#earthwoman

[milksockets]

'earthwoman' by james pierce, 1976-7 in earthworks and beyond: contemporary art in the landscape - john beardsley (1989)

[spockanalia-archive]

Spockanalia #1: Vulcan Psychology

By Juanita Coulson

Art by Sherna Comerford, DEA, and Kathy Bushman

A BRIEF SURVEY OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE ADJUSTMENT IN A HUMAN/VULCAN HYBRID, by Juanita Coulson

SUBJECT: Spock

Age ____?

Father : Vulcan, Ambassador, deceased (?)

Mother : Earthwoman, Scientist/Teacher, deceased (?)

Occupation : Science Officer and First Officer of United Star Ship Enterprise

N.B. Subject has not volunteered himself for therapy, and his dossier is not available. Therefore, this writer is limited to speculation, based on observation over an eight-month period, plus any information disclosed by the subject in the course of conversation with his peer group. His personality and adjustment to his environment have obviously been affected by his total background, but since the observer must garner such background entirely via allusions to past events, and by the subject's present behavior, this analysis is based solely on inference. Caveat. 

Spock's father was a native of the planet Vulcan, and his mother was an Earthwoman. From Spock's behavior and statements, we are informed that Vulcans are pacifistic and have eliminated war and other violent anti-social patterns, such as murder, from their culture. Additional reference has been made to Vulcan control of all emotional display (a quite severe suppression in human terms), dogged loyalty, and blunt honesty; Vulcan demeanor, in human terms, seems to be coldly unemotional, with occasional overtones of patronizing superiority (both intellectual and cultural).

Since Spock regards himself as more Vulcan than human, it is probable that his mother was of the "convert" personality. Spock's behavior patterns—primarily Vulcan despite his half-human inheritance—are not likely to have occurred if his mother had insisted on even partial Terran conditioning during Spock's formative period, and we may assume she embraced both the Vulcan culture and its methods of education and child conditioning as superior to those of Earth.

The subject was the child of a family situation in which normal communication between parents was impossible; it was also a situation in which it would be forever impossible for either parent to understand his child completely or for him to understand either of them.

Spock's only criticism of his father, implied or expressed, has been in regard to his father's inability to comprehend the emotional needs of his mother. Spock not only behaves as much like a Vulcan as he is capable, but he speaks with special pride of his father and his own half-Vulcan ancestry as a point of personal esteem. Nevertheless, he does not completely deny his half-human ancestry, although, as a verbal fencing exchange with certain privileged human peers, he allows himself to seem offended to be reminded of his human inheritance.

Spock has indicated that his mother's dedication to Vulcan culture patterns was not sufficient to enable her to overcome human emotionality permanently. Apparently, at some time, she either openly requested or otherwise expressed a desire for affection from Spock. Already conditioned in Vulcan behavior patterns, and denying himself such a (to him) distasteful emotional display, Spock still undoubtedly sensed the intense need of his mother for verbal and/or demonstrative physical affection. Thus, he must have been quite violently torn between the urge to express his love for his mother, to please her and gain her approval, and his irrevocable Vulcan conditioning which made it impossible for him to respond in the way his mother wished. Since he has always spoken of his mother in the past tense, we assume she is dead; any opportunity to express his love for her is now lost, a fact which seems to add to Spock's guilt and unhappy self-image.

Spock has a tremendous sense of duty which amounts at times to an obsession; he has on occasion insisted on performing his duties above and beyond that required by service regulations, even to the point of endangering his health and life. Possibly his obsession with duty is a cultural trait of the Vulcans. But it may also be interpreted as a projective method of gaining approval from his father or a father substitute (the figure in greatest authority in his present sub-culture). If the Vulcans are totally pacifistic it's possible Spock's career on a military vessel may be a falling-short in the type of goals Spock imagines his father may have preferred for his son. Obsession with duty may be a sublimation to replace an unsatisfiable wish for normal human relationships and family.

It is probable that Spock can never, physically, mentally, or emotionally, reach the ideal of "Vulcanism" he so admires in his father. Spock can only attempt to reach this goal through the devious method of setting inhumanly high conduct standards for himself, and driving himself to fulfill his duties in spite of all hazards and limitations.

