#Specta’s Shop

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice in Wonderland

Day Four: The Dormouse

Male Fae - Ice Unusual

Chocolate/Umber/X

Tapir/Eye Spots/Basic

Lore Under Cut!

The third member of The Tea Party trio, Dormouse is by far the most “normal” of the circus members. A swordsman by trade, Dormouse spends his days patrolling the circus’s border, and his nights running “security” during shows. He thinks himself a fine, noble hero, but is really no more than an odd little man with a sword. This morning, he has found a herald at the gates, and he comes with news of a very important visitor…

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Design Notes

Dormouse’s outfit was inspired by the classic “Three Musketeers” look

If you think this doesn’t fit with his original personality, you’d be correct! When designing the outfit, I mistook him for Mallymkun, the white mouse who takes his place in the Burton film. She does have her own design later on though!

He honestly has my favorite outfit in this series, except for maybe the Knave

[fontainebleau22]

OK, so a good few years ago I used to play a lot of MtG with a group of guys at the games shop. They all had guy-type nicknames for each other, and one of them went by ‘Specs’. One Saturday they’d all been watching Spartacus: Blood and Sand all week, so they decided that Specs must actually be called Specta-clees in Greek style, and they started calling him that, much to his irritation.

By late afternoon Specs was getting really annoyed, and when someone said, ‘Hey, Spectaclees-’, he snapped and shouted at them, ‘I’m not Spectaclees!’

‘No,’ said one of his friends, calmly rising to his feet. ‘I am Spectaclees!’

‘No!’ cried another, standing up, ‘I am Spectaclees!’

And one by one every player in the shop stood up and declared that he too was Spectaclees. It was a privilege to be part of such a moving scene, until Specs told them they were total bastards and he hated them all.

[wanderingsalaryman]

Specta Supra Te

Look above you. Stop looking at your phone or monitor right now while you’re reading this phrase. Look above you. What do you see? a ceiling of your house/office/coffee shop/bus/train? clear blue sky? dark clouds that will soon turn into rainfall? save the answer for yourself, for you are answering according to what you can see with your own eyes. was it wrong? no, its normal. its perfectly normal. 

but for some people, this is not always the case. 

this writing is specifically made for those who see not just mere ceilings or clouds when looking up, but also something else that others normally cannot see with their normal eyes. what are the examples? perhaps one could see a soul that just departed their body and returning to the soul realm? some unknown beings or figures floating between the clouds, silently watching everyone below? that’s okay, you are not crazy, you’re just happen to see what others normally cannot see when looking up above. 

If you still wondering what i am talking about, imagine that you have a eyeglasses that when you wear it you will able to see things and beings what usually cannot be seen by bare eyes. third-eye glasses or some sort. Now, wear the glasses, and bear with me. 

Look above you. The sky, is not as empty as others think, there are not just clouds, thunderstorms, and airplanes, but also many other things that usually unseen by normal eyes, or those who already aware but refuses to look above them to see it. sometimes you can see some streak of light speeding through the blue sky, but others didn't see anything? what was that? are you hallucinating? probably not. if others can see too, maybe you are witnessing a meteor burned up in earth’s atmosphere. if only you can see it but others cant see, maybe you just happen to see some sort of magic at work, not a good one usually, our folks calls it “santet” or “teluh”.

to put it simple, there are traffics up there, where magics are sent from a person to another person, souls who departs this world returning to the soul realm awaiting for reincarnation, beings who are large enough to eclipses a typical skyscraper building in Jakarta, hiding behind clouds, watching those unwary of their existences below, just watching and watching. Don’t forget the Ley Lines, if you think if this some sort of pseudoscience, that’s okay. But some are able to see it, as if you see a hypergiant spider web on the sky covering the entire planet, with each webbing made of energies of God-knows-what. Ghosts, fairies, spirits, people who doing astral projection. There are beings that better to be not mentioned here for the sake of sanity.

there are portals, in the unseen world. what you might see as a normal corridor, but for others who can see the unseen, there might be a portal in the corridor. portal that used by the unseen world beings to travel from one place to another. there are empires and kingdoms stretching up to the sky, in the unseen world. there are many things exists and going around in the sky, and for the better of one’s sanity it was already the best to make it unseen from feeble human eyes. 

Look above you, and think that those white clouds might be hiding something from you. 

Specta Supra Te

[aruneshgoyal]

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India N Indian Topics Exclusively

  WE start with the goods and evils of the education system followed in India before moving on to an interesting debate specifically in eight parts and finally the rather controversial domain of inter-caste love marriages!

Indian education system good or bad 

The education system in India suffers from some serious lacunae. These include preference for good marks/grades over being knowledgeable, lack of encouragement for thinking out of the box (asking questions in the class is considered rude and seldom encouraged; almost non-existent practice of extra reading; education restricted to prescribed textbook and help/guide books, and that too limited to 24 hrs. before the examination day!), rigid and outdated syllabi/curriculum, heavily underpaid professors/teachers (bright minds stay away from this career; professors don’t show much zeal for teaching, they just “go through” the motions),  only a few colleges with good quality of education where you have to be in the top elite to gain admission besides there being a lack of passion for education in the real sense (most students go for engineering/medicine on the advice of “elders”!).

Now, for some serious facts and stats regarding Indian education system vindicating the aforementioned lacunae (note that these stats are based on those provided by the government of India itself freely on the web): In India, just 11% of the children finishing school joins a college whereas in the US, this figure amounts to a whopping 83%. As per the eleventh plan, to increase this enrolment level to 15%, India needs to invest approx. Rs. 22.5 billion but it has allotted only a fourth of the total needed. 

