#Mastermind psychedelics

[william-scott77]

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[avas-wonderland]

Mastermind AU

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(MM!Sasha sprites by me)

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[midnight--sadness]

i have seen so many people complain about the pink guards finding gihun's tracker but thanos being able to keep his cross necklace with the drugs and it makes me so annoyed but those aren't very comparable.

first of all, gihun is not a normal player. he met the front man of the games, the mastermind being them, and told him to his face that he was to join again. no other players does that. and they removed the tracker because they knew gihun wouldn't come into the games empty-handed. he'd been following the recruiter for three years, he had to have a plan in his mind of what he would do if he returned the games.

the tracker constitued a threat to the games themselves.

same with saebyeok's knife in s1. she snuck it in because she knew they wouldn't allow her to keep it. this is because the front man and the guards want violence to erupt, but only on their schudely. that's why they left a fork in s2, and a knife in the final dinner in s1. the violence between the players is calculated. hell, it is so expected that they even have a name for it - the special game.

thanos' drugs on the other hand, in my opinion, would actually work on the guards' benefit. putting someone in a high-stress environment where their life is on the line and they can't trust anyone and then giving them drugs, particularly the types of drugs thanos seems to take (probably a psychedelic drug like mda, according to this reddit post), would only make them more paranoid and violent, which is a perfect storm.

we see this with thanos when he kicks gyeongsu out of his group and he ends up dying. the drugs would make the players more unhinged, more likely to turn on their allies, more likely to kill or get others killed for their own survival. and that's exactly what they want. that's why in s1 they had a group game and then immediately had two-person game, so that their allies would shrivel up and convince the players to not trust anyone.

[thesecretsofthedivine]

