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azure-cherie · 6 months

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𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒎𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

✵ 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄 /𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗮

Crow is the animal associated with krittika , pushya , hasta , jyestha , dhanistha

Crows are associated with being the vahan of shani dev , they are a connecting link between the human world and The spirit world , it is believed that our ancestors come in the form of crows to get food and offer us blessings , it is also believed that the caretaker of the crow will achieve blessings from all gods and reach salvation after death

Mythology and lore :

The black crow, also known as a raven in some regions is said to possess clairvoyance by which he can see different worlds,is the tale of KakBhushundi, mentioned in Tulasi’ Das’s epic poem ‘Ramacharitamanas’. Bhusundi who was an ardent devotee of Ram had no respect or devotion for any representation God other than Lord Ram. His guru sage Lomas tried to correct this attitude by teaching him to develop devotion for nirguna brahman or the formless aspect of God. But Bhusundi ignored his guru’s teachings and kept on worshipping Ram as the Ultimate Truth. In a fit of anger Sage Lomasha cursed Bhusundi to become a crow because of his repeated rejection and arguments against the sage’s guidance and advice. When Lord Ram intervened on behalf of Bhusundi, Sage Lomas relented and recalled Basundi who was now in the form of a crow as ‘KakBhushundi’ or Bhusundi the crow and taught him Ramcharitmanas, stories about Rama’s spiritual journey. Thus KakBhusundi in the form of a crow became the ultimate narrator of the events in the life of Lord Rama. He was also blessed with the ability to travel through time and recreate the story of Lord Rama.

He witnessed a cosmic vision in Rama's mouth, observing millions of suns and moons within, and a vision of the sage himself in Ayodhya within each celestial object. He resided within each of these realms for centuries, and returned from Rama's mouth to find himself return to the same moment in time as he had left. Bewildered, he begged for Rama's salvation, and was promptly blessed with the same. He chose to forever remain in the form of a crow as he had been blessed by his favoured deity in that form.

during the shraddha ceremony or oblation offered to ancestors, a ball of cooked rice ( pind) is offered to the dead ancestor. If crows eat ( touch/peck) it, then it is assumed that the dead ancestor’s soul has been released from his or her bindings with the physical body and has embarked on the continuation of the soul’s journey to the next level of existence. In this rite, crows touching the rice ball is considered auspicious and is also seen as a good omen.they are of particular interest in Tantric narratives and Tantric rituals. In the general Hindu context, the crow is often stereotyped as inauspicious and its role limited to that of vāhana (vehicle of a deity). Conversely, in Tantric ritual manuals, the crow’s sphere of influence is based on a broader concept. Such scriptures imply ominous and ‘dark’ aspects of agency in crows, but they do so in a strikingly different way than Hindu classic mythology. Tantra emphasise an ambivalent potential in crows as beneficial to certain rituals and occasionally incorporate a ‘crow potency’ in ritual instructions.

They are the very powerful healers who are able to locate the shadows that create distress for people and bring blind dark spots to awareness in people so healing can ensue. Spending long periods in the dark gives one this Siddhi.Shuni Kah is the Crow of the Dark Moon who has access to the never regions. He is the one in us to bring the eye to the underground sediment that toxifies our lives. If this unresolved sediment it is left in the unseen world there is no healing.Shuni Kah the Crow and gatekeeper to the world of dreams is the grand healer. Just singing his name is a powerful mantra that causes us to see in the dark.

The entrance to Shuni is through the femminine. His Mother is Chaya, the Shadow Woman, and his father is Surya, the Sun. His Mother was not able to realise her power beside her Husband, the sun, for his glow burned and make her feel overwhelmed and insignificant and so she fled leaving behind her shadow.This signifies how the Feminine is brought into insignificance when the Solar or active force is ruled over her.Having left her Shadow with her husband, Shuni’s mother whilst still pregnant performed prayers and yogic austerity to Shiva under intense heat. Her effort was so great and the heat generated became so hot that her child, Shuni, was burned black.This signifies how heat and tapasya (yogic purifying Fire of austerity) reveals the darkness within the unconscious recesses of one’s being.When Shuni was born and seen in his blackness, his father was shocked at how dark he was refused to recognise him as his child, accusing his wife of being unfaithful. He raged greatly and insulted his wife. Seeing his Mother thus insulted raised Shuni’s wrath. Thus Shuni’s gazes is ever down in the underworld and arouses suffering.He Rides on the Crow and his wife rides on the Swan.One is the bird of the underworld and the other is the bird of the Celestial spheres

The completion of Tantrais known as the Kiss of Crow & Swan.The meeting of opposites.She rides a chariot pulled by crows and has a flag with crow emblem (Kak Dwhajini). She has a voice of howling jackals. Dhumavati

In Celtic mythology, the warrior goddess known as the Morrighan often appears in the form of a crow or raven or is seen accompanied by a group of them. Typically, these birds appear in groups of three, and they are seen as a sign that the Morrighan is watching—or possibly getting ready to pay someone a visit.

In some tales of the Welsh myth cycle, the Mabinogion, the raven is a harbinger of death. Witches and sorcerers were believed to have the ability to transform themselves into ravens and fly away, thus enabling them to evade capture.Odin is often represented by the raven—usually a pair of them. Early artwork depicts him as being accompanied by two black birds, who are described in the Eddas as Huginn and Munnin. Their names translate to “thought” and “memory,” and their job is to serve as Odin’s spies, bringing him news each night from the land of men. For the ancient Greeks, the crow was a symbol of Apollo in his role as god of prophecy. Augury—divination using birds—was popular among both the Greeks and the Romans, and augurs interpreted messages based on not only the color of a bird but the direction from which it flew. A crow flying in from the east or south was considered favorable.Genesis tells us that after the flood waters receded, the raven was the first bird Noah sent out from the ark to find land. Also, in the Hebrew Talmud, ravens are credited with teaching mankind how to deal with death; when Cain slew Abel, a raven showed Adam and Eve how to bury the body, because they had never done so before.Philo of Alexandria (first century AD), who interpreted the Bible allegorically, stated that Noah's raven was a symbol of vice, whereas the dove was a symbol of virtue (Questions and Answers on Genesis 2:38)In the Story of Bhusunda, a chapter of the Yoga Vasistha, a very old sage in the form of a crow, Bhusunda, recalls a succession of epochs in the earth's history, as described in Hindu cosmology. He survived several destructions, living on a wish-fulfilling tree on Mount Meru.[24]

The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia, The Book of Evil SpiritsStolas, the 36th demon in the pantheon, will first appear as a raven when summoned. Once he becomes a man, he teaches the arts and astronomy, as well as the properties of precious stones and the healing properties of herbs. Malphas, the 39th demon, appears as a crow and won’t change form until ordered. In his human form, he can build homes and fortifications and can give his summoner a familiar

Raven overheard the old man talking to himself about a box he possessed. The box contained a series of ever-smaller boxes, and inside the smallest box was all the light in the world—which Raven decided to steal.There seemed to be no door into the house, so Raven waited until the man’s daughter went to a nearby stream, then changed himself into a hemlock needle in the water, which the girl drank. Raven changed himself into a baby once he was inside her, and once he was born (an odd-looking half-bird, half-boy creature whose true nature was hidden by the darkness), he demanded to be allowed to play with the boxes. One by one, Raven demanded the first box, then the second, and so on. Finally, he convinced his grandfather to open the innermost box and let him play with the ball that was the light. As soon as Raven had the light, he took off with it gripped in his beak.The light spilled from the ball and over the world, but it wasn’t long before Eagle gave chase. As Raven fled, pieces of the light fell to the ground and shattered, bouncing back into the sky to create the Moon and the stars. Other pieces of the light slowly fell as Raven made his way around the world, which is why the light travels across the sky the way it does.Theories suggest that the three legs represent the three ancient clans of Japan or the three virtues of valor, benevolence, and wisdom. Some suggest that the three stands for mankind, heaven, and Earth. Regardless of why Yatagarasu has three legs, he’s seen as symbolic of the navigator, physical and spiritual, and he’s even been adopted by the Japanese soccer association in the hopes that he’ll help navigate the ball into the goal. He’s also closely associated with Kumano, the birthplace of the founder of the sport in Japan

The raven is considered one of the smartest birds. In fact, the raven’s brain is among the largest of any bird species. Ravens also happen to possess an extraordinary number of brain cells compared to the brains of other birds.3When the raven is your spirit animal, you are being called upon to rely on your wits in a given situation or when you are faced with a challenge in your life. Often in life, we can go on automatic pilot, accepting things the way they are, or thinking we don’t have the capacity to change them.The raven spirit animal tells you that with innovation and creative thinking, you can influence outcomes that affect the course of your life. Even if you feel emotional about a situation, remember to rely on the gift of your intellect to solve your problems. This is how you gain deeper intelligence and wisdom.\

Charles Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty. In both tales, the raven is at first disturbing to the character who interacts with him. But then he provides important insights. Indeed, the raven expands both of the main characters’ level of consciousness.