Underlying and co-existing with Spock's obsession with duty are certain masochistic tendencies. These seem to be a form of self-punishment for:

His failure to respond to his mother's desire for affection and 

His failure to satisfy what he feels might have been his father's wishes and/or goals. 

Over and above pushing himself to physical and mental limits, Spock absorbs tremendous amounts of verbal and physical punishment before reacting, even when such punishment is grossly unjustified. (There is a physiological grounding for this behavior, which we will discuss later.)

Over and above pushing himself to physical and mental limits, Spock absorbs tremendous amounts of verbal and physical punishment before reacting, even when such punishment is grossly unjustified. (There is a physiological grounding for this behavior, which we will discuss later.)

When Spock reacts even to unjustified punishment by defending himself, he is quick to insist on his error, to point out his fault, and to anticipate appropriate reprimand or worse. Conversely, he rarely if ever demands redress for the unjustified pain he himself has suffered. On at least two occasions, he has been severely provoked by his commanding officer. Once, at a time when he was quite ill, the ship's captain struck him three times before Spock retaliated physically, Spock's expression on that occasion plainly implied that he was appalled at his own behavior.

In the second instance, his commanding officer verbally goaded Spock with comments on his alienness, his physical appearance, slurs on his manhood, parentage, personal standards (honesty, logicality), and the object of Spock's suddenly released affections. Again, only after extreme provocation did Spock react. And again, when his anger dissipated, he was at pains to insist that he should be punished; in this case he was satisfied by an additional duty assignment—a punishment substitute. (N.B. On both occasions, the behavior of the commanding officer was entirely justified by external circumstances, and did not imply a personal hostility toward the subject.)

In a further sense, Spock punishes himself. He sets goals he cannot possibly fulfill without occasional failure, denies himself companionship and (we suspect) many creature comforts, drives himself to duty when ill, and turns both anger and disappointment inward rather than outward.

In addition to his communication conflict with his parents, his obsession with duty, and his masochism, observation shows us that Spock is not totally accepted by his current peer group—quite possibly has never been fully accepted by his human contemporaries. His rank and position indicate considerable success in both career and social strata of his particular sub-culture (Military-Scientific Vessel, Galactic Class). But the reactions of certain of his human crewmen and chance acquaintances—both human and alien—imply that they have a distinctly adverse reaction to him. Since his physical appearance and demeanor are plainly far more Vulcan than human, he is immediately identifiable as a native of that planet. Reaction to this ancestry has ranged from mild surprise and suspicion to outright hostility. In all fairness, it must be pointed out that Spock's alienness is reinforced and made more inhuman by his Vulcan behavior patterns, which make him seem cold and perhaps repellent to some humans.

Though Spock has spoken of human culture patterns as "puzzling" (in some cases a euphemism for uncivilized and barbaric), he is certainly aware of his own human half, and probably identifies at least in part with human motives, including the desire for approval and companionship (though on an emotionally-detached basis). Therefore, this reaction of suspicion and hostility toward him by human and other species must occasionally dismay him, color his adjustment to his world, and make such adjustment more difficult.

Spock's behavior indicates his home community is presently the USS Enterprise, not the planet Vulcan. Further, he seems to regard the crew of that ship as the most valuable life form with which he comes in contact; despite his oftstated concern for "sentient life," if any other form of sentient life threatens the crew of the Enterprise, it is that crew he will risk his life for. Indeed, he will occasionally revert to his predatory Vulcan/human ancestry to protect the crew. (Part of this may be attributed to his loyalty to the ship's captain, an aspect we will discuss later; but not all of it can be dismissed as such.)

Obviously, Spock regards the crew, particularly certain members of that crew, as eminently worth saving. The subject is reluctant to use the emotion-charged word "friendship," but the indications are strong that his relationships with certain crew members fit that category. The Enterprise is his community; the crew members make up his personal sub-culture. When community and citizens are menaced, survival of both takes immediate precedent over earlier cultural conditioning against warfare and the taking of life. Since this reaction not only enables Spock to save the lives of beings emotionally important to him, but enables him to do this with Vulcan logicality (i.e., sentient life of eminent worth whose duty it is to contact and preserve other sentient life forms—therefore to be themselves preserved against any unfriendly species), it is both adaptive and adjustive.