According to a study by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, 90% of the colleges and 70% of the universities that the council graded were of middling or poor quality. The standard of school education has stagnated too.  In rural India, there is no teaching activity on about 50% of the working days in the primary schools. 

There is an endemic shortage of teachers with even the IITs reporting a 20% to 30% shortfall in faculty. Indian universities, if one goes by average, revise their curricula only once in 5 to 10 years but by then they get defeated in both letter and spirit. 

Corruption is the by-word in higher education having become rampant and institutionalized due to over-regulation by the government and multiplicity of education agencies leading to what else but stagnation in this very vital sector of education. 

The lack of good institutions has seen cutoff percentages for entry into good colleges soar to almost impossible levels (at Delhi’s SRCC college, this percentage was as high as 98.75). There is an undue pressure to do well in the secondary board exams because of which the suicidal tendency has grown alarmingly. 

Owing to poor quality of education at home, Indian students now spend no less than $7000 million to go abroad and study in foreign universities. Still the government is adamant over its peculiar stance of not permitting foreign universities to set up shop in India.

We have almost done with the bad points of the Indian education system. And, to end on a bright note, almost 50% of the country’s population is below 25 years. Almost 10% of them or 120 million are between the ages of 18 and 23. Let them have both knowledge and skills; they could surely drive India’s competitive and entrepreneurial spirit and transform it into a major global power. Isn’t it a good ending to the bad side of Indian education scenario? 

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Now, we move on to the 8-part OPEN Debate!

Saturday 4th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 01:19 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [1]

Openly Looting the Public 24x365

  - In the name of religion 

- In the name of providing customer care n ostensible help 

- In the name of modernity n debatable consumerism - In the name of All leftover jargon n paraphernalia

In the current era, one witnesses a plethora of crimes of all types but none comes close to the most sinful act of looting the most gullible general public at large openly in front of their own eyes by whatever means or names you put it – religion, customer care, consumerism and all that is left over in this rather long but undesirable list of swindling and cheating!

What to speak of the general society, even in temples, we see people worshipping and performing rituals just for the sake of trifling and material things. Nobody is prepared to make efforts for the real fruit of devotion, the peace that passes all understanding, self-realization, an answer to the eternal query of human life – “WHO am I?”.  And, in most of the shrines, the so-called ‘pujaris’ (in essence, they are only pandas like in the Kalkaji temple, to mention one) take full advantage of this lackadaisical attitude fomenting it further for their own selfish ends. They encourage and exhort the gullible devotees to donate more and more in order that their narrow worldly wishes are fulfilled. But, what is to be understood is the fact that you go to a temple only to meet GOD, your Best Friend and ally; Rest is all superficial. But neither do you know this fact nor do the so-called learned pundits tell you or make you know that. All that is left is the hallo bulla of rituals, noise, pushing and jostling with no or little ‘peace of mind’! The so-called customer care department in most of the big private sector names (such as Vodafone, for instance) and MNCs is there to ostensibly provide help to harried customers and clients of the company in question but what is to be understood is the fact that the customer care ‘agent’ has only got a single minded objective of helping his company first by way of increasing its revenues in whatever way possible, by hook or by crook! 

   I don’t have to elaborate much on how people are getting looted in the name of modernity or modern consumerism, if I may put it that way. The simplest example is the 1+1 free schemes floated in the market to dupe the gullible customers of their hard earned valuable money. Similar in nature are most of the other ‘free’ consumer schemes! I may also add here the part played by aggressive advertising of the modern day products most of which is misleading at hindsight. But the pumped up euphoria created weighs heavily on the nerves and minds of the unsuspecting people who are thereby taken for a ride by the modern consumer companies.

There are many more things left in this long but rather indescribable list of rather ‘subtle’ swindling and cheating which you may count for yourself! 

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Saturday 11th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 19:27 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [2]

Parking Nuisance N Road Mayhem 

- Traffic on the increase 

- Lack of adequate public transport 

- Lack of coordination between civic authorities, that be, such as MCD, NDMC etc. etc. 

- No ‘parking sense’ and lack of sensitivity towards others (case example: an ambulance carrying an emergency heart patient ‘obstructed’ due to road blockage) 

- No rules / regulations at all, literally N virtually, being adhered to; rules / regulations if, at all, exist only on paper!! 

- Utterly disdainful selfishness on the part of each one of the commuters, or, for that matter, on the part of each one of us forming the social fabric, the so-called members of the modern ‘civil’ society!

Nobody can deny the fact that traffic on our roads is ever increasing day by day what with the Indian population growing at a phenomenal rate and touching a whopping 1.25 billion as per the year 2013 data. Be it a senior pro, a young executive or a middle aged person, each one wants to ride his own bandwagon / vehicle. Even more alarming is the fact that each one is in a tremendous hurry to get to his respective destination. If somebody has to reach half an hour early, he would start half an hour late rather than an hour early. This is the story of each one of us, whether you like it or not! 

Added to it is the factor of inadequate public transport. YES, the Metro has “arrived” but a little too ‘late’ and achieved a little too ‘less’ than desirable. One point to understand is that the metro cannot solve all the transport problems on its own. It needs adequate support from other sectors such as state run buses, autos, taxis and other vehicles, wherever and in whatever way they can prove helpful. In fact, a carefully crafted ‘public transport network’ is the need of the hour. One thing is clear. The public won’t mind paying and shelling out a reasonable amount to travel in convenience and in good time too. It is now up to the civic authorities, that be, to rise to the occasion and deliver!! 

