#i may need to cut the list down to like 7 greeks and 7 romans instead of 12 each

[animes-trash]

Servamp Theory Game

This is a “summary” with an explanation of every reference in Servamp, spoilers included !

Hello guys~ ! Holy heck, it litteraly took months to make. Like, I started in September (I’m also lazy since lots of weeks though). So, as you may know, Servamp has a lot, and I mean, a lot, of references coming from a lot of different things such as myths from various mythology, plays, books, poems and else. I tried to find and explain them as best as I could, even though I'm not an expert about some of them.

Also, this has been written the BIG HELP of my dear friend @amaranight ! All of the tarot cards and the Mikuni parts are from her ! I want to thank her A LOT for the help and also for the emotional support XD

Remember, this is not an exhaustive list. I don't know all of them, though I tried to find the most I could. Also, I didn't want to say wrong things so there are references I wrote less about, even though I still searched a lot for every of them. Yes, there are things probably already have been explained somewhere in the fandom.

ALSO ! The manga isn’t finished yet. I’ll edit this post when there’s a new reference or if some of you have things to say to complete what I say or if modifications need to be made.

Forgive me if there’s typos, spelling mistakes or whatever. This post is really long and there’s still things I couldn’t correct, and note that I’m french so English isn’t my first langage, so pardon me if some things sounds weird. 

Here is a table of contents

Alicein family and Servamps

Greed Pair 

C-3 Arc 

Tarot cards

Basically, that’s how I cut this thing. There are some things that aren’t related to the C-3 but happen in the arc so I also put them under it. 

This is a very long post (+10 000), everything is under the cut !

Alicein family and Servamps

Lust Pair

I found something about Misono and Lily’s attack. When they fight Belkia (vol. 2, chap. 7/ ep. 3), Lily "cuts" Belkia's head. When doing so, it is written "Good Night Sweet Dreams, execution block of the Red Queen". The first part doesn't mean anything, it's just saying good night because Belkia ends up... knocked down.

What's interesting is the second part : "execution block of the Red Queen". Given that it's about cutting heads, I thought it could be something about Alice In Wonderland, which would fit the Lust Pair. (I mean, Lily's mail is "Alice-In-The-Garden"). But when I searched, I learned that it wasn't that. In Alice In Wonderland, the queen who's always like "Off his head !" is the Queen of Hearts, and not the Red Queen. In fact, there's a Red Queen in Through The Looking Glass (Kind of a "volume 2″ ? of Alice in Wonderland). But she's not like the Queen of Hearts, she doesn't cut head and all.

So I kept searching and I found who is the Red Queen. It is Marie Stuart, queen of Scotland (1542 - 1587). She was put to death because she was plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, queen of England. Her head had been cut off on the scaffold.

That's not all. Her last word were "in manus tuas domine commendo spiritum meum", which means in english "into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit". After "cutting" Belkia's head, Lily says "The thing I destroy is not the body, but the mind." So, it kind of connects with her last words with the spirit thing.

Most of all, in the anime when Lily cuts Belkia's head, things are written in japanese and there a crown that's put on one of the Kanji, I screened it.

This is the same crown as Marie Stuart. (In one of the paintings of her, she wears a crown like that, made of gold with a Christian Cross.) This is all I had to say about this one.

Mikuni Alicein

East of Eden - 1

In an official art, we see Mikuni (and others) reading. Mikuni is reading "East of Eden". Though we don't know the author, we can easily guess who it is. First because there isn't any other known books with that name, and second because you'll see that all fits. 

It is "East Of Eden" from the author John Steinbeck. (1902 - 1968). it's a book that refers to the verse of the Bible about Caïn and Abel, but we'll talk about it later. This book talks about two families : the Trasks and the Hamiltions and interwoven stories. We can do some parallels with Mikuni's family.

Mikuni / Adam, son of the first marriage of their father, who remarried with a maid and had another son : Misono / Charles. The oldest, Mikuni / Adam leaves the house to engage in the army / C-3.

Another parralel : the mother of Mikuni / Adam becomes crazy because of a supernatural thing. (Religion in the book, the Servamp of Envy in Servamp.)

Some themes are quite similar too. In the book we have : individualism, Mikuni thinks he's better alone, without people to bother him in his projects, and freedom, which is what Mikuni assumes to have when he leaves the house.

The parralels are pretty hard to tell if you only read a summary of the book. You can find one online if you want to know more about it, but it might confuse you. I advise you to read the book if you want to fully understand all the parralels.

East Of Eden - 2

This time, I'm talking about Caïn and Abel. For those who are unfamiliar with that story, it's a biblical myth. Caïn and Abel are the sons of Adam. (Adam, like Adam and Eve.) The brothers don't get along, and Caïn ends up killing Abel. He is known as the first killer of the World. To punish him, God bannishes him and makes him immortal (with the Mark of Caïn, but it doesn't matter here). Then, Caïn leaves and go to the East of Eden, more precisely to the Land of Nod.

So, first of all, his doll is named Abel. I think it already makes things pretty clear. Second, we know that Servamp has a game, who takes place in Mikuni's shop, who is litteraly called “The Land of Nod”.

Do I need to say more ? "Nôd" means "to wander". When Mahiru first meets Mikuni (vol. 2, chap. 9 /he doesn't  say it in the anime) he says to him "I'm just a poor antique dealer, whose hobby it's to travel the world". He is wandering.

That all we had for these two part of East of Eden. Even if these fits with Servamp, there are still differences, things are not exactly the same. But, it's like that for each references, everything isn't exactly like in the books / myths.

My Fair Lady

Now it’s about Mikuni’s attack. When he fights with Tsurugi in chapter 44, we see his attack, which is called “My Fair Lady”. It comes from the musical / operetta of the same name. I won’t talk about it because it doesn’t matter now. What’s interesting is the reference of the musical. 

It is inspired by the greek mythology. More precisely bya myth from the Metamorphoses, a book by the Roman poet Ovid. The myth we’re talking about here is the one of Pygmalion and Galatea. 

So, Pygmalion wasa telented sculptor who decided to stay single. Though, he dedicated himself to his work and created Galatea, a statue of a woman. He found his statue so perfect that he deeply fell in love with it. Aphrodite, the goddess of love took pity on Pygmalion and decided to give life to Galatea. The sculptor lived happily with her.

Now, think about Mikuni and Abell, his doll. Though they aren’t in love, it fits the story. Look at Abell’s form when Mikuni attacks :

She looks like a woman that could be a statue. Also, look at how Mikuni treats Abell. Once again, there isn’t love or anything, but we see that he cares a lot about her. About the judgment thing, I think it’s just because of the title, my “fair” lady, with the idea of justice and all. Okay, maybe this one is a bit extrapolated but when we think about it, it makes sense.

Alice in Wonderland

So, I'm going to talk about the whole Alicein family and their servants now. They are all, or almost, from the famous book Alice in Wonderland, written by Lewis Caroll. Though, apart from Misono and Lily, they others don't really have a character development  or even a backstory, so we can't really develop. And even, at this point of the story, we didn't know a lot about Misono and Lily either.

So, firstly, Misono is Alice, and Lily the White Rabbit. Misono is "the center" of the family and the others focuses on him, he has all the attention. It's not really a common point with Alice, just that they are the "protagonist" of their story. Also, Lily's item is a pocket watch, like the White Rabbit. Lily is the "supernatural creature" that kind of drags Misono into other supernatural things, even if Misono already lives in a house full of vampires.

For Dodo, he's a reference to The Dodo. Yeah, it was a bit obvious. Though, only their name is similar. The Dodo being a caricature of the author, and isn't well developed.

For Mitsuki, she's a reference to the March Hare. This time, it's in the name again. In kanji, her name is "三月", "Mitsuki", which means March. So yeah, March Hare.  

For Hattori, he's a reference to the Mad Hatter. Once again, the almost only thing they have in common is their design. But, in Through The Looking Glass, there's another character that is Mad Hatter, but called "Hatta" (why, I don't know). Hatta / Hattori,you see.

For Yamane, she's a reference to the Dormhouse. If you only saw the movies by Tim Burton, she's called Mallymkun, or just Mally. This time, the two have the same "fighting style". Mally fights with a pin, and Yamane fights with that, which looks like a big pin.

For Julie & Marie, they are a reference to Tweedledum & Tweedledee. Just because... well, they both are twins. I told you, these ones aren't that complex.

For Mikado, he's a reference to the White King. The people in the Alicein family call him the King already. He's the White King, and not the Red King, because he's on the "good" side. (The Red King being on the "evil" side, as an antagonist).Alice and the others are with him, like Misono and the others are too.

That's all we know for them. For Mikuni, he has his own reference to something else, that I already talked about here.

Greed Pair

Shakespeare

You waited for it. Even though Lawless does quote Shakespeare a lot, his character is a reference to one play, Hamlet. Now, I'm going to explain what's Hamlet about, in the big lines : Hamlet's father, the king, died a week ago. He was killed by his brother, Claudius (but nobody knows), who becomes the king and marries Hamlet's mother. Hamlet learns that Claudius killed his father and only wants one thing, revenge. His thirst for it will drive him crazy. He loves Ophelia, and some people tells that it's the reason he's crazy, because he doesn't have her. In the end, he's killed by Ophelia's brother, Laertes, by a poisoned rapier.

Now, I'm going to compare the characters from the plays to the characters from the Greed Team, by explaining their character traits.

Hamlet - He is melancholic, bitter and very cynical. He is full of hatred for his uncle's scheming and so loses faith in humanity. Though, he's thoughtful and studied at the university. On one hand, he's hesitant and doesn't know what to do, and on the other hand he's very impulsive and do rash acts.

Lawless is a lot like Hamlet. When he meets Kuro again after all these years, he isn't angry and serious, he does bitter and sarcastic jokes. He doesn't take it seriously. We can also see him as melancholic, sort of. He is stuck in the past and refuses to turn the page. A major difference is that he's full of hatred for humanity, and not someone in particular. The other common points are his "bipolar" tendencies. When he's with his eves, at least the ones before Licht, he's rather calm. (Like, he doesn't kill every moving thing). But at the moment he gets bored, he becomes impulsive and violently kills them. When he was back to the castle, after the others decided to kill sensei, Lawless was very lost and didn't know what to do.

Ophelia - She'd the daughter of Polonius, a friend of the king. She is a beautiful, sweet and young woman. She obeys her father and the other men in her life, as long as she thinks it's for the good. Her father doesn't want her to be with Hamlet. When her father dies, she's the one who becomes mad. Not long later, she's found dead in a river.

Our Ophelia is also like the one from the play : sweet and caring for the others. She does what she's told to, like when she accepts to marry the prince of the other country, because she thinks it's a good thing to do. What changes is that our Ophelia doesn't become crazy, and she doesn't drown in a river.

Guildenstern and Rozen Kranz - They are Hamlet's friends since he is young. Though, the king turns them against him when he tells them that he's crazy. Later, Hamlet is send to England and the two have to go with him, the king wrote a letter saying that Hamlet shall be executed there. When Hamlet finds it, he thinks that his friends betrayed him. Which is wrong, they didn't know about the letter. So, Hamlet changes the names on the letter and escapes the ship they're on. The two ends up being executed in England, by mistake.

We can't really make parralels between them, exept that they're good friends. Maybe for Guildenstern who was with Lawless for a long time. Appart from that, they aren't really similar.

Now, I want to talk about the scene where Lawless goes back to the castle, or what remains of it. (chap. 34, vol. 7 / ep. 10). Because it is, for me, one of the most interesting scene with Lawless.

So, what happens ? When he returns to the ashes of the castle, he sees Ophelia's statue falling into pieces. Then, he hug the bust of the statue. That's from here that he becomes crazy. He starts dancing and singing. He sings "she is dead and gone, lady. She is dead and gone...", "Lord, we know what we are, but not what we may be !", and "Sweets to sweet, farewell !".

Now, what's interesting : in Hamlet, it's not Hamlet who says all that nonsense. No, it's Ophelia. After her father died, she goes in the Queen's room and says "he is dead and gone, lady. He is dead and gone". She talks about her father. She then starts talking nonsense. She talks about a baker's daughter who became an owl, and says that "we know what we are, but now what we may be". Then, she starts singing and dancing.

Lawless is quoting Ophelia in his madness. (Litteraly quoting, he’s a fan of Shakespeare and probably already read Hamlet). When he says, "she is dead and gone", he compares his love for her with the Ophelia from the play's love for her father, who was known to be immense. And I find that beautiful. Sad, but beautiful.

I also want to make a parralel with Hamlet and Lawless's duel with Higan. (Chap. 36, vol. 7 / ep. 11). It is like the duel between Hamlet and Laertes, Ophelia's brother. He wants to kill Hamlet because he thinks it's his fault if his sister died. (Technically, it is. Hamlet killed Ophelia's father, but not on purpose). They fight with a poisoned rapier and both of them die at the end, because of the poison. The "atmospheres" are similar. Though, this scene is more a reference to next thing I'm going to talk about.

The Phantom Of The Opera

Also an obvious reference, but this time with Licht in it. I’m now going to talk about The Phantom Of the Opera. More known for its musical comedy, it comes from a book with the same name, written by Gaston Leroux (1868 - 1927). Basically, someone is damaging the opera, the people are calling him "the Phantom". However, plays and comedies are still playing. Christine, a singer, will sing in an upcoming play. But she's afraid because, at night, someone comes in her room and sings to her with a beautiful voice. She calls him her “Angel Of Music”. She tells that story to the viscount Raoul De Chagny, who secretly loves her. They both find out that this "Angel" is really the Phantom, a man named Erik. He has an hideous face and is considered as a monster, he lives under the Opera. In love with Christine, he kidnapps her and drag her under the opera. Soon, Raoul comes to save her. A swordfight happens and Raoul wins, but doesn't kill the Phantom.

So, while fighting with Higan, Licht starts playing the theme of The Phantom Of The Opera on his piano. Because of the magic, both Higan and Lawless are wearing capes and masks, which are the costume of the Phantom. 

I guess we all assume that Lawless was the one compared to the Phantom ? Because it's wrong. Lawless tells to Higan "I have a verse that fits you perfectly. 'Ah, secretly, secretly. The loathsome gargoyle who burns in hell, but secretly years for heaven !'".

This quote is talking about the Phantom. Lawless is comparing Higan to the Phantom. The ugly beast with a beautiful voice. So, does that make Licht Christine ? It would make sense. Christine was kidnapped by the Phantom, Licht was kidnapped by Higan, exept that he isn't in love with Licht. Raoul fights for saving Christine, and that's, sort of, what Lawless is doing : he's moving forward. He doesn't want Licht to get killed. That's also in this scene that Hyde is telling himself "I want to change !". He, now, wants to protect what's important to him, like Raoul protects the one he love. (My mind wants to scream "LAWLICHT" do damn fucking loud but I'm going to stay serious). So, the "final duel" between Lawless and Higan is also a reference to the swordfight between the Phantom and Raoul.

I thought Licht was compared to "The Angel Of Music", that would makes sense. I mean he's an angel pianist. But no, the Angel of Music is the Phantom of The Opera. Well, after all, everything isn't like in the reference, so I guess it's still refering to Licht.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

This reference is not only about Licht and Hyde’s attack, but rather about themselves. It comes from the novel "The Strange Of The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", written by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894). It talks about the Dr. Jekyll, a famous Doctor known for his kindness. Philosopher obsessed with dual personality, he creates a liquid that separates Good from Evil in someone. Except that when he drinks it, instead of being two people, he turns into Mr. Hyde, who looks like Dr. Jekyll but smaller, more hideous and a lot uglier. Jekyll chooses to turn in Mr. Hyde at night so he can do whatever he wants without being reconized. In the end, he randomly transforms and the others are about to find out, so he kills himself.

This novel is about he duality of Humans. The Good and the Bad, what is one and what is the other. It's about the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, so different yet the same person. There's not a "right" one and a "wrong" one. It's the two perspectives of the same reality, seen by two different opinion. The two faces of a same coin.

It's exactly like Licht and Lawless. They are the two opposites and they perfectly complete each other. Licht is the Angel and Lawless is the Demon. Licht is the Good and Lawless is the Bad. Licht is the introvert and Lawless is the extrovert. Licht is the optimistic and Lawless is the pessimistic. Licht is the dreamer and Lawless is the stuck-in-the-past. Licht and Lawless' versions of the world couldn't be more different, but neither of them are “right” or “wrong”. Just two points of view. Even in their character design : Licht's hair has a white stripe, Lawless's hair has black stripes. In his hedgehog form, Lawless is black and his stripes are white, exactly like Licht.

In their attack, it's almost as if they were really the same person doing the same attack, when they almost can't stand each other.

And also, I mean, their fucking name. Licht JEKYLLand Todoroki and HYDE.

C-3 Arc

Oh dear, the C-3 is so damn full of references. Their spells have, generally, some verses of a true poem/nursery rhyme, some verses invented by Tanaka Strike to fit the charachter and things like that. Some of their spells are easy to find where they come from, but some other are either hard as hell or just aren't a reference to something. There's some where I didn't find anything, so I tried to interpret it, because why not. There’s also all the norse mythology things, not gonna lie it was a pain to write.