Vulcan is a heavy-gravity planet, and since Spock is genetically half-Vulcan, and spent his formative years on that planet, he is physically a great deal stronger than his human peers. While this has sometimes proved an advantage, and has enabled him to perform useful and lifesaving services, it is also an emotional Sword of Damocles. He, so very much concerned with the civilized preservation of sentient life, is potentially quite dangerous to the sentient life form with which he daily works. His Vulcan emotional control is vital. It allows him to use his strength only as a constructive tool, not as the deadly weapon it can be. On the rare occasions when he has used his great strength emotionally, his subsequent reaction has been severe and very masochistic. This is adaptive, for his strength must be turned inward at all psychological costs: both Vulcans and humans have a savage, berserker tendency in their pasts, and any reversion to that past puts Spock's self-image, indeed his sanity, into grave jeopardy. Should his strength (through a loss of emotional control on his part) ever severely injure or kill one of his human peers, in all likelihood his guilt reaction would border on the self-destructive.

Hence Spock's continued suppression of normal emotional expression: no expression must be allowed free rein, neither hate nor love impulses; the human pattern makes it far too easy for his emotional pendulum to shift from one to the other, and when Spock's emotion is hate and/or rage, he is deadly. His suppression of all emotional display is very non-adjustive, and his masochism is unhealthy—but it is adaptive, because his strength makes the alternative too terrible to consider.

Spock's relations with human women, and his entire sexual adjustment, have undoubtedly been strongly influenced by his family history. With such a vivid memory of his parents' own failure to erase successfully the racial and cultural differences which separated them, Spock appears determined to avoid a repetition of that unhappy experiment. Thus he has all but cut himself off from human female companionship (which his human half may desire but his Vulcan inheritance and conditioning will not let him accept). Quite apart from his possible sterility as a hybrid, he recognizes that he is normally incapable of the sort of demonstrative emotional response most human females expect from a lover. He is indeed not demonstrative; he does not welcome touching, or embracing, and is unable to flatter. The aloneness of his situation troubles Spock—he has admitted it is a "purgatory"—but memories of his parents have apparently made him decide another Earthwoman should not suffer as his mother did. The unhappiness must end with him.

The subject is able to respond slightly to a moderate amount of low level sexual flirtation from a human female, but more intense approaches apparently trigger painful memories of his mother's unhappy situation. He rejects such approaches outright. His one deep emotional involvement with a human female occurred during unusual circumstances, when he was able, in effect, to block his Vulcan half and become nearly human for a short time. Under normal conditions, such reaction toward a human female is not possible for him.

Since we have never been permitted to see Spock interacting with Vulcans, and since our knowledge of Vulcan sexual customs is limited to the implication that the marriage between Spock's parents was unusual, no speculation is presently possible on his attitude toward Vulcan females…beyond wondering if he might seem as repellently emotional to Vulcans as he seems coldly unemotional to humans.

His relationship with his peers on board the Enterprise is generally professional, with only occasional lapses into something resembling normal human friendship patterns. Spock treats his human subordinates courteously and correctly, though he now and again displays concern, and some affection, for certain members of the bridge crew with whom he has a close working relationship. The two human crew members with whom Spock has the most human relationship are Ship's Surgeon, Doctor McCoy, and the ship's commander, Captain James T. Kirk.

McCoy is a sensualist, would-be cynic, and humanitarian. He seems alternately angered by and admiring of Spock. In return, Spock apparently enjoys goading the Doctor with inarguable logic, and appreciates and admires the Doctor's concern with sentient life. Theirs is a companionship based on a mutual enjoyment of verbal fencing, with some underlying friction resulting from their widely differing methods of attack on the same ultimate goals. But in the end, they display grudging admiration and unvocalized affection for each other.

Spock's friendship and professional relationship with Captain Kirk is a study in itself, calling for a far more thorough analysis than time permits us here. We will confine the present discussion to a few obvious facets. While being fiercely loyal to the Captain, and devoted to his service, Spock is not above arguing his own point of view. Spock is rarely convinced he is in error, and he is rarely proven to be so. However, he nearly always submits to the Captain's orders, even though these orders sometimes countermand Spock's deep cultural and emotional convictions. On the one occasion in which Spock was forced by circumstances to betray Kirk and to disobey direct orders, the action was observably painful for Spock; it was also an emotional and professional shock for the Captain, since Spock's behavior in this respect had been previously so predictable as to seem programmed.

