#google some star maps and learn the constellations above you

[eredins-a-king-aint-he]

Quick question: who the fuck has the energy and vitriol left over at the end of the day to send shitty anon asks on tunglr dot com?? Have you SEEN the state of the world rn??? Even if you’re already an asshole and don’t give a rat’s left nut about the terrifying equality issues happening at the moment, the cost of living these days is fucking insane!! Inflation is out-the-wazoo bonkers but wages haven’t budged a fucking inch. How can anyone afford to spend extra energy being a dick to internet strangers when there’s genuinely life-affecting stuff to be focusing on?? Like bro???

[tears-that-heal]

Last day of January 2024……

Red Flag Symbols for Christians #4 1/2

I thought it'll be good to extend on this topic for one more post. 😊

Astrology is an unspoken trend that is only building up in popularity. At grocery stores, you can easy spot booklets next cash registers along side many other magazines. Bookstores have an official section titled "New Age" with shelves fulled with books of Astrology, Zodiac Signs, Horoscopes and the list goes on. The way of thinking and living has been unconsciously woven into the modern day American.

As you can see in the image (above), the classic symbols or sign for the astrology zodiac are based on ancient ruins. Most likely Greek, as do to the illustrations on the image (below) of each zodiac sign. Theses symbols are connect to star constellations that were originally created to map out the sky. Sailors is ancient does days didn't have Google Maps to navigate, some didn't have a compass either. They used the stars to guide their way around the world.

The North Star, or also known as Polaris, aided sailors in knowing what direction was north. "Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night." (wikipedia)

So as you can tell, these symbols were ingrain the lifestyle of the ancient geeks and other civilizations of the time. Now common man doesn't really rely so heavily on such knowledge, of course it would depend on one's occupation. Still speaking of the cosmos, the greeks known for their desire to gain knowledge and understanding on the world around them, were aware of our solar system. Greek mythology has gods and goddess tired to a specific planets in our system. EX: Apollo is the Sun god, Aries is of Mars, Aphrodite to Venus and etc. The same concept is applied to the zodiac signs, as well.

I'd to share some insight the Lord has revealed to me through my own personal experience after dabbling in new age, witchcraft and divination as young adult. Horoscopes are just another tool invented by man to make individuals feel they're in control of their lives. Yep, not sugar-coating here! Of course, this isn't a conscious deception on man's part. It's just one idea apart of a numerous amount others to explain our existence on this earth and everything the dwells around us. It's both spiritual and tribal in nature. Humanity knows we are spiritual (part-spirit/soul) and everything around us is spiritual as well. With man's vivid imagination, we created our own reasons to how things in our human lives were and are. All this "reasoning" doesn't include God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Great "I AM".

Basically, horoscopes influence the human mind on a psychological level. In our human nature to be "in control", we gravity to the possibility of learning our futures. With horoscopes and other fortune-telling means, we receive a possible upcoming outcome. If the fortune is "positive" or "in our favor", we main not realize that we that good fortune out and see it to fulfillment. The same effect happens when we may get a "negative" or "undesirable" fortune, we actually go out of our way to make sure it doesn't come to pass. So yeah, it's all a major illusion of control. 😕

As Christians, we need to see this truth for ourselves because it's just another trending distraction for us to forget in trusting our lives with our God. I highly recommend if you have anything in your life related to zodiac symbols or divination/fortune-telling items, please remove and cut ties with them. They have no place your lives as a Christ-Followers. I ask the Lord to grant my brothers and sisters in your Son's name; your strength, wisdom and protection. Everywhere these tools of deception are flooding our cities and towns. So easy to take up and become addicted to feeding our sinful-natures. May your wisdom and understanding be shared with your children. God, You are Truth, and truth prevails all! The Truth sets us Free from spiritual bondage! Continue to grant us your knowledge and discernment, dear Lord. You are so Good to Us, your church!!! In Jesus name, AMEN.

[lamortexiii]

Cryptic Mystic: What’s Your Sign?

Many of us are fascinated by astrology and all things outer space related. The great unknown that is beyond the stars has been a hot topic for centuries. But, how did the zodiac begin? What makes astrological signs and the alignment of planets and stars so magical? Is it truly prophetic? Does your sign define your personality, past, present, and future? Or is this simply another product of the Barnum Effect?

