#golden ibex

[thatlonelycactus]

We’ve all heard that thing about how the first sign of civilization was a broken leg but I just need to go on about something real quick.

Can we take a moment to talk about the golden ibex from Akrotiri???

For background archaeologists found this golden ibex in the ruins of Akrotiri on modern Santorini:

And like it’s cool and all but the thing about this statue that makes me go mad is ibex aren’t native to Santorini. This has made archaeologists think that it was either used for religious reasons or it was a gift (I like to think the latter and so that’s what I’m gonna be talking about)

This statue was found hidden in a little box stored for safe keeping.

There are basically no human remains in Akrotiri. Wanna know why?

They all ran away. They all tried to escape. Why?

Because the island was about to experience one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the Ancient world so everyone took what they needed and left.

They all left and hoped that they’d come back.

And in my mind someone was given this ibex as a gift and maybe they treasured it. Then they had to leave so they placed it in a box where they thought it would be safe.

Then they left and never came back.

Someone tried so hard to keep this ibex safe maybe because they had to or maybe because they treasured it for whatever reason. Someone out there, someone lost to time, said goodbye and hoped they would see this statute again.

I like to think the golden ibex meant something to someone whether it’s because the thought restores my faith in humanity now or because it means that, at our cores, we’ve never truly changed. And frankly I just wish that whoever hid that ibex all those centuries ago would know that even though they themselves are forgotten they achieved their goal. They did it and the ibex that they might have loved is still loved by people today (aka me).

[gracelandmp3]

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[ringneckedpheasant]

[warm-poetry]

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[scilust]

Bone studies (background version)

[humansofnewyork]

(4/54) “My father named me Parviz, after one of Iran’s ancient kings. His story comes at the end of Shahnameh, in the historical section. Parviz was a good king. Not a great king, but a good king. His reign was a golden age of music. But he made many mistakes. His grandson Yazdegerd would be the last king of the Persian Empire. Every day on the way home from school I’d pass by the ruins of an ancient castle, where he made his final stand against the armies of Islam in 642 AD. The Battle of Nahavand was the bloodiest defeat in the history of our country. Most days when I got home I’d go straight to my room and read Shahnameh. The book opens in myth: our oldest stories, from before the written word. But the poets say our myths are even truer than our history. They emerge from the collective psyche. They hold our dreams. They hold our ideals. When Ferdowsi writes about our mythic heroes, he writes about all of us. And in Shahnameh there is no greater hero than Rostam. The Heart of Iran. A knight with the height of a cypress. And a voice to make, the hardened hearts of warriors quake. At one point in Shahnameh Iran is on the brink of defeat. Three enemy kings have joined their forces. Our armies are almost beaten. Rostam arrives at the battlefield on foot: no horse, no armor, carrying nothing but a bow and arrow. And with a single shot he slays the greatest champion of the other side. I wanted to be Rostam. My brother and I built a gym behind our garden. We took the heads off of shovels and made parallel bars. We made barbells out of clumps of dirt. We’d wrestle sixty times a day. And while we wrestled my brother’s friend would beat a drum and chant our favorite verses about Rostam: his defeat of the demon king, his battle with the dragon. There were no dragons in Nahavand, but there were ibex. They only lived at the highest elevations. And they were beautiful with their horns. I’d climb all night. I’d make my way by moonlight. The cliffs were covered in ice, a single slip could mean death. But I’d reach the summit by dawn, and watch the sun come up on herds of ibex grazing on the peaks.”

