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blogdemocratesjr · 2 years

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Queen Guinevre's Maying by John Collier & Hecate Chiaramonti (Marble, Roman copy after an original of the Hellenistic period) - photo by Jastro (2006)

In the dawn of the fifth epoch, accordingly, there were persons who, not exactly through their training but through certain mysterious influences, became the instruments, the vehicles, of cosmic influences issuing from the Sun and Moon during their passage through the signs of the Zodiac. The secrets that could then be won for the human soul through these individuals were a repetition of what had once been experienced through the Sentient Soul. And the persons who expressed the transit of the cosmic forces through the signs of the Zodiac were those called “The Knights of King Arthur's Round Table”. Twelve in number, they had around them a band of other men, but they were the principal Knights. The others represented the starry host; into them flowed the inspirations which were more distantly distributed in cosmic space; and into the twelve Knights flowed the inspirations from the twelve directions of the Zodiac. The inspirations which came from the spiritual forces of the Sun and Moon were represented by King Arthur and his wife Guinevere. Thus in King Arthur's court we have the humanized Cosmos. What we may call the pedagogical high school for the Sentient Soul of the West proceeded from King Arthur's Round Table. Hence we are told — and the legend here refers in pictures of external facts to inner mysteries which were taking place in the dawn of that epoch in the human soul — how the Knights of King Arthur's Round Table journeyed far and wide and slew monsters and giants. These external pictures point to the endeavors of human souls who were to make progress in refining and purifying those forces of the astral body which expressed themselves for the seer in pictures of monsters, giants and the like. Everything that the Sentient Soul was to experience through the later Mysteries is bound up with the pictorial concepts of King Arthur's Round Table.

—Rudolf Steiner, The Mysteries of the East & of Christianity: Lecture IV

Thus during the course of the historical development of man forces have been at work in his nature which have changed his whole relationship with Demeter. Out of the human body, once so rarefied, Demeter was so to say driven. She was driven out of the astral body with its lost clairvoyant capacities and Eros took her place. In return, as I have shown you today, certain different Eros-free forces in human nature came more under the sway of Demeter. Thus during this period from the time of Atlantis up to the present day a force has been working on the development of human nature in three ways: there is a triple kind of development, of transformation, a triple kind of metamorphosis, emanating from the ether body and working upon the physical body, upon the ether body itself, and upon the astral body. This force of genetic change has been and still is in human nature. It changes us from youth to age by leading over the forces of Eros into those of Demeter. There is in our organisation this threefold development which in the physical body brings about changes in the conditions affecting sickness and health, which causes the ether body to reflect knowledge in a different way, and which transmutes the torch of knowledge in the astral body. How wonderful it is to find these genetic forces represented in Greek mythology, forces which are active in all of us, forces which transform our astral bodies and therefore the nature of Demeter herself. These human etheric forces which work upon the physical body, upon the ether body itself and upon the astral body are represented by the threefold Hecate. Whereas today we say that forces of metamorphosis emanate from the ether body in a threefold way, the Greek spoke of the threefold Hecate.

—Rudolf Steiner, Wonders of the World: Lecture II

#John Collier #Queen Guinevere #King Arthur #Hakate #Hecate #anthroposophy #spiritual science

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heartbreaker-inc · 3 years

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#tcd #textoscrueisdemais #textos #jastro

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goalhofer · 4 years

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2020 San Diego Padres Player Names With 1st Letters Reversed

Dach Zavies

Phris Caddack

Austin Adams

Aan Dltavilla

Him Till

Jierce Pohnson

Mdrian Aorejon

Pmilio Eagan

Puis Latino

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Cason Jastro

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Ternando Fatis; Jr.

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Yirby Kates

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wh0t · 6 years

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Nicely done! By Jastro

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rencontres-et-loisirs · 2 years

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Le Walibi Rhône-Alpes vous attend pour un moment de détente

Si vous cherchez des activités à faire dans les prochains mois, sachez que vous pouvez vous rendre au Walibi Rhône-Alpes. Vous pourrez vous y amuser en famille ou en amoureux avec ses nombreuses attractions à sensation.

