#Spritual Practices

[quantumwitches]

Shinrin-Yoku: The Art of Forest Bathing for Spiritual and Mental Health

Hello, forest dwellers and nature lovers! 🌲✨ Today, we’re venturing into the heart of the woods to explore the enchanting practice of forest bathing. This ancient Japanese practice, known as “Shinrin-yoku,” involves immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere, allowing nature to rejuvenate the body, mind, and spirit. Let’s dive into the magical world of forest bathing and discover its profound…

[birrafrgrances]

Burning bakhoor holds profound spiritual and meditative benefits. From connecting with the divine and purifying spaces to enhancing focus and promoting relaxation, bakhoor is a powerful tool in spiritual practices. 

[astra-ravana]

Counting Crows

As far as symbolism goes crows are a pretty mixed bag. To some they are the sacred messengers of spirits or deities and signs of good fortune, to others, they are an omen of bad luck, sorrow, and death. Witches have been divinating the crow's message, through various methods, for centuries and perhaps the most notable of these is the practice of counting crows. Granted, there are several variations of this, handed down through poems and literature, but what about counting crows as an in depth divination method? Next time you see crows flying around, consider the following:

1 Crow:

• Spiritual/divine messenger

• Transformation

• Sudden change

• Death and rebirth

• Pay attention to your intuition

• Upcoming difficulties or misfortune

• Fears and anxiety

• Our shadow

2 Crows:

• Good luck and good news

• Positive events

• Love and harmony

• Partnership

• Joy

• Success is just around the corner

• Creativity and the arts

• Protection and guidance

• Confidence in your decisions

• Be honest and open with your emotions

• Symbolic of Odin

3 Crows:

• Possible warning of misfortune or negative events coming

• Secrets and intuition

• Wedding or celebration

• Birth of a girl

• Balance and unity

• The Otherworld and Underworld

• Curiosity, intelligence, higher perspectives

• Mind, body, spirit (connection to the Ether)

• Destiny

• Magick, witchcraft, and alchemy

• Symbolic of Hekate and Morrigan

4 Crows:

• Great news

• Abundance

• Job opportunity or marriage

• New direction in life

• Fresh start

• Excitement

• The start of a journey

• Fertility

• New projects

• Birth of a boy

• New beginnings

5 Crows:

• Good fortune

• Money is coming

• Prosperity, abundance, and growth

• Wealth

• Promotions, awards, recognition

• Winning

• Beware of accidents, mishaps, and dangers

6 Crows:

• Significant life event

• Karma

• Start of a spiritual journey or awakening

• Difficulty

• Metamorphosis

• Winning a prize, or receiving an inheritance

• Loss or gain

• Thresholds

7 Crows:

• The Universe is aligned

• Peace, harmony, tranquility

• Balance

• Collective wisdom

• Strength

• Protection from negativity

• Pause and reflect

• Awareness

• Insights

• Meditation

• The truth

• Mystery solved

8 Crows:

• Manifestation

• Seize the day

• Auspicious omen

• Windfalls

• Good luck

• Mind over matter

• Golden opportunities

• Focus

• Dedication

• Wishes granted

• A positive, life-altering experience

9 Crows:

• Romantic love

• New love or strengthening current relationships

• Deep emotional connections

• Positive recognition and regard

• Answered prayers

• Impending danger

• Caution and common sense

• Judgement

• Divine authority and higher powers

10 Crows:

• Spiritual epiphany

• Channel for higher realms

• Reset, reevaluate

• Insights into the future

• Otherworldly intuition

• Psychic ability

• The end of one phase and beginning of another

• Complete turn around in luck

• The Universe is talking to you

Larger Flocks:

• Great spritual power

• A higher purpose

• The big picture

• You are seen and acknowledged

• The Universe has your back

[enodiankassia]

Begginers Guide to Witchcraft - Part 1

13 tips and advice to starting your path in the craft ;3

Pick the one thing you like about the craft, the thing that fascinates you the most about witchcraft, and then start there.

Once you do that, eventually youll see how everything comes into play and interconnects with learning about the rest of the craft.

It may seem overwhleming but once you realize that you dont NEED all these crazy tools to cast, everything becomes clearer.