 پدرم مرا «پرویز» نام نهاد - به نام یکی از پادشاهان ساسانی. داستان خسرو پرویز در بخش تاریخی شاهنامه می‌آید. او شاه بدی نبود ولی در کار فرمانروایی لغزش‌هایی بدفرجام داشت. پادشاهی او دوران طلایی موسیقی بود. نوه‌اش یزدگرد سوم پادشاه سال‌های پایانی شاهنشاهی ساسانی بود. روزانه، در راه مدرسه به خانه، از نزدیک ویرانه‌ی کاخی باستانی می‌گذشتم که جایگاه شکست یزدگرد سوم از سپاه اسلام در سال ۶۴۲ میلادی بود. نبرد نهاوند بدفرجام‌ترین شکست تاریخ ماست. همینکه به خانه می‌رسیدم، بی‌درنگ به اتاقم می‌رفتم و شاهنامه می‌خواندم. کتاب با اسطوره‌ها آغاز می‌شود: کهن‌ترین داستان‌های ما، از دوران پیش از نوشتار. برخی می‌گویند که افسانه‌های ما از تاریخ‌مان هم راستین‌ترند. آنها از روان گروهی‌مان برخاسته‌اند. دربرگیرنده‌ی آرزوها و آرمان‌های ‌ما هستند. هنگامی که فردوسی از پهلوانان افسانه‌ای ایران می‌سراید، درباره‌ی همه‌ی ما می‌نویسد. و در شاهنامه پهلوانی والاتر از رستم نیست. قلب تپنده‌ی ایران. پهلوانی بالابلندتر و نیرومندتر از همه. به بالای او در جهان مرد نیست / به گیتی کس او را همآورد نیست. با صدایی که دل‌‌های استوار جنگجویان را به لرزه می‌انداخت. در بخشی از شاهنامه، ایران در آستانه‌ی شکست است. سپاه سه کشور به هم پیوسته‌اند. رستم پیاده به آوردگاه می‌رسد: بی اسب، بی جنگ‌افزار، تنها با دو تیر و کمانش. اسب و سردار نیرومند سپاه دشمن را از پای در می‌آورد. می‌خواستم رستم باشم. من و برادرم زورخانه‌ای پشت باغچه‌مان ساخته بودیم. دسته‌بیل‌ها را جدا کرده و با دسته‌ها میله‌های موازی (پارالِل) برپا کردیم. هالتر را از دسته بیل و گِل رُس تهیه کردیم. ما هر روز تا شصت بار کُشتی می‌گرفتیم. هنگام کشتی، دوست برادرم طبل می‌نواخت و شعرهای مورد‌علاقه‌مان را درباره‌ی رستم می‌خواند: شکست دادن دیوان، نبرد او با اژدهای پیدا و پنهان. در نهاوند اژدهایی نبود، ولی کَل و بزهای کوهی بودند. شاخ‌هایشان چه زیبا و شکوهمند بود. بر بلندترین قله‌ها می‌زیستند. تمام شب را از کوه بالا می‌رفتم. مسیرم را با روشنایی مهتاب می‌یافتم. گاه تخته‌سنگ‌ها از یخ پوشیده بودند، اندک لغزشی می‌توانست مرگبار باشد. ولی پیش از سپیده‌دم خود را به قله می‌رساندم، و به تماشای تابش آفتاب بر گله‌ی بزهای کوهی که سرگرم جست و خیز و چرا بودند، می‌نشستم

[squirrels-are-sleeping]

(This post is brought to you by yours truly marathoning the back catalogue of Friends at the Table, and is therefore full of spoilers up to COUNTER/Weight ep 26: "Do you have room for me?" INCLUDING the final reveal)

Counter/weight 26 is WILD. I mean, I've generally been listening to the whole series with both fists stuffed in my mouth, but THIS EPISODE is just over an hour long, including the wrap-up, *what the fuck*

The introductory narration from "Dr Jace Rethal"??? When does Jace: a) wake up; b) get his PhD; c) research this book about what went on inside Mako's literal brain?

Mako is taken over by Larry the Antivirus? And in the process discovers that he's secretly running on Righteousness? And then invites Larry to hang around?

AuDy is... where do I even start?

AUSTIN: "Uh... which arm do you wanna lose?" JACK: Oh, the one without the shotgun in it. KEITH: I’m sorry, why did you lose an arm? AUSTIN: Cause he tried to climb a *sword*!

- Then this:

AUSTIN: (low and ominous) Let me break a thing. Let me break a thing. ... Fuckin’ let me do it. KEITH: If Austin is excited to break a thing, you cannot let him do it. AUSTIN: Fuckin’ let me break – Jack. Please let me break this thing. JACK: Alright. ... AUSTIN: Nice. KEITH: I’m very upset. ALI: It’s probably fine. KEITH: It’s never *once* been fine.