So I’ll start by asking the obvious: “what’s your sign?” I’m a Leo through and through. While I’m skeptical about the claims of some astrological signs and their relation to my life on a daily basis, I do believe there is some truth here - as is with most things. This topic is one that I have been wanting to write about for some time now. I have always found outer space, stars, planets, etc. to be fascinating. As a child, I remember laying in the grass and watching the stars above me. In my little valley in the forest, I could see so many stars that wouldn’t be visible if I were in the city. I am so thankful I had that childhood experience of growing up somewhere where I could truly connect with nature and the simple things around me that most take for granted on a day-to-day basis. I still stargaze to this day, but I can’t see near as many as I once did in my childhood forest valley home. I’ve seen a plethora of shooting stars throughout my lifetime, two meteor showers, two solar eclipses, and plenty of unidentified objects that were likely satellites… or were they…?

One time when I was driving home from work late one night I saw something that befuddled me. As I drove down the winding 2 lane highway in the darkness of the night I saw what appeared to be a helicopter hovering right above the trees. Now, this area I was driving through was rural. There are few houses in those woods, but there are some. The backroads leading to the site where the “helicopter” was hovering are seldom traveled, especially this late at night. I began processing the event in my mind and questioning if it was a helicopter, why would it be hovering so low and what exactly would it be doing in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. It just didn’t make sense. I thought about logical explanations and could only come up with one. There is the slim possibility that someone driving on one of the many backroads in that area may have got into an accident and was getting airlifted to a hospital. I’ve seen it happen before on backroads near there. Aside from this idea, I had nothing. By this point, I had obviously slowed down so I could get a better look. Hell, there wasn’t any traffic so it’s not like I was worried about causing an accident or anything. As I looked closer I noticed it wasn’t a helicopter at all. There were about 4-6 large bright lights shining down below the area that the craft was hovering over. The circumference of this craft was much wider than a helicopter - more circular. The lights were far too big and far too bright. Whether it was fear, shock, tiredness, or my stomach growling, I continued to drive on and leave the peculiar scene behind. Now, I know this has nothing to do with astrology or zodiac signs, but it is an interesting story nonetheless. 

In reference to zodiac signs, I find that descriptions of a Leo with my particular birthdate are genuinely pretty accurate when describing my personality and conflicts. However, the daily horoscopes are definitely not accurate in my experience. I will say that when I read/listen to them I try to apply something positive from the reading to my daily life. I engage in a deeper thought process and practice mindfulness throughout the day, keeping that positive focus within my mind on the positive message I am supposed to be implementing into my day. I have also found that compatibility readings have been somewhat inaccurate as far as certain zodiac signs getting along or not getting along with other zodiac signs. The biggest obvious red flag for me is how many different sources there are. And guess what? They all say something different on the daily. If zodiac signs and horoscopes are supposed to be accurate, then why don’t all individuals who report them online all say the same thing - or at least something similar?? To play devil's advocate here, I did say earlier that I believe there is some truth to all of this, which is why it interests me so much and also why I believe in this stuff to a degree. There is a lot of magical and wondrous history to unpack in regards to the zodiac and horoscopes. So, let’s jump right in, shall we?

Interesting fact: the word zodiac is derived from Greek terminology meaning “circle of little animals.” We’re a circle of little animals - cute visuals there, eh? Hieroglyphs in Egypt dating as early as the 14th century BC were found to contain a circle of decans (constellations) depicting something that looks a lot like the constellations and zodiac symbols that we know today. In total there were 36 decans found within the temple.

During the first half of the first millennium, Babylonian astronomers created our modern zodiac. They also mapped the previous constellations that were seen in the Egyptian hieroglyphs but continued to add more as they were discovered. In the last half of the 5th century, the Babylonian astronomers divided the many constellations into 12 equal "signs” to represent the 12 months of the year at 30 days per month. Each sign contained 30° of celestial longitude, thus creating the first known celestial coordinate system. According to calculations by modern astrophysics, the zodiac was introduced between 409 and 398 BC and probably within a very few years of 401 BC. Unlike modern astrologers, who place the beginning of the sign of Aries at the place of the Sun at the vernal equinox, Babylonian astronomers fixed the zodiac in relation to stars, placing the beginning of Cancer at the "Rear Twin Star" (β Geminorum) and the beginning of Aquarius at the "Rear Star of the Goat-Fish" (δ Capricorni). Due to the precession of the equinoxes, the time of year the Sun is in a given constellation has changed since Babylonian times, the point of vernal equinox has moved from Aries into Pisces. 