Casting is as easy as visualizing the outcome you want, saying a prayer/chant/incantation, or even tie knots on a cord.

Start with basic spells, rituals, and workings so that you grow your power, and learn basic correspondences to help you start.

Your power, scource of magick, or energy, comes directy from your SPIRIT, your lifeforce, your energy within you, use it wisely.

You may get so excited that youll want to cast like crazy and end up burning yourself out like a child discovering video games.

Remember to only cast when you need to, not whenever you want to or feel like it, youll run out of energy and will need to recharge.

Always remember to do your research about everything you learn, the more you learn about the craft, the more powerful you grow. Knowledge is power and the power of knowledge is limitless.

Never take more than what is needed, ie casting an insane amount of wealth spells. If you tip the scales, you will reap its consequence.

Do not cast love spells, nor break up spells, you do not toy with peoples lives, nor do you influence their fate for any reason.

Do not curse, hex, or jinx UNLESS THE TARGET IS DESERVING OF IT, do not cast them as a joke for the consequences of such are much more disasterous than toying with peoples lives.

With all that said, remember that the craft is a practice, not a religion like wicca, religion has nothing to do with the craft unless you personally tie into the craft, its a spritual practice that was used by our ancestors way before the church existed.

The term witch is gender-neutral by the way, anyone of any sex or gender can be a witch. The term witch is an umbrella term that can mean any number of things about the practicioner, ie being a shaman, priestess, seer, etc. ;3 Thank You so much for reading.

[talonabraxas]

Ganapati – Great Red Lord of Hosts Talon Abraxas

Explaining Ganapati Thangka – the Great Red Lord of Hosts

Ganapati is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. Ganapati is also known as the Great Red Lord of Hosts. Ganesh originated with Brahmanism (Vedism). In Buddhism, there are two sutras that mention Ganapati, and one with his “Dharani” (mantra) which can be chanted by anyone. In the sutra, Buddha says:

Any son or daughter of high birth, whether monk or nun, lay brother or sister who undertakes any matter accomplishing the rites to call a sacred being by means of mantras, worshipping the Three Jewels, traveling to another country, going to the royal court or concealing should upon worshipping the Blessed Buddha, practice seven times the Arya Ganapati Hrdaya: for him, all tasks will be accomplished; no doubt about this!

Etymology of the Ganapati

The meaning of Ganapati is tsog gi dag PO, mar Chen in Tibet.

Ganapati is called the Tantric Buddhist form of Ganapati related to the Chakrasamvara Cycle of Tantras.

Spritual power of Ganapati

Ganapati is known as Ganesh and Vinayaka who is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.

Ganapati’s image is found throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Thailand, Mauritius, Bali, and Bangladesh.

Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations and devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists. This form of Ganapati is regarded as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara.

This form of Ganapati is regarded as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara.

Vakratunda Ganesh Mantra

One of the most important and also one of the most common Ganpati Mantras, this is the Ganesh mantra for wealth, and is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Goddess Riddhi (Hindu Goddess of Prosperity) and Goddess Siddhi (Hindu Goddess of spiritual enlightenment).

“Vakratunda Maha-Kaaya Surya-Kotti Samaprabha Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvadaa ||”

Meaning :

Vakra – means one that is not straight. Vakratunda – means curved trunk. Mahakaya – means large body, if we see that in a more divine sense it means most powerful. Suryakoti – means ‘Surya’ or sun and koti means crore. Samprabha – means ‘prabha – aura, grandeur’ , ‘sama- like’. Suryakoti samprabha – means whose aura is like light of crores of sun put together. Nirvgnam – obstacle free. Kurume – give me. Deva – means God. Sarva – means all. Karyeshu -work. Sarvada -always.

Full meaning : “Oh god with curved trunk, large body whose aura is like light of crores of sun, Please make my entire work obstacle free, forever.”

Benefit : Chanting of this mantra invokes Lord Ganesha to remove every obstacle between one and one’s well-being and helps to achieve wealth, wisdom, good luck, prosperity and success in all the endeavors.

[pearlsinmyhair]

𓇢 a gasp, then silence.𓇢𓆸

synopsis: how mo’at discovers that neteyam is gone.

warnings: angst. cannon character death, non-cannon interaction and reaction. brief mention of death during childbirth and the battle of home tree.

word count: 600 (it’s itty bitty)

an: i’m so sorry. i had to do it.