AND THEN Ibex's ship teleports right on top of their head? AND THEN, what Austin breaks is AuDy's anti-network firewall? and:

AUSTIN: This isn’t the first time you’ve been online, AuDy. And it really rushes back to you. A looooong time ago, before you knew there was the Golden Branch sector. JACK: As I was being manufactured? AUSTIN: No… well, I guess someone built you. We haven’t quite figured out how they build Divines yet.

[clemkesh]

Happy Secret Samol to everyone, but especially @ringneckedpheasant, the person this song is for!

I was inspired by your prompts to write a Kingdom game era Orth and Ibex duet.

Huge thanks to @nvrlernd2-reid, who performs the part of Ibex on this track!!!

Lyrics below the cut.

(I also made a youtube lyrics video so if that's your preferred place to listen to tunes you can check that out here.)

Orth's part is in plaintext, Ibex's is in italics, both is in bold

Captain of a sinking ship

Leader of a one way trip

Somebody’s pawn in somebody’s grand design

Blazing a golden trail

Too bad we’re all doomed to fail

And when we all die

The blame will be mine

I fly with the weight of the world on my shoulders

Give the weight to somebody who’s bolder, colder 

Soldier you’re gonna be fine

I lied

Eldest of a dying breed

Brother called up to lead

Nobody’s pawn, not even a divine’s

This man is too sensitive

Enter, executive

I’ll lend a hand to steady his lacking spine

I fly with the weight of the world on my shoulders

What’s another minuscule boulder? 

I told her that I would be fine

I’ve tried

Captain of a sinking ship  (They love you in peacetime)

Leader of a one way trip   (They need me in war)

Somebody’s pawn in somebody’s grand design (Don’t you forget what it is we’re fighting for)

Please, give me some advice (I’m happy to help you)

Guidance sure would be nice (I’m an excellent guide)

If only the stars could lend us their shine (What great things we can do side by side)

I fly with the weight of the world on my shoulders

Give the weight to somebody who’s bolder, colder

Soldier you’re gonna be fine

I lied

Captain of a sinking ship, leader of a one way trip

Somebody’s pawn in somebody’s grand design

[mysticstronomy]

WHAT IS BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM??

Blog#383

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024.

Welcome back,

Earth is the sixth planet from the edge of the solar system, meaning we're none too near this cold and inhospitable frontier. But we've sent out various spacecraft over the years, so do we have any idea what the edge of the solar system looks like?

The answer is yes, but it's a work in progress. One of the latest developments, a 3D map of the solar system's edge that took 13 years to create, revealed a few more secrets about this mysterious boundary, called the outer heliosphere.

The outer heliosphere marks the region of space where the solar wind, or the stream of charged particles emitted from the sun, is "deflected and draped back" by the interstellar radiation that permeates the empty space beyond the solar system, said Dan Reisenfeld, a space science researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and head of the team that conducted the research on the 3D map. In other words, solar wind and interstellar particles meet and form a boundary at the far reaches of the solar system.

Earthlings first got a glimpse of the solar system's outer edge in 2012, when Voyager I, a NASA spacecraft that launched in 1977, crossed into interstellar space, according to NASA. Voyager 2 was not far behind, repeating the feat in 2018. Equipped with golden records full of Bach, Louis Armstrong and humpback whale songs, in addition to their scientific instruments, Voyagers 1 and 2 reported a sudden dropoff in solar particles and a substantial increase in galactic radiation when they left the solar system, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.

The new 3D map reveals even more about the heliosphere. The inner layer — where the sun and its planets are nestled — is roughly spherical and is thought to extend roughly 90 astronomical units (AU) in all directions. (One AU is the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 93 million miles, or 150 million kilometers.) The outer layer is much less symmetrical. In one direction — that in which the ever-moving sun plows through the space in front of it, encountering cosmic radiation — the outer heliosphere extends about 110 AU, but in the opposite direction, it's much longer, at least 350 AU, according to Reisenfeld.