Tsurugi Kamiya

Norse mythology

At the C-3, his code name is Baldr. Baldr is a God in the Norse Mythology. He is loved by all, handsome and gracious. At least, most of the versions say he's like that, but they forget to mention his love for fighting and for war. Some people even say he's a God of War. One day, he begins to have dreams of his death. People laugh at that because he's an immortal being, so they just throw things at him. He is finally killed by Hodr, his brother. Hodr didn't mean to kill him : Loki, the guileful trickster of the gods, made an arrow with misteltoe (that can kill Bladr) and told Hodr, who was blind, to throw it at Baldr, and he did it without knowing it would kill him.

Knowing that Hodr is Yumikage's code name, it would mean that Yumi's going to kill Tsurugi. We can't say if it'll happen or not. The death of Baldr is very famous though. It could make sense, Yumi and Tsurugi are almost like brother, but it doesn't mean anything.

spell

When Tsurugi uses his spell (vol. 8, chap. 44.) it's "against" Kuro. It puts a kind of necklace / choker around their neck. A string of around 200 meters stops Kuro from running away and Tsurugi has power on him.

The spell is : « I want you to read pictures books to me by my bedside. I want you to pat my head and say 'goodboy, good boy'. Then hold me kindly, and say you love me. I am your treasure. 'Neverland' don't leave me alone ! »

I didn't find where it comes from. Not even some verses. Still, we can say that this poem talks about a child who doesn't want to be left alone, and to be loved, probably by the love of a parent. We can say with because of the pictures books by the bedside, who's usually a parental gesture. This poem is rather childish, and that's one of the reason we can relate it to Tsurugi, who couldn't grow up. He basically stayed alone, but with Touma. Even if he has bad influences on him, Tsurugi doesn't want him to leave him alone.

Another interesting thing is the "Neverland". Neverland is the magical land in Peter Pan. Once again, we have the parralel with the child who couldn't grow up, exept that Peter Pan didn't want to grow up.

Other

Here's a little thing I noticed. I don't really know how to call it or if it's even a reference but anyway.

In that pic (chap. 48, vol. 9), the white bubbles are Tsurugi's words. The two first are a quote from Martin Luther (1483 - 1546). Well, it's not the exact quote. The exact one is "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."

This quote talks about the fact that you should be happy now, instayead of wasting your life searching happiness. It has a sense, I promise.

What's interesting is the "I wonder what kind of tree it was...". The tree represents the "happiness", Tsrurugi is asking himself how to be happy. He doesn't know how to be. He wants to stop asking himselft how to be happy and plant that tree. But, which tree does he need to plant ?

Also, maybe a small parralel to The Mother's farm with her apple trees ? I don't know. 

Yumikage Tsukimitsu

Norse mythology

His code name is Hodr. We don't know a lot about this god, compared to the other ones. Though, we know he was seen as very strong, even too strong.

The most famous story about him is the death of Baldr, as I explained earlier in Tsurugi's paragraph. I'm not going to repeat it here. Though, I want to point something. It is said that Hodr was blind, when he killed Baldr. Buuut- he wasn't really. Buuuut- maybe he was. People aren't really sure about it, it depends of the versions. Though, most people tend to say that he wasn't really blind and that it was rather for the symbolism.

He is killed by Baldr's avenger, Vali. Vali almost has been made to kill Hodr.

Spell

His spell creates a kind of sphere, like a moon, of light. He can throw them and it seems to be very powerful. We see it he's fighting Touma. (chap. 70)

His spell is : "Who killed Cock Robin ? You said it was you. Cast away the green eyes ! Flee, cowardly Lion ! Everyone shall grieve your absence. The tree is swaying from the flight of birds, making the hanging craddle fall down. Kill your mother, kill your father, kill your friends, kill your teacher. Kill everything and end up alone. Crawl the sky drowned in spilled blood. Cry for the Moon."

So, so, so. The first two verses come from a nursery rhyme called "Who killed Cock Robin ?". Yeah, it was pretty obvious. This rhyme talks about the death of the Cock Robin, who was killed by Sparrows. Basically, the animals of the forest talk about his death and what will happen next (who will burry him, etc). It has many interpretations. One of them being the death of Robin Hood. But it's not the one I'm going to talk about now. The other one, is the death of Baldr by Hodr. Baldr/Tsurugi would be the Cock Robin, killed by Hodr/Yumi, who would be the Sparrow. Here again, the sparrow didn't kill him on purpose. It was by mistake.

Seriously, all tends to say that Yumi will end up killing Tsurugi, by mistake, yes, but still. Tanaka please ;;

We can notice is the "cowardly lion", a character that comes from The Wizard of Oz. The "green eyes" could be the Green Witch, but she doesn't have green eyes. Though, it is said that the “green eyes monster”, in Shakespeare’s plays represents the Jealousy.

Now, here's something else. The verse "The tree is swaying from the flight of birds, making the hanging craddle fall down." I think it's a reference to the nursery rhyme "Rock a bye baby", who's... one of Touma's spell. You know what, I'll talk about it in Touma's part, to get it less confusing. I'm putting a little (1).

Jun'ichirou Kurumamori

Norse mythology

His code name is Thor. Well, I think you all know who's Thor, at least his name. Still, I'm going to developpe. Thor is the god of lightning / thinder. He is the warrior. He's the loyal and honorable fighter of the other gods and their world. His sense of duty and courage are unshakeable. Doesn't that sound like Jun ?

Also, Thor has a charriot carried by goats. What is Jun's tarrot card ? The charriot. He also has his famous hammer. I'm going to talk about it right after that.

Spell

His spell can "summon" a big hammer. Like, a really big one. This hammer is obviously Mjölnir, Thor's hammer. In theory, only Thor should be able to hold the hammer. That's maybe why he's that big in that scene, like only the one who casts the spell can hold it. Here, he's fighting against Tsurugi. (chap. 53, vol. 10)

His spell is : "Let's talk about the past. Let's talk about when you smiled. Let's talk about when you got mad. Let's talk about when you were here. I still can't believe in all those things we called the past. Ring a Ring, the Wheel of Fate !".

I didn't find where any of those verses come. If they come from something XD. But I still have things to say there. I believe that this spell talks about Tsurugi, a bit. Since Jun is fighting with him, it's almost as if he's "blaming" him. Jun is talking about the past, when he smiled, got mad, was here, etc, so, when he had emotions. Maybe, when they were younger, Tsurugi was less... sick ? I don't know how to call how Tsurugi is doing now. In the past, when Tsurugi still had, at least a little more, emotions. But here, I'm just speculating.

There's another thing I want to say here. Touma is watching the whole scene on his screens. He says "even if he's not as good as the previous Thor, he's using Mjölnir better than I thought he would". That implies that spells can be transmitted from one to another.

Touma Taishi

Touma doesn't have a norse mythologic reference. He has more spells than the others, though. Most of his spells don't have an affect on himself, but on Tsurugi. Like, a boost of power.  Let's go in chronogical order.

Spell - 1

In chapter 53, when Tsurugi is fighting with Jun, Touma uses one of his spells.

It goes like : "You were born in a room with no windows. Today is the senventh you'll crawl on the ground. Instead of crying like an infant, scream out. Clutch your throat and yell. Breath five times in one second. Meanwhile, a single adult will die. 'Baby in the Dark', 'the black bird of Kensingston'".

The only reference I see is the "black bird of Kensingston". It comes from the book "The little white bird, or adventures in Kensingston Gardens". Written by James Matthew Barrie (1860 - 1937). This book is where Peter Pan comes from. In the first chapters at least, the next is someone else. As most of you know, Peter Pan's story is in Neverland. But in the beginning, Neverland was just the Kensingston's gardens in London. Barrie changed the name afterward.

Though, the title of the book says "white bird". But in Touma's spell it's "black bird". Touma could be compared to a darker version of Peter Pan, probably his shadow, given of one of his last spells.

One of the interpetation of Peter Pan's shadow, is that it is his inability to grow old. It would represent the spirit of a dead one, who's still tied to earth. For the first thing, it could Touma and Tsurugi. Tsurugi is Peter Pan, the one who couldn't grow up because of his shadow, Touma.

For the rest of the spell. Touma is probably refering to Tsurugi, also because his spells can make Tsurugi "stronger" to fight. But, it could also be referring to Touma, for we also know that he had a bad childhood.

Spell - 2

In chapter 70, Touma and Tsurugi are fighting against Yumikage and Kuro. (Well, Tsurugi doesn't want to fight with Touma, but he forces him).When Yumi attacked them with "cry for the moon", Touma fights back with his spell. Once again, the spell affects Tsurugi, and not really Touma.

The spell is : ... well there isn't really one. I mean, not a long thing. But that seems already enough. It is "Rock-a-Bye-Baby ! 'sleep, little one, go to sleep'".

So, Rock-A-Bye-Baby is a nursery rhyme. The most common version used today is "Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree tops, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock, when the bough, breaks, the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all."

This nursery rhymes has some interpretations, but no one really suited the story in any sort.

Though, it talks about chidlren. That's probably why it fits with Tsurugi, who's still like a little child. I don't have anything else to say, exept maybe that the last thing "sleep, little one, go to sleep" comes from one of Mozart's lullaby. Same in that case, the only parralel is the child state of Tsurugi.

HANG OOON, THE LITTLE (1) IS NOW. So, in Yumi's spell was the sentence "The tree is swaying from the flight of birds, making the hanging craddle fall down." I think the hanging craddle is the same as in this nusery rhyme. We have the same idea of the wind who makes a craddle fall down from a tree. Maybe it's only a coincidence, maybe not. Still, I find it funny to tell.

Spell 3

Now, we're in chapter 74. Touma is fighting against Tsurugi, Kuro and Mahiru. Tsurugi is still a bit fighting against Kuro and Mahiru, because of Touma's previous spells. This time though, Touma's spell has an affect on himself, and not on Tsurugi. He can turn himslef into a shadow and attack people.

The spell is : "Do not open the lock, do not go outside. There's no place for you in the world. Tonight as well, monsters with the same face are bringing agony. Laughing in a world where I do no exist, there won't come a day when I can forgive you. The world is full of pain. Daddy Long Legs, 'nobody knows'".

Exept the litterature reference that I'll explain just after that, let's talk a bit about the spell in itself. It could be refering to Touma and Tsurugi, but it's rather for Touma I'd say. It talks about him. We know that Touma mostly had a shitty childhood, and let's say it a shitty life. I think the "onsters with the same face are bringing agony" sentence is referering to humans in general. He is full of hatred toward the others, he won't forgive them, as it's said. I don't think I need to say more, it speaks about itselft.

Now, the daddy long legs thing. Daddy Long Legs is a book written by Jean Webster (1876 - 1916). It talks about a girl, Judy who lives in a very poor orphanage. They live thanks to donor donations. When she's around 17, she wants to go to college, but she can't because of money. But, a mysterious donator offers to pay for her studies because he thinks she can become a wonderful writter. The only condition, she ahs to write a letter to him every month. She named him "daddy-long-legs because she never saw him and knows nothing about him, she only saw his shadow. To college, she has two friends. A kind and humble girl and a rich / snobinard girl. She not friend with the second in the beginning, but later.

Judy is obviously Tsurugi. He lives only from what he's given. (Even clothes, like Judy). And the Daddy-Long-Legs is Touma, even if now he's not someone good for Tsurugi, we can't forget he litteraly saved him and helped him a lot in the past. Also, Judy has two friends, like Tsurugi. The more humble one, like Jun, and and the snobinard one with whom she becomes a friend only later, like Yumikage.

Also, Touma has fucking long legs man.

Shuuhei Tsuyuki

For now, the only references we have for Shuuhei is his spell and his tarot card. Well, I wonder if he could be Loki, from the norse mythology, because Iduna calls him like that. But I don't see any parralel he could have with Shuuhei, so I'm not gonna speak about that, because, well, I just have nothing to say.

Spell

While he is fighting with Shamrock, in chapter 62, he uses his spell that he seems to have inherited from his father. Shamrock says they have the same eyes, and his power are a thing with the view, so maybe he inherited it.

The spell is : "I am thy law. Thou art a demon. Thou art corrupt. Fall from the rye field's cliff. Where no one will find you. You cannot return, even if you hold tightly to the 6 pence that you gave me. Four and Twenty black-birds. 'nobody in the rye'".

His spell gives him the power to have an unobstructed bird's view. He can know the position of objects and people and their behavior up to 10kms away, this power is called "Hayabusa", or "Hawk Eyes". The hawk is one of the bird that has the sharpest vision.

The "four and twenty black-birds" come from a nursery rhyme, who's not really one but we'll call it like that, who's called "Sing A Song of Sixpence". The rhyme goes like :

"Sing a Song of Sixpence, pocket Full of Rye, four and Twenty Black Birds, baked in a Pie. When the Pie was opened, the Birds began to Sing, wasn't that a dainty Dish, to set before the King ? The King was in the counting, house counting out his money, the Queen was in the Parlour, eating Bread and Honey, the Maid was in the Garden, hanging out the Clothes, when along came a Blackbird and snipped off her nose"

It has many interpretations, but the one that I find the better and who fits more Shuuhei is that the rhyme was Blackbeard's Alert.

Blackbeard was a famous and succesful pirate. Unlike most of the others, he paid the member of his crew. He paid each man 6 pence a day and a packet of rye whiskey. Like every crew on a ship, there was around twenty-four men. Given it was Blackbeard's crew, they were called the black-birds. Thanks to his many sources, he could usually know exactly were a ship would be.

(Blackbeard was the King, the Queen was his ship, the Maid would be the ship about to be attacked and it was in the garden, a specific area which was useful for Pirates. It was hanging out the clothes, meaning under sail. The black-birds were Blackbeard's mean hidden in the ship/pie.) The part in parenthesis isn't really important for the explanation, just for culture, if that interests you.

It fits Shuuhei because of Blackbeard's ability to know where every ships would be. The men are also the called "birds", and the hawks are birds. Also maybe, Shuuhei used to have black hair. And blackbeard had, well, a black beard.

Shamrock

We don't know much about him. We know a bit about his past, like the fact he was german. Like some subclasses, he has a special attack. In that case, it transforms him into a kind of... beast, that seems to be a bird, at least. Which species, I don't know. A kind of hawk, maybe.

His attack is called "Die Verwandlung. 'the nighthawk star'".

"Die Verwandlung" is a german novel written by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924). In english "the metamorphosis". Basically, here's what happened. Gregor Samsa, a salesman, one day, wakes up, transformed into an insect. He has a sister and his two parents. Because of his "insect" state, he can't go to work and ends up fired. His sister is the only one who tries to help him (like, to feed him and all. He's not a little insect like we see everydays, he's a human sized insect). His parents are too frightened to help him. One day, his father throws an apple at his back, which ends up causing an infection. Now, even his sister stopped help him. He will die alone in his room because of the infection, he thinks of his death as a sacrifice to help his family to move on.

This novel is about the transformation. Gregor Samsa was abandonned because he became an insect. He was still the same man, but had another body. And because it was ugly to see, disgusting even, the others let him alone. It fits Shamrock, somehow. He didn't became an insect, but a vampire. Though, Tsubaki didn't let him. Yoshimasa did, but he wasn't a vampier yet. But we can still make the parralel of the abandonment. That's all I had to say for that.

"The nighthawk star" is a popular Japanese children's story written by Kenji Miyazawa (1896 - 1933). Here's a summary of what happens. There's a Nighthawk, who is a nightjar (another species of bird, but who isn't an hawk). He is bullied and hated by the others because he is descibed as "ugly". The "real" Hawk dislikes him because the nightjar has "hawk" in his name and demands him to change it. But the Nighthawk refuses. He is very sad to see that the others hate him just because of his appearance. He ends up dying, alone, while flying. He became a star and shines.

We have the theme of the reject because of the appearance back, and the theme of the birds that goes with the Tsuyuki family. It could be that the "real" hawk is Yoshimasa or Shuuhei, that hates the nighthawk/nightjar, so Shamrock, because he is an ugly beast/monster.

Shuuhei does hate him because he is a vampire. (Well, also because he killed his father, but the fact that he is a vampire has something to do with it). Yoshimasa didn't hate him, we can say that he abandonned him, but before he was a vampire.

Because of his attack, Shamrock does transform into something else. The two of his references reflect what happened/happens to him, and one if it is tied to the Tsuyuki family. Now, I'm done with him. Let's move on.

Wrath Pair

I didn't know if I can call Iduna and Freya like that, but for now I will. Their references are related. They have references to the norse mythology and an attack. Let's begin.

Norse mythology

I'll begin with Iduna.

Iduna, mostly called Idun, is the goddess of youth and fertility in the norse mythology, pictured with long blond hair. We don't know a lot of things about her, sadly. In her best-knows, and only, tale, she is the owner of a fruit that gives immortality. People accord to say that this fruit was apples. Whoever eats one of her apples finds his youth back.

Take makes a parralel with Freya's backstory, we knew she married a man that planted apples. Also both Idunas have long blond hair. Apart from that, there's nothing else to say. Let's go with Freya now.

Freya, also written Freyja, is the goddess of love, fertility and beauty. Her name would be a derivative from the german word "Frau", which means "lady". We have more stories about her than about Iduna, but it'd be too long to tell them. Also, they're not interesting for this post and for the parralels we're trying to make.

Freya und Iduna don't really have stories in common. Well, there's one book. It's called "Freya, Iduna & Thor : vom Charme der germanischen Göttermythen" (Freya, Iduna & Thor: from the charm of Germanic myths of the gods, in english). It's a book of some tales for chidlren about the gods. But it doesn't really speak about the two goddess together.