𓇢𓆸

mo’at learned quickly that the way of eywa was not fair, nor was it kind.

she had watched innocents suffer. saw children crushed by the home tree when it fell. saw mothers in labor lose their strength.

but after all her suffering, she had prayed to the great mother to at least spare her grandchildren. she knew eywa could make no promises, just as much as she knew that many others had prayed for the same for their own loved ones.

who was she to demand mercy? to take it away from another? to dare question the great balance?

from the moment she had held neteyam, a part of her whispered doom. he was so light, so precious, so very fragile in this dangerous world.

he grew, of course, a strong shell growing around his kind heart. she hated to see him hide it away, but she knew it was there. she had watched him rise to the occasion of war with concealed fear.

she had lost her husband and a son-in-law to the sky people. she couldn’t bare to lose her grandson.

so when they flew to the distant islands of the metkayina, she thought they were safe. surely no one would find them amongst thousands of villages.

she should have known better than to hope.

𓇢𓆸

she awoke sweating and breathless, wheezing as she processed the empty room of her tent.

she had seen blood behind her eyes, a wail of pain and sorrow, a heart beat stopping.

eywa’s messages were always cryptic. but this was easy to piece together.

it was more mo’at’s own will that prevented her from fully interpreting it.

the silence of her hut beat against her ears, so very unusual.

she was used to it being full constantly: of injured, of children, of voices dead and alive.

now, there was nothing. as though the great mother was giving her time to grieve.

she refused.

she pulled on clothes quickly, sliding her blade into its sheath as she set out for the tree of voices.

mo’at may have been old, but she knew the path well. eywa showed her some respect in clearing her path of creatures, allowing her to walk without worry.

the forest was quiet, too, sensing the lose, sensing her rising fear and sadness.

she approached the tree slowly, bringing her queue over her shoulder. her chest tightened with grief, with rage.

neytiri’s scream filled her ears.

she connected her kuru to one of the hanging strands.

it took a few minutes of meditation and searching, but soon she found him.

“hello, grandmother. is everything alright?”

“yes, neteyam. i just wished to see you.”

she did not dwell in the spritual realm of her grandson’s memories, lest she show too much emotion. neteyam did not know he was dead, and she would not try to tamper with that fact.

she disconnected her queue, and the titters of animals around her stopped.

she knelt there for what felt like centuries, hands clenched into fists in her lap. she felt like a child, wanting to scream and rage and wail and holler.

but she did none of those things.

instead, she layed her head against one of the many roots of the tree and wept.

neteyam’s breath in her ear, soft and steady.

in and out, went his lungs when he was born.

in and out, he repeated to himself when he completed his iknimaya.

in and out, he practiced as he prepared to leave his home for a strangers refuge.

in and out.

in and-

a gasp.

then silence.

masterlists.

this is completely unrelated to breath of venus if you were wondering. i just really wanted to write this. i think we forget about mo’at a lot in this fandom.

[kiddotarot]

Hi, hope you're fine. I would like to join your new game. My name's Nicole and I was born in 16/05/2002. I'm a taurus sun, cancer moon and leo rising

I choose option 2

Thanks in advance 😊

Thanks for participating.

Your psychic number = 7 which make you very self centered, dreamy, and difficult to reach mysterious. 7 number represents by ketu so your psychic qualities are feeling you can feel anyone energies more than anyone else and look at those thing which other people ignored as imagination.

Destiny = 7 again seven. you always underestimate your talent but you are really humble, sweet , charming, your great in practical ideas which attracts peoples. You can became a good strory tellers or speaker . Visiting foreign land would be beneficial for you . You have great psychic power its give you potential of peacemaker or spritual person.

NAME = 5 good name number its make person progressive, alive , popularity and positive vibration. It can also give you name and fame .it can also remembered after your death .

Feedback is required

[cosmicwindmillcomplex]

DID/OSDD and Zodiac

Everyone has a zodiac sign that they find out from their birth day and time. Soo does each alter have their own zodiac sign aligning with when they were born or created? Or is the system as a whole just the one zodiac sign? Is there any way that a system can have more than one zodiac sign? It'd be pretty hard to know exactly when some alters came into existence, for us its like they've always been there.

