#ALSO!!! the background is the new world!!! which is very symbolic considering the eclipse that appears there and whatnot!!!

[flowering-darkness]

okay I was going to keep rambling in the tags after reblogging the drawing Merlin drew, but this is actually somewhat more of a thing so I’m making it its own post

Since Reborn is sprite-based, specifically sharing the styles of Generation III or IV Pokémon sprites for the most part, most characters don’t actually exist in a lot of detail. The VS sprites before battles can be useful for their faces and hair, and the Trainer sprites are good for giving an overall sense of the outfit, but other than that there isn’t really that much to go off of for most of the cast.

As a result, I always really like seeing the different ways that people interpret characters’ outfits, and Luna’s is a key example of this, because the spritework makes it seem quite simple but she definitely seems like the sort of girl who would wear much more complex/decorated clothes. She is the princess of the castle, after all! So, because of that, you get lots of different variations in detail depending on who’s drawing her, and I just think that’s really neat ^-^

(Saying this, Luna is one of a few characters who does actually have an example of more “official” art - namely, her wallpaper! Since this is available for download on the same website you get Reborn itself from, it definitely feels like it’s meant to be taken as her official appearance to some extent. So that, at least, is nice to have!!)

[wabisabireiki]

The scorpion and the moon

Dearest, I signed up for a Friday the 13th (9/13/24-flash sale tattoo with my regular artist). Felt around on their flash for what sang to me and there was a little scorpion holding a crescent moon and star. My mom is a Scorpio and I've been trying in my own ways to smooth over the challenging aspects of our relating that has gotten courser over the years through my healing process ( and no doubt her unspoken gilt and shame). He, my artist booked me out a few days after the 13th and it fell on the day before the full moon. The timing was perfect though not on the 13th. I was his last appointment for the day and we spent my session catching up and talking about Preacher ( the show), mutual acquaintances, life, movies etc.

About a week before that I had listened to the diary of a ceo podcast with Andrew Huberman, and in it Andrew talked about how much relationships were such a big part of his life. In the talk he says he texts certain people ( not family) every morning. And that those morning texts between he and his friends are such important aspects of his life. IMO: Connection is becoming harder to navigate in this modern world because it is full of false alarm distractions/ exploitations. I have since started to text my mom every morning. Just a "Have a good day, or hi, hello", etc. I noticed she always responds in a way that I sense makes her feel cared for. I'd been sharing with her a lot about my Jung animus studies when I see her, which has also been with more consistency as of late.

A few years ago when my mom went on a short stint of leaving her Christianity to discover new age spirituality, she got her reiki certification and had begun to search outside of a religion. One time we went to a metaphysical shop and we both got tarot readings from a gifted psychic. When it came time to get my reading the psychic asked my mom to give us some privacy. She then relayed to me in a question, that there was something in the relationship with my mother that had greatly affected me and was more or less containing/ holding me back? I had never considered this before. I was blindsided and confused. Over the next couple of years I would delve deep into my unconscious ( Scorpio territory) and I would see, especially recently that I inherited so much from my mother's unconscious ( NO DIVING, as the sign says). As I continue to excavate the depths, what I see specifically now in this timing is how much my thoughts, feelings, sensations, and emotions were just copied and pasted over to my blueprint. Once you see it, you SEE IT.

This full moon eclipse for me is the culmination of all I have seen and felt that is not mine. There is a lot to leave behind ( not in abandonment) but in recognition that it is not mine. It is not me and I don't need to do something with it ( like remove it, fight it, condemn it). I find it hysterical that I took this pic to show someone my tattoo and it had the 'no diving 'sign in the background bc I was reading by the pool. It brings me back to so many childhood memories of growing up in El Paso near the mountains and all the run- ins I'd had with scorpions. 🦂 Never did get stung, but specifically one memory we went swimming at a family friend's and there was an alive scorpion just chilling at the bottom of the pool! They are always diving!

The great reckoning is going "OH! This beautiful substance ( in my metaphor a scorpion) that is within the scorpionic symbol- is indeed poison in one state and especially when it is retaliatory. It's other function(s) is/are heavy ( dangerous, of great pressure) exploration, adaptability, deep knowing, courage, power, resiliency and of course transformation."

A medicine. A magical alchemical process.

I find when my mom and I get together I am telling her a lot about the animus lately ( very virgo/ pisces axis) I see her intrigued and guarded.

This little tattoo is literally a symbol that I hold the rights to my self empowerment, which I am ironically just realizing that is what most of my tattoo's symbolize. It's still pleasing to me to think, "remember that one time I had no idea I was letting all of these attachments run my unconscious beliefs?!".

And how just this year an intentional mastery of said thoughts, feeling sensations, and emotions would be my focus.

CHEERS to all the scorpions out there, you continue to be one of my most beloved teachers and guides. And my South node in ♏️ 🥂

[mrs-gauche]

Let me revisit this real quick, because this is just too juicy! 😂

Okay, so we all know that mural depicting a Titan's death with its heart in the center, along with this recurring star symbol. What's more, the Titan seems to be split in half, which is very interesting, considering that we've seen half of that same star symbol in the semi-circles on the "tambourine mural" from the 2018 teaser.

Which imo, pretty much confirms the theory that the Evanuris obtained the Titans' hearts in order to create the orbs/foci/vessels of dreams that were part of what made them so god like powerful. Especially because the tambourine mural aligns perfectly with the depiction of the elven pantheon in the 2022 cinematic.