Crédit photo : Jastro de Pixabay

#Walibi Rhone-Alpes #attractions #activites

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kanjioftheday05 · 7 years

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Traditional Japanese Months

Japan has traditional names for each month, mostly used poetically or in names. They follow the Chinese lunar calendar, so they would start a few weeks later than the Western calendar everyone uses (e.g. the first month could be in mid-January or February). Their names and possible literal meanings in chronological order are:

1 Name: 睦月 (むつき, Mutsuki) Literal Meaning: Month of harmony

2 Name: 如月 / 衣更着 / 更衣 (きさらぎ, Kisaragi) Literal Meaning: Month "like the moon" / Month of changing clothes

3 Name: 弥生 (やよい, Yayoi) Literal Meaning: Growth

4 Name: 卯月 (うづき, Uzuki) Literal Meaning: Month of 卯の花 (うのはな, Unohana), deutzia

5 Name: 皐月 (さつき, Satsuki) Literal Meaning: Month of planting rice sprouts / Month of azaleas

6 Name: 水無月 (みなづき, Minazuki) Literal Meaning: Month of no water (or Month of water, if 無 [な] is interpreted as a particle)

7 Name: 文月 (ふみづき / ふづき, Fumizuki / Fuzuki) Literal Meaning: Month of literature

8 Name: 葉月 (はづき, Hazuki) Literal Meaning: Month of leaves

9 Name: 長月 (ながつき, Nagatsuki) Literal Meaning: The long autumn month

10 Name: 神無月 (かんなづき / かみなづき, Kan'nazuki / Kaminazuki) Literal Meaning: Month of no gods (or Month of gods, if 無 [な] is interpreted as a particle) Note: in Izumo, Tottori prefecture, this month is called 神在月 / 神有月 (かみありづき, Kamiarizuki) ”Month with gods” because the gods gather there.

11 Name: 霜月 (しもつき, Shimotsuki) Literal Meaning: Month of frost

12 Name: 師走 (しわす, Shiwasu) Literal Meaning: Running (busy) priests (for New Years)

Sources: http://www.renshaworks.com/jastro/calendar.htm http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/number-dates.html http://jisho.org/search/*month%20of%20the%20lunar%20calendar https://www.thoughtco.com/can-you-tell-me-the-old-names-of-the-months-2027868 http://kanji.jitenon.jp/cat/hyoki15.html https://klingonbuddhist.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/months-in-the-japanese-calendar/

#日random #japanese #日文 #日本語 #練習 #勉強 #lunar months #旧暦 #calendar

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madewithonerib · 3 years

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RE: Dust to Glory: Creation | RC Sproul

Lecture 1, Creation: The whole scope of SCRIPTURE has been given to us by GOD for our instruction, for our reproof, & for our edification;

Here Dr. Sproul starts out the “Dust to Glory” series in the first book of the BIBLE, Genesis. He speaks on the controversies we see & lessons we learn from Genesis’ recount of “Creation”.

Teaching Series Overview 1. Creation 2. The Image of GOD in Man 3. The Fall 4. Covenant with Abraham

Purpose of Life: Obedience

From Dust to Glory, those are the words that we're using to put a bracket around the whole scope of biblical history.

Because the purpose of this study that we're undertaking today is to give to people a brief overview of the Holy SCIRPTURES.

I think at the beginning of the occasion when our LORD HIMSELF was confronted with all of the concentrated power of Hell, when in the Judean wilderness

Satan came to HIM & sought to corrupt HIM; & you remember that in that engagement JESUS said to Satan,

"Man does not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that proceedeth forth from the mouth of GOD."

And if there's anything, I think, that captures the essence of the life of CHRIST, it was HIS passion to do precisely that—every step HE took, every word HE spoke, every deed HE accomplished was done always with a view to obedience to every WORD that proceedeth forth from the mouth of GOD. [1:26]

● Deuteronomy 8:3 | ³ HE humbled you, & in your hunger HE gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

● Matthew 4:4 | ⁴ But JESUS answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of GOD.’”

● Luke 4:4 | ⁴ But JESUS answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

Source of Life/Joy: GOD’s WORD

Now I can remember 30-something years ago when I began teaching, I was given the assignment of teaching Introduction to the OT & then Introduction to the NT.

And I had students come up to me with great excitement & joy & say, "Oh professor Sproul, you make the BIBLE come alive for me."

I very much appreciated the compliment & the flattery on the one side—the side of the flesh—but there was another part of me that was distressed by that kind of comment, & I used to say to those students that were so excited:

I was delighted that they were responding in that way to their maiden voyage of studying the sacred SCRIPTURES.

But I told them, “Look, I can't make the BIBLE come alive because I can't make anything come alive that already is alive.

Now there's nothing wrong with sacred SCRIPTURE.