Zodiac Playlist 🌠

Aries

mars - sleeping at last

ride - lana del rey

bathroom - montell fish

fun - troye sivan

fireball - pitbull

stayin' alive - bee gees

god save our young blood - børns

anti-hero - taylor swift

talk that talk - rihanna

clumsy - fergie

Taurus

venus - sleeping at last

breakfast at tiffany's - henry mancini

chanel - frank ocean

kiss it off me - cigarettes after sex

snooze - SZA

want u around - omar apollo

habit - still woozy

peach - kevin abstract

nonsense - sabrina carpenter

talk - hozier

Gemini

mercury - sleeping at last

pov - ariana grande

mood ring baby - field medic

glittr - aldn

running wild - g eazy

island in the sun - weezer

japanese posters - rebounder

master of none - beach house

faerie soirée - melanie martinez

ways to go - grouplove

Cancer

moon - sleeping at last

where did the time go - lord huron

ho hey - the lumineers

my love mine all mine - mitski

idle town - conan gray

k. - cigarettes after sex

italo disco - last dinosaurs

glue song - beabadoobee

sea of love - cat power

fourth of july - sufjan stevens

Leo

sun - sleeping at last

dancing queen - abba

let me blow ya mind - eve, gwen stefani

money - cardi b

literal legend - ayesha erotica

kitty kat - megan thee stallion

carmen - lana del rey

my kind of woman - mac demarco

amber - 311

chemtrails over the country club - lana del rey

Virgo

mercury - sleeping at last

tell me something i don't know - selena gomez

the boat i row - tame impala

girl next door - copperpot

crying in the chapel - elvis presley

iwillbreatheintoyou - bones

down to earth - umi

bambi - clairo

virgo's groove - beyoncé

are you satisfied - marina

Libra

venus - sleeping at last

sweet talk - saint motel

lover - taylor swift

in my head - ariana grande

pink funeral - beach house

fashion - britney manson

normal girl - sza

sit still, look pretty - daya

comfort crowd - conan gray

we fell in love in october - girl in red

Scorpio

mars/pluto - sleeping at last

private - russ

dirty paws - of monsters and men

borderline - tame impala

dead to me - kali uchis

not dead yet - lord huron

i can't handle change - roar

animal - sir chloe

vigilante shit - taylor swift

death - melanie martinez

Sagittarius

jupiter - sleeping at last

here, there and everywhere - the beatles

canyon moon - harry styles

can't sleep - k. flay

sunset chaser - ragamuffs

only if - steve lacy

the balancer's eye - lord huron

youth - troye sivan

cherry bomb - the runaways

bloom later - jesse

Capricorn

saturn - sleeping at last

living on my own - freddie mercury

princess diana - ice spice

high stakes - bryson tiller

therefore i am - billie eilish

successful - ariana grande

i wouldn't ask you - clairo

radio - lana del rey

vienna - billy joel

mastermind - taylor swift

Aquarius

uranus/saturn - sleeping at last

you don't own me - saygrace

better friends - between friends

night fever - bee gees

mortal projections - djo

transparent soul - willow

she moves in her own way - the kooks

dare - gorillaz

hits different - taylor swift

arabella - arctic monkeys

Pisces

jupiter/neptune - sleeping at last

love my way - the psychedelic furs

technicolor beat - oh wonder

made for love - concorde

ivy - frank ocean

my song - labi siffre

ultimately - khai dreams

bella luna - babe rainbow

ride - wave to earth

fishtail - lana del rey

[too-antigonish]

The Great S7 Rewrite: 14 July 2024 Update

So here's a brief summary of where we're at so far plus new ideas:

Bone of Contention #1: Opera Rules

So far: 

Keep and maybe even go a little crazy with Opera Rules 

Possibly feature more of the opera written for S7

Possibly include opera theme towpath murders 

NEW:

@oeuvrinarydurian

Throwing this out here because so many of these options are potentially hysterical. https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Opera

I will also suggest looking at TV Tropes Opera page. I’d also recommend checking out the various tvtropes pages for individual operas by title.

Bone of Contention #2: Ludo and Violetta?

So far:

Give them an evil plan that actually makes logical sense

And also make them people that Morse would actually want to be friends/lovers with

Consider extent to which Violetta is “Unattainable Fantasy Woman” 

Make Ludo a music journalist, etc.

NEW:

Keeping Ludo and Violetta

@oeuvrinarydurian

Violetta works better as a character if we turn her more aggressively into a black widow, who is fully on board with whatever overall plan the two of them have

Could work fine in Operaville if the various lures Ludo throws out include Violetta and her magical vajayjay.

Part of the fun and engagement is finding a way to make them work. I think it is cheating if we get rid of everything we hate.

I’m leaning towards making them much more loathsome and true operatic villains.

@fanficrocks

Agrees we should keep Ludo and Violetta but ramp up their villainy… not necessarily in an overt way

Making them on the surface believable as friend and paramour respectively for Morse; but beneath, they are fully invested in their villainy

@astridcontramundum

Agrees that they could both be villains. 

That’s what she did with them in her “After-comers” AU. 

Violetta was actually more of the mastermind in that story, because Ludo tended to give the game away with his theatrics 😂

Specific Ideas for Ludo and Violetta

Fanfic

Loves Ludo as music columnist covering the premiere of a new opera in Venice for the first meeting/supposedly short affair between Violetta and Morse.

Maybe Ludo attends pretending to be a single man because that is the only way he stands a chance at a real coup - an interview with the prima Donna starring as the female lead in the opera (she is well known for brushing off all other women, esp younger & prettier)

Astrid

Likes the ideas we have for how Ludo, Violetta and Morse meet! (I do think we need to keep them—we need a damsel and a villain.

The trouble for me in S7 was that Violetta’s storyline made no sense. If she was really afraid, it seemed she had ample time alone in which she could tell Morse the truth. 

And I didn’t mind Ludo as a villain—I had too much fun having Ludo and Bixby go head-to-head in my AU, I think. 😂)

Ludo’s Outfits

Astrid

…Ludo tended to give the game away with his theatrics 😂

Durian

…not to mention his outfits.

mystifying sweater vest and patterned shirt combination that’s burnt into my brain that I find incredibly upsetting. It’s so horrible, even by 70s standards, and I can’t quite figure out what the point of it is thematically . Do you know the one I mean? It’s godawful.  I think it’s what he’s wearing when Morse goes over for “dinner“ and Violetta is there. I think M’s wearing his Emo Black Turtle.

Ludo’s outfits, one after the other, just get worse and worse and worse. We have to put together an outfit  montage of stills for our storyboard as we craft our villain s/l. Perhaps we can all drop some LSD. Whoever was dressing him clearly was taking psychedelic drugs.

Antigonish

We *must* now include Ludo and Violetta's increasingly obnoxious  outfits as a sign of their escalating villainy. Emo black turtleneck Morse should be oblivious and baffled by their fashion choices.