In many Native American legends, the raven is the wisest of birds, even possessing the ability to speak.8 (In fact, this is an interesting parallel between Native American legends and stories from other cultures, such as Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, in which the intelligent black bird is capable of human speech.The Egyptian goddess Nepthys, who is the sister of Isis, was the goddess of the dead.13 It’s clear that the ancient Egyptians also connected the raven with death, as they associated Nepthys with this intelligence black bird.

Meaning: Survival and Adaptability

Intuition – Because the raven is so closely associated with clairvoyance and prophecy, on a spiritual level, they remind us of our own ability to connect with our Higher Power and higher spiritual entities through our own minds.

Spiritual Guidance – As they are associated with insight and guidance, the raven is also a symbol for spiritual education. We are all works in progress. Learning about spirituality from more enlightened souls can lead to our own spiritual growth.

Spiritual Transformation – As a powerful symbol of transformation, the raven also embodies the idea of shifting consciousness and opening our minds to greater awareness as we navigate our spiritual journey. reflect on the areas of your life that they might relate to. Even an anxious raven dream can be a gift. It can prompt you to take the time to be an objective observer of your own thoughts. Then, you can improve situations without getting pulled in every direction your thoughts might take.

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Through various nakshatras

Interpretations are solely based on my understanding and you can have your interpretation as well ❤️

Krittika nakshatra

Krittika is a churner of perfection under the fire of Surya that gave birth to Shani through his mother chaya the first conception of the birth of a crow comes through while Shani is associated with crows , the struggles of not being seen enough is associated here , the outcast themes come through. Along with that the perfection theme while a crow collects the most beautiful stuff to keep in it's nest , it knows what's valuable like krittika sees the value in things , they know what they want and they attempt to take it . Here this relates to the story of yatagarasu believed to be an incarnation of the sun in Shinto mythology. This also associates with Apollo being the god of prophecy and taking the form of a crow , shows that where there exists light ( Surya ) there Exists chaya , they aren't on a scale of horizontal extremes but the flip sides of a coin, one cannot exist without the other , in krittika lies the light so lies the dark , lies the beauty of creation so lies the pain of change .

Pushya nakshatra

Pushya nakshatra ruled by Saturn comes in through the first liberation through pain and trials in the lives of the natives , like a crow one suffers despite what others say , people say various things without knowing about the wisdom of the crow , this forms the initiation of intuition . While pushya relates to the nourishing aspect of a crow , how they hunt for their young ones , how they know pain because they have been the one experiencing it , being outcast only affects them for a small time because they pick themselves up like a true winner. . Here the intelligence and creativity given by the raven shines through with the light of the moon .

Hasta nakshatra:

The playful nature of mercury- moon shines through the crow in being a lover for finer things in life , they are the intelligent ones the smart ones , they are often called deceptive , but that's just cleverness put to use , while the significance here can be seen through the story of raven (mentioned above) stealing the box which contained all the light of the world and convincing the old man to open the box , natives have great communication skills and can easily convince people. As the eagle chased the raven the moon and the stars were created , signified by the moon hasta creates their own pathway through their own efforts. By hook or by crook they get what they desire .

Jyestha nakshatra:

In Jyestha nakshatra comes in the prophetic and astrological nature of the natives . Jyestha nakshatra is associated with the 8th house , hence death and through the mahavidya Dhumavati who is also associated with crows , this nakshatra gives grounding, astrological talent to the one with this nakshatra. When the ceremonial rites of a dead person is performed offering food to a crow suggests the offerings being accepted by the dead , which is suggested here with Jyestha being in Scorpio. In tantra crows are seen as potent symbolism of intuition and transformation in various mythologies, crow is seen as transformation as is seen in Jyestha nakshatra.In the lesser key of solomon a crow reaches the art of divinitions and healing properties of crystals . A Jyestha native transforms throughout their lives and gains knowledge to become a spiritual centre of creativity and intuition. They bring in spirituality and astrology as 8th being the origin of astrology, they are potent in magical arts and healing others as well as themselves.

Dhanistha nakshatra :

When in dhanistha can be explained through the story of kakbhushundi , the disciple who turned into a crow in devotion to Rama , the solar avatar of Vishnu, kakbhushundi explores the spritual aspect of the crow , kakbhushundi who recited stories through ramacharitamanas . Dhanistha associated with Hanuman also shows the infinite devotion the crow bird and the natives of dhanistha have towards their adored and admired one , being a symbol of loyalty they are blessed with spiritual powers like kakbhushundi could travel through time and various realms , Dhanistha are blessed with the power to see various perspectives . Dhanistha natives are associated with the celestial form of a crow , the loyalty , the devotion and the spiritual salvation.

Thank you so much for reading, I hope this thread provided you valuable insights, please know that this is based on my understanding and interpretation I'm open to suggestions and corrections

Have a great day / night ahead 🤍

#vedic astrology #sidereal astrology #astrology #astro community #astrology readings #astrology community #krittika #hasta nakshatra #jyestha #pushya nakshatra #dhanistha

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beyonsatan · 9 months

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How to spot an amateur astrologer who's misleading you and doesn't know as much as they're letting on 🤏

Some people that read this are gonna think I'm being toxic or a bit excessive and that's fine, not that what other people think even matters anyways but...I just don't like when ppl are getting scammed and lied to and also because alot of people charge (way more than I do) for readings and it's alot of misinformation that gets around with these readings and money in additional to time is being wasted so I see this as me doing people a favor. I'm going to go over some things only a person who has absolutely no knowledge of astrology beyond social media will do

• they associate the outer planets, neptune, uranus and pluto with the signs aquarius, pisces and scorpio. This is like the most obvious sign and I talk about it so much not just on here and because the outer planets change signs every decade or so, they're generational planets, not personal ones so think long and hard about what "personal" even means and then get back to me. It isn't really fair to assign the signs I listed above to planets that aren't personal and then to assign the rest of the other signs to the inner planets that reveal so much more about our daily lives than the outer ones do, it just seems so elitist to me honestly and overall misleading. The signs themselves literally rule over certain aspects of our life and they get their meaning from their traditional rulers. Aquarius being an outcast ? That comes from saturn not uranus, pisces being spiritual gurus with lots of love to give, that's from jupiter not neptune, Scorpio being a sexual sign that confronts us with our trauma, weaknesses and mortality? That comes from mars 😫

• 90% of their posts begin with "astro observations." This one especially I think is gonna upset some people because it's all you'll run into across astrology Tik tok or like I said even on here and everyone eats it up because they get an ego boost off of these posts that don't offer anything real or helpful in your everyday life but I wanted to say that a lot of these posts are just so surface level from the observations down to the critiques especially since so many speak from a personal place and arent objective enough about it. You'll read things like "moon in the 2nd house can indicate you like savory food" which even if that were true there's so many other things to consider with that placement like what it's aspecting, what sign is it in, is it fallen etc, if they're not elaborating on why and where they read this, it's null and void and they're making up shit as they go like i'm actually ROTFL as I type this 🤣

• they associate the houses with certain signs. Among everything I listed before and after this, this is probably THE most misleading one because I've had so many people come to me thinking that they had an exalted venus because their venus was in the 12th house and I really don't mean to laugh when people tell me this but hearing this did give me one hell of a chuckle ☠️. This idea that the signs have some proximity to the houses (like i mentioned in a previous post) is what created the grounds for people to think pisces is this misguided damsel in distress junkie who has no sense of direction and is more likely to fall victim to a drug habit which is just not true. Having alot of planets In this house is an indicator of partial drug use or habitual however having planets in pisces in NOT, like it's not even similar a little bit 💀💀💀 people keep getting pisces meaning from neptune and the 12th house and it's a mistake westerner astrologers especially Americans continue to make and it plays a role in why astrology is so ridiculed. Just like having personal planets in the 1st house isn't like having planets in aries because the 1st house isn't even the joy of mars, its the joy of mercury which finds exaltation in Virgo. Sounds familiar to you guys?