I know there are some systems out there that have some interest in zodiac signs and other spirituality topics but I haven't seen more nuanced questions of how things may work differently for those with DID. I think of it when I do tarot and other spiritual practices and I wonder how certain things work when multiple identities become involved. Love to hear from anyone on this.

Please don't come in here with any hate against DID/OSDD or against zodiac/sprituality/withchcrat! This is just a fun question I think about a lot when I do practice or self tarot readings

***Non-systems may respectfully share their opinion as long as they have some functional knowledge of DID and OSDD and how they work.

[birrafrgrances]

The Spiritual and Meditative Aspects of Burning Bakhoor

Exploring the Spiritual and Meditative Benefits of Bakhoor Burning

Burning bakhoor holds profound spiritual and meditative benefits. From connecting with the divine and purifying spaces to enhancing focus and promoting relaxation, bakhoor is a powerful tool in spiritual practices. 

Embracing the ritual of burning bakhoor can lead to deeper spiritual experiences and more focused meditation, enriching one's overall well-being and spiritual journey. 

[ptseti]

Part 2: Ebrima believes the current construct of religion is one of the main blockers of decolonization for Africans. He also shares how his birth into Islam in West Africa signifies the uprooting of his ancestral practices of spirituality. Thoughts?

african #spiritualjourney #sprituality #religion #ancestors

[samplepsychadelic]

getting a spritual kick in the nuts on NY. 5g shrooms (1/1/24)

(missing pictures)

for the last month of 2023, I was feeling a call for a heroic dose shroom trip. I practically jumped at the opportunity, buying 7 grams of jedi from my usual shop, planning out a time, place and setting. I was granted an opportunity to be alone at my mom's house to dog-sit, of course I took the offer (though I didn't really have a choice otherwise).

fast-forward to new year's eve, my sister, kip, had come over to share a bottle of champagne and watch tv. I asked him to trip-sit for me, which he agreed. kip had trip-sat me a few times previously and was surprisingly quite skilled at it. we both headed to bed around 9pm.

my sister had gone back to our apartment early in the morning, and so my preparation began. I outlined my intentions and contingencies I needed in case things went south. I had kip's number readily available on my phone, cartoons on standby on the television, and had no plans to go anywhere. looking at my 7 grams of capsules, I felt apprehension. I had been feeling a looming sense of slight anxiety towards this trip, due to the high dose and strain I had little experience with; one of my handful of mistakes when going into this trip. I decided to listen to instinct and cut the dose down to 5.5 grams (a smart choice on my end).

I lay on the couch for about 30 minutes after taking the capsules, preparing myself for whatever was about to come. that small, persistent voice of uncertainty had found its way into my thoughts again, repeating “what if something goes wrong?”. I tried my hardest to sideline this thought, though I probably should have investigated the source of it rather than simply ignore it.

I managed to calm myself down right as the mushrooms hit, though now I was slightly anxious about the nausea I was experiencing. I told myself over and over “it's alright, just relax and let things pass. there's no need to fight it, that will make things worse” I slowly calmed down enough to survey my, strangely familiar, surroundings. I started to feel a sense of unfamiliarity with my surroundings and sensory input, though I couldn't place why they all felt as though I'd seen it before. had I seen this before? I tried not to worry too much about it, still aware of myself and what I had taken.

the visuals began to intensify. everything was in motion: the floor was a flowing liquid trapped underneath a see-through solid. the christmas tree's plastic branches and needles all waved as if being moved by an unseen wind, even patterns themselves all flowed and warped incomprehensibly the more I looked at them. I remember thinking to myself “huh, so those shroom visual replication videos are accurate after all,”. though still, that voice in the back of my mind continued to sow uncertainty into my mind no matter how hard I tried to ignore it. even though things were still good, I decided to give my sister a call and asked him to come over, feeling that small anxiety-riddled thought peek through. luckily for me, he has the day off due to the holiday and told me he would come over. he also told me that our mom was going to be coming home soon, around 1:30. I needed to get out of here, but there was nothing I could do right now as I was alone. I didn't let this cause panic, I had other things to focus on at the moment, fractals and kaleidoscopic patterns clouded my peripheral vision.

