#Under the fig trees

[whatamigonnawatchtoday]

Sous les figues (Under the Fig Trees) (تحت الشجرة)

2022. Drama

By Erige Sehiri

Starring: Fedi Ben Achour, Firas Amri, Ameni Fdhili, Feten Fdhili, Fide Fdhili, Gaith Mendassi, Abdelhak Mrabti, Leila Ouhebi, Hneya Ben Elhedi Sbahi, Samar Sifi

Country: Tunisia, France

Language: Arabic

[suchawrathfullamb]

I need this Will and this Hannibal falling in love and fucking tenderly hard in this aesthetic

[frodo-with-glasses]

In the Barrow, Part Two

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[r1errr]

no, you don’t understand, real girlhood is eating chocolate cupcakes at one am and thinking about the Roman Empire, Sylvia Plath, 45 kg, about Lana Del Rey’s book, Cillian Murphy, finding inspiration for poems, films, Lady Jane Gray, Joan of Arc , why am I so ugly, Greek myths, pomegranate and fig tree, Camilla from secret history, books, self-hatred, will prayers come true, thirst for all the knowledge of the world, twentieth century, symbolism of the deer, fashion, history, and what to do after death

[lifewithdream]

Like some trees, some memories are evergreen

[littlemissbigears]

Girls be like, “This character gets me!” and the character is having an emotional breakdown

[hellion-child]

the little gap when a horse relaxes their face and their bottom lip hangs down

mentally i am here

[drunktuesdays]

me, with a blotchy, tear-stained face: it’s fine, all the rumors are pretty consistent that they’ve more than likely re-signed at least for a couple years. [hiccup] but if they wanted to retire, they should [wail] it seems like the internet has been getting to them more in the last few years [lays down on the ground] i know i’ll be happy for them whatever happens [lying]

[foundationsofdecay]

fruits!

[coralreeferband]

After forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: The one where George Washington is Hamilton's real dad, and he gets to be a dad this time. (The Aegisverse spinoff.)

Author: @herowndeliverance

[alessia-photography]

Caravaggio's Rome is My Rome the book I've been writing for the past 20 years

When I first moved to Italy in 2003 I began researching, writing, taking photographs, collecting recipes, stories, experiences; I began gathering together the material that would become The Book, My Book

The book, my book began its life as "Under a Fig Tree in Rome", my love letter to the five years I lived on the streets, named after my first home, a fig tree on the Tiber Island.

In first-person narrative I told the tales that weaved together those five years. A way of apologising, forgiving, celebrating, remembering those faces & places. An exorcism of ghosts of sorts as most of the characters i wrote about are dead now. My book is a memorial. A glorification of the inglorious. But it was no Kerouac. I printed and bound "Fig Tree" and placed it in my bookcase.

My obsession with Rome remained a roaring fire in my heart after i left the city in the summer of 2007. By 2009 I enrolled in the history of art program at Birkbeck, University of London, graduating with a Masters degree in 2017, the majority of my credits being Roman/ Renaissance modules. I had learnt a great deal which made me aware that I knew absolutely nothing.

In 2016 I began writing about Rome again, but from a different angle. My boyfriend had a rickshaw which he used to transport tourists around the city. I realised the rione of Rome I had lived in & written about in The Book, My Book was also the backdrop of Michael Merisi da Caravaggio's twelve years in Rome at the turn of the seventeenth century.

I began to draw different lines on the same map, joining dots, making connections. I wrote another book, based on a series of walks in which you saw the paintings of Caravaggio as well as where he lived, where he drank, where he worked overlayed with where I lived, where I drank, where (and what) I wrote. Caravaggio's Rome is My Rome.

The lockdowns of 2020-21 changed everything for Francesco & I. No tourists, no work. Required by law to stay at home, 25 km east of Piazza Navona, I began to explore my patch the city, Giardinetti, just off exit 18 of the Grande Raccordo Anullare, the ring road around Rome. My geography had changed. & then our circumstances changed too.

In December 2022 Francesco had a car accident that left him semi-paralysed. From the moment he was discharged from hospital in February of this year I became a cook, cleaner & carer. My Rome work became a Mrs Beaton-like grimoire of recipes, household management tips, hedgewitchery and notes on a nightmare commute - with a wheelchair - across the city relying on (extremely unreliable) public transport.

My role changed, so my Rome changed and the book, my book gets re-written, again. More like a Cy Twombley painting than ever - scribble, scribble, scribble, WORD IN CAPITAL LETTERS, whitened, sanded back, text comes through the titanium white.

[s0fter-sin]

thinking about how little things about someone you lost stick with you

[neil-gaiman]

Hey Neil, I had Good Omens S1 on yesterday for noise while I was doing work, and I remembered that there's been debates over of it was really an apple that Eve picked, or if it was a pomegranate or some other fruit. Did y'all choose to keep it an apple to have it universal? What was the decision on that for the show?