An additional aspect of Spock's reaction to the Captain may be a form of projection. Spock seems to seek approval from the authority figure to whom he gives his loyalty. Presumably, on Vulcan this was his father, and during part of his previous career it was his then-commander, Captain Christopher Pike; now it is Captain James Kirk. While Spock is ego-secure and logical enough to argue for his own intellectual convictions, he will not normally disobey. In this sense, perhaps he is seeking Kirk's complete approval as a substitute; it is conceivable Spock's father disapproved of Spock's choice of a career aboard a military vessel—and approval of an authority figure does seem of great importance to Spock.

In addition to their logic, controlled emotionality, and comparatively great physical strength, Vulcans possess certain extra sensory perception abilities, abilities which Spock has inherited in some part. He is reluctant to display this E.S.P., and his reasons are multiple: 

Because his inheritance is mingled, his "control is not good," 

These abilities are quite private things, and displaying them is both a physical and emotional trauma which temporarily destroys Spock's image of controlled-emotionality in his own eyes and (he suspects) in the eyes of his human peers, and 

In exposing himself to the mind of another, he must expose himself to the emotions found within that mind. 

This is an experience which he would quite probably find distasteful in itself, and unpleasant in that the emotions in question may be unpleasant ones.

Spock has employed these E.S.P. abilities only three times during the eight-month observation period. Each time, he was hesitant, even greatly reluctant, and his motive each time has been a need which only his esper abilities could satisfy—there was no logical alternative.

These extra sensory talents and/or abilities include an empathic capacity to merge his emotions with another life form (a dangerous process, and one in which he has difficulty re-establishing his own personality intact), the ability to plant a simple telepathic suggestion with some minimal manipulative control, and a mindshield to protect himself against telepathic probing. It is possible that his ability to send either telepathic or empathic impulses is quite limited. And further, we may assume Vulcan concern for privacy (necessary on a world where telepathic or empathic ability is universal) has made it almost destructively traumatic for Spock to intrude on the inner thoughts of another being without invitation—even given the ability. Presumably then, Spock is reluctant to use these esper abilities because his own control is erratic and the procedure is therefore dangerous, because it distorts his established personality image, because it holds the potential of his own personality destruction if at some point he should be unable to break empathic contact, and because it is a highly unpleasant experience. His behavior in regard to these special Vulcan abilities seems consistent, intelligent, and as adjustive as possible given the unusual circumstances.

If Spock is heir to the normal human emotions (on a reduced level, at the least) and if he is able to suppress these as he consistently and generally does, the clinician is forced to wonder what enables him to avoid the manifestations of any of the commoner anxiety neuroses. Indeed, one wonders what quirk of evolution has enabled the Vulcans (presumably) to eliminate or drastically reduce the incidences of genuine physiologic, psychosomatic change resulting from severe emotional suppression.

Spock's personality pattern—masochistic, parent-child conflict, culture conflict, non-acceptance by peers, suppression of essential parts of his nature—all point to the probable emergence of one or more anxiety neuroses. His intelligence, education, and self-knowledge would seem to preclude any of the hysterias. Any affliction would have to produce genuine physiological change, since his psyche could not be "tricked" by hysteric disorders. If Spock is not troubled by neurotic asthma, emotional hypertension, ulcers, migraine, or any of the other emotion-triggered respiratory, circulatory, or digestive involvements associated with frustration and/or emotional suppression, perhaps his Vulcan physiology is master of the situation. Or, since in the past Spock has spoken of Vulcan mental discipline—particularly, "Pain is a thing of the mind, but the mind can be controlled"—and since the anxiety neuroses are initially things of the mind, it may be that the Vulcans can control and/or eliminate their physical consequences as well. In the light of the pain, and even occasional death, humanity suffers from complications arising from anxiety neuroses and related ailments, it would seem good psychiatric medicine for each doctor pointing toward that field to spend an internship on Vulcan (once communications are fully established), learning methodology to simulate this envied ability to suppress any given anxiety neuroses without causing another—probably worse—breakout of the psyche.

