#aislinge

[gay-poet-gabriel]

OC game!!!

🧐😥🤔

I think I did it right-

🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional?

Jibril, Anaïs, and Yusuf are more emotional

Mikael and Aislinge are just a bit more logical than emotional.

😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool?

Mikael can get pretty stressed easily, but he is always is outwardly in good spirits

Jibril and Anaïs are usually pretty cool under pressure, but Jibril is very mentally ill so he gets panicked a lot :(

Aislinge can get pretty angry, but like Jibril, always for the right reasons.

Yusuf is also pretty cool in the face of everything!! Definitely an excellent father figure and role model for Jibril and Mikael <333

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

Aislinge can get pretty stimmy, so he likes to whittle wood and paint cuz he needs to use his hands at all times

Jibril peels off his nails and chews on his hair. Honestly he can be pretty gross, but he loves to stay clean so he's always 100 percent as clean as possible anyway.

idk what to say for the other ones

[greypetrel]

"Meryden, play the Pina Colada song, please!" "Why do you have a baloon?" "It's all part of the plan!"

The plan.

I'm pretty sure Varric didn't foresee them singing in chipmunk voices when he called Hawke to Skyhold, and he has now mixed feelings about it. (everyone has mixed feelings about this duet but it's the Inquisitor...)

*Cassandra fangirling in a corner and ignoring her ears bleeding*

[sylusjinwoon]

Oooohhhh I really am sorry you were worried :( I hope school's gotten better and easier nowadays and that you can finally relax a bit! 💜

I got a new haircut though and I so hate it mate TT^TT I had really long hair before and then I decided to cut a bit more than usual and now it's so much shorter than before :(

-former @//aislinge-aidche

i'm sure you look lovely, my darling aislinge! 🥹 and thank you so much for periodically sending me asks, just so that i'll know you're okay ♡

and things are better now! i passed my classes and just started my summer break 🥹! finally stress free!

take care of yourself, sweetheart ♡ and i'll be here for you if you wish to talk ♡

[blackcrowing]

Important Facts about Samhain from an Irish Celtic Reconstructionist

Pronunciation

SOW-in or SOW-een ~NOT~ Sam-han, Sam-win etc.

Dates

Most reconstructionists celebrate Samhain on Oct 31-Nov 1, however some may choose to celebrate on Gregorian Nov 13-14 as this would match the Julian dates of Oct 31-Nov 1. Some also believe that it was a three day festival spanning Oct 31- Nov 2 on which Nov 2 is specifically devoted to ancestral veneration, but there is no specific evidence of this, only possible extrapolation from more modern practices.

Following the Celtic method of days beginning at sunset, regardless of the specific dates you choose to celebrate on your festivities should begin at sunset and end at sunset.

Importance in the Mythos

Ná Morrighan has a strong connection to this time of year thanks to the story of Cath Dédenach Maige Tuired (The Last Battle of Mag Tuired) in which she is found depicted as the ‘Washing Woman’ (sometimes washing herself in the river and other times washing the bloodied armor of the soldiers that would die that day), on the eve of the battle which is also Samhain. The Dagda approaches her and couples with her (creating the ‘Bed of the Couples’ along the bank of river and granting Dagda her blessing in the battle to come). This encounter seems to over emphasize the liminality of the encounter by taking place during the changing of the year and with the couple each standing with ‘one foot on either bank’ of the river.

She and her sisters (Badb and Macha) then use various forms of magic to rain destruction on their enemies (in the form of fire and blood). After the day is won Morrighan speaks a prophecy that describes what is taken by some to be the end of days and others to be the events which will later lead to the Ulster Cycle.