• they give devised meanings to "empty houses." What I mean by this is when certain people teaching about astrology say things like "having an empty 2nd house means you will struggle with money" or "having an empty 3rd house means your academic performance will be poor." This is not something that they read up about, learned with a teacher or on their own, this is something they're making up as they go. I would never tell a client that "your empty 1st house means you don't exist and lack an identity" because that's just illogical. Empty houses do not mean anything at all lmao. When houses are empty you look at what planet is ruling that house and what house that planet is in to get an idea of how that empty house is being served in the horoscope. It is impossible to have planets in every house and there are going to be at least 2 empty houses in a horoscope

Ps: i'm not looking down on anyone for choosing to believe these things, I used to be like everyone else just learning everything about astrology online instead but if you're anything like me, at some point your curiosity is gonna get the best of you and make you ask these people where they are learning this stuff from, who is their teacher and where are THEY learning these things from, what books do they read, you know what I mean? I just want people to know the truth and who they're learning from. You can continue to believe the things that alot of self proclaimed astrologers teach their audience because i broke through a facade, that's fine but I'm not concerned with "letting people enjoy things" in order to maintain feeding their delusions, the truth is meant to hurt

Hope this helps xx

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lifeonmarz-blog · 1 year

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8TH House Synastry 💋

🖤 Sun-

Manipulation is the game. If someone's sun is in your 8th house their likely create illusions around how you view them. They may put on a mask initially and show want they want you to see. There's a battle of the ego. This type of interaction will change your public image. It may seem like this person's intentions are hard to read.

🖤 Moon-

The moon feels something new here. It's exciting and may come at a time where your in the energy of exploration. This placement will make you feel free or very restricted. A lot of healing can happen here, your intuition will be activated. This person could expose you to a lot of new people and experiences.

🖤 Venus-

Obsession,Obsession,Obsession! This is another placement that feels very exciting for better or worse. This placement will really bring people together for the long haul but there has to be balance, it may feel very tempting to spend every moment together but having your own life is important. The Venus person may overly extend themselves and give too much. The house person can become greedy and ungrateful. If the love and passion in this relationship isn't healthy this can become a very dangerous situation. My ex was a SUPER STALKER our relationship was so ghetto. His Venus was in my 8th.

🖤 Mars-

The Mars person wants to know all of your deepest darkest secrets. They may pry into your life in a very abrasive way. The sex is transformative and addictive or completely repulsive. Insecurities are very noticeable on both sides you cant hide it from them. Victim and savior role playing is typical here. This placement will transform you. I've had this twice and one of the guys really mirrored how I've been in other relationships and showed me how my temper was. He made me want to change bc i was just like "ew" this cant be how i act.

🖤 Mercury-

Mercury Person will either lie to you like no other or expose you to completely new ways to view the world. They could become like your guru. Helping guide you on your path with new ideas and experiences. They could teach you new ways to interact with other people. On the other hand Someone's mercury in your 8th house could literally drive you crazy. Having you question is it you or them? This could be a person who talks about you behind your back.

Follow for part 2! xxooxooo LUVOFMARZZZZ

#8th house #12th house #astrology101 #astrologychart #astrologyobservations #synastry #venus in 8th #sun in 8th house #moon in 8th house #scorpio #pluto astrology

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blessed1neha · 1 year

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Venus in various houses

Venus in a sign symbolises our romantic and sexual desires. But in real life, a person's needs are not always met by fate.

As a result, whereas the house of Venus provides a response to the question of "where and under what circumstances will our love be born/manifested," the sign of Venus just addresses the question of "how we love."

I observe that we are currently discussing those intensely trembling emotions and not at all about marriage relationships, which are examined in other indicators.

Venus is thus in:

The first house represents your innate beauty, charm, and love of your body. gives meaning to how you look. Generally speaking, people find it appealing and it has a natural sense of tact. He requires love and respect.

The second residence requires money and material comfort. Material possessions will in some manner play a significant role in both love and life in general. a sign of financial success in the field of beauty, especially when Venus is in harmony.

The third house is characterised by ease of acquaintance, a large network of relationships, the capacity to persuade others, and extensive communication. Perhaps a love of education, a passion for travel, a love of communication, and communication.

The peaceful Venus in the fourth house suggests a happy childhood filled with love and understanding. the desire to beautify your home in order to foster a cosy and loving atmosphere. Friendliness and emotional ties to the tribal structure.

Numerous books, lovers, and flirting are associated with the fifth house. adore the emotion of love. likes to have fun and celebrate holidays. It may show signs of "burning out of life." love for young people.

Sixth house: reading books at work or with coworkers. passion for dogs and regular activities. workplace adornment. If Venus is out of harmony, there may be feminine disorders or throat ailments. Workplace issues stemming from romantic interactions with an unbalanced Venus.

The seventh house represents partnerships and marriage for love. Publicity and social acceptance. diplomatic, kind, and attractive potential spouse.

Love, the eighth house, can both create and contribute to life issues. Love can erupt under 8th house settings, like road accidents, funerals, rock concerts, and anything else that could be disastrous. Acute life events tend to bring out feelings the greatest. Triangles, suspense, and risk-taking. Sexuality is crucial.

Falling in love with teachers, philosophers, religious leaders, gurus, and outsiders is a ninth house affliction. novels read when travelling, in universities, or abroad. idealised image of a spouse.

A career through romantic relationships and romances with high-ranking individuals go under the tenth house. Women support careers (in harmony with Venus). Venusian careers include those in the arts, beauty, design, business, pleasure, and romance. career progress through the use of charm, diplomacy, and compassion.

Novels with friends, novels in a variety of public organisations, and books in communities. emotional response to political and social issues. friendly emotional ties among friends.

Twelveth house - hidden connections that are secretive and secret. They frequently keep their connections and emotions hidden. a virtual partnership. love for a distant, unreachable thing. aversion to love. fantasises about ideal love.

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your-astro-mami · 1 year

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Pluto in Aquarius: My list of predictions I

As an Astrologer of 9 years, I decided to make a list of my predictions about the Pluto in Aquarius era (2023-2043).

Children born during this period will be the ones to bring the change into the world we have been waiting for (In both positive and negative ways). I believe this will be the generation no one will have control over. The unbiased generation that could be focused on their own world and approach to it. They will be united and fight for greater causes. Compared to the Pluto in Sagitarius (a very free approach to life, no sense of union but a strong desire for independence), Pluto in Scorpio (carries the weight of the previous generations on their shoulders, possibly the generation that is most affected by their trauma), Pluto in Libra (better sense of union than the generations after them, but more focus on the surface), I believe that the Pluto in Aquarius generation will be one that is truly connected to each other.

If we thought that there was growth in technology up to now, the upcoming 20 years will be something even greater. Possible digitalization of everything. This is an assumption of most people, even those without interest in Astrology. Regardless, I find correlation between Astrology and all Pluto "eras" up to now. Pluto in Leo (pride, nationalism, theme of the era and qualities of the people born in that era). Pluto in Scorpio (the 80s and 90s grunge era, major focus on sexuality and sexual openness compared to before). Even as a person without a deep interest (or knowledge) in history, I find major similarities in the period of history and the astrology during it.

AI and anything like ChatGPT will be used in day to day life. I find it easy to believe that many jobs could be replaced with AI (for better or for worse). Would this mean more leisure for humans or more difficulty? No one knows yet.