Notice how the symbols representing Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain are the only ones "lit up".

We speculated that the elven gods are connected to the Old Gods, of which only two are still sleeping. But if this is true and this star symbol in the semi-circles on the tambourine is in fact depicting an orb/Titan's heart for each of the elven gods, then how are these orbs connected to the Old Gods?

- Seven semi-circles with two of them “lit”. - Seven Old Gods, two of them still sleeping. - Seven Evanuris that were banished when Solas created the Veil, two of them now freed. - Seven mirrors shattering on the vinyl cover. - Seven gates of the Black City, which Kordillus Drakon prophesied will someday shatter and cover both the mortal and spirit realms in darkness.

And speaking of shattering, we've also seen how the tambourine, which we assume to represent the Veil, got more and more broken with each new "update" BioWare has put out since 2018.

The key word here is "broken". Because these broken/crumbling/ floating rocky pieces have been all over DA4's design/promotional stuff.

Putting the rest under a cut because of length!

We see it in the title itself, the game's icon(?) and in the background of the official website. Glowing cracks and floating rocky pieces.

We see the cracks all over the map of Thedas in the 2023 teaser.

Like the world itself is literally breaking apart.

In the new official cover, Rook is standing on some rocks emanating purple light.

Then we have this super suspicious floating rocky object in the concept art(?) of Solas' ritual.

So, how does all of this fit together?

Are the Old Gods all connected to a Titan's heart/orb? And what does that mean for the Blights happening every time an Old God gets corrupted? Where are those other orbs? Did they get corrupted, too?

One theory assumes that the Forgotten Ones are actually the Titans. Legends say that Fen'Harel sealed the Forgotten Ones in the Abyss, while the Creators were sealed in the Heavens. If you put two of the murals in Trespasser together and flip the images, it puts the dead Titan beneath the Black City within the circle, which we assume represents the Veil. Like there's a dead/sleeping Titan trapped inside the Fade along with the elven gods and the Black City. 👀 Sky and Earth.. Heaven and Abyss...

And then there's the visual in the 2022 cinematic, which makes it look like the Veil is "shattering" or "breaking", much like the waking world itself looks like it's breaking apart?

Then there's also all these symbols of an eye in front of a bursting sun (that is mostly associated with the Chantry but the sun imagery comes up in a lot of different places, too)...

And I can't stop thinking about how this eye in particular always reminded me of the single eye depicted on the Titan's head in Trespasser...

...and that one theory that it might have been part of a dead Titan that was used to create Mythal's "moon" in Dalish mythology, creating the eclipse we see on the vinyl cover art. Like there's literally part of a dead Titan's body that was formed into a moon to block the sun....

"An Eclipse as Fen'Harel stirred."

Why does it almost look like Solas is trying to summon a friggin meteor or a "mini moon" or something in this image?? 😂

Is it coincidence that the strongest spell in Solas'/the Rift mage specialization tree is "Firestorm", where you literally summon flaming meteors from the Fade?? And why do I feel like Solas' ability to turn people into stone is connected to all of this as well, but I have no idea how and I'm going insaneeeee. w(ﾟДﾟ)w

Have we talked about how the drums in the background of this theme sound like a heartbeat and how that in turn reminds me of the sound of a Titan's heart.....

.....and how the beat in the track stops right when the key changes at 1:15, like something really bad happens and the heart just stops beating right there, but I'm sure I'm reading way too much into this and this has no meaning whatsoeverrrr. 👀👀👀👀

"Your hand hurts. A heartbeat, not yours, hammering the beat of a song in its final verse. I'm sorry."

Also, the part at 1:45 is so reminiscent of the beginning of Origins' main theme, because it uses that same wind instrument and how cool is that??

[digikate813]

My Top 5 Favorite Ponies from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

One thing that’s amazing about Friendship is Magic is just how many memorable characters there are. Not only were there six main ponies who each took turns having dedicated episodes, but each season brought with it new locations, new challenges, and yes, new characters. All diverse and most endearing. Which is why today I”m counting down my Top 5 favorite pony characters. And since ponies are what started all of this, we’re gonna stick with ponies. Although there are many great characters in Equestria and beyond who aren’t ponies that could easily make for a list of it’s own. But let’s start this off with…

#5 Derpy Hooves/Ditzy Doo

No I am not calling her Muffins. Nobody calls her Muffins besides Hasbro. But if that’s what it takes to keep this adorable wool eyed mare around, then so be it. As someone who came into the fandom right before Season 3, Derpy as a creative piece and what she represents to the fandom, fascinates me.

Of course what made Derpy special right from the start is how fans personified her. From a simple animation error, she developed a character that attracted people. And from what I can tell, as the first season continued, fans assigned her personality traits like they were an improv troop. Derpy is really excited about muffins? They must be her favorite food! She drops things out of a moving truck? Maybe it’s a delivery truck. Maybe she’s a mail mare! From becoming a companion to a time traveling stallion to being a single mom of a unicorn filly also in the background who looked a little like her. It was the first time (though certainly not the last, not even on this list) the brony fandom created such a rich and involved life for a character who was never meant to do more then fill in the background.

