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ladynestaarcheron · 5 years ago

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Like Pristine Glass - Chapter Thirteen

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chapter thirteen, without further ado!

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November 7 - 4 years after

It’s early morning when he arrives in Velaris. He’s exhausted, having spent a long day in the Illyrian mountains after flying back from Gilameyva. It is miserable to be back in the mountains, and more miserable still to arrive in Velaris and learn that it’s not any better.

If anything, it’s worse. Because he had expected to be happier here than in Illyria—who wouldn’t? The two barely belong in the same court, with one so picturesque and overflowing with joy and the other a messy series of war camps, still bleeding out from the hasty stitches patched upon it after the rebellions—and he isn’t. He can’t be happy anywhere, now.

“You’re back.”

Cassian turns to see the surprised pleasure in Mor’s voice echoed on her face. He gives her an easy grin. “Miss me?”

She slugs his arm lightly as she grins back. “Not particularly.” Her tone changes, more gentle. “How were they?”

He stifles a sigh. He worries he might break down sobbing if he lets it out. “They’re… amazing.”

“Good,” she says, rubbing her hand on his shoulder. “That’s good.”

Cassian sits himself down in one of the large armchairs, draping his wings over the back. “Yeah,” he says. “It’s good.”

She curls up on one of the couches beside him. “You miss them.”

It’s not a question, so he doesn’t answer. Just nods his head a little.

He’s heard before, that people who don’t have children simply can’t understand. He has, privately, rolled his eyes. For he has loved before, has he not? Rhys and Az and then Mor and even Amren, and the whole Illyria and the Night Court and Feyre and then for those few months with her in the mountains, he had loved Nesta.

This is not the same.

He doesn’t miss them. That’s not nearly enough. But he’s never been one for words, so the slight nod is all he can give.

“Did you ask her to bring them for Solstice?”

He frowns slightly; he doesn’t like how she phrases it. It isn’t consciously done, he knows. Mor has no malicious intent. But he doesn’t like the implication that she is bringing them for them, the children, to be here, and not them, a family unit that is he and Nesta and the triplets, to be together.

But he supposes she is right. If Nesta comes, it won’t be for her sake. Not for a them.

“I did. She’ll think about it.”

Mor’s better at hiding her frown than he is, but he can still see it in her eyes.

“It’s her right to say no,” he defends. Which he doesn’t like. He doesn’t like it because it’s true and it might happen and also because he doesn’t want to have to defend Nesta to Mor or Rhys or Amren, or even Az sometimes. At least Feyre and Elain love her too, and they have some semblance of camaraderie with him in that.

He doesn’t like it rather selfishly: he wants to defend his right to have his family for Solstice, but because his other family doesn’t see Nesta as part of them, he has to defend her.

Cassian wonders, briefly, if this is how Feyre ever felt. Trapped between two realms, two families. Or maybe even Rhys.

“I didn’t mean it wasn’t,” she says carefully. “Just… you’re their father too.”

“It’s different.” He looks at his hands, callused and scarred. “Even if I had been with them since they were born… I still wouldn’t be with them all the time.”

“You’re keeping them safe,” she says. “You’re keeping the world safe for them. That’s important too.”

Sugar Valley is safe, he thinks, but he keeps it to himself. No one will mind, of course. They will be sympathetic. They’ll think he’s bitter, upset, think they can help him get past his guilt and move on.

But he doesn’t think it ever will. And the thought of staying anonymous in a sleepy town across the sea winks at him from the dying starlight as the sun rises over the Sidra.

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November 21 - year after

The cheery pastels of the clinic were not helping to improve Nesta’s mood. Nor were the mother and child, hand in hand, waiting across from her.

The child blinked up at her from long lashes, blushing slightly when she made eye contact. She looked away in alarm as he gave her a pleased grin.

There should be a different room for children, she thought. When people were coming for… this.

It wasn’t that she felt guilty. She just didn’t want to think about it.

So she counted the sugarberries painted on the walls, and before long, Dadashov called her name.

“Good morning, Miss Archeron,” she said smoothly. “Can I offer you some tea?”

“No. Thank you.” How could she eat anything now? With every movement of her stomach feeling like something entirely different than butterflies.

“All right, then,” she said. “If you’d lie down, please...”

Nesta did, fidgeting with her skirts.

“How does the… procedure… how do you do it?”

