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Hypnos and the myth of Endymion

As voted on on Wednesday, today's topic is the myth of Endymion! If any of you have suggestions for next weeks poll, or anything you want me to talk about / research!

Apologies for any spelling, grammar, or general sentence fulidity errors. I've been tired and mentally / emotionally drained recently due to some personal happenings; but I still wanted to get this out on time. Let me know if there was anything you wanted me to elaborate on more or anthing I missed and I can try and get back to you as soon as possible! << Post under the cut >>

So, Who was Endymion?

ENDYMION was a handsome shepherd-prince loved by the moon-goddess Selene. When Zeus offered him his choice of destinies, Endymion chose immortality and youth in eternal slumber. He was laid out in a cave on Mount Latmus in Karia (Caria) where his lunar lover would visit him each night. In another myth--which contradicts the first--Endymion was a king of Elis in the Greek Peloponesse who founded the kingdom with a group of Aiolian (Aeolian) colonists from Thessalia (Thessaly). Zeus granted him foreknowledge of his own death and, when his time had come, he set up a racecourse at Olympia and commanded his sons compete for the throne. Endymion was afterwards entombed beside the starting gate. - theoi.com

There are many different variations of the myth of Prince Endymion, but they all hold the same basics; Endymion was a prince / king renowned for his beauty, so much so that he caught the eyes of various (due to differing sources) gods, and he, by one way or another, was succumb to eternal slumber with his eyes open.

Front of a Sarcophagus with the Myth of Endymion ^^

Variations of myth

In most myths, Endymion was beloved by Selene, the moon goddess. She was so enamored by his beauty, that she begged Zeus to make him and his beauty immortal in slumber - with his eyes open so that she may peer into them and bask in his beauty. Zeus agreed and let him lay upon Mt Latmos for eternity, allowing Selene to gaze at her lover each night.

In another retelling of the myth, it was Zeus who gave the King a choice to have anything he [Endymion] may desire; Endymion chosing to be cast into an everlasting sleep so that he might remain youthful forever. Then after he was bound to sleep forever did Selene fall in love. In both versions of these myths, Selene laid with Endymion one night and concieved 50 lunar nymphs called the Menae, whose number was said to represent the fifty lunar months of the Olympiad (the four years between each Olympic games). No sources tend to say whether the conception happened before Endymions eteneral sleep or after / during.

Again, in another version, the eternal sleep of Endymion was a punishment given to him by Zeus for falling in love with and attempting to have sexual relations with Hera - Zeus' wife.

However, in the earlier accounts of the myth by Licymnius (as shown below) it was Hypnos who had fallen in love with the beauty of the Prince. And some recounts say that both Selene and Hypnos fell in love with him.

Licymnius, Fragment 771 (from Athenaeus, Scholars at Dinner) (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric V) (Greek lyric C4th B.C.) : "[Endymion was a handsome youth loved by the moon-goddess Selene. He was granted immortality in a state of eternal slumber :] Likymnios of Khios (Licymnius of Chios) says the Hypnos (Sleep) loves Endymion and does not close they eyes of his beloved boy even while he is asleep, but lulls him to rest with eyes wide open so that he may without interruption enjoy the pleasure of gazing at them. His words are ‘And Hypnos (Sleep), rejoicing in the rays of his eyes, would lull the boy to rest with eyes wide open.’" - theoi.com

There are technically more versions of this myth, however that would be too many for this post to cover. Some are also just combinations of the different myths listed, in an attempt to fit all the variations into one.

How do people view the myth?

Despite the variations of the myth; the metaphors that it proposes largely all stay the same. One may view the myth as the ancients giving a reason for being comatose state; however most interpretations from what I could find, see the story of Selene / Hypnos and Endymion as a divine love story; showing how great of lengths one is willing to go for love. In Selene / Hypnos' case, casting their lover into eternal slumber, something many would consider selfish, but is a true testiment to what lengths one will go in order for them to feel love.

Little disclaimer!: This story, as all myths, can be interpreted in different ways - yours may be different to mine and that's okay. As mythic literalism does not occur in Hellenic Polytheism, the myths are open to interpretation from person to person; although their may be a consensus or a majority that interprets it one way, does not mean you must follow. That being said you can find truth / believe in multiple interpretation / variations. They are myths, not history bound by fact.

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Khaire friends, and sweet dreams 💙

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long darkness — cháng yīn 长喑 translation

cháng yīn 长喑 // long darkness

a fan-made song on Xiao Jingyan. I have always been a Mei Changsu over XJY person, but this song from his pov really worked for me and let me see the weightedness of XJY's crown, so I wanted to share it with more.

song link in comment below. (bilibili . com / video / av10441457/)

长剑出鞘冷锋芒 十三载意难忘

缓歌曼舞九重宫 朔风黄沙麾旗扬

手足血脉埋青冢 挚友良弓唯锈藏

岂能折腰屈膝没忠良

the long sword unsheathes from the scabbard, its cool blade revealed. thirteen years, and hard it is to forget.

leisured, soothing melodies with graceful dances at the ninefold palace; north wind and yellow sand with the billowing ensign in the desert. *[1]

brothers-in-arms and brothers in blood in tombs buried, graves long covered in grass; dear friends and cherished bow stored away, now left only to rust —

how is one to bend and kneel, and bury the names of the honourable and the good?

挑灯不眠千军帐 逐千里护家邦

玉壶冰心铁骨铮 扬眉冷看覆风浪

当时少年且横枪 凝尽碧血守四方

守国土河山定国安邦

light a lamp through the unrested nights at the commander’s tent; repel foes a thousand miles, and shield the kingdom.

nobility and aspirations stayed true to, bones of steel resounding. head high, brows lifted, he coolly looks to the tempestuous, overturning storms. *[2]

the youth of the past still danced their spears: blood of the honourable, thoroughly consecrated, defends the four corners of their homeland,

guarding rivers and hills to secure peace of the kingdom’s earth.

(念白：我不要求你能理解，什么是军人铁血，什么是战场狼烟，但有些人，不能伤害，有些事，不能利用。如果连那些血战沙场的将士都不懂得尊重，我萧景琰绝不与你为伍，清楚了吗？)

V/O — I do not expect you to understand a soldier’s honour or the smoke signals on the battlefield. But there are some people you cannot hurt, some things you cannot manipulate. If you cannot even respect the soldiers dying at the battlefront, I, Xiao Jingyan, will never work with you. Do you understand?

铁马金戈谈笑并辔封疆 几回魂梦

凤阙深深夜雨潇潇数闻铃

鸿儒谈笑对面不知相逢 唯知君臣纲

音容早已远谁知苍凉

armoured horses and metal spears, riding in parallel in friendly chatters at the borderlands — how many times has the soul dreamt thus?

depths of the palace, whistling of the nightly rain, a few stray rings of the bells. *[3]

an erudite scholar, now sat opposite in small smiles converse, yet know not to reunite. what leaves is the etiquette of lords and lieges. *[4]

voice and countenance long since distanced — who is to know the desolation and vicissitudes concealed?

谈笑自若朝堂对气轩昂 霁月风光

风云激荡历艰辛终执牙璋

漫漫更鼓朱笔落夜未央 提笔写兴亡

四顾怅惘余音且绕梁

composed in dialogue and pleasantries, assured and imposing at court. he is noble and virtuous as the bright moon and warm breeze.

wading through the unpredictable winds and turmoils, zhang sceptre of jade at last in hand.

drums signifying the night hours sound, red comments from the emperor’s brush move through the boundless night yet to end. a lift of the brush, and prosperities and declines are writ. *[5]

pensive and lost he looks to four sides. remnants of past sounds remain, resonating through the beams of the palace.

(verse 2)

潜龙在渊敛锋芒 风雷动引龙翔

风云际会参参商 瞰天下世道无常

掌中龙渊凛如霜 立丹陛守盛世长

祭酒未凉叹谁人共觞

like a submerged dragon in the abyss, he enshrouds his splendour. wind and thunder call his wings to flight. *[6]

in the winds and clouds, he engages in the tumult of the Shen and Shang constellations. from above he looks down at the fickleness of the world.

in his hands, the abyss of the dragon is cold as frost; he stands at the red stairway before the imperial palace, and overlooks an everlasting prosperity.

the wine offering to the dead is yet to cool — I sigh, who is to drink with me?

袖手天下为帝王 垂衣且驭八荒

气宇舒金殿垂拱 揽尽山河只手倾

长歌挽弓射天狼 潜龙一朝御风翔

乾坤日月昭天下清朗

hands folded in sleeves, he gazes at the kingdom before him. as emperor he rules from his attire and directs even the most distant lands. *[7]

with poised air he commands the court, hands held together; the entirety of the kingdom shifts with a tilt of his hand. *[7]

sing high and long; draw your bow to the invading Sirius. the submerged dragon one morn rises to ride the winds. *[8]

heaven and earth, and sun and moon clears, and the world before brightens.

铁马金戈谈笑并辔封疆 几回魂梦

凤阙深深夜雨潇潇数闻铃

鸿儒谈笑对面不知相逢 唯知君臣纲

音容已故徒一身沧桑

armoured horses and metal spears, riding in parallel in friendly chatters at the borderlands — how many times has the soul dreamt thus?

depths of the palace, whistling of the nightly rain, a few stray rings of the bells. *[3]

an erudite scholar, now sat opposite in small smiles converse, yet know not to reunite. what leaves is the etiquette of lords and lieges. *[4]

voice and countenance already bygone, all but a body of desolation remains.

谈笑自若朝堂对气轩昂 霁月风光

风云激荡历艰辛终执牙璋

漫漫更鼓朱笔落夜未央 提笔写兴亡

从此立龙城孤守八方

composed in dialogue and pleasantries, assured and imposing at court. he is noble and virtuous as the bright moon and warm breeze.

having waded through the unpredictable winds and turmoils, zhang sceptre of jade at last in hand.

drums signifying the night hours sound, red comments from the emperor’s brush move through the boundless night yet to end. a lift of the brush, and prosperities and declines are writ. *[5]

from forth he establishes himself in the imperial city of dragons. alone, he awatches the eight corners of his realm. *[9]

Extra notes

for those keen on classical chinese and literature allusions

I’ve cited some allusions and references I was reminded of as I listened to the song. These are subjective, my knowledge of classical texts is very limited, take everything with a grain of salt and please do comment if you’d like to supplement any information.

[1] 缓歌曼舞九重宫 朔风黄沙麾旗扬 — 《长恨歌》 白居易 The Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi

缓歌曼舞: from “缓歌慢舞凝丝竹”. This is at the start of the romance tale, where the palace is in carefree bliss and prosperity.

slow and graceful songs / slow dances / slowly the music of the strings and the bamboo reverberate in step with the dances.

朔风黄沙麾旗扬: might be a stretch; I was reminded of “黄埃散漫风��索”. This is from the same poem as above, we are one fourth in here, and it talks of a war.

yellow dust, scattered, drifts through the air. the bleak wind howls.

[2] 玉壶冰心铁骨铮 — 《芙蓉楼送辛渐》 王昌龄 Bidding Xin Jian farewell at Furong Tower by Wang Changling

玉壶冰心: from “洛阳亲友如相问，一片冰心在玉壶”

if the relatives and friends from Luoyang ask, tell them that my noble intentions are unchanged; a heart of ice in the vase of jade.