But then “The Last Roundup” controversy happened. And something about Derpy’s role in the fandom culture, changed. Suddenly Derpy was, a symbol. People related not to the people who complained that she was offensive, but how her presence on the show was censored and almost silenced. One of the most relatable things to a brony is being ostracized from the outside world for expressing yourself. As time went on, Derpy began to become a symbol of strength and self love. Heck my favorite song in the fandom and one of my favorite songs period, was inspired by a note left behind to the writer and performer at Bronycon saying “It’s Great to be Different. Love Derpy.”.

Derpy went from being a lovable joke, to an icon that represented the failures and triumphs of many members of the community, and those who chose to tell her stories. That even if you are different in some way, you can still live a full and loving life. And when “Slice of Life” came around, it felt like it was the true celebration of what Derpy was to all of us that she was meant to be back in The Last Roundup. But because there was more screen time now, they were able to show all of what makes Derpy so adorable and beloved.

From her many future appearances in the show itself, to the empowering and endearing fan made content surrounding the little gray pegasus that’s been produced since, Derpy is an amazing creation that is so wonderful to watch no matter what form she takes. And now for the complete opposite pony…..

#4 Twilight Sparkle

I generally consider MLP an ensemble show, since there are so many characters who get almost an equal amount of focus. However, there’s no denying that the show started with, and therefore mostly revolves around Twilight and her journey. Her friends and then their friends and family, as it expands into the massive cast we know and love. But that all started with a studious little unicorn.

There’s so much to like about Twilight. On the surface I always found her excitement for knowledge and study to be a great trait, especially to display to kids. Showing how excited people can be to learn and explore without being the “token nerd”. And of course her freak outs are legendary.

But what I appreciate about Twilight is her external and internal journey as a character. That despite being the studious one, she doesn’t know everything. That just because she’s really good at the skills she acquires, doesn’t mean she’s perfect all the time, or that she should be expected to be.

Twilight’s journey represents the path of the entire show. Learning different lessons on friendship and responsibility. That just because things happened in the past doesn’t mean you can’t evolve if someone’s willing to give you the chance. That just because someone is different and maybe a bit closed off, doesn’t mean it isn’t worth it to try and get to know them. That when you move up in the world and magically sprout a pair of wings, and it feels like you’ve achieved everything you thought you could, doesn’t mean you have.

There are always things to learn, ways to grow, mistakes to be made and friends to find. That lesson and advice can come from the most unlikely of places like Discord and Starlight.Twilight had a cray journey through the 9 seasons of Friendship is Magic, but the most important thing is that she never stopped learning. Even when she moved on to teaching.

Twilight represents how no matter what you think at the time, there’s no one path to life. One day you’re focused on being a princess’s best student, the next you’re a princess yourself. Or venturing out beyond the borders of your land. Or opening a school to all creatures so you can help them all. To eventually, ruling the land. And even after achieving that, there are still challenges.

A friend of mine once pointed out that Twilight’s journey is quite a bit similar to some of the reformed villains. Somepony who was isolated and alone and wanted nothing to do with friendship. Who thought she could do everything herself. Until five random ponies decided to march into a forest to lend a hand, and changed her life forever. Twilight represents that no matter how much you succeed or how much you fail, there’s always something to gain from it. And that nobody accomplishes greatness alone. TL:DR, Twilight embodies the magic of friendship. Which is pretty obvious I know but it’s still worth celebrating.

#3 Princess Luna

Luna Luna Luna. Everypony loves Luna. At least everypony in the fan base does, it took a while for the ponies in the show to warm up to her remember. So Luna makes this list above the main character who I just said embodies what the entire show is about because, thanks to Luna’s overwhelming popularity, it sparked my curiosity enough to watch the episode she featured in. My first episode of MLP was “Luna Eclipsed”. So yeah, Luna is partly responsible for getting me involved in all of this and why you’re reading this right now.

Some people think Luna is overrated or not worthy of all of this praise. And while I understand where these people are coming from, I can’t say I agree. The reasons to love Luna only got longer as the years went on, but I think the spark in the beginning was her story as Nightmare Moon. Can you imagine how easy it would have been to make Luna Celestia’s opposite in every way? Not just in their functions for the land? Relatives who are evil for the sake of evil are hardly rare in children’s media. Especially in the stuff marketed to girls.

But what set Luna apart is that they gave her motivation. An actual reason for why she wanted to plunge the world into eternal night. Because she wanted to be appreciated. And while Luna may not have, taken the best approach towards accomplishing that, who can’t relate to that?

And I’m always a huge fan of villain redemption stories personally, so as I watched “Luna Eclipsed”, and saw Luna fitting back in with the ponies was something I really liked. And after getting more involved with the series, it was really gratifying to see more of her as she slowly began to have a more prominent role in the show and progress more as a character.

Having her teach the CMC through their dreams was a great idea for a group of episodes, showing that Luna can use her past mistakes to teach other ponies to be better. Watching her still struggle with those feelings of guilt and regret from her actions as Nightmare Moon in the somewhat controversial, yet beloved to me and quite a few others, “Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?”. And much later, getting to finally see how she spends time with her very different, yet still loving sister.

The show may have had many villains see the error of their ways through the power of friendship and rainbow lasers, but Luna was the first, and to this day, most loved. She dominates the charts every time a “Best Princess” poll comes up because apart from Twilight, she’s the most interesting and developed.

There may have been times where they had to work backwards for development, but in the end Luna had an amazing presence throughout the series from Day 1, and in a way, may have been one of the keys to it’s first spark of appeal to older viewers. But who knows?