What you're noticing with my animation & my excitement is my response to the SCRIPTURES.

It would be much more accurate to say that the BIBLE makes me come alive, rather than my making the BIBLE come alive.”

Overview of the BIBLE

Now we see here in this setting today, all these BIBLES that are scattered about on the bookshelves, & we see all different shapes/sizes/versions/editions. [2:53]

And we can scarcely find a home in this nation where there is not at least one version of the BIBLE to be found on a shelf; & we have discussions about the nature of SCRIPTURE, & arguments about its authority & its inspiration & infallibility, how we're supposed to interpret it, & that sort of thing.

But the great crisis in our day, beloved, is a crisis of neglect of the content of this BOOK. [3:27]

It doesn't do us any good if we have a high view of SCRIPTURE, but don't know what's found in its sacred pages, & I know that many Christian people begin with great resolve in their early Christian pilgrimage & say,

“I'm going to read the BIBLE from cover to cover.” [3:46]

I've spoken to groups all over the place where I'll ask people,

“How many of you have read the Book of Genesis?” & most everybody's hand goes up. Then I'll say,

“Okay, how about Exodus?" & they raise their hands.

“Leviticus?” The hands start to go down. “And Numbers & Deuteronomy?” The hands are declining, & they'll look at me & say,

“I just can't find my way around the OT. The details are so strange to me. They're so foreign,” & so on.

But the whole scope of SCRIPTURE has been given to us by GOD for our instruction. [4:24]

For our edification; & I have found in the past that if we begin with a wide/broad survey of the major themes of SCRIPTURE, that can give us the hooks as it were to hang our hat as we then go back & look at each Book of the BIBLE. [4:44]

Then finally to each verse of the BIBLE, & so on.

So what I'm hoping we'll be able to accomplish in this brief time together is to light a fire under all of us, that we may renew our resolve to come to grips with the content of sacred SCRIPTURE. [5:02]

Having said that, let's begin our study at page 1, the 1st CH & in the 1st Book of Genesis, beginning with v.1. Let's look at it as we consider the teaching of the text. [5:21]

1.] There is a Beginning to TIME

¹ In the beginning GOD created the heavens & the earth.

That’s the first proclamation/assertion that is found in the Holy BIBLE; there are 3 words of importance that are crucial for us, if we’re going to make a good beginning for understanding the whole scope of redemptive history.

From Dust to Glory [5:53]

Those three words are these:

Beginning, GOD, created

Because in these 3 words, we have those central affirmations of biblical Christianity that set Christianity apart from all forms of atheism/naturalism/secularism/humanism/existentialism, & a host of other isms that compete with the faith of Christianity for people’s allegiance in our day. [6:05-6:33]

It could be said that the most controversial sentence of all of SCRIPTURE is this first one:

That in the beginning GOD created the Heavens & the Earth. And the controversy starts early.

It starts with the first word, "beginning" because what is asserted here, in this affirmation is that from which the Book of Genesis gets its name—that which is generated, has a genesis (manifestly) has a beginning —a starting point in time.

And when we talk about the progress of the history of redemption from dust to glory, we are making an assertion that is radical for our whole understanding of who we are as people & what our lives mean, & what we're supposed to be about in this world. [7:13-7:31]

We are saying there is such a thing as history, & that history has a beginning point in time & that time itself has a beginning.

Now that may seem to be something that we just take for granted, but it isn't taken for granted in competing philosophical systems in our culture today. [7:55]

Think back to the 19th century philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche, who's famous for his declaration regarding the death of GOD.

Well early on in his philosophical studies, in fact when Nietzsche was a student writing his doctoral dissertation, he looked back to the conflict of ideas that had already arisen in the ancient Greek world;

& he recovered for his day what he called the myth of eternal recurrence, an idea that was rooted in ancient Greek philosophy that the universe doesn't have a beginning, a starting point. [8:09-8:37]

But rather the universe & everything in it basically is eternal, & everything goes round/round/round without a beginning & without end.

This is captured/summarized in one of the most important pieces of literature in the OT.

For example, the Book of Ecclesiastes addresses the pagan notion of skepticism that is tied to this idea, where the sun sets, & as Hemmingway borrowed for the title of his book:

The Sun also Rises. [9:19]

And then the sun sets, then it rises; it sets, it rises.

And you begin to see this cyclical view, & leads to the conclusion that there is no purposeful beginning.