Attack

When Freya und Iduna are fighting against Shamrock, in chapter 76, they have a special attack called "Maiden of Orleans ! 'war maiden, take the sword !'".

Their special attack creates a bunch of light swords. Freya is fighting with them while Iduna seems to control the swords as well.

"The maiden of Orlean" is a reference to Joan of Arc, who had that nickname. She was a french girl who was born in 1412 and died at age 19 in 1231, burned at the stake. She was considered a heroine in the history of France and a saint by the Catholic Church (though she had been canonized like 500 years after her death).

At this time, the Hundred Years' War was going on between France and England. At age 17, Joan of Arc, who was the daughter of farmers, began to have hallucinations. She thought the angels (such as St. Micheal) told her she was the one who had to save France from the british. She went to see the future Charle VII, son of the previous France's king. He accepted that Joan join his troops and gave her and an armor. In the end, at age 18, she led the the French army to victory in the battle of Orléans. She was captured one year later by the British and had been burned alive.

The parralel obviously the fact that "Hey, I'm a girl and I can kick your fucking ass". (A sentence is better than a hundred of words, sometimes. XD). Because, I think y'all can agree with me, Freya is fucking badass, like Joan of Arc was. Iduna is strong too, but here it focuses more on Freya. She's the one with the swords and the shield, who were two of Joan's attributes.

Johaness Mimir Faustus

Norse mythology

This tall scientist is a reference to Mimir. He is the counselor of the gods and known to be exceptionally wise. We don't have a lot of sources on him, and the ones we are have are contradictory. For example, we don't know if he was a God himself, or just a Giant. Tanaka Strike seems to have choosed the second option, because Johaness is the tallest of the manga, with 2 meters and 11 cms. (Or 6'9'', in feet. Basically, fucking tall.) The vikings thought of him like "the one who helped the gods retain the wisdom of tradition".

Though Johaness is more seen as the "crazy scientist", we know he has a lot of knowledge, especially over vampires. His words also help Mahiru a lot, sort of, he acts as a counselor. So yeah, some people could consider him as a wise, in some ways. I already talked about his height, but I still want to say again that us, people, call tall people like him giants.

The Lion and the Unicorn

There's something else about Johaness but I don't really know where to put it. Given that it's Johaness who talks with Mahiru, I'll put it here. Also, it happens in the Greed Pair Arc, sooo yeah kinda confusing

So, in chapter 29, Johaness helps Mahiru to... hum, should should I say this... get into Kuro. Well, his mind. And before throwing him, Johaness says "I'll recite a poem for your journey !"

Here's the poem : "The Cat and the Unicorn, were fighting without the crown. The Cat beat the Unicorn, all about the town. Some gave them no flowers, and sent them out of town."

This poem is adapted from this one : "The Lion and the Unicorn, were fighting for the crown. The Lion beat the Unicorn, all around the town. Some gave them white bread, and some gave them brown. Some gave them plum cake, and drummed them out of town."

The real peom (who's a bit longer, but the last four verses aren't interresting here), also called nursery rhyme, is about the United Kingdom. As you may know, the Lion and the Unicorn are one of its symbol. Even before the unification of England and Scotland, in 1603, the Lion was England's symbol and the Unicorn was Scotland's smybol. When they unified, they combined. And this nursery rhyme was created.

Though, the rest of the poem, well... doesn't really have a signification. Some people say there was a battle between the two country and that England (the lion) beat Scotland (the Unicorn). but they officialy unified as equals. Soo, I'm kind of lost with this.

In Johaness' version, it is the Cat and the Unicorn. The cat is obviously Kuro, but for the Unicorn... I can't really say.

This one is kind of confusing. The rhyme talks about "fighting for the crown", but there wasn't a war or anything, they unified, as I said, as equals. It's pretty hard to make parralels when you can barely understand the base.

I did some research and asked friends, and it appears that the Lion and the Unicorn are two characters from Through the Looking Glass. (Who're also a reference to the original rhyme). It was surprising because the Alice's references are rather for the Alicein, but here it's in the Greed Pair arc, said by Johaness and to Mahiru. But hey, that's the only clue I have so let's go that way.

The Lion and the Unicorn are fighting for the White King's crown, which is pretty absurd because both of them are on the White side. There, the Lion is pictured as a rather slow, even stupid, but the better fighter. The Unicorn sees Alice as a monster, but he says he'll believe in her if she believes in him first. The Unicorn also "attacks" Alice, but the Lion protects her.

We know the Lion/Cat is Kuro. Now, here is my interpretation. I don't know at all if it really meant. I thought that Lawless could be the Unicorn, and Mahiru Alice. (Even if Alice is already Misono, buuuuuut, this and the Alicein aren't related, not in here.)

It could make sense, with Lewis Caroll's version and the Servamp one, combined (?). Kuro and Lawless are on the same side, sort of : they're against Tsubaki. They aren't fighting for a crown. Lawless doesn't believe in Mahiru, he stills thinks humans life are meaningless, etc. Though, Lawless doesn't talk about believing in him later. Also, Lawless attacks Mahiru, not the first time they meet, but after, in the concert hall, and Mahiru protects him.

In both versions of the rhyme, they end up kicked out of the town. But I don't see anything that speaks about that. Not even in the original meaning the rhyme. I guess it's just... there, with no meaning behind.

Now the question is why the fuck does Johaness tells Mahiru that, when he doesn't even know what the fuck is going on between the others and Lawless. I'm talking about Johaness' later, he's a reference to a wise being, so we can say he doesn't tell things with no meaning. Once again, it's only my interpretation there, but Johaness could be telling Mahiru that the fights between Sloth and Greed are absurd, just like the Lion and the Unicorn's ones (at least those from Lewis Caroll's).

Mahiru Shirota

So, the sunshine finally's got a reference to something. Bye bye norse mythology, we're now in greek mythology.

In chapter 75, Mahiru and Kuro are fighting against Touma. Mahiru's attack/spell is "Elpis". (I don't know how to call that. It is formuled like a spell, but spells are only for magicians, if I'm right. So maybe it's an attack with Kuro, or maybe Mahiru has magician blood ? Anyway, it doesn't matter here) It is a reference to Pandora's myth, with the infamous Pandora's box. Basically, here's the myth in the big lines.

Pandora was said to be the first woman. She was created by the gods, beautiful and sweet but also curious. She was what we could call a poisoned gift for the human, given by Zeus. She was sent with a small box, but with the ban to open it. But, because of the curiousity, she opened it and all the sins were released in the world.

She was so sad and cried, her husband came to comfort her and asked what happened. She opened the box again to show him, but this time Hope came out. (Depending of the versions, people says it was Hermes, another god, placed Hope in the box without Zeus (the god of the gods) knowing).

"Elpis" is Hope. It is the way to call it, and also the personification.

This myth means a lot of things. One of the most important, it tells you that you shouldn't be curious. I mean, see what it did. Also, when Pandora talked to her husband and showed him the box, hope came. She opened up to him, and it helped.

We already saw these black boxes in the manga. Everyone has their Pandora's box. Touma's one already opened and the sins came out. Touma says it himself, he's a bad person. It is said the key of his box is lost, so the box can't open anymore, can't release the hope. But, here's Mahiru. His spell made the key. Now the box will open again, and Touma will be able to release his Hope. (With a bit of chance, still). He and Mahiru will probably talk (or talking while fighting, we'll see). Maybe Touma will open up to Mahiru and, like the lesson the myth teaches us, find hope.

Nothing more about the sunshine boy, for now at least.

Yggdrasill 

This time, this isn't a reference to a character in particular. Rather to... the C-3 in itself. As you all know now, the C-3 is full of references to norse mythology. Let me explain, in chapter 42, we have this picture :

I don't know why there's a bunch of triangles on the ground, but that doesn't matter. The interesting thing is the tree. It is Yggdrasill, the Tree of Life, also called the World Tree. It is in center of the Norse spiritual cosmos, and the it leads to the nine worlds of the said cosmos. The Tree is connected to the worlds in all ways : if the Tree is bad, the worlds are bad. It is said that the Tree has three main roots, one leading to Asgard, the world of gods, to Midgard, the world of humans and to Helheim, the world of the deads.

It's not surprising to see the Tree in the C-3. After all, there's so many characters with a reference to the norse mythology in it. The C-3 probably represents Asgard, the world of gods, because all of the references are gods. Asgard is the fortress of the Aesirs (the people of Asgard). The C-3 is also kind of a fortress, and also the home for some of the members, such as Tsurugi (Bladr).

C-3′s building and Servamp - Eve distance limitation

Okay so I really didn’t know where to put that, but I wrote something about the Servamp - Eve distance limitation and about the size of C-3′s building here.

Gilbert Weasel

His attack is called "Forbidden Lover ! Dying in Venice !". He seems to be able to "shot" water. It is pretty powerful, even if it doesn't sound like it. So, this is a reference to the book called "Death In Venice", by Thomas Mann. (1875 - 1955). Here's a summary.

A writer, Aschenbach, goes in vacation in Venice. In his hotel, he sees a Polish teenager called Tadzio. Achenbach falls in love with him, finding him just... perfect. Though, they never spoke a word to each other, just stares. When he learns that Tadzio has to go back in his country because of a disease that spreads fast in Venice, Achenbach goes to look at him one last time on the beach and then dies, of the said disease that he catched.

We understand the "forbidden lover", now. The forbidden love between a 14 years old boy and a man. Though, there isn't a real link between this story and Gil. Except maybe the fact the italian is often seen as "the lover, the romantic" in a lot of stories, and Gil and Ray are both kind of gentlemen.

We also have the thing with the water. As you may know, Venice is called the city of water, and the story of the book happens in Venice.

Ray St. Crazy Rabbit

Ray's attack is called "Illumination ! Betraying the Sun and the Moon !", it seems that Ray can prevent the person from moving, for some seconds, in a small space, as if taking a picture. All colors, light and black, disappears from this small space.

For this one, it's more complicated than for Gil's. "Death in Venice" is a famous book, and was pretty easy to find. If Ray's attack has a literary reference, it's more hard to find, if you don't know the book at all. It's also complicated to search, because the sun and the moon are very common in italian litterature. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

If it does refer to something, I didn't find. But, I had another idea. As I said, it's almost as if Ray was taking a picture.

His attack is like the old way of taking pictures. Look, the time is stopped in a small space, and Before having the photo, we only have the negative, that we'll have to develop. If mangas were with colors, we could easily tell if it is the negative version of the old pictures, or just something in black and white, which would be something else then. The negative version of a photo reverse the colors, here, it works.

Tarot Cards

A lot of characters, almost all from the C-3, got references to Tarot Cards. All the following has been written by my amazing friend, I'll go character by character. For almost every of the, their tarot card was said in a chapter title, exept for Mikuni, it is the cover of a chapter who’s the same as a card.

Yumikage Tsukimitsu - THE MOON

Indicates that you are kind of "lost in thought", that you have something to overcome even though you refuse to face it directly (because it's in your subconscious).  =  Yumikage is shown to be kinf of self-conscious about the choices he made. Despite not helping Tsurugi at first, because he didn't think he could / didn't really want to care, but he was still always there for him

The Moon shines less bright than the sun, but its light is more persistent. In the night as in the day, it's the moon that you can see. In the end, it's the moon that shows you the way between the Towers, helping you to deal with your tamed aspects and your wild aspects  =  Yumi's role is very important for Tsurugi. Mahiru did a great job reaching out to Tsurugi, but, at the end, Yumi's the one really pushing Touma (the Tower) once and for all, so as to soothe his friend's anxietes.

Taishi Touma - THE TOWER

Chaos and destruction  =  Touma is no good news. It seems nothing good can be coming out of him. He tries to take everybody down with him.

Solid but shaky  =  Touma is a strong opponent, if not the strongest. However, his core is based on false, or at least biased assumptions. Is he really the monster he claimed to have become ?

Desperate situation but it is possible to be saved  =  Touma claims to be a "purebred villain", and seems to have done everything to be one and to stay as such, but is there really no way to make him realize that he's blinding himself, living a life that will destroy him ? Maybe he has already realized it. Persevering in his wicked ways will without a doubt lead to a disaster (for him and everyone else), but maybe the sun will clean the tempest.

Iduna Nobel - THE STAR

Highly feminine card, water everywhere which means fertility, renewal.  =  Iduna is one of the few female characters. The chapter named "The Star" focuses on her bond with The Mother, another female lead.

The Star also follows the Tower in the Tarot Deck  =  After the chaos Touma made, Iduna is there to fix her superior's bullshit, which she can do with her loving and pure energy.

Inner resources and and intuition  =  Iduna is shown to be able to adapt very quickly. She is a scientist, and a talented one, very creative.

Hope and faith  =  She seems to be quite good at helping people and guiding them on a better path. "You're open minded and want to help the others, and you should not feel down about it. Even if you do, you have to stand up and show that you can handle the situation". Which Iduna does quite well for someone who hasn't gone through some personal shit and is not used to fight.

Tsurugi Kamiya - THE HANGED MAN

Martyrdom, sacrifice to the greater good  =  Tsurugi's relationship with Touma (or how Touma abuses Tsurugi). He is to become the ninth Servamp, and his life doesn't matter as a human being, for he has to serve this higher purpose.

Ultimate surrender  =  Tsurugi's passivity regarding, like, his life in general. He doesn't choose things. They are imposed to him, and he doesn't care because he judges it's not his role. He is willingly serving Touma.

Break, new perspectives, letting go  =  However, at some point, Tsurugi really suffers of his situation. The Mother, his friends and Mahiru make him realize that maybe he's not really doing what's best for him. Maybe he just has to take a break and let go of everything stalling him. But, he has to be ready to make this decision, and not to be forced to, or he'll just end up killed, like the Hanged Man. If he takes the leap, things are sure to go better, though it won't come from nobody but him.

Mikuni Alicein - THE HIGH PRIESTESS

Highly feminine card  =  Mikuni, do you have something to tell us ? XD This card maybe as well be about Abel, at this point.

Sacred knowledge, secrets, silence, subconscious, withdrawal  =  Mikuni is the guy knowing the most of stuff (with Johaness, maybe). But he doesn't share them easily, if not at all. Even his own self is full of secrets, maybe even for himself. It's more likely than you think that the guy pulling the strings from behind is actually the one having the most troubles to settle with himself. He will help you if you're ready to hear him, but it is not said that following him will grant you what you were looking for, maybe Mahiru will do as well to trust himself more than relying on Mikuni.

BJ - entrance of the Temple of Solomon (B = Boaz, "in his strenght", J = "he will establish"), duality  =  Very likely, Mikuni holds the answers our main characters are looking for. However, they are his strenght, that is, he is the one making "good" use of the,. The heroes have to be ready to face him. Moreover, he's ready to do anything to prove his point, and has a kind of God Complex. "He will establish", no matter what it takes.

Jun'ichirou Kuromamori - THE CHARRIOT

Lack of direction  =  Jun has gone through hard times, and didn't know what to do in crisis. He was really despaired when he was left alone with his son, when his wife died.

Brave warrior, determination, willpower  =  Jun has faced life with all his strenght, despite having lost his wife and having to raise his kid alone.

Mahiru Shirota - THE MAGICIAN

Numer one  =  Mahiru is the protagonist, aka the most important character. It's also the number of new beginnings and opportunities. The infinity symbol and the snake biting his own tail around the magician's waist also stand for the unlimited potential and the blossoming of ideas and intentions in the character.-

White robe for purity and red cloak for worldly experience and knowledge  =  Despite being only a child (at least it's how he considers himself), Mahiru has experienced a lot of things in his life and acts in a very mature way, especially in the way he takes responsibility for things/ of the others.

The magician brings you the tools, resources and energy you need to make your dreams come true, he's a source of inspiration for many people who are still insecure about what they should do/ who they should be, and make them realise that what they want to achieve is possible if they make efforts to do so. The magician will help you gathering everything you've learned so far + establishing a clear vision of what you can and want to do  =  Like Mahiru with Kuro especially.

However the focus, to be efficient, must be on one thing it's easier and allows you to eliminate whatever disturbs you  =  "Thinking simply" is Mahiru's motto. The Magician can also help to question one self.  

Shuuhei Tsuyuki - THE HIEROPHANT

The Hierophant is the masculine counterpart to the High Priestess (Mikuni’s card) = Even if we don’t know a lot about their relationship, they are linked. Mikuni offers his help to Shuuhei (though it maybe isn’t a good idea)

The other things don’t really fit Shuuhei, but he isn’t that developped yet so maybe there’s more to come. 

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Tired (part 7)

Author’s note: So I might have accidentally had a continuity error in the previous part. Let’s just ignore that. Oops. Anyway, this chapter is largely an excuse for me to geek out about the Field Museum, but it’s still pretty angsty.

Warnings: Sleep deprivation- our poor Virgil has been awake for nearly four days by the end of this chapter! Expect some angst, dinosaurs and stuff, and the author being a freaking nerd.

Words: 1180

Masterpost! 

Virgil stared out the window as the coach bus carried them to the Field Museum. They were taking the same route as the day before- the Shedd Aquarium was in the same area as this museum. He was pretty sure that the museum they were going to tomorrow was as well, but he was blanking on the name. Some kind of art museum, he was pretty sure. 

The bus had to stop at a red light, and Virgil watched a group of young men using buckets as drums to earn tips. They weren’t bad.

Oh, shoot. Someone was talking to him.

“What’d you say?” he asked, coming out of his fog for a moment and turning away from the window.