I closed my eyes and focused on what I was seeing. I've had complex closed eye visuals before, but what I was experiencing in that moment was beyond words, I remember thinking those words to myself. complex shimmering gold and white tubing covered in an eye-adjacent patterning, every few seconds shifting into something else entirely. for some reason, even though I had wanted to break through, I fought to keep my eyes open. I wasn't sure why I was resisting so hard, I was enjoying the patterns and impossible shapes.

I remember closing my eyes again and becoming part of a hexagonal grid; solid black with a slight purple tint and rainbow outlining each hexagon. I fell into place perfectly in sync with the others. “what does this have to do with my set intentions? is there a meaning to this?”, I thought to myself, attempting to try and connect dots that weren't there. “it doesn't matter anymore. focus on what's happening now,” the hexagon next to me telepathically gave me a gentle scolding. this time, even when I opened my eyes, I would always find myself back on this grid. every time drifting back into my designated place.

I hear the door to the garage open and shut, bringing me back to my body. my sister had arrived, the dogs were outside so he let them in (a bit of context, my mom has 2 dogs: a pyrenees (pop) and a pekingese + shih tzu mix (tucker)). I got off the couch to come greet him, which made pop jump up on me. keep in mind, he's taller than me and when he jumps he puts his paws on my shoulders. of course, being under the influence and having a 120lb dog jump on me knocks me back a touch. the two dogs look very strange to me, tucker's fur was flowing backwards and pop, just for a short moment, was green and had an extra leg. below is a gross approximation of what I mean, I’m no painter but it gets my point across.

I sat back down on the couch with my sister as he put on a cooking show to watch. the best way to describe what the TV looked like to me is an AI generated video. the resolution was somehow both lower and higher at the same time, with people on the screen having very defined outer edges to their shape yet missing textures and details. we didn't watch TV for very long; I don't think we got through even a single episode of the show he had put on. instead, I was asked to start gathering my things so we could go home. getting up, let alone walking while the floor melts under you is already a difficult task, not to mention I had to go upstairs to grab my things. I somehow managed to make it up the stairs despite them wobbling beneath me. and, albeit very slowly, started to gather my clothes. once I had everything, we hopped in the car and headed home. I had my earbuds in listening to music for the 15-minute drive. my favorite song at the moment was 13 minutes long, so I didn't have to fuss with the music much.

I very much enjoyed being in the car while I was peaking, everything was shifting, warping, disappearing and reappearing. the dashboard was green and bubbling as if it were a liquid. for the first half of the ride, however, I was starting to worry I had gotten stuck in a time loop, we passed the same stoplights multiple times (or so I believed, the road we were on has many very similar stoplight placements) and I even made sure to make note of what buildings we were passing. I was relieved when we didn't pass them a second time. it was strange, everything seemed as if I had seen it before, but I could swear I hadn't. it was as if my consciousness had been replaced by someone else, someone new who had never been in this reality before. was I dead? how could I be dead and alive at the same time? I tried not to let the experience bother me. I knew it was a pretty common effect of mushrooms. I drew my attention towards the window. watching cars pass in front of us while we were stopped was intriguing, they looked more futuristic, their tires having no rims and not even touching the frame. the cars left trails behind them as they passed, I wondered how fast they were going. even the car my sister and I were in was entirely different. instead of black, it became mostly a cream-white, with red and blue accents as well as yellow star accents. it was no longer a car, it was a comet, a bringer of both light and afterlife, but what was it doing here? I didn't let it bother me. I didn't die, I knew I wasn't going to die, I would be home soon.

we finally arrived at the apartment building, much to my disappointment (I wanted to be in the car for a little longer). I, again, was very slow to gather my things and head towards the stairs. the texture of the sidewalk below me was morphing and swirling in a way that was beautiful, in a sense. we live on the third floor, so the stairs were slightly more difficult this time, even sober, I get winded going up them. following kip felt like being led by a stranger to a place you've never been, however not in a negative sense. as we got through our door, I headed straight to my room to, finally, lay down again.

it wasn't long before kip came into my room and asked if I wanted to go to the store with him. of course, I declined as I wasn't willing to trip in public, that would not have ended well for either of us, especially on such a high dose. he asked if it would be okay for him to go by himself, and, while not really able to pay attention to what was happening, I told him it was okay. this was one mistake I had made on my part that had led to my downfall at the end of the trip.