Durian

Elton John's fashion evolution

Bone of Contention #3: Towpath Storyline

So far:

Streamline very cluttered storyline

Focus mostly on is the murderer Carl or is it not Carl

Possibly make them opera related so it is universe within universe for towpath killings.  Deranged fan? Thwarted performer? Gives more scope for Thursday/Morse conflict.

Make conflict between Morse and Thursday believable by providing adequate motivation—possibly Morse’s increasingly reckless behavior and lack of care for his safety

While there was a reconciliation at the end of S6, Morse would have still been carrying resentment about having been pushed aside

NEW:

Morse/Thursday Conflict

Astrid

And as for the Morse/Thursday conflict—since Morse is having this affair, and since the case is veering towards the operatic, perhaps Morse gets reckless, putting himself inti danger?

Thursday might think of how he had just gone off to Wicklesham Quarry alone and feel angry that Morse has learned nothing from S6.

Fanfic

Likes the idea of Morse rushing into danger in a parallel with the S6 finale. It is sort of what he did at the very end of Zenana, but if it happens earlier like the middle of Oracle, it would give us a very solid reason for their increasingly acrimonious relationship

Bone of Contention #4: The Episodic Storylines

Raga: 

Fanfic

Simplify to story of intra-family tension resulting in the killing of an employee who is also a friend and thus has opinions on the matter. 

Move the actual killing to a street corner or alleyway so that the political backdrop (hate-fueled campaign, race-based attack on the Asian teenager) works as an effective red herring

Then leaves the gay wrestlers story to be woven in - potentially as a second red herring overlapping with the first one of race hate (as several of the wrestlers in the group were persons of color). 

Loves Thursday’s disparaging parallel between wrestling and opera, and can see how that will really rile Morse

Astrid

Glad you like the wrestlers! I was thinking maybe their falling out could be over who was getting the starring role? Over who would get to play the lead “face?” 

Between the wrestlers, and the family drama (love you all’s ideas for them!) and the Ludo/Morse/Violetta storyline, we could have a theme of jealousy and thwarted love and temptation running throughout all of the layers, linking them all together. And tying in to the opera, too, framing it all into one?

Antigonish

If we make the family Bengali, they would work with the idea of incorporating the political tensions in the lead-up to Bangladesh's independence in '71.

Durian

I love what everybody’s throwing out as far as Raga. 

I think we could get rid of the poker and debt storylines as well and completely concentrate on some iteration of  intra-family political divisions . 

If we’ve got to have a murder about money, we can come up with a better reason… Maybe funding some kind of Pro-Bangladeshi political or social cause? 

Zenana:

Fanfic

The only bit in the entire episode that has anything at all to do with the title is the Lady Matilda’s college theme… limiting it to women only, and the women looking after their own (so to speak) when they trap, or more accurately try to inflict vigilante justice on, the copycat towpath killer

Durian

I am fully on board with jettisoning the Lady Matilda‘s storyline. It’s awkward.  

Overall S7 Themes

Astrid

That quote from Ludo* would be great to use too! I had forgotten he said that...that also brings all of the cast of characters together.

*Ludo sums it up—while also perhaps referring to his crimes—by saying to Morse, “Life, death, rich, poor. It's all a roll of the dice, Morse. There's no reason to any of it. You're not responsible. Some people are just unlucky.”

Between the wrestlers, and the family drama (love you all’s ideas for them!) and the Ludo/Morse/Violetta storyline, we could have a theme of jealousy and thwarted love and temptation running throughout all of the layers, linking them all together. And tying in to the opera, too, framing it all into one?

OK. Next up: a strategy for actually getting this done.

[soulbrothershow]

Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain:” A Journey Into the Depths of the Soul

Few pieces of music can truly be described as transcendent, but Funkadelic’s "Maggot Brain" is more than just a song—it is an experience, a lament, a revelation. Released in 1971 as the title track of Funkadelic’s third album, "Maggot Brain" is an instrumental odyssey that defies categorization. It is psychedelic and sorrowful, meditative and electrifying, a singular moment in time where music becomes a portal to something greater.

But what is "Maggot Brain?" What does it mean? The song, the album, and even the very phrase “maggot brain” itself carry layers of meaning—spiritual, psychological, and existential. To understand "Maggot Brain" is to confront the pain of being human, the cycles of destruction and rebirth, and the strange beauty that arises when we surrender to the unknown.