“I was simply ascertaining that you wanted to join us as we explore the museum,” Logan said from the seat in front of him. “I recognize that some of our interests may not be the same, but I feel that we all want to see as many exhibits as possible.”

“Yeah. Sure. Whatever.” Virgil turned back to the window, wishing his headache would go away. “That’d be great.” The light turned green, and they left the drummers behind.

…

More marble. More impossibly tall Greek-inspired columns. More colossal staircases. This place looked a lot like the aquarium.

Okay, it was far from identical, but they were still pretty similar.

Virgil was caught in the middle of the swarm of students as they entered the museum, so it was a few moments before got a good look at anything. Once the crowd thinned, though, his eyes went straight to the dinosaur. They’d been told about it beforehand.

Sue, a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Virgil had never seen a T-Rex skeleton in real life. It was huge.

Virgil’s friends were already making their way up to the skeleton, where a museum worker was already giving a talk on the dinosaur. He hurried to catch up. His joints and head complained, but he didn’t want to be left behind.

When he reached the railing that separated the tourists from the attraction, the others were listening to the worker give his talk. Logan was clearly absorbing every word, and Virgil almost laughed when he saw that his friend was rapidly scribbling down notes in a pocket-sized notebook, using some kind of shorthand. Virgil listened too, but not with as rapt attention.

“… she was about twenty-eight years old when she died, which is quite old for her species. You can see some bone growths on her tail and her ribs, which indicate that she had arthritis. Sue also suffered several injuries and illnesses in her life which we can observe in her bones, such as an infection in the back leg, and several broken ribs.”

Patton looked very sad about this. “Poor Sue!” he whispered.

“Sue was discovered during a paleontological dig in South Dakota in 1990, and to this date she remains the best-preserved and most complete t-rex skeleton. The Field museum has held possession of her since 1997. Most of her skeleton is here, but her original skull can be viewed on the floor above us.

“As I’m sure many of you already know, Sue is being moved soon. She’s going into a new exhibit on the second floor, and another, larger dinosaur is going to take her place. Once we move her, though, we are going to be able to fix some things about her display based on new information we have about her species. We’ll be adding belly ribs, widening her shoulders, and fixing some other mistakes.”

The worker paused and pointed up at the skeleton. “Now, do all of you see this bone up here, between her front arms? It’s comparable to a wishbone on a turkey. Well, we’ve realized since putting Sue on display that the bone we used here is in all likelihood one of her belly ribs, and so we will be replacing it with the actual collarbone, which is also in our collection. The real bone is very asymmetrical, which is what led to the mistake.”

Logan scribbled this down so frantically that Virgil couldn’t quite hold back his laugh this time. Thankfully the worker didn’t notice, since Virgil was certain that he definitely would have taken that the wrong way.

…

The first exhibit the group went to was called “Evolving Earth”. It was full of fossils, ranging from plants, to marine invertebrates, to dinosaurs and mammals.

Patton really disliked the trilobites. They reminded him too much of bugs, which he hated. Logan was awed at the delicate features that had been preserved in some of the specimens.

“Trilobites are Arthropods,” Logan had commented in response to Patton’s reaction, bent to examine one of the fossils. “So the resemblance is to be expected. Modern Arthropods do include insects, lobsters, crabs, and spiders, among other organisms.”

“Spiders?!”

“Logan, you’re not helping,” Roman had interjected.

They kept walking, taking a long time in the area dedicated to dinosaurs.

“’Life went on after the age of dinosaurs’” Virgil read off one of the signs when they finally moved on. “And here I thought we were all robots.”

Roman snorted, looking back at him.

…

Exhibits, crowds, conversations, stairs. At one point they stopped for lunch at a café whose prices, Virgil was unsurprised to see, were just as high as those at the nearby aquarium.

Virgil barely paid attention to most of it.

…

“How did they even get this thing up here?” Roman asked, looking at the huge boulder before them. It was almost as heavy as a car, and made entirely of jade. A corner of it was cut away and polished to show off the dark green mineral.

They were in the Hall of Jades. China really liked jade, Virgil noted.

Logan started to speak up, something about elevators and doorframe widths and cranes or something, but Virgil shushed him with a hand. “He’s being rhetorical, Logan.”

“Oh.” The former fell silent, straightened his tie, and turned to look at another case of artifacts.

Virgil had probably offended him, but at the moment he was just too tired to care.

…

Virgil gripped the banister tightly as he made his way back to the first floor. His joints and head complained with every step, and since his body still wasn’t completely cooperating with him, he was a bit worried about falling down the stairs. Virgil really needed some sleep.

“Where are we going?” he asked as they reached the end of the staircase.

“The Egypt exhibit,” Roman said with an air of someone who had already explained something three times. Maybe he had.

“Oh, right.”

The group made their way over to said exhibit, which was set up as a walkthrough of an Egyptian pyramid. Some of the stone used in the exhibit was real, but mostly, it was a concrete approximation. They could tell which stone was real because these were covered in a thick sheet of clear plastic for protection.

Virgil ducked into the structure, once again falling to the back of the group.

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[swanqueenweek]

SQW 10 - Theme Voting Until Jan. 3rd

Event date voting has closed, and our 10th Swan Queen Week will take place from February 4th - February 10th with a little bit over 50% of the vote!

Additionally, theme suggestions are officially closed, and theme voting has begun! Please use this link to vote; do not sent your votes via ask/submission box/IM as those votes will not count.

Theme voting will be open from now until January 3rd. Below the cut is a list of the themes to choose from and important information about voting.

Voting is open to everyone, but please only vote once. Like the previous events, you can vote for your top three themes, but keep in mind that only one can win; you are voting for theme, not prompt. This means we will need to break the winning theme down into 7 smaller prompts. Once our theme is chosen, I will open the ask and submission boxes for prompt suggestions, and any prompts fitting the chosen theme can be submitted.

Please note, you may not see your suggestion exactly as you sent it; there were a number of very similar suggestions or very specific suggestions that I combined or slightly altered to make the most simple and clean list possible. There were also a few suggestions that were excluded as they had been previously used prompts or I deemed them a touch too explicit. When voting, be sure to look at the options carefully as there are several prompts that can fit different themes, so if there is one theme you really, really want, be strategic in your voting!

Suggested themes (If the prompt doesn’t have a name next to it, it was suggested anonymously):

Mythology; Gods and Goddesses, Saviors and Heroes. Greek, Roman, Vikings, Runes, Goddesses, etc.

Movies; Let’s all go to the movies Swan Queen style. Movie plots, movie genres.

5 + 1; The 5 times (?) and the one time (?). The 5 times Regina (?) Emma and the one time Emma (?) her, The 5 times Emma burned dinner and the one time she didn’t, The 5 times Regina slept alone, and the one time she didn’t, etc

Role Reversal; It’s like Trading Places (I’m showing my age) but with way more lesbian subtext. Emma as the mayor, Regina as the biological mother, Regina as the Savior, Emma as the Evil Queen, etc.

Seasons; Seasons One through Seven. Taking a prevalent Swan Queen related theme through out each season or have a specific prompt for each season. Day: 1, Plot Twist in Season 1, Day: 2 Canon Divergence in Season 2, Day 3: Alternate Storyline in Season 3, etc. Note: Each day would deal with a prompt se 

Types/Stages of Relationships; Prompts dealing with different types or stages of relationships. First Date, Just Married, Polyamory, etc.

Free Themed; Prompts not centering around a central theme. This can literally be anything that you want. 

Signs of Love; Prompts focusing on the different aspects of love. Trust, Support, Letting Go, Sacrifice, Little Moments, Domesticity, PDA, etc.

Tropes and Cliches; Prompts centering around favorite tropes and cliches. Belligerent Sexual Tension, One Note Cook, Blue Oni & Red Oni,  etc.

Holidays and Vacations; Holidays and vacations featuring Swan Queen Goodness. Religious Holidays, Winter Break, Summer Holidays, St. Patrick’s Day, St. Valentine, etc.

Professionals; Our ladies in different professional environments. Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists, Writers, Teachers, Game Developers, etc.

Dreams; Prompts focusing on different types of dreams. Nightmares, Awkward Sex Dream, Deja-Vu, etc.

Social Media; Prompts centering around different aspects of social media. Twitter, Tumblr, Texting, Celebrities being reported on, etc. By: hermionethequeen

Coming Out; Prompts about coming out. Going Public, Telling the Folks, Being Outed, etc. by: hermionethequeen

Sexuality; Prompts focusing on different types of orientations. Homosexual, Bisexual, Demisexual, Asexual, etc.

Time; Time related prompts. Time travel, Historic, SQ through time, etc.

Locations; Prompts in our favorite settings. Neverland, EF, The Wish Realm, etc.

Useless Lesbians; Prompts about SwanQueen being all gay and weak. Pinning, Visible Thirst, etc. by: hermionethequeen

Fix-It; Fix-it prompts focused on rewriting SQ scenes. The First Meeting, What Should Have Happened When Emma Opened the Door in Her Panties, Everything in Season 5... just all of it, etc. Agathasajax and anon

SQ Playlist; A one shot based off a songs that remind us of SwanQueen. (Makeup Songs, Breakup Songs, etc) By: Carma-Jade

Partners; Prompts centering around SwanQueen Partnership. Good Cop, Bad Cop, Partners In Crime, etc. By: Carma-Jade

You can vote for your favorite three themes here. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to let me know.

[johnhardinsawyer]

Glory in the End

John Sawyer

Bedford Presbyterian Church

2 / 28 / 21

Psalm 22:23-31

Mark 8:31-38

“Glory in the End”

(Taking Up Your Cross Again and Again)

When I was a freshman in high school, I was so excited to join the Central High School Sugarbear Band.  And, no, I don’t know why we were called the “Sugarbear Band,” but that is how we were known, far and wide.  I also don’t remember most of the music we learned to play that year – it was 30 years ago – but I do remember that one of the first pieces of music we learned was our school fight song – a revved-up version of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” that we just called “Glory”:  bah, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uuuuuh. . .

We learned how to play “Glory” first, because we were planning to play it a lot.  Every time our team, the Central Chargers, scored a touchdown on the football field, or a field goal, or just did something great, there we were. . .  bah, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uuuuuh. . .  Of course, little did we know, those were some lean years for the Central Chargers, in terms of football talent.  The team lost as many games as they won, but that made every rendition of “Glory” all the better, because every touchdown, every first down, every yard was hard-fought and dearly won.  And, as always, there we were to play them on to victory. . .  bah, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uh, bud-uuuuuh. . .

[sigh] Glory. . . doesn’t that just make you feel good?

Both you and I know that there are times in life when we are able to celebrate and, if we had a band handy, we would cue up the fight song and play our way to victory.  But we also know that there are plenty of times, when the trombone section in the stands is more likely to play wah wah wah wah than any victory song.

The happy and glorious moments of life are much more preferable, aren’t they?  But we don’t always win, do we?  It’s not always “Glory,” is it?

In today’s reading from the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus’ friend and disciple Peter really wanting to hear “Glory,” but getting disappointed when it becomes clear that “Glory” is not the appropriate song for the moment.

You see, Jesus and his disciples had arrived in the mountain town of Caesarea Philippi, where the headwaters of the Jordan River are.  There, in the shade of the trees, with the sound of flowing water nearby, close to several small temples to Greek and Roman gods, Jesus asks his friends, “Who do people say that I am?” (Mark 8:27)  His friends tell him, “Well Jesus, people say that you are like one of the prophets who lived long ago.”  But when Jesus asks them, “Who do you say that I am?” (8:29)  Peter is bold enough to say, “You, Jesus, are the Messiah – the Christ, God’s anointed, the One for whom all of creation has been waiting.”[1]  Cue the band: bah, bud-uh, b. . . //

But Jesus cuts off the music and sternly orders them to not tell anyone about him.  And then, he begins “to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.” (8:31)  Peter pulls Jesus aside and says, “No way, Jesus!”  To which Jesus says, “Yes way, Peter.  Don’t tempt me to not go down the path that has already been chosen for me.  For you are setting your mind not on divine things, but on human things.”  (8:33)[2]  “You have no idea how God works.”[3]

This is not what Peter wants to hear.  He has just cued up the band to play, but Jesus is telling Peter and the band to stop and listen.  It is going to get harder before it gets easy.  There is going to be a rough road ahead, full of rejection and death.  “You might not like it,” Jesus continues, “but. . .  If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (8:34)

“What’s that Jesus?” we ask.  “Deny ourselves?  ‘Take up our cross and follow?’”  That doesn’t sound like fun – not fun at all, because, for us, the most famous example of someone who took up a cross and carried it, also died on it.  And we don’t want to die.  There was a man named Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor, who once wrote, “When Christ calls [a person], he bids [them] come and die,”[4]  He wrote this before literally being executed by the Nazis because of his faith in Jesus.  Is this what we’re signing up for when we say we want to follow Jesus?  I don’t know about you, but it sure would be nice to be there to hear the band play “Glory” without going through any suffering or dying or anything else like that.

You know, in our particular tradition, we don’t always focus a lot on the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross.  We tend to save it for Lent and for Holy Week.  Jesus doesn’t wait to talk about it, though.  Weeks, maybe months before he actually suffers on the cross, Jesus starts telling his disciples about it.  In each of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke we see Jesus predicting his own death at least three times.[5]  And, not just that, but Jesus asks us to join him.  Peter doesn’t want to hear it, and neither do we.  But, in asking us to take up our cross and follow, in asking us to lose our life for Jesus’ sake and the sake of the gospel, Jesus is asking us to set ourselves aside for a higher purpose.  As Bonhoeffer writes,

To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only him who goes before and no more the road which is too hard for us. . . Only when we have become completely oblivious to self are we ready to bear the cross for his sake.  If in the end we know only him, if we have ceased to notice the pain of our cross, we are indeed looking only unto him.[6]

In other words, if we are following Jesus – and only Jesus – then the road ahead is not as difficult as it seems and any pain we might feel is not unbearable.  Now, you don’t need me to tell you how hard this is, but there are moments when we have the Holy opportunity to follow Jesus instead of our own appetites and desires.  There are moments when we are called upon to do the right thing and not the easy thing.  There are moments when we do indeed set our minds on heavenly things instead of earthly things.  There are moments, if we are paying attention, when it becomes clear that we are really and truly following Jesus – that God is using us for good in the world – and these Holy and mysterious moments are – in their own way – full of God’s glory. . .  God’s glory, which can do remarkable things.  In the Gospel of John, Jesus is talking about his own death and he says,

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:23-24)

Whatever it is that Jesus is about to do will involve his death, but also, his glory – his “brightness, splendor, radiance, majesty, power, and might.”[7]  There are two opposing things at work here – death and glory – but, as Jesus says, out of death comes a new and radiant fruitful life – a new and glorious existence.  For Jesus, glory wins in the end.

We see this at work in today’s second reading from Psalm 22.  The portion that I read earlier comes from the second half of the psalm.  It is filled with wondrous and glorious images, which we’ll touch on in a moment.  But, as some of you know, Psalm 22 does not begin on a happy note.  The first line of the psalm is “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”  (Psalm 22:1)  These are the same words that Jesus cries out from the cross[8] in the moment when, it is very likely, he feels most alone and frightened – forgotten and abandoned.  In the moment, it would appear that there is no glory for Jesus or for the Psalmist, who first wrote these words.

But then, after the Psalmist lists all of the ways that they are suffering – having prayers for help go unanswered, being scorned and despised by everyone, feeling sick to the point of death, being ashamed after having their clothes stolen, and being threatened by wild and dangerous things, there is a dramatic twist:  God comes to the rescue.  

Whether it is a literal rescue or just the memory of all of the ways that God rescues us from our most forlorn and forsaken moments, we do not know, but all of a sudden, in today’s reading, the Psalmist cannot stop giving thanks and rejoicing and telling everyone about God’s great power to save.  

I remember having a professor in seminary who wondered if, when Jesus prayed “My God, my God why have you forsaken me?” on the cross that Jesus was really praying the whole Psalm.[9]  In other words, Jesus might feel forsaken in the beginning, but he also knows that there is salvation and glory in the end.

No matter how forsaken we might feel, as followers of Jesus Christ, we believe that God is doing something redemptive – something that all the ends of the earth will see and remember, something for which all the families of the earth will give thanks and praise, something that even those who have died – those who have gone before us – will see and know[10] in God’s new heaven and earth.  Because, no matter how dark, no matter how bleak, no matter how despised or afflicted we might be, the Lord’s face is never fully hidden from us.  Jesus Christ is living proof of this.  “Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.”  (Psalm 30:5)

There is glory in the end because God has done it[11] – offered God’s own deliverance and salvation to all the world.  The great work has already been accomplished.  The great victory is ours in Christ Jesus.

May we live as if this is so.  May we take up our cross – again and again – set our minds on heavenly things – again and again – and serve our risen Lord – again and again – until God makes it so, through us – on earth as it is in heaven, by the power of the Holy Spirit.  This is the way God works.

There is glory in the end.  So, cue the band. . .  What shall we play?  “Glory.”  And, even though it’s Lent:  “Hallelujah!”

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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[1] Mark 8:29, Paraphrased, JHS.

[2] Paraphrased, JHS.

[3] Eugene Peterson, The Message – Numbered Edition (Colorado Springs:  NAV Press, 2002) 1389.

[4] Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship (New York:  Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1995) 89.