That lack of symmetry comes from the sun's movement through the Milky Way, as it experiences friction with the galactic radiation in front of it and clears out a space in its wake. "There's a lot of plasma [charged particles] in the interstellar medium, and… the inner heliosphere, which is pretty round, is an obstacle in this stream of plasma which is flowing past it," Reisenfeld told Live Science. "It has the same effect as water going around a rock in a stream," with a rush of water crashing into the rock in front and a sheltered calm behind it.

Measurements for the 3D map were gathered using the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), which was launched in 2008 and is "the size of a bus tire," according to NASA. It's pronounced "like the animal," Reisenfeld said, referring to the ibex mountain goats known for their gravity-defying treks up alpine cliffs. But the animal that IBEX really takes after is the bat.

Many bats hunt insects, such as mosquitoes, by emitting a pulse of sound and using the time delay of the echo to figure out the distance to their prey. Likewise, IBEX detects solar-wind particles that have bounced back from the edges of the solar system, allowing Reisenfeld and his colleagues to determine the distances involved by measuring how long their round trip took.

"The sun will send out a pulse … and then we passively wait for a return signal from the outer heliosphere, and we use that time delay to determine where the outer heliosphere must be," Reisenfeld explained.

As the sun circles the outer rim of the Milky Way, the solar wind keeps cosmic radiation at bay, forming a protective bubble. This is good for us, since "that radiation can damage spacecraft and it can be a health hazard for astronauts," Reisenfeld said.

Originally published on www.livescience.com

COMING UP!!

(Saturday, March 16th, 2024)

"WHAT IF WE ARE TRULY ALONE IN THIS UNIVERSE??"

[zhoncreations]

Deviculus isn't the type of demon that believes in even contributions. He will either give all or take all, and that usually bodes ill will for whom he is dealing with. For he has only one goal on his personal agenda. His hunger cannot be sated as he bears a mouth of greed.... to grant death.... and take life.

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Deviculus is made using real ibex horns, and a Corsican ram cape. He has lifelike golden eyes and a newly sculpted hybrid jawset that merges wolf and javelina fangs.

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Deviculus has been sold

[mustela28nivalis]

Draconequus!Au

Kiku - on the right is the horn of a sika deer, on the left is the horn of a Japanese serow. Right wing of a green pheasant, left wing of a Japanese emperor butterfly. Right front paw of a fox, left front paw of a cat, right back paw of a dog(Shiba inu), left back paw of a raccoon dog.

Feliciano - right horn of a mouflon, left horn of a chamois. The right wing of an Italian sparrow, the left wing of a golden eagle. The right front paw of a wolf, the left front paw of a lion. The right hind paw of a cat, the left hind leg of a donkey.

Ludwig - right horn of a ibex, left horn of a Thuringian goat. The right wing of a golden eagle, the left wing of a white stork. The right front paw of a German shepherd, the left front paw of a brown bear. The right hind leg of a Hanoverian horse, the left hind paw of a doberman.

Francis - right horn of a fallow deer, left horn of a Poitou goat. The right wing of a rooster, the left wing of a dove. The right front paw of a cat, the left front paw of a poodle. The right hind leg of a boar, the left hind paw of a fox

Arthur - right horn of a red deer, left horn of a roe deer. The right wing of a raven, the left wing of a robin. The right front paw of a owl, the left front paw of a rabbit. The right hind paw of a English bulldog, the left hind paw of a lion

Alfred - right horn of a bison, left horn of a white tailed deer. The right wing of a bald eagle, the left wing of a red tailed hawk. The right front paw of a black tailed jackrabbit, the left front paw of a wolf. The right hind leg of a pronghorn, the left hind paw of a grizzly bear

Ivan - right horn of a reindeer, left horn of a elk(alces alces). The right wing of a mute swan, the left wing of a eastern imperial eagle. The right front paw of a mountain hare, the left front paw of a polar bear. The right hind leg of a Orloff trotter, the left hind paw of a amur tiger

Yao - right horn of a Père David's deer, left horn of a Sambar deer. The right wing of a red crowned crane, the left wing of a golden pheasant. The right front paw of a panda, the left front paw of a leopard. The right hind paw of a Chinese hare, the left hind paw of a dhole

[somethingclevermahogony]

Happy WBW! Does your setting have any unique in-world symbolism? Like, are roses considered romantic there, or a different flower? Is there a popular symbol for death besides a skull?