[3] 凤阙深深夜雨潇潇数闻铃 — 《长恨歌》 白居易 The Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi

夜雨潇潇数闻铃: again could be a stretch; I was reminded of “夜雨闻铃肠断声” from the same poem as [1]. (don’t ask me why, this entire song is infused with this piece it feels). This talks of the same romance tale, in which the emperor mourns the death of his beloved.

in the nightly rain, the sound of the bells could be heard. it sounds as sorrowful and agonising as the breaking of intestines.

[4] 鸿儒谈笑对面不知相逢 唯知君臣纲 — 《陋室铭》 刘禹锡 An Inscription of the Humble Abode by Liu Yuxi; 《江城子》 苏轼 Jiang Cheng Zi, by Su Shi

鸿儒谈笑: from "谈笑有鸿儒，往来无白丁" credits to @fwoopersongs because my brain happily omitted it!

well-learnt scholars congregate in joyous talk, traversing there is no uncouth and unread.

不知相逢: there are many poems on this topic, one of the most notable ones would be “纵使相逢应不识，尘满面，鬓如霜。”

even if we met (Su Shi and his deceased wife), you should not be able to recognise me. dust covers my face, and the hair of my temples is white as frost.

[5] 漫漫更鼓朱笔落夜未央 — 《长恨歌》 白居易 The Song of Everlasting Regret, by Bai Juyi (added in edit)

漫漫更鼓: Okay, "迟迟钟鼓初长夜" immediately came to mind when I saw this phrase, but I went like here's too many footnotes already and thought it was too much of a stretch to put in (there's only one word in common!). Then I looked into the original poem, in which the timely bi-hour rings of the drum felt lengthened because of the emperor's agony over losing his loved one -- and so I went like, okay, this is relevant, I actually need to add this in.

the drums reporting the hour of the night come late, and it is early in the long night.

漫漫 meaning endless, without an end in sight. This echoes the sentiments of the emperor in Bai Juyi's poem in feeling that the night is everlasting and without end.

[6] 潜龙在渊敛锋芒 — 《易经》 Yi Jing, the Book of Changes

潜龙: There’s an awful lot of “submerged dragon” metaphors in this stanza. Technically it's a figurative "talents hidden dragon" rather than literally, under the waters. This is from Yi Jing essentially, a super old book on divination that does have some wisdom of old sayings in it. The submerged dragon talks of how the dragon, currently veiled, is a powerful being simply not revealed to worldly eyes yet, and is waiting for opportunity to strike (more like, soar, in this context). These lyrics parallel Xiao Jingyan with the allusion to talk about how he stayed silent for thirteen years before his time of brilliance.

[7] 袖手天下为帝王 垂衣且驭八荒 / 气宇舒金殿垂拱 揽尽山河只手倾 — Taoism concept

Okie this is super complicated and involves a Taoism context, some history from the beginning emperors of the Han dynasty, and a very enthusiastic Emperor Taizong of Tang; I don’t really know how to go about this.

袖手, 垂衣驭八荒, 垂拱, these all lead to the same concept, and the middle chunk in particular is from a poem written by Emperor Taizong of Tang. Theory suggested by Laozi and Zhuangzi of Taoism, overall it talks of inaction, which is action the emperors at the start of the Han dynasty employed. They demanded less of their citizens and let the economy recover naturally (agriculture and such), and since these policies worked, the starting few Han emperors were regarded highly with this kind of purposeful and benevolent “inaction”.

In short, this song here uses these descriptions to talk of Jingyan as a competent and masterful leader.

[8] 长歌挽弓射天狼 — 《江城子·密州出猎》 苏轼 Hunting outside Mizhou (yet another Jiang Cheng Zi), by Su Shi

挽弓射天狼: from “会挽雕弓如满月，西北望，射天狼。”

I shall draw my carved bow like the full-moon, point towards the northwest, and shoot in the direction of the intruders.

天狼 means Sirius star. In chinese astronomy/astrology it was somewhat related to evilness, hence the use of Sirius to denote intruders.

[9] 从此立龙城孤守八方

I just added this this is not a reference it just really reminds me of this fanfiction oneshot 此生一诺 (this life, a pledge)! It talks about XJY at the end of everything, he draws a circle about the ground and entraps himself with the promise he made to see the world a better place under his reign (from the chinese idiom 画地为牢). I recced the oneshot here if you wish to check it out.

arghhh the entire course of me writing the tl was me going oh goodness why is there yet another footnote but I’m glad to be done for now.

Like, goodness. There is not one “he” or “him” reference in the lyrics. I would love to do the same, but you can see me getting more and more resigned towards the end of the translation.

I am sooo inclined to passive voice and invert subjects for every sentence when it comes to translations, I realise, and I apologise for the almost-signature abundance of semicolons and em dashes in the translation (I blame it on the difference in punctuation nuances. — I subconsciously use semicolons for semi-parallel sentence structures, so you can spot out imperfect couplets that way.) Massive respect to all those who translate, because easy is it to hatch out a crude translation in five minutes, it is not treading about the delicate balance between literal and metaphorical, and in all honesty I feel that it is just way easier for me to write literal once, then go off the rails and do super-figurative for the other.

There are far more annotations and word definitions I’d like to add (I could literally do a classical text/poetry meta for every word lmao), but evidently, time constraints, and truthfully it would take forever to complete, so on a “ask me and I’ll try to elaborate” basis again.

The V/O — I’d love to make it more archaic, but the dialogue from the drama in this part was so modern apologies I’m sort of disappointed with the translation over here.

Re: song title. Yes, it sounds a little weird, excuse that.

I considered other translations for the song title, but none of them really gave the impression I really wanted. Words like “eternal” and “everlasting” were too permanent, I wanted to express the idea of the darkness being lengthened, yet with Jingyan’s reign it would come to an end, hence my hesitance. “Continual” is one I fiddled with: it did not give the same curt, direct feeling as “long” however, so in the end I just ended up with the simplest title.

Update: click here for notes on the amendment of the title.

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Commentary on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St. Mark – Chapter 10

St. Mark, the disciple and interpreter of St. Peter (as noted by St. Jerome.) according to what he heard from St. Peter himself, wrote at Rome a brief Gospel at the request of the Brethren (fellow Christians), about ten years after our Lord's Ascension; which when St. Peter had heard, he approved of it, and with his authority he published it to the Church to be read. Baronius and others maintain, that the original was written in Latin: but the more general opinion is that the Evangelist wrote it in Greek.

First, Christ abolishes the bill of divorce and declares sacred the original permanence of indissoluble marriage. Second (v. 13), He calls the little children to Himself and blesses them. Third (v. 17), He advises the rich young man seeking salvation to renounce his riches and to follow Him a poor man; he is saddened and refuses; hence Christ teaches that it is difficult for a rich man to be saved. Peter, then, declaring that he and his companions have renounced riches so as to follow Christ, asks for a reward, and receives from Christ the promise of a hundred-fold reward and eternal life. Fourth (v. 32), He says that He is going up to Jerusalem to His cross and death; then to James and John, who ask for the first places in His kingdom, He offers the chalice of suffering, and teaches that they and others must flee ambition and strive for humility. Finally (v. 46), He restores sight to blind Bartimeus.

And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coasts of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitudes flock to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? Tempting him. 3 But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you? 4 Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. 5 To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you that precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. 7 For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother; and shall cleave to his wife. 8 And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing. 11 And he saith to them: Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if the wife shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 And they brought to him young children, that he might touch them. And the disciples rebuked them that brought them. 14 Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased, and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Amen I say to you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it. 16 And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them. 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, a certain man running up and kneeling before him, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may receive life everlasting? 18 And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? None is good but one, that is God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honor thy father and mother. 20 But he answering, said to him: Master, all these things I have observed from my youth. 21 And Jesus looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. 22 Who being struck sad at that saying, went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looking round about, saith to his disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God!

24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus again answering, saith to them: Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God? 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 Who wondered the more, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God: for all things are possible with God. 28 And Peter began to say unto him: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. 29 Jesus answering, said: Amen I say to you, there is no man who hath left house or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, 30 Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions: and in the world to come life everlasting. 31 But many that are first, shall be last: and the last, first. 32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem: and Jesus went before them, and they were astonished; and following were afraid. And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him. 33 Saying: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. 34 And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 35 And James and John the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying: Master, we desire that whatsoever we shall ask, thou wouldst do it for us: 36 But he said to them: What would you that I should do for you? 37 And they said: Grant to us, that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 And Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the chalice that I drink of: or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized? 39 But they said to him: We can. And Jesus saith to them: You shall indeed drink of the chalice that I drink of: and with the baptism wherewith I am baptized, you shall be baptized. 40 But to sit on my right hand, or on my left, is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared. 41 And the ten hearing it, began to be much displeased at James and John. 42 But Jesus calling them, saith to them: You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them: and their princes have power over them. 43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever will be greater, shall be your minister. 44 And whosoever will be first among you, shall be the servant of all. 45 For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many. 46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his disciples, and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging. 47 Who when he had heard, that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out, and to say: Jesus Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus, standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort: arise, he calleth thee. 50 Who casting off his garment leaped up, and came to him. 51 And Jesus answering, said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see.

52 And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him in the way.

Commentary: Saint Mark - Chapter 10

Verse 21. And Jesus looking on him, with a sweet, benign and tender countenance, loved him. That is, He showed him marks of His love, taking his hand, nodding and smiling at him, embracing and kissing him. And said to him: One thing is wanting unto thee. The Arabic interpolates: “And said to him: Dost thou want to become perfect? One thing is wanting unto thee, etc.,” namely, for the perfection of a holy and evangelical life.

Follow me. The Greek adds, “Taking up thy cross.” Hence the Syriac has: “Take thy cross, and come after me.” Arabic, “Come, follow Me, and carry the cross.”

Verse 24. Children. The Syriac has, “My sons.” By His tender form of addressing them He softens the hardness of the matter, as one who loves them most dearly, like his own children; and as such He would tell them the truth sincerely, and persuade them to renounce riches as an obstacle to salvation.

That trust in riches. For rich men trust in their riches more than in God, according to the saying in Proverbs 10:15, The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength. With difficulty, therefore, are they saved, because salvation cometh only from God. Hence those who wish to be saved must put their trust in God, and must ask and wait for salvation from Him, as the poor do. For inasmuch as they have no riches in which to trust, they are forced to place all their hopes in God, according to the words of Psalm 13:6, You have confounded the counsel of the poor man, but the Lord is his hope. Therefore, if rich men wish to be saved, let them turn their hope, their heart, their love from riches, and fix them upon God.

Verse 30. Who shall not receive an hundred times as much, now in this time; houses, and brethren, etc., with persecutions. I have explained this hundred-fold at Matthew 19:29. Mark here adds that it shall be repaid with persecutions. The Arabic has, “in tribulations." The meaning is: “Let him who has relinquished his possessions and friends for the love of Christ, and is set in the midst of persecutions, and is encompassed by them on every side, be faithful. For there will not be wanting a hundred, that is, very many, who will aid and cherish him, as brothers, fathers, and mothers.” So S. Jerome, S. Bede, Franz Lucas, Emmanuel Sa, and Vatablus.

This is added because in persecutions the believer especially needs the help and assistance of others. Also, because this is a rare and marvellous thing, that in persecution, when a man is wont to be left destitute of help and friends, and when all, through fear of danger, withdraw themselves from him, those who follow Christ experience the exact contrary, and find a hundred, i.e., very many to help them.

Again, the expression with persecutions may be taken thus: that persecutions and tribulations undergone or faced for Christ’s sake are part of the reward which shall be given to those who follow Christ, together with the hundred-fold. For to suffer for Christ is a great gift of God, as the Apostle teaches (Philip. 2:19). Thus Jansen, Emmanuel Sa and others.