There is no specific endpoint of human history, or of natural history, & the result is vanity of vanities. [9:49]

All is vanity because we are, in a cosmic sense, caught in the trap of running around in circles, heading nowhere. [10:03]

2.] There is a Start Date to Earth

But at the very beginning of sacred SCRIPTURE, there is the affirmation that there is a beginning—that there was a time when the universe did not exist.

Now we know that even in modern cosmological theories, there is much debate on how the universe came into the present form & structure that it is.

There have been debates between steady state views of cosmology & the expanding universe & big bang theory & all of that. [10:40]

But today, the consensus is that there was a point in time —15-18 billion years ago run some of the estimates— where, suddenly there was this massive explosion:

where all of the current matter & energy previous to that moment had been condensed into one tiny little point called a point of singularity;

then on one Tuesday afternoon it blew up, & the results of that explosion are still reverberating throughout outer space. [11:14]

Though people don’t like to speculate what was going on before that at least this carries the idea that there was a beginning.

And if there is a beginning, to this world, the obvious question that becomes the central focal point of controversy & debate is

● How did it get started? ● What started it? [11:44]

If everything was in a state of pure organization for eternity— all matter, all energy condensed & compressed into this infinitesimal point of singularity & in an eternal state of inertia —why did it move?

You know the law of inertia:

Things at rest remain at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force.

Those things that are in motion tend to remain in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force. [12:19]

Cosmologists like Jastro say that perhaps the mountain that the scientists are climbing today, when they reach the summit or the acme of that mountain, they will find the theologians around the tent waiting for them there:

To tell them there has to be an outside force for anything to change/move/come into existence. Because the one thing we know for sure, even apart from the work of sacred SCRIPTURE, is that if there was ever a time when there was nothing! All there would be now would be nothing, & even that’s improper to say. [13:06]

Because you can’t say there would be nothing, because nothing has no being, & the term ‘to be nothing’ would be self-contradictory, wouldn’t it? [13:22]

But the idea here is that there is a radical difference between all creaturely existence—everything that is part of this finite, temporal universe & its author.

That’s why Christianity doesn’t stop by simply saying:

“In the beginning,...” but it says, “In the beginning 𝐆𝐎𝐃..”

At this point, there’s no argument for the existence of GOD.

All we have on the opening page of sacred SCRIPTURE is the bold declaration of GOD’s being the author of everything that is: “In the beginning, GOD,....” [13:55-14:10]

If there is any kind of a beginning, to anything whatsoever, that which has a beginning in time must have something preceding it, or it could not begin. [14:29]

That’s simply another way of saying what I said a moment ago.

If there was ever a time when nothing existed, there couldn’t possibly be anything now.

And so now we’re speaking here in SCRIPTURE about the beginning of space & time, the beginning of the created universe.

But for there to be a beginning to the created universe, there must be something that stands above & beyond the created universe. [14:38-14:56]

Something that has no beginning, something that is, in & of itself, eternal & self-existent, something that has the very power of being in itself. [15:10]

That’s also part of radical affirmation of the first statement of sacred SCRIPTURE, the proclamation of the reality of the existence of GOD.

3.] GOD creates ex nihilo

Now I’m going to come back to this word [GOD] in a moment, but let’s go to the next one: created. [15:31]

In the beginning GOD does something.

We’re not told simply of the bare existence of GOD in the first CH of Genesis, but the Book of Genesis introduces GOD in action, GOD doing something. [15:50]

And what HE’s doing here is the most magnificent & fantastic work that has ever been done—in terms of activity, & it’s the creation of the universe.

I know we use this word, “to create” in metaphorical ways.

I like to dabble on the side in some of the arts.

I like to play the piano, I’m not very good at it, to tell you the truth.

And I dabble in painting as a rank amateur, & I read the books about these things, & they talk about the inherent creativity of the musician/artists, & I find this great fun to get the palette set out & to get the little tubes of paint & spread them out.

Sort of like a kid playing in the mud, & I begin to mix these colours together & try them out on the canvas, & I look at that, & think, “Oh that doesn’t look so good.”

I change it around, & we call this creativity. [16:50-53]

But there’s really no creativity in here at all, in the biblical sense. [17:01]

All I’m doing is taking substances that are already there, & shaping/forming/mixing/arranging on a canvas, so that whatever creativity the artist has is a mediated creativity.

A creativity within the framework of some kind of medium.

But the biblical view is far more startling than that because it presents an act of creation where there is no medium. [17:25-17:39]

It’s not as though 15-18 billion years ago, GOD came down with HIS brush & palette, & HE began to mix HIS paint & shape/figure & draw/organize a picture. [17:55]

No, there was no paint.