On the contrary, what one finds is the complete lack of coordination between the various civic authority channels N agencies such as the MCD, the NDMC, and so on and so forth. What one does is undone by the other and what is done by the latter is undone by the former. The classic case is the digging up of roads by the various agencies such as the Delhi Jal Board, i.e. DJB (for laying the sewer lines, for instance), the Gas Authority of India Ltd., i.e. GAIL (for supplying PNG directly to homes, for instance), etc. etc. They simply keep coming at you, one after the other, and the roads virtually remain dug up for most of the time. 

About our ‘parking or road sense’, the less said, the better! It is just as if we want the complete road for ourselves leaving the others to fend by themselves. The only sensitivity we have is for ourselves only. If we want to park our car / vehicle, we would do it simply without a thought for others. If we want to put up a ‘temporary tent (shamiana, as it is referred to as in Hindi)’, we would do it right in the centre of the road, as if the whole and complete road belongs to us only with the others being mere ordinary onlookers or spectators, who have come to watch our show of ego N strength. This inevitably leads to traffic snarls / jams! But, who cares for an emergency hospital case losing vital N crucial time, in the process!

In modern day India, the law of the jungle rules the roost!!  Even in a jungle, the animals follow some simple rules by way of their natural instinct!! But, in our modern society, rules N regulations exist only for namesake! They exist only on paper! And, I really don’t blame the general public for this. Who would like to follow rules N regulations when an honest person is unfairly penalized for no reason even as trespassers go scot free for every reason? It’s for our senior leaders to show and pave the way for others to follow!!! 

    Last, but not the least, we must understand the simple fact that as good users of the roads, we must be totally unselfish in our approach. WE must understand the simple fact that to be actual humans, we must discard the animalism in us and be completely humanitarian in our approach to use of the roads. Then, and only then, we can build a truly good ‘civil’ society for the common good of each one of us!!!! 

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Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [3] 

(Lack of Proper) Places / Spaces for Social Events N Public Toilets 

The Civic authorities, that be, charge the populace by way of various taxes like income tax, property tax, road tax, sales tax, and so on and so forth. As such, they are obliged to provide proper N adequate public places for social events lack of which leads to people putting up ‘shamianas’ N temporary tents on the road itself, which, in turn, leads to traffic snarls / jams and causes inconvenience, in general, to general commuters. In case of an emergency like a hospital case, this could even prove fatal N catastrophic! 

The Civic authorities would do well to remedy the situation and work for the welfare of the general public at large rather than serving their own narrow ends N indulging in petty political games N gimmicks!!

  I may add here that providing N maintaining neat N clean public toilets (as also garbage waste boxes) is another bounden duty of the Authorities and that too free of cost, preferably. This point is to be understood even more significantly in the wake of our Honorable PM, Mr. Narendra Modi’s hugely pumped up bandwagon N clarion call of “Swachh Bharat” Andolan N ‘Abhiyan’, as Mr. Modi likes to put it!!!    

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Sunday 12th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 09:54 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [4] 

Corruption N its Ramifications

  I really don’t need to introduce you to “corruption”! It’s rampant and ever on the increase in India!! 

While everybody talks of ‘Ram-Rajya’, nobody has the guts to make any sort of painstaking efforts in the right direction, that is, self effacement N thinking about the welfare of the “W-H-O-L-E” rather than just the “p=a=r=t=s”! 

Whichever and whatever political party comes to power, the fate of the general populace never changes and remains, more or less, the same. Of course, to gain power, our cunning politicians, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi CM and the main / front face of AAP (Aam Aadmi Party), being no exception , make big promises only to back out later on, as per their own suitability N convenience. And, even if the government allocates some funds for emancipation of the poor and the downtrodden, they seldom reach the latter and remain virtual paper concepts N pipedreams to be consigned to the bin at the earliest available N convenient opportunity. 

Our bureaucracy, and for that matter, the w-h-o-le system, from the top rungs down to the lowermost channels, has become totally inept, defunct, and is affected with serious plague and if I may put it that way, with Dengue N Malaria as well to boot. 

You need a job! First of all, none is available thanks to our elephantine growth of population. Second, if there is any, you need some sort of a link to gain it. It could be a bribe; it could be a call from the higher ups; or, even brute force! So, what do you do? Either, act against your conscience and get the job, by hook or by crook, or sit quietly at home, feeling thoroughly frustrated inside out!! 

Gandhiji has been reported to advise the dismantling of the Indian National Congress after we had gained independence from the autocratic N anarchical British Rulers but there were suave leaders like Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, who had their own axe to grind and didn’t heed to Gandhi’s noble N wise suggestion. The result is there to see for all of us. The Congress has ruled India for almost sixty years but the lot of the common man has not improved even six per cent! 

Martyrs like Saheed Bhagat Singh, who were actually responsible for instilling fear into the British regimen leading to our consequent independence, had sounded a word of caution to their fellow brethren N Countrymen – “Don’t get complacent and become a slave of your own leaders! They will be even more dangerous N notorious than the Englishmen!” 

  Just, reflect for a minute and peep unto your selves!! How prophetic N true these words / gems N pearls of wisdom have proved to be!!  