“Well,” Dadashov said, hooking some wired contraption around her ears, “The procedure itself is only a tonic. A bit sour. You’ll stay here for a few hours, until the worst of the cramps have past, so I can keep an eye on you, and you’ll be home by afternoon. Rest for the next day or so. Until you feel yourself again. Before that,” Dadashov continued, either completely oblivious to or respectfully ignoring Nesta’s panic at feeling herself again, “I’ll need to do a quick check to make sure everything is in order.”

“Everything in order? With me, or…?”

“Certain conditions in the uterus rendering this particular tonic unusable or harmful to your body are rare but not unheard of. And we’ll need to make sure the fetus is in its correct position.”

“Where else would it be?” she wondered.

“Let’s not worry about that now,” she said gently. “I’m going to listen in, all right? I have this sheet… if you could raise your skirts, please… thank you. This won’t hurt a bit; it’s only rather cold.”

Nesta sucked in a breath as Dadashov placed the circle her wires are connected to on her lower stomach. Cold was an understatement.

Dadashov was silent for a few moments as she listened to… Nesta wasn’t sure.

“Hm,” she said quietly.

“Everything all right?” she asked, feeling stupid.

“Well,” she said, taking off her contraption and sitting up. “The heartbeat is irregular.”

“Irregular?”

“Erratic. Wild. No discernible rhythm at all, actually.”

Nesta’s own heartbeat sped up, though she wasn’t sure why. What did it matter if the heartbeat wasn’t normal? It wouldn’t be beating by sundown, anyway. “What does that mean?”

“A number of things. What I’m most concerned about right now is the natural state of your uterus. It could mean it’s shaped improperly or perhaps a growth pressing up against the fetus, preventing it from growing properly and affecting its heart rate. No cause for concern,” she said, giving Nesta a reassuring smile. “I’m calm because you are clearly healthy and if anything is amiss, I am here and we will take care of it. How is your cycle normally?”

“Um,” Nesta said. “Normal. It’s normal, I think.”

“Twice a year? About a week?”

“So far,” she said.

Dadashov smiled again, her light blue eyes twinkling. “Of course. My apologies. Until your transition, did you experience your cycle once a month?”

She said everything so calmly, so smoothly. Transition. Like some kind of choice. Or moving up in the world. “Yes. Well. Not every month. Sometimes… but that’s normal. Sometimes human girls miss a month.” A horrible thought struck Nesta. “Is it… could it be something I did? With… a contra—”

“Neither sex nor contraceptives could have a misshaping effect on your body, Miss Archeron,” she said firmly. “This is no one’s fault. I’m going to do a test. I’m going to be looking inside your body.”

“Inside my body?”

“Perhaps you’d like to close your eyes,” she said kindly. “It’s not horribly invasive, but it will feel odd. No, no, you don’t have to move. It’s a bit of magic. I put it on top of your lower abdomen.”

On top of her… to look inside her body… “Are you going to see...” Nesta trailed off.

“Perhaps you’d like to close your eyes,” she repeated.

Nesta did. Dadashov moved quickly, quietly, which made it rather eerie when something suddenly settled atop her. A bit of pressure, squeezing her—odd, not painful, just like she said.

“Ah,” Dadashov breathed out.

What was that Nesta could hear? Was it… awe?

“What is it?”

Dadashov was silent for a beat. “Miss Archeron, there is nothing wrong with your body. The heartbeat was irregular because I was hearing more than one.”

“You mean mine?”

“No,” she said, patient. “Not yours.”

Her heart gave a lurch. “You mean… twins?”

“No,” Dadashov said, softer still. “I mean triplets.”

Triplets.

Triplets. Inside of her. Right now.

Nesta could feel her mind shut down. “You mean three of them?” she blurted out, in the most idiotic way she possibly could, her eyes flying open.

“I do.”

Nesta closed her eyes again.

“Would you like to see?” she offered quietly.

Nesta put her hands right over where… where they were supposed to be. She sat up abruptly.

“No,” she said. “I need to… think.”

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November 7 - 4 years after

He can’t concentrate during the briefing. After being with them for so long… and then coming back here… it’s too much. He’s angry at himself; what if he misspeaks? What if he misses something? This is dangerous.

But he can’t help it. His thoughts are elsewhere.

Nothing had taken away from his love and devotion to this court, to his people, his legions, before. Not even Nesta.

That’s why she had left. He never could find the balance.

Not like Rhys and Feyre, seated next to each other, the perfect mix of professional and adoring. Strategic discussions and little touches here and there: her hair, his thigh.