CONCLUSIONS: All things considered, the subject has made an admirable adjustment to a very difficult life situation, with the exception of his occasionally obsessive masochistic tendencies, his adjustment has been consistent with ego survival, and it enables him to avoid prolonged guilt reactions. The subject is plainly not happy, but in a sense, he seems to have found the one niche he can comfortably occupy, and the adaptive characteristics to live with his human peers with a minimum of friction. Given his unusual family history and professional situation, the most the subject can reasonably expect is some degree of contentment, and in this respect he seems well adjusted. The clinician might recommend occasional therapy away from all peer group observation, in which the subject could release certain suppressed human emotions without fear of face-loss or ego-damage.

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Note: With the help and guidance of Open Doors, we digitized the first volume of Spockanalia and imported it to AO3, which you can view here. In order to meet AO3's terms of service, some of the content was edited or removed. The full version of the zine is preserved on this blog. The masterpost is here.

[cantsayidont]

November 1981. Embiggenable family tree for the pre-Crisis Superman, from SUPERMAN: THE KRYPTON CHRONICLES #3. Here's a breakdown:

Superman's paternal grandparents were Jor-El I and Nimda An-Dor.

Jor-El I had a sister, Kalya Var-El, who married Nim-Zee, a member of the Kandorian Science Council, and a brother, Zim-El, who married Byma Ruth-Ar.

Nim-Zee and Kalya Var-El had two sons: Gem-Zee, whose daughter Thara Gem-Zee later married Ak-Var (Jimmy Olsen's successor as Flamebird), and Van-Zee, who later married the Earthwoman Sylvia DeWitt (and for a while succeeded Superman as Nightwing, hero of Kandor). Van-Zee and Sylvia have two kids, twins Lyle-Zee and Lili Van-Zee.

Zim-El and Byma Ruth-Ar's son Kru-El (Jor-El's cousin) was sent to the Phantom Zone for creating forbidden weapons.

Jor-El I and Nimda An-Dor had three sons: Jor-El II, his twin brother Nim-El, and their younger brother Zor-El.

Nim-El married Dondra Klu-Ta; their son Don-El later became the police chief of Kandor.

Jor-El II married Lara Lor-Van; their son, Kal-El, became Superman.

Kal-El's maternal grandparents (Lara's parents) were Lor-Van and Lara Rok-Var.

Zor-El married Alura In-Ze in Argo City after the destruction of Krypton. Their daughter, Kara Zor-El, born some years later, became Supergirl.

[bassic-ally]

"This is the voice of the Mysterons...

You know I can hear you earthwoman...

Answer your test carefully, or resign to your fate..." ○  ○ ) 🧮

[cosmicangsts]

the doctor doesn't think much of it when his study door opens and peri joins him, sitting on his desk as he writes in his journal. it's indeed rare to have this sort of downtime in between travels, and he's making the most of it, taking the time to draft up some poetry as they drift amongst the stars in leisure for once. indeed, if he's not in the TARDIS control room, usually this is where he can be found, if not writing, reading or tinkering away on some sort of project.

he makes no attempt to conceal the piece he's working on, which seems to be about his young companion; or at the very least, a woman achingly similar to her . . . with silky brown hair, intelligent eyes, and a smile so blindingly bright that the very essence of time around her seems to come to a complete standstill whenever she turns that expression the viewer's way. yes, it's clearly an extremely personal piece of prose, with a fond innotation . . .

" ah, peri! good of you to join me. " he quite appreciates the company, as evidenced by his warm smile up at the brown - haired earthwoman now perched amongst his neatly organized documents and volumes. " need something? "

⋆ @ofthetardis - for peri //

[john-amend-all]

First Lines Meme

Memed from @thisbluespirit: Rules: post the first lines of your 10 most recently published AO3 stories. if you have less than 10 fics posted, post the first lines of all

Helen stepped out of the elevator, and took a few moments to compose herself. - Valen's Angels

"Physician... heal thyself" - Pox and Sevenpence

The double doors flew open, revealing the worried faces of Tegan and Nyssa. - Miscaken Identity