[5] See Matthew 16:21-23, 17:22-23, 20:17-19; Mark 8:31-33, 9:30-32, 10:32-34; Luke 9:21-22, 9:43-45, 18:31-34.

[6] Bonhoeffer, 88.

[7] Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago:  University of Chicago Press, 1979) 203-204.

[8] See Mark 15:34.

[9] William Stacy Johnson, 1999-2000.

[10] See Psalm 22:27-29.

[11] See Psalm 22:31.

[khongso]

Khongso Chin of Myanmar (Burma)

ခေါင်စိုလူမျိုး( Khongso )သည် ချင်းလူမျိုးစာရင်းဝင် မြန်မာတိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးစု ဖြစ်သည်။ အခြားအမျိုးသားများက ခေါင်စိုဟု ခေါ်ကြသော်လည်း ခေါင်စိုအမျိုးသားတို့ကမူ သူတို့ကို သူတို့ Khongmi ဟု ခေါ်ကြသည်။

ခေါင်စိုတို့သည် အနူး၊ ခူမီးတို့နှင့် ရောနှောနေထိုင်ကြသည်။ သူတို့၏ ယဉ်ကျေးမှုသည် ခူမီးယဉ်ကျေးမှုနှင့် ခြားနားခြင်း မရှိပေ။ ခူမီးစကားကိုလည်း ပြောဆိုတတ်ကြသည်။ ခေါင်စိုတို့သည် ပလက်ဝမြို့နယ်တွင် နေထိုင်ကြသည်။

ခေါင်စို၊ အနူး၊ ခူမီး၊ ပနမ်းစသော ချင်းအမျိုးသား အမျိုးသမီးတို့၏ ဝတ်စားဆင်ယင်မှုများသည် တစ်ဦးနှင့် တစ်ဦး အနည်းငယ်ကွာခြားမှုရှိသော်လည်း သာမန်အားဖြင့် ခွဲခြား၍ မသိနိုင်ကြပေ။

ခေါင်စိုအမျိုးသမီးများသည် ညာပခုံးမှကျသော ရင်ဖုံးစနှင့် ဘယ်ချိုင်းအောက်မှ လာသော ရင်ဖုံးကို ညာဘက်ရင်သားပေါ်တွင် တည့်တည့်ချည်ထားသည်။ ယင်းတို့ကား အပျိုများနှင့် လင်ရှိသော်လည်း ကလေးမရသေးသော အမျိုးသမီးများ၏ ဝတ်ဆင်ပုံဖြစ်သည်။ အိမ်ထောင်သည် အမျိုးသမီးများကား ရင်ကို တစ်စုံတစ်ရာ မဖုံးမဖိဘဲ နဂိုအတိုင်း ထားလေ့ရှိသည်။

KHONGSO CHIN OF MYANMAR

I. INTRODUCTION

Myanmar is an extremely ethnically diverse nation with (135) distinct ethnic groups officially recognized by Myanmar Government. According to the Myanmar government, the Chin are comprises (53) different ethnic groups. Khongso Chin is one of the (53) different ethnic groups of Chin as grouped into eight major national ethnic races in Myanmar. Khongso is a Sino –Tibetan language spoken between Kaladan and Michaung rivers in Paletwa Township, Chin state, Myanmar. Paletwa Township is a township of Matupi District in the Chin State of Myanmar. It consists of Paletwa and Sami towns and Paletwa is the administrative center for the township. Chin state is a state in western Myanmar. The Chin are made up of many different ethnic groups and Chin reside in north and northwest in Myanmar. The total population of Khongso Chin are estimated between 5000 to 8000.

II. KHONGSO VILLAGES

Most Khongso Chin live in villages or small towns. Because there is a low-slung flat land where they live, villages tend to be established on slopes near stream ideally in places that can be defended in raids. Houses have traditionally been built from wood on pilings with thatched roofs or bamboo leaf thatch. Poor houses have split bamboo walls. You can get there by climbing a wooden ladder. Khongso is spoken in the following villages of Paletwa Township. Paletwa and Sami are larger town with only a few Khongso living there. Their villages are listed follows: 1. Youngwa Village 2. Kanan Village 3. Saung Lan Village 4. Pawa Village 5. Ring Rong Village 6. Tengwa Village 7. Phongphai Village 8. Halawa Village 9. Likkung Village 10.Vadengkung Village 11. Pahungtaung Village 12. Shwe Pyi Kaung Village 13.Pahang Village 14. Kanlawa Village 15. Sami Town 16. Paletwa Town

III. KHONGSO SUB-TRIBES 1. Htey (Htey Kloeh) 2. Kamu 3. Ngan 4. Kwar 5. Ngai 6. Rahnam 7. Kar Zar 8. Kabu 9. Namte 10. Sangthar, 11. Ram Sang 12. Namluek

IV. RELIGION

Before Christianity came into Khongso Land, the Khongso were Animisms. At present an estimated (90) percent of Khongso are Traditional Christian. Chin state has the largest concentration of Christians in the whole Myanmar in terms of percentage. Some non-Christian Khongso Chin practice Animism and Buddhism. Animism is the belief that spirits reside in both living and non-living things.

There are a wide variety of Church denominations among them, such as Evangelical Free Church of Myanmar (EFCM), Anglican Church, Roman Catholic, Church of Christ, Lutheran Church, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches from Myanmar Baptist Convention. In 2016, Bro. Yo Lane planted the seed of the pure gospel of Jesus Christ in Youngwa Village and some areas in Paletwa Township. And from that outreached results, he brought some young men and women to be trained at Bethany Baptist Church, Yangon Myanmar. Last 2019, Bro. Aung Swe and Paul was trained in Logos Bible Baptist Church in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Both Bro. Aung Swe and Bro. Paul are sent-out from Logos Bible Baptist Church in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. As of now we are committed for soul winning, discipleship, church planting and literature translation. Most of the Bible Baptist mission work are using the Holy Bible translated into the Burmese from the original tongues by Rev. A. Judson, D.D.

A. Have they heard the gospel? Ideally most of them are call themselves Christian by tradition yet still hungry for the very word of God. We are reminded of Christ’s main passion and overwhelming burden for the lost was that they might be saved. Luke 19:10 (KJV) “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” There are alarming times. Financially and economically, the world seems to be barreling and down the road toward the precipice. Politically, the country seems to have thrown at all overboard. The Christians seem to have no idea what to do. By the grace of God, we are morally obligated to be revived, to walk out of sleep, and to come back to the power and life of New Testament Christianity. How shall they hear the truth without a preacher? How can a preacher preach effectively without a Bible?

B. Is the Word of God translated? The Khongso Chin have working on beginnings of producing Bible portions, song books and primers in their language with SIL Myanmar. Currently Khongso is working on New Testament translation wok with Myanmar Bible Society which is a member of United Bible Societies (UBS) that based on Good news Bible and modern versions. As we inquired BIMS through Dr. Sui Lian Mang, he said, we the Bibles International Myanmar Society (BIMS) are a conservative Bible Society and stands for Textus Receptus Greek and Masoretic Hebrew Bible. As we beware of all other translations or modern translation are all based upon corrupts and contain serious error. We firmly stands with the only version of the bible translated from the Masoretic Text and the Textus Receptus is the KING JAMES VERSION of 1611. A.D., also known as the Authorized Version.

V. EDUCATION AND HEALTH The Khongso Chin have varying levels of education. The provision of education and health care is very limited and what exists is under –resourced. Chin State needs nearly everything from education, health services to economic development and prosperity with peace. Paletwa Township is not only the poorest town in the Chin state, it also has the lowest pass rate for the matriculation exam. As health care is not easily available, many are relying on the traditional remedies seasonal sicknesses. Although public health department branches are nominally free, in reality patients have to pay for medicine and treatment. Public hospitals are lacking many of the basic facilities and equipment.

VI. WEALTH Wealth has traditionally been measured in terms of possessions of certain valued goods and ability to sponsor merit feasts, which have traditionally been held to celebrate a head hunt or the killing of a large game animal but now are held to honor the construction of new house or whenever someone has enough cash throw a party. Building houses, making furniture, and cutting or clearing fields are done by men. Spinning, weaving and pounding rice are only done by women.

VII. TRADITIONAL DRESSES

Khongso men usually wear shirts and trousers but wrap themselves with colorful blankets on special occasion. They were headdresses with vertical black stripes. Khongso women wear long enough to cover their ankle and decorated with horizontal stripes, diamonds or flower design. They also wear a broad band silver and bronze wires around waist. The main color use for these traditional dresses are black, red, and green. Accessories such as bracelets, necklaces, hairpins, and rings also play a huge role when it comes to traditional clothing. They do not wear these traditional dresses in daily life. They wear these on special occasions like Sunday, wedding, Chin National Day, and any other important occasions.

VIII. AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC Most Khongso Chin work in the agricultural sector. Rice and corn cultivation and farming are a large part of their life. Rice is the main staples of their diet. Every Khongso Chin household has a garden for growing vegetables. The husband is the head of the household. Both men and women engage in agricultural chores and other activities. Sons and daughters are equally valued, but only sons may inherit property.

The Khongso Chin have traditionally practiced slash and burn agriculture, clearing a parcel land and using it for one to five years before letting it return to the jungles. They crops in the fields like rice, sesame seeds, chili, ginger, mangoes and oranges. They also grow vegetables, beans, peas, melons and pumpkins. The Khongso can only earn cash by selling animals and crops from their farms. In order to buy and sell things, the Khongso people have to go to, Kyauktaw town in Rakhine state, or Sami town and Paletwa town.

Cultivation is done mostly by hand without animals, using cows in place of plows. Also grow cotton for clothes but do less that they uses to now that they can afford commercially produced clothes. Pigs, gayal and fowl are the most common domesticated animals. Dogs are kept for hunting.

IX. TRANSPORTATION There are no airport, no public transport. Only by boat, alternatively you can take the mini bus to Paletwa or Sami. There is no direct connection from Yangon or Mandalay City, Myanmar. However you can take the bus from Yangon or Mandalay to Kyathaw Township, Rakhine state, take ride ferry or bus to Paletwa town or Sami town.

X. COMMUNICATION There was none communication sector in Khongso villages except in Paletwa town. In 2012 ,Bro. Soe Htet built Satellite telephone line in Youngwa village. In this present the Chin state government reportedly proposed to build more than (19) telecommunications towers, owned by Myanmar Operator MPT.

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8 Unexpected Marketing Lessons from History’s Most Influential Leaders

This week we’re taking a journey through time and uncovering some of the greatest, yet most unexpected marketing lessons from some of history’s most influential thinkers, philosophers, and leaders.

You may not realize it now, but there is so much we can learn from leaders like Socrates and Oprah and Cleopatra. Much of what they would consider their mantra has a ton of implications on marketing today.

In episode 141 of the Science of Social Media, Brian and Hailley break down concepts like the Socratic Method, transparency, rhetoric, and lots more.

8 Unexpected Marketing Lessons from History’s Most Influential Leaders

What follows is a detailed summary of the episode transcript. Feel free to jump around and explore each of these top marketing lessons from history’s most influential leaders in this week’s Science of Social Media:

1. Aristotle

2. Socrates

3. Oprah Winfrey

4. Abraham Lincoln

5. Catherine the Great

6. Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Cleopatra

8. Eleanor Roosevelt

Let’s dive in!

1. Aristotle

One of the most well-known philosophies of the Greek philosopher, Aristotle (born in 384 BC), is his idea of persuasion, otherwise known as rhetoric.

He breaks down persuasion into the three categories: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

These three concepts can be valuable for content marketers, writers, and bloggers. After all, isn’t persuasion one of the most important parts in marketing?

Logos: The application of logic in efforts to persuade. Logos tries to persuade an audience using logical arguments and supportive evidence.

Pathos: Playing to human emotions. Using anecdotes and stories, marketers can connect with their audience, adding a human element to content.

Ethos: The concept of ethics. It works off the idea that it is impossible to persuade anyone of anything if you’re not credible.

You must establish your credibility and reputation as a writer. This is done through personal branding and your ability to build a following. Ideally this would results in brand building and thought leadership.

2. Socrates

Next up on our list of marketing lessons from historical leaders, born 90 years before Aristotle, is Socrates.

Those that took a middle school science class learned about the Socratic Method. The Socratic Method is used in asking questions and posing theories to investigate and to stimulate the foundation of new ideas.

The Socratic Method applies to the interactive aspect of marketing. Get your readers involved by asking them questions or looking for their ideas on certain issues and engage them with interactive content.

Invite your audience to engage in a lively debate. Actively involve them in your marketing process so that your team can generate new product ideas, marketing campaigns, and content topics based on the feedback you’ve received directly from the people that matter most.

Most of all, don’t forget that the Socratic Method applies internally as well. Your team should be debating and questioning trends, norms, traditions, and ideas at all times.

3. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey has built much of the rapport she has with fans by being honest throughout her career.

Oprah stayed true to herself and was honest to her audience through ups and downs. She also held her guests to this standard as well – ensuring that honesty was always the number one priority.

The benefit of this honesty and transparency in marketing is that it helps to build trust with your customers. Think of all of the brands that create a memorable customer experience by being genuine, human and transparent.

A modern social media strategy demands authenticity and being transparent is something you can’t ignore. That is one of the most important marketing lessons Oprah has taught us from her success.

4. Abraham Lincoln

As the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln became famous primarily because of his contributions to the abolition of slavery and the American Civil War. But aside from his political and human rights achievements, Lincoln is also known for his oratory skills.

He has articulated some of the most memorable lines throughout his political career. In fact, his Gettysburg Address in 1863 became the most quoted speech in US history.

His words live on as we apply them in the perspective of marketing, particularly when it comes to planning and preparation.

Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.”

Marketers should understand that the more time spent on preparation, the less work they have to do in executing.

In addition, Lincoln taught us that it’s not about the amount of hours you work or the number of projects you launch, it’s about the quality of those hours and projects.

Focusing on fewer, but more impactful projects and campaigns will improve your brand’s results and most likely make you more successful in your career as well.

5. Catherine the Great

One of the most influential political leaders of the Eighteenth Century, Catherine the Great was said to have played an important role in improving the welfare of Russian serfs.

She placed emphasis on the arts and helped to cement Russia as one of the dominant countries in Europe.

Catherine the Great is a shining example to modern marketers that it often takes incredible courage to make your vision come true.

In Catherine the Great’s time, smallpox was a terrible problem throughout what is now the united kingdom and Russia. Catherine heard of the new inoculation treatments in England and risked the entire dynasty to travel and get her and her son inoculated.

We know that creativity requires original thinking and transcending traditional ideas, yet we’re so inundated with incoming information, that it becomes harder and harder to truly think for ourselves.

6. Martin Luther King Jr.

Very few people in American history are as celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

When examining King from a marketing perspective, he teaches us that not only carefully crafting, but truly believing in and embodying your brand message is critical for people to buy into what you’re saying.

As marketers, it’s only when we truly believe in our message and stand behind it 100% that can it be successful.

Carefully crafting your message is time well spent and pays ten-fold in the long run.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is world-famous still today. We might compare that world-famous effect with going viral. Messages that are particularly well-crafted spread like wildfire throughout the Internet.

The marketing lessons bestowed from MLK Jr. include saying what you want to say as quickly and clearly as you can.

Use words everyone understands. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech isn’t an hour long or even 30 minutes. It’s 17-minutes in total and something that changed the course of history forever.

7. Cleopatra

One of the more interesting, yet fairly unknown historical leaders on our list is Cleopatra. C

Cleopatra ruled ancient Egypt for almost three decades. Well-educated and clever, Cleopatra could speak 6 different languages and was known as a strong and charismatic ruler. During her reign, she forged political alliances with Roman military leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony – which helped to hold many regions together over decades.

In terms of marketing lessons, Cleopatra had an incredible knack for seeing the bigger picture.

As marketers it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day: writing articles, posting to social media, analyzing our efforts, and everything that comes with the role.

Sometimes we forget to look up and ask: “why”? Why are we doing this? How does what we’re doing at this moment contribute to the greater goal?

We need to understand how our tactics relate to the strategy and matching our behavior to that understanding.

8. Eleanor Roosevelt

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is a perfect example of a leader that practiced creative innovation – including helping redefine and shape the role of the First Lady.

She not only participated in radio broadcasts, she also authored a daily syndicated column, held press conferences to discuss women’s issues, and was an active supporter of civil rights policies and New Deal social-welfare programs.

Her ability to redefine expectations is a reminder that great marketers always look for opportunities to break the mold. To get to the next level in marketing, we must think outside the box to what seems unimaginable.

Make space to think. Make space to challenge assumptions. Make space to break things.

So what is it that you hope to accomplish? Does it seem too big or too scary to do?

We hope you challenge that notion and set your goals as high as they can go.

How to say hello to us

We would all love to say hello to you on social media – especially Twitter!

Hailley on Twitter and Hailley’s Website

Brian on Twitter and Brian’s Website

Thanks for listening! Feel free to connect with our team at Buffer on Twitter, Buffer on Facebook, our Podcast homepage, or with the hashtag #bufferpodcast.

Enjoy the show? It’d mean the world to us if you’d be up for giving us a rating and review on iTunes!

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About The Science of Social Media podcast

The Science of Social Media is your weekly sandbox for social media stories, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every Monday (and sometimes more) we share the most cutting-edge social media marketing tactics from brands and influencers in every industry. If you’re a social media team of one, business owner, marketer, or someone simply interested in social media marketing, you’re sure to find something useful in each and every episode.  It’s our hope that you’ll join our 27,000+ weekly iTunes listeners and rock your social media channels as a result!

