less. Your sacrifice is a celebration of what is, not an invocation of what should be. You surrender your flesh and soul not for what he might do, but for what he has already done.

If it feels like an investment, you’re doing it wrong.

RE: undone

It sounds like you did some significant things for him while he was harboring a multitude of doubts. To be honest, that’s actually pretty shitty of him… there’s no good way to sugarcoat it.

The polyamory thing, sure, that could sneak up on him… he knew it was important, just not how important. But I suspect he knew there was a larger problem long before he left. Whatever may have impelled him to keep trying —responsibility, guilt, stubbornness— doesn’t change the fact that he knew something wasn’t working. He should have been taking his foot off the gas and asking some hard questions, not flooring it and hoping for the best. The Thelma & Louise approach seldom saves a relationship.

RE: juggling 3 women

A sip of harsh medication might be efficacious here.

You won’t like reading this, but three women who can fluently speak his language will be easier to handle than one who can’t. It doesn’t matter how much time you spend on elaborate gesticulation and compelling pictograms… if the words can’t flow freely, you’ll be harder to utilize and navigate.

That doesn’t mean you’re “too much”… he should probably rethink his phrasing. But there was almost certainly something wrong with your dynamic that was far bigger than “monogamy vs. polyamory”, and the fact that he hasn’t been able to clearly explain this is a further symptom of the problem. Y’all have been talking, but you haven’t been communicating.

Again, I have to put most of it on him. You weren’t his equal partner in this —by design— and can’t be expected to understand these pitfalls before they’ve consumed you. There’s nothing wrong with you needing help to climb back out.

But as long as you’re down there, I’d say it’s time to take a hard look at how you got here, and realize that whether he wanted one woman or ten, it wasn’t working for you.

RE: How do I not internalize this…?

By reminding yourself that there was nothing inherently wrong with your service… you simply can’t do the right thing for the wrong man.

#asks

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hey fang!

so i've loved reading your posts about bg3, especially when you go into detail about the companions - it makes me feel a though i have a better understanding of each of them.

i have a variety of different oc's i've been trying to pair up with the companions, but one of the things i've always had a problem with (no matter the fandom) is knowing if an oc would be compatible with the character i want to pair them with. it might seem dumb to be taking it this seriously i suppose, but making it 'realistic' is part of the fun for me i think.

i'm not actually sure there is any advice you could give me from what i've said, so i have a question instead - you don't have to answer of course! i know questions involving strangers ocs probably aren't that fun to answer

so i wanted to ask: what are some traits or things in general that would definitely NOT be compatible with the companions? so i know what not to include.

hello my love!!!

first of all... i am glad u like when i talk abt bg3... i am hyperaware this is an anime blog so i feel a little bit bad. however. it has consumed me all the same so i cant do anything about it LMAO.

second of all - i understand!!! i also create readers / dynamics based on compatibility and what i think works with them. i don't often post like... what characters like or dislike. my brain is weird so i dont rlly see it that way.

like i do not often think in terms of compatible or incompatible but in like... specific dichotomies. and u can create any dichotomy if you understand a character at their core. i think a good place to start is by assessing what a characters greatest convictions are (or lack there of), how that conviction is shaped by their life experiences and how that effects them, then understanding how they apply that belief.

for example - wyll is a really upright and righteous character, and he has a deep desire to protect the sword coast overall. he disapproves generally of immoral acts and prefers heroics. but that doesn't necessarily mean that he dislikes people who break the law, even though he airs on the side of lawful and kind.

his life experience show that he is understanding of people who were put in difficult situations that caused them to act in specific ways. he's empathetic towards both astarion and shadowheart, and chooses to spare karlachs life after understanding whats happened to her.

so his conviction is protecting the sword coast, but he's willing to let certain things slide even though he prefers to air on the side of legal and morally good. so what is the application of that? what can he make exceptions for? what can he not make exceptions for?