The Album Cover: A Silent Scream in the Void

Before a single note is played, "Maggot Brain" makes its presence felt through its haunting album cover. A woman’s head—eyes shut, mouth wide open in an eternal scream—emerges from cracked, lifeless earth, her afro blending seamlessly with the soil. The image is both terrifying and mesmerizing, a perfect visual metaphor for the themes the album explores.

The woman on the cover, model Barbara Cheeseborough, is frozen in a moment of agony, yet there is also a sense of transformation. Is she being consumed by the earth, or is she rising from it? Is this the final cry of someone losing their grip on reality, or the first breath of someone awakening to something new? The stark contrast between her expression and the barren ground suggests struggle—perhaps the struggle to break free, to transcend, to survive.

Much like the title track, the cover forces the viewer to confront discomfort, to engage with emotions that exist beyond words. It is raw, unfiltered humanity—pain, ecstasy, and rebirth wrapped into one.

The Birth of a Masterpiece

The legend behind "Maggot Brain" is as haunting as the music itself. George Clinton, the mastermind behind Funkadelic, reportedly told guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had just received the news that his mother had died, only to find out moments later that she was alive. What followed was one of the most gut-wrenching and deeply felt guitar solos ever recorded—ten minutes of pure emotion channeled through sound.

Hazel’s guitar wails, moans, and weeps. His notes bend and stretch like a soul in anguish, and his phrasing seems almost conversational, as if he is speaking in a language beyond words. The rawness of his playing is unfiltered pain and beauty in equal measure. It is not simply a guitar solo—it is an exorcism, an out-of-body experience, a spiritual transmission.

The Meaning of “Maggot Brain”

The phrase "Maggot Brain" is cryptic, but it speaks to something deeply psychological. George Clinton once described it as a state of mind, a metaphor for a corrupted, dying consciousness. The maggot, a creature born from decay, represents transformation—life emerging from death, the endless cycle of destruction and rebirth.

To have "Maggot Brain" is to see the rot within ourselves, within society, within the world. It is the moment of awakening when you realize how much of reality is an illusion, how much of what we hold onto is fleeting. It is the crumbling of the ego, the death of false identities, the stripping away of everything until only the essence remains. It is pain, but it is also liberation.

The entire Maggot Brain album reflects this idea of deconstruction and revelation. Songs like “Hit It and Quit It” and “Super Stupid” speak to the self-destructive cycles of human behavior, while “Wars of Armageddon” descends into chaos, mirroring the apocalyptic undertones of the early 1970s—Vietnam, racial unrest, political corruption. The album is a mirror, reflecting back the insanity of the world but also offering a way through it.

"Maggot Brain" as a Spiritual Experience

There is something almost shamanic about "Maggot Brain". Eddie Hazel’s guitar becomes a channel, a bridge between dimensions. The way the song builds, peaks, and fades into silence mimics a transcendental journey—it begins with clarity, moves through suffering, reaches ecstasy, and then dissolves into the void.

For those who have ever experienced an altered state of consciousness—whether through meditation, psychedelic substances, or even the natural highs of deep emotional release—"Maggot Brain" feels like a sonic representation of those moments. It is the ego death. It is the breaking open of the mind. It is the confrontation with the void and the understanding that even in destruction, something eternal remains.

It is no coincidence that Funkadelic, like Sun Ra before them and Alice Coltrane in parallel, tapped into the cosmic, the metaphysical, the beyond. They were not just making music; they were unlocking doors, showing us glimpses of other realities.

The Eternal Resonance of Maggot Brain

More than 50 years after its release, "Maggot Brain" remains as powerful as ever. It is the kind of music that one does not simply listen to—it listens to you. It meets you where you are, whether in pain, in contemplation, or in search of something deeper. It strips away pretense and demands vulnerability.

In a world that often feels like it is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions, "Maggot Brain" is a reminder that from decay comes new life. It is a meditation on suffering, but also on resilience. It is proof that even in our darkest moments, something beautiful can be born.

Perhaps that is the true message of "Maggot Brain:" surrender to the transformation. Let the old self die. Embrace the unknown. And in the silence that follows, listen for the music that remains.