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8 Unexpected Marketing Lessons from History’s Most Influential Leaders

This week we’re taking a journey through time and uncovering some of the greatest, yet most unexpected marketing lessons from some of history’s most influential thinkers, philosophers, and leaders.

You may not realize it now, but there is so much we can learn from leaders like Socrates and Oprah and Cleopatra. Much of what they would consider their mantra has a ton of implications on marketing today.

In episode 141 of the Science of Social Media, Brian and Hailley break down concepts like the Socratic Method, transparency, rhetoric, and lots more.

8 Unexpected Marketing Lessons from History’s Most Influential Leaders

What follows is a detailed summary of the episode transcript. Feel free to jump around and explore each of these top marketing lessons from history’s most influential leaders in this week’s Science of Social Media:

1. Aristotle

2. Socrates

3. Oprah Winfrey

4. Abraham Lincoln

5. Catherine the Great

6. Martin Luther King Jr.

7. Cleopatra

8. Eleanor Roosevelt

Let’s dive in!

1. Aristotle

One of the most well-known philosophies of the Greek philosopher, Aristotle (born in 384 BC), is his idea of persuasion, otherwise known as rhetoric.

He breaks down persuasion into the three categories: Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

These three concepts can be valuable for content marketers, writers, and bloggers. After all, isn’t persuasion one of the most important parts in marketing?

Logos: The application of logic in efforts to persuade. Logos tries to persuade an audience using logical arguments and supportive evidence.

Pathos: Playing to human emotions. Using anecdotes and stories, marketers can connect with their audience, adding a human element to content.

Ethos: The concept of ethics. It works off the idea that it is impossible to persuade anyone of anything if you’re not credible.

You must establish your credibility and reputation as a writer. This is done through personal branding and your ability to build a following. Ideally this would results in brand building and thought leadership.

2. Socrates

Next up on our list of marketing lessons from historical leaders, born 90 years before Aristotle, is Socrates.

Those that took a middle school science class learned about the Socratic Method. The Socratic Method is used in asking questions and posing theories to investigate and to stimulate the foundation of new ideas.

The Socratic Method applies to the interactive aspect of marketing. Get your readers involved by asking them questions or looking for their ideas on certain issues and engage them with interactive content.

Invite your audience to engage in a lively debate. Actively involve them in your marketing process so that your team can generate new product ideas, marketing campaigns, and content topics based on the feedback you’ve received directly from the people that matter most.

Most of all, don’t forget that the Socratic Method applies internally as well. Your team should be debating and questioning trends, norms, traditions, and ideas at all times.

3. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey has built much of the rapport she has with fans by being honest throughout her career.

Oprah stayed true to herself and was honest to her audience through ups and downs. She also held her guests to this standard as well – ensuring that honesty was always the number one priority.

The benefit of this honesty and transparency in marketing is that it helps to build trust with your customers. Think of all of the brands that create a memorable customer experience by being genuine, human and transparent.

A modern social media strategy demands authenticity and being transparent is something you can’t ignore. That is one of the most important marketing lessons Oprah has taught us from her success.

4. Abraham Lincoln

As the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln became famous primarily because of his contributions to the abolition of slavery and the American Civil War. But aside from his political and human rights achievements, Lincoln is also known for his oratory skills.

He has articulated some of the most memorable lines throughout his political career. In fact, his Gettysburg Address in 1863 became the most quoted speech in US history.

His words live on as we apply them in the perspective of marketing, particularly when it comes to planning and preparation.

Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.”

Marketers should understand that the more time spent on preparation, the less work they have to do in executing.

In addition, Lincoln taught us that it’s not about the amount of hours you work or the number of projects you launch, it’s about the quality of those hours and projects.

Focusing on fewer, but more impactful projects and campaigns will improve your brand’s results and most likely make you more successful in your career as well.

5. Catherine the Great

One of the most influential political leaders of the Eighteenth Century, Catherine the Great was said to have played an important role in improving the welfare of Russian serfs.

She placed emphasis on the arts and helped to cement Russia as one of the dominant countries in Europe.

Catherine the Great is a shining example to modern marketers that it often takes incredible courage to make your vision come true.

In Catherine the Great’s time, smallpox was a terrible problem throughout what is now the united kingdom and Russia. Catherine heard of the new inoculation treatments in England and risked the entire dynasty to travel and get her and her son inoculated.

We know that creativity requires original thinking and transcending traditional ideas, yet we’re so inundated with incoming information, that it becomes harder and harder to truly think for ourselves.

6. Martin Luther King Jr.

Very few people in American history are as celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and social activist who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

When examining King from a marketing perspective, he teaches us that not only carefully crafting, but truly believing in and embodying your brand message is critical for people to buy into what you’re saying.

As marketers, it’s only when we truly believe in our message and stand behind it 100% that can it be successful.

Carefully crafting your message is time well spent and pays ten-fold in the long run.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech is world-famous still today. We might compare that world-famous effect with going viral. Messages that are particularly well-crafted spread like wildfire throughout the Internet.

The marketing lessons bestowed from MLK Jr. include saying what you want to say as quickly and clearly as you can.

Use words everyone understands. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech isn’t an hour long or even 30 minutes. It’s 17-minutes in total and something that changed the course of history forever.

7. Cleopatra

One of the more interesting, yet fairly unknown historical leaders on our list is Cleopatra. C

Cleopatra ruled ancient Egypt for almost three decades. Well-educated and clever, Cleopatra could speak 6 different languages and was known as a strong and charismatic ruler. During her reign, she forged political alliances with Roman military leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony – which helped to hold many regions together over decades.

In terms of marketing lessons, Cleopatra had an incredible knack for seeing the bigger picture.

As marketers it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day: writing articles, posting to social media, analyzing our efforts, and everything that comes with the role.

Sometimes we forget to look up and ask: “why”? Why are we doing this? How does what we’re doing at this moment contribute to the greater goal?

We need to understand how our tactics relate to the strategy and matching our behavior to that understanding.

8. Eleanor Roosevelt

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is a perfect example of a leader that practiced creative innovation – including helping redefine and shape the role of the First Lady.

She not only participated in radio broadcasts, she also authored a daily syndicated column, held press conferences to discuss women’s issues, and was an active supporter of civil rights policies and New Deal social-welfare programs.

Her ability to redefine expectations is a reminder that great marketers always look for opportunities to break the mold. To get to the next level in marketing, we must think outside the box to what seems unimaginable.

Make space to think. Make space to challenge assumptions. Make space to break things.

So what is it that you hope to accomplish? Does it seem too big or too scary to do?

We hope you challenge that notion and set your goals as high as they can go.

How to say hello to us

We would all love to say hello to you on social media – especially Twitter!

Hailley on Twitter and Hailley’s Website

Brian on Twitter and Brian’s Website

Thanks for listening! Feel free to connect with our team at Buffer on Twitter, Buffer on Facebook, our Podcast homepage, or with the hashtag #bufferpodcast.

Enjoy the show? It’d mean the world to us if you’d be up for giving us a rating and review on iTunes!

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About The Science of Social Media podcast

The Science of Social Media is your weekly sandbox for social media stories, insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Every Monday (and sometimes more) we share the most cutting-edge social media marketing tactics from brands and influencers in every industry. If you’re a social media team of one, business owner, marketer, or someone simply interested in social media marketing, you’re sure to find something useful in each and every episode.  It’s our hope that you’ll join our 27,000+ weekly iTunes listeners and rock your social media channels as a result!

The Science of Social Media is proudly made by the Buffer team. Feel free to get in touch with us for any thoughts, ideas, or feedback.

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Be careful never to cleanse much too frequently or else you hazard about-cleansing skin. Most authorities concur you actually only need to have to clean your face during the night to get rid of makeup and sunscreen, which might clog pores. Within the cult of Shiva, present in Anatolia from circa six,000 BC, the younger, bare ithyphallic god appears donning a horned mask.[fifteen] While in the Greek bacchanalia and the Dionysus cult, which involved using masks, the common controls on behaviour had been quickly suspended, and people cavorted in merry revelry outside their everyday rank or standing. René Guénon claims that inside the Roman saturnalia festivals, the standard roles had been often inverted. Yummy recipes – I like using and recommending honey in my recipes Specially UMF Lively honey since it’s super highly effective as a therapeutic, antimicrobial and moisturising component. Hello I'm 66 calendar year aged female. I have growing older itchy skin all-around my chin and less than my reduced lip which received’t stop. I thought it was exma so I used exma product which has made it even worse, can you suggest one thing, be sure to. Many thanks for your reply. I may even explain to the difference between raw honey models I exploit for my honey mask. A high quality neighborhood raw honey made my skin glow in a means I didn’t see with one other Uncooked honey I attempted. Yow will discover an awesome resource of high quality Uncooked honey In this article. How often to employ this face mask? Usually do not use every day, as above exfoliation of skin will not be needed. Use it ever alternate working day or three instances each week. Thanks so much for this! I’m 32 and utilized the mask to “combat wrinkles”. I didn’t have OJ so I utilised a vitamin C capsule as an alternative in the combination. SO Wonderful. Immediately just after my skin appears to be like plump and radiant, at the least experience 5 yrs youthful Article SummaryX To create an egg facial mask, get started by cracking an egg and separating the egg white as well as yolk. Then, discard the yolk and include a few teaspoons of lemon juice and also a 50 percent teaspoon of honey to your egg white. This assistance permits you to join or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn cash from adverts in your content articles. No facts is shared Except you engage with this element. (Privacy Policy) :D um genuinely hoping to obtain an amazing outcome considering that um really very amazed by your strategies…:D if i remove my facial troubles I'll Enable you understand of course In shaa ALLAH…^_^ may possibly ALLAH bless you and keep you joyful usually….:D voila!!! Masks in a variety of types (sacred, functional, or playful) have performed a crucial historical function in the development of understandings about "what this means to be human", because they allow the imaginative encounter of "what it truly is like" to be remodeled into another identity (or to affirm an present social or spiritual id).[22] Not all cultures have known the use of masks, but Many of them have.[23] Masks in overall performance 3. Your face could be a little bit purple following the scrub. It's because in the sugar scrub which stimulates proper blood circulation inside your face. The redness will disappear after a while plus your face will probably be glowing and totally free from peeling skin and dead cells. Thank you for producing your account on EverydayMe. This information or product or service has been added for your favorites. It is actually a thing that all the beauty industries are employing in their products and solutions thanks to it several skin benefits.

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Enable the combination to remain with your face for three to five minutes. You might want to sit back and chill out. The greater you move about, the more probable the mixture is to come back off your face and get with your clothing/furnishings. Use this mask with clean fingers to your freshly cleaned and dried face. The baking soda may perhaps sting just a little, but This can be no trigger for alarm. Be careful not to scratch you With all the egg shells. Check Just about every egg batter for shell chips prior to application. This Site delivers a section at the bottom of each and every assessment where consumers of This website can provide their feedback. We're not accountable for and don't promise the precision of the data furnished by any 3rd party. This home made coffee scrub and mask sloughs absent useless skin cells, deeply nourishes my skin and leaves me with a radiant, glowing complexion. It would make my face so smooth and brilliant. It’s the top! Pour 1 tsp of sugar in to the palm of one's hand. You should use whichever sugar you like. Lots of people endorse utilizing brown sugar because it’s softer and gentler for your skin.[2] You may as well use coarser, granulated sugar if you prefer. It’s seriously a subject of personal desire. Implement a moisturizer to your skin. Seal inside the moisturizing effects in the scrub with your preferred moisturizer. Very little on This great site needs to be considered health-related information. This great site is for informational functions and really should not be made use of in its place for guidance, diagnosis, or remedy from a qualified clinical professional. When you are going through a health care unexpected emergency, Make contact with your health practitioner promptly or phone the crisis companies provider in your town. The Dermatology Evaluation strives to supply you with correct, specific, and practical info, as stated more entirely right here. You should know, nevertheless, that This web site is affiliated, and shares some typical staff, with two firms whose merchandise we critique and rank: Advanced Dermatology and Formulyst. The variability and wonder in the masks of Melanesia are Nearly as very developed as in Africa. It's a lifestyle where by ancestor worship is dominant and religious ceremonies are dedicated to ancestors. Inevitably, a lot of the mask varieties relate to work with in these ceremonies and therefore are joined While using the activities of secret societies. 1. Pull your hair back by using a head band to stop hairs from acquiring caught within the mask; it’s really sticky! thank you much Kelly.. My skin appears so quite every time soon after i use this blend.. my skin improving as well .. And that i often do use this blend ahead of any essential event along with the glow seriously lasts rather prolonged enough for till the end of occasions.. like u I don't recommend using the mask everyday mainly because it could dry out or irritate your skin. I might use the mask 2 times every week at probably the most. New-time ought to-haves: the very best natural beauty goods for all Skin & Entire body New-period have to-haves: the very best splendor merchandise for all favourite28 I just made use of egg whites only, can it be ok? Could it be powerful even theres no honey or lemon but an egg whites only? As well as, Is that this appropriate for Little ones like 15 decades outdated to use this sort?

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Ideally, implement these egg white face masks in excess of a sink or wash basin to stay away from making a mess. Right after software, maintain your face about the sink for a few seconds to collect any Preliminary drippings. Rate: This can be the most effective elements of this procedure! A lot of the elements talked over above are presently available in the majority of households, besides Kelp and Tea Tree Oil which aren’t incredibly high priced. How it operate: Bananas have antioxidants and vitamin C in them together with other minerals. They assist to cut back wrinkles and fine traces. Just in case you didn’t know, avocado oil is extremely moisturizing, allows smooth out good lines, and cleanses your skin. Just as if that wasn’t sufficient Furthermore, it soothes sunburn. Software: Implement a layer of this Kelp – Aloe Vera – Honey Mask comprehensively on your own face and other affected spots. Depart it on for fifteen to twenty minutes then rinse with lukewarm drinking water. A few minutes afterwards, clean your face all over again with cold drinking water. So, Should you be accumulating the kelp yourself, stay away from extremely polluted areas. For anyone who is getting it, Make certain that it can be collected and created in a location with as lower a amount of pollution as possible. This is often made use of to collect information on traffic to articles along with other internet pages on our web site. Except if you happen to be signed in to some HubPages account, all personally identifiable information and facts is anonymized. Info: Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is an efficient skin conditioner and is frequently found in skin care products. Furthermore, it works very very well to treat acne for those with oily skin. An egg has several antioxidants which make your skin glow and possessing Banana while in the face pack adds a far more nutritional significance to it. Coupled with removing undesirable facial hair, this mask also eliminates any Dust or impurities out of your skin. • Those with oily skin can implement a homemade face mask well prepared by incorporating two tablespoons of inexperienced clay, one particular tablespoon of powdered milk, and slightly drinking water in freshly squeezed orange juice taken from a medium-sized orange. The contemporary lemon juice also is effective to crystal clear acne and lighten the skin to provide you with easy, blemish-cost-free skin. This mask is a little bit sticky and can be quite a suffering to get off. Only, use lukewarm h2o and gently scrub your face until it commences effortlessly coming off. Then you can certainly use cold h2o to wipe off the rest. Anti-inflammatory signifies your inflamed purple acne might be soothed and healed, producing them fewer pronounced. Antibacterial and antiseptic Houses might help fight off acne causing germs and microbes, staving off more acne and pimples.

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You must often discard the employed facial mask since it can have the microorganisms from a earlier facial. Nonetheless, if you would like save some money and still take care of your face to care that should hold you wanting your best, you can also make your own personal facial sugar mask. The sugar On this mask functions as a mild exfoliate to eliminate dead skin cells from the face. This orange peel powder has reasons manifold. The peel is made up of citric acid that can help from the brightening of skin By natural means. Wash your face with a delicate cleanser. Use a mild cleanser to wash your face with lukewarm drinking water, then pat your face dry that has a clear, dry washcloth. Am i able to mix mashed banana with sugar, orange juice and avocado oil ? And if yes am i able to store inside of a sealed container? Many thanks The fats within the avocado and total milk yogurt are deeply moisturizing into the skin, while the lactic acid while in the yogurt smooths your skin, refines pores, and stimulates collagen manufacturing. • Moisturize, smoothen, and brighten your skin by implementing a mix of orange juice and coconut oil for around 10 minutes after which you can rinse it off with lukewarm water.   If you can deal with it, you could implement banana-yogurt mask overnight. If you're feeling it will eventually mess-up Then you can certainly Enable it sit on your own face for approximately half-hour or as long as is possible,and after that rinse it off. Are you able to make sure you explain to me any cure for my below eye skin. I am thirty many years aged n i acquired great lines and crow’s feet less than and all over my eyes. Plz assistance me… And let me know any productive herbal product or treatment which will help me to have to have my underneath eye skin younger again again. i have compact pours on my cheeks and nose as well as acne issue…. remember to support me to remove this.. [twenty five] To apply the sugar scrubs use possibly your hands, a cleanse washcloth or clean up exfoliating gloves.[26] Typically your arms will likely be your very best wager as they are probably the most Light alternative. Use a moisturizer to your face and neck. Seal in the moisturizing consequences with the scrub together with your favourite moisturizer. Combine the egg white and lemon juice. Utilizing a fork, fast whisk the two ingredients until finally the egg white will become foamy and frothy. The above final a few Do-it-yourself banana face masks are useful for three unique skin challenges. If you already know some other banana face mask recipe, be sure to share right here beneath remarks below for the good thing about other readers.