Beneath the peaceful heavens lies the land. It rests beneath the bowl of the bright sky. The land lies, itself a dish, a cup of honeyed strength, there, for the taking, offering strength to each There it lies, the splendour of the land. The land is like a mead worth the brewing, worth the drinking. It stores for us the gifts of summer even in winter. It protects and armours us, a spear upon a shield Here we can make for ourselves strong places, the fist holding the shield Here we can build safe places, our spear-bristling enclosures. This is where we will turn the earth. This is where we will stay. And here will our children live to the third of three generations Here there will be a forest point of field fences The horn counting of many cows And the encircling of many fields There will be sheltering trees So fodderful of beech mast that the trees themselves will be weary with the weight. In this land will come abundance bringing: Wealth for our children Every boy a warrior, Every watch dog, warrior-fierce The wood of every tree, spear-worthy The fire from every stone a molten spear-stream Every stone a firm foundation Every field full of cows Every cow calf-fertile Our land shall be rich with banks in birdsong Grey deer before Spring And fruitful Autumns The plain shall be thronged from the hills to the shore. Full and fertile. And as time runs its sharp and shadowy journey, this shall be true. This shall be the story of the land and its people We shall have peace beneath the heavens. Forever

(based on the translation by Isolde Carmody)

It is also mentioned in Echtra Cormaic that on this festival every seven years the high king would host a feast, it was at this time new laws could be enacted. (but it seems that individual Tuathas or possibly kings of the individual providence may have done this for their territories at Lughnasadh).

It seems to be a time considered especially susceptible to (or of) great change as it is the time which the Tuatha de Danann win victory over the Formorians and take control of Ireland, the invasion of Ulster takes place at this time in Táin bo Cúailnge, in Aislinge Óengusa Óengus and his bride-to-be are changed from bird to human and eventually he claims kingship of Brú na Bóinne at this time of year.

Celebration Traditions

Samhain is the beginning of the “dark half” of the year and is widely regarded as the Insular Celtic equivalent of the New Year. The “dark half” of the year was a time for story telling, in fact in this half of the year after dark is considered the only acceptable time to tell stories from the mythological and Ulster cycle (the Fenian cycle being assumed to be no older than the 12th century based on linguistic dating). Traditionally anything that had not been harvested or gathered by the time of this festival was to be left, as it now belonged to the Fae (in some areas specifically the Púca).

This was also an important time for warding off ill luck in the coming year. Large bonfires would be built and as the cattle were driven back into the community from the pastures they would be walked between these bonfires as a method of purification (the reverse custom of Bealtaine where the livestock were walked between the fires on their way out to the summer pastures). Assumed ritualistic slaughter of some of the herd would follow (though this perhaps had the more practical purpose of thinning the herd before the winter and creating enough food for the feasting). In some areas the ashes from these fires would be worn, thrown or spread as a further way to ward off evil.

Homes would be ritualistically protected from the Aos Sí (Fae or ‘Spirits’) through methods such as offerings of food (generally leaving some of the feasting outside for them), carving turnips with scary faces to warn them off (we now tend to do this with gourds), and smoke cleansing the home (in Scottish saining) traditionally with juniper, but perhaps rowan or birch might be an acceptable alternative. It is likely these would be part of the components used in Samhain bonfires as well, for the same reason.

Lastly based on later traditions as well as links in the mythology this is a time where divination practices or those with the ‘second sight’ were regarded to be especially potent.

Art Credit @morpheus-ravenna

[thebeautifulbook]

AISLINGE MEIC CONGLINNE: THE VISION OF MACCONGLINNE: A MIDDLE-IRISH WONDER TALE edited by Kuno Meyer.(London: Nutt, 1892)

source

[discodeerdiary]

Aislinged Fawn

[linkedsoul]

are there fæ with dream powers?

AS A MATTER OF FACT: YES

I actually have started writing a little spin-off about Lettie in Fæqelt (I answered an ask where I said I decided early on that in the novel, she actually manages to find her way back to her wife-to-be) and Lettie ends up traveling with a Fæ of Visions (but also dreams, in a way), called Aislinge :D 

[suledins]

Your gifs/ gif sets are amazing!!╰(*´︶`*)╯♡ I know how much work it is to make them, so thank you so much for putting such effort into creating your blog’s content!!

thank u this is so sweet!!!!! ;-; its def been a lot of trial and error but i’m so glad you like them!!!

[finnlongman]

In which Aengus, son of the Dagda, dreams about a beautiful girl and then spends three years pining over her.