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Sunday 12th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 10:08 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [5]

  OUR Unreserved ‘Reservation Policy’ 

Continuing from where I left my last piece, a word about our ‘reservation policy’.   At the time of our independence (1947), it was rightly felt by the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar led Constituent Committee that some sections of our society were in an inferior position (although Gandhiji called them ‘Harijans’) relative to others and needed to be compensated for it. As such, they allowed reservations to be made for such unjustly treated sections for 10 years. But, what is appalling is the fact that they have continued till date for more than 60 years now and even other communities are demanding N vying for reservations.

  This is primarily due to the fact that our leaders, for their own vested interests and to eke out vote banks for themselves, have allowed this practice to continue and even grow by leaps And bounds! 

I, for one, would like to phase out reservations slowly but steadily. Let me illustrate, by a live example, my viewpoint.   Suppose, somebody has made it to the IAS or the Indian Civil Services, for that matter, by way of reservations! Now, he is an (IAS) officer in his own right, enjoying all the privileges that go along with this tag N plum post. He, along with his family, has slowly but surely moved up to the upper rungs of society and he is now no longer discriminated against. So, how can you continue to provide reservations for him in his service or for his children, for that matter, who should now be allowed to compete with others solely on merit N nothing else!

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Monday 20th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 11:08 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [6] 

  DEFILING the Very Places WE Worship

Yesterday, I was passing by a nearby SHIV temple N PEEPAL tree and I could make out some devotees offering their prayers and worship at the PEEPAL tree. It was all going very well when suddenly I happened to see a pile of garbage N rubbish near the very place of worship, literally at the feet of THE TREE to my utter disbelief, shock N amazement!!! 

I just couldn’t understand and was at a total loss at this sort OR mode of worship!

  First of all, can IT really be called WORSHIP or worthy of being designated as ‘True’ OR “Real” WORSHIP at all?? In the second pace, if we can DEFILE God, ‘Defiling’ ourselves becomes and is even easier! Finally, what sort of legacy OR message are we conveying to our progeny or leaving for the future OR coming generations???   

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Monday 20th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 11:46 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [7] 

LOOKING WITHIN rather than WITHOUT

Continuing from where I left my last piece, a word about Introspecting N Looking IN than OUT! 

  It’s a commonplace habit to find fault with others even when the entire mistake is ours!! As SHRI KABIR DAS JI put it so befittingly – “I went from street to street, place to place, to find evil, but couldn’t find any; when I introspected within, I found the real culprit!!”

        This indeed is the real Truth! WE search for mistakes all around us; but, we forget to search within ourselves; the day we start looking within, our search will surely be over N out!!! 

In the same vein, we look for GOD all around us except ourselves. WE look for without rather than WITHIN. The day we start searching for HIM within, WE are sure to ‘Find’ GOD..!  

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Friday 24th February, Two Thousand Seventeen, 12:12 hrs IST Cordial Invite to COME, One n ALL:   An OPEN Debate [8]

  Public Dealing APATHY n Lackadaisical ATTITUDE

There is no gainsaying the fact that in India, public dealing is largely apathetic, lackadaisical and devoid of any human values whatsoever! It is just ‘going thru the motions’ with no real intent of helping the public at large, who on their part, also try to gain, at times, undue advantage of any vantage feelings shown to them.

But, largely, it’s our bankrupt bureaucracy and official machinery at fault. They almost behave as if they are not carrying on with their “bounden duty” but doing a ‘huge favor’ to the general public. May be, the tradition has carried on from the British times. But, it’s now time to change it for the better!

It must be made accountable for its actions with some penalty imposed on the erring official along with speedy justice being meted out to the person relating to whom the action was carried out. Else, this buck will run amok eating everything n everyone with such instances beginning to find their way even into the private sector, albeit, not to that extent, as of now. 

But, if unchecked, this menace will outgrow each n every one!!

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Now, we move on to the final discussion in this exclusive Indian section, viz. Inter-Caste Love Marriages. ________________________________________

Inter Caste Love Marriages -   

Problems & Solutions

  Prologue Since times immemorial, people have fallen in love irrespective of caste, religion or territorial boundaries. They might have had to pay a heavy price for this but in the process they have made love immortal. Love is such a sweet and nice feeling, truly nectarine and divine! 

More recently, the inter caste love marriage trend in India has been on the increase.  Widespread education along with the “proliferation of professions through the castes” has rendered the Caste System less relevant than before. And, this increasing trend is likely to continue in spite of the multifarious problems involved. Such problems include custom & belief systems, culture & language differences, contrasting living styles, matters of faith, even dietary contrasts. Not to forget the disapproval of parents and elders from both sides. 

Mutual Adjustment and Sacrifice However, if the couple involved truly love each other, they can easily tackle all these problems. Each of the concerned partners must learn to adjust for the sake of the other. Then, all these differences of cultures, traditions, living styles and diet etc., which look big on paper, actually become negligible. And, this is what successful marriage is all about – mutual adjustment and sacrifice for the sake of the other partner. 

They must put forward their case convincingly and strongly, maturely bringing forth the good points of their partner. Marriage is, after all, not only a mutual amalgamation of two persons, but a marriage of the two concerned families as well. The couple could do with the full support of their families for a pleasant and fructifying matrimonial alliance. 

External Help   In case they need some external help, they can call upon a versatile inter caste love marriage specialist Baba. Or, an expert inter caste love marriage specialist astrologer. To help them in their cause of inter caste love marriage problem solution. Of course, they must first make sure that such a Baba or astrologer is really genuine. He could well be trying to make some easy money at their cost! There are many a inter caste love marriage specialist Baba and inter caste love marriage specialist astrologer willing to help. By various means, they attempt for an inter caste love marriage problem solution. An inter caste love marriage specialist Baba claims to help by positive “vashikaran” mantras, 'yagnas', hymns and other rituals. But, we have yet to verify these scientifically. 