Until the Pluto in Aquarius babies grow, I believe we will go through a comeback of tradition, conservative values due to Pluto in Capricorn and the upcoming generation, which are heavily influenced by pseudo-conservative or conservative figures. I have observed than more and more people seek to come back to traditional gender roles (femininity gurus, men who influence men to be traditional, etc.).

There will be major clashes between the previous generations and the Pluto in Aquarius generation and the world may get into a total chaos. Is this a prediction? Not really.

Apart from the science, technology assumptions, I believe the Pluto in Aquarius era will inspire a newfound desire for freedom in people. At the same time I believe there will be unity, desire to help, focus on humanitarinism and social issues. People will fight for the causes they are passionate about and will seek to help others. This will bring back the community, desire for social interaction, closeness between people. Although Aquarius is connected to detachment, it is the sign that represent social union, uniting for the best of everyone, fighting for our mutual desires.

Will this be the true Age of Aquarius? I guess time will tell.

I can make a part two of this when I think of more predictions. Please don't take my opinions seriously.

*Photo used above is from the cover of the book Stranger in a Strange Land which I have always thought to be very Aquarian in a way.

#astrology #predictions #zodiac signs #aries #aquarius #taurus #gemini #cancer #leo #virgo #libra #scorpio #sagittarius #capricorn #pisces #stranger in a strange land

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mysticbewitched · 10 months

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Transcending Teachers:

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{ @consciousnessbaddie and I came up with this revolutionary idea for a post together. We both wanted to share our own perspectives. }

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I want to say that the goal of everyone here should be to transcend above all teachers and gurus and evolve on your own journey of true self-realization.

We, along with everything else, are all completely one and united as consciousness. Why are you placing the teachings from other teachers and gurus upon a pedestal above you? Everyone here is meant to evolve and transcend as conscious creators.

We all discovered the law of consciousness from the source of Neville Goddard after he learned of his power from his mentor Abdullah.

I have seen too many people in this community who have Neville Goddard held on a high pedestal, and he is treated as if he is the all-knowing God who knows all the answers to everything.

Why are you choosing to worship Neville when his only role to play out was to help you awaken to your very own power? Realize that he came into your life and lead you to the law of consciousness because you were ready to discover your true self and awaken to your power.

Neville started out with a lot of limiting beliefs in his own journey, and he evolved out of that state of mind after experiencing the promise. His beliefs then shifted, and he drastically evolved in his teachings after his awakening from the promise.

Throughout all of his teachings, Neville only intended for you to realize that you truly are the God of your own reality, so you could simply evolve on your spiritual journey, transform your mindset, and become the master of your own experiences as the operant power.

You and you alone are the master of your own reality. Not Neville, or any other teacher of guru. This journey of your spiritual awakening to your power is entirely all about you and nobody else.

Be your own teacher and master of your reality. Dare to embrace your own power as the creator of your reality with an attitude of self-confidence from knowing who you truly are and the omnipotent power you embody. Choose to live by faith in yourself as the one and only master because at the end of the night, you are the only one who holds the power to alter your whole entire reality into whatever you desire to experience.

My main objective here is to help everyone realize who the hell they are and the infinite, omnipotent power of your entire true nature as awareness. The end goal here is for you to completely transcend all teachers and gurus and become the master of your own destiny. You are the only one who is in complete control of every little aspect of your reality.

Embrace the power you already have within you with confidence in yourself and choose to take control of your own experiences.

You are the same source of infinite awareness that manifested our human forms and this whole entire glorious universe. Your unlimited power has never ever been a damn joke. Do you realize this?

You embody true infinite power at your deepest core. Awake from the dream and realize that infinite power is what you truly are.

Why the hell are you giving your power away to other teachers, gurus, or manifestation mentors? This journey is quite simply all about you, not them.

Speaking of turning to others, throughout your spiritual awakening, you can absolutely be sure to find yourself in everyone around you since we are all one awareness. The one and only purpose of all these wise teachers and gurus that you repeatedly give your power away to is to help you awaken from the deep slumber of the lies you have been fed your whole entire life and realize your very own innate power as the master of your reality.

Everybody's journey of self-discovery and mastering your true magnificent power is completely different from the other. Everyone is on their own path.

You should never have any teacher, guru, or manifestation mentor on a pedestal above you because that simply means to give your own power away to those who have already their spiritual awakening. Now, it's your turn to completely empower yourself and step into the spotlight in order to transform yourself into the confident manifesting master that you were born to be.

You are much more capable of absolute greatness than you could ever possibly realize. The human mind cannot even fathom how magnificent and infinite you truly are as awareness.

You are the absolute embodiment of magnificent, limitless power. *You are power.*

All these teachers and gurus embody the same innate power as you do. The only difference is your false perception of yourself and your abilities from the mindset of victimhood. That's where your self-concept comes to play in. That's why you doubt yourself and your own power.

{Absolutely no more victim mentality is allowed when you discover how powerful and incredible you are as consciousness.}

Take all these teachers, gurus, and manifestation mentors down from the pedestal and revalue yourself and your own abilities as an omnipotent creator. March to the beat of your own drum and take what resonates with you. Be your own master.

There is absolutely no flicker of any power outside of your true nature as awareness. All is shaped by consciousness.

We are all the ultimate creators and masters of our own realities having different experiences, and so we are on our own path of learning how to master our lives. We are now experiencing our own versions of our spiritual awakening at the same time.

Nobody else can tell you how to experience your own journey of spiritual awakening or what path you are to be taking. This is all for you to figure out for yourself, and you are more than capable.

Trust your yourself, trust your judgment, and take your own hand as you walk your path. This is a such beautiful, individualized journey of awakening and self-realization. Your spiritual awakening is meant to free you from the chains and empower you as the creator of your own reality.

You are absolutely limitless and all-powerful. Be confident in yourself and realize that you can experience absolutely anything that you desire. Absolutely nothing is off-limits for you as the one and only operant power.

Transform yourselves and dare to have faith in your own abilities. You will simply be amazed at what you are truly capable of, and that is only the beginning of a beautiful awakening. You are the God of your own reality. Do you hear me? You are infinite, omnipotent, and all-powerful. Evolve from your favorite teachers and gurus and rise above what you already know.

Be your own teacher. Be your own guru. Be your own master and take charge of your own experiences as the operant power.

This journey is simply about you: not Neville, not your favorite blogger, not your favorite teacher, not your favorite guru - this is all about you.

Allow yourself to blossom and flourish.

Evolve and transcend.

#loassumption #law of assumption #manifesting #manifestation #law of manifestation #neville goddard #nondualism #nonduality

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Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could end up being its most consequential abortion decision since Dobbs. In a case pitting Idaho’s extreme abortion ban against a federal law known as EMTALA—that since 1986 has required hospitals to provide emergency care—conservative justices seemed to embrace the idea that states can deny crisis medical treatment to pregnant patients, even if doing so means those patients suffer catastrophic, life-altering injuries. “My reaction can be summed up as ‘appalled,’” says Sara Rosenbaum, emerita professor at George Washington University who is one of the country’s foremost experts in health policy issues affecting women and families. “Will [the court] really say it is fine [to enforce] a law that costs women their organs as long as they don’t die?”

It’s hard to think of a piece of progressive American health care policy since the late 1970s in which Rosenbaum hasn’t played a pivotal role conceptualizing, enacting, or improving. That includes the federal statute that guarantees the right of every American to go to a hospital emergency room and receive medical treatment before being sent somewhere else. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to screen and stabilize anyone who arrives at the emergency room, including women in active labor. Narrow in scope yet vast in impact, the law has been a “force field around hospital emergency departments,” Rosenbaum says, protecting pregnant patients for four decades. Now, with the Dobbs decision, SCOTUS has “blown up medical care for childbearing people,” she says—and EMTALA could be the next major health care protection that the court decides to explode.

To more fully understand the implications of the case before the Supreme Court, we reached out to Rosenbaum to discuss the history of this unique statute and why it has become even more vital since the end of Roe v Wade.

You’ve called EMTALA “revolutionary” and “the most important American health care law that we have.” Why? What makes this law so special?

