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Shiva and Parvati — Nepal, 13th century.

In Hindu stories and beliefs, there is a special and much-loved couple: Shiva and Parvati. Shiva, often just called Shiva, is a really important god in Hinduism. He stands for things like change, transformation, and deep thinking. Then there's Goddess Parvati, also called Shakti or Devi. She represents love, making things grow, devotion, and the kind of energy that balances Shiva's cosmic job. When they're together, they show how different things can come together in a perfect way, like creation and destruction, and how life works

Shiva (/ˈʃɪvə/; Sanskrit: शिव, lit. 'The Auspicious One'), also known as Mahadeva (/məˈhɑː ˈdeɪvə/; Sanskrit: महादेव:, lit. 'The Great God'), or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism who together with Brahma and Vishnu forms the trimurti, the Hindu divine trinity. He is called "the Destroyer" (or "the Transformer") and is known as the auspicious, the propitious, the kind, the benign and the benevolent. The name derives from the verbal root śi, which would mean "he who lies in everything" or even śvi, which would imply "auspicious".

Parvati (Sanskrit: Pārvatī, पार्वती) or Mahādevī is the Mother Goddess in Hinduism and nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and renewal (the first is Sáti). However, she is not different from Sáti, being considered the reincarnation of Shiva's former consort. She is the mother of Ganesha and Escanda. Some communities also believe that she is the sister of Vishnu. She is considered as the Divine Shakti - the embodiment of the total energy of the Universe.

The marriage of Shiva and Parvati holds immense significance in Hindu mythology. It represents the ideal of marital bliss, devotion, and partnership. Their union signifies the harmony of opposites, as Shiva's asceticism and Parvati's devotion beautifully coalesce. It also exemplifies the concept of Ardhanarishvara, where Shiva and Parvati are depicted as a single androgynous deity, underscoring the idea of oneness in duality.

In Hindu rituals and prayers, devotees often invoke Shiva and Parvati together, recognizing their relationship's profound love and spiritual depth. Mantras such as the "Om Namah Shivaya" and the "Om Parvati Pataye Namah" celebrate their divine connection, offering blessings for love, harmony, and spiritual evolution

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Fresco of Mercury — Hermes.

Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Venus and the Four Gods.

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Mercury (/ˈmɜːrkjʊri/); Latin: Mercurius [mɛrˈkʊrijʊs] is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld and the "messenger of the gods".

The name "Mercury" is possibly related to the Latin words merx ("merchandise"; cf. merchant, commerce, etc.), mercari (to trade), and merces (wages); another possible connection is the Proto-Indo-European root merĝ- for "boundary, border" (cf. Old English "mearc", Old Norse "mark" and Latin "margō") and Greek οὖρος (by analogy of Arctūrus/Ἀρκτοῦρος), as the "keeper of boundaries," referring to his role as bridge between the upper and lower worlds.

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In Roman mythology, he was the son of Maia, one of the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas, and Jupiter. In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms; both gods share characteristics with the Greek god Hermes. He is often depicted holding the caduceus in his left hand. Similar to his Greek equivalent Hermes, he was awarded a magic wand by Apollo, which later turned into the caduceus, the staff with intertwined snakes.

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SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959 — dir. Billy Wilder

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❝ pale shadow of a woman, black widow

pale shadow of a dragon, dust woman ❞

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spencer reid is for the people who continually get interrupted when they ‘talk too much’

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“We often want it so badly that we ruin it before it begins. Overthinking. Fantasizing. Imagining. Expecting. Worrying. Doubting. Just let it naturally evolve”

— Unknown

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How strange to dream of you

Even when I am wide awake

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thank god people can’t read my mind

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Just started reading Sherlock Holmes and all the adaptations are wrong. This man is a delight. He gets excited about hemoglobin and is ecstatic at the thought of Watson as a roommate. He purposefully forgets how the solar system works so he has more room in his brain for crime. He shows Watson the dirt stains on his trousers and he can tell what part of London they come from based on color and consistency. (As far as i can tell Watson didn't ask, Sherlock just gets back from walks and tells Watson about the stains unprompted.) The text specifically says "Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with." Why does every adaptation make him unpleasant and rude, he's literally just eccentric. He's such a goober, I love him.

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“and then I go and spoil it all by sayin’ something stupid like ‘I wrote something about you”

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BEFORE SUNRISE (1995) dir. Richard Linklater