There were a number of places Ace could have been. - They That Mourn

As the harsh clang of the watch bell came to Liz Shaw's ears, she swept the telescope around the horizon one final time, replaced it on its stand, and clambered down from the crow's nest with practised skill. - Becalmed

Despite all her experiences since Zaphod had taken her from Earth, Trillian remained, at heart, an Earthwoman. - The New Boss

Not for the first time, Ryan looked around the half-built housing estate as if he couldn't quite believe the Doctor hadn't shown up already. - A Travesty In One Act

When Colin and Rob had dared her to spend the night in a haunted house, Tegan had laughingly agreed with hardly so much as a qualm. - Dare

The intercom buzzer sounded. - Outcast

Jamie had been pretty sure whose voice he'd heard, even before he came close enough to see the pink trainers protruding from under the fence. - If You Go Down To The Woods Today

[cosmicanger]

'earthwoman' by james pierce, 1976-7 in earthworks and beyond: contemporary art in the landscape - john beardsley (1989)

[irequirealobotomy]

oh? lore? i dare say………… yes

also, we have a name!!!!!! everyone welcome the Star Trekkles AU!

Raphael and Leonardo were raised by Baron Draxum, starting when Leonardo was two. The three were the only survivors of the last refugee ships departing from a planet they called Incidi. The Incidians, more commonly known as Yokai, escaped due to false attacks made by Earth Federation ships. In order to apologize for the massacre and planet’s destruction, the Federation housed the Yokai and educated as many survivors to be Federation workers as they could in order to solidify their loyalty.

Baron Draxum was formally a Yokai general, but after the massacre became something of a political symbol for Yokai against the Federation. The rumors stemmed from his late rescuer and partner, Hamato Yoshi, that died as a final act against the Federation. Despite this, he himself holds no hatred, and sees it as the only way for his new children to survive.

Leonardo displayed an interest in anatomy and medical education, and was found to be a skilled medic later in life. He was approached by many Federation ships in order to assist on their missions, but his adventurous nature forced him to seek out one: the USS Enterprise. At the youthful age of 22, he began his work alongside the honored Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy.

Draxum was not exactly eager, and sent his eldest and most trusted, Raphael, to keep an eye on Leonardo. The Enterprise, despite their uncertainty regarding Draxum’s rebellion symbol status, agreed.

Donatello was another Incidian, but the path of his ship went astray when it was captured by another vessel. He, as well as several other Yokai, fell into the clutches of the Nexus Empire.

Donatello caught the Queen Mother’s eye. He was a Kappa, clearly, which were important to the standards of Yokaikind. He was raised a royal, but despite his separation from his peers, he was raised alongside another. Cassandra appeared to be an Earthwoman, but was a Yokai like Donatello, which piqued the interest of Queen Mother. She was not royal, but raised as a night and later became Donatello’s squire and lifelong friend.

Until the punishment.

There are several rumors around the Enterprise of why Donatello was on the ship. Some believe he’s a spy, others think he’s in reality escaping the Nexus empire. None are true. It is a punishment. Only the keen Mr. Spock could identify this truth in his apprentice, but punishment for what he cannot puzzle out. The Nexus Empire is not safe, that much is clear.

The second lost Incidian ship is more interesting, however. It contained the final Kappa child: Michelangelo. What happened to him is unknown. The signs point to the ship’s trajectory leading toward Federation colonies, but it has not been recovered, nor have their been signs of a crash at the time. These colonies are a front for war, however, so the chances of the youngest’s survival is bleak. Not 0, however…

OH HO HO. CONCEPT.

STAR TREK TOG ROTTMNT SEP AU. WITH.

ALIEN DRAMA.

EHEHEHEHEHEHHE

MORE UNDER CUT

so so so

following an accident, the enterprise is down men, and in eager need for alien connection in order to restore their status as a safe and friendly species. but an interesting three are among these new:

two brothers from a renowned and honored family of earth, half human and half of a refugee species, called “Yokai” as slang. one, a remarkable medical student, and the other here to keep an eye on the first under the excuse of security.

a royal of a quickly growing empire, a genius, sent here to “learn a lesson” as well as study under the supervision of mr. spock. he and the half-vulcan have a lot in common, which does not permit them to get along.

on top of this, the krang empire is stirring, growing quickly and violently. their planets are uncharted and uncounted. its only a matter of time before they run into something not ideal.

or perhaps they already have.