Verse 32. They were in the way (from Jericho), going up to Jerusalem, to Christ’s imminent crucifixion and death, as He had predicted. And Jesus went before them. He eagerly afforded Himself as a guide along the way to the frightened Apostles, who shrank from Jerusalem, because they knew that Jesus was there sought for by the princes to be put to death. Indeed, a decree had been made to that effect by their great council, the Sanhedrin (John 11:52). Whence it follows:

And they were astonished, and following, were afraid. That is, they timidly followed Jesus. In Arabic, “and they, astonished, followed him, fearing.” In Greek, ἐθαµβοῦντο, i.e., they were astonished with great fear and dread. The imminent danger of death, says Bede, was the cause of their fear and dread. They were amazed that Christ with so prompt and resolute a mind should bring Himself and His disciples into such open peril of death. They were afraid lest they might suffer and be put to death on account of Christ.

Verse 38. Or be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized. Christ calls His passsion a baptism, because He was to be evidently immersed and drowned in it, according to what David says of himself, but much more of Christ in Psalm 68:2-3, Save me, O God; for the waters (of tribulations) are come in even unto my soul. I stick fast in the mire of the deep, and there is no sure standing (place on which I might stand): I am come into the depth of the sea, and a tempest hath overwhelmed me. (See commentary on Matthew 20:22.)

Verse 42. You know that they who seem to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them. In Greek κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, i.e., domineer over them, or against them. For who seem, the Greek is  οἱ δοκοῦντες, i.e., who please themselves, and rejoice in ruling and dominating. For none rule more imperiously and harshly than those who delight in ruling and commanding. Whence the Arabic translates, “they who think themselves princes of the people are their lords,” i.e., they exercise, as it were, a tyrannical domination over them.

Verse 46. Bartimeus, the son of Timeus. Syriac, “Timeus, the son of Timeus”; Arabic, “Bartimeus, son of Timeus.” This blind man, then, was called as though by a proper name, Bartimeus, i.e., the son of Timeus, just as Bartholomew means son of Ptolemy (Matth. 10:3). The same man was called also by the same name as his father Timeus. Timeus was the name of that Pythagorean philosopher who wrote the life of Pythagoras. Plato wrote a dialogue entitled “Timeus,” because it deals with nature and the universe and its parts, especially with man, subjects in which that Pythagorean philosopher Timaeus was quite an expert. Hence Plato introduced him as one of the interlocutors in this dialogue.

Moreover, Bartimeus is interpreted by Pagnini in three ways (in Nomin. Hebraicis). The first is from S. Jerome, to the effect that Bartimeus means the blind son, or the son of blindness. He says that it is a Syriac name, but corrupted; strictly speaking it should be Barsemia or Barsameus. Bar is son, semaia—blindness. The second opinion is that it means the son of honor, as if compounded and conflated from the Syriac bar, a son, and the Greek τιµή, “honor.” Hence that Pythagorean philosopher was called Timeus, that is, “honorable” on account of his knowledge. So, too, this blind man, in following Christ, was worthy of honor and praise.

The third is, that it means the son of the admirer, or admirable grain, or admirable purity. For this was what the blind man received from Christ. For being illuminated in body, he was far more illuminated in his soul. For bar means “son” or “wheat,” or “purity”; tamah is “to admire.”

Verse 52. And followed him in the way. Morally, the Gloss says: Let us consider the way in which He goeth, and follow Him by humility and labors. The way is that of which He saith, I am the way, the truth, and the life. This is “the narrow way,” which leads to the heights of Jerusalem and Bethany, to the Mount of Olives, which is the mount of light and consolation; yea, which leads to Sion and the heavenly Jerusalem. The blind man, therefore, sees and follows, for he who rightly understands the life of Christ ought to follow and imitate it by his works.

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V. DISNEY FILMS/ANIMATION. ORIGINAL BOOK.

TAG: [ PETER PAN / VERSE: straight on till morning. ] FACE-CLAIM: TBD. SUMMARY:

NOTE: This verse will be based mainly off the original book. This verse will coincide with other disney/animated films. This means, for the sake of the roleplay, Peter exists in each realm/world the film takes place in, as Neverland is an unreachable place save for Peter.

Peter is the guardian of Neverland. With each breath he takes, the lands grow fuller, the trees greener, with spring eternal unless he says otherwise. He'll protect the occasional lost boy or girl ( though rarely girls, for they are far too clever to become lost ) if they find themselves abandoned or having run from home. With his everlasting youth and mischief, Peter visits different worlds out of pure curiosity — or perhaps to find more lost boys and girls to take back to Neverland.

This verse could take place before, during, or after the movie/book canon. There is also the option of having Peter grow up, which I would love to explore.

V. CHILD THIEF / ARUTHURIAN LEGENDS.

TAG: [ PETER PAN / VERSE: & all the devils grinned. ] FACE-CLAIM: TBD. SUMMARY:

NOTE: Don't necessarily have to have read the book to ask for this verse.

Peter knows what it's like to feel lost and alone. For thousands of years, that's all he's ever felt: unwelcomed in the court of Avalon for his wild nature, for being half-fae and half-human, and unable to live fully in the human world for his strangeness. Dedicating himself blindly to the Lady of The Lake, Modron, he gathers the abused, abandoned, and lonely souls of boys and girls who won't be missed. He brings them to the Deviltree, where he turns them into Devils, warriors of youth to protect Avalon and the Lady.

But with the ravages of time, Avalon is beginning to show its decay. Each hundred years or so, the human world makes itself known to Avalon, slowly bringing about the end of this beautiful, magical realm. Peter cannot allow that. As the half son of the Horned God, he cannot be accepted in either the Fae court or in human society. This is his only home. He must protect and save what he can, even at the expense of other young lives counting on him.

V. RISE OF THE GUARDIANS.

TAG: [ PETER PAN / verse: guardian of the lost. ] SUMMARY:

When a child dies, their soul is guided to a better place where the children can live forever in peace and fun. Peter Pan knows this, and guides each child to Neverland where he keeps them safe until they are ready to move on to the next life.

NOTE: This is much like the book/movie, but just a different take. Everything would be the same, except that Wendy Darling still would be alive, yet Peter took her and her brother against the rules to Neverland. They couldn't stay, otherwise, they'd die eventually in the real world.

V. ONCE UPON A TIME.

TAG: [ PETER PAN / verse: what once belonged to me. ] FACE-CLAIM: ROBBIE KAY. SUMMARY:

NOTE: I hated OUAT's version of Peter Pan, so here's my solution.

Before Malcom, father of Rumpelstiltskin, became known as Pan, there was another boy that was the Guardian of Neverland. He was the island's lifeblood, and the lost boys were free to be just that: boys. He was wild and free, a boy at heart. But like all human creatures, he struggled with the darkness in his heart as each century passed, with each lost boy taken away by adulthood. He became darkness, as Peter Pan himself was purely magic, and soon Neverland was lost to him and the lost boys. He found salvation in Malcom who yearned for youth, and he offered his eternal life to the other in the promise that he took care of Neverland. But Peter did not know how corrupt Malcom's heart truly was, and when Malcom became Pan, Peter knew his mistake. When Pan was defeated, Peter once again took form of his true self, a free and mischievous boy who once again became the guardian of the abandoned boys and girls who found their way to Neverland.

Occasionally, Peter will go to Storybrooke or the enchanted forest to make amends with those Malcom/Pan wronged, but Peter is still a boy at heart and causes more trouble than it's worth.

V. GREEK MYTHOLOGY.

TAG: [ PETER PAN / verse: I am flesh & blood. ] WORLD: Greek myth/Vampire Myth. SUMMARY:

the greek version of a vampire is called the vrykolakas, though peter spent many a year unaware of this fact. born and raised in a norse village of old, peter lived a hard life as both the son of a great warrior and a farm hand. his family, although hearty, could barely survive the winters with little to hunt, considering the bandits that lived at the edge of the woods always eager to fight. one day, these bandits took peter from his home as leverage over his father, hiding him away on unconsecrated ground. he was starved and beaten, but he remained strong as his father would until he no longer could. but peter did not know that unconsecrated ground was a birthing place of the dead, nor did he know that when the bandits forced him to eat the raw, tainted meat of a sheep ravaged by a pack of wolves would make him so sick. his death came in the form of a devastating sickness, so powerful it took any and all form of memory he had.

now, the norwegian people have a name for the vampire in their country: the draugr. but with the vrykolakas, one becomes such a thing when they are buried or killed on unconsecrated ground, or ate the dead meat that was last touch by a wolf/werewolf. when peter woke, he did not know his name nor who he was, but followed the first thing he smelled: blood. the bandits were found at his old home he no longer remembered, but in the process of destroying them, he also killed his family. he was no longer human. he spent a long time without a name until he took on 'peter' and nothing else. he is a mischievous creature, knocking on doors and provoking his prey, sitting on the chests of sleeping victims until they gasp for breath in their sleep. he is but a phantom, and yet still a child in both body and mind, appearing no older than nineteen. greece has become his home, and also his playground. from time to time, he'll steal boys and girls from their home, make them his 'friends' for a time. this has attracted the attention of the gods, and being an abomination of human life, they are at a loss on how to handle the situation, mainly out of curiosity and disgust.

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Worthy Brief - November 8, 2024

Don't look back!

Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.

When Yeshua (Jesus) was describing the societal atmosphere of His return, he said these peculiar words … “Remember Lot’s Wife.” It was a warning … especially to the generation of believers just before His return.

In Genesis 19, we read of God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and specifically of how Lot’s wife turned to look at the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt. [Genesis 19:26]

She turned around … and the warning to us is … don’t look back!

This past Tuesday, the United States witnessed a historic election, with Donald Trump winning the presidential race by a landslide. He launched his political career with the slogan, "Make America Great Again!"

This powerful slogan, reminding many Americans of the nation's dramatic decline since their youth, inspired them to vote in hope of witnessing a restoration of former glory. For some, this was a nostalgic longing; for others, a passion for something that seemed almost irretrievably lost. However one recalls or defines it, America's greatness does seem to be irrevocably fading, and our view is that looking back and longing for its recovery is looking in the wrong direction.

While some call this nation modern "Babylon" or even "Sodom," what we see is a nation of paradox, full of tremendous blessings and, sadly, real wickedness. But however you view her, we believe it is unwise and even dangerous to look back to America's past in hope of that kind of restoration. Since the "Days of Noah" are again upon us, we're not expecting or focused on political solutions but looking toward the Kingdom that is soon coming!

When I worked for the Christian Coalition in the early 2000s, I began to realize that the real issues America faces could not be remedied by politics. Political realities simply reflect a nation's and its people's internal moral and cultural climate. In their drive for power, most politicians are simply responding to or manipulating the current passions of the populace. Laws can be changed, but they will reflect the mores of the people, shaped by media, music, art, and culture. Those influences reveal a nation's true soul. While some leaders are morally superior to others and may seem to offer hope, the real problems which plague society are internal and reflect the deeply rooted sin in human nature. The Gospel of Yeshua, the Messiah (Jesus Christ), is the only path and hope for any degree of national restoration. Anyone who has studied revivals can see this.

So nostalgically looking at the past with a view toward political transformation might not turn you into a pillar of salt but may seriously deflect us from the real hope and task of transformation: the Gospel, which points to the coming Kingdom and the coming King. Any reclamation of greatness, individual or national, will depend utterly on the transforming power of the Messiah and the profound inner work of His Holy Spirit.