#2 Time Turner/Doctor Whooves

Well we’ve all got a favorite background pony. And as much as I love Derpy, this eccentric scientist remains my favorite. Like with Luna, part of the reason the fan named Doctor Whooves is one of my favorite ponies is because he got me more involved in the fandom. And just to clarify, no. I was not a Doctor Who fan before I was an MLP fan.

But there was just something about the bizarre combination of My Little Pony and Doctor Who that just peaked my curiosity. And thanks to the likes of the incredible audio dramas Doctor Whooves and Assistant and Doctor Whooves Adventures, I became even more interested in both MLP and Doctor Who, and dove full force into the fandom within a fandom that was the Doctor Whooves community. So many Doctors, so little time. And it was glorious!

Doctor Whooves is just one of those concepts that is so enjoyable to create stories and concepts around. Between the two worlds the possibilities are endless! And it was always fun and exciting to come across someone else’s version of this idea that’s, weird, but works. And I myself have celebrated my love for the time traveling stallion in all sorts of ways from animatics to reviews to traditional fan art.

And then, “Slice of Life” happened. While he wasn’t an actual time traveling thousand year old alien (not as far as we know anyway) I really loved how they characterized him in the show itself. His eccentric experiments, Peter New’s delightful rambly voice work, throwing in a couple of Doctor Who references that are blatant and subtle at the same time. It was so much fun to watch, and to see him again every now and then during the remainder of the series.

And to think all of that came from a random hour glass cutie mark and someone out there thinking his mane looked sort of like David Tennant’s hair. Have I mentioned how much this fandom’s imagination blows my mind???

#1 Fluttershy

Oh my dear sweet Fluttershy. One of the benefits to having six main ponies is that they can cover a broad spectrum of character types. Everyone develops a favorite among the group at some point, and while there are many different reasons for a character to be your favorite, 9 times out of 10 when someone is asked who their favorite is among the Mane Six, it’s usually because they can relate to them. That they see themselves in one of these pastels ponies personalities or goals or growth. That is what Fluttershy is to me.

I relate to Fluttershy, so much it scares me sometimes. Being really quiet around people I don’t know well. Getting nervous about things others might find ridiculous. Apologizing profusely for things. And most importantly, trying to be genuinely nice and understanding, even when it’s hard.

I understand both Fluttershy’s highs and lows. How she really tries to be stronger then her anxieties, that are tough for those who don’t have those issues to understand why she’s acting that way. How satisfying it is in those times when you can overcome your anxieties, and look a scary person or situation in the eye and face it. How the friends you make can make you more comfortable and open to new opportunities and experiences.

Despite her shy nature, Fluttershy is a tower of strength. And her development throughout the course of the series is the most satisfying to me. Going from not being able to talk to a new pony in town, to sincerely befriending the lord of chaos. From being kicked around by strangers in a marketplace, to being assertive with her own brother and helping him get his act together. From bending over backwards to not hurt other ponies feelings, to firing workers who weren’t respecting here wishes.

Probably the best thing about Fluttershy’s character development is that, it takes it’s time. But the progress she makes is clear. As she says in “Fame and Misfortune”, it took her a while to get there, but you don’t learn a lesson once and completely change who you are. Fluttershy represents the very subtle development we all make everyday if we try. It may not show too much the next day, but if we keep striving to be better and more outgoing, the results will speak for themselves over time.

I love absolutely everything about Fluttershy. Her design is adorable. Her voice work from Andrea Libman is perfect. Her work with animals and the kindness she spreads throughout the show is sweet and admirable, and she’s a beacon of hope for those who feel weak or suffer from anxieties. Who feel like they can never improve. Fluttershy shows that you can make improvements every day. It doesn’t mean you have to change overnight. And that the quietest pony, can turn out to be the strongest.

So those are my Top 5 Favorite Ponies, and be sure to let me know who some of your favorite ponies are. Not just your all time favorite, but some of the runner ups. There are many different reasons to love certain characters and that might not all apply to one of them. That’s the fun thing about this topic. With so many great characters and so many reasons to like some of them, everyone’s answer is unique and interesting. Just like the ponies themselves.

[boratanical]

loona x their relationship with color

a lot of loona theories dealing with color talk about how the colors relate to each other rather than how they represent the member so heres a more in depth look into the color’s psychology ! a lot of times, colors will have different associations based on individual experiences and that plays a big part in loona !

heejin - bright pink 

bright pink is known to be vivacious and stimulating. bright pink is a more rich hue of the usual pink and we can relate that to heejin’s song being vivid - a song about color and standing out. the mv is filled with very vibrant colors 

hyunjin - yellow

yellow has dual associations - positivity and loyalty compared to cowardice and caution. in japan (aka hyunjin’s country), the color yellow stands for courage. in her mv around you, the mv and song talk about how shes trying to find courage to confess to her crush but she constantly cowards away from doing so. even though at the end she doesnt have the courage to approach her crush, she seems hopeful that one day she’ll be able to do so. yellow is a great representation of hyunjin’s duality in which despite her shyness/cowardice, she continues to build confidence and hope  that one day she can do it - her storyline shows the positive and negative meanings of yellow

haseul - green

green is the most common color in nature and is often associated with rebirth . the thing is that despite her color being related to nature, her mv is at iceland aka a place with no nature. in the beginning of let me in, haseul says “Deep in my heart, in that dark place/You suddenly entered / Awakening my world” which can mean that Iceland is what her heart originally was before a person (i guess a lover) enters her life and helps her be born again - so maybe after this lover enters her life her heart becomes green (”is now being colored with you”) aka reborn ? also green is the color of hear chakra and it represents a bridge between the physical and spiritual world so maybe its not even a lover but rather another distant version of herself (which is repetitive in loona) is being discovered and shes becoming one with herself ?