It’s the only American law we have that guarantees access to care. For everybody. It doesn’t matter who you are—whether you have insurance or don’t have insurance, what color you are, how much money you have, whether or not you’re disabled. If you come to a hospital emergency department and you believe you have an emergency, they have to screen you. If it is an emergency, they have to stabilize you. The definition of an emergency isn’t that you’re in danger of dying; it includes situations that could lead to severe, long-lasting physical harm. And the decision about what is required to stabilize you—it’s up to the doctor’s medical judgment.

I would say EMTALA is really our only universal health care law.

This law is from 1986. What was happening in the ’70s and ’80s that made EMTALA seem so necessary?

A few things were going on. Back in the early ’80s, a decision was made that the United States was spending too much on hospital care. So Congress changed the payment structure for Medicare [the single largest payer for health care services in the US] to incentivize shorter stays. Pretty soon there were stories emanating from the press about a phenomenon they called “sicker and quicker,” where patients who actually had been admitted to the hospital were getting discharged too soon, when they were still unstable.

Another major problem was that indigent people were not able to get emergency care at all. There were a lot of stories of women being sent away in labor—not just pregnant patients, although that was the story that got the most play. In those days, many fewer women were eligible for Medicaid than are today and it wasn’t as generous. Only very, very indigent women could get Medicaid coverage.

Later in the 1980s, you also helped persuade Congress to vastly expand Medicaid for pregnant women, making it a federal requirement.

There’s no question that poor people bore the brunt, but they were not the only ones. For example, one of the most famous EMTALA cases from that period involved a patient with HIV—nobody would touch him. There have been many cases of fully insured people who, for whatever reason, hospitals just chose not to treat. People who were in a drunk driving accident and were out of control, for example, or mental health patients who were disruptive. Even if the patient was well insured, if they were a handful they would get sent over to the public hospital.

Hospitals are very good at getting rid of people they don’t want. And so, while indigent people were the immediate focus, there’s nothing in EMTALA that limits it to uninsured people. That’s the important thing.

Tell me about one of your pregnancy cases from this era.

One of the cases I worked on in the mid-’70s involved a Black woman named Hattie Mae Campbell who went into premature labor at her home near Holly Springs, Mississippi. She had Medicaid, but the local hospital refused to treat Medicaid patients. The baby was coming out. And the nurse stood at the door of the hospital with her arms spread wide, blocking the entrance, refusing to let her set one foot inside, because once a patient crossed over the line, there were legal arguments to be made that the hospital had begun the admission process. So she gave birth in the parking lot.

And we know that after the birth, the staff still refused admission. They provided a sheet to wrap the baby, then they transferred Campbell and her newborn to another hospital 30 miles away. How much of a factor was racism in these situations?

Race is always a factor—a combination of racism and the fact that people of color were even more poorly insured than white people.

Were there regional differences in how patients were being treated?

There were hospitals all along the Texas-Mexico border that would dress up [security] guards as immigration officials. They would station personnel at the door so you couldn’t come in. But this was going on everywhere. Rich states, poor states, affluent communities, not-so-affluent communities, racist communities, not-such-racist communities. It was happening everywhere because [private] hospitals felt that public hospitals or community hospitals should take care of patients they didn’t want.

You should understand that hospitals were set up to accept only the patients they want. That has been tempered a bit. In the case of emergency care, they can’t do that anymore. But it hasn’t changed that much. A hospital might want me for elective surgery but not my neighbor down the street who’s a Latina who has Medicaid coverage. I mean, they have all kinds of ways to avoid patients they don’t want, right? The type of insurance they take, the doctors they give admitting privileges to, deciding what networks to be part of.

That’s why EMTALA was enacted using Medicare, which is a national program, as the stick. If you as a hospital want to participate in Medicare, and you run an emergency department, then you must do these things as a condition of participation.

Even despite all these horror stories, I still have a hard time imagining how you and other public health advocates managed to get EMTALA passed.

There was no resistance in Congress. None. A Republican Senate, a Democratic House, virtually identical language in both bills. Signed by Ronald Reagan. It really was a different era in the life of the United States.

And then what happened?

Oh, then there was huge hospital resistance. Even though hospitals were very involved in designing EMTALA, it’s a pretty heavy-duty regulation. Over the years, there’s been a lot of resistance both to the requirement that hospitals have to do an initial screening and to the requirement that they have to stabilize the patient before discharging or transferring. There have been thousands of EMTALA cases. The federal government has brought them, private individuals have brought them.

There was a lot of resistance from attending doctors as well. The very first enforcement action was a birth case out of Texas. An OB-GYN who was supposed to be on-call went duck hunting, and when the hospital got a call that a woman had presented in labor, he said, basically, “I’m not coming in for her.”

In 1989, the language of the statute was tweaked to clarify that EMTALA didn’t just apply to the pregnant person, but also to the “unborn child.” Nowadays that goes right to the “personhood” argument of abortion opponents—indeed Justice Alito invoked it during oral arguments. Why was that language necessary then and how is it different from how it is being deployed today?

Because women were still giving birth in parking lots. Women in labor were still being spurned. That language is in there because women who literally had babies coming out of them were being sent away. Everybody understood that you had two medical crises going on here, the crisis of the mother and the crisis of the baby. Everyone, apparently, except the noncompliant hospitals. The concern was not just the pregnant woman, the way it is with some of the emergencies we’re hearing about post-Dobbs, where the fetus is utterly non-viable and the focus is rightly on the pregnant woman.

So the language was clarified: The baby was also a patient. Here on Planet Earth, there are two concerns in labor and delivery, the mother and the baby.

Was there any worry that at some point in the future, anti-abortion people might point to that language and say, as Idaho and Texas are arguing now, “See, EMTALA actually means we can’t do abortions because we have to care for the unborn child”?

That really was not ever the intent. No, no, no, no. We didn’t put that language in there because we were suddenly creating embryonic fetal rights. It’s just a complete misunderstanding of EMTALA.

The pro-choice world crabbed about the language but didn’t fight it tooth and nail because everyone understood the context was labor and delivery. And they were going to lose that [battle]—no member of Congress was willing to listen to nonsense at that point about “clean up your language.” I’ve litigated abortion cases since the Hyde Amendment [the 1976 law banning the use of federal funds for abortion under most circumstances], and I was completely not troubled by that language.

Was it always understood that in some situations, EMTALA might require doctors to do emergency abortions?

This issue of abortion as an emergency procedure has been grounded in EMTALA for a long, long time. There were already cases in the early ’90s of women coming to the hospital with a terrible pregnancy emergency where an abortion had to happen. Or they’d had an abortion that failed, or an incomplete miscarriage that needed an abortion procedure. So this issue [of whether EMTALA requires hospitals to perform emergency abortions] is not new. What’s new is Dobbs. What’s new is what the Supreme Court unleashed when it overturned Roe v Wade.

Pregnancy-related complications that might lead to emergency abortions—for example, when the embryo implants in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus, or when a woman’s water breaks too early for the fetus to survive—are a lot more common than many people realize. But pregnant people end up in the emergency room for all kinds of other reasons, too.

Pregnant people are frequent users of emergency departments. About one in 500 pregnancies goes to an emergency department at some point. Most of the attention has rightly been placed on emergencies where something terrible has happened to the pregnancy itself. But there’s a whole other group of emergencies that aren’t pregnancy-related—it could be appendicitis, it could be a car accident, it could be domestic abuse, it could be COVID.

The tendency when somebody is pregnant is to send them to the emergency department right away because you don’t want to take any chances. And sometimes in these situations, you need anesthesia, you need surgery. Sometimes, unfortunately, as a consequence of treatment you may have a demise. What Idaho has done is to make every pregnant person coming to an emergency department radioactive.

As someone who has spent your whole career steeped in health policy and health law, did you see this moment coming? When hospitals turn away pregnant patients with life-threatening emergencies? When a law as important as EMTALA seems on the verge of being gutted?

It was very evident, from the moment that the Dobbs decision was leaked, that there was just a total, fundamental clash between what states like Idaho with these terrible abortion bans thought they had the license to do and what EMTALA required.