[swiftsmidnights]

happy birthday midnights 💙

🕰️Midnights - @taylorswift 🕰️

October 21, 2022

(Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Zoë Kravitz, Mark Anthony Spears, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Sam Dew)

Happy solar return to Taylor’s late night pop masterpiece, Midnights!

This record has only been more solidified as a Pop Bible after listening to it for a full year. 365 days of meeting Taylor at midnight and I don’t think the end is in sight.

Taylor worked with producer and trusted friend Jack Antonoff again on this record, and together they came up with some of the most brilliant pop tracks in recent years.

“Lavender Haze” is a staple of the Midnights era; the warble of the beat makes it feel extra psychedelic, like you’re about to discover the secrets of the universe.

Some tracks off the record that especially keep me up at night are “Maroon”, “Snow On The Beach”, “You’re On Your Own Kid”, “Midnight Rain”, “Labyrinth”, “Sweet Nothing” and “Mastermind”.

The 3am Edition of the album contains some of Taylor’s best - “The Great War”, “Paris”, “High Infidelity”, “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” and “Dear Reader”.

Taylor’s lyricism in her 30s is making my heart feel like it’s being ripped out of my chest. I just can’t wait to see what she has in store for us with her next record because Midnights CLEARED!

So so proud of you for this one buddy @taylorswift 💙

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[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dana Andrews, Matthew/Stymie Beard, Brahms’s 1879 Violin Concerto in D, Greg Carmichael (Acoustic Alchemy), Johnny Cash’s 1st free concert @ San Quentin (1960) w/Merle Haggard in the “audience,” Morris Chestnut, Xavier Cugat, Douglas David, Joseph Donkoh, Morgan Fisher (Mott the Hoople), Grandmaster Flash, E.M. Forster, Philip Glass’s 2012 SYMPHONY NO. 9, Rocky Graziano, Ty Hardin, the Hearts of Space radio series (1983), Miki Higashino, Huntingdon High School (PA), Milt “Bags” Jackson, web  journalist Kathy Kolb, Carole Landis, Charles Matongo, Country Joe McDonald, Lorenzo de' Medici, Makori Mokua, Colin Morgan, Arthur Prysock, Paul Revere (the Revolutionary), Paul Revere & the Raiders (1958), Betsy Ross, Nathaniel Shilkret, Simon & Garfunkel’s 1966 “Sounds of Silence” single, Shelby Steele, Tank, TOP OF THE POPS TV show (1964), Ari Up (The Slits), “Mad Anthony” Wayne, Huldrych Zwingli and my former neighbor, occasional collaborator, and Renaissance Man, Bill Stefanacci—globe-trotting film-maker, martial arts expert, surfer, yoga enthusiast, and mastermind behind the band Funk Dub Division.

Beyond guiding the musical brain trust of FDD, Bill is immersed in the physics and electronics of psycho acoustics. Published in over 800 journals, his theories on sub-atomic particle/wave arrays in DNA are accepted by the global science community as the bridge between the material world and consciousness itself. Bill is also the head of ESA Productions, creating documentaries and films for educational television. Musically he has worked Hugh Masakela, Les McCann, Metallica, Judy Mowatt, The Persuasions, Third World, Pamela Z, and various classical/world music ensembles. As for Funk Dub Division, they’re not just music—they’re a state of mind involving funk, dub, soul, experimental, and electronic moshing featuring some of world music's tightest players and vocalists blend in a digital, psychedelic amalgamation. On a cosmic turntable they play next to Black Uhuru, Miles Davis, Martin Denny, Thelonious Monk, Rufus, Ravi Shankar, and William Burroughs. Have some fun in 2024 with FDD’s music—and HB BS!

https://funkdubdivision.bandcamp.com

#Bill #Stefanacci #Funk #Dub #Division #birthday #physics #electronics #psychoacoustics #acoustics #subatomic #particles #DNA #ESA #Productions #HughMasakela #LesMcCann #Metallica #JudyMowatt #ThePersuasions #ThirdWorld #PamelaZ #Soul #experimental #mosh #digital #psychedelic #BlackUhuru #MilesDavis #MartinDenny #TheloniousMonk #Rufus #RaviShankar #WilliamBurroughs

[bak3r]

Contemporary Animation Research #1 -

Upon submitting my learning agreement, I thought it would be good to go on a deep dive looking for animated short films that could serve as inspiration. While some of these were new discoveries, others are ones that I have had saved for quite some time.