to me these things read as wyll is probably more incompatible with someone who is willfully evil and generally self involved. like he could never get along with minthara lol

contrarily there is shadowheart who, ultimately, loses what she once thought was her greatest conviction. this is pretty common in bg3 among the companions. all of these characters tend to have these wild hopes and dreams and what comes out of them aren't always what they expect and elements of their truer deeper selves show this way. shadowhearts greatest desire is to serve her lady, and when that is ultimately ripped away from her - she is completely very lost on what to do

the effect of being a shar worshipper is that she naturally prefers disrection and privacy and open-minded people, even after she has let go of her worship. however, depsite being former sharran, she tends to like acts of kindness especially towards her character. her life experiences having a hardened childhood and probably being a selunite in truth, mold her into still preferring non-violence and kindness.

she is complex, so its less clear what she would outright dislike imo. but you can figure that she probably dislikes what she perceives to be naivety and people who are loud-mouthed and showy or otherwise close minded.

lae'zel and shadowheart so they r both similar and not.

every character follows a similar pattern. astarions conviction is killing his abuser. a life of enslavement and being taken advantage of gives him a specific dislike for acts of kindness - but its also shown that he cares a lot and is quite sensitive. when astarion loses his conviction, the other aspects of himself are more obvious. especially his nuances around the idea of goodness or kindness. essentially his dislike is not for kindness itself but for charity. his life experiences shape him in that he is always looking towards what gives him advantage and wants tav to act in a similar way.

but he doesn't actually dislike kindness in any way. what he hates more than that is being controlled. someone controlling and righteous both in personality and action probably irritate him. being righteous is not the same as being kind i should point out.

gale is unique in that his story revolves around finding new conviction almost to a point of obsession. his life experiences, specifically around being mystras chosen and a prodigy of magic, tend to prefer things that preserve knowledge or pragmatism. in general, i think gale could dislike someone who is ignorant and excessively unambitious / disorderly.

i can go on if u want. im very tired so i feel like im not making sense. my main point is that each character tends to have this main overarching thing that drives them. when that is taken away or enforced or smth like that - you get a chance to see a deeper and truer part of them. understanding what is compatible or incompatible with a character depends more on what stage of that their in and what parts of themselves they are crutching on most. in the case of bg3 these convictions are of great importance so when forming ocs you would want to take that into account and measure it out.

this is crazy long and kind of nonsensical. and took me an hour to write. im so sorry sfsdksd. if u want smth more direct pls ask me tmmrw morning lmao

#return to sender #a.bg3 #bg3 spoilers

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schrijverr · 4 months

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for the writer’s wrapped: 3, 20, 27, 29, and 30:)

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless kudos/hits)?

Oehh, that's a hard one, I like all my works (bc i am very egotistical haha), but I am most proud of I Found Myself a Cheerleader and The Queer Lives of the Party-verse. I've finally been getting into writing longer works and I'm proud of managing longer stories, as well as experimenting with how to tell a story :D

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

Well, probably I Found Myself a Cheerleader, but mostly bc I had to edit that to hell and back as I posted/wrote it lmao. For my own enjoyment, though? I think it has to be My Stabwound, Not Our Stabwound from this year.

27. What do you listen to while writing?

Okay, so if you're wondering why my work is Like That lmao, I have a playlist that I called 'Melancholy & Sad Feels' for when I write, but I also listen to the Howl's Moving Castle soundtrack, the LOTR soundtrack (specifically the Two Towers) and this year a bit of Hozier's new album, but mostly my sad feels playlist lmao xp

29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

Oef that's a difficult one! I think, I really like this bit of internal monologue from Religion of the All in the One:

He’s not brave enough to have other s question his Truth. The Truth that took his limbs and Al’s body, meaning that It still has them and It is the only thing that can give them back. Ed can’t waver in that belief, but putting it into words makes him sound insane. It’s better to be an atheist, who has a disdain for religion than a religious nut, who looks down on other religions, because he has proof of his God.

Because Ed and his realtionship to Truth is so fascinating to me and I do really like this take on him :D

30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?