I forgot this was in my drafts! Sorry this is so late! If you have questions about why any of the symbols apply to a certain concept let me know! I might do more posts like this in future, not sure yet.

I'm going to stick to Kishetal for this one, and I'm going to keep this one on the short side (For me). I'm keeping this one to just Love and Death, Hope that's okay.

Love

The Kishite understanding of love is quite a complicated one, in that there is no singular definition of love, and as such no singular word for it. The word Pati means desire or want for, this acts as a suffix for terms relating to types of love. Broadly love can be divided into ten categories, Ulipati (Romantic love), Kipati (Maternal or Paternal love), Kurapati (The love of a pet or animal), Lupati (The love between friends, Platonic Love), Seshpati (Lust, physical love), Impati (Love of an inanimate object or place), Jalimpati (Greed), Ushpati (Love of food and drink), Irpati (Love of Beauty, "Wonder"), and Naholpati (The love of deceased person, grief). 

Ulipati (Romantic Love)

Associated Animals and Creatures: Songbirds, Hoopoes, Dragonflies, Cranes, and Doves

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Cherry Blossoms, Lilies, Tulips, Hazelnut, Mint, and Artichokes.

Associated Colors: Purple and Dark Blue

Other Associations: The Sunset, Silk, Hoopoe feather crowns, The Heart, Coral, Jasper, and Bells.

Associated Deities: Uniki "The Great Matron"

Kipati (Maternal/Paternal Love)

Associated Animals: Bears, Lionesses, The Durasi, Owls, and Octopi.

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Barley, Opium Poppy, Dates, Sesame seeds, Fir cones, and Olives and Olive Trees

Associated Colors: Orange, Brown, "Earthy colors"

Other Associations: Mud, Mudbrick, Kipsha (Barley cakes), Date syrup, Eggshells, Bird nests, The Stomach, and Owl feathers.

Associated Deities: Olhasuma "Goddess of the Life Giving Sky, Giver of Fertile Rains", Jalpaha "The Great Father"

Kurapati (Love of a Pet or Animal)

Associated Animals: Dogs, Cats, Cattle, Weasels, Sheep, Horned-Rabbits, and Mice.

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Carnations, Oak Trees, Acorns, Oats, the Black Pine, and Thistles.

Associated Colors: Green

Other Associations: Collars, Shepherd's crook, Wool, Boar Tusks, and Leopard Skin.

Associated Deities: Unlakachi "The Wild God/ The Howling Lord", Jaramuha "The Horned God, God of the Shepherd"

Lupati (The Love Between Friends, Platonic Love)

Associated Animals/ Creatures: Wolves, Deer, Ibex, Hawks, and Taruni

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Walnuts, Poplars, Roses, Beans, Onions, and Garlic.

Associated Colors: Yellow and Blue

Other Associations: Ships, Shields, Ladders, the Sun, Wrestling, Foot races, Amber, The Liver, The Throat, and Bow and Quiver (Not arrows)

Associated Deities: Fepaha "The Drunken God", Jalri "The Great Sun"

Seshpati (Lust, Physical Love)

Associated Animals: Giant Minks, Oysters, Peacocks, Stags, Donkeys, Goats, and Serpents

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Asparagus, Cumin, Irises, Sycamore, Figs, Fennel, Lisjir, Cherries, Sweetgum,Pomegranates, and Lotuses

Associated Colors: Light Green and Pink

Other Associations: Honey, Spears, Perfume, Lapis Lazuli, Phalluses, Breasts, Lips, Flutes, Dancing, and Drums.

Associated Deities: Shibachi "The Pleasure Giver", Jaramuha "The Horned God"

Impati (Love of an Inanimate Object or Place)

Associated Animals: Spiders, Rodents, Dragons (Tulininya), and Corvids.