Astrology can help by way of numerology,’ vastu shastra’ and the like. Such methods are much more scientific as compared to those advocated by an inter caste love marriage specialist Baba. However, only a few inter caste love marriage specialist astrologers, who are a master of their art and craft, can really help. But then, they may charge extravagantly for their virtuoso advice and services. You have to find out and convince yourself first than anybody else. 

Dating With the large-scale extensive globalisation and modern-day computerization, not to forget the ubiquitous mobile cell phones, the world has shrunk. It has brought in its wake people belonging to diverse avenues, fields and regions together. Under such circumstances, it’s not very surprising that in India, dating has become very common. Especially of late, even among inter castes. 

And, when people belonging to different castes date and spend time together, they gradually tend to come closer. They might even wish to settle down in life as real partners as well. It’s only natural then that their parents or elders disapprove of them. This is particularly true in view of the fact that dating in India is still relatively a new phenomenon and concept. 

  It’s really here that the inter caste love marriage specialist Baba and the inter caste love marriage specialist astrologer come into play. They can foresee and foretell if you will make a good match or pair. And if so, they can play a vital part and role in bringing around your families to your viewpoint. 

Arranged Marriages Looking at it another way, love marriages are sometimes themselves out of favour in India as compared to arranged marriages. In the latter case, the duo has all the backing and support of all the family members from both sides. In stark contrast is the former case, wherein the couple may have to fend for themselves on their own. On top of it, inter caste love marriages offer just the icing on the cake. Making your family members, parents and elders scream wildly at you.

  The only way out for you is not to yell back; rather, convince them strongly with reasonable arguments. You must meet each of their viewpoints with proper counter arguments. The elders are generally concerned that love marriages usually end in divorce. You can counter this with suitable and proper examples from practical life. Similarly, you can counter and address their other concerns. Like your partner’s weak financial position, his/her cultural beliefs or non-vegetarian diet etc. 

Progeny There is at least one solid scientific reason that goes in favour of inter caste love marriages. Or, for that matter, any inter caste marriage, in general! It is the genetic refinement and improvement in hereditary features of the progeny or the coming generation. As inter caste marriages become more widespread, the very menace of Caste System in India will meet its doom.  It will, by itself, just evaporate into thin air.

Epilogue So, are you planning an inter caste love marriage? With or without an able inter caste love marriage specialist Baba or inter caste love marriage specialist astrologer to guide you?  Remember, both of them can guide by way of their expert k/w in inter caste love marriage solution! 

  You need not worry at all if you are first yourself convinced about your decision. In fact, you can then try to convince your families that you will make a happy pair. And, that your matrimonial alliance will be for the good of one and all. After this, there can be no stopping you. In fact, you can just go ahead and zoom right away into matrimony confidently and tenaciously. 

And, you’ll have the added satisfaction of having done India a world of good with your loving action!! 

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FUTABA enjoy with 冨田ラボ / Get up！Do the right！ featuring 佐藤竹善 & bird【レコード / POPS】

「恋はあせらず」日本語カバーを含む、冨田ラボ、佐藤竹善、bird、田島貴男とのコラボ盤！

ピアノ連弾デュオのFUTABAが冨田ラボをプロデューサーに迎えて発表した'07年のシングルから、和モノ・ディガーたちのリクエストに応えて、The Supremesのモータウン大名曲"You Can't Hurry Love"の日本語カバーがアナログ・カット！

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堀込泰行 / What A Wonderful World -LP-【レコード / POPS】

堀込泰行待望の2nd Full Albumをアナログリリース。蔦谷好位置プロデュース曲収録&ジャケットはグラフィックアーティスト”Naijel Graph (ナイジェルグラフ)”による書き下しデザイン！

昨年リリースしたEP「GOOD VIBRATIONS」で新進気鋭のアーティストとコラボレー���ョンしたことで大きな話題となった堀込泰行の待望となる2ndフルアルバムは蔦谷好位置プロデュースのリードトラック「WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT」含む9曲入り。ジャケット写真はグラフィックアーティスト”Naijel Graph (ナイジェルグラフ)”による書き下しデザイン！

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EMI MEYER / Wings【レコード / POPS】

活動を再開したエミ・マイヤーのニュー・シングル！第一子の出産を経て、活動を再開したエミ・マイヤーのニュー・シングル「Wings」はアナログのみの超限定リリース！

ナッシュビルで録音されたオーガニックなソウル・チューンは、心地よいハスキー・ヴォイスとピアノをメインに、ホーンズとフルートが絶妙のタイミングで最高のフレーズを奏で、まるで木漏れ日の中でうたた寝しているような至福の時を味わえます。カップリングはNappy Rootsをfeatに迎え、メロウなトラックを際立たせるMC陣の流れるようなフロウに引き込まれること間違いなし！（アルバムのリリースまで配信もありません）

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Special Favorite Music / NOWADAYS【レコード / POPS】

昨年リリースしたフルアルバム『Royal Blue』が”ポップミュージックの新たな形”として注目を浴びたSFMが2018年7月に発売した3rd ep 「NOWADAYS」のアナログレコードが発売！

昨年末よりオンエアされた花王リーゼTVCMソング「ゆびさき」をはじめ、「今日の日はさようなら」、「Summer Gifted」、「SURELY」のアップテンポからバラードまでSFMの最新ポップミュージックを詰め込んだ全４曲。