When the Dobbs decision finally came down, my daughter called, incredibly upset. All of her friends were incredibly upset. I said, “Here’s my one piece of advice. You have friends all over the country. The ones who live in any one of the states that are going to impose a complete ban, tell them that they must not get pregnant. And if they do want to be pregnant, they must move away. Because a lot of things can go wrong in a pregnancy, and if anything goes wrong, they’re not going to be able to get emergency care.”

The other thing that I realized right away is that it would be impossible for doctors to practice in these places, and there would be a huge exodus of providers. And in Idaho that has happened. So people like me, who are steeped in health policy, understood immediately what was coming. But where we are now is worse than I could have even imagined it was going to be.

#us politics #news #interview #2024 #mother jones #Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act #dobbs v. jackson women's health organization #us supreme court #Sara Rosenbaum #reproductive justice #reproductive health #reproductive rights #roe v wade #abortions #women's rights

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emmieblueeyes · 9 months

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Let me introduce you to my inner voice. She is one serious bitch! She's cruel, violent and she hates me.

At my worst moments of failure and personal recognition of lameness, she is there to cast a shadow over me. She tells me that I am disgusting. She tells me that I am a mistake. That I am ugly and that no one would miss me. She twists harmless comments made by the people in my life into cruel proof that if I was to die today, people would move on. She tells me I am a coward. She tells me everybody, especially me would be better off if I wasn't here.

She makes me cry. She also makes sense to me. I know her, she's been around for a long time and I secretly believe she's right.

Positive mental health has been made into a morbidly obese happiness eater. People are applauded and heralded as positive role models when they tell you on various media platforms how to keep smiling, how to chase your goals, how to be happy in spite of your traumas, and road rage at traffic. Most of all, these welfare and mental health gurus tell you various steps on how to have a positive or solution focused mindset that will eradicate the toxic inner voice.

I am going to a funeral tomorrow. For a client that I cared about and I want to honour them. I work in social work. I bought a dress. My boyfriend asked to see pictures that he could look at from across a different time zone. The evening descended into chaos. Seven months ago I was 24 stone. I am now 17 stone. I wasnt always big. Five years ago, I had a wonderful body that I wasn't grateful for and judged. I used to wear dresses everyday. Now I rarely wear them because my big belly and tree trunk calves cause me to wince and so I wear clothes that are strategic in what they highlight and hide. I go to the gym every day. I have cut out wheat, sugar and I live in calorie deficit. It works. Week on week, I lose pounds, small and great. But when I wear the dress, there is still mounds of fat everywhere. I can't send any photos to my boyfriend. He's not going to be turned on by my morbidly obese backside and bouncy castle physique. I am not turned on by it. I have another 7 stone to lose to be at my target. I look terrible in the dress. I look terrible full stop. I look as large as I did at 24 stone. I don't look normal, I look like an eye sore.

That's when the bitch serves me her best hits. She unleashes such torment that I want to die. I truly want to close my eyes and not wake up. I don't think I would really be missed for long. I am a blimp. Remembered and then forgotten. Not truly needed by anyone that couldn't replace me. I am temporarily suicidal. Seriously and not.

I say this as someone who not only works in mental health but as a trainee therapist about to qualify this year.

Good mental health is not the absence of toxic thoughts or never having a desire to die or to hurt yourself. It is the ability to know how to make sure that you around tomorrow and the day after. To continue even with a bitch throwing shade. To try again, even when you believe her. Good mental health is being able to hold a state of hope and hopelessness - waiting for the choas to quieten and move towards a kinder reasoning.

I want media platforms to talk more about the bitch. Maybe if we talked more honest about her and her long-term stay in our own lives, more suicidal thoughts would stay temporary, and we wouldn't hide this bully so effectively. We could help each other wait it out. Like strangers at the bus stop during a storm. We talk, and we joke because together, it feels a little less shit and the bus seems to get there quicker.

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Ok, I logged off, switched to my old account and scrolled through the blog that blocked me to see why was I blocked. I didn't find out but I saw this:

(posting a screenshot cause obviously I can't reblog an account that blocked me. I'm about to be as nice and constructive as possible. I really like starastrologyy's points and examples and how they put it but some here are clearly too ignorant to understand eloquent takes)

The pretentious and dismissive tone while being clearly misinformed is not it for me so I'm gonna use this opportunity to remind everyone that, if you're studying astrology:

you learn to understand that astrology has its seeds in, wait for it... divination and predicting nation-wide events and politics (used mostly for royals) through literal observations of astronomical phenomena. Without that you probably wouldn't even have natal astrology

therefore you do NOT act conceited and disregard the basis and half of the astrological practice that predictive techniques are

you do NOT undermine other people's beliefs about fatedness of their lives as the topic of fate has been strongly intertwined with the practice of astrology since its beginnings

in turn you pick up a book and learn the history and tradition of astrology because some of you are clearly lacking that knowledge yet you act like a total know-it-alls and the ultimate astrology gurus

also, a general life rule, if you don't understand and/or don't have the knowledge on something, simply don't speak on it and certainly do not act arrogant about it

If you so angrily stand for free will and nothing else then that just shows your hyperfixation over some inner insecurity that you have. You're in no position to criticize that some believe in fate and predeterminism. Do you also want to question the whole philosophical movement that stoicism is? Because that was strongly linked with astrology. Maybe some do prefer to lean slightly into that? That no matter what you do, you'll still end up in the spot you're supposed to end up in? That takes away so much anxiety and pressure - to just let go and surrender to what destiny has in store for you.

If you're not interested in predictive techniques for one reason or another, that's fine but saying that it's all bs and astrology has no impact on worldly events just shows your lack of knowledge and lack of respect not only for the astrological craft itself but also the incredible work of people like Richard Tarnas or for astrologers who do have the skills to predict very specific events.

What you CAN argue about is if the stars are causes or signs of events (which, most astrologers would agree that planets act like markers, rather than a literal provokers, but there are those who go with the causal notion and that's totally fine), you CAN even debate on the spectrum of determinism - both were the topic of discussions since the ancient times. But to disregard it completely? If you so religiously believe in free will ONLY then good for you, although I don't really know what you're then doing studying astrology if you're basically calling things coincidental or doing "pick and choose". If so, maybe just call the whole astrology coincidental as well.

Just to bring in a good quote on what astrology was always about:

"Astrology became known as a system, if not the system, that could be used in order to study one's fate. The astrologers themselves were clear that this was what they were doing with astrology. For example, Manilius speaks of our ability to use astrology to 'learn the laws of fate', while Firmicus constantly uses different variations of a phrase in order to say that the role of the astrologer, or the role of astrology, is 'studying the fate of men' or 'explaining the fates of men'. Valens once refers to astrologers as 'soldiers of fate', and elsewhere says that a good astrologer is 'a guide to life, a good advisor and an unerring prophet of fate.'" - Hellenistic Astrology: the study of fate and fortune, Chris Brennan

#thank you for coming to my ted talk #once again #no joke i've edited it a 20 times within a week or so to make it as constructive and clear as possible #astrology #random

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Some interesting info from interviews with Flash and Impulse writer Mark Waid, as quoted in The Flash Companion:

The previous Flash writers had established Wally's parents as awful, and Waid drew from his own experiences to develop "the notion of feeling trapped as a boy, feeling very held-down by parents who weren't terribly affectionate or weren't terribly good at giving guidance, and sort of being trapped in a small town and feeling like there were bigger things out there." He drew from his own mother in writing Iris in her relationship with Wally.

The earliest version of the character now known as Max Mercury was called Quicksilver and had no known civilian name or backstory. Waid really liked the character and brought him back into the series and gave him a name and story and development because they needed a Speed Force guru and neither Jay Garrick nor Johnny Quick were a good fit for that role.

When asked if he ever felt "like you were defying convention with this sort of optimistic viewpoint," Waid's reply was, "Oh, constantly. [...] You cannot count the number of times people came down the hall at DC Comics to ask us when somebody's legs were getting shattered [...] or when something horrible or grotesque was going to happen to Flash. But that character, that book, is not about tragedy. It's never been about tragedy. It's been about hope, and and it's been about movement, and it's been about freedom."

Max's "voice and cadence and delivery" comes from that of editor Brian Augustyn.

"It's hard for me to write a guy without a sense of compassion to him."