The bible only talks about the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Nothing about what kind of fruit it was apart from that. It might have been (according to various theologians) a fig, a grape, a pomegranate, wheat, a psychoactive mushroom, even a banana. The apple theory is based on a Latin pun, according to some scholars, and according to one book I read long ago but cannot find with a google search, was pushed by the Church of Rome trying to get the Irish and British Churches back under their control as they were using cider as their communion wine.

(More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_fruit)

Fortunately, Terry and I were not called on to solve this problem. We were writing a funny book, and were thus able to do lots of jokes about eating apples, and didn't need to do and explain the banana jokes.

[thebestbrunettee]

imagine chiron sitting in his cave, and peering outside for just a moment. he sees a boy with messy dark waves and another with golden hair, chatting under a fig tree. for a moment he thinks it’s achilles and patroclus.

no.

it’s will and nico.

achilles and patroclus are dead, chiron… dead.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Reference: List of Aphrodisiacs

Here is a brief list of some of the foods that have been considered, at some time or other, to have aphrodisiac qualities.

Almond - As well as being the same shape as the vesica piscis, the sacred doorway through which matter emerges into spirit, the almond is a nut and therefore carries the potential for new life.

Aniseed - Falls into the category of seeds. Also aids digestion and sweetens the breath which could explain why the Romans considered it a useful ingredient for seduction.

Apple - Infamous as the fruit that Eve gave to Adam, a symbol of sexual awakening.

Asafetida - (or Asafoetida) This is the ground root of a fennel-like plant. It has a powerful odor, and despite its folk name, Devil’s Dung, it is used as a sexual stimulant in Ayurvedic medicine.

Avocado - The Mexicans called the avocado tree the “testicle tree,” since the fruit dangles down in pairs. The sensual texture of avocado adds to its reputation.

Banana - The banana flower resembles the phallus. Islamic tales say that Adam and Eve covered their sexual parts with banana leaves rather than the more common fig leaves.

Cherry - Sensuously red and juicy, and containing a potent symbol of new life inside the stone. “Popping the cherry” is a slang term for losing one’s virginity.

Chocolate - The melting point of chocolate is the same as that of blood temperature, and so its mouthfeel alone is a sensual experience. Added to this, chocolate contains mood-lifting substances, including phenylethylamine which, when released into the bloodstream, induce feelings of euphoria. Still arguably the most popular food given as a gesture of love. When the 16th century Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés heard about its reputation as an aphrodisiac, he planted two thousand trees.

Cinnamon - The glorious scent of cinnamon was reputedly used as oil by the Queen of Sheba to help her capture the attention of King Solomon.

Cloves - Because they resemble little phalluses, cloves were considered to enhance male potency. The clove tree was planted to signify the birth of a baby boy in certain parts of Indonesia, the health of the tree reflecting the health of the child as it grew up.

Coriander - Also comes under the category of seeds. Reputed to stimulate appetites of all kinds.

Fennel - The Egyptians who used this as a sexual stimulant cannot have known that it contains plant estrogens that can help balance female hormones. These estrogens also enhance the breasts.

Fig - The plethora of tiny seeds inside the fig is symbolic of fertility, and the moist plumpness of the fruit has a very sensual, feminine element to it.

Ginger and ginseng - Considered to have aphrodisiac powers because of their sharp sensual taste, and because their roots resemble the human form.

Honey - The sweetness of honey made it a rarity for ancient man. It is likely to have given humankind its first instance of alcohol in the form of mead, and its intoxicating effect has distinct aphrodisiac qualities. Bees are themselves symbols of fertility, and honey gives its name to the honeymoon period spent by newlyweds immediately after their marriage.

Mint - A Greek legend says that Menthe, a beautiful nymph, was transformed into the herb because Persephone was jealous of the beautiful scent that captivated her husband, Pluto.

Oyster - The oyster’s resemblance in form, scent, and texture to the female genitalia is renowned. Oysters have had a long history as an aphrodisiac and their reputation is well known. The pearl that is sometimes found inside the oyster was said to increase the powers of arousal, because it resembles the clitoris. Other shellfish, such as mussels, fall into this same category.

Raspberries and strawberries - Libido enhancing because of their color, their many tiny seeds, and their resemblance to nipples.

Star anise - Because of its shape, the star anise was sacred to the Goddess and therefore a potent fertility symbol.

Tomato - Also called the “Love Apple” and is regarded as an aphrodisiac, because of the prolific number of seeds contained within it. However, the name itself is the result of an accidental misinterpretation. Because they were originally a yellow color they were called “Pomo D’or” in Italy, the Apple of Gold. It was also called the “Pomo d’Moro”—the apple of the Moors, referring to its Spanish origins. From here, it was just a slip of the tongue to the French, “Pomme d’Amour,” or Love Apple.

Source ⚜ Writing Notes & References Writing Notes: Aphrodisiacs