There were no brushes/palette/canvas.

And so in biblical theology, when we try to get a hold of the biblical account of creation, we get this concept: GOD creates ex nihilo.

which means, “out of nothing”

That there’s no pre-existent matter that HE forms/shapes/arranges, but that which exists comes into being through this active power that GOD alone has. [18:38]

As the NT indicates in the writings of the apostle Paul, that GOD alone has the power to bring life out of death, & something out of nothing. [18:49]

4.] None of Our Calculations Explains GOD

Now how did HE do it?

Now again, I think there’s great value in tracking the movement of astronomical bodies, & speculating on what happens when various gasses & elements collide with each other. [19:08]

And mix together & how seas are formed & how flowers grow.

I think there’s a great great value in the studying of the natural realm.

GOD HIMSELF has called us to do that. [19:23]

But no amount of studying that describes those things that are going on in the intricate patterns & workings of natural forces can account for this. [19:38]

This is the supreme work of [GOD], that’s not just natural, but it is supernatural, that is it takes us above & beyond the theater of nature: To the beginning of nature,

to the AUTHOR of nature, Who creates out of nothing.

Again the BIBLE doesn’t tell us how HE does it. [20:03-11]

The only thing that we’re told in Genesis about GOD’s mode of creation is that HE creates by the speaking of HIS WORD.

St. Augustine calls this the divine imperative/fiat—not to be confused with the small Italian car. A divine imperative simply refers to GOD’s transcendent/majestic/holy command—where HE speaks into the void & says, “Let there be!” [20:55-21:00]

And by the sheer power of the command of ONE who eternally has the power of being in & of HIMSELF, a universe begins.

Genesis 1:1-3 | ¹ In the beginning GOD created the heavens & the earth. ² Now the earth was formless & void, & darkness was over the surface of the deep.

And the SPIRIT of GOD was hovering over the surface of the waters. ³ And GOD said,

“Let there be light,” & there was light.

[21:15-21:39]

Here in v.2, Genesis we’re given a graphic description of the unordered/unstructured—really uncreated universe that is described in terms of 3 basic negatives:

formless/emptiness/darkness. [22:09]

If you see that way in which those 3-words are used in the imagery of ancient cultures, those three terms tend to combine to encompass & capture 3-of-the-most-threatening ideas there can be to human existence & to meaning. [22:32]

● Formlessness is really unimaginable, because absolute formlessness would be absolute chaos, & you couldn’t even recognize chaos as being chaotic without some idea of form. [22:51]

● Emptiness: How we use that term to describe the worst sensations that we have in our souls, when we feel frightened/alone, & some say our lives are empty. [23:08]

Imagine not just an empty house/bed/garage, but imagine an empty universe: No form, nothing. [23:23] but darkness.

● Darkness itself is a pure negative term, because darkness is not so much the presence of something as it is the absence of something, the absence of light. [23:43]

And so all we have so far in this picture is the void, the formlessness, the emptiness, & the darkness. [23:55]

And in v.3, we have a new agent mentioned:

And the SPIRIT of GOD hovered over the abyss/deep, over the darkness & emptiness & void; & then we hear for the first time, the Voice of GOD. [24:19]

And GOD says,

“Let there be Light.” Instantly light breaks into the universe bursts over the darkness, vanquishes the darkness, begins to fill the empty cavities & begins to provide a structure for GOD to form HIS world with waters & trees & plants & animals & ultimately with people. [24:56]

But the very reality in which we live every moment of our lives is utterly inexplicable apart from someone/how/where saying:

“Let there be! [25:14]

And by the power & the force of that command, the lights come on, & the world begins, & a setting is established for GOD to scoop HIS hands into the dust & to prepare a creature for HIS glory. [25:42]

SYNOPSIS:

SCRIPTURE has been given to us by GOD for our instruction. resolve to come to grips with the content of sacred SCRIPTURE. By the very definition of a beginning, the world demands the existence of GOD to create it. The ONE who is eternal & powerful & self-existent.

#Creation #learn SCRIPTURE #GOD creates ex nihilo #out of nothing #true creator

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kernpoetry · 7 years

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the mind's tight grip on silence. . .

Jack Hernandez, “Jastro Park”

#poet #poem #Bakersfield #kernnpoetry.com #poets on tumblr

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1, 18, and 23!

Thanks for asking.

01. which world/region is your favorite? least favorite? why?