Waid liked writing Jesse Quick, "because she was so good at yelling at Wally." His characterization of her came from "every overcompensating businessperson I have ever met in my life, that sense of everything's by the schedule, everything is by the book, and romance is just another thing to be filled in the Day Planner."

"I built a family around a character who is essentially a loner who lives inside his own head. I was clearly, inadvertently trying to recreate the Superman family of the Silver Age. There was never any doubt in my mind that Wally was still unique and still interesting and that I never thought that having the other speedsters around diminished him in any way."

Iris's biography of her husband was a major plot element in a particular Flash issue, and a fan at a convention suggested to Waid that he make The Life Story of the Flash an actual book--so he did! It required a lot of research--reading every single comic ever featuring Barry and taking extensive notes, then developing it all into a narrative, including every minute piece of trivia found in that research.

Writing Barry was significantly different from writing Wally because he's "a great guy, no question, but he's a complete stiff. He was Joe Suburban Guy. He's fondly remembered, especially by me, but there's not a whole lot of 'there' there. And that's not a condemnation of the character, he's just not terribly complex. There's nothing wrong with that. But he was all surface, and any attempt on our part to add some modern complexity to him just felt wrong and off-key."

Waid chose not to give Wally a day job or a secret identity or focus on his personal life because "his personal life is being the Flash." Wally has the job he has dreamed of since childhood, and his whole identity is wrapped up in it. This is something drawn from Waid's own attitude toward landing his childhood dream job to work in comics.

He put a lot of autobiographical elements into Wally in general. The story in which Wally time-travels to his childhood and offers his younger self some encouraging words was inspired by Waid's returning to his childhood home in Alabama and realizing that he "wanted nothing more--nothing in the universe more--than to walk around the side of the house and find ten-year-old Mark Waid just sitting there playing, so I could talk to him. So I could tell him that I knew life was going to be tough for him and that it would be a while before it got easier, but that he shouldn't spend so much time being afraid of what tomorrow might bring because when he grows up, every wish he ever had was going to come true."

Waid was approached to write the series in which Bart is the Flash but editorial didn't like his ideas and he got turned down. They approached him later to write Wally after Bart got killed off, and Waid agreed because he "didn't want anybody else to screw it up" by making it overly dark and tragic.

The Incredibles was an inspiration for the approach to writing Wally with a family.

Bart was created as a twist on the formula of the Flash's relationship with Kid Flash; Barry and Wally got along very well, but Wally's "sidekick" drives him crazy.

The creators of Impulse weren't initially sure who the mentor figure in the series would be. Jay Garrick was considered, but Waid felt that Jay and his wife Joan wouldn't have brought anything to the series "that wouldn't have been Ma and Pa Kent." Max was chosen because of the comedic potential in his being such an opposite to Bart.

Waid and Augustyn wanted Impulse to be "not a super-hero book but a sitcom disguised as a super-hero book," and there was very vehement opposition to this creative choice.

Manchester is based on Birmingham and Prattville, Alabama, where Waid lived as a teenager. He took pictures of his house there so that penciller Humberto Ramos could use it as a model for Max's house.

Why does Bart have images in his thought balloons rather than words? "He just doesn't think. If you have Bart with an actual thought balloon over his head, you're writing him wrong."

Bart's friend Preston is named after Waid's best friend in high school. Carol Bucklen's name comes from those of girls he knew as a child. Waid was proud of the fact that "the entire time we did that book [...] her and Bart's relationship was emphatically not a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship."

"One of the key notes to Bart, at least in the two years that Humberto and I did his book, was that Bart didn't have a single surging hormone in his body anywhere. It wasn't that he didn't like girls. He didn't like anybody! [...] Okay, that's not true. But Bart doesn't think beyond his own immediate sphere of influence. It's not that he doesn't care about people, it's just that he doesn't think about other people. And he doesn't have any use for romance because he's still, developmentally, a three-year-old boy at that point."

Bart's mother, Meloni, was created around the time Waid's mother was dying of cancer and is modeled after her. Meloni's pet name for Bart, "Sunshine," is something Waid's mother used to call him.

Apparently the decision to have Bart abandon his Impulse identity and become Kid Flash in the 2003 series was not the idea of that series' writer but of "an editor that never got the character and has made it his mission to purge DC of anything even remotely fun and light-hearted." Waid was very critical of the eventual choice to have Bart become the Flash and fought it but was overruled. When he was informed that Bart was going to be killed off, he "figured that Bart would be better off dead than misunderstood and mishandled."

#comicsposting again #BA: fastest attitude alive #welcome back Robin! here's the post as promised

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Some screenshots and spoilers for FF seven Reb*rth under the cut

So I got to Cosmo Canyon yesterday.

Not gonna lie I enjoy the aesthetic of the village and especially the lab and the music in the lab is really cool too.

Now with the critics.

I'm somewhat bothered by the fact that the people who care about the planet (through what they call planetology in the game) give such a vibe of... something close to sectarians and gurus? And I'm pretty sure it wasn't the case in the original game? Tbh when I came across random NPCs that laid their religious-like speeches earlier in the game, I thought it was just some random guys who came to that. I wasn't expecting the inhabitants of Cosmo Canyon to all be like that? With all the rituals the speeches the prayers etc.

Maybe the religious vibe serves to give room to make things "magical" and have the ceremony and all but I would prefer having the people in Cosmo Canyon care about the world and life like they do, but with a more scientific —and compassionate/empathic because yes both can be a thing simultaneously— stance. And like they can definitely have their own culture around it, and I mean you could make it religious maybe but the way it's done here feels overdone, feels like a cliché.

Also yes I'm aware the lab adds a scientific aspect to all that but it's not the aspect you see the most at the end of the day.

And so (spoiler: real life themes) ultimately I'm bothered because I make the link to our real world. Detractors of ecology love to paint people who ask and fight for ecological actions as: cranks, crazy, enlightened guys who are simply over sensitive and make a "religion" out of their values/beliefs, who are irrationnal, that kinda thing. Which is why I'm pretty bothered to specifically have the "ecologists" in this game now being painted as people who deliver vague speeches and talk like gurus?

Medias are vectors for our imaginations and even sometimes our assumptions about stuff, right? Whether we want it or not, whether it's a good thing or not. I'd be pleased if medias were more often and more properly a vector for knowledge and awaraness about our ecological predicament. As well as for positive imagination of different, sober lifestyle. I mean, sure, various themes tied to that can be found in a lot of content. But pieces of media that make it really central and on point? That make it realistic, relatable and emotional? That brilliantly manages to spark something -hopefully positive and action-inducing- in the viewers? More and more content that would help introducing curiosity and eventually a real culture around those topics? Would love to see more of that.

And less of "oh my god look the evil guy says he wants to save the planet and to do that he's ready to kill people/humanity! look this is what ecology does to people hhaahahaa" (for fuck's sake everything is so wrong with that— btw do you see mcu thanos? if it was real life never dare calling reducing the number of living beings on earth an ecological solution. wtf. the problem isn't the number, it's a worldwide system that relies on infinite production to create infinite capital and that implies very high material and energy consumption (especially from (spoiler) a minority of human beings). Also do we forget that not all species are in the same situation? is it ecological to reduce to half the number of individuals of a species that's on the verge of extinction even though it had a role in an ecosystem somewhere? look I don't remember all the details of how thanos thought he would do good but I saw him labelled as an evil ecologist or ecoterrorist or whatever. And his fictional argument was something like "there are too many individuals there's a balance that's being endangered in the universe let's make disappear very randomly half of the living beings and everything will be settled" —and was it supposed to be a paralell to our real world? because damn. so wrong. Did I also say that "saving the planet" is a questionable phrasing? cause when you care about ecology you care about the living beings -including ourselves- more than "saving" the earth just for the sake of it or something abstract. The planet itself will outlive us don't worry.)

Ok wow that was a very long digression.

So going back to the game; I'm just sad that the theme of ecology is here in some way, but it's like it's, in part, reduced to something that'll look religious and fanatic to most people. Even though there's room for something more impactful. Even without turning the game into something that'll obsessively revolve only around that.