A bit of a different story to the ones I've told so far, and I took a slightly different approach, too, with more emphasis on retelling and less emphasis on explanation. Honestly, this story confuses me: it doesn't *seem* as weird as a lot of others, but then you get to the end and it's like, "Okay, but WHY?" And I don't have an answer to that. Why does anything that happens in this story happen? I don't know! It just does!

The text (in Old Irish, with modern Irish version, and translated into English) can be found here: https://iso.ucc.ie/Aislinge-oenguso/Aislinge-oenguso-text.pdf

TIP JAR: http://ko-fi.com/fianaigecht

[trans-cuchulainn]

óengus is that you

[kimtaegis]

I’m so sorry you’re not feeling well 🥺 We don’t really know each other (I’ve only been on anon before) and I know you’re not texting a lot but if you need to talk, always feel free to dm me! Please don’t feel alone, I’m here to pick you up if you need it. 💜

oh my love, it’s okay, don’t worry too much. I’m so thankful for you and that you’re looking out for me, it means so much and makes me feel better. You’re so so kind, thank you 💗💗💗

[gay-poet-gabriel]

i <3 my ocs

[tuatha-de-danann-blog]

Master List of Stories of the Tuatha dé Danann Pt. Three

How the Dagda Got His Magic Staff

Bergin, Osborn. Medieval Studies in Memory of Gertrude Schoepperle Loomis. NY: Columbia University Press, 1927.

The Taking of the Sid

De Gabáil in t-Sída; Book of Leinster ; Translated by John Carey

The Wooing of Etain

Yellow Book of Lecan; Heroic Romances of Ireland, Volume II ed. and trans. A.H. Leahy. London: David Nutt, 1906.

The Dream of Oengus

Aislinge Oengusso; Translated by Ed. Müller

The Cattle-Raid of Regamna

The Yellow Book of Lecan; Heroic Romances of Ireland, Volume II ed. and trans. A.H. Leahy. London: David Nutt, 1906.

[sylusjinwoon]

Hi!! It’s former @//aislinge-aidche… I just wanted to ask how you’re doing? I’m super sorry I just disappeared, I deleted my blog because reasons.. but well, I read you are stressed out from classes? Are you alright? Please take good care of yourself and stay hydrated 💜💜

wahhh i was really worried about you when you suddenly deactivated ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡ there's no need to apologize as long as you're okay ♡

and i'll be okay! school has been a little rough, but i'll survive 🥹 and do take care of yourself too ♡

[thinksandthings]

aisling

Aisling is in my opinion, a beautiful word which exists in both English and its native Irish. In English (IPA: ˈæʃlɪŋ, aehsh - ling), aisling refers to a poem which includes a dramatic illustration of a dream or vision. More specifically, it refers to a form of Irish poetry which was sometimes used for political ends in the 17th and 18th centuries.

It is a direct borrowing from the Irish aisling (IPA: aʃlʲɪɲ), which more broadly translates to “dream or vision.”  This comes from the old Irish form aislinge of the same definition. 

Another version of the word I really like is the noun aislingeach, which is a combination of the verb form of aisling meaning “to see in a dream or vision, and the nominal suffix -ach, which comes together to create “visionary or daydreamer.” 

[iain-burke]

@aislinged

"Here you go--” he said, nudging his little sister with the arm that held her whisky he had just retrieved from the bar.  “God it’s a bleedin’ highway robbery over there.  Sure entrance may have only been 10 pound, but they’re chargin’ the same for drinks.” He scoffed.  Iain hadn’t always been such a tight-arse.  Sure, he’d been a bit frugal back home, as he was trying to do what was best for the farm.  But ever since stepping food on English soil and learning of the responsibility of having a child in one’s life...Well, he had certainly gone into overdrive, and tried to account for every expenditure. “I know, I know, you’re goin’ to tell me to ‘loosen up’ and ‘have fun’, but for chrissakes, we’re payin’ someone to watch Ruairí, payin’ to get in here, and payin’ for drinks.  What’s next?  They’re gonna start tellin’ us it’s gonna cost to breathe too?”