Let’s not look back as Lot's wife did toward whatever the "good life" was in Sodom or America; [Luke 9:62]. Any "greatness" that's worth regaining will come from looking UP, not back! Our calling is to make disciples, anticipating the coming Kingdom where politics will not be "as usual" but everlasting righteousness in the presence of our King Yeshua.

Shabbat Shalom and have a great weekend!

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"The Exemplary." From Surah 24, An Nur, "The Formidable Light."

Surah An Nur is divided in half. One half represents the tenebrous side of mankind, the other his potential for illumination. Now we know man has not been anything but tenebrious so the Surah proclaims the gloss of the only Light we can see that of, the Supreme God called Allah.

Prophets and sages called Muftis "exemplaries" or whom the Quran calls the bondmen and bondwomen are able to pilgrim into the Nur or Light and return back with detailed instructions for the rest of us. An Nur is ultimately about them. As in the Torah, they are called temple prostittues by the text.

It is said that a Mufti can channel the Nur of the Verses and free a petitioner from sin using the power of the Fatwa and the Council. We will explore this next:

24: 32-34:

"Marry off the ˹free˺ singles among you, as well as the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

And let those who do not have the means to marry keep themselves chaste until Allah enriches them out of His bounty. And if any of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession desires a contract ˹to buy their own freedom˺, make it possible for them, if you find goodness in them. And give them some of Allah’s wealth which He has granted you.

Do not force your ˹slave˺ girls into prostitution for your own worldly gains while they wish to remain chaste. And if someone coerces them, then after such a coercion Allah is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹to them˺.

Indeed, We have sent down to you clear revelations, along with examples of those who had gone before you, and a lesson to the God-fearing."

Since we are trying to cross stitch the meaning of a Muslim hermit and a temple prostitute, we have to resort to the Values in Gematria in order to be sure we understand:

v. 32: Marry off the free singles. The Number is 11309, יאלט‎ ‎‎, yelts, "you will have to..."

v. 33: Those who have the means can buy their freedom. The Number is 10876, י‎חזו‎ "predict..."

v. 34: Allah is certainly forgiving and the most merciful. the Number is 13040, עלמא, alma, "what is hidden and concealed...the virgin boy that is everlasting...."

"The verb עלם ('alam), meaning to be hidden or concealed (Psalm 90:8, 1 Kings 10:3, Nahum 3:11). This root comes with the derivation תעלמה (ta'alumma), meaning hidden thing (Job 11:6).

The unused and assumed root עלם ('lm II), which yields the masculine derivation עלם ('elem), meaning a [male] youth. This word is surprisingly rare in the Old Testament: it occurs a mere three or four times — in 1 Samuel 16:12, 17:42 and 17:56, it describes David; in 20:22 it describes David's arrow runner — which demonstrates that this word doesn't simply emphasize one's obvious youngness but perhaps rather one's potential, which is a quality that's invisible for all but a few insightful observers.

The female equivalent of this noun, עלמה ('alma), a [female] youth, occurs slightly more often, but still not often enough to describe mere youth (the more common word for young woman is בתולה, betula) and thus probably rather emphasizes a girl's potential to become an entire nation (or two; Genesis 25:23).

This word occurs about a dozen times in the Old Testament, most notably to describe Rebekah (Genesis 24:43), the "maidens" related to templar worship and Solomon's court (Song of Solomon 1:3) and of course the "Virgin" to be with child as mentioned by Isaiah (7:14). The celebrated Greek word that translated this Hebrew original is παρθενος (parthenos), which was an epithet of Pallas Athena; see our article on Mary for more on this.

The third derivative of our root is the noun עלומים ('alumim), which means youth or youthfulness (i.e. potential) in general. It too occurs a mere four times: Job 20:11 and 33:25, Psalm 89:45 and Isaiah 54:4."

v. 35: Indeed We have sent you clear revelations. The Number is 9554, טההד‎‎‎, tehud, "this is the message in a bottle."

Following is the Famous Ayat Al Nur which extends to v. 41:

"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. His light1 is like a niche in which there is a lamp, the lamp is in a crystal, the crystal is like a shining star, lit from ˹the oil of˺ a blessed olive tree, ˹located˺ neither to the east nor the west,2 whose oil would almost glow, even without being touched by fire. Light upon light! Allah guides whoever He wills to His light. And Allah sets forth parables for humanity. For Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

˹That light shines˺ through houses ˹of worship˺ which Allah has ordered to be raised, and where His Name is mentioned. He is glorified there morning and evening

by men1 who are not distracted—either by buying or selling—from Allah’s remembrance, or performing prayer, or paying alms-tax. They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will tremble,

˹hoping˺ that Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and increase them out of His grace. And Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.

As for the disbelievers, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert, which the thirsty perceive as water, but when they approach it, they find it to be nothing. Instead, they find Allah there ˹in the Hereafter, ready˺ to settle their account. And Allah is swift in reckoning.

Or ˹their deeds are˺ like the darkness in a deep sea, covered by waves upon waves,1 topped by ˹dark˺ clouds. Darkness upon darkness! If one stretches out their hand, they can hardly see it. And whoever Allah does not bless with light will have no light!

Do you not see that Allah is glorified by all those in the heavens and the earth, even the birds as they soar? Each ˹instinctively˺ knows their manner of prayer and glorification. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all they do.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And to Allah is the final return."

These explain the role of the Mufti monk in teaching the Quran for the purposes of obtaining a piece of God's peace and glory, the "message in a bottle" each of us contains, the one that reaches the virgin lad or lass in us and wakes us up by removing the obscurity of life.

Whoever does not see God as a Mufti simply does not see.

It is my hope the Republic of Iran will surrender the Ayatollah to Tel Aviv and choose a secular government. The attacks on Israel and threats in the Red Sea are going to be responded to and millions will die. The Muftis, those very well versed in the Quran should step in and guide the nation from certain death to life.

In addition to significant evidence of deadly interference in the affairs of the Iranian, Lebanese, and Israeli people by the people of Texas, a new discovery indicates Muhammad was very likely a Taoist in addition to being a very good Jew.

Read the Tao Te Ching, which was written in the 4th Century not too long before Muhammad received the Quran. Observe how much of the Surah it contains. The more we look we the more we find evidence of the Light Muhammad spoke of, how it has always been with us.

The people from Texas, they do not need to be with us. They, persons of great means and every advantage put on costumes and raided the houses and territories of people much less fortunate, claiming they were in possession of the truth. Verily, the truth cannot be uncovered through such deception or corruption and the human race must contend with this as the Prophet has said: Pray, may the darkness not win.

[libidomechanica]

Had Buonaparte won at Waterloo

A limerick sequence

               Stanza I

—Gentle reason that had been first impel, till the spray, the sea? A heart its    hungry gorge. To travellers    journey, but they’re both together, for silk will ever be.

               Stanza II

How well a lover’s words were shooting into place. In the aggregate may    chance ever dear! Sweet voices    of their turn around a straight nor have I nothing in May.

               Stanza III

But then wind with spites; yet we think I’m dying. From the fanning wheel and    the pity for me, the    pay’s but small clouds are bright suffice that guides thus to enter me?

               Stanza IV

Which fix middle jimp wi’ sense and free. Lord Henry walk’d into place. I could    spoil much great descried the    indentures a ’ Then would be so you o’er-green my God!

               Stanza V

He also recommend; so never hurts ye. Struggling pain that moves, he found;    and melts the Fire. And—what    is depart; fixed to fight, in absence only, called a drunkard.

               Stanza VI

It is their own, till peace, an everlasting back that when I reign. Whilst the    shining fie was in love    is liberty, doth much in this bad world’s false companie. To learn.

               Stanza VII

Face, and saints I see that madmen may not bite you for being dead, wouldst stay!    Junior by six weeks his    youth. To touch one creature- traveler clear spring from an higher.

               Stanza VIII

The grassy slope I traced it. Brook, mere fresh new stings! Bad spider—die! Which wit    impart. Seeping jellyfish.    An oxymoron or absolute truth be broken world.

               Stanza IX

Come, let’s goe a Maying. The wither may create Ideas in the soul gave    all the acutest hinters,    exhaustion, or where, or whether to dread? Unequal task!

               Stanza X

Be lost which with Decay, to chant thy waiters, and if you kiss you new. The    citizen hissing wealth    goes to a Shrine, and syne he kiss’d her, and driving, lowers show.

               Stanza XI

The bounteous large; their rotten smoke? The secret joys and sae neat, and younger    brothers might not have studied    quick distrust she saw me. Which on the pool. So pass the wall.

               Stanza XII

I told her table. ’En out spak’ the wilds, as diligent her sons and then    his pipe, and ever more.    The solemn love who cannot be free, all in whit, e the load.

               Stanza XIII

But ’twas from out thy love! Pursue, and with apples, and legs and voices, that    outgrow, like to bedward    strange fortune better fitted for which mads the pale marble flood.

               Stanza XIV

’ In Moore’s phrase, where London’s so well as not her to lend, i’ll say, I wish theeues    do rob, but who was a    fine and somewhat more to here. He deems it is time of life’s hat!

               Stanza XV

So many trouble;—I wish thee embrace. Because of worth. And am forlorn,    dying abroad, at    least lie down to a lost and sent. Since allows: that love alone?

               Stanza XVI

To whispers first, but Love is fire. Her wits to your eyes see beautiful, but    most friends joy, foes grief,    posterity fame; before we know love excellently rave, Sir.

               Stanza XVII

Whose ripeness it is so dramatic this swelling stranger: but she loved    Cassandra mine. Woman,    weaving her climacteric teased her face; the means that she men.

               Stanza XVIII

Yet though her dignity brook thereon: this, ready gaping mouth, that very    faults assure; so well, thoughts    my deeds. With all your fruit, and this course can represent, and woes.

               Stanza XIX

Friend like slow Germany, whose like to it. On birthday she price, ask’d not know    what an interest I    listen to be thereon: this, reader! Teach me at once didst proue.

               Stanza XX

I’ll be my cold dust remained, the parting heart gazing he stood on thee well.    Do not think of these close    my gain for her waist, then wind was not to lose his power too.

               Stanza XXI

At least I’ll try to daunt you! I wondered if her mother dress. Kick off the    House of loue, thought in all    the prize contempt to confess: no matter for the sides were joined.

               Stanza XXII

Own they pleased; the field, with her venture. The golden dreamt for fancy form’d like    the harmonious sigh,    much as they were: still to leave all for the stuffs, the tape rolls on.

               Stanza XXIII

I lay with the house drowsing though the port: if they who had perceived with liberal    arts to complain. Curse    on all men and the tempests of vaine loue is sin, woo’d and me.

               Stanza XXIV

The shrines all. The king his desire to come of murdrer now on Shooter’s    Hill! Nancy, Nancy; is    it Man or Woman, since the world, which a man such skill and fame.

               Stanza XXV

And my presents the man who have year old who refuse: daughter’s case; more anxious    for that’s one cause enough    can signify the public shame, by rage suppress’d. Hey ho!

               Stanza XXVI

My children teares finding pure, doth but plainly tell; my passive is thistles    sowed! Day of passions,    love a goat stirs with no more, than Heav’n first secret sent, the woods.

               Stanza XXVII

Nor sister: ah! How glowing and only vocal with graves, black Melancholy    mirth; but the appointed    on the Flame, directed from me his sovereign of boredom.

               Stanza XXVIII

Wily bride. Wretched swindler’s lie? In female corporation seen. I love    the midst, where were used, the    lurking demon of any hart; her heaven, my absence Hell.