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In the Reformation, several of those carnival customs started to die out in Protestant areas, While they appear to have survived in Catholic regions despite the opposition of the ecclesiastical authorities. So because of the 19th century, the carnivals in the somewhat rich bourgeois city communities, with elaborate masques and costumes, existed aspect-by-facet While using the ragged and effectively folkloric customs of the rural spots. two. Be gentle. Do not rub the sugar face scrub far too challenging with your face. This provides you with a burning feeling and also purple, Unpleasant skin. Hope you all are during the pink of one's health and fitness and savoring this beautiful spring year. Currently morning, I had orange marmalade and orange sandwich…oops veg sandwich in my breakfast. Steer clear of the Sunlight between 10am and 2pm, as This really is when its rays are most damaging.[eighteen] If you don't like wearing sunscreen, think about using a moisturizer or Basis that already have sunscreen in it. will certainly check out dis tomarow ….aaj i have to organize my chandan pack…. Kal pakka isko try out karoongi waise me tooo adore consuming oranges a lot Meditate. That is an historical observe that's been all-around for centuries—and permanently explanation! Many of us notice that it helps them crystal clear their minds and take it easy. This really is utilised to collect facts on traffic to content articles as well as other internet pages on our web site. Unless you happen to be signed in into a HubPages account, all Individually identifiable information and facts is anonymized. Thanks so much for this sort of an magnificent article … I attempted no four- the coffee and cocoa mask with honey and it's finished miracles. I’ll follow it for a long time. I used to be skeptical about applying it as i thought coffee will result in a bogus tan and so eradicated it in only quarter-hour (yep i established a timer) but to my surprise this matter worked miracles, in fact I am able to clearly distinguish involving the area i made use of the mask on and the realm i still left as being the previous one particular is glowing like something. Thank https://www.pinterest.com/pin/722616702689546927 are lifetime saviours appreciate you all sustain The great work!!! Just utilize a spoon of Uncooked honey within the face like a mask and leave it for around twenty minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEc2hv1hUMI off. Repeat a few instances a week. So ladies, upcoming time after you love tangy oranges, don’t fail to remember to feed your skin with all of the beauty great things about this Tremendous tasty fruit. That’s it for right now, until finally subsequent time, just take care and keep tuned to IMBB. [6] Some ceremonial or decorative masks were not created to be worn. Even though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facemask of masks has waned, masks are applied occasionally in drama therapy or psychotherapy.[7] Historical masks "Ways to choose care of my skin in depth assisted. Also ways to watch out for my each day diet. I believe These would be the critical factors."..." a lot more MN My Hanh Nguyen Thi Honey has lengthy been haled since the miracle heal for skin of all kinds. It's been utilized given that ancient instances to take care of cuts, burns, and lower skin swellings. In advance of I clarify this mask, beware of the quantity of lemon juice you increase on your face mask, just don’t go overboard with more than eight drops or one/two tsp. Anyhow, this scrumptious smelling mask is certain to tease your style buds, tempting you to possess a lick, but you have to resist!

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Other Uncomfortable side effects could include things like dry skin and basic irritation, particularly when additives such as pure lemon juice are made use of. Only your dermatologist may help you decide if the usage of an egg white mask is good for you. This mask is very vital in retaining clean and balanced skin. The egg is an extremely interesting foods with tons of nutrients. It Is that this richness which makes it superior even with the skin. Why I'm typing orange again and again here, Are you aware of? It is mainly because orange is my favourite fruit which time Now we have the top of oranges in our town – sweet, tangy and delicious. Almost everywhere in the market, I'm able to see fruit walas Contemplate subsequent up with a few moisturizer. face peel mask During this mask may be a tiny drying for the skin. If you discover that the face is somewhat dry, use some moisturizer for your face. Be careful never to scratch yourself While using the egg shells. Examine Every single egg batter for shell chips right before application. Tired and out? Spare you a time for Yogurt and Banana face mask to replenish your skin and temper. It energizes the spirit, clams the inflammation, and relaxes the skin. The new lemon juice also performs to clear acne and lighten the skin to provide you with easy, blemish-free skin. OEM ODM rorec moisturizing nourishing Olive honey aloe vera pomegranate blueberry cucumber sheet face mask Take into consideration subsequent up with a few moisturizer. The lemon Within this mask may be a very little drying to your skin. If you discover that your face is just a little dry, apply some moisturizer to your face. Ensure that you might be employing items formulated for oily skin. Also, consider using a moisturizer intended for oily skin; In case your skin lacks humidity, it will get started to make additional oil to compensate. Talking of one's selfie, you’re not wearing a headband. To stay away from the combination getting in my hair, after putting my hair up, I throw with a headband to have some kind of barrier. Hold for twenty minutes and rinse off. Along with gentle exfoliation, it will provide you with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory benefit and honey as normally will moisturize your skin. > Onion juice is broadly employed for a natural cure to take care of hair decline and hair thinning. It incorporates large quantities of sulfur, and that is a ingredient with the amino acids found in the hair. Coffee contains antioxidants that might help in eliminating the useless skin cells and brightening the skin. The anti-ageing Attributes of coffee also assist in firming the skin which can cause you to glance young.

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Unique variations of masks started to arise in pre-Hispanic The usa about 1200BC, although There may be evidence of much older mask forms. Egg whites is usually saved for later on use. But it's best to help keep them during the freezer. That may become a endeavor to receive it back to liquid sort at space temperature for facial software. Inuit teams differ extensively and do not share a common mythology or language. Not shockingly their mask traditions are also usually distinct, Though their masks tend to be designed away from driftwood, animal skins, bones, and feathers. See also: Masks amongst Eskimo peoples Uncooked honey by by itself is Pretty, but You may as well blend and match other food-based ingredients to tailor your mask on your exclusive skin style. Answer: Any genuine honey will do, but my private beloved is Uncooked, unfiltered honey mainly because it retains additional of its strong healing Homes. I can actually tell the distinction between the categories of honey I’ve utilized for my honey mask. Protecting masks are items of package or devices worn on The top and face to afford to pay for defense for the wearer, and now typically have these capabilities: Refrain from conversing or smiling Together with the mask on for the reason that stretching the tight skin could bring about wrinkles to seem. Pick one which satisfies your skin style and also you are on your own way to finding several advantages of honey for your personal skin! Mash up the banana, then blend in the honey. For finest success, place the substances inside a blender. Include the juice on the lemon or orange. Apply to face for quarter-hour right before rinsing which has a neat washcloth or simply a steaming heat washcloth. Stick to using your normal moisturizer. 1 remarkably crucial characteristic of Lecoq's utilization of mask, wasn't a great deal its visual impact on phase, but the way it altered the performers movement on stage. It had been a body-primarily based method of mask work, as opposed to a visually led a single.[forty six][50] Lecoq's pedagogy has long been massively influential for theatre practitioners in Europe dealing with mask and is exported widely across the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZc1mq7eayQ with masks also pertains to accomplishing with transportable structures and puppetry. Pupils of Lecoq have continued utilizing masks inside their work soon after leaving The college, including in John Wright's Trestle Theatre. Who suggests egg whites are only for anyone with oily, acne-susceptible skin? This hydrating egg white mask is great for those with dry skin, also! It has powerful elements including avocado, a foodstuff packed with numerous natural vitamins and wholesome fats, which can be ideal for hydrating and moisturizing your skin to really make it supple, tender, and sleek. The egg white will feed your skin with nourishing nutrients which include protein and riboflavin. I just made use of egg whites only, can it be all right? Could it be powerful even theres no honey or lemon but an egg whites only? And also, Is that this suited to Children like 15 many years old to implement this type? 5. Spread all the peels over a tray and spot under the Sunshine to dry. Make sure you go over the tray using a Web or a thin cloth to forestall insects and dirt from moving into connection with them. In an effort to reduce your threat of Unwanted effects with the usage of an egg white mask, look for its software from a skin care professional.

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Be careful not to scratch yourself Along with the egg shells. Check out Just about every egg batter for shell chips right before application. This can lessen redness and soothe any soreness. When you have aloe vera gel or glycerin, you'll be able to use that as well, as these both equally have soothing Attributes as well. Fragrance – The uplifting smell of the orange is mesmerizing and calls for a inspiration following time. Brown sugar also has glycolic acid, a powerful alpha hydroxy acid, that assists expel toxins and germs, and moisturize skin. Additionally it is a hydrating agent and it locks humidity into your skin cells and guards from skin dryness. Use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPKseK3lViI of white sugar since it is much more Light on skin and functions very well for extremely sensitive skin. Our partners use cookies to make certain we teach you promoting that's applicable for you. When you proceed with out changing your settings, we are going to presume you are pleased to obtain all cookies on Boldsky Site. On the other hand, you'll be able to transform your cookie settings Anytime. Find out more Your face is definitely the ‘showroom’ of your lifetime that lens to start with impression on any person you meet. If a similar is not favouring you, you very seriously really need to work out for a far better face. This home made face mask is ideal to exfoliate and detoxify the skin. You'll have coffee beans, precisely the same degree of cocoa powder, and seven tablespoons basic yogurt. Oats is a great normal scrub that aids in having rid in the dead skin cells and reveals a glowing and lighter skin tone. No, mainly because it has excessive oil in it. The easy mask is effective because the lemon juice functions being an astringent, even though the honey should help clear out the acne-producing germs. Thanks! Certainly No Not Handy 14 Beneficial forty six Safety measures – Couple precautions are essential for all. The list of precautions that shall be practised are: This company enables you to enroll in or affiliate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you could gain income from adverts with your posts. No details is shared Except if you have interaction with this particular feature. (Privateness Coverage) Honey and avocado are the perfect combo of hydrating elements for dry skin. Floor almonds Carefully exfoliate, as well as their very good fats go away your skin experience Tremendous tender. If you need to add much more moisturizing Advantages, add a tablespoon of oil to the combination. Area the ripe banana in a little mixing bowl and mash it by using a fork right until there is a lump-free of charge paste. Then blend within the honey and lemon juice and Mix all substances totally. In this economic system, why spend $30 or maybe more over a leg wax when you are able to do it by yourself? I've a lot of friends who wax their unique legs And that i found a recipe for any sugar "wax" over the Double X Web site for Females. Editor Hanna Rosin shares her family members's recipe.

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Great piece. Very good for getting back to basics and out on the chemical laden cosmetics. I will be hoping honey tonight. There are several components that you choose to Virtually can’t go Erroneous with in Do-it-yourself skincare. And honey is definitely at the best with the listing. This kitchen area pantry staple has actually been Utilized in meals and medication For the reason that Stone Age. Listed here’s why your skin enjoys it, way too. Orange peel powder will be the Main of this whole beautification product. It treats the dark circles and stops the acne formation on the face skin. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/722616702689548197 tried it everything and its amazing.... its genuinely effective... just should set minutes all of it ... I get it done daily prior to i take a tub or even though take a bathtub... This is why ordinarily I am 30mins during the bathroom hahahaha... for 30days I am able to see the effect of glow Hold a jar around and dab the honey on acne, burns or minimal cuts. And if you’re experience sick, take a spoonful or two. Make sure to Get your hair away out of your face ahead of implementing this mask. Put on a headband or plastic shower cap to avoid the combination from occurring your hair. Now that you have your orange peel powder, Here i will discuss three face mask recipes that will let you enjoy their Positive aspects: Producing of the face pack has become the least difficult Do-it-yourself home made ways to address the oily and acne inclined skin. Let us take a trip to have an concept of ways of preparation with the orange face mask for oily skin and acne. Rinse it off with lukewarm h2o, and use a toner. If you do not Possess a toner, just use lemon juice or a mixture of 1 portion apple cider vinegar and two areas distilled drinking water. You can use this acne face mask Just about day by day. No HTML is authorized in opinions, but URLs will likely be hyperlinked. Opinions aren't for advertising your article content or other web-sites. Mix all the above components in a small mixing bowl. Working with clean finger recommendations, use a thick coat on the combination on to your face. Since cinnamon is so impressive, I might endorse only making use of this honey mask the moment per week at most. You may use one of the other, gentler honey masks on other days should you’d like. Fragrance – The uplifting scent with the orange is mesmerizing and calls for a motivation up coming time. In order to use this mask once again You should definitely create a new 1 as this remain in the fridge for 3 times nonetheless it’s very good for those who come up with a new a person.

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These banana face mask recipes usually are not built just for acne clients. for those who rely on them on the normal skin you receive moisturized, tender and exquisite wanting skin. Do that unbelievably straightforward and very powerful remedy to deep clean up your skin and expose a glowing complexion! Hi, pls let me know how frequently we should use the mask specially for lightening the skin. could it be a each day mask or once in each week mask ? The new lemon juice also works to crystal clear acne and lighten the skin to provide you with sleek, blemish-free skin. To open up your pores, You may as well have a quick splash with warm water as an alternative to steaming. Below you'll be able to find out Exactly what are the ideal splendor treatments with yogurt and how to produce a honey and yogurt face mask for acne. The matters in these web pages which includes textual content, graphics, movies and various substance contained on this Internet site are for informational purposes only and never to become substituted for professional health care guidance. I by no means realized a banana could be so adaptable while in the alternative ways You may use it. Thanks. Voted up. You need to use banana, honey and lemon facial mask day-to-day. As you've got dry skin, implement a moisturizer immediately after working with this blend – if you really feel your skin is dry. If you like to use pure moisturizer, read through this post: This information is precise and correct to the ideal of the writer’s information and isn't intended to substitute for formal and individualized advice from an experienced Skilled. To start with peel a ripe banana and using the again of a spoon mash it nicely and transfer to the mixing bowl. Combining egg whites with honey and lemon juice makes a really powerful Do-it-yourself egg white face mask for acne. Honey has powerful antibacterial and anti-inflammatory Houses which make it very successful versus acne. I was performing some research on utilizing honey for acne, And that i came across this informative article. In this article’s a fascinating quotation: Now crush and powder your peels into a high-quality powder utilizing a food stuff processor or blender, without incorporating any h2o.

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Im intending to try out your mask this 7 days I just need to make clear warm drinking water to open up pores, implement mask beaten egg whites with witch hazel, usel facial cleanser and moisturizer right after Applying honey with other components Within this face mask makes sure that this mask clears only surplus oil from your skin instead of the humidity content material in the skin. Use an old t-shirt in excess of your apparel to forestall yellow stains from turmeric, that may be very tough to wash off. Due to they both really great to reduce substantial pores, also tighten them. As oranges are full of vitamin C which The natural way exfoliates your skin. It gives you an acne no cost skin it also would make your skin brighter that final ever. I'm thinking if you can use these facial masks just for the sake of having new skin? Or could it be highly recommended only to rely on them for acne or other skin irritations? Making use of orange peel for skin care has numerous benefits, certainly one of and that is lowering blemishes, especially when combined with honey. "I really like some actually uncomplicated approach to choose care the skin by Do-it-yourself, due to the fact I'm a rookie in caring for skin." KB Kathryn Bernardo I have not attempted working with it While using the yolk. Happy to hear it has served your skin! I will certainly give it a attempt now! This orange peel powder has uses manifold. The peel incorporates citric acid that helps in the brightening of skin Normally. It could be if you utilize the ice directly to your skin. It's best when you wrap the ice in the washcloth, then use it to your face for a person moment. You should get somewhat moment to complete your profile so we will personalize your experience and make sure you receive information and provides that are appropriate to you. Honey face masks may help you fade acne scars and perhaps out skin discolouration, providing your shiny and toned skin. When you're feeling your skin tightening up, Carefully get rid of the egg white, using a cloth soaked in warm water. Is there a certain way you have to dry your face Once you wash off the egg white? Like pat dry or wipe off?