Jesse Collett - Mastermind & How to Seduce with Confidence

Jesse Collett as an animator places a huge emphasis on the shape and form of his simplistic characters, making them shape shift into objects and backgrounds. The use of colours and backgrounds also really help these characters stand out. This simplistic yet effective approach to animation and character design is really interesting.

Gabrielle Selnet - Nicotine Baby

An animation that places huge emphasis on the atmosphere that it creates. The film is mostly seen through the flashlight of a torch, with the intricate sound design and lack of colour also contributing. This is also a really good example of telling a story without any words.

Jonathan Djob Nkondo - The New Exhibition

An amazing short film, again without words, that makes really good use of shapes and form - such an interesting short film!

Nicolas Ménard - Wednesday with Goddard

A really inspirational combination of hyperrealistic background and childish characters. The film follows the rhythm of a children's book, but with a dark humour twist. We travel from one space to the next, discarding existential statements on love, faith and death almost as soon as they are introduced.

Chloé Farr, Gabrielle Selnet & Adam Sillard - Au Revoir Jérôme

Beautiful animated, almost psychedelic animation about a man's escapades in the afterlife. Not too dissimilar from the previous film - the structure they take could serve as huge inspiration for how I would want to structure my film.

Decovocal - Two Tea Two

An experimental, shapeshifting animation that feels almost like a moving art piece. The lack of voice acting helps add to the mysterious atmosphere of the entire animation.

Wong Ping - Who's The Daddy

A completely left field and beautifully animated comedy short film. While it's content matter is somewhat confounding, the visuals are so so interesting!

[taylortruther]

CRJ stans seem to really hate Taylor but I've never seen the other way around, and it's silly because despite management issues CRJ and Taylor definitely share mutual respect and admiration! What songs make you think of Taylor on the album?

shadow and psychedelic switch feel very lover (the album), mastermind, glitch-ish. and i always thought delicate reminded me of favourite colour (both of which i love.)

[dabihawksluvr]

.: My Current Theory(s) :.

I've only played this game for around a couple days, but I've also been hunting down theories outside of it...and hoo boy, my hunches for most things going on make me so excited to see what happens next. I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing these things, and I will definitely try to use other traits (I main Street Smarts and Mystic in my canon playthrough) to see if I can get other stuff to pop up.

But for now, I'm gonna talk about my own playthrough and my theories for events after Chapter Four.

(+) I didn't like my cousin at first, honestly she weirded me out and I fully believe she's part of everything going on..but I can tell she's not entirely 'bad', she's probably just stuck doing these things and feels she simply can't leave. And I do like that she doesn't want us causing trouble, I do believe she cares but isn't trying to get too close (for reasons). I even protected her during the psychedelic ghost 'vision', giving up years of my life in her place. I hope I can get closer to her in future chapters, even if she betrays me I'd still not entirely be angry about it.

(+) Sybil is definitely sus. I kept on feeling there was something about her, I mean she knows about Ditchlings and doesn't seemed scared in the least by anything going on. But when she did the tea reading...I got the ability to actually push past my option to suspect her being the 'cat' being flipped on me. So my fears were correct, she definitely knows what's going on. And may be even the mastermind behind it all. I wouldn't be surprised in the least at this point, especially after she literally stood in a doorframe and had shadows on her the entire time. So I'm gonna be watching out for her.

(+) I hope that the church is important soon, I do wanna see the mysteries behind that place and Tetanus Lake. I bet the 'rats' are either Ditchlings, or possibly even ghosts of those who died in that lake...and I bet we'll have to jump in. Possibly to find another one of those symbols/seals buried underneath. And I'm actually starting to like the priest, I don't think he's a bad guy and is simply just trying too hard to be liked...though a part of me hopes I'm wrong. If I'm wrong, I want it to be revealed that the priest is actually running a cult of some kind. Because those little tidbits throughout the story are driving me up a wall.

(+) I didn't save the doctor in my canon playthrough, so I hope that doesn't screw me over in the future...but it probably will. I'll probably get bad metal poisoning and all that from the lake, and there'd be no doctor to help with that. I just hope Reese comes back...I'm trying to romance him, I just want my monster boy to cuddle me as I deal with this hellscape of a town.