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Chickpeas, Crocuses, Fumewart, Rosemary, Sage, Reeds, and Almonds

Associated Colors: Silver and Orange

Other Associations: Houses, Lyres, Bread, Fire, Hearths, the Oxhide ingot, Needles, Linen, Bronze, Iron, Anvils, The Arms, and "House spirits"

Associated Deities: Girmaha "God of Golden Fields", Hasunku "The God of the Flaming Stone", Kimaba "Goddess of the Oven"

Jalimpata (Greed)

Associated Animals: Hermit Crabs, Kiriki, Foxes, and Bisku

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Saffron, Cinnamon, Peaches, Lentils, Heliotropes, Rice, and Pistachios

Associated Colors: Gold, Red, and Yellow

Other Associations: Gold, Ostrich Feathers, Frankincense, Pearls, Salt, Ivory, Silk, Apuna, The Eye, and Rakashim

Associated Deities: Ikeshpaha "The Golden God"

Ushpati (Love of Food and Drink)

Associated Animals: Pigs, Boars, Ducks, Bees, Fish, Seagulls, Frogs, Sheep, Wild Game, Snails, and Lamalaru.

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Apples, Figs, Carrots, Beets, Mushrooms, Garlic Flowers, Parsely, Juniper, Grapes, and Violets

Associated Colors: Red, Yellow, and Purple

Other Associations: Beer, Wine, Food (Duh), Pans, Cups, Amphora, The Stomach, The Hand and Fingers, and The Mouth.

Associated Deities: Kimaba "Goddess of the Oven", Fepaha "The Drunken God", Jalchibiku "God of the Vast Waters"

Irpati (Love of Beauty, Wonder)

Associated Animals and Creatures: Spirits, Disuruku, Tigers, Falcons, Tiamawa, Parrots, Oceanic Fish, Whales, Butterflies, Lizards, and Exotic Bird Species (Mostly from the east and south)

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Hasir Flower, Cypress Tree, Apunian Lotus, Cornflowers, Palm Trees, Cedar, Regalu, Botagalu, and Ivy

Associated Colors: Blue, Orange, and Most Bright Colors

Other Associations: Magic, Ruins, Art, Marble, Gemstones, The Moon, Virginity, Clouds, Birds, Ice, Snow, Mountains, and Giants.

Associated Deities: Sonma "The Dream Giver", Silima "Goddess of the Roaring Snow", Humbalima "The Stonebreaker"

Nahulpati (Love of the Dead, Grief)

Associated Animals: Swans, Dogs, Vultures, Foxes, Jackals, Hyenas, Crows, Boruku, Crabs, and Dolphins.

Associated Plants/Fruits/Vegetables: Jasmine, Dried Flowers, Myrrh, Gladiolus, Grasses, Dandelions, and Clover

Associated Colors: White, Black, and Green

Other Associations: Burial Stones, Skeletons, The Elderly, Hills (not mountains), Singing, Mirrors, Calm Water, and Time

Associated Deities: Nahulpaha "The Judge", Shashuma "The Great Scribe"

Death

Death is a complicated topic in Kishite culture, and ultimately can be divided among its two patron deities, Nahulpaha and Dualik. I wil address the differences between each of these aspects of death and their symbolism.

Nahulpaha (Nahul= Death, Paha= Father/Dad)

An important aspect of the Kishite understanding of death, its inherent impermanence. Nothing that dies, will stay dead. All living things reincarnate; mortals, animals, plants, and even some non-living items like mountains, forests, houses, and ships. The only difference being that mortals, those who are among The Awakened, have the potential to eventually, after many mortal lives, enter the Divine Realm, something that Animals, Plants, and even Spirits, cannot do. The Cycle defines the boundary between spirit and mortal; where the former exists exclusively as a spiritual being with an indefinite and/or malleable form, the latter exists as a soul inhabiting a defined, physical body. When a mortal body dies, the soul receives judgment, a process by which they decide if they should be reborn again on the same world, or continue on to be reborn in the next, each life coming closer to divinity. if reborn on the same world, the soul will not be burdened with the memory of the rejected life; while they are reborn as a clean slate in each new mortal world, and again into the spirit realm, if they reach the realm of the gods, they regain the memories of all of their satisfactory lives and attain the capacity to all of those people at once. A life may be rejected for any number of reasons: most commonly, the soul was too young to move on in the cycle, the soul was not satisfied or happy with that life, or the soul believes they did more harm than good during that life.