Not that I'll be able to write that myself but I mean if you're a pro writer/scenarist I'm sure there's something to do.

Still want to add that if I sound anti religion or something that's not my point. My point is it's the guru vibe of the guys in the game and how they're probably perceived by players that makes it feel wrong when you're into the same irl topics as I am. :')

#rebirth vague spoilers #oh damn it went out of control #sorry there's also talk about mcu thanos and real life ecology #thanks bye #i still like the game btw #and i hope i can beat it soon enough now

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rcenvs3000w24 · 4 months

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My Journey with Nature at Grandma's Cottage

Hello everyone. My name is Rylie and I am a fourth year biosci student at the University os Guelph. Today, I want to take you on a little journey – not too far, just down memory lane to a place that holds a special spot in my heart and has played a crucial role in shaping my connection with the great outdoors. I'm talking about my grandma's charming cottage, tucked away in the midst of nature's embrace.

Picture this – me, a wide-eyed kid, running through meadows, chasing butterflies, and letting my imagination run wild amidst the trees. Little did I know, those carefree days at Grandma's cottage were planting the seeds for a lifelong love affair with nature.

Fast forward to my teenage years, when I started realizing there. My grandma became my nature guide, teaching me the names of wildflowers, the stories behind the ancient trees, and the secrets of the forest. Our walks turned into lessons in mindfulness, with Grandma as my guru in the school of Mother Nature.

Ever heard of a place feeling like a warm, comforting hug? Well, Grandma's cottage is just that. It's what the textbooks call "a sense of place." The familiar sights, the sounds of the wind whispering through the trees, and the aroma of my Grandma's apple pie – it all weaves together to create a haven that feels like home, no matter where life takes me.

As I grew up, my connection with Grandma's cottage deepened. It became my refuge, a place where I could escape the concrete jungle and recharge my spirit. The gentle melodies of birdsong and the calming ripples of the nearby stream became my therapy in a fast-paced world.

In the hustle and bustle of adulthood, Grandma's cottage became more than just a physical place. It became a metaphorical anchor, grounding me in the present and reminding me of life's simple joys. Nature, through the lens of this rustic retreat, transformed from a playground to an inspiration, teaching me to appreciate the beauty in every moment.

Some final thoughts:

So here I am, sharing my love for Grandma's cottage and the profound impact it has had on my relationship with nature. As I continue to visit this haven, I'm reminded of the importance of staying connected to the earth, of finding solace in its embrace, and of preserving its magic for generations to come.

I encourage you to seek out your own Grandma's cottage, whether it's a hidden spot in the woods or a bustling city park. Let nature be your guide, your sanctuary, and your constant reminder of the beauty that surrounds us. I am so excited to read everyones blog posts this semester! Until next time, happy adventuring!

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cryopathiic-a · 4 months

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headcanon. love.

Love plays a pivotal part in Eternal Paradise religion. As a term, it is often used interchangeably with words such as 'compassion' or 'acceptance', but heavy emphasis is given on the romantic aspect of love. A union between lovers is considered exceptionally holy, as it often leads to the exercise of a unique human ability. The ability to create life.

From a demon's perspective, the ability to keep producing.

Although the cult is largely comprised of women, there is a percentage of men to match. ( of course with our modern day knowledge we would distinguish people of all genders in that slaughterhouse, but back then it was rather limited ) So by Taisho era, children had been born into the cult. And that was to Douma's favor for several reasons, apart from the renewed supply of flesh and lifeblood. As an example, Muzan, as a scientist, would have a much harder time obtaining human babies should the experiments require specific ingredients. It would also allow him to have ideal servants, indoctrinated from birth so that their minds could be entrusted to never hold doubt.

So, true to Douma's appointed tarot as The Hierophant, his role is to support the traditions of family and encourage the creation of it. And because it is a cult, boundaries are a little loose. The Lord Founder's influence seeps into every interpersonal relationship. Simply put, followers ask Douma for love advice, consider him a guru and follow his word when it comes to their own relationships. In fact, one of Douma's favorite activities in the cult is playing match-maker with the humans. When sometimes girls confess their feelings to him, he likes to redirect them towards one of the temple's men or advise them to enact their desires upon them instead. But he has long lost interest in engaging in anything other than that with them.

A part of Douma enjoys watching those bonds form. He lives vicariously through the relationships he, himself, is not capable of experiencing. And that's another, perhaps deeper, reason of why he is so active in his followers' lives. He has an idealized and rather immature take on love and tends to turn everything romantic with the same naivety a highschooler would. In his mind, he's very much the type to fall head over heels for someone, because in his mind he is someone sensitive and sweet.

But his reality is starkly different; in reality, Douma is a cold and callous person who cannot humble himself and get close to someone enough to love them. He doesn't know what love entails, because he has never known it. And the truest part of him, the one he makes sure to hide behind appropriate masks, is the part that does not believe love to exist. He tries hard to compensate for how deeply this notion runs in his veins.

A loveless child might grow up to be a hateful adult, after all.

#♛ ¦ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ༺ headcanon.#(( i wanted to write more abt kotoha but... she deserves her own separate post me thinks... ))

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sheviolentlyher · 4 months

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appetite. force. intellect.

this is no longer about him.

this is about me.

it’s about me.

it has been about me.

i think you have to be selfish in order to UNDERSTAND the concept of selflessness.

i made it about him, because it was about me, but at the time it never felt about me. hindsight. sucha little weasel.

what if hindsight was the guru? the divine? god?

i am not rushing, but I’m right on time.

i am satisfied, and my sadness is imaginary, a fairytale, a story of the moment. it’s always will be there because light needs balancing. thy will be done.

i feel good. this morning i struggling to move my idle mind. so i just went with the flow. i find petting my cat helps me practice consciousness. i stare at him in awe for as long as i need to. what a stunning creature.

i love cats so much. id nurture any cat to my fullest potential, you know, besides my children. i fucking love me a needy cat, a dog on the other hand? HA.

it’s a great way to channel my negative energy because it comes so easily. dogs are so fucking needy, they smell, they go outside, they bark, they drool, they piss all over everything, they are a liability, huge liability. Do we have dog insurance? 🤔 anyways- dogs. Ew. Now that doesn’t mean that I don’t give dogs love if I feel they deserve it, but most of the time I will let them know I will not be petting them. Dogs know, and I like using it against them.

it’s the day after Christmas and everything is right back to normal, ha , I said “still” at first , but realized that is only due to my privileged lifestyle. I don’t have to get up and be at work and fight for crumbs left by the rich. So it is still for me.

I’m working on attracting and not chasing. Life chases me. Yes we probably won’t know a probable outcome, but saying that the universe continues to give just means that you recognize there is an infinite amount of ways life can play out, and we are hear to experience that.

Sometimes I wonder why I set to break my peace. Urges of old behavior haunt me. some days I can only see them but not feel them, some days I can see them and feel them, I always see them, they are called memories. There is no control, alt, delete for that. Why are we consistently regulating our memories while trying to be as present as possible? It’s so counterproductive, counterintuitive!!!!

I think balance between two people can look very much like when one recognizes that their partner is on the dark side of the hemisphere they easily become the light—- something along those lines. See sometimes I am afraid it perspective of love is deeper than I even know at this point, like I don’t even understand what love is because I still feel unloved. I don’t want this getting in the way of the many, many, infinite, ways of love I have yet to experience. So I am working on turning that into fantasy, sexual desires, and role play. Using my creative mind when I feel “unloved “ and be able to act accordingly. Fuck, does this make sense. *squeezes your cheeks and nods your head yes” yes mommy it does. 👀

What if you started a group against the government specifically to get their attention on real issues that Americans have? 🤔 wow what a left turn. Vibes. But like think about it, if we follow the rules, we fall in line- lol wait nevermind, I’m not wasting thought on thinking that they would ACTUALLY give a fuck about us. Let alone their veterans. I literally know nothing.

am i a gypsy? —or——- a free bird afraid to fly?

am i just a story inside my mind? How wonderful it is to be the main character. 🥰💕🫡🕊️✨🍒🐺

today I need to save my fish, i am failing them. i hope my snails are alive.

please think about me today.

-x

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