               Stanza XXIX

Aspire, for lofty Pile, and nights, going towers! Eyes wide whites shall my heart,    and pity doth thy lawn,    see all; So we who bear was born; seal’d her will strong and still green.

               Stanza XXX

’ Brings Scotland to the dog, and manger makes seen, the youngster, as rare in my    Muse! David! That when young    lieutenant’s wings, and others’ proper placemen, every day.

               Stanza XXXI

Prattle like Roland’s horn in Roncesvalles’ battles, despite, had he the    sweete soft interval afford    to a fine and abandoned. Horizon—where I am!

               Stanza XXXII

Soft for death, can break loose soul is drown’d was such, that, in fact, the heart. Hark how    this covenant. The Blues,    that makes the golden sea, whose base and cupp’d him Rx Pulv Com gr.

               Stanza XXXIII

They reach’d ten o’clock: and what’s the promise of a dancer, had kept him free,    and sigh’d no surely there    other tons, ’ which Eve might have brought, and say—’Ah! Although a straw.

               Stanza XXXIV

When once were. Struck match to this. And next designed, but one thing’s odd, which in pity    you woulds’t, when dreams. I    can’t be better, thought alloy with fighter, may find, in the eye.

               Stanza XXXV

Against my self extreme inclined, but oft to virtuous acts inflame my    feeding and, sick of the    circle smiled, the follow’d taper tremble, and you know what then?

               Stanza XXXVI

Nor do you know when she saw his father weary, Senses fall, they lead the    earth, and mind: and yet the    louder roar’d that shine because he sees throne. To lose her alone.

               Stanza XXXVII

Thin and tangled poison the strongly in my fate to mix some sixty thousand    sithes I blesse the    world at least I’ll give you miss, or the while yet tis praise, nor share.

               Stanza XXXVIII

In sighs, still the coming back to-night’s o’er; and even silence found; and sluttish    plenty deck’d her throat    and wherewith I write; and as romantic heads with a tear.

               Stanza XXXIX

Fact; that for once you gave me despair? The wound and purge the Titan’s breathing    of the liked whate’er the    marble, which after line my gushing eyes blot out thy stories.

               Stanza XL

In beauty, and bring. Is not humbly thee the book of everything wheel    exterminable—not    eternal. The wager though now a saint or sink—I have nor free!

               Stanza XLI

This made of shatter of youth, darkening valley. I have lived not Death, but Juan    saw not this: that minute    goes. Be sure she does the grain entrusted in the seas at rest!

               Stanza XLII

Which can look into your iris tightens mechanics, and let thy trunk all    bail shall shine between us!    Of such credit as a mourner, or there is another?

               Stanza XLIII

All this sort of the spellken hustled together under a large pedigree!    Certain kind of colour’d    ill. Factitious to the purblind: there’s nought of losing.

               Stanza XLIV

To the lass of max! In every leaf that through three were o’ the disguise, of    her, answers Death. Oft, when    a child; she prayer; heaven then, when I bow’d to have a home.

               Stanza XLV

His beauty was there stood with a glorious nothing do, in all his farme.    To sulk upon all, and    if you trust that is superficial, his last monotony.

               Stanza XLVI

Spring, sooner than fees. The means that in thy shaded with desire spurn’d    by Potemkin; others    talk in vain to spell, sweet babe, in thy sleep must lie down wearing.

               Stanza XLVII

He will go to Newgate?—Fond Though my coffer be toom, wi’ sense of want prepared    to watches o’er thy    breathing all around, and strangers shelt’ring Jack and idle Joan.

               Stanza XLVIII

Softened the blacke face so liuely heard, and studied Spanish to the due bounds    of late. When I do it    makes to see, and wait till you could have none! The sun, who can tell?

               Stanza XLIX

These virtues raised her habits should have close hearts instead of wicks, they won’t or    can’t allow. Near the train    a sudden horror of the Impressions in prose, held water.

               Stanza L

As e’er was straws, her hearer. Her pious deed; for soul, one thought waited on    the pearls. Sweetness to be    fair clime, this scythe and crooked grapple, since you gave me despair?

               Stanza LI

The sudden spark struck match to the grand sung their own poor devils who never    knowledge crouches in its    second skin. Yet thou, and married, unmarried at hazards rude.

               Stanza LII

Then in love to every spinning wind upon their force were. To please, or no    firebrands he stayed on    the due proportion’d, as authors only multiplied it more.

               Stanza LIII

With an apple fall, he found; some troops disbanded, dilettante, delicate    committeth. But Adeline’s    service dwells, and have felt a fleeting of all my grief!

[miguel-panfilo-pho101]

Miguel Panfilo- PHO101-Vicki Goldberg Response

Photographs have a swifter and more succinct impact that words, an impact that is instantaneous, visceral, and intense.(Golberg,1993). The author Vicki Goldberg said this in her book about how photography has affected our lives either recently or in the past. A photograph can be something as simple as a photo of a tree at a park or a street that you're walking down on. For some this could just be some picture that was taken to show what the photographer saw that day but for others the tree at the park could be somewhere that a person has made memories in making them feel nostalgic or even sad that those times have passed or the street could look different to someone who used to live there and they see how much it has changed. The photo I chose that reflects these words is one that was taken not here on our humble little planet but rather on the moon. The reason I chose this one is because it was taken somewhere much farther away and what it can make one feel when looking at it. When looking at the photo a few things come to mind such as, a feeling of wow it looks so small from here, there are eight billion people there less when the photo was taken, second would be all the photos that we see are mostly taken on the earth, there are so many of different places but from this perspective it all seems very small. But it doesn't take away the effect those pictures have on people who discover them everyday. Now with the world being so connected, images and videos are shared so quickly that the world is now connected not just by the internet but also by giving us a glimpse into another person's life outside of our own. The impact of photography will be here for a long time being that almost everyone has a smartphone that has a camera to take pictures at any moment. But even thought the photos can be shared very easily that doesn’t stop people or groups from using them as tools of manipulation causing others to believe a false narrative.There are many things we don't realize that can influence how we feel about certain subjects especially now being that all we see in the news is a time of war. We might be experiencing the actual event here but photos and videos of it are shown to show us it's happening while we are enjoying a glass of water or a plate of food. When seeing this you can feel a certain way, either sympathetic or not care at all. When looking at a photo of your younger self does it make you miss your youth or be glad that you’re not that young anymore? Either way that photo made you feel something that one can’t help to feel because of it which goes back to the impact of photos, even though there are no words on it we know that it was part of our lives that was captured in the photograph. Overall, the significance photos have brought to everybody in the world is everlasting and will become more prominent as technology advances and as more people take photos of what’s in front of them and give others a glance.

Goldberg, V. (1993). The power of photography: How photographs changed our lives. Abbeville Press. 

[ancestorsofjudah]

2 Kings 2: 15-18. "Jericho."

Jericho is the Place of Fragrance. It is a Fortified City that plays a prominent role in the Torah and Tanakh. The Value in Gematria just about says it all, 755, זה‎ה, "same" or shemosh me'oth in Hebrew which means "a bunch of pure giggling young boys or girls."

The term alamoth occurs only twice in the Bible. It's a musical term that's used juxtaposed with sheminith in 1 Chronicles 15:20-21, which makes it clear that both have to do with the way harps and lyres (small harps) were tuned or played. Our word alamoth also occurs in the header of Psalm 46:1.

The verb עלם ('alam) means to be hidden or concealed and noun תעלמה (ta'alumma) describes a hidden thing, but all this with an emphasis on a potential coming out rather than a hiding for, say, safety or mysteriousness.

Noun עלם ('elem) describes a young man, עלמה ('alma) a young woman, and עלומים ('alumim) youth(s) in general, which appears to appeal to the still "hidden" potential of youth.

Likewise the noun עולם (olam), which means forever or everlasting, appears to refer to the potential of any present situation, which may realize when time is unlimited.

To bring out the "hidden water" from a man makes us all more alike than it makes us different. The relief of discovering what life is all about down there just like everyone else is Jericho, the Fragrant Place:

Known to evoke spiritual qualities and feelings and reminding mankind of its creator, fragrance in Jewish wisdom can be summed up with the words of the Talmud: “What is it that provides enjoyment for the soul and not for the body? Fragrance!”

Recall our previous encounters in the Melachim between the King's penises and the opposite sex were disasterous - the last one between King Ahab and Jezebel certainly did not cause anyone to feel anything but dread.

Now, true to the Judaic approach God gives us insight into ways sex is not debauchery, how it forms a company of men around itself rather than a community stockade.

God promised Adam and Eve if they would just be patient, he would eventually tell them what to do, and things would work out. The fulfillment of this promise takes place after the sexual union of two men, but the lessons are the same for all of us:

15 The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him. 

16 “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and look for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.”

“No,” Elisha replied, “do not send them.”

17 But they persisted until he was too embarrassed to refuse. So he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him. 

18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”

In order to understand the meaning of Elijah's union with Elisha, we need to look at the Angel Math:

v. 15: The Number is 10958, יטהח "the knock", naqash, meaning "please yoke me to you."

Na= an entreaty, "knock me up, please."

The verb קשה (qasha I) means to be hard or severe, and is most often deployed in conjunction with the yoke carried by oxen (1 Kings 12:4).

v. 16: The Number is 11599, יאהטט, "will juggle." To juggle is to balance one's desires with one's sense. Yes, God has told us it's all right to schcrew around, except one cannot lie, commit adultery, covet, or violate the Mitzvot, Tzav, Edoms, rules of Kosher etc.

Almost all of the rules for Kosher pertain to ways to avoid trouble while being sexually active.

Let's try a few:

"Do not eat a pig." The Value in Gematria is 427, d. baz, "to surround with booty, to spoil."

One does not eat a pig, one feeds it, stuffs it all right in his ass.

"Do not eat a lizard." The Value is 965. טו‎ה, "that's right!" A lizard steals heat from its surroundings. The translator suggests טונה, a tuna, which also has scales, instead: "Although many Kosher fish are completely covered with scales, Halacha requires only a minimum number of scales to accord a fish Kosher status (see Y.D. 83:1). Tuna, for example, have very few scales, yet are nevertheless considered a Kosher fish."

Tunas, unlike lizards school with other tuna and are much more likely to retain the relationship after intercourse than a reptile.

"Do not eat a gar fish." The Number is 552, heb, "A business associate." =Do not screw the boss, do not let him screw you.

"Do not eat an albatross." The Number is 825, חבה, fondness. The Hebrew word for fondness is chibat, or Shabbat. An albatross is graceful in the air but waddles on the ground. One should not intercourse with someone that is has not considered observing Shabbat, i.e., is not particularly grounded.

"Any man from the house of Israel… who shall offer an offering to G‑d… an animal that has a blemish you shall not offer, for it will not be found desirable…" (22:18- 20)

Every forbidden or desirable animal has some trait one must come to recognize as a plus or negative in a sexual or marital partner. The list is extensive, so I only calculated the values of a few, but it is an exercise worth undertaking from Dear Abby God.

v. 17: The Number is 8281. חבחא‎, lol, "Don't kid yourself."

Across two root groups — אלל ('ll) and אול ('wl) — the Hebrew language seems to insist on a direct relationship between oaks and foolishness/worthlessness, although the connection might simply lay in the act of protruding: a tree protrudes up in the air, a foolish person protrudes from convention, and a worthless item protrudes from the economy of useful things.

Then there are two roots יאל (y'l), of which one is comparable to one of the two roots אול ('wl), while the other denotes the showing of willingness or determination:

v. 18: The Number is 7431, ז‎דג‎א‎, zdga, "Do not defile a holy man."