There is no concept of ghosts or the undead in Kishite folklore, however it is possible for souls that reject judgment to become trapped between lives, there they may attack or threaten the souls of the dead on their journey to judgment. There are a number of rituals and ceremonies meant to counteract this threat.

It is the duty of the deity, Nahulpaha, to guide the dead soul, to help them with judgment, to act as a mediator between the different aspects of the self. While called the Judge, Nahulpaha does not actually provide a sentence. It is thought to be impossible to lie to Naholpaha, as the god knows the mind of the soul.

The god is typically depicted as a dark or cloaked figure, who carries in his hand a torch, some say that this torch is some small piece of the sun given to him by the other gods. This may lead to a false impression by outsiders that Nahulpaha is meant to be a scary or wicked figure. However in the Kishite understanding he is quite the opposite. Nahulpaha is shown as kind, he comforts the dead so that they may judge themselves without fear or anger, he guides the souls to their next life, he sings and dances to comfort the lost children, he howls to welcome the faithful hounds, he pounds the drums to invigorate the fallen soldiers, and it is he who weaves the blankets for the worn mothers. Though he is initially believed to appear in his shadowy form, it is believed that he takes the form of the soul he is addressing, thus to speak with Nahulpaha is to speak with oneself.

Though it is his duty to usher mortal souls to the Divine Realm, he is alone among the gods in that he may not enter there. This arrangement is his choice, one made when mortal souls were first created. It is not unusual for the dead to be placed in their burial stones with food and drink, not for themselves but as gifts for Nahulpaha.

Symbols

Dogs

Foxes

Crows

Cloves

Dried Flowers

Burial Stones/Cairns

Dandelions

A Torch

A Black Cloak

Mirrors

Dualik (The Destruction, The etymology of the name dates back to before the age of the Calamity, preceeding the Kishite Language by thousands of years)

Dualik (Destruction and Time) is one of the three Primordial Beings, alongside Shobiash (The River of Creation) and Shuam (Law). They are the eternal embodiment of time and of destruction, the ferryman of the Shobiash. Both Dualik and Shuam are believed to be born of the river and the primordial nothing. It is the role of Dualik to destroy the universe at its proper time, known as the Nalbani, and to subsequently usher in the birth of a new universe. Dualik has very little to do with mortals or with the events of Kobani, and is thought of as either indifferent to or ignorant of the struggles and fates of the worlds that they oversee. This does not mean that "The Destruction'' is evil, rather it is viewed as a necessary mechanism of reality, one which all beings must heed, though one that few if any will ever see face to face.

And though Dualik is seen as time, decay, and errosion, they are also responsible for rebirth and recreation on a cosmic level. Only Dualik knows when it is the proper time for the universe to be brought to its end, and when the next should be created.

Dualik is rarely referred to in myth or ritual, when they do appear they are depicted as a many armed figure atop a barge or as 3 black circles each inside of each other.

Symbols

A Ferry Boat

Three Circles

A Many Armed Figure

The Tide

The Cycle of the Moon

[sundove88]

About the Animal AU, what animals do all the Golden Cheese Kingdom Cookies turn into?

Golden Cheese- Silkie Chicken

Burnt Cheese- Jackal

Fettuccine- Ring Tailed Lemur

Mozzarella- White Faced Scops Owl

Smoked Cheese- Falcon

Golden Cheese Kingdom Host/Fromage De Chat- Sand Cat

Marzipan Cookie 1/Vanilla Marzipan- Domestic Cat

Marzipan Cookie 2/Peanut Butter Marzipan- Domestic Cat

Marzipan Cookie 3/Caramel Marzipan- Domestic Cat

Marzipan Cookie 4/Chocolate Marzipan- Domestic Cat

High Priest Cheesenbird- Remains the same

SuperCar Cookie 1/Emmental Cheese- Nile Crocodile

SuperCar Cookie 2/Cambozola- Nile Hippopotamus

Partay Cookie 1/Swiss Cheese- Lappet Faced Vulture

Partay Cookie 2/Raclette- Aardwolf

Golden Cheese Kingdom Citizen 1/Gouda- Nubian Ibex

Golden Cheese Kingdom Citizen 2/Manchego- Camel

Servant Cookie 1/Edam- Gazelle

Servant Cookie 2/Provolone- Egyptian Cobra

Cookie with Odd Wings/Havarti- Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Excited Little Cookie/Pecorino- Cockatiel

