#higher functions

[nihilosphere]

"Death is our eternal companion. It is always to our left, at an arm's length... It has always been watching you. It always will until the day it taps you."

"How can anyone feel so important when we know that Death is stalking us?"

"The thing to do when you're impatient is to turn to your left and ask advice from your Death. An immense amount of pettiness is dropped if your Death makes a gesture to you, or if you catch a glimpse of it, or if you just have the feeling that your companion is there watching you."

"Death is the only wise adviser that we have. Whenever you feel, as you always do, that everything is going wrong and you're about to be annihilated, turn to your Death and ask if that is so. Your Death will tell you that you're wrong; that nothing really matters outside its touch. Your Death will tell you, 'I haven't touched you yet.'"

- Journey To Ixtlan

Carlos Castaneda

1972

#Death #journey to ixtlan #carlos Castaneda #awareness #consciousness #conscious experience #fourth dimension #higher functions #meditation #existentialism #ascension #hermeticism #shaman #shamanism #native american #transcendental magic #Transcendence #mortality

[transingthoseformers]

Tfa fics where Optimus becomes a decepticon are always interesting, because I've seen a few fics that are just the decepticons finding out the autobots suck ass and go like "fuck that he's ours now, we're gonna treat him right" and those are amazing

Like it's just

#maccadam #transformers #tfa ultra magnus #tfa optimus prime #tfa megatron #i remember this one fic where optimus was years later an established higher ranking decepticon #it was a pwp but I'd love to puzzle with that/this concept more #imo team prime should disperse among the decepticons too #that or it's a truce system with Optimus as the functioning Magnus

[gnecroticart]

Intaglio (etching) final from this semester. Why wait for the Alecto cover when you can make your own :]

I used line-etch, aquatint, and screenprint onto copper as a resist, progress photos under the cut :)

the one of the screen also has my classmate's stuff on it lol

#the locked tomb #alecto the ninth #nona the ninth #alecto tlt #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #intaglio #etching #printmaking #2023 art #almost posted my Full Legal Name in one of the progress photos. whoopsies! #i'll probably swap out the photo for a higher quality one once i get my scanner functioning but for now this is fine

[esmeislewd]

Respectfully I just want to squeeze people's arm fat. Why do you have a pillow for a bicep if I'm not meant to grab it??????????????

#esmes lood writings #I was a ffa before I was a feedee and sometimes those vibes come back~ #especially when I see a pic that just removes my higher brain functions and all I wanna do is bite and squish :v #fat girls (as it happens) are extremely pretty and I'm extremely gay

[humming-fly]

I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE MALEVOLENT seminal head roommate media

Thank you I am having a good time I've lovingly added it to my tally of media containing body-sharing idiots who I am emotionally attached to

(I actually don't give too much of a shit about kayn but he helps fill out the roster)

#greedling remains the end-all be-all of functional bodysharing unit to no one's surprise #but I enjoy a bit of a train wreck now and then~ #if arthur and john didn't get into massive shitfights every other episode they'd be higher up #but as it is so far the only reason the podcast is still going is because they are the protagonists and haven't been allowed to die yet #i assume at least i just started s4 #reply

[dykecadence]

one little thing i really liked about glass onion was how much you could tell about the characters from the masks they wore (or didnt). claire and lionel both wore real, practical masks because they're the most aware of the world even if they make shitty decisions, they're at least aware they are shitty. birdie wears the mesh fashion mask because any "awareness" on her part is perfomative. she doesn't care enough about others to take proper safety precautions but at least tries to adopt the appearance of someone who cares. and duke, the red-pilled alpha dude, wears no mask at all in what i found to be a pretty nice way of showing how that mentality often leans into other far right ideas (anti-mask, pro-gun, exploiting a perceived need to be hypermasculine). like in that one scene on the dock we were able to understand a lot about these characters through a simple but timely costuming decision and that was neat to me

#knives out #glass onion #i have so many thoughts on the costumes in this film actually but this was my main one i think lmao #and benoit obviously wore a real mask because hes got a functioning brain #the fact hes the only one who tries to out it back on after the injection thing also shows a higher level of consideration

[stormyoceans]

THEY COULD HAVE FUCKED NASTY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SHOP AND IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS INTIMATE AND SEXUALLY CHARGED THAN THIS WHOLE ENTIRE SCENE

#LIKE THE CHEMISTRY THE TENSION THE MAGNETISM THE SPARK THE ELECTRICITY THE YEARNING THE CRAVING THE RESTRAINT THE WANT THE DEVOTION #THE REVERENCE THE TENDERNESS THE DEDICATION THE DESIRE THE WONDER THE CARE THE LOVE #IM EMOTIONALLY SPIRITUALLY AND METAPHYSICALLY ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF EXISTENCE #IM ASCENDING ONTO A HIGHER SPHERE OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS #I HAVE ACTIVELY FLATLINED MY HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS HAVE CEASED IM CLINICALLY DEAD #monica watches last twilight

[scatteredpiecesofme]

I woke up this morning with a random thought in my mind.