kip said to call if I needed anything and left. I decided to close my eyes and put some music on again. I started having the same problem as earlier, resisting closing my eyes for too long. I started to get anxious. kip had been gone for a while and I was still tripping. the anxiety worsened, was I going to be high forever? why has it not worn off by now? where is kip? at this point I had started to lose control of the situation, I was completely freaked out. in a panic, I tried to give kip a call, no answer. I try again, no answer. I text him asking where he is, no answer. I cried. I needed to talk to someone, anyone. I gave my grandparents a call, of course, they didn't answer. I ended up calling my mom, who, thankfully, picked up. she and her boyfriend were driving home from somewhere, so I was able to talk to both of them. however, I had to be very particular about what I did and did not mention. ironically, my mom had given me a “don't do drugs” spiel on christmas eve. instead, I said I was anxious because I felt sick which, admittedly, wasn't a lie. I just needed to talk to someone. they talked to me for awhile, as I listened while sobbing and panicked. I didn't know who I was, where I was or what was happening, I was scared and alone. I just wanted kip to come home. eventually, my grandpa had called me back, I ended my call with my mom and talked with him instead. I was still very upset, and it didn't seem like I would calm down unless kip came home.

finally, after about 30 or so minutes, kip called me. I immediately answered. he asked me if I was okay, I answered with a very upset and tearful “nooo….”. everything was still morphing and shifting, the floor was still moving, and the kinetic sand I was playing with still spiraled infinitely into fractals. I never thought I would feel so afraid of seeing fractals. kip told me he was on his way home, which helped alleviate some anxiety. I asked him about 3 or 4 times when he would be home as I watched the minutes on my phone pass slowly.

after a very long and tear-filled 10 minutes, I finally saw kip's car pull into his parking spot. his car seemed to clip into another car as he reversed, I had to ask him afterward if the cars I saw there were even real. I watched him get out from my window and waved to him, he waved back. I was happy to see him come home, I had been alone for what felt like multiple hours (it was in fact 1 hour). he and I hung out in my room for awhile, long enough for me to calm down and stop crying. luckily, I was coming down and, subtly, everything had stopped moving and gone back to normal. I felt like my consciousness was suddenly thrust back into my body, where it belonged. it took a good hour of getting used to being me again, I was having intense tunnel vision and still felt slightly displaced.

while I did make a few very disastrous mistakes during this trip- being moved while peaking, my trip sitter leaving and resisting the trip- I feel like overall this was a positive experience. it was extremely good, then extremely bad, then fine. and while I most likely won't be repeating this experience soon, I feel like there's still more for me to learn from psychedelics, and I plan on doing so with more respect for them than I had before this trip.

[gothic-puppyboy]

i noticed in your latest post you made a comment about "the gods"

what are your religious/spritual practice? if you dont mind sharing with us, ofc ofc! im just curiou s , so no worries if you dont want to answer!

Hey! I'm totally open to talking about this! I'm a Pagan witch, and I believe in multiple gods! I'm an eclectic witch, but I pull mostly from Hellenic Polytheism. Thank you so much for the ask!

[weatherman667]

40K is too good to use, Astartes Edition

I made a rant about how 40k introduces a bunch of really cool things, and then never lets you use them.  It also purposes avoids creating rules for more practical alternatives, so you are left with overpriced cool, or nothing.

https://weatherman667.tumblr.com/post/703617157092851712/40k-is-too-good-to-use

But this doesn’t just apply to weapons and vehicles, this applies to the Astartes themselves.

You have three basic types of Astares:

Tactical:  Officially the masters-of-none Ultrasmurfs that everyone wants to be.  They carry the iconic 0.998″ Bolter.

Devastator:  In most militaries, the heavy weapons specialists are typically the most experienced of the non-NCOs.  No, Devastators are baby Space Marines, taking their first steps.

Assault Marines:  The constantly maligned close-quarters specialists.  They typically carry the iconic Chainsaw Sword.  And maybe a jetpack that is apparently free, but they wonder why you would take it?  Captain Titus implies it’s because Jump Packs have extremely limited fuel, which makes sense, as if you ignore the Space Magic, 40k is a surprisingly hard Sci-Fi verse.  Most OTT battles only involve a handful of rounds.