That I managed to keep it up honestly haha, I thought for sure that it would be a slow year, because I have gotten my BA with an extra minor and have now started my master. I thought I would drown in work and not be able to indulge my hobby, but it's been a great stress relief and I've actually never written as much as I have this year (guess I really, really needed that stress relief lmao), which I'm very happy about, because I've had so many lovely interactions this year that have kept me going <333

Thank you so so much for this ask, I really enjoyed looking back on the year and reflecting. I hope you have a wonderful day <3

#rr ask #im litterally giggling and kicking my feet #i had so much fun answering this #and im so excited for the coming year #(i may or may not have some works ready to post soon)

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Hey can you please help me as i m in a very bad situation rn..My mother has only 2-3 days left and my mental health is also very bad rn.....I tried to manifest but can't....there are lots of things which are personal that are getting out of my hand so Can you please manifest me going to void cuz i don't want to lose my mom....and everyone..... i m 15 yrs old see i cannot pay u with i can pray for you please its a request

This is my first ask and im honestly disappointed but i'll help you. I can affirm for you and everything but you have to start applying the law correctly. As i said in my other posts before your 4D is the only important thing! So your mom is healthy and you manifested million times before and youre great at manifesting. Seriously just think "My Mom is healthy" once, it doesnt matter with which "emotions" youre saying it. Doesnt matter if you have tears in your eyes right now and feel very sad, just say it. And then it's done ! Now learn the law correctly(my way?): In our brain there is the conscious and the subconscious. The conscious mind thinks rationally, he relies only on facts. He is like the bodyguard of the subconscious. Because unlike the conscious mind, she(the subconscious mind) believes everything you tell her. The conscious mind relies on our senses, on everything we perceive through our environment, while our subconscious mind can’t do that. The subconscious only listens to us and is always awake and this is what our consciousness cannot do, it’s much less active at night. She is always awake and has been here since we’ve been born, that’s why all our memories and beliefs are stored in her. When we repeat affirmations and affirmations are sentences implying something about certain states in our life. Then they remain in our subconscious. Every single sentence/ thought remains in our subconscious. Its just that we do not think the same thoughts every day. We often contradict our own thoughts.But if we would always think favourable of ourselves. Then we would embody the best version of ourselves because our environment has to change to match our beliefs. That’s what your subconscious is responsible for. The subconscious mind absorbs our thoughts/ affirmations then materialises them and makes them a reality. Actually you don’t really have to repeat affirmations regularly, once is enough. But by repeating them consistently these “thoughts/ affirmations” become permanent “beliefs”. This way sudden negative thoughts in your head can’t ruin your manifestation/ belief. You’ll always think favourable with that belief in mind and won’t ever confuse yourself. So i recommend repeating affirmations. Consistently repeating affirmations doesn’t make your subconscious materialise stuff faster, one thought is completely enough. Manifesting is instant. [Because in 4D manifesting is instant] But our consciousness makes it a bit difficult for us, since he thinks logically and sees that the reality contradicts our thoughts. [ When annoying thoughts come up use the balloon method. Imagine how these thoughts are all different coloured balloons and the wind is pushing them away from you. They fade. You’ll feel calmer after doing this. ~side note ] Our consciousness can’t effect us at all though, unless we allow it. He can only make it difficult for us when we believe in our environment. When we think that our environment decides how our reality looks like, not our thoughts. But then in reality it’s our thoughts deciding how our environment/ reality looks like. You need to know that the truth is what is in your head! Your current thoughts are your reality, not what you see! Your subconscious has to do her job and change reality to match your new belief. Don’t search for the stuff youre affirming for in your reality though. You will only set yourself up, searching for results in your environment. Because like i said our environment isn’t the “truth”, it’s powerless and it’s not your environment that’s deciding wether you have it or not. Your thoughts decide that. Nothing you see in your environment matters because it cant matter, it got produced trough you and you can change it with just one thought. Realize that the things you see right now are things you unconciously manifested. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN CONTROL NO MATTER WHAT. Your thoughts always get realized doesnt matter if theyre negative or positive.