yeojin - orange

orange is known to be energetic and it draws attention, just like our maknae !!!! its also known to be a flashy color and give a childish appeal. in yeojin’s mv later, it is similar to hyunjin in which it shows duality of her color. positive associations include being sociable (her multiple suitors) and negative associations include being self indulgent (scenes where multiple items/gifts are shown). another thing with orange is that it helps lift up personal limits, similar to how at the end of the mv she gives the frog a kiss on the cheek despite saying how they shouldn’t rush . 

vivi - pastel rose

pastel rose / light pinks are mostly associated with love and romance. lighter pinks are known to have a calming effect and be associated with feminine qualities like softness and nurturance. vivi has the most wholesome mv out of all of the girls in which she is softly crushing on a boy. 

loona 1/3 

hyunjin, haseul, and yeojin have citrus colors while heejin and vivi have shades of red. overall the colors complement each other. 

kim lip - red

just like her debut, kim lip and red are often associated to have power, energy, and are known to attract attention. in fact, red is said to be the most attracted color (like how eclipse is considered to be the  most popular solo). red accents on neutral backgrounds are a way to attract attention (which her mv happened to do) and red also symbolizes sophistication which kim lip is often associated with. 

jinsoul - blue

blue is a color favored by many people too (just like how jinsoul and sitr are popular). people who are associated with blue often have a need to feel unique and authentic - like how sitr was unique to all of the other loona solos due to edm elements. blue is also known for its ability to relax and stimulate a person at the same time and is called a calm authority which can be seen regarding to the structure and sound of sitr. sitr mentions how at first things are out of control until “You have spread blue” and then they become “standing on top of this night” so maybe the lover/another version of herself in this instance takes over jinsoul similar to how haseul gets taken over by green - but in jinsoul’s case the blue helps her gain authority 

choerry - purple 

purple is a balance between red and blue - it has the stability of blue (the fun meoldy) and the energy of red (the beat drop after the chorus). the color is known to create a unusual atmosphere and be unique and observant ( like how choerry and mirrors - a weird way of communication and she has to constantly look for/in mirrors). a lot of words that are associated with purple appear in lcm’s lyrics - magic ( Love cherry magic ), imagination (ah ah, Imagine ah ah), special (Our special days start today). also, purple does not appear in nature a lot so anything thats purple is often associated with being rare and delicate - this is the opposite of lcm mv bc at the end everything becomes purple which could represent how shes in paradise because in no other natural way would a purple landscape exist 

oec 

red, blue, and purple will cause irritation and arrogance if too much of the colors are present aka the produce are strong effect - similar to their girl crush image

yves - burgundy 

burgundy is a combination of red (vivi / i know a stretch) and purple (choerry). its a sophisticated color and people who like the color often considered what others think about themselves. they have unconventional thinking and have a desire for being unique. burgundy ppl also are known to be introverted so maybe at the beginning of new yves was alone until she meets a lover/another version of herself that allows her to open up more and gain confidence (The look of you when i open my eyes/ So bright that i couldn’t dare to approach / My heart that wants to be like you / Gets colored, filled with you) . also, burgundy lacks a sense of fun/energy that pink has - so maybe instead of a different version of herself like haseul and jinsoul have, vivi is what brings a new self out of yves. yves later on is seen to have a god figure (with the members and orbits) and burgundy is known to represent high social status !!!

chuu - peach

peach is a charming color (just like chuu). it helps bring courage to yourself (chuu eventually taking a bite out of the apple to be with yves) and help others not to be afraid (helping gowon have a revelation). negative associations include relying to heavily on others and fear of being alone, which we see in heart attack where chuu constantly wants to be with yves. just like how yves has an actual person (vivi) to bring out change, chuu has yves and she ultimately changes her (”Dipped you inside my white heart, and made it red” - burgundy has red in it so yves turns her heart to a lighter shade of red since her heart is originally white which can result in a muted color like peach or even a similar color to yves’ lover which chuu wants to be)

gowon - eden green

in the first part of one and only, gowon is seen to be in the dark/hiding but she eventually becomes one with herself/has love for herself and she becomes overall lighter. similar shades to eden green like aquamarine and turquoise are associated with a release of guilt. in gowon’s case, she feels held back until she eventually comes to turns that only she can make herself better and this can represent her release of guilt (the guilt of  holding herself back?). other meanings of the colors include being able to heal through play, being childlike, and being denied what we want because we dont work hard enough. based on her mv, maybe gowon felt like she wasnt trying hard enough to improve herself which resulted in a guilty feeling and eventually she realizes that only she can cause improvement in her life and she eventually becomes healed and can now enjoy herself. or rather then not working hard enough, shes trying to protect herself from getting hurt (another association to the color) and as a result she shields herself away from everything. once she connects to her spiritual self (turquoise is known as a color that connects to the spiritual world), she can finally enjoy herself. some other fun stuff is that turquoise represents friendship (yves, chuu, and gowon running together at the end of the mv) and that burgundy is considered the opposite color of aqua and that burgundy is used to balance out aqua (yves going to gowon and crowning her).  

olivia hye - gray/silver 

gray is a cool, neutral balance color that represents a lack of emotion. its associated with loss, unsettling feelings, and being timeless (”They say that time heals / Even those words became pain for me”  but if gray is timeless that means olivia hye doesnt have time to heal oooh snap) . gray is also a color that represents conformism - having no personality (which is seen in love4eva). people who like gray often try to protect themselves from the world around them and prefer a safe and balanced existence. silver has a mature sense of justice and often reflects energy back to where it came from  - we can see scenes of the egoist mv being bright pink (known to be a fun color but is reflected back to represent anger for olivia aka the first betrayal) and for some of olivia hye’s scenes in love4eva turn red (olivia hye suffering from the other girls leaving her aka the second betrayal) - this is why an individual’s experiences are significant in the portrayal of color in their life!! 