In S3 I want a Wilmon intimate scene in Wille's room, in Wille's bed, but with the boys positioned with their heads towards the window (I'm going to elaborate, give me a minute).

We know that Wilhelm sleeps with his head on the window's side. But each time he is with Simon, both in S1 and S2, they lie in bed in the opposite way (their heads towards the door of the room). In S1 I thought it was just for logistic/cinematic purposes: August wouldn't be able to see and film Simon's face if they were lying on the regular side: from outside the window he would only see their feet. In order to shoot that scene they needed to lie the other way round. But then they repeated this in S2 and it started to feel like a pattern.

I remember some analysis posts where a symbolic/metaphorical meaning was suggested. Something about them breaking the rules. In pursuing a queer relationship Wille does the exact opposite of what is expected from him, of what his role would impose him to do. Just by being in love with a guy and acting on his feelings, he defies the whole system on which monarchy and tradition are based. The two boys being positioned in a reversed way, then, could be the visual representation of their actual circumstances.

We don't know for sure if this was the authors' intention or it's just us, the fandom, reading too much into it, but I loved this interpretation and sticked to it. Given the level of attention to details in yr, however, chances are that the choice was intentional.

In that perspective, in S3 I would really like Wilmon to be intimate and happy together lying in the 'regular' position, as a metaphorical statement about their relationship being equal to and having the same validity and dignity as any other (and by 'other' I mean straight), as well as the representation that something has shifted in their dynamics (as it actually has, with them now being together and out).

That said, I will gladly take any intimacy scene they give me, in whatever context, place, and position. Just let them be happy and carefree for a split moment!

#I'm aware that in S3 there will be so much drama and higher stakes and shit pouring left and right #that both the writers and us viewers probably won't have time to focus on such a lesser detail as their position in bed #(provided that we get to see them in bed at all) #(but if they don't give me a proper amount of intimate and happy wilmon scenes I swear I'll sue them all) #anyways this is just a tiny thought I had before drinking my morning coffee #and I barely function before coffee #so don't take it too seriously please #young royals #young royals meta #prince wilhelm #simon eriksson #wilmon #yr s3 #random thoughts on a sunday morning

[mylittleredgirl]

they recently had us switch to a new organization and calendar system at work (including some new software but mostly “this is how you should organize your entire life and you will know peace and never miss a task again!!”). at least half of the system is just a digital version of what i was already doing, and other parts of it are better, so i have no idea why it took me out at the knees. i had been riding a long sweet wave of low anxiety and now i'm trapped in a byzantine maze of highly doable tasks and shaking like a shelter dog in a crate—the exact opposite of what the system is supposed to do.

and the craziest part is that somehow... i can't seem to go back to my old system anymore either?? it's only been a few weeks! i used that for five years!! it’s like i have forgotten how to do the most basic parts of my job or make decisions. my brain turned into a stack of marbles and now they’re all over the floor.

like damn, apparently those crayola markers and glitter stickers were a load-bearing structural element of my professional competence. how do i explain that to regular people.

#i would love for this new system to work for me! it looks fantastic!! #i'm told if we 'fight through our resistance' and 'commit to it completely' it'll Fix Us and we'll never be stressed again #they took away my highlighters and my higher brain functions expired on the spot #fyi a coworker asked 'hey what about neurodivergence' and they said 'actually everyone with adhd loves it and it fixed them :)' #so...???? to be fair idk if i have even have adhd. like a psych professional told me i do but in the funniest possible way #it was an aside as i was leaving an appointment. columbo-style medical diagnosis. #'btw this is also wrong with you. but the meds would fuck you up so don't worry about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯' #thanks? okay. sounds good boss 👍

[nihilosphere]

“Everything you see is in the process of falling to pieces … and Kali is standing there as the manifestation of what will happen to everything and everyone. There will be total destruction and reversion of everything into something new.”