[iwaasfairy]

hi fairy!!

i did some reverse image searching and found out the girl in your icon is from a hentai manga called eisei no kaori (for english i see it called everlasting fragrance/perfume of love!) i read it so i could provide a plot for u :3

a warning!! it’s v dark. the tags on it from one site are: ahegao, ball sucking, blood, blowjob, grandmother, l0li, r@pe, solo female, incest, age progression, old man, sh0ta, mosaic censorship (lol)

the tagline is: what does eternity bring—infinite bliss, or unending suffering? a sorrowful tale of a girl swept along by the currents of time

it’s about a boy, ji zhi, falling ill as a child with an incurable disease and being miraculously cured by something his grandfather, zhong chang, gets from his secret room on the estate, something he hides, claiming it to be a family secret. ji zhi catches a glimpse of it and discovers it to be human hair. he sneaks into the area and finds a large cell imprisoning something. upon further inspection, he finds the girl in your icon (idk that she has a proper name?), ageless and youthful because she drank the elixir of immortality. she tells him to call her grandmother, so he refers to her as such

he begins spending more time with her behind his grandfather’s back, and one day, after zhong chang begins falling ill in his old age, he goes to the secret room, and ji zhi follows him in secret. here he stumbles upon his grandmother being r@ped, and it explains that she herself had become the elixir of immortality, so her bodily fluids granted youth. eventually, quoting the manga directly, “she drowned in lust”, and for a hundred years after, she would be claimed by different authority figures

years pass with no visitors, and the next time ji zhi visits her, he’s grown up. he comes to visit her because his grandfather has once again fallen ill, and he’s taken over the position of head of the household to lessen his grandfather’s burden. he asks her if the elixir of immortality must still be extracted the same way, which she confirms, and they end up having sex. he loses control and takes her again and it’s dubcon at best but he feels bad about it and apologizes and tells her he only wants her, and that he wants to be with her

zhong chang, in his ill state, goes back to the imprisonment, this time seeking her blood, figuring it would hold more power and keep him alive forever. he attempts to kill her and steal her blood, and he manages to consume it, but he begins to transform into a monster. she explains that, in small doses, the elixir can cure disease and keep one young, but an overdose is cancerous and fatal

she then decides that her presence only brings despair and fear to those around her, and decides she must leave. ji zhi begs her to stay, but she cuts off her long hair and gives him a portion of it. she tells him to carry on the bloodline, to marry, and to have lots of children

it ends showing ji zhi giving her a respite from the way she’s spent the past hundred years, showing her love and offering her protection, even as he grew his own family tree. the passage of time, however, changed things. at the end, we see her visiting a now elderly and sick ji zhi, clutching the hair she left behind with him. just as she had done with his grandfather and those before him, she kisses him, granting him the elixir of immortality, with the ending tagline: as for the immortal girl—she’s still drifting along the rivers of time

lots of love!!

- 🍙

eVERLASTING PERFuME OF LOVE!!! yA OMFG THIS!!! I READ THIS likE yeaRS AGO but definitely tw.noncon n gross old ugly men!!! but yes yes yes omFGGGGG i CANT BELIEVE YOU FOUND IT!! thank you so mucchhhhh

[bubsenpai-blog]

Research Project Draft & Notes

Working Title:

The urban fairy tale: 'A woman who walks at night'

Main topics:

Introduction – discuss the issue of walking at night for women and how it’s wrong that we must form ways to stay safe through passed down advice and coded language. Little to no education in staying safe and preventing people (particularly men) from creating environments we don’t feel safe to walk in.

Our biological relationship with the night (sleep, visibility) and the irony of it especially for women as it should be empowering, spiritual, safe

Visual culture throughout history that encouraged the idea that walking at night is unsafe and how it often results in violence against women (art, fairy tales, films)

Linking historical and modern-day instances of walking at night and crime against women to show how things still haven’t really changed (Jack the ripper to Sabina Nessa)

Modern day visual culture and merchandise used as a coded language between women to keep safe (posters, advertising, self-defence keychains, call Angela at pubs etc…)

Examples of modern-day interpretations of fairy tales that show a more realistic and feminist viewpoint as well as a mention of a variety of communities and services that are trying to make a change around these topics

Analysis of primary & secondary data/research – Focus on female responses and the coded languages

Summary of what has been taught throughout and the most effective changes and resources

Walt Disney’s Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937) Directed by David Hand. Available at: Disney+ (Accessed 2022-2023)

SAM (11/05/2021) Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs | Far into the forest. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVfHDF_ZmVU (Accessed 2022-2013)

Subtitle 1:

Fairy tales and the night

(A section about how fairy tales pathed women's perception of the night and its consequences - 611 words)

Throughout history fairy tales have been the foundation of fantastical storytelling, visual culture and setting moral compasses. They are typically stories told from generation to generation, and are derived from mythology, folklore, and legends that are supposed to help teach us to be ‘good people’. The reason fairy tales link to women’s navigational Independence is because they often include a female protagonist who finds themselves in danger once alone on their journey.

In Walt Disney’s animated film Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 1937, (An adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s book Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs 1812) there is a scene between 07:42 and 10:40 where Snow White is chased into a forest by the Evil Queen’s huntsman. This scene is significant because the threat of being killed immediately sends Snow White’s mind into a state of paranoia as everything within this forest becomes seemingly dark and dangerous. From tree branches clinging to the princess’s clothes, to eyes staring at her from the bushes. As a child this scene terrified me because at such a young age, I couldn’t comprehend that all these scary apparitions were just in Snow White’s head. Rewatching this scene as an adult, it’s nowhere near as scary. However, I do believe having seen this scene so young has had an everlasting impact on me. Even today when I’m walking alone outside at night, I feel this irrational sense of being watched and needing to be guarded. The knowledge of Snow White being hunted for her youth and beauty further highlights the potential harm it can have on developing young women because it can lead to females with these qualities feeling vulnerable and afraid in situations they shouldn’t. On the other hand, it could be argued that from a psychological viewpoint Snow White’s interpretation of fear is firstly accurate because it is possible to hallucinate when high on adrenaline. And secondly rational because there are actual dangers to being alone in a dark forest such as wild animals, low visibility of tripping and falling hazards, and characters of malevolent intentions (The Evil Queen).

Personally, I believe this fairy tale is one of many that illustrates a young woman navigating alone at night as an unnecessarily fearful experience. But with context, these fears are completely justified and are supported by the biological instinct to survive and be prepared for all scenarios, whether possible or not.

A short time after this scene Snow White finds sanctuary in the Seven Dwarfs cottage. I’ve always found this concept to be quite ironic as growing up we’ve always been taught about ‘stranger danger’, especially for females when it comes to men, and yet the princess finds herself in a confined place with seven male strangers. Of course, this societal belief that male strangers are more dangerous than female is completely stereotypical, however it’s interesting that Disney put Snow White in what would be considered such a scandalous situation during the 1930s. And made it seem ‘okay’ by characterising the dwarfs as seven charming protectors, keeping away all dangers of the forest and beyond.

In my opinion, the damsel in distress and the heroic male protector are character roles that are incredibly outdated in fairy tales. However, are still present in modern society as many women in the survey I sent out expressed having a familiar male companion accompany them on late night walks or come and collect them from a potentially dangerous situation. On the other hand, then it comes to seeking help from a stranger, women are more likely to opt for a female counterpart. This is evident in solely female services such as Lady Cabs and Ask for Angela.

(Compare to a modern retelling of snow white and/or another fairy tale & modern retelling like Little Red Riding Hood/My Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter?)

Subtitle 2:

The Coded Languages of Nocturnal Travelling Women

TFL launched 'Zero Tolerance' Campaign Against Sexual Harassment (Rolled out Wednesday 27th October 2021 till now)

TfL Launches 'Zero Tolerance' Campaign Against Sexual Harassment | Londonist

Londoners think they have pointed out major blunder in police sexual harassment campaign on London Underground - MyLondon

New campaign launches to stamp out sexual harassment on public transport - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk)

See it. Say it. Sorted. - AML Group (aml-group.com)

As a young woman who commutes in the dark roughly five days a week, I have noticed a coded language appearing in everyday announcements, advertising, posters, and leaflets. Informing the public both on what is inappropriate behaviour, and the various ways you can get yourself out of those situations.

This coded language has been primarily evident on the London Underground trains and was first brought to my attention when they frequently announced and flashed above the heads of passengers sat opposite me; “If you see something that doesn’t look right, speak to staff or text British Transport Police on 61016. We’ll sort it. See it. Say it. Sorted.” Initially, I found the repetition of this announcement irritating as I found myself learning the entire script quite quickly, and sometimes couldn’t get the “See it. Say it. Sorted.” out of my head. However, upon reflection I’ve come to realise how intrusively brilliant the announcement is because, it has ensured I am aware of the services I can reach if I ever witness or become the victim of an uncomfortable and/or potentially dangerous situation.

In terms of origin, the “See it. Say it. Sorted” campaign unveiled at London Waterloo by Rail Minister (Paul Maynard MP) in November 2016 under Theresa May’s government. Self-proclaimed “strategic, creative and experience communications agency” AML Group had a huge part in creating the visuals of this campaign. The agency’s digital and printed posters boldly showing that famous five-word tagline in light blue, contrasting heavily with monochromatic illustrations of suspicious situations, in the style of the graphic Sin City novels. AML Group further claim “‘See it. Say it. Sorted.’ has appeared on 11,000 static and digital posters” and has “been broadcast as tannoy announcements across 5,000 stations and 13,000 trains. The campaign can now also be seen and heard on buses, trams, the London Underground, airports, and ferry terminals. But most importantly of all, texts and calls to British Transport police relating to suspicious circumstances have increased by 365% in the 3 years the campaign has been running.” These facts and statistics are reassuring for the public as they highlight how successful the expansion of the campaign within the UK’s Public transport has been, therefore making us feel more comfortable in reaching out to these services if they are needed in the future.

Overall, I believe the “See it. Say it. Sorted” campaign is a visually and audibly successful coded language for night travelling women like myself because the important information we might need is both eye catching and repetitive enough to be seen and remembered. I also think a lot of potential dangers follow us from the bustling safety of public transport and so being able to catch it and report it before continuing your journey alone could be the single factor that prevents sexual harassment or threat to life. Be that as it may, I do still have some reservations on how any of the information could be useful when walking alone at night specifically as they all seem to be linked to services solely linked to public transport (besides the police). Additionally, they could explore the imagery in a way that educates and deters potential offenders. For example, the images might demonstrate the life-long impacts of a victim, as well as the serious consequences (such as jail) the offenders may experience.

Another example of coded language is the #AskForAngela (#NoMore) Movement/Campaign launched by Inspector Hayley Crawford between 2012-2016 in Lincolnshire England. The #AskForAngela campaign was put in place to protect the public from unsafe situations in bars and pubs and was named by the Crawford in remembrance of Angela Crompton who was abused and killed by her husband and represents gender/sexuality orientated violence and abuse. On the Ask for Angela | Nottinghamshire Police Website page they feature an interview with Hayley Crawford where she describes what was going through her mind when she was working as a strategic lead for sexual violence and abuse for Lincolnshire County Council. Stating she started the scheme as part of a wider project to decrease sexual violence and abuse in the night-time economy.

"I was hearing of people meeting people from dating apps and having bad experiences".

"Angela was a good friend of my best friend and her murder devastated those who knew her".

“The scheme received so much positivity when it began in Lincolnshire and soon was replicated all over the United Kingdom and different parts of the world including the United States and Australia".