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all of the girls’ colors are a combination of colors which could symbolize how 1) they need each other to be who they are or 2) their fates are intertwined 

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2019, New Nodal Axis, Pluto, Saturn and Jupiter, Be Ready for changes!

Dragon Head, Persian Manuscript

2019, New Nodal Axis, Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter, Be Ready for changes!

Year three: Faith and Trinity. Triangle, Trinity, the merging of three energies for manifestation. Or, You, the environment and God. That could be an interesting experiment for many!

Violence in Paris: we understand the population’s complete ‘raz le bol’. It takes a good dose of wisdom and detachment, to go on and bare the economical dead-end faced by an increasing number of people. Not even speaking about those living in Yemen or Syria! While Chinese are counting their new billionaires… The protesters were angry and often drank… Is this how we want to change the system? Yes, we welcome globalism and sharing but we are also feeding the dumbing down — nivellement par le bas— of our societies.  Braking other people’s property and destroying historical artifacts or monument does not change the present aberration that has engulfed our political and economic systems.

Should the French work during the weekend? That might stop the protests. Or, learn from American entrepreneurs… ‘You wanna make big bucks? Who’s suffering? Create a charity, uses tax dollars and reward yourself’: Mr. Sanchez, grew up ‘along the Mexican border’. His family was very poor, but he managed to go to Harvard (how did he do and is the chief executive of Southwest Key, a charity providing shelters for the migrant children.

“Mr. Sanchez seized the chance to expand his nonprofit when thousands more unaccompanied children began crossing the border during the Obama era. When the Trump administration needed to house migrant children it had separated from their parents, Mr. Sanchez took them in.” “Southwest Key has collected $1.7 billion in federal grants in the past decade, including $626 million in the past year alone”…. Mr Sanchez, calling himself ‘a social-justice warrior’ ‘was paid 1 was paid $1.5 million last year — more than twice what his counterpart at the far larger American Red Cross made.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/us/southwest-key-migrant-children.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Souwest Key and Mr. Sanchez: https://www.swkey.org/about/leadership/dr_juan_sanchez/

As for politicians, besides making millions miserable, they do not stop entertaining us with their attempts in balancing egos and power. Trump is back dining with Xi Jinping because the enemies need each other.  Well, let’s be children and speak about the stars. A refreshing start with the voice of a very young man, preparing for ascension! ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM_EBs-6Of2Z8Cpsg9plnYA/about . Oh, maybe the old generation has not worked in vain!  After 60 years of service, 30 preaching in the Desert and 20 years, literally in the Desert, it seems that more people men are finally ready to hear!!

2019, be ready for the changes! Lunar nodal axis moves in Cancer-Capricorn

An important event happened in November: the lunar nodes changed sign. First, remember that the nodes move mostly retrograde – reverse from the planets.

Astrologers use two indicators: the True Node, in which the motion of the nodes is recorded, as is, with a motion mostly retrograde, yet sometimes direct. You can check that in the Ephemeris.

Descending node- Dragon Tail

The Mean Node, which is a calculated average between steps, retrograde and direct. The Mean Node always goes retrograde.

The nodal axis, the line between North and South nodes, indicates what type of energies we are clearing up and evolving through collectively during 1.5 years. It also determines the type of general karma/background of the babies born within a nodal cycle. “We will soon see the births of children who are members of a very different soul-tribe than the babies who’ve been born since early 2017. That is because south node energy is what you see in a newborn baby’s eyes, at least once you have stripped away all the required rhapsodic cooing. Babies are as human as you or me, warts and all. As the south node switches signs, the nature of warts switches too.” https://www.forrestastrology.com/blogs/astrology

For you, the nodal axis and the eclipses, happening around the nodes, indicate what you will need to work on to grow; most importantly, eclipses are the windows for freedom of the past and opportunities for the future. The nodal axis is called the karmic axis or cosmic destiny axis.

The nodal axis changed in October 2015; in April May 2017, the nodal axis was Aquarius/Leo. Then, in November 2018, it shifted to Cancer/Capricorn. The last time that we were on the Cancer-Capricorn axis was from April 2000 to October 2001. This gives an indication of the situations that could be presented in your life.

Immediately, we must stress out that the sign of Capricorn currently hosts two heavy duty celestial bodies: Pluto, still at 20 Capricorn (= at 20 degrees) while Saturn is at 11 degrees, in its own sign.

The Leo-Aquarius energies have emphasized on finding self, shining the ego and cultivating freedom or self-centeredness- depending at what level we are.