You’ll be pleasantly surprised, intrigued, or disgusted to know that all of this does have some roots within religion. The Hebrew Bible shows knowledge of the Babylonian zodiac. E. W. Bullinger noted that the drawings found in the book of Ezekiel were quite similar to the middle four quarters of the zodiac (Lion/Leo, Bull/Taurus, Man/Aquarius, Eagle/Scorpio). You read that right, Scorpio is noted as being an eagle - not a scorpion. Some say that the twelve tribes of Israel are correlated with the zodiac signs found within the Hebrew 12 month calendar. There is an argument that the position of the Israelic tribes around the Tabernacle from the book of Numbers correlates with the exact order of the zodiac, with Judah, Reuben, Ephraim, and Dan representing the middle signs of Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, and Scorpio, respectively. It is shocking how I have heard religious people in modern times talk about how this is all a bunch of garbage, even though some of this is literally correlated with items from the Bible.

To explain daily horoscopes and the connection between the stars, planets, and our zodiac signs, you must engage in a bit of math (yuck). When planets and constellations of the zodiac would align, the Babylonian astronomers of that time would note the experiences that people had and found similarities. These experiences, along with the position of the Earth, Sun, Moon, and constellations and the positions relative to the zodiac signs were stored within a catalogue. This went on for several years and is essentially what began our modern-day daily horoscope. However, it is my personal opinion that a lot of these “professionals” who have their own magical websites where you can get a free daily horoscope, just make shit up to sound interesting. That is obvious by the previously mentioned differentials found within each page. I encourage you to do a quick Google search and you’ll see what I’m talking about. This ties into the belief that the Barnum Effect is in play here. You’ll remember the Barnum Effect from last month's blog. If you haven’t read the June 2021 blog The Imaginarium of Barnum, I suggest you head there next to get a deeper understanding of what I’m talking about before you continue reading. Much of what is broadcasted in daily horoscopes, zodiac sign descriptions, and even within mediumship and tarot readings is full of extremely vague generalities. Because the information is presented in such a vague and generalized way, it then becomes an instance where anyone could apply any of the information to their life in some way. So as you can see, there is some psychological manipulation at play here. Now, I am not saying this is true for all who present the information. I will say that there are A LOT of shams out there. I have seen far more fake sites/readings/etc. than I have seen legit ones. If I had to give a percentage from my personal experience, I’d say about 85% of what I’ve seen is bullshit. But you choose what you believe at the end of the day. I just ask you to keep an open mind and a wise eye about you when scanning the web for horoscopes, zodiac information, tarot, and mediumship. 

All of this information is interesting to stew on within your mind. I hope that you learned something new. I know I did when I was researching this topic for the blog. The religious ties were the most surprising thing to me. What did you find most interesting? Drop a comment under the blog on Tumblr or under the Instagram post for this month’s blog and let me know. Tonight if you are able, take a look at the stars and see if you can find the constellations. The plethora of shapes within the brightest stars are brilliant to gaze upon. Who knows, maybe you will find your zodiac constellation. Maybe you will depict a new constellation on your own by combining different combinations of stars. Or maybe you’ll see something that you can’t explain…

Cryptic Mystic Blog by PsychVVitch @psychvvitch

www.LaMorteXiii.com

[sakurology]

CONGRATS AGAIN ON 700 AHHHHH!!! can i pls request for a selfship date with sugadaisy and dinotsukki 🥺🥺👉👈? i think the senior-junior dynamic friendship with suga and tsukki is super cute and we can bond over astrology and tarot !!

My Dino Nuggie 🥺💘 we would be honored to go on a date with you! What better place to see stars and geek out about the magic of the cosmos than at an observatory! So... our date will be:

Sugaisy and Dinotsukki x The Planetarium

Seriously, there is nowhere better set for us to go

Suga found out that the local planetarium had a Saturday evening star show

When he asked if I wanted to go I obviously said yes but I also added “only if Dino can come too”

He’s not going to say no to me- he never does 🥺💕

So we all agreed to meet up Saturday and go early so we could get good seats in the little star dome

Tsukki actually wanted to come, which, he normally wouldn’t because he’s not super into our astrology banter whenever we’re together but also-

“Planetariums are just Space Museums” - Suga’s convincing logic

Tsukki can’t argue with that

I will literally be basing ALL of this on the Griffith Observatory aka my fav planetarium, so feel free to google it for a better mental image

Situated on a hill, the outside of the planetarium has a cute little telescope and overlook area where you can see the sky above, and the city lights below- it’s perfect

Since sunset is approaching, the sky is that really pretty pink/orange/purple summer color- with a hint of faint blue that fades as the minutes pass

But there’s a super long line to get into the planetarium so we can’t look at it or else we might freaking lose out on some good seats!

Everything inside is marble, it’s all intricately carved and beautiful- the ceiling has a huge Dome that’s painted into a cosmos map, laying out various constellations

The coolest part though, is the pendulum in the center that rotates with the earth, knocking over little pegs in a deep pit as the hours pass through the day

We all just stare for what seems like minutes, just watching as there’s a physical representation of earth doing its thing- it’s kinda cool lol

But the intercom voice interrupts us to say that the star show will be starting soon, so WE BOOK IT!