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ペッカー / インスタント・ラスタ featuring Minako Yoshida【レコード / レゲエ】

豪華メンバーによるジャマイカと日本の最高な化学反応を体感できる無国籍ダブ・サウンド！

日本初のサルサ・バンド、オルケスタ・デル・ソルを作ったパーカッショニスト、ペッカーが1980年に作った日本最初のダブ作品『ペッカー・パワー』と同時に制作され,元々は10インチで発売されていた企画盤の『インスタント・ラスタ』に、こちらも吉田美奈子をフューチャーした古澤良治郎 『Moonlight Slumber』を追加し今回は12インチ仕様でリリース！

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CRUISIC / JAZZ CARNIVAL【レコード / HIPHOP】

あのAzymuth “Jazz Carnival”を、大胆なアレンジでカバーしたCruisic、いよいよ初となるアナログ・シングルをリリース！

Flat ThreeやSPECTAで活躍しているDJ / トラックメイカーの岩田幸也と、彼の学生時代からの盟友であり、実験的ポップスを追求したバンド、トルネード竜巻のオリジナルメンバーとして活躍したドラムス / パーカッショニストの２人によるユニット、Cruisic（クルージック）の初シングルがリリース！

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MABANUA / only the facts【CD / HIPHOP】

日本を代表する次世代クリエイターとの呼び声も高いmabanua が、あふれ出す才能とあくなき探究心で創り上げた2ndアルバム！

まるでビートルズもヒップホップも同列に並べ吸収し、その全てを吐き出したようなスタイルで今までありそうでなかった新感覚ミュージックを創り上げた。ジャンルを超え全ミュージックラヴァーの愛聴盤となるであろう珠玉の10 曲が収録された究極の1枚、遂に完成！

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice In Wonderland

Day Ten: Alice

Female Pearlcatcher - Nature Common

Cornflower/Midnight/Orca

Giraffe/Butterfly/Underbelly

Lore Under Cut!

Ever since she was a hatchling, Alice knew she was meant for something more. She grew up on a farm somewhere deep within the Viridian Labyrinth, where only The Gladekeeper’s most dedicated tread, often looking for a place to perform The Exaltation Ritual and ascend her ranks. That’s why, when Alice spotted the pale Mirror, dripping with Plague magic and a sense of worry, hurrying through the dense undergrowth, she followed him. Just when she thought she’d lost him, Alice fell, down, down, down, so far down she thought she’d never see The Lightweaver’s gift again. When she finally stopped falling, she found herself somewhere in a clearing, nothing like the place she called home, but still strangely familiar. There in front of her, gently turning her pearl in his claws, was the Spiral she would come to know as The Hatter.

Now, as she found herself rappelling down The Red Castle’s walls, Mallymkun in tow, she thought of falling down that hole after The White Rabbit, the wind rushing through her mane and fear in her heart. But this time it would be different. That night, helping The Cheshire Brothers pack their belongings, Alice heard the story of The Sky Warrior, a long-prophesied dragon who would be sent to take down The Red Queen and finally restore peace to Wonderland. It was then and there she knew what she was meant to do, and with The Red Kingdom now fully aware of her presence, there was no time to waste.

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Design Notes

This version of Alice is based on her black-haired appearance from American McGee’s Alice*, instead of her classic blonde look

I have not yet decided what happens to Alice’s pearl, or even really how to handle it. Currently it’s with The Hatter’s things, probably in a little labeled bag or something.

* Disclaimer: I no longer support American McGee due to his recent actions involving AI and the treatment of the members in his Discord server. That being said, Alice and it’s sequel are amazing and underrated games that I encourage people to check out.

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice In Wonderland

Day Eight: Mallymkun

Female Fae - Earth Rare

XXX White

Petals/Peregrine/Underbelly

Lore Under Cut!

Ever since loosing her mother as a young hatchling, Mallymkun knew she wanted to join The Red Queen’s army to protect the citizens of Wonderland from its many dangers. She trained with some of the best in her village, and when the time came, she made her way to the castle posthaste. The thought of a Fae in the army was amusing to many of the dragons in The Red Court, and they really let only let her in because they thought she could provide entertainment to the camp for a few days before running home scared. Much to everyone’s surprise, Mallymkun stuck through and made it all the way to the other side of training, even being awarded with her own tiny replica of The Card Solider’s uniform.

But that pride was short lived. Mallymkun set out with her battalion on her first mission and sunrise, and by sunset, she vowed to destroy the very thing she once dreamed of becoming. Her desertion did not go unnoticed, and instead of shooting to the top of her class, she shot to the top of their most wanted list. Now word has reached her ears of the Sky Warrior’s return and subsequent capture, Mallymkun has set her heart on the biggest (and hopefully last) mission of her career, but she’ll need the help of an old friend to pull it off…

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Design Notes

In the movie, Mallymkun uses a sewing pin gifted to her by The Mad Hatter as a sword, and luckily for me, the canes are perfect!

Mallymkun is the version of The Dormouse used in the 2010 Burton film. Her looks were so different from the original I mistook her for an entirely different character

The Card Solider uniform mentioned above only really consists of the coat, kilt, boots, and tail tangle. The hip roses and the wing decorations are Mallymkun’s own touches

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice in Wonderland

Day Seven: The Knave of Hearts

Male Obelisk - Water Rare

Dust/Oilslick/X

Falcon/Current/X

Lore Below Cut!