#Ask for Angela/#No More Movement & Campaign created by Inspector Hayley Crawford (2016) in name of Angela Crompton (2012) who represents all gender orientated abuse

Ask for Angela - Wikipedia

Ask for Angela | Nottinghamshire Police

Is the Ask for Angela initiative only for women? - National Pubwatch

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Ember Days: The 1st Wednesday, Friday & Saturday after ‘Lucy, Ashes, Dove and Cross’

The term ‘Ember Days‘ find its origin in the Latin Quatuor Tempora (‘four times’). Ember Days are observed  on the successive Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at the beginning of the four seasons of the year and are an ancient practise instituted by the Church to thank God for blessings received and to implore further graces for the season ahead. They are intended to thank God for the gifts of nature, to teach men to make use of them in moderation and to assist those in need.

Ember Days are days of fasting and abstinence and fall annually after “Lucy, Ashes, Dove, and Cross“:

• December 13 (St. Lucia, V.M.) • Ash Wednesday • Whitsunday (Pentecost) • September 14 (Exaltation of the Holy Cross)

From Blessed be God: A Complete Catholic Prayer Book (pp.234-5): “Wednesday, Friday and Saturday were days of particular devotion in the early Church: Wednesday as recalling the betrayal of our Lord, and Friday in memory of His Passion, Saturday was later added to these days of prayer and penance as a continuation of Friday, and as far back as the second century they were set apart as Stational days, that is, as days of special religious service and fasting.”

The origins of Ember Days date from the ancient Church (at least the fifth century) and the modern format was arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085).

As the dismantling, deconstruction and open disregard for the practise of the authentic, orthodox Catholic Faith took hold after Vatican II, veiled in stratagems of ambiguity and seeded generationally, the observance of Ember and Rogation Days were among the early casualties.

And on that note, and bearing in mind that God sends His people the priests that they deserve – some say on a personal, rather than purely societal, basis – following the extract from Jeremiah 3: 14-15 below, are some prayers for Ember Days.

“Return, O ye revolting children, saith the Lord: for I am your husband: and I will take you, one of a city, and two of a kindred, … I will give you pastors according to my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine.” (Jeremiah 3: 14-15)

Ember Day Prayers

ANT. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all He hath done for thee.

V/. Lord, Thou hast been our refuge. R/. From generation to generation.

Let us pray. GRANT, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that as year by year we devoutly keep these holy observances, we may be pleasing to Thee both in body and soul. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Honour of Christ’s Betrayal and Passion

O GOD, Who to redeem the world didst vouchsafe to be born amongst men, to be circumcised, rejected by the Jews, betrayed by the traitor Judas with a kiss, to be bound with cords, and as an innocent lamb to be led to the slaughter; Who didst suffer Thyself to be shamelessly exposed to the gaze of Annas, Caiphus, Pilate and Herod; to be accused by false witnesses, tormented by scourges and insults, crowned with thorns, smitten with blows, defiled with spittings, to have Thy divine countenance covered, to be struck with a reed, to be stripped of Thy clothes, nailed to and raised high upon a Cross between two thieves, to be given gall and vinegar to drink, and then pierced with a lance; do Thou, O LORD, by these most sacred sufferings, which I, unworthy as I am, yet dare to contemplate, by Thy holy Cross and by Thy bitter Death, free me from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to bring me to Paradise, whither Thou didst lead the thief who was crucified with Thee, my Jesus, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, God forever and ever. Amen.

5x Pater Noster … Ave Maria … Gloria Patri … (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 3 years)

Prayer for God’s Blessing on Our Labours

O LORD, graciously look down upon Thy servants and upon the work of their hands, and do Thou, Who givest food to every creature, bless and preserve the fruits of the earth, that the needy may be filled with good things and that all may praise the glory of Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Vocations to the Priesthood

ANT. Why stand ye all the day idle, go ye into my vineyard.

V/. Ask the Lord of the harvest. R/. That He send labourers into His vineyard.

Let us pray. GOD, Who willest not the death of the sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; grant, by the intercession of blessed Mary Ever-Virgin and of all the saints, labourers for Thy Church, fellow labourers with Christ, to spend and consume themselves for souls. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who livest and reignest with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 3 years)

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Psalm 102

Benedic, anima. Thanksgiving to God for His mercies. [1] FOR DAVID himself.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name. [2] Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee. [3] Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases. [4] Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion. [5] Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.

.[6] The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong. [7] He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel. [8] The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy. [9] He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever. [10] He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

.[11] For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him. [12] As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us. [13] As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him: [14] For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust: [15] Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.

.[16] For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more. [17] But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children’s children, [18] To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them. [19] The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all. [20] Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.

.[21] Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will. [22] Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.

Gloria Patri …  

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Litany of the Saints

Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord have mercy on us.) Christ, have mercy on us. (Christ have mercy on us.) Lord, have mercy on us. (Lord, have mercy on us.)

Christ, hear us. (Christ, hear us.) Christ, graciously hear us. (Christ, graciously hear us.)

God the Father of heaven, (have mercy on us.) God the Son, Redeemer of the world, (have mercy on us.) God the Holy Ghost, (have mercy on us.) Holy Trinity, one God, (have mercy on us.)

Holy Mary, (* pray for us) Holy Mother of God, (*) Holy Virgin of virgins, (*)

St. Michael, (*) St. Gabriel, (*) St. Raphael, (*) All ye holy Angels and Archangels, (*) All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits, (*)

St. John the Baptist, (*) St. Joseph, (*) All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, (*)

St. Peter, (*) St. Paul, (*) St. Andrew, (*) St. James, (*) St. John, (*) St. Thomas, (*) St. James, (*) St. Philip, (*) St. Bartholomew, (*) St. Matthew, (*) St. Simon, (*) St. Thaddeus, (*) St. Matthias, (*) St. Barnabas, (*) St. Luke, (*) St. Mark, (*) All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, (*) All ye holy Disciples of the Lord, (*)

All ye holy Innocents, (*) St. Stephen, (*) St. Lawrence, (*) St. Vincent, (*) SS. Fabian and Sebastian, (*) SS. John and Paul, (*) SS. Cosmas and Damian, (*) SS. Gervase and Protase, (*) All ye holy Martyrs, (*)

St. Sylvester, (*) St. Gregory, (*) St. Ambrose, (*) St. Augustine, (*) St. Jerome, (*) St. Martin, (*) St. Nicholas, (*) All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, (*) All ye holy Doctors, (*)

St. Anthony, (*) St. Benedict, (*) St. Bernard, (*) St. Dominic, (*) St. Francis, (*) All ye holy Priests and Levites, (*) All ye holy Monks and Hermits, (*)

St. Mary Magdalen, (*) St. Agatha, (*) St. Lucy, (*) St. Agnes, (*) St. Cecilia, (*) St. Catherine, (*) St. Anastasia, (*) All ye holy Virgins and Widows, (*) [Other Saints may be added]

All ye holy Saints of God, (Make intercession for us.) Be merciful, (Spare us, O Lord.) Be merciful, (Graciously hear us, O Lord.)

From all evil, (^ O Lord, deliver us) From all sin, (^) From Thy wrath, (^) From sudden and unlooked for death, (^) From the snares of the devil, (^) From anger, and hatred, and every evil will, (^) From the spirit of fornication, (^) From lightning and tempest, (^) From the scourge of earthquakes, (^) From plague, famine and war, (^) From everlasting death, (^) Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, (^) Through Thy Coming, (^) Through Thy Birth, (^) Through Thy Baptism and holy Fasting, (^) Through Thy Cross and Passion, (^) Through Thy Death and Burial, (^) Through Thy holy Resurrection, (^) Through Thine admirable Ascension, (^) Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete. (^) In the day of judgment. (^)

We sinners, (~ we beseech Thee, hear us) That Thou wouldst spare us, (~) That Thou wouldst pardon us, (~) That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy holy Church, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to the whole Christian world, (~) That Thou wouldst call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from her fold, and to guide all unbelievers into the light of the Gospel, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service, (~) That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires, (~) That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, (~) That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, from eternal damnation, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, (~) That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, (~) Son of God, (~)

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, (spare us, O Lord.) Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, (graciously hear us, O Lord.) Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, (have mercy on us.)

Christ, (hear us.) Christ, (graciously hear us.) Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy.) Christ, have mercy, (Christ, have mercy.) Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy.) . [Our Father, inaudibly until] … And lead us not into temptation (but deliver us from evil. Amen.)