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Am i able to mix mashed banana with sugar, orange juice and avocado oil ? And if Sure can I store in a sealed container? Many thanks :D um genuinely hoping to receive an amazing final result because um actually quite amazed by your methods…:D if i dispose of my facial complications I'll let you already know needless to say In shaa ALLAH…^_^ may possibly ALLAH bless you and retain you pleased always….:D voila!!! Clean your face with warm drinking water to open up up your pores. Employing thoroughly clean palms or even a cotton ball, use the mixture onto your face, keeping away from the delicate locations close to your mouth and eyes. Gently work the sugar into your skin together with your fingers. Making use of gentle round motions with the fingers, do the job the sugar into the lather. Then rinse off with lukewarm water. You should use combination of lemon juice and raw natural and organic honey in equivalent pieces. Use either of both of these therapies daily to rejuvenate your skin and slough off dim patches. I have a little, little pimple on my forehead(tzone) from so a few years, I've consulted the dermatologist also they gave some creams for application, Until eventually i use People creams,my forehead is clear after I stopped utilizing once more modest acne will start on my forehead. -When you rinse your face with lukewarm h2o, clean it all over again with cold h2o a couple of minutes later on. This will tone your face and enhance the firmness of your respective face muscles. Go quick around the lemon juice. Lemon juice can dry out and irritate your skin. In the event the scrub contained olive oil, you could potentially use extra lemon juice, but for the reason that this 1 doesn’t, stay with just some drops of lemon juice. Preserve the egg yolk and discard the egg white (or reserve it for another recipe). Egg yolks don't just enable nourish and moisturize your skin, Nonetheless they may help lessen the appearance of blemishes. You should utilize the egg white to generate a straightforward face mask. To learn the way to generate one, confer with the section in this post on generating a simple mask. Serach the above acne site. A lot of the acne remedies just take care of oily skin as well. So I'd suggest initial you handle your pimples dilemma. Choose care; lemon juice can irritate your skin if utilized for a lot more than 20 minutes. Also don’t head out inside the Sunlight with lemon juice on the skin. In case you have delicate skin, keep away from implementing lemon juice. Separate the egg. Crack an egg in excess of a bowl, and transfer the yolk from shell to shell. Every time you transfer the yolk, a small amount of the egg white should circulation in to the bowl. Maintain doing this till the entire egg white is inside the bowl. Fantastic Hub! Head examining mines out? By the way if any person would like to observe me I'll abide by you ideal back! I need to produce a community of followers, the more the merrier, you scratch my back I scratch yours! I take advantage of weekly after Multanimitti with Rose drinking water, Sandal with Rose h2o and tried using Papaya fruit pulp with Banana , lemon , cucumber mask, only papaya with Besan Powder and tomoto juice with lemon. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Face-Masks-out-of-Fruit fed up using this acne and oil on my fore head

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Orange peel powder is Utilized in a number of skincare recipes to control acne by drying it out and as being a scrubbing agent to gently take out worn-out skin cells and thereby open up up clogged pores and treat blackheads. Furthermore, it helps rid the skin from excessive oil, additional mitigating the chance of acne and imparting a wholesome glow to your face as a substitute. Tdas Face mask for dust air pollution for men women Youngsters bike bikers air anti pollution dustproof mask washable reusable (Navy Blue) That may be 1 intriguing mask! Once i 1st noticed the photo I thought it was a mask determined by Turmeric, because it is also an orange powder, but a mask built from ground orange peel would haven't transpired to me. Thanks for sharing! Thank you for building your account on EverydayMe. This article or product or service is added for your favorites. Application: Use a layer of this Kelp – Aloe Vera – Honey Mask comprehensively with your face together with other impacted parts. Go away it on for fifteen to 20 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm h2o. A few minutes later, clean your face once more with cold water. No HTML is authorized in remarks, but URLs will probably be hyperlinked. Feedback are usually not for endorsing your content or other sites. Warning: Aloe Vera supposedly has no Negative effects, and there isn't any stories of it remaining allergenic. However, a lot of people could possibly be allergic to honey. Irrespective of your allergen record, it is best to test it with your wrist before you apply it in your face. Guidelines: To type this anti ageing skin care face mask which also contains a lightening influence, put all the elements in a very blender, or mash by hand inside of a bowl. Make use of your fingers to distribute the mask in excess of your face and neck and depart it on for a minimum of half-hour, ideally longer, in advance of removing. Stay away from the Sunlight concerning 10am and 2pm, as This can be when its rays are most harmful.[eighteen] If you do not like putting on sunscreen, consider using a moisturizer or Basis that already have sunscreen in it. The moment you are aware of and realize the lead to, it truly is time to locate a overcome. Considering that acne is triggered due to blockage and subsequent infection on the sebum glands, clearing the blockage and fighting the an infection should really logically assist get rid of your acne signs or symptoms. This is when the honey mask for acne comes into play. Using a honey mask for acne not just clears the blockage but in addition removes the infectious microbes, Consequently cutting down the indications of acne. very good, Virtually addictive, I couldn’t prevent consuming it! I found a Model of the cake on Chef In You blog when searching for recipes to use up leftover egg whites and stumbled on an egg white cake OEM ODM rorec aloe vera olive pomegranate blueberry honey purely natural skin mask for face masks skin care "My face is quite oily and I have blackheads on my nose and chin. This worked very well, I will be employing it twice weekly To any extent further."..." far more AO Afi Owusu 2,Q:Could I obtain a sample just before putting order9 A: Sorry, we couldn't deliver sample. 3,Q:Exactly what are the phrases of payment you offer9 A: We take payment of T/T, Western Union. six,Q:What is your warranty9 A:Totally free Trade and return again promise if there feature quality difficulties!

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Now, a few of the recipes under tend to be more effective and should only be applied one-2 instances a week. Other individuals You should use day by day. I’ve built notes for how frequently each mask ought to be used. Milk and Banana is probably the greatest combos for a face mask. Also, among the best face masks for being manufactured the banana and milk do wonders in your skin from smoothening to brightening. "It had been super easy and straightforward to complete. I'll continue executing this facial to get a smooth and young hunting skin. Many thanks." RD Rylie Doosendorf • Consider 50 % a banana, mash it within a bowl with the assistance of the fork or spoon, and mix just one tablespoon Each individual of orange juice and honey in it. Apply this selfmade beauty recipe for quarter-hour and afterwards clean it off with lukewarm drinking water.   Subscribe to The us's most significant dictionary and get hundreds additional definitions and State-of-the-art lookup—advertisement no cost! How I use it is the fact I mix orange peel powder together with chickpea flour, lemon n a pinch of turmeric. My face is blessed which has a nice glow n shine Separate the egg and help save the yolk. Crack open up an egg about a bowl and transfer the yolk back and forth among the two shells. Every time the yolk falls into a shell, a small amount of the egg white ought to fall to the bowl. Preserve accomplishing this right until all of the egg white is within the bowl. [25] To apply the sugar scrubs use possibly your hands, a clean up washcloth or cleanse exfoliating gloves.[26] Generally your palms will probably be your best wager as These are essentially the most gentle option. If you have dry skin, think about chilly product like Pond's, which the French use, or make your personal natural and organic chilly product employing this straightforward cold product recipe. Basically use the product, then wipe off, no drinking water needed (In case you have tricky water, it may be Specially harsh on skin). Skin purists believe tap h2o is lousy for your personal skin since it consists of severe minerals and additives like fluoride and chlorine. Incorporate several drops of essential oil. You are able to insert whichever essential oils you ought to this mixture. Just ensure that you don’t include a lot which the scent of the mask is overpowering. Too much essential oil may additionally irritate your skin. Banana face masks are the two nourishing and moisturizing and specially great for dry, growing old and blend skin. Mash up a banana and unfold it on your face or utilize the recipes below to develop masks formulated on your skin kind. Do you have got any recipes for lousy acne making use of cinnamon and coconut oil? I actually need enable for my seriously really undesirable acne.. Simultaneously, it's considered to be a obligation for the company to provide The shoppers with cost-helpful solutions.

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Blend lemon juice and olive oil in container. Guantee that These are effectively blended. more info at social media can use the container that you will be storing the exfoliating scrub in. Other benefits of coffee face masks involve their energy to scale back face inflammation. This home made mask is going to be your very best ally for people times when you haven't got Significantly sleep or have slept poorly and also you get up with somewhat puffy face. Shigong dance masks have been Employed in shamanic rituals to thank the gods, when nuo dance masks protected from negative spirits. Wedding ceremony masks have been accustomed to pray once and for all luck and a lasting marriage, and "Swallowing Animal" masks were connected with preserving the house and symbolised the "swallowing" of disaster. Unique variations of masks started to arise in pre-Hispanic The united states about 1200BC, Even though There may be proof of considerably more mature mask forms. Masks are an important part of numerous theatre types during globe cultures, as well as their utilization in theatre has often made from, or continues to get A part of outdated, highly complex, stylized theatrical traditions. Contemporary theatre An interesting illustration of a sporting activities mask that confounds the protecting function is definitely the wrestling mask, a mask most generally used in the Mexican/Latin lucha libre kind of wrestling. By Mary Smith. Updated: June 5, 2018 A very good cup of coffee is, for A lot of people, the only thing that will get them to get up each morning. Great news, coffee fans - your preferred viewed is also an excellent Alternative to make your skin glimpse brighter, fresher and a lot more crucial. At present, in the course of carnival within the Netherlands masks will often be replaced with face paint For additional comfort and ease. See also: Venetian mask Goaltender mask, a mask worn by an ice or subject hockey goaltender to safeguard The top and face from personal injury 3. Your face could be a bit pink following the scrub. This is because with the sugar scrub which stimulates good blood circulation as part of your face. The redness will disappear right after a while and your face is going to be glowing and absolutely free from peeling skin and useless cells. Once in a while a witness for that prosecution appears in court docket in the mask to stop becoming recognized by associates in the accused. This material is accurate and correct to the best with the writer’s understanding and is not intended to substitute for official and individualized advice from a certified Expert. Mash up the banana, then combine within the honey. For best outcomes, set the substances within a blender. Include the juice on the lemon or orange. Implement to face for quarter-hour before rinsing by using a interesting washcloth or maybe a steaming heat washcloth. Adhere to using your common moisturizer. A few photos of exactly the same feminine noh mask displaying how the expression variations that has a tilting of The top. In these photographs, the mask was affixed into a wall with frequent lights, and just the digicam moved.

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Choose Clove Bud Oil for Better Dental Health Dr. Mercola You're probably familiar with clove, an aromatic spice that is commonly used in Indian and Chinese culture as seasoning and for medicinal purposes. Cloves, also known as clove buds, gained popularity all over the world, especially in the western hemisphere, during the 7th century because of their health benefits. Like other spices, cloves can also be used to make an essential oil. While it is not as popular as other plant oils, I believe there are numerous reasons why you should consider having clove bud oil at home. What Is Clove Bud Oil? Clove bud oil is derived from the clove tree, a member of the Myrtaceae family. This tree is native to Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia. From the evergreen, you can derive three types of clove essential oils: clove bud oil, clove leaf oil and clove stem oil. Out of the three, clove bud essential oil — also known as Eugenia carophyllata — is the most popular in aromatherapy. Because the oils produced from the leaves and stems have stronger chemical compositions than the buds, they can easily cause skin irritations, which makes them unfit for aromatherapy.1 During the time of ancient Greeks and Romans, this plant oil was used to relieve toothaches and to combat bad breath.2 Its presence was also found in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine with the same purpose. Today, clove bud oil is known for its benefits to oral health. This essential oil, which has been approved as a dental anesthetic mouthwash and gargle, can help relieve toothaches, as well as help fight mouth and throat infections. It is also added to pharmaceutical and dental products. Uses of Clove Bud Oil The oil of clove buds is known for its antimicrobial, antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral, aphrodisiac and stimulant properties.3 Apart from its positive effects in the field of dental care, it can also be used as a treatment for minor health concerns. Below are some of the most common uses of this plant oil:4,5,6 ✓ Digestive aid — Cloves possess beneficial properties that help relax the smooth muscle lining in your gastrointestinal tract. When used as an oil, it can aid in halting digestive problems, like nausea and vomiting. ✓ Skin care product — When applied topically, clove buds can help address skin problems like warts, acne, sagging skin and wrinkles. ✓ Insect repellent — When used together with citrus essential oils, this plant oil can help ward insects away. ✓ Expectorant — Clove bud oil is also used to help ease respiratory problems, such as cough, colds, sinusitis, asthma and tuberculosis. In fact, chewing on a clove bud is said to help sore throats. ✓ Antiseptic — It is applied topically to assist in addressing fungal infections, wounds and cuts. It is also a common treatment for athlete's foot. ✓ Perfume ingredient — Bud oil, with its strong and unique scent, is used in carnation, rose and honeysuckle perfumes. It has a strong and unique scent. ✓ Flavoring agent — This is because of the oil's unique flavor and aroma. ✓ Soap ingredient — Clove bud oil is used in soaps not just for its fragrance, but also because of its relaxing and antiseptic qualities. ✓ Massage oil — It can be used to relieve pain and stress. Composition of Clove Bud Oil The predominant chemical constituents found in all three types of clove oils are eugenol, eugenyl acetate and caryophyllene. However, these three types all vary in their eugenol content. For instance, clove leaf oil contains very low levels of eugenol, compared to clove bud oil. Oil derived from the clove stem contains the highest amount of the compound, which makes it unsuitable for external applications. Benefits of Clove Bud Oil Clove oil owes much of its health benefits to eugenol,7 which make up to 90 percent of the oil. This compound provides potent antiseptic and anti-inflammatory benefits and is also responsible for preventing cloves from spoiling. Thanks to this chemical compound, this plant oil is very effective against dental pain, sore gums, mouth ulcers, cavities and bad breath. It is because of the compound that clove oil, as well as other spice oils that contain eugenol (like cinnamon, basil and nutmeg oils), are added to dental products, insect repellents, perfumes, foods and even pharmaceutical products. Eugenol also causes clove oil to have stimulating and warming properties, which make it a popular choice among aromatherapy practitioners. Part of its list of benefits is its ability to aid in stimulating your metabolism by helping improve your blood circulation and lowering your body temperature. It can also contribute to your digestive health and help address problems like hiccups, indigestion, motion sickness and excess gas. Apart from helping support your metabolism, clove bud oil can also help relieve stress and help lessen mental exhaustion. Some use it to tackle neural health problems, such as depression and anxiety. The oil can also work as an aphrodisiac and treatment for insomnia. How to Make Clove Bud Oil Clove bud essential oil, including the other two forms of clove oil, is produced by steam distillation. However, you can also extract oil from clove buds at home. Here's an easy-to-follow guide from eHow.com:8 What You'll Need 4 fresh clove buds, crushed 600 ML airtight bottleneck jar Carrier oil, such as olive oil Strainer Glass container with spout Procedure: Take the airtight jar and place the four crushed cloves at the bottom. Crush them thoroughly so that they can fit into the container. Fill the jar with the carrier oil until the cloves are submerged, but not too much to overfill the container. Seal the container tightly. Exposure to air can affect the oil's potency. Set aside the mixture for a week in an area where it can be exposed to sunlight. Transfer the mixture into the glass container with a spout. Use the strainer to remove any sediment. Do not hesitate to strain the oil a couple of times to make sure particles are completely removed. Dispose of the cloves from the strainer and do not reuse these cloves, as doing so can impact the effectiveness of the oil. The strained mixture should be poured back to the airtight bottleneck container. When storing, make sure the oil is sealed tight. Shelf life can last from four to five years. Color may darken as time progresses. Notes: If the clove buds are not fresh, add two more buds. The longer the cloves are submerged in the oil, the more potent the oil will be. If the cloves stay in the oil for over a month, add more oil before straining. How Does Clove Bud Oil Work? Clove bud oil is meant to be applied topically. When mixed with other oils like coconut oil and olive oil, it can function as a massage oil. To help treat respiratory illnesses, clove oil can be used in steam inhalation. It may also be mixed in skin care products to enhance their benefits. Here are some specific ways on how to use this plant oil:9 ✓ Mix 2 drops with a carrier oil and massage onto your abdomen to assist in relieving digestive discomfort. You may also add 3 to 5 drops in lukewarm bath water to help address bowel issues. ✓ Use 2 drops of clove bud oil in steam inhalation to aid in relieving mucous and loosen phlegm. You may also add 2 drops to your decongesting ointment or gel and rub onto your chest, back and throat. ✓ Add 2 drops of clove oil to your skin care products or 1 milliliter of jojoba oil. This can help hasten the healing of wounds, cuts, bruises and even athlete's foot. ✓ Massage 3 drops of clove oil with 2 milliliters of carrier oil to experience the oil's painkilling action. ✓ Add one drop of diluted clove oil onto a small cotton ball to relieve tooth or gum pain. Press the cotton ball onto the affected area for 10 to 15 minutes. You may also add 2 drops of clove bud oil to a cup of warm water and use this as a gargle. ✓ 2 drops of clove bud plant oil used in a diffuser or vaporizer can ward off insects. Blending 2 to 3 drops to your skin care product can also produce an insect repellent. I advise you to practice extra caution if you decide to try clove bud oil internally, as too much can cause certain side effects (see section on side effects below). I recommend using clove bud oil, or any essential oil for that matter, under the supervision of an experienced aromatherapy practitioner. Is Clove Bud Oil Safe? Using this oil undiluted can lead to serious skin problems. To prevent this from happening, I suggest you dilute clove bud oil with a carrier oil such as jojoba oil, coconut oil or olive oil. If you'd like to apply it topically, check first for allergic reactions. Perform a skin test or apply a drop on your skin and observe for any side effects. Clove bud oil, as well as the other forms, is considered a dangerous sensitizer in some individuals. High concentrations of eugenol may irritate your mucous membrane and may cause dermatitis and other skin problems. It should never be used on damaged skin. In some cases, the oil may lead to photosensitivity. For instance, exposure to sunlight after the application of unadulterated clove bud oil can lead to severe burns or the spread of viral sores. People using anticoagulants and aspirin should avoid clove oils as they can slow down platelet activity. The oil can also cause blood glucose to plummet, so diabetics should be extra careful when using it. Individuals with liver or kidney disease should also refrain from using this oil because it can cause damage to both organs. Pregnant and nursing women should use caution when using clove bud oil. Children should be kept away from this oil because of potential intestinal discomfort. It is best to steer clear of any clove product if you are allergic. Side Effects of Clove Bud Oil Despite its many health benefits, I advise everyone, especially beginners, to use clove oil in moderation. Eugenol, while it offers many beneficial properties, may induce allergic effects. It should be taken gradually in small amounts. For instance, taking the oil orally in its undiluted form can result in nausea, vomiting, sore throat, seizure and even blood problems. It may lead to shortness of breath, even rashes and itching.10 Repeated use of clove bud oil to address acne problems can cause skin damage, which may leave permanent marks.11 If you're thinking of using clove bud oil to address a dental problem or any health concern, I recommend that you seek the advice of a holistic healthcare practitioner or an experienced aromatherapist first.