A man of many names, The Knave of Hearts has been around for as long as the Queens themselves. He was one of the first to join their quest for peace after losing his family to one of the many beasts of Wonderland, and in the early years of the alliance his dedication to the cause caught their eye. He worked closely with The Red Queen to build up her army, his knowledge of structure and strategy an invaluable ressource in many battles. However, it was no secret that he much preferred to spend time with The White Queen, helping her build libraries and gardens for the citizens of the kingdom to feel safe in. The White Queen found herself falling deeply in love with the Obelisk, and he almost certainly returned those feelings.

Legend states that when the two announced their engagement to The Red Queen, she flew into a frenzy, vowing then and there to seize control of Wonderland. When The Red Army arrived to challenge The White Queen, The Knave of Hearts sprung into action, bringing down many before losing his eye. When he turned to his lover for assistance, she had fled, and he, injured physically and emotionally, surrendered immediately. To this day, he works closely with The Red Queen as her own personal bounty hunter, seeking out all who choose to disobey…

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Design Notes

This guy is based specifically off of the character from the 2010 Burton film

The Knave card is now commonly known as the Jack card

He is one of the few characters who’s eyes actually match a movie character. It took me a ridiculously long time to finally settle on Water Rare, only to immediately cover it with an eye patch

He has my favorite overall design in the AU

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Fan Dragon Month Mini Series: The Labyrinth

Day Fifteen: Jareth The Goblin King

Male Imperial - Shadow Rare

XXX Buttercup

Clouded/Edged/Glimmer

Lore Under Cut!

Jareth has been around for a long, long time. His parents were among the first Imperials to leave The Sunbeam Ruins after the creation of the Pearlcatchers, leaving with a small band of dragons who planned on pledging their allegiance to The Shadowbinder instead. Jareth was a strange child from the start, and the rest of the colony could feel it. Rumors circulated that though he was born with Shadow magic within, his shining golden scales were a sign he was a vessel for The Lightweaver, sent to spy on them and punish them for their betrayal. His parents loved him still, and raised him with the best of intentions, but died tragically young in an event long-lost to history.

Now thoroughly outcasted by his birth clan, Jareth wandered the Wispwillow Grove for what felt like ages; until he found It. It was a strange little mushroom, but unlike the seemingly millions of others around It, It was pitch black, darker than any shadow he’d ever seen. When he poked it with his talon, It shrunk back immediately, a bubble popping on its surface with an almost wistful sigh. Jareth had heard of Familiars before, but had never had one of his own, and thus decided that this must be the same thing. Over the next few days, Jareth would return to It, feeding It scraps of meat and bone to gain It’s trust, and this seemed to work. It began to morph into a small creature and follow Jareth around, finally giving him the companionship he so desperately longed for. And so, It became the first goblin.

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TL;DR: Social pariah makes friends with a Shade Construct, accidentally creates small army

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice In Wonderland

Day Nine: Miss Piggy

Female Snapper - Earth Rare

XXY Blush/Peach

Bar/Spinner/Underbelly

Lore Under Cut!

The Red Queen’s personal tea maker and maid is one of the only friendly faces in The Red Castle. She would never harm anyone herself, but her constant presence around The Red Queen means she has seen her fair share of bloodshed. This only serves to fuel her need to spread kindness and joy, even in the dungeons below. So of course when she saw the poor, bedraggled Pearlcatcher all alone in a cell at the very bottom of the castle’s keep, Miss Piggy immediately whisked her away upstairs to castle kitchen, bringing the number of dragons tu ever taste the Queen’s special tea blend up to four: The Red Queen, Miss Piggy, Mallymkun, and The Sky Warrior, Alice…

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Design Notes

Miss Piggy is based on the pig that briefly appears in the Burton film for the Queen tof Hearts to use as a foot rest

Here she gets upgraded to The Red Queen’s personal maid, royal tea-maker, and the pinnacle of “I could fix her”

Her and The Knave have ✨drama✨ but also this weird bond based on being in love with either Queen

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice In Wonderland

Day Two: The Cheshire Cat(s)

Male Imperial - Tiger/Hypnotic/Runes

XXY Orchid/Lemon - Light Bright

XXY Denim/Cyan - Lightning Bright

Lore Under Cut!

This Alice in Wonderland retelling takes notes from other darker modern retellings like American McGee’s Alice*, Lorestrome’s Alice is Dead series, and the 2010 Burton film. Instead of taking place in a classic Wonderland setting, it takes place in one of the many strange magical pockets of Sornieth.

Upon awaking, Alice finds herself in the care of The Cheshire Brothers, Chester (Orchid) and Salem (Denim). After a short chat, they lead Alice to her more permanent quarters, and try to convince her that the mysterious dragon speaking with The Hatter is of no concern. Upon getting settled, Alice learns that the brother’s dueling personalities quickly lead them to fighting, and she is left alone with Salem, who warns her of the other performers…

Chester is the older one, a beacon of seemingly endless energy and charisma. He’s more of a trickster than Salem, but really does try to do no harm. Salem may be younger, but he is bigger and more intimidating. He really just wants to be left alone, but becomes bored easily with out the constant humdrum of some sort of companion.

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Design Notes

Chester’s colors and personality are based on the cat from the Disney film, while Salem’s are based on the cat from American McGee’s Alice*.

They are meant to be mirrors of one another, with matching genes, color patterns, and apparel.

They were originally going to be Veilspuns, but I was dead-set on them having Tiger.

Their real heads are meant to be the headdresses because they’re cats.

*Disclaimer: I no longer support American McGee due to his recent actions involving AI and the treatment of the members in his Discord server. That being said, Alice and it’s sequel are amazing and underrated games that I encourage people to check out.