- Dr Robert Svoboda

#kali #maha kali #kundalini #aghora #muladhara #chakras #yoga #sadhana #jnana #death #time #Universe #consciousness #awareness #higher functions #conscious experience #fourth dimension #ascension #meditation #chaos

[jestroer]

is it bad that i know, for a fact, i would have the same desk setup as etho if i actually used my desk for computer stuff and not just for crafts (my current “desk” setup is my laptop on my bed while i sit on the ground, my bed is elevated enough that it’s basically at shoulder level when i’m sat)

Anon Ethoslab might have like a metal spine but think about yours maybe. And are there any blood in your arms

#i have my current desk a little high for my not adjustable chair i have atm and it a bit higher than my comfortable elbow level #not for the fault of My own i need a better chair by god #and my arms fucking DIE if i sit a little too long #how are your arms. functional #ask reply

[mychlapci]

As much as I love a breeding kink, and thinking of these robots fucking like it’s the end of the world, and round bellies, and carrying and all that good shit -

what I also love to think about sometimes, is what bots would just ADORE being parents. Mama Drift would make his baby his whole world, and I love that for him. He would bring his little swordsman along with him everywhere, ratchet never gets a minute alone with drift or his kid, because drift is just that attached to his baby.

Or like, helicopter dad ultra Magnus, who makes sure his baby gets the best education.

Fun mom rodimus who would strap his kid to his chest then go skydiving.

Idk! I just love the idea of these bots having a great time carrying, but LOVE actually raising their kid!

hmmm i don’t focus too much on the kids, since i’m not very fond of ’em. as i said, i’m in it for the pregnancy glow, but after the baby is out i’m gone.... but kids are very cute to think of in theory. i have thought about the bots raising sparklings before.

i love mama Drift taking his little one everywhere he goes, hopping him on his knee so that he can see everything while Drift points and explains the world to him. Ratchet never getting a moment with just Drift or just his kid, because Drift is always there to hold the baby in his hands. Rodimus is definitely the kind of mom who will not stop living his lifestyle just because he’s got his baby now, if he has to strap the little one to his chest when going meteor surfing or going out drinking, then he will do just that. Also i like the thought of this being the same baby. I know we agreed that Drift would not let go of it, but if he ever did, you know Rodimus would take it on the night out because he misunderstood Ratchet saying the little one "needs more socalization".

tbh i am a bit of a feral sparkling believer, so i think it would be absloutely hilarious and adorable to have, let’s say Drift, cooing at his beloved little baby and you look at it and it’s a hissy, sharp-toothed freakish skeleton. It’s fine! He just hasn’t grown his plating yet, but he’s still adorable, right? Meanwhile the sparkling has crawled out from his grip and is perched on top of Drift’s shoulder and clawing at you. He’s a little shy <3

#you know i’m only there for the pregnancy glow bc one of my cybertronian baby-making hc’s is basically #that they don’t even care for the little ones for the first stage of their lives #except to feed them or to scoop them away from imminent danger #litters being big bc sparklings regularly wander of and get killed or eaten or eat each other... #so once they start growing higher processor functions there’s only two or three sparklings left from the litter #idk why i’m dumping this here. i definitely said all of this before #and it’s a little too dark #sorry dude. overprotective mama drift for the win

[kaijubrains]

The Pikmin 4 postgame is basically:

Olimar/Colin/Shepard: "Louie! Please STOP what you are doing! We are BEGGING YOU."

Louie: *scratches ass* "Ugghhh..." *runs away*

#rant #pikmin #i swear he has no higher cognitive function #he is pure ID #like trying to reason with a wild animal #and that's why he's funny

[unprotectedmechs]

i always get a lil amused when like normal-person bdsm blogs follow me. i post about the eroticism of consumption and decay and metal intertwined with flesh and

#do you want to be eaten alive? to feel yourself shutting down as malware corrodes your higher functions? #don’t worry. if you’ll just be a good pet and follow me down these here stairs

[salamie-baby]

I feel like it's mean to make a video game oc based off an avatar that can't actually be embodied

#This close to making deals with higher powers to get travelling spirits I need #Imagine if I actually sat down and drew for real like I keep saying I will #But alas the executive function does not function lately #Sal is skyposting #Sky: cotl #that sky game #sky children of the light #skykid #sky children fanart #sky: children of the light #sky cotl #sky game #skyblr #skykid oc

[humanbeanisnotamused]

my understanding of how candela works is that I'd have thought a lightkeeper who's that emotionally attached to them would have been reassigned.

#candela obscura #cr spoilers #a lightkeeper is designed to be able to sell you down the river if it comes to it #whether they ACTUALLY do is debatable but that's their function. the higher ups are meant to credibly believe they would #that's their mom tho