[violettesiren]

The earthwoman by her oven tends her cakes of good grain. The waterwoman’s children are spindle thin. The earthwoman has oaktree arms. Her children full of blood and milk stamp through the woods shouting. The waterwoman sings gay songs in a sad voice with her moonshine children. When the earthwoman has had her fill of the good day she curls to sleep in her warm hut a dark fruitcake sleep but the waterwoman goes dancing in the misty lit-up town in dragonfly dresses and blue shoes.

The Earthwoman and the Waterwoman by Denise Levertov

[exploring-essence]

I was 19 when I truly began to explore veganism as a lifestyle. It was a challenge in the beginning letting go of cheese and eggs. I truly had to learn and educate myself on the affects that these food items have on the body. Everything that we do is a choice. I had to make a conscious decisions each day to make choices that aligned with optimal health and wellness. I discovered all the vegan restaurants in Atlanta. I started preparing and cooking my own meals. I began to fast from solid foods. I tried out juicing and raw food detoxes. I did my first fruit feast. I just kept going deeper into the journey. 🌱 I say all this to say that #veganism doesn’t have to be limiting and it doesn’t have to only include eating processed vegan meats, cheese, and junk food. There are many ways to transition into a vegan lifestyle but I advocate for consuming plant based Whole Foods, make it fun by eating smoothie bowls and juicing, veganize your favorite meals for comfort on your journey. Comment “🌱” below if your ready to transition to a vegan lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #exploringessence #vegansofcolor #veganbae #blackandwell #blackwellness #blackwellnessbloggers #veganweightlossjourney #weightlosstransformations #howtogovegan #veganlife #earthwoman #earthmama #veganactivism #blackvegancommunity #afrovegan #alkalinevegan #blackandvegan #veganstastebetter #healthyself #queenafua #plantbasedatl #atlantavegan #wellnesswarrior #holistichealing #powerofplants #veganhealth #diaryofamadblackwoman #vegansofcolor #healingtrauma #amplifymelanatedvoices https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWekQShNJ5/?utm_medium=tumblr

[asoftwoman]

for @alsojournal, shot by @thealovestad, styled by @maggieontherocks

[parallelunivrses]

[ID: two comic panels of She-Hulk sitting on an unmade bed talking on the phone. She is waving her arm say, “How can the kitchen be closed? It’s the middle of the day!” The next panel is a close up of her face and she looks down and says, “Yes, I do understand that my Earthwoman sense of time is meaningless here. I just want some chicken tenders.” End ID]

Sensational She-Hulk #7 (2024)

written by Rainbow Rowell art by Ig Guara & Dee Cunniffe

[blkporcelaindll]

Creation #creation #beginningoftime #galaxy #universe #mothernature #earthwoman #virgo #grounded #stars #planets #acrylic #painting #2partcanvas #kweenkayci #greauxthreaux #melanin #feet #hands #spokeaword #God https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt1GkFTA2eW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8mv38mmpqhz2

[cantsayidont]

December 1985. One year before John Byrne's post-Crisis Superman declared the whole of Kryptonian culture "ultimately meaningless," his pre-Crisis counterpart paid what would be his final visit to Rokyn (New Krypton), the world where the Bottle City of Kandor had been enlarged in 1979. After saving the people of Kandor from the Superman Revenge Squad with the help of Sylvia DeWitt, the Earthwoman who years earlier had married his cousin Van-Zee, Superman returned the body of Supergirl to her parents: his aunt and uncle, Zor-El and Alura. Byrne's MAN OF STEEL miniseries would soon retroactively erase this Kryptonian diaspora from continuity.

[bassic-ally]

This is the voice of the Mysterons...

You know you can hear me, Earthwoman...

We will use the key to your diary for our plans- wait, it has a few pages written...

WE WILL BE AVENGED  ⁠◎ ◎

sparkly eyed mysterons 😆✨

[mymonsterfx]

I never remember to take enough #onset photos sadly but today was an awesome day #filming #monster #monsteralien #retroscifi #deadcosmonaut #vintagescifi #scifi #scifimovie #aliens #marsvscheerleaders #martian #interspecieslove #earthwoman #monstermasks