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice in Wonderland

Day One: The Mad Hatter

Male Spiral - Plague Swirl

Garnet/Obsidian/Blood

Pinstripe/Blaze/Glimmer

Lore Under The Cut!

This Alice in Wonderland retelling takes notes from other darker modern retellings like American McGee’s Alice*, Lorestrome’s Alice is Dead series, and the 2010 Burton film. Instead of taking place in a classic Wonderland setting, it takes place in one of the many strange magical pockets of Sornieth.

In this version, the Hatter serves as a sort of guide to Alice, but his alignment is constantly changing and it’s really hard to tell whether or not he’s actually trying to help. We first meet him when Alice falls into Wonderland and stops her from following the White Rabbit. He then steers her immediately into danger, very nearly getting her killed by one of The Things In The Woods, and then saves her and takes her to his home, promising her a place for the night. When Alice awakes, she finds herself in a freak show ran by the Hatter, and finds herself surrounded by strange yet friendly faces…

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Design Notes

This guy isn’t really based on any particular interpretation of The Mad Hatter, other than the fact that he is a little hyperactive man with a top hat and a funny cane.

He is based on my mental image of a circus ringleader though. Lots of reds and stripes and a pointy stick to point at things.

Originally his scry had Hypnotic instead, but when I saw that the edge of Obsidian Blaze matched the Blood Glimmer I couldn’t pass it up.

His original outfit had Skeleton Chimes, but I removed those when I found out how expensive they were, plus they stopped fitting the vibes I had in my head.

The two shirts are intentional. For some reason most every shirt on Spirals just kinda ends after the first loop, and I don’t really like that.

The Hatter was the first fan dragon I ever made and I love him for that.

*Disclaimer: I no longer support American McGee due to his recent actions involving AI and the treatment of the members in his Discord server. That being said, Alice and it’s sequel are amazing and underrated games that I encourage people to check out.

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Fan Dragon Month Mini-Series: The Labyrinth

Day Thirteen: Hoggle

Male Snapper - Ice Goat

Peach/Rust/X

Triple Basic

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice In Wonderland

Day Five: The White Rabbit

Male Mirror - Plague Goat

White/Ruby/Blush

Basic/Paisley/Stained

Lore Below Cut!

Cousin to The March Hare and herald of The Red Queen, Alice expected The White Rabbit to be a much more imposing figure. Instead she is greeted by a small, demure Mirror in a red suit, who speaks in hushed tones about strange things. After breakfast, when everyone goes their separate ways to prepare for the night’s show, the chime of a bell rings throughout camp, and just like that, The Rabbit is gone. But not without a warning: The Red Queen is coming, and she’s out for blood…

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Design Notes

I have had so much trouble picking genes for this guy. He’s part of The RED Court but he’s The WHITE Rabbit so he got stained so he’s pink. He’s also had Spinner forever but I kind of hated it but now Paisley exists and it’s perfect.

His outfit was no problem though, I love the little details I was able to add

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Fan Dragon Month Series One: Alice in Wonderland

Day Three: The March Hare

Male Mirror - Fire Goat

Slate/Taupe/Stone

Tiger/Patchwork/Underbelly

Lore Under Cut!

This Alice in Wonderland retelling takes notes from other darker modern retellings like American McGee’s Alice*, Lorestrome’s Alice is Dead series, and the 2010 Burton film. Instead of taking place in a classic Wonderland setting, it takes place in one of the many strange magical pockets of Sornieth.

The March Hare is a… strange… critter to say the very least. Like most folks in Wonderland, there’s something off about him, but unlike The Hatter or the Cats, something really does seem wrong about him. He spends most of his time muttering to himself and staring off into space, even in the middle of conversations. The Hatter swears he means no harm, that he’s just very sensitive to the magics that Alice’s sudden appearance disrupted, but Alice just can’t shake the feeling that he knows something she doesn’t. Perhaps this friend he’s so excited about will have some answers for her…

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Design Notes

The March Hare’s design is very loosely inspired by his appearance in the Disney film, with his personality being based on the version from the Burton film.

The mice in his outfit are a nod to The Dormouse from the Disney film.

He is best friends with The Hatter, who treats him like a brother.

I accidentally made him sound super sinister but he’s not, he’s just kind of off-putting to Alice.

He makes the second best tea out of all the AU characters.

*Disclaimer: I no longer support American McGee due to his recent actions involving AI and the treatment of the members in his Discord server. That being said, Alice and it’s sequel are amazing and underrated games that I encourage people to check out.

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Tags To Know

A guide to the tags I use frequently

Possible triggers are tagged as #[subject]///, for example, Emperors are tagged as #emperors///

#The Cauldron Bubbles - Self made posts

#Grave Robbed - Reblogs

#Bite Bite Bite - I really like whatever this is and I hope you like it too

#Other’s Dergs - Other people’s dragons

#Dead’s Dergs - My dragons, beloved children

#Other’s Scrys - Scrys made by other people

#If I’m Scryin’ I’m Cryin’ - Scrys that I’ve made, a reference to Mater’s Tall Tales; used in tandem with #FR Scrying Workshop

#Other’s Outfits - Outfits made by other people

#Specta’s Shop - Outfits that I’ve made, named after my clan’s tailor; used in tandem with #FR Dressing Room

Breeds are tagged only by their breed, except for Spirals, which are tagged as #FR Spiral, due to the insanity of the main tag. Emperors are tagged as both #Imperial and the previously mentioned trigger tag.