Bikers:  Technically, Bikers are just Assault Marines that traded their jump packs in for bikes.  If you are the White Scars, and specialize in Biker raids, you are not allowed to have any more Assault Marines, because Codex.  Bikers have twin-boltguns, (boltguns, but 2), but no chainsword.  They have to trade their bolt pistol out for their chainsword, despite the fact that Astartes are allowed to stow their primary weapons in order to use their bolt pistols.

Aside from the 3 (4) basic Marines, there are a number of SUPPORT Marines.  Did I say Support?  I meant uber-powerful mary sue marines that are designed to completely dominate the enemy’s forces.  The average Marine costs 18 points and is WS:3+, BS:3+, S:4, T:4, W:2, A:1, LD:7, Sv:3+.  Veterans cost one or two points more, get another attack, and maybe a super special boltgun.  Melee veterans don’t have an equivalent upgrades.  Because everyone wants to be a Tactical Marines, so sayeth the Codex.

Apothecary: The healers and medics for the Astartes.  How much do they cost?  75 points, 90 if you want a Sanguinary Priest, who, no, doesn’t get the Spiritual Leader Aura, despite the fluff..  Why do your medics cost so much?  WS:3+/2+, BS:3+, S:4, T:4, W:4, A:3.  They are twice as tough, and have two more attacks.

Techmarine:  The engineers of the Astartes chapters.  They maintain their vehicles and setup their defences.  70 points, WS:32+, BS:2+, S:4, T:4, W:4, A:3, Sv:2+ (the best in the game), along with a LOT of weapons.

Chaplain:  The spritual leaders of most Codex-compliant chapters.  Blood Angels are the only “codex-compliant” chapter willing to tell them to fuck off.  80 points.  Same stats, this with with a 4+ invulnerability save.  Sanguinary Priests don’t get an invulnerability save.  To be fair, in the fluff Chaplains are chosen for their badassitude, and not say spiritual leadership.

Librarian:  Psychic Sensitive marines that run the Librarium, (records / interstellar communication).  90 points, including weapons that literally break the rules of reality.  In theory, there are plenty of non-mary sue Librarians, but there are only rules for the HQ version.  It should be noted that most chapters will NOT let Librarians have command positions.

In the fluff, most of them have less versions, but there are no rules for them.

Their annoying Dispatch rules have battlefield role slots, and explicitly state that support roles don’t take up battlefield role slots.  So, in theory, there is potentially an unlimited amount of them.

There is also potentially an unlimited supply of combat role marines, but they are suppose to chapterize them when they get too many built up.

While we’re at it, the 1,000 strength is probably completely inaccurate, as that’s not how any military works.

The Codex fanout has 4 fighting companies, which would represent a modern infantry platoon.

But wait, there’s more!

Aside from the Veteran Company, which, sure, if we can to give Astartes their own Special Forces, (which, of course they should have), there are a full 4 companies of reserves, along with a scouting  company.  We also have to point at that ALL veterans are given the Crux Terminatus, so should all have 4+ invul saves.

This means that half of a chapter’s forces are not combat ready.  Yes, it’s good to have a reserve, but having half of your forces sitting around, doing nothing is not a good idea.  It’s also incredibly idiotic to assume that Astartes cannot easily move between roles.  Okay, yes, Americans only train their soldiers for one job, but when you are dealing with magic space knights that have incredibly gruelling trials just to get to novice, aren’t cross trained.  When they are explicitly cross-trained, like most modern militaries do.

They finally realize that his is maybe not a good idea with 9th, and then only let Primaris Marines be in charge of the dispatches.

The companies are companies of knights, and so should be able to operate on their own for extended periods.  Each company should have it’s own reserves, it’s own motor pool, and it’s own support units.  This way, if a company deploys, they don’t have to worry about being too specialized to do anything.

I mean, seriously, if you need to dispatch another company, are you going to completely reorg your reserves?  Every single time?

*head desk*

They seem to be aiming for an imitation of modern military fanouts, only to fail miserably.  Most combat squads have 5-10, so let’s say 10 so we can deal with consistent sizes.

Squad(ron) (10):  5-10 Astartes.  This is the equivalent of modern military fighting sections, which seems to be the ideal size for modern warfare.