I’m going to assume we’re talking about fictional worlds here. For favourite, I’d have to say Hyrule, from the Legend of Zelda series. This was actually my first major experience with the fantasy genre, when I got a copy of Link’s Awakening for my Gameboy Pocket. Given that the Zelda games are about exploration, I have fond memories of exploring a fantasy world and discovering the concepts within it. (And yes, I am aware that LA is the one game that doesn’t take place in Hyrule. But it was my gateway to the series.)

As for least favourite, I don’t have a specific one. But there are some worlds that try too hard to be dark and gloomy, and that does turn me off reading them.

18. what kind of jobs exist in your fantasy world? what is the career of your main character(s)?

There’s a few nations in Alvernia, but my stories all take place within the Kingdom of Rychilla. The Kingdom’s technology can be best described as ‘steampunk magitech’. I’ve not done up a comprehensive list of jobs yet, but here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

Humans

Town/City

Barber

Town Guard (several ranks)

Veritor (Police Inspector/Magistrate - highest rank of town guard)

Mechanic

Taven Proprietor

Cook/chef

Merchant

Teacher

Mage

Country

Farmer

Farmhand

Cropper

Transport

Taxi Driver

Aircrew

Riverfarer

Fairies

Town/City

Messenger

Village Protector

Country

Forest Protector

Forest Ranger

Further to this, the designation of ‘chief’ in front of a title means that that person is a leader in their profession. For example, a chief mechanic is a mechanic in charge of a workshop, with other mechanics working under their direction.

Another point to note is that titles are used in the form

, not as it is in our world. The Rychillan thinking behind this is that it’s the person who holds the title, not their family.

I have four characters in my main cast, two fairies (Yaetherim and Naeliya) and two Rychillans (humans - Karis Relinda and Tenora Perskel). Karis is a veritor, who takes her duty to protect the peace of the kingdom very seriously. She’s known as ‘the steel veritor’ for her cold, unflappable demeanour and her natural, steel-coloured eyes and hair.

Tenora is the chief mechanic of a workshop near the airship terminal. She’s a bit of a mechanical prodigy, and has earned the respect of every mechanic in her workshop.

Naeliya is a messenger fairy. She finds this job boring, and longs to do something more with her life.

Yaetherim is an Inquirer, a job that’s not mentioned on the list above. This is because it’s a job that he pretty much created. It’s the Rychillan title for a private eye. There’s a bit of backstory involved here.

8 months before taking this title, Yaetherim was a forest protector. While on patrol one day, he was attacked by two renegade Rychillans and left for dead. The investigation of this attack was assigned to Veritor Jastro, the least experienced of the three vertiors based in Alkentoft. Veritor Jastro is not good at time management, and so this case fell to the bottom of his pile. After another fairy was murdered by the same people (same MO), Yaetherim investigated the case himself. After solving it, and a bit of prodding by one of the local deities, he became the Inquirer so that no others would be in the same position as him.

As an inquirer, he mostly investigates gut feelings and hunches on behalf of his clients. If there’s something going on, he’ll gather evidence and bring the town guard in as needed.

23. what type of jewelry is typically sold/worn, if any? who would be the one to purchase it?

This depends on the species. Fairies don’t usually wear jewellery at all. Humans, such as Rychillans and Druhlac, do. This jewelry may be plain or ornate, depending on the taste and budget of the wearer. But the main function of this jewelry is to hold the elemental crystals from which the energy for magic is drawn. Humans need to have these crystals touching their skin in order to be able to draw on the energy within them. (Fairies just need to have the crystals close to their skin.)

As such, rings will have the crystal pushed through from the top, so that they touch the skin of the finger below. Bracelets and anklets are similar. Necklaces usually hold the crystal in a way that it rests on the skin just below the neck.

Each crystal has a limited amount of energy, in proportion to the size of it. Less expensive jewelry has just a single crystal set into it. When the crystal expires, the jewelry has to be replaced, or re-worked with a fresh crystal. More costly jewelry has clasps that allow the crystals to be removed and replaced easily.

Jewelry of all types (necklaces, bracelets, anklets and rings) are worn by both genders. People generally buy it themselves, as it’s a matter of personal taste and functionality.

As for my characters, Tenora and Karis are the only humans in my core cast. Tenora wears a ring. She’s a mechanic, so a bracelet, anklet or necklace could possibly get caught in machinery. Karis wears a necklace, as these offer the most flexibility in terms of crystal size.

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