Is he even a good commander if he can’t concentrate?

They can sense it, all of them. It’s an odd display of cautionary tact that comes up now, whenever Nesta and the children are involved.

So Cassian’s not surprised when Rhys corners him after.

“I’m out of practice,” he says, jerking his head in the direction of the sparring ring. “Join me?”

So he does.

He’s better than Rhys at hand-to-hand, and it does force him to concentrate on something else, which is… nice.

When they’re done, half an hour later, Rhys says, “How did it go?”

Cassian looses a breath slowly as he swirls around the water in the cup Rhys hands him. “So well,” he says, all the gratitude in the world in his voice.

“That’s good,” he says, echoing Mor’s sentiments from earlier.

“I need them.” He’s never said it aloud before.

“I know.”

“All of them. Nesta too.”

“I know,” Rhys repeats. “That’s why I want them here.”

Cassian snorts. “You want Nesta here?”

“I want you here. Happy. And Feyre. Elain. She’s a part of that. And I’m certainly not suggesting we move the children back and forth.”

Cassian pauses. “I don’t know if… Nesta… could be happy here.”

Rhys is quiet for a minute, drinking his water. “I don’t know her very well,” he says finally, “but I think anyone could be happy here. Given the correct circumstances.” He hesitates. “Have you thought about… getting an apartment?”

Cassian clenches his jaw.

“You said you want her to come for Solstice. I doubt she’ll want to stay here. Or the townhouse. Or the House of Wind. Maybe you should have a place that’s just for you.”

He does like that—that Rhys says you as if there is a them. Perhaps he understands, in a way Mor does not.

“I wish they got along,” he says aloud.

“Who?”

“Nesta and Mor.”

Rhys laughs. “Maybe Emerie can bond them.”

He doubts it. The idea of Nesta and Mor being friends is too ludicrous to even entertain. Neither of them are particularly keen on forgiveness, and they have plenty of reasons to loathe each other. Most of which he doesn’t understand.

“I think she’ll come,” he says.

“You do?” Rhys wouldn’t give him false hope. And he genuinely doesn’t know the answer.

“I do,” he says. “Mostly because Feyre thinks she will, too,” he admits. “But also… I don’t know her well, but I do know enough. I know she’s scared to fail her children.”

It’s a chilling line, miserable to hear. Cassian doesn’t want Nesta to come because she’s scared of what will happen if she doesn’t; he wants her to want to come.

“There’s a place I think you’ll like,” Rhys continues, either unaware of Cassian’s reaction or respectfully ignoring it. “Property just went up for sale. Four bedrooms. Nice yard. Good location.” Rhys gives him the address.

“I’ll look at it,” he says. Four bedrooms, he thinks.

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December 19 - Year of

Despite what Nesta told Emerie before her dinner with Cassian, the past three weeks had not been fake cordial. They hadn’t even been real cordial.

They had been… friendly.

They had breakfast together, when he was there. And dinner, too. He always had dinner ready for her when she came home.

(That was something alarming: she began to think of coming back to Cassian’s house as coming home.)

He brought her more books to read. He didn’t speak of his brothers or her sisters. Neither did she. They talked about food. About the going-ons in the neighboring camps. About themselves.

He still teased her, but when she snapped at him for it, she wasn’t really angry.

She had almost forgotten they were supposed to be treading on eggshells until he reminded her.

He said, “I need to go back to Velaris. For Solstice.”

Her eyes flashed, but she was still staring at her book, so perhaps he didn’t see. “Oh, when is that?” she asked, in a would-be casual tone. She knew full well, and he knew she did, too.

“Two days.”

“Oh.”

Perhaps the both of them were thinking… no, they were both definitely thinking of their last Solstice together. If they could call it that.

Then it was Cassian’s turn to pretend. “Do you want to come along?”

Nesta put down her book and leaned back against the couch. “No,” she said, looking up at the ceiling and locking her fingers behind her head. “I think I’ll stay here.”

“All right,” he said evenly. He sat down beside her—a little closer than he had ever done before. “Well, I leave you then with this… to keep you company.”

Nesta looked down at his outstretched hand.

The chocolate bar. The one she still hadn’t touched.

A wry sort of chuckle escaped her as she rolled her eyes at him. “Thanks,” she said as she took it from him, her fingers jolting as they brushed his.

He grinned wickedly. “Anytime.”

She dropped her gaze quickly. “You’re bothering me.” She took her book back.