Dizzy Cookie/Gorgonzola- Umbrella Cockatoo

Confused Cookie/Walnut Cheese- Jackal

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Dear Dragonslayer Anon,

Leave Golden alone and write your own damn Dragonslayer blurbs.

Anymore Big Cat AU Schneewood Forest? Or whatever Whitley and Oscar in Bug Cat AU?

Thanks, Anon.

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SnowLeopard!Winter: (watching her brother from the top of the fake mountain)

SnowLeopard!Whitley: (talking and laughing with Ibex!Oscar)

GreyFox!Robyn: (pops up out of nowhere and whispers) What are you doing?

SnowLeopard!Winter: (jumps into the air and puffs up) Robyn! What are you doing in here?!

GreyFox!Robyn: I'd ask the same thing to that little cutie pie down there prancing around with your brother. I thought your kind ate goats. Whitley part of the "Vegetarians are Friends, Not Food" program?

SnowLeopard!Whitley: (pounces on I!O and rolls off playfully)

Ibex!Oscar: (jumps up rocks fluidly and bounds over SL!Whit with a laugh)

GreyFox!Robyn: Awwww, they're playing leap frog.

SnowLeopard!Winter: Hmph!

GreyFox!Robyn: What? You mad that your brother is openly okay with pursuing something that's supposed to be his next meal?

SnowLeopard!Winter: What? Absolutely not! I'm just concerned where this is going to put him on the breeding list.

GreyFox!Robyn: Didn't you guys come from an exotic pet breeder? I'm surprised you even care about something like that.

SnowLeopard!Winter: Because our kind is in danger of disappearing... It's our duty to-

GreyFox!Robyn: Fuck that... (stretches and jumps onto SL!Win's back, laying down) Your duty is to enjoy your life here at the sanctuary.

SnowLeopard!Winter: GET OFF OF ME, YOU MIGRAINE!!! (swats at GF!R)

GreyFox!Robyn: (leaps away) See?! That's it! Come play with me for a little bit. Live a little.

SnowLeopard!Winter: Hmph! (turns around and lays down sulking)

GreyFox!Robyn: (sighs) Alright, well, if you change your mind, I'll be making my way down the "mountain." (licks SL!Win's cheeck) See ya around, Snowy Sky.

SnowLeopard!Winter: (tail twitches and she glances at the path GF!R took. She turns back to where SL!Whit and I!O are still playing.) ....I can't believe I'm doing this. (stalks GF!R down the path until she sees her, crouches, and pounces)

GreyFox!Robyn: (ducks) Nice try, Snowy Sky!

SnowLeopard!Winter: (flies over and slides down the snowy slope) DAMMIT!!!

[rykiioudreams]

[COLLAB / AOT OC] "Hiking in the Vercors" 💚✨

First of all, thanks again @/tl_prisoner (Instagram) for this wonderful Collaboration 🥺❤. It's my very first for AOT and I'm very happy to have done it with such a wonderful artist 🥰.

We're in the Vercors Nature Reserve in the Drôme department. It's a place close to my heart, as I've spent many a vacation there (and still do). I looked up lots of references to plants that grow there and also the famous "Mont Aiguille" that you see when you get to the top of the plateau !

Marmots, horses, ibex, but also vultures and eagles. You can see everything 😱

On top of that I wanted to draw my Algo, my golden retriever who loved to walk around there (still in my heart) 💖.

AND ESPECIALLY, Levi's Doberman because he's soooo cute 😩💞 !

I'm very proud of this illustration, hope you like it too 💚🙏

Working time : 30h +

[izzyandcrew]

Let me preface this by saying most of my knowledge of Golden Compass and daemons is secondhand, but I know quite a few fans are into daemon AUs so: