#I have no faith they will make anything better however 👍

[bueris]

if you're allergic to british guys then maybe you should move

allergic to british guys not british women 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

[katyspersonal]

Some Velka rambles

Honestly, Velka is such an interesting oddity amongst the Gods! Her element is 'Occult', which is opposite of 'Holy' (narrative through weapons passive effects..... 👍) and her symbol is literally the white circle of Way of White, but... black instead of white, lol. Her miracles are also dark and purple, which is a coloration associated with using Darkness like magic! I primarily remember attacks of the Four Kings, Artorias and Manus on this one.

Then in Dark Souls 1, her devout followers who turned into crow-headed monsters upon worshipping her (confirmed by Miyazaki to be the reason) and traces of her Pardoners are found in Painted World, a place for those who didn't fit the world the way Gods wanted it! However, she was feared by Gods as well, but also had assassins that pursued those who disrespected Gods.. But, this function got adopted by Gwyndolin, as now it is his Darkmoon Knights who hunt down the sinners and take 'Souvenirs of Reprisal' from them! Items dropped by the crow monsters in the painted world, who have no ears, so these are those they've taken too!

It all makes me feel as though something had to happen. Like maybe she betrayed the Gods and lost at some point, maybe those who feared and disliked her screwed her over as soon as they had the chance, maybe she left herself over ideological disagreements, who knows? But for a God, life form of Light/Fire, she certainly favors the Dark, and effectively humans, more! It feels more like a choice rather than being "born odd", unless she is like half-human or something! The latter would give an extra layer to the idea of her adopting Priscilla... but so would developing some interesting ideology, too!

Like, maybe she appreciated how "versatile" humans could be about ideas of justice? Humans have a sixth sense for injustice and unfairness even if all laws and rules are followed and even if "the right thing" was done! Nobody doubts legitimacy of rules and order like they. We are the species that wishes mercy upon a thief who was only a poor guy dealt a really shitty hand robbing to heal his sick child even if he broke the laws (and someone's property)! We are the species that doesn't want a woman that murdered her rapist to go to jail! And when someone feels drastically different about the matter, they get called soulless or inhumane. We can feel injustice even in justice, and maybe this reoccurring feature attracted Velka?

"Justice is blind" for sure doesn't apply to her, her justice is likely very insightful. Justice that IS blind doesn't care whether the culprit "had sympathetic motivations" or "feels sorry". But whereas Velka did have assassins who pursue sinners for punishment too and snitching on someone to get those assassins on their asses is an option, Pardoners also serve to help to redeem and change. There is a justice that ensures those who sinned will pay and thus the balance will be restored but offers the chance to change until you literally die, and there is a justice that defines you by your sins forever and makes your life, future and possibilities rapidly shrink more and more until you have nothing to do but to embrace the sin as your self. In most case, "making amends" isn't possible. No amount of apologies, change or even actual compensation will erase the pain of affected people, return the time they've spent suffering, let alone more severe consequences. But if there was no faith put into "cleansing" sin, sin would be default state of people, and nothing would matter anything or make any sense. Why ever do better or do anything good at all, if what you did wrong is forever in history?

But that's kind of what Velka defies, too! You get the chance to erase your harm from the passage of time, if this is what you seek! It might seem cheap, but it is actually a virtue too. Even if people have the chance to erase their sins, sure many would choose not too because they don't believe they did something wrong. They'd rather hold onto their grudge or have that one guy always suffer because of them even with mutual consequences. Like, it still requires power of character. Pardoners can offer this possibility, but they can't force petty, spiteful, hateful, selfish people to use it. Like, in this fantasy setting, people deserved this cheat code by showing good intent that is NOT the default! ....and hefty amount of souls but is secondary and you know it hfbgjfnb

On a simpler level, Velka is already a "rogue" and heretic by giving the power of rewriting the flow of time on behalf of people who "feel bad 🥺", because time in this setting as we know it IS creation of Fire! And Dark defies passage of time, as well as time passage is failing as a concept when Fire is dying. Like, she literally defies the order of Fire, and so do her servants. But also? Way of White has Gwyndolin to culturally appropriate replace her assassins with the Darkmoon Blades, but.... not Pardoners. Like!!! They don't have "Pardoners at home". There are no guys who would offer to atone and cleanse yourself in the Way of White. And the fact that they've only copied the punishment part but not the atonement part is VERY telling. It is that "bad once = bad forever" shit us humans despise, until and unless we go fanatical and... well, inhumane.