He laughed. “I’ll see you in a few days, Nes.”

“Don’t call me that,” she grumbled.

But again, it was only halfhearted.

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November 21 - 1 year after

What Nesta wanted when she stumbled out of the clinic was somewhere quiet, alone, to gather her thoughts. Or scream.

Instead she got that deer-satyr from Sugar Books, holding up a cup of something steaming.

“Hey,” he said pleasantly. “I was just coming over to bring you this.”

“Oh, for the love of all that is holy,” she said under her breath. Louder, to him, she said, “I really can’t right now.”

“Just a drink,” he said, holding it out to her. “Do you like chocolate?”

She bit her lip. She did like chocolate. She did not like feeling like she owed males something.

“Just take it,” he encouraged. “And come on. I can show you some place nice to sit.”

It wasn’t that she wanted to go with him. It’s that she had nowhere else.

“I don’t know what to do,” she said, not realizing she had spoken aloud until he answered.

“About what?”

“I don’t...” she mumbled to herself. “I don’t think… I can’t...”

“Woah, Nesta. Here. Sit down. Here, drink some of this.”

It wasn’t the same. One was quiet, a bad memory, hazy. Something she could convince herself didn’t happen.

But three? Three was so… real. Three different beings. Three different people! How could there be three people inside of her, growing and feeding off of her? All together? How small must they be, for them all to fit?

And they all had heartbeats. Three tiny hearts, beating out of sync with each other deep inside her. Each of them with its own rhythm, its own strong pulse.

In another life, another world, another body, three sisters had once shared a bed. What would have happened if they had shared time in the womb? All three of them, together?

Sisters deserved beds of their own, that much she knew for sure.

Three was too much. Too much to think about, and yet too much to have.

Bad things come in threes. Didn’t they say that? People said that, she was sure of it.

Maybe, she thought wildly, she could keep one. Just one. And the others… somehow…

No. That was crazy. She couldn’t do that. Could she?

And how would she choose?

“I can’t do this,” she said again.

“Nesta, please, drink this.” Zayn wrapped her fingers around the cup. “Go on, drink.”

As the hot, berry-chocolate drink slipped down her throat, she realized three other people were going to have it, too.

“I—I,” Nesta stammered.

“What is it?” He sounded too eager. Was that concern?

“I… I have to… get a house.”

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November 8 - 4 years after

Rhys was right. He does like the house.

It’s a great location. Comfortable walk from the bank of the Sidra he always sees families play. Close enough to the Rainbow that they can walk there, too. A bakery on the corner, a butcher’s just beyond, and a market a block down. And a nursery, too, just three streets away.

It’s spacious. Big windows and less doors than there are rooms. There’s a proper dining area—Nesta’s house doesn’t really have one, just the table in the kitchen.

Of the bedrooms, two are a bit smaller than the third, so that, he supposes, is where the children can stay while they all sleep in the same room. A nice tub in that bathroom, which is good, they’re still small enough that they bathe together…

And he’s just pushed open the door to the master when he hears Amren say from behind him, “In the market for a family home?”

He turns. “Are you? I thought Varian was looking romanced last I saw him. That explains it.”

She rolls her eyes where she once might have bared her teeth. “Close to a nursery,” she says, pushing past him to stand in the room. “And you can see all the way to the park from here,” she adds, peering through the window. “Good for if you’re staying in bed.”

Now Cassian rolls his eyes, if only to hide the clench in his jaw.

“Is she coming for Solstice, then?”

Amren says it the same way she says everything: cool, detached, unbothered. But Cassian knows. “She hasn’t given me an answer yet.”

Amren pretends to take interest in the sample decorative pillows. “What do you think she’ll say?”

“I don’t know. Yes, I hope.”

She puts down the pillow. “You’re too hopeful. It doesn’t help you think.”

“You’ve not asked about her at all,” he says, sitting down on the bed.

“I don’t think there’s anything I want to know.” She doesn’t say it with malice.

“You don’t care?”

“She’s alive. She’s fine.”

“We thought she was dead.”

“We were wrong.” She pauses. “If you had known… where she was… would you have gone?”

“Of course,” he says immediately.

“Why did you not go when you knew she was in Montesere?”

He flinches. Do you even care about her? is what she’s asking. Is it only for the children?

Every regret he has has something to do with her.

“Why didn’t you go?”

“I do not go now,” she says simply. “I was angry when she left. When we thought she was dead and we looked for her I was angry. And I’m angry now.”

