#Ignorance as Catalyst

[turiyatitta]

The Dance of Divine Ignorance

Brahman’s Playful Journey to Self-RealizationFrom the mysterious depths of Hindu philosophy arises a compelling concept, the notion of divine ignorance. Within this notion, we find an intriguing paradox: Brahman, the supreme reality or absolute truth, embarks on a deliberate voyage of self-forgetfulness, only to rediscover itself anew.The journey begins with Brahman, the substratum of all…

[fizzierolli]

"blitz and fizz should have been brothers"

yeah, damn, you're right, if only blitz had a sibling he had a complex and turbulent relationship with 😔😔😔

[anglerflsh]

redesigned the genshin sona design from last year

[utilitycaster]

I said this much right after the episode but just to sum it up outside an ask: I honestly think that taking Laudna seriously and at her word when she says that she thinks of Imogen as a sister from another mister instead of dismissing her as not knowing how she feels or being in denial bodes better for an eventual romance, not worse.

The best way I can put it is to imagine Imogen and Laudna under the current status quo as traveling parallel to each other. They will always be close to each other and relatively synchronized; but their paths will never cross. I think most people have realized this, which is why the refrain of "when will (Delilah/Deanna/Deni$e/Bor'Dor/Prism/Ashton/Orym) (ask them about their relationship/assume they're married (?????)/otherwise serve entirely as development for Imogen or Laudna)" is so prevalent.

However, this really hits on the heart of why I can't get aboard the popular fandom idea of this ship: someone else shoving them together (which has, thus far, backfired entirely; I think had Yu not been present as a distraction, the gnarlrock fight actually might have gone somewhere productive; and Bor'Dor's question led to a distinctly unromantic answer) takes everything out of Imogen and Laudna's hands. Once again, the ship takes precedence over Imogen and Laudna having any agency over their own lives. Laudna should be given choices and allowed to develop as her own person and blossom and grow...unless the choice is to view Imogen platonically.

In the end, this decision isn't going to be made because of a guest character, or another PC. It's going to have to come from Imogen and from Laudna, no one else. If this story is about them choosing themselves and each other - and I don't know if it is, but that sure has been the party line about them - then they need to make that choice on their own. One of their deaths, a sense of an impending apocalypse, and magically enforced separation haven't been sufficient shakeups to the relationship. But a mismatch in how they feel, actually voiced to each other, might be.

It feels like a strong statement to place your desire for a woman to be with the person you want her to be with over that woman's own voiced beliefs. I think a vocal disagreement that opens up room for change is going to be the most likely bet, at this point, should a relationship happen; not still more people maneuvering Imogen and Laudna into place with no thought to what they want.

[pjlotrhhjeml]

why did I never notice this

mother and daughter fr fr

[iievna]

i have so many mixed feelings about mouthwashing, specifically opinions of other people

saw people saying that it's sad that curly had to watch whole crew dying and couldn't do anything, and while it is true, the same people were saying that you shouldn't say that it was deserved because he ignored anya and they mirror each other

like what???? maybe saying that he deserved everything that happened to him isn't really good, but it's true that anya and curly mirror each other, being without any authority, without anything to protect yourself with, without feeling safe in your lowest and vulnerable moments

and i don't think that opinion "curly had to watch the whole crew dying while he couldn't do anything, and it parallels with how he didn't do anything when he could and instead turned a blind eye to it" is wrong? it's not about karma or something, it's about the consequences of your own actions

and if you think it's bad to say that, maybe you should think more about why you try so hard to defend and pardon grown ass man

"oh, but he's disabled! he suffered enough!" yeah, and it is sad, his story is sad, and you can feel bad for him WHILE understanding that he is responsible for not taking any action when he could, it's not that hard guys

[sovaghoul]

"I'm a responsible adult" I tell myself as I ugly snotcry over my decision not to go to SoM this weekend

[enbypotat53]

Found a new fandom, something wicked this way comes (in the form of another brainrot page) :3

[000marie198]

When I say Prime Bros, I mean Sonic, Tails, Nine, Mangey and Sails

NOT Tails, Nine, Mangey and Sails. If Sonic gets skipped out what's even the point. That's not Prime Bros. That's just Fox Bros

[songbirdstew]

[aj-lenoire]

apparently the reason may december is being snubbed during awards season is because a lot of actors REALLY didn’t like what it had to say about actors who take on the roles of real people, and the idea that a bunch of former theatre kids might be sensitive about criticism of the industry they work in is, to me, just so shocking

[strawby-fields]

MORE COCHINEAL SUFFERING!!!!!

heres another scene of a younger cochineal with his (former?) best friend, phthalo, worried about him.

[fluffypotatey]

Since I very sincerely doubt Uther managed to kill ALL the Dragonlords (they're knights, not the KGB, and it was a lot easier to disappear back then) imagine them returning to Albion from Rome or whatever to find Cousin Balinor's only son is ruling Camelot and the Druids, is best friends with an immortal knight and one dude that's been raised from the fucking dead, is bonded to THEE oldest dragon they've ever heard of (and who is also nuttier than squirrel stew) and a semi-feral hatchling that barely listens to four (4) people max and hisses/bites/claws at the rest, and oh yeah, is married to a fucking Pendragon.

Family dinners must be a hoot and a half.

oh to be a fly on the wall when they finally make an audience in Camelot. oh to see Merlin's face morph from apprehension to wonder to exhaustion to horror because they're telling Arthur everything they know.

[arolesbianism]

I’ve drawn a decent amount of isat au eternal gales but yknow what I haven’t drawn? Eternal gales au isat. Don’t look at me.

[angorwhosebabyisthis]

one thing i was not prepared for when i started this rewatch of sdmi has been for it to finally sink in how absolutely heartbreaking daphne's whole deal is. this poor kid, man

[coachbeards]

I can't believe they tried to tell me Rebecca was all "never interfere" about Beard and Jane, given what happened between her and Rupert + how angry she was that people didn't tell her anything/didn't stick up for her. Personally, I think i should see Rebecca kill Jane, and then wrap up Beard in a safety blanket.