(Partial Indulgence, 1968; taken from Fisheaters.com)

~~~ +++++++ ~~~ Rogation Day Prayer

All we can do is worth nothing Unless God blesses the deed; Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide Till God gives life to the seed; Yet nearer and nearer draws the time, The time that shall surely be When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God As the waters cover the sea.

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Consecration to Saint Philomena as Chosen Patroness

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O glorious Saint Philomena, Virgin, Martyr, and Spouse of Christ, glory of the Catholic Church, illustrious Wonder-worker, I, Thine unworthy client and servitor, consecrate myself this day for my whole life to Thy love and to devotion to Thee. Yes, I will love Thee ever with warm affection, and, after Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I shall bear Thee in my thoughts, and speak of Thee to all that I may draw them to devotion and love toward Thee. Thou shalt be, after Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the object of my affection, my joy, and my consolation. To Thee, as to an intimate and dear friend, I will manifest my joys, from Thee I will seek counsel in my doubts, to Thee I will recur for comfort and help in my trials and sorrows.

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Deign, O glorious Saint, to receive me into the number of thy clients and lovers, and to protect me at all times. O my sweet Saint, O dear Saint Philomena, I offer and consecrate my heart to Thee today. I wish all good and joy unto Thee insofar as my desire can contribute to Thine accidental glory. In return, Thou pardon my boldness, wish well unto me so there may be established between Thee and me a current of warm and everlasting affection and friendship. I will never forget Thee, my sweet advocate, and do Thou remember me that I may be Thy companion forever in Paradise. Amen.

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Litany of Saint Philomena by Saint John Vianney

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Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven,

Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

Have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,

Have mercy on us.

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Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,

Pray for us.

Saint Philomena,

Pray for us.

Saint Philomena, filled with abundant graces from the cradle, etc.

Saint Philomena, model of virgins,

Saint Philomena, temple of the most perfect humility,

Saint Philomena, victim of the love of Christ,

Saint Philomena, example of strength and perseverance,

Saint Philomena, invincible athlete of chastity,

Saint Philomena, mirror of most heroic virtues,

Saint Philomena, firm and intrepid before torments,

Saint Philomena, scourged like Thy Divine Spouse,

Saint Philomena, pierced by a shower of arrows,

Saint Philomena, consoled in chains by the Mother of God,

Saint Philomena, miraculously cured in prison,

Saint Philomena, sustained by angels in the midst of tortures,

Saint Philomena, who preferred humiliation and death to the

splendor of a throne,

Saint Philomena, who converted the witnesses of Thy martyrdom,

Saint Philomena, who wore out the fury of Thy executioners,

Saint Philomena, patroness of the innocent,

Saint Philomena, patroness of youth,

Saint Philomena, refuge of the unfortunate,

Saint Philomena, health of the sick and infirm,

Saint Philomena, new light of the Church Militant,

Saint Philomena, who confounds the impiety of our age,

Saint Philomena, who reanimates the faith and courage of the faithful,

Saint Philomena, whose name is glorious in Heaven and terrible in Hell,

Saint Philomena, illustrious by the most splendid miracles,

Saint Philomena, powerful with God,

Saint Philomena, who reigns in glory,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, Saint Philomena,

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray

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We beg Thee, O Lord, to grant us the pardon of our sins by the intercession of Saint Philomena, virgin and martyr, who was always pleasing in Thy sight by Her eminent chastity and by the profession of every virtue. R. Amen.

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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: ROMEO MONTAGUE

TAGGED BY: @princesssarisa​

@ardenrosegarden​ @giuliettaluce​ @gravedangerahead​

Favorite thing about them: Oh my sweet boy, he is a sensitive poet that only wants to distance himself of violence and to share his love (for Juliet and for love itself) with the world.

Least favorite thing about them: That fact that when Tybalt kills Mercucio, he blames Juliet for “turning him affeminate” (weak) and decides to kill Tybalt in relation, believing this will prove that he is “man enough”. This obviously is the biggest mistake he ever commited.

Three things i have in common with them:

-His melancholy.

-I also can sometimes find dificult to communicate my true feelings to friends and relatives.

-I also love Juliet Capulet.

Three things i don’t have in common with them:

-Nobility status.

-Training to fight with a sword.

-I can’t improvise poetic dialogue the way he can. And i don’t have his french.

Favorite line:

“I fear, too early: for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night's revels and expire the term Of a despised life closed in my breast By some vile forfeit of untimely death”.

 “What lady is that, which doth enrich the hand Of yonder knight?

O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows, As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows. The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand, And, touching hers, make blessed my rude hand. Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night”.

“ If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss”. 

“But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were! She speaks yet she says nothing: what of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it. I am too bold, 'tis not to me she speaks: Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return. What if her eyes were there, they in her head? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing and think it were not night. See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek”!

 “She speaks: O, speak again, bright angel! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds And sails upon the bosom of the air”.

“ Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this”?

 “Amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her sight: Do thou but close our hands with holy words, Then love-devouring death do what he dare; It is enough I may but call her mine”.

“Ah, Juliet, if the measure of thy joy Be heap'd like mine and that thy skill be more To blazon it, then sweeten with thy breath This neighbour air, and let rich music's tongue Unfold the imagined happiness that both Receive in either by this dear encounter”.

“This gentleman, the prince's near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt In my behalf; my reputation stain'd With Tybalt's slander,—Tybalt, that an hour Hath been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper soften'd valour's steel”!

“ This day's black fate on more days doth depend; This but begins the woe, others must end”.

“Alive, in triumph! and Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now”!

“O, I am fortune's fool”!

“Thou canst not speak of that thou dost not feel: Wert thou as young as I, Juliet thy love, An hour but married, Tybalt murdered, Doting like me and like me banished, Then mightst thou speak, then mightst thou tear thy hair, And fall upon the ground, as I do now, Taking the measure of an unmade grave”.

“ It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale: look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east: Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. I must be gone and live, or stay and die”.

“ Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death; I am content, so thou wilt have it so. I'll say yon grey is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow; Nor that is not the lark, whose notes do beat The vaulty heaven so high above our heads: I have more care to stay than will to go: Come, death, and welcome! Juliet wills it so. How is't, my soul? let's talk; it is not day”.

 “Come hither, man. I see that thou art poor: Hold, there is forty ducats: let me have A dram of poison, such soon-speeding gear As will disperse itself through all the veins That the life-weary taker may fall dead And that the trunk may be discharged of breath As violently as hasty powder fired Doth hurry from the fatal cannon's womb”.

“Art thou so bare and full of wretchedness, And fear'st to die? famine is in thy cheeks, Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes, Contempt and beggary hangs upon thy back; The world is not thy friend nor the world's law; The world affords no law to make thee rich; Then be not poor, but break it, and take this”.

“I pay thy poverty, and not thy will”.

“There is thy gold, worse poison to men's souls, Doing more murders in this loathsome world, Than these poor compounds that thou mayst not sell. I sell thee poison; thou hast sold me none. Farewell: buy food, and get thyself in flesh. Come, cordial and not poison, go with me To Juliet's grave; for there must I use thee”.

“How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death: O, how may I Call this a lightning? O my love! my wife! Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty: Thou art not conquer'd; beauty's ensign yet3040 Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there. Tybalt, liest thou there in thy bloody sheet? O, what more favour can I do to thee, Than with that hand that cut thy youth in twain To sunder his that was thine enemy? Forgive me, cousin! Ah, dear Juliet, Why art thou yet so fair? shall I believe That unsubstantial death is amorous, And that the lean abhorred monster keeps Thee here in dark to be his paramour? For fear of that, I still will stay with thee; And never from this palace of dim night Depart again: here, here will I remain With worms that are thy chamber-maids; O, here Will I set up my everlasting rest, And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last! Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss A dateless bargain to engrossing death! Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy sea-sick weary bark! Here's to my love”!

“O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”.    

brOTP: With Mercucio and Benvolio.

OTP: With Juliet.

nOTP: With Rosaline, Benvolio, Mercucio and Tybalt.

Random Headcanon:

-His favorite colors are: blue, green, white and silver.

-His favorite fairy tale is Rapunzel.

-His favorite greek myth is the love story of Orpheus and Euridice.

-In a Modern Day Everybody Lives AU i made in collab with @giuliettaluce​, he becomes an English Lit and Poetry professor. To know more about it, read it here:

https://giuliettaluce.tumblr.com/post/617050378210590720/modern-headcanon-romeo-and-juliet

Unpopular Opinion: Yes, Leonard Whiting is a good actor and he was a very good casting choice for the role of Romeo in the 1968 movie. But the cuts of many of his lines, like the one where he thinks that killing Tybalt as a regaining of honor and his dialogue with the apotecary, tones the characters actual complexity and intelligence way, way down, and is the cause of the popular misconception that Romeo is an impulsive bratty teenager.

Song i associate with them: 

Flor, Minha Flor (Grupo Galpão), wich is the theme of Grupo Galpão’s montage of Romeo and Juliet: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koIO15cI-8Y

Favorite picture of them:

Sir Ian Holm, 1967

Dolhai Attila, 2001

Adetomiwa Edun, 2010 

Eduardo Moreira, 2012/13

Lucien Laviscount in the Still Star-Crossed series, 2017

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A Art: When was the last time you painted something? I don’t even remember. Adventure: When was the last time you really felt alive, and what were you doing? Family vacation to TN with the family this past Memorial day weekend. It was a nice break from the “real” world. Allergies: What is one thing that you are allergic to? Grass. It fucking sucks. Answers: What is one question you would like an answer to? Why me? Age: What has been your favorite age so far? As much as I don’t like getting older... I love being a mom. So now.

B What month is your birthday? September. I’m 28 this year. Have you ever played house inside a big box? Probably. Are you boisterous? Definitely not. Have you ever dated a bad boy? Kind of, I guess.  Name one thing you like that is blue: Blue moon ice cream. C Cinnamon–yay or nay? Usually I enjoy it.

Chocolate: do you love it? I have to be in the mood for it. Name one favorite type of candy. Lately I’ve been craving skittles and gummy candies. Children: Name one favorite thing to do with kids while babysitting. Movie night with drinks and snacks! Carefree: Are you carefree? Definitey not. D When was the last time you danced like no one was watching? A few weeks ago with the kiddos. Do you daydream? I do. Dreams: What is one of your dreams? Have my own marriage and family therapy practice.. What is one thing you are currently dreading? My ultrasound tomorrow. I’m SOO excited but I am also dreading it because I’m always afraid they’re going to say my baby is gone.. Even though I can feel her move now. It still scares me. Or that they will tell me something is wrong with my baby. Name something delicious. Smoothies. E Would you ride an elephant if given the opportunity? I have once when I was younger and my mom took my siblings and I to the circus. Do you live life on the edge? I don’t think so. Name something you like to eat: These days.. watermelon. Do you believe in everlasting life? No. I wish. But no. Name something that comes easy to you. Being a mom.. usually. F Name a fragrance you like. There are several from Bath and Body!  Are you a free spirit? I don’t think so, no. Are you fickle? No. Are you hiding your feelings from someone? I mean.. maybe. Name one flavor you like. Hm. Caramel. G Are you gentle? Yeah. I think so. Are you generous? I try to be.. but I could probably do better. Name something green. Cucumber. Name a famous giant. The Iron Giant! Are you a girl? I am. H Are you generally a happy person? I’m happier now than I used to be. The days I want to go back to self-injury are further between each other. Do you honor the holiness of the day? No. Do you believe in Heaven? No. I wish. Name one thing you are hoping for. Our ultrasound to go well tomorrow. Name one thing you hate. Not having our own house even though it’s our house. I Imagination: Write the name of one of your imaginary friends from when you. were younger. Pebbles. From the Flintstones.  Issues: Name one magazine you subscribe to, if there is any. Family Therapy Magazine. Internet: Name one website you visit often. Facebook and my school website. Itinerary: List one place you would like to visit. Italy. Interest: Name one thing that interests you. Marriage and family therapy.  J Are you joyful? Eh. I dont’ know about joyful. When was the last time you were filled with joy? Watching my kids have fun when we went to the pool last Friday. Can you jump high? No. Name one girl’s name that starts with a J that you like. Jenna. Name one boy’s name that starts with a J that you like. Jacob. K Have you ever been kissed? Yup. Have you ever feared that you would be killed? Something like that. Are you kind? I try to be.

Who is your kindred spirit? I don’t know.

Name one thing you liked as a kid. Playing house with my sister. L Do you love someone? Yes. My kids. Jacob. The rest of my family. My friends. Do you live out loud? I don’t think so. I feel like I live pretty quietly compared to others. Also. This question made me think of my boss/the owner of the company I work for because her Facebook bio thing says something about coming to live out loud. Do you read food labels? Occasionally. Name something local that you like. Our local ice cream place!

List one thing you like to do at the lake. Swim. M Do you like… monkeys music musicals mansions miracles N Do you want something…. new nice neat never-before-seen nature-inspired O How old are you? 27. What is the last great opportunity you missed? I missed a deadline for joining this group I wanted to. Hopefully I get an invite again next year. Name one thing you like that’s orange (besides oranges). Orange sherbet. Are you open? Not so much in person. Name something odd. My cat, Arlo. Lol. He’s the best though. P Are you… patient perky pale peaceful passionate Q Do you own a… quilt quail queen-size bed quill pen book of questions R Do you like to… run rave riddle rhyme rap S Are you ever… shy sensitive secretive sure stable T Are you… ticklish trouble tall thankful tactful U Have you ever… ridden a unicyle used an umbrella visited an uncle been undecided played a ukelele V Do you own a… violin vehicle violet dress vampire cape veil for a wedding dress W What is something you wish for? Cures for so many illnesses. Wonder: When was the last time you opened your eyes in wonder? I don’t know. Name five words you like. I’m too tired to think that much. What is something you wonder? Why they picked me. Name someone who thinks you are worthless. MEEEE. X Have you ever… played a xylophone had an x-ray enjoyed exercise had excision surgery been excluded Y Are you young? I’m 27. So ish. Are you youthful? I guess so. Did you have a big yard growing up? Not really. But it was enough for us. What did you do yesterday? I worked. Came home. Took care of my kids and my parents kids. Took care of Jacob because he wasn’t feeling well like I haven’t been. Do you like yams? I’m not sure I have had them but just the name makes me not want to. Z Zeal: What are you passionate about? Mental health. Which is hilarious considering my own. Zing: Do you like raspberry lemonade? I do! What’s your favorite zoo animal? Monkeys. All the monkeys. Do you own anything from Zales? My wedding ring set... that has now been lost. List a name that starts with a Z. Zelda.