(+) I think Reese is most definitely NOT human. He's most close to an Incubus, at least with how he was conceived...but he's also similar to a Vampire and/or Werewolf, I mean he can shapeshift and even has a tail. Maybe he could also be part Ditchling...I wouldn't be surprised if he was, considering. I just hope that I won't have to face him possibly going into a hunger frenzy at some point, and I hope he doesn't get a hunger for humans after chomping down on his own mom. But, I'm also not against helping him with that...*grabs axe*

(+) Stella NEEDS to be found. And soon. I hope she really isn't a part of everything going on, but after she just up and left I'm not leaving out any reasoning. Even asking Wayne about her didn't get me anywhere, but tbh that whole thing after Reese I'm far less wary of him now than before. I mean, the guy wants me to leave the town...so he is definitely on my side, even if he did try to hurt Reese I'll still try trusting him more. He may be the only lifeline I'll have to save myself in the future.

[figandthewasp]

Venus / Neptune / North Node in Pisces : Sweet Intoxication February 1 - 6, 2025 (27° - 28° Pisces) The conjoining of Venus / Neptune and the North Node in the latter degrees of Pisces is a powerful signature that is occurring both at the beginning of February and again as Venus travels through its Retrograde Cycle. Venus will return to this same configuration at the end of March and will conjoin the North Node the end of April. Interestingly, Venus will conjoin with Neptune the beginning of May soon after Neptune has entered into Aries for the first time.

I love and enjoy the beautiful, more blissful sides of this combination, and Venus in Pisces in general. However, there are dark sides to what is occurring as illustrated through the upcoming Venus Retrograde- and this significant signature that is being highlighted as well.

Pieces / Venus / Neptune and even the North Node (particularly in combination) pull us into a dream-scape of ideal versions of reality. Which can be lovely and fertile. However, the dark sides of compassion, empathy and sticky-sweet kindness can be dangerous - and even more-so because our relationship with these archetypes often lull us into a dreamlike state.

As a result of Neptune in Pisces our society has developed levels of addiction that human kind has never experienced before. And our health challenges are more nebulous than ever (processed foods, sugar, alcohol, chemicals in our foods, etc.).

Because of technology and the relative ease that technology has accommodated our day-to-day lives, it can be said that we live in a trance-like state. It can be argued that we live in an ongoing state of “discomfort-bypassing”. And maybe that is because we are in more pain (physically, spiritually, etc) than we have ever been in before. We have developed more advanced means of escaping reality (from technology to binge watching to scrolling to processed foods to psychedelics) … and who am I to judge? I partake in many of these escape routes often.

I argue that we have no idea what the actual cost of these escape mechanisms will be. And we are still so deep into the trance that we will not be able to gain a clear perspective for some time. The smoke is thick and we don’t even realize that we are being imprisoned. We will not be able to break the trance until we actually want to leave. Right now we live in blissful ignorance.

Universally, we have placed ourselves into such a trance that we could easily be persuaded to partake in atrocities that are cloaked in altruism and compassion. And when we wake up from the dream we could be dumbfounded and deeply confused by how we arrived in such a horrible nightmare.

Empathy (a beautiful characteristic of this Pisces signature) is a beautiful tool, but in the wrong hands empathy can be a tool for precise manipulation. Those who are receiving the empathetic attention could find themselves having the life sucked out of them by a greedy mastermind. But the process could be cloaked in a sparkly lullaby. This is also part of this signature - and one that is being highlighted for the first quarter of 2025.

Addiction, manipulation, loss, depression, blurred perspective, deception, disappointment, the nightmare, etc. are a different side of the same coin as the idealized characteristics of this combination. And, could be even more prominent when we take into consideration that Saturn is also prominent in the upcoming Venus Retrograde. Saturn not-so-subtly remind us that there is a grinding reality to our dream-state and there is also a price to pay when we base our reality on sticky-sweet techniques of avoidance.

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Augh, the dumbass woke up all the birds at the crack on dawn which means they start screaming and I had to get out of bed to sit with one of them so he stops. I was hoping to sleep in since I have work tomorrow.

Otherwise- I’ve been alright. Got some art done and worked on a commission

Ooooh! Sorry to hear that, Doll. I hope your brother will be a lot more mindful now with the birds!

Oh, hell yeah! Go get that bread! I think my favourite piece of your recent artwork is the one with the bright-coloured, psychedelic one!

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