Inside the little star theater, we find pretty good seats near the middle, it’s nice bc it’s set up with open seats so that you can sit on the floor and look up as the screen of the dome surrounds you- giving you a 360 sky view 🌌🌠🪐

Me being me- yes I bought snacks in but don’t tell anyone

So we got comfy with our boyfies and a 2lb bag of Sour Patch Kids. Name a more ideal situation I dare you.

The star show is BEAUTIFUL! It’s a myriad of stars and lights and colors, but also a buttload of info on the cosmos and constellations and why it’s all so important

CUE THE ZODIAC CONVERSATION!

They go over each constellation in the zodiac and how they were all used to mark harvest cycles and the seasons- as well as a little bit of astro banter

Tsukki hates the astro banter

“The stars have no influence on your personality...” faceass 🙄

Me: Then Pls explain why Suga is... like this because there’s no other reason besides him being a Gemini

The silence says it all.

“It’s not real,” he huffs, pushing up his glasses (ok salty libra king- we know it is it’s ok to be wrong)

But anyway yes the star show is beautiful.

By the time it’s over though, the sun is fully set and the stars are in the sky around the overlook- PERFECT for our own stargazing moment.

So we took turns looking into the telescope and also just hanging out on the hill

We laid out on the lawn to try and point out a few of the constellations we learned about during the show

There was more astro banter courtesy of you and I 😂💕

But the best part? Just chilling out in each other’s company, soft music playing from Tsukki’s phone, just taking in the sight that is mama moon 🌕 nothing was more gorgeous.

EEE bby! I had so much fun I love space ugh next time we should go to one of those alien museums ooo or maybe even???? Ghost???? Hunting??? Lol either way it’s gonna be fun because we’re a good (chaotic)time 💘😂 - Daisy 🌼

🌸Daisy’s Sweet 700🌸

[appinoptechnologies-blog]

5 Amazing AR Apps in Education Sector

Technology makes the conventional education system more interactive and interesting. There is a trend of using AR apps in education that improved the overall education system. This is the growing field that makes the learning process easier and based on the real-time scenario.

You can easily see augmented reality through the respective mobile apps. These interactive AR apps engage students in studies and increase their understanding level. AR app development solutions have changed the way of teaching methodology and offer high-end mobile and desktop experience to its users. Due to its huge benefits, it is accepted by most of the educational institutions over the globe.

Let’s find out some amazing AR apps that replace the conventional education system and upgrade the level of education.

1)    Acrossair

AR apps clear all the doubts of students in a better way. This app is basically a browser that is based on the real-world surrounding. It has been used in the classroom for better learning and discussion purpose. The browser easily carries AR apps that can be easily accessible.

Users can easily share their location with friends and find location themselves. Students can able to make interactive classroom projects and increase their knowledge via classroom discussion feature.

2)    ZooBurst

This AR app is helpful for primitive level students. It makes studies bit more interesting with the help of visual imaging. ZooBurst creates a real-world scenario and helps in interacting students towards studies. This digital study platform designed and customized storybooks with 3-D characters.

Users can also add many features in this app such as narrations, speech balloons, Adobe flash animations etc. Students can easily get holistic view due to its rotate enabling feature. It helps students in creating a presentation and makes complex topics easy for them.

3)    Google Sky Map

This app makes the learning process interesting because it explains the specific topic via sky. Yes, guys, it's true. This amazing augmented reality app describes studies through constellation i.e. stars and planets. The app directly identifies stars and constellation with your phone camera. It automatically connected your phone regardless of its direction. This app is available for students free of cost and works on Android (1.6 and above) smartphones.

4)    GeoGoggles

This app is really helpful for geography students. Through this app, students can easily judge distance from a specific destination. Geographical measurement can easily be learned by this app within all real-world surroundings. With the help of its 3D compass, you can easily calculate a distance between two points, altitude, latitude, longitude etc. This app is also freely available and runs on Android phones. Fundamental of Geography can be easily learned through this AR app.

5)    FETCH Lunch Rush

This app is recently launched and made especially for kids. This app teaches maths to primitive level students through interactive videos. Kids can easily learn basic maths calculation such as addition and subtraction. It is designed for iPhone and freely available at App Store.

 Closing Words

So, these are the amazing AR apps that are readily used in the education system. So, upgrade yourself, make use of these app development solutions and enhance the IQ level of your student via real-world visualization.