The Dragon Head or North Node is now in Cancer. Ruled by the Moon, Cancer emphasizes on home, your roots, family and traditions, mother and emotions. Comfort, security, food are primary concerns. The Cancer is receptive and could become passive, even weak. Psychologically, the feeling of being safe comes from inside. On the opposite side of this axis, the Capricorn creates his boundaries from external sources.

Collective connection to the feminine aspect and matriarchy. Women can use this transit to grow in power and income! Countries are rethinking their position towards a global economy, earth changes and protection of eco-systems, migrants. Protectionism, nationalism, borders are part of the trends.

The Head is in the Moon= The emotional Moon takes a dose of reason, awareness and thinks straight.

Capricorn as Goat-Fish

Opposite, the south node (headless on the picture, Dragon Tail) sits in Capricorn, home of Saturn, thus structure. Capricorn is a male, father sign, authoritative, ambitious, looking for social order or status. It is an authority within society, within the consensus and thus leading Mr. Capricorn to emotional repression if uncomfortable.  This sign concerns big businesses, institutions. Individuals marked by the Capricorn, or strongly loaded with Saturnian energies, gets locked in ‘how things should be’ and could abuse their power, even become dictators. The integrated Capricorn is a wise philosopher living as a hermit, or the expert in strategy…

Capricorn is represented as a goat with a fish tail, a reminder of the Sumerian Enki, presiding over creation, magic, water. Enki, who stands with one foot on solid Earth and one on Water, was believed to dwell in the Abzu, the primeval ocean or sea of creative semen. Saturn, ruler of Capricorn is the agent of construction, crystallization of the creative impulse.

The first obvious idea is that mankind is rethinking the balance of power between feminine and masculine energies and leadership. This balance can take many forms. In September 2011, after the event in New York, the US created HOMEland security.

The transit Cancer-Capricorn opposes nurturing the areas of home, family, and emotions versus driving ambitions and social status. It could lead to a struggle between structured power — governments, kingdoms, and democracy.

Eclipses in 2019, your windows of opportunity and change:

This is only a list. Details will be added later:

January 5th: Partial solar

January 20-21: Total lunar

July 2nd: Total solar Visible in South America. Eclipse chasers can contact me if you feel like traveling.

July 16th: Partial lunar

December 26th: Solar, annular.

A fun transit November 11-12: Mercury will move in front of the Sun. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/transit/2019-november-11

In 2019, Pluto and Saturn will be close enough to be considered conjunct and will already feel the impact of Jupiter in the Sagittarius. Saturn will be at 20 Capricorn while Pluto will have progressed up to 23. This conjunction demands to transform or letting go (death, symbolic or not) the structures in your life that have become obsolete.

PLUTO/SATURN AND VEGA

A significant trigger for change is the ongoing conjunction Pluto/Vega. The Star Vega, Alpha-Lyra sits almost opposite to Sirius. One of the most important renewals in our Cosmic energy system is the handover of power and leadership from Sirius to Vega. This is the uttermost transmutation that is taking place with Pluto, then Saturn and then will be blessed by the powerful Jupiter.

NOTES:

French: Capricorne et astrologie mondiale, Saturne http://www.astrologie-conseil.eu/2017/11/2017-2020-saturne-en-capricorne-en-astrologie-mondiale-et-individuelle-video-youtube.htm

Killing Mr. Kashoggi, video, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006154117/khashoggi-istanbul-death-saudi-consulate.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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The EU in the age of the Apprentice Presidency

By Jack Hickman

Photo by Giulia Pasquali.

Image is everything in today's politics. Issues of policy have become secondary to the principal aim of the campaigning politician: To craft an image commensurate with the perceived desires of the voters. Nowhere has this been made clearer than in America, where the first President with no previous military or political experience will take over, swept to office on the strength of his image as a macho television celebrity. There is perhaps no institution worse placed to deal with the rise of this new politics of perception than the technocratic, bureaucratic European Union.

The EU deals with some of the most complex legislative tasks ever conceived, such as the creation of the Digital Single Market. The innumerable intricacies and ponderous pace of legislative progress more often than not make this a hindrance in terms of public perception. “Ambitious” and “grand” give way to “cumbersome” and “incomprehensible” in the public discourse. Brexit poster-child Nigel Farage himself calls the EU “dull” in comparison with the rest of the world. The EU’s shadowy procedures are innumerable and arcane, deliberately so in the eyes of its detractors. Who is familiar with the Spitzenkandidaten process of electing European Commission presidents? Can any busy citizen be expected to take the time to understand the balance of power between the Commission, Parliament, Council, and Court? Complexity and technicality are anathema to a compelling public message. Yet these two characteristics are among the first recalled by mention of the European Union.

If there were a figurehead for the EU who could provide ideological clarity and a mental focal point for the EU’s citizens, much of the impression of complexity would fade into the background, eclipsed by a clear, consistent message from a strong personality adept at the new politics of personality. Despite having a nominal head of state in European Council president Donald Tusk, and head of government in European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU has no central figurehead. Indeed, some EU citizens might consider Angela Merkel to be the de facto leader of the EU, such is the perceived power vacuum at the top of the Union. A lack of an identifiable figurehead clouds the EU’s message, and heightens perceptions of complexity, as parts of the whole offer up their individual messages.

The EU’s branding and imagery do little to help. Its architecture is insipid: The Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels, a vast yet unimposing block that for some reason the Commission is so proud of that it includes it in its logo, could just as well house a dreary accounting firm. Its logos are bland and corporate: Even the flag of the European Union is a PowerPoint-friendly yellow on blue. Its institutions are clumsily and technically named, such as the Court of Justice for the European Union. None summon any inspiring imagery or patriotic pride, such as the gunboat diplomacy of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK, or the authoritative Department of State in the USA. Some, inexcusably, manage to exacerbate EU complexity: By name alone, surely anyone would struggle to distinguish the Council of the European Union from the European Council, though the latter is not an EU institution. The European structures seem by their very design to evoke grey technocracy rather than image or emotion.

Most pressing are the impressions of detached elitism. Fallacious as it may have been, much of the rhetoric of the Leave campaign rested on ideas of diminished sovereignty and unaccountable elites. The day after the referendum result, the Daily Mail ran the byline “It was the day the quiet people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, out-of-touch political class and a contemptuous Brussels elite.” This is a compelling image, perhaps central to the Brexit vote. Nobody with a respect for democracy enjoys the idea of faceless overseas bureaucrats enacting legislation affecting them. This image is grounded in some degree of fact. Unsurprisingly, as the political scientists Ellinas and Suleiman have demonstrated, EU bureaucrats as a whole feel far more positively about the prospect of further European integration than do the populations of EU member states. Right-wing demagogues will continue to mine rich seams of patriotic anger if images of unaccountable technocrats siphoning national sovereignty in pursuit of their own agendas are allowed to go unchecked.

Of course, there is very little the EU can do about many of its image problems, which often stem from its design. No bureaucracy of such magnitude can truly act swiftly, nor will dry directives ever stir popular passions. Its principle of collective action renders an actual centralised leadership impossible. The EU must maintain an image of permanence, so it cannot swiftly re-brand as might a firm. Moreover, its institutions cannot summon the symbolism and connotations that flasher domestic counterparts enjoy thanks to their storied pasts. The concrete elements must be left alone. It is in abstract notions of competence and sovereignty that the EU has the most room for improvement.

Potentially fatal crises beset the EU. The Eurozone debt crisis lingers; refugees continue to die in their hundreds in their attempts to reach the Schengen Area; Brexit looms large. Each presents a distinct set of challenges: monetary, moral, legislative, or all-encompassing. In each crisis, however, there is opportunity. The EU must appear competent in addressing them. The Brexit negotiations, when they begin later this year, must appear to be proceeding efficiently and effectively, and any delays must, for the EU’s sake, be attributed to British obstinacy. A unified, coherent response to the refugee crisis, in whatever form that might take, would enhance the EU’s image of co-operation and capability. Centralised action to boost youth employment and reduce sovereign debt loads in the countries hardest hit, namely Spain and Greece, would begin to reverse the narrative of a cruel and incompetent European monetary response to economic turmoil. And a centralised, popularly-informed response to the refugee crisis could demonstrate the EU’s responsiveness to its citizens’ wishes.

Most importantly of all, the EU must be seen to be acting with domestic interests at heart. Pew research indicates that on average 50% of EU citizens have a negative opinion of refugees in terms of economics and job security, and 59% have a negative opinion in terms of terrorism and crime. While the EU does not as such have an overarching, Union-wide refugee policy, leading member state Germany has dampened its open borders policy but has not eliminated it. The distinction between member state and Union-wide policies is thus clouded. The EU might, therefore better reflect the interests of a significant proportion of its citizens with a unified, less hospitable approach to refugees. Brexit also presents an intriguing challenge. The EU must take a firm stance against Britain, to disabuse eurosceptic citizens and politicians of the notion that leaving is an easy option. At the same time, it must not stray too far the other way to dogmatic obstructionism, for any partnership kept together simply by threat of punishment is abusive. Domestic leaders with eurosceptic polities will not respond well to threats. Ultimately, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his team must judge the public mood, and act accordingly. The EU should also acknowledge sweeping anti-globalism. Going after multinational corporate giants such as Amazon and Google for tax evasion is a strong step in this direction.

It is worth noting that the EU does try to fight back. Prominent figures such as Martin Schulz and Guy Verhofstadt are outspoken on Twitter, frequently throwing barbed comments the way of Britain’s most bellicose Brexiteers. There is also the Euromyth website, run by the Commission, which maintains an alphabetised database of debunked and discredited news stories about the EU, frequently British in origin, such as pithy falsehoods about illegally curved bananas. These defences do not, however, reach far into the public sphere; more significant steps are needed.

None of this matters if EU leaders heed the lesson of Britain’s EU referendum and decline to offer popular say on membership, or indeed any other European issue. They surely will–one could hardly imagine, for example, any potential French or German leader to the left of the Front National or the AfD bringing EU membership into question. But the EU should not be complacent in assuming the permanence of this stance. If nationalism and euroscepticism continue to rise, as can be observed from France to Poland, the EU could become a critical issue in future domestic elections. Brexit is not an isolated outcry of nationalism, and nor will such sentiments dissipate without a concerted effort at addressing them. The EU could one day wake up to a slew of far more eurosceptic governments than currently exist. Fostering a strong, cohesive, and positive public image, centred around concepts such as unity, cooperation, and mutual benefit, will help the EU counter these trends. The EU must show a public face of confidence and competence in the face of crisis, foster sentiments of unity and common identity, such as with the new scheme to offer free Interrail tickets to 18-year-olds, and remind citizens of the direct benefits the EU has on their lives. If these steps are taken, the EU may weather the next two decades. If not, the disintegration of the world liberal order will come to the shores of western Europe.