I hope you understand the law now and see that youre setting yourself up with those thoughts. Congratulations on your moms recovery!! <3

#ask

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AAHHHHH WJDIEKDKWLW THIS WAS THE CUTEST CHAPTER EVER!!! 😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😭😭😭😭

helloo bestie how are you? i'm curious anon who missed kendall's birthday chapter because i was so busy but hey lucky i'm here today because i really missed reading porce and stewy <333 (about that chapter: i still can't believe in the audacity of a random man hitting on porce with stewy literally next to her BUT not everyone has a husband like hers so it wasn't a concern try again!!! and kendall being an asshole what a surprise..)

but let's talk about now and how it was so beautiful and so cute and how i never want to get pregnant or have kids but i felt like i had just given birth and i liked it lol a baby with stewy hosseini? PLEASE I clearly and totally could change my beliefs for this 🥺 roman being.. roman, i confess i laughed because he's such an idiot but it was so real i'm sure he would actually say it in the show lmao and imagining him making that same joke when jonathan was bigger, at a dinner like "I think you old enough to know the truth" and everyone please don't 🤦🏻‍♀🙄 logan showing some love?? omg?? for a baby?? but lol I know it's real because I've seen people who don't have a good relationship with their parents but parents just love their grandchildren, guilt? I don't know but at least it wasn't bad and shiv, yes no one expected her to show up or send a card and I'm sure she was mad for not giving her first grandchild to logan but whatever, at my house we don't care about her!! and finally CONNOR IS THE BEST BROTHER, I love him and I'm happy to know he's going to be a great big uncle <33 anywayyy, sorry for so many words but I don't know how to sum it up and I like to praise when I really like something ahjxsisk aaand watching this chapter of jonathan's birth i was curious to know more about tillie <3 her parents planning her, did it "accidentally" happen or was she planned? finding out it's a girl, telling jonathan he's going to be a big brother, telling his family.. 😭🥰😭🥰 ok enough hahaha congratulations on another amazing chapter and have a great sunday! <333

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU'RE SO, SO, SO, SWEET!!!! I LOVE YOU!

Hello lovely curious Nonnie! I'm a little bit tired and sore with period pain. How are you?! Hey, missing Kendall'a birthday just means that you got a 2 for 1 special for fic reading haha! Aw that's so sweet that you missed them!

This is so sweet and honestly same! 🤣 I've never gone through that and I personally don't plan to so I was googling random stuff to make sure what I knew was true. I've been to hospital before and know what that's like but I have no idea what it's like being in a hospital for childbirth, let alone at what would be a fancy, super private hospital. Buy Stewy and Jonathan are cuties, I can confirm.

Aw, I'm glad it made you laugh! Like you said, it feels like a very gross Roman thing to say. I like to try and make the characters as realistic to the show as possible and I've gotten a bit of positive feedback on that about Roman which I really appreciate. I hadn't even thought about that! I feel like he'd maybe something like that when he's a young toddler so he's verbal but wouldn't get it/remember it. But it would be more of a joke he'd just tell adults about (going to give him some emotional maturity points there lol).

Yes! That's what I was thinking of! There's definitely a phenomenon of abusive parents being much nicer to their grandchildren in comparison to how they treated their children. I don't know if there's a term for it, I'm sure there is one in psychology? But anyway I think that very much applies to Logan. Also I don't know if I'd say it's Logan sharing love and if so it's definitely not a genuine or healthy love. We know there's the thing about the bloodline and how Logan feels about that and is with Sophie and Iverson. I think that him showing up was solely for like confirmed proof that his bloodline "had been passed down" and that's what Porce had done "good" of and why he thanked her. We know Logan doesn't view his children as serious people and he doesn't take any of them seriously from the very first episode. There's this whole thing going on about all of his sons being failures and something being wrong with them and then Shiv always being held back by her gender. I think in a way he's also hoping for grandchildren as like a reset/worthy successors.

No haha. Nobody expected that from Shiv. Tom would organise a gift basket that he put far too much thought in with an interesting card and Shiv would lift her hand to just sign her name with an eye roll. I think she'd look down on it and see it as Porce sealing her fate as nothing but a mother and wife (similar with Caroline). Connor is nuts but he's a very sweet older brother, he'll be the most doting uncle and his nephew and niece will adore him!