Platoon (40):  3-4 squads.  They are space knights, so we could go with Troop, (which is the Cavalry equivalent of a Platoon).  It should be noted that the fourth is likely a weapons detachment.

Company (160):  3-4 Platoons, plus Head Quarters.  Rather than meaning super-badass mary-sue, it typically means those that are strategy minded, along with the motorpool, armoury, mess.

Chapter (960):  6 Companies.

This would have (almost) 1,000 Astartes, makes sense with all of the companies being combat capable, and DOESN’T INCLUDE SUPPORT MARINES.  Each Troop would also be able to be relatively independent.  Each Company would have it’s own Librarians, (which don’t have to be super-mary-sue Librarians, but Marines capable to communicating).

Wait, what about Scouts?  SCOUTS DON’T COUNT TO YOUR UNIT TOTAL.  We’re only including fighting sections/squads/squadrons.

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here’s more

uninformed voters

misogyny and a concerning amount of young women turning to trad life

lack of spirituality. humans for whatever reason need this (a sense of purpose in life) or else they go crazy at the collective level. i personally am not a fan of religion but religion isn’t the same thing as spirituality. essentially, concern with the soul and self-growth than material interests. they can and should exist simultaneously so that one informs the other (otherwise how would you live, in a purely spiritual world, practically speaking?). so many people are aimlessly looking for something, hence why many are turning to guys like jordan peterson, but they are looking in the wrong places and being pulled into regressive ideologies that hurt the people around them rather than enrich the lives of themselves and others.

we need greater awareness of ourselves, how we think, patterns in behavior, honesty, and truth. we need to understand what all human beings have in common at the basic level, what they want and need, and start from there.

edit: re: sprituality: i edited it some, what im trying to say is that people want meaning in their life. i shouldve worded it better.

things we need to address:

gen z men getting pulled into alt-right pipelines through andrew tate, joe rogan, elon musk, jordan peterson etc

the gullibility and stupidity of half the country voting against our collective best interests

the broad effect social media has on public and common good

lazy minds and lack of empathy

outside-country interference (trump and elon’s connections to russia and the amount of bots from other countries spreading misinformation)

the long-term effects of AI and rampant disinformation

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B R Ambedkar: वो भीमराव बाबासाहेब अम्बेडकर जिन्हें आप नहीं जानते होंगे (...

THIS IS THE WAY AMBEDKAR WOULD HAVE CRTICISED THE PRESENT POLITY IN INDIA

Both Ambedkar and Nehru loved books and were voracious readers.Ambedkar did not like cast system and he advocated it's abolition.( I in 10 th class changed my surname from singh to Kumar).Had Buddhism coexisted with the present religion like in Japan Dalits could have migrated to it long back and would have been far better than what they r today and India would have been much better.

Ambedkar was a very educated person and dead honest ,he would have abhored the present dalit and obc movement centred just on reservation.The leaders of these movements majority hardly understand what education is as an instrument for clarity ,balance,broad vision , they r mostly corrupt as higher cast politician r and manipulating vote banks to their material advantage, Until Dalit and OBC movement is not lead by honest and educated people to inculcate sprit of dedication, cooperation to enhance self improvement,sprit of entrepreneurship and stop addressing themselves on caste lines they will never b able to rise out of this dole mentality of depending of jobs from the state (which r going to decrease in times to come)which is holding crutches even after so many years of independence.Caste will never allow people to become a class and majority will be manipulated by these corrupt caste leaders both from so called higher class and their own caste

The Hindu movement is a fractured movement just to capture power, why I say so because it is not inclusive movement of other religions, they say Hinduism is secular ,no Hinduism is tolerant ,if it was secular it should have not called Nehru's secularism as bogus ,it did not allow atleast that experiment of which I am an integral part to progress,yes the later congress practiced drawing room politics and pseudo secularism. it lacks spritual cohesiveness cause majority of its leaders r orthodox zealots and not scientific spritualist. Hardly few may understand what is Sanatan dharma in modern context .

Sprituality can never be forced .Universe would have long back made just chabi wala robots which present capitalistic west or even China is doing,instead it gave organic human creation with free will and a brain hardly used to even an iota of its capacity by majority .