I would not put it past Gwyn or Way of White people in general to feel this way! With Gwyn, you can only "atone" for literally being who you are; Seath betrayed his own kind and was content with his own being slaughtered, and then there were "four human friends that didn't think my jokes were misanthropic". I would not say pre-corruption Church of the Deep was the tool of atonement either; they seemed to be more keen on cleansing the very filth that human nature IS in the eyes of the Way of White? So, the Deep went extremely dirty from repeated attempts to discard that darkness.. much like how the world started to rot after repeated banishments of the Dark. They WERE very much Way of White, until Aldrich saw twisted beauty in human dregs I guess. There is much more mercy in Oswald's "It's only human to commit a sin" than that shit in comparison, or at least that's what it feels like for me.

Basically there is something in the Dark that is more genuine mercy, and more genuine justice. Driven by instincts and not mind or laws, and Velka is right to appreciate it. For them offering better life to those who sinned if they wish it may be a terrible thing. We alllllll know those pricks who complain about "offering compassion to the baaaaaaad person and not their victim!!!" as though it is a limited resource that can't be offered to both and you choose a side. Justice should make the world better, but fixing a bad person into a good one does that as well. But for the Light and its admirers, you can only deliver justice by amputating the bad guy from the body of society. It feels like Dark beings are strangely less interested in playing predator or pray with Light, despite their animalistic nature

[alyjojo]

Advice to Work on Yourself 💪🏾 in April 2022: Taurus

6 Pentacles - 10 Pentacles - The Moon

Regarding: 5 Wands

You’ve been very conflicted and confused in what you should be giving to your career, or whether or not you’re getting enough back. You could feel there’s something your missing, something is being kept from you, or fear/anxiety in general about your current life direction as a whole. You seem to be very stable in your current situation, but there has been a conflict of some kind, and you’ve been waiting around to either end the situation entirely, or whether you should work it out. Who knows how long you’ve been waiting, but the answer is Temperance, which is a combining of different elements, conflict resolution, reconciliation,and having patience. Whatever this situation is can be healed, you don’t have to worry so much. You’re at a brand new beginning with limitless potential, so much that it’s left you kinda confused as to which directions you should apply your energy, and you could be feeling very daydreamy and scattered when it comes to making decisions. Spirit wants you to focus your ambitions and make those decisions, what is it that you want? Then apply everything you’ve got to getting what you want. It seems the only thing keeping you stuck is you. Spirit is giving you a thumbs up 👍 to go for whatever it is you want.

Animal Oracle: Kiwi 🥝🐦

“Do a walking meditation each day for the next week.”

Most of the time, walking is a way to get from Point A to Point B, often in a rush and without regard for what’s going on around them. Meditation is typically viewed as something people do while sitting cross-legged for several minutes; however that’s only one form of meditation. Walking with awareness and intention is another. Find a place where you can simply walk for for 10+ minutes each day for the next week. Walk more slowly than you usually do. Be aware of the sights, smells, and sounds around you as you walk, as well as the breathing in your body. Whatever pace you set, be sure to breathe consciously and consistently with full awareness. Doing this makes walking a meditation.

Artist Oracle: LEONARDO DA VINCI

- I’m not a Renaissance Man. I’m a Renaissance, man.

- Dissect what makes us human.

- Look into research like you would a crystal ball.

Advice:

- Connect Through Conversation

- Encourage Your Loved Ones

Charms:

Fractal Moon 🌙 on 5 Wands is beautiful in its’ creativity, and this could have to do with some kind of art, hobby or creative pursuits. If you’re working a side project of some kind, you’re conflicted on the details, and worried in some cases that whatever you decide will be the wrong thing. There are also many layers to this situation for you to peel back and uncover, or many different things you need to address, and you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed. You could also be fearing competition, or that other people are better at this in some way, but that’s not true, they just have their way and you have yours.

Fleur de Lis ⚜️ on 6 Pentacles is a life of luxury, whether that’s what you’re currently living or what you’re hoping to gain, and 10 Pentacles following this is a great sign. I don’t know what you’re worried about, there is no sense of “need” here, just confusion. You’re doing just fine, and you’re already at this point and don’t actually HAVE to do anything, or whatever you’re working on is a sure bet and you really have nothing to worry about 💚

Blue Heart 💙 on The Moon is you upsetting yourself with these fears and worries. If you’ve waited for an apology of some kind, one is coming, or you’re giving one. Things can be healed, there’s no need to feel anxious, just have faith that the path you’re going down is the right one.

Bat 🦇 on 7 Cups is showing that you need to use your senses deeply in making your decisions, in whatever you’re doing. If you’re making candles, do they smell good? Because... that’s the point right? If you’re a singer, do you sound how you want to? Even a level of intuition is at play here, make sure you’re applying all of your knowledge to your choices, not just acting “practically” or surface level, because then it’s not y o u. Play on what’s unseen...unsaid. Let people interpret for themselves, if applicable.