Don't apologise! These asks with questions are such a nice change and breath of air from the asks with requests, which I'm so grateful for but are definitely a bit overwhelming at times. This also really touches me to know people care about my work so much that they think about it and take the time to come up with questions and send them to me. I love it and I'm always happy to answer any questions!!!! Thank you! I adore you so much!

These are such great questions! I think I'll explore them more in another fic similar to this Jonathan one but for Tillie! Thank you for those ideas! I think she'd maybe be "casually planned", is that a term?! But Jonathan would be close to a few years old and they'd think now wouldn't be a bad time to have another so they wouldn't be putting pressure on it but it wouldn't necessarily be an accident. If that makes sense? I think telling Jonathan could be sweet and quite funny. Despite being good at sharing and a polite little man he's used to being an only child and because his cousins are all older he doesn't quite get pregnancy etc. I think they'd have to explain it to him a few times and read some books to him on that. I could also see something silly happening like his uncle Connor asks him if he's excited to meet his baby sister and Jonathan innocently says it's not a sister but an alien in his mum's tummy and Roman finds that absolutely hilarious and makes some more affair jokes. But when Jonathan meets his younger sister he's very happy and excited!

Thank you so much lovely! When i posted that it was that late that I think it was technically Succession Monday for me already haha! I hope you had a great Succession Sunday and Monday! Thank you so much for the praise and questions, I adore you and will start writing those Tillie questions into a proper fic soon, so thank you!!! Thank you so much Curious Nonnie, you're the best! 💗

#stewy hosseini #chaitheticsasks #stewy hosseini x reader #porcelain and the shark #porce and the shark

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automatismoateo · 1 year

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I recently became an atheist via /r/atheism

I recently became an atheist

I'm not sure if posts like this are allowed so forgive me if they aren't. I just wanted to share my experience with this to see if anyone else could relate, or found it interesting.

I was raised as a Christian, and I was raised learning creationism and that evolution was a made up religion specifically created to "harm" Christianity and "the truth".

My belief in Christianity dwindled for a few months after I realised how culty that belief was, but I fully "became" an atheist about 3 or 4 days ago? I'm not sure if that is even the correct way to say it lol.

It doesnt feel like this happened, it feels like god still exists and this is just a dream that I'll wake up from. Saying that I am an unbeliever now sounds so weird, and even though I am aware that god isn't real and I've been lied to, whenever I think about it, it seems like this situation isn't actually happening. I'm not sure if that makes sense.

Looking back at what I believed now, even after such a little bit of time, I really do see how bad it was. Something that really disturbs me now is how sadistic and narcissistic the Christian god seems. If someone simply doesn't believe in him and worship him, their souls will be sent to hell for eternity. How is this fair?? So a mass murderer could believe in god and go to heaven, while a really good person could be an unbeliever and be tortured for eternity for really, no reason. Of course I was aware of this, but it never bothered me. Whenever I thought about it, it was super casual. Like "Oh yeah, they're atheists so they deserve it.", And it never crossed my mind that this was such an unjust "punishment'. Even when I found out a friend or family member was not Christian, I'd have a brief moment of "Oh, they're going to hell when they die. How sad." And react kind of in the way you would if a friend got a minor injury. It disturbs me how little this bothered me.

Something else that was a major red flag that I didn't realise, was that I would deliberately avoid talking about religion to unbelievers, especially ones that were smart, because I was so scared that someone would say something to make me stop believing, and lose my faith. I was not confident in what I believed at all, and sort of accepted that I didn't want to do research to try and see if it was real, just because of being so scared of going to hell. I didn't realise how bad that was either.

And just... Looking back, there were so many obvious flaws, some I was aware of but I pushed them away because I didn't want to question it (because I might have stopped believing and go to hell). But it makes so much sense now. Part of me feels "free" because I don't have to feel like I'm an awful person just for existing the way that I was created, but as I said above, it also feels like it isn't really happening. Like I'm struggling to process it, or something like that, even though it sounds kind of ridiculous.

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