“She’s not the only one to blame.”

Amren shrugs. “I can be angry at more than one person. Don’t sit on the bed like that.”

“Like what?”

“Longing. Yearning. Pathetic.”

“I’m not yearning.”

“You are. It doesn’t flatter you. Nesta will come.”

“How do you know that?” She sounds so certain, so matter-of-fact and cavalier.

She gestures to him. “It’s not one-sided.”

Cassian moves his eyes out towards the window, feeling very out his element. “She has a life of her own.”

“I know about her bookstore. That doesn’t matter.”

“It matters.”

She waves a hand. “Not in the grand scheme of things. Nesta Archeron is very much herself. She doesn’t change. She decides on things before she knows she wants them. And she doesn’t change her mind.”

Amren leaves him alone with his thoughts. She’s simplifying things, he knows, but he desperately hopes the core of it is right.

She had asked him why he didn’t go. He waits in masochistic anticipation for the day Nesta asks him that as well. Why he had not followed up on her letters, vague and frustrating as they were.

There’s nothing he can really do about it now. Except maybe make an offer on the house.

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Chapter Fourteen

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basicsofislam · 5 years ago

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ISLAM 101: Creation: Part 5

Why Does the Qur’an Not Discuss Scientific Issues That Concern Us Today?

The Qur’an was revealed for specific purposes: to make us aware of the Creator, to affirm that He is known through His creation, to direct us to belief and worship, and to order individual and collective life so that we attain real happiness here and in the Hereafter. The Qur’an deals with each subject according to the importance attached to it by God.

Given the above reasons, the Qur’an is comprehensive. This can be seen by the countless books and commentaries written about its various aspects. The perfection of its style and eloquence has been attested to by the greatest Muslim literary masters of every century, and has inspired them to excellence not only in Arabic but also in other Islamic languages. By basing themselves on Islam, Muslim scholars of humanity or the physical world have been able to comprehend the real nature of things and events. Through the Qur’an’s wisdom, psychologists and sociologists have resolved the thorniest problems related to individual or collective affairs. Moralists and pedagogues have turned to the Qur’an as an infinite, inexhaustible resource for educating future generations.

Today, many people want to know what the Qur’an says about scientific and technological matters, and how it relates to modern positive sciences. Many books have been written on this subject. They have tried to relate Qur’anic truths to advances in scientific knowledge. Many of these books were influenced by the culture and science of their time. But despite the care and pains expended on these commentaries, people doubt their accuracy and find them over-elaborate and far-fetched. In particular, efforts to make Qur’anic truths correspond to particular scientific hypotheses appear to distort, misrepresent, and even slight the Qur’an.

When explaining the Qur’an, we must be objective and remain faithful to its precision, soundness, and clarity. Instead of interpreting it in the light of certain phenomena and a non-Qur’anic specialist language, everything should be interpreted and evaluated in the Qur’anic context. Of course, the Qur’an is best understood by a nuanced knowledge of Arabic’s vocabulary and grammatical rules, and the occasions of the verse’s revelation. Thus the best understanding and interpretation is that of the Companions, then of the Successors (the following generation), and then of the first commentators, such as Ibn Jarir. These, and not the later ones, are the most in accord with scientific truths established later on.

We offer several examples from the Qur’an to illustrate the argument.

• The Omnipotent Creator says that the future will be the age of knowledge and information, and thus, as a natural consequence, of faith and belief: Soon We shall show them Our signs on the furthest horizons, and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is true. Is it not enough that your Lord witnesses all things? (41:53)

From the earliest days of Islam, Sufis accepted and referred to this verse as a sign and assurance of the spiritual wisdom they sought. However, reading this verse from the viewpoint of scientific progress, its mere existence will be seen to be a miracle.

Everything within the compass of our thinking and research affirms the Creator’s Oneness, as the true nature and interrelationship of microcosm and macrocosm are further disclosed and better understood. When we see hundreds of books on this subject, we understand that what was Divinely revealed is near to being proved. Even now we feel that soon we shall hear and be able to understand the testimonies and praises to God through thousands of tongues belonging to nature: The seven Heavens and the Earth, and all things therein, declare His Glory. There is not a thing but celebrates His praise. And yet you do not understand how they declare His Glory. Truly He is Oft-Forbearing, Most Forgiving (17:44).

This verse tells us that all parts of creation speak to us, in the language of their being, of their submission to and glorification of the One God. However, very few people can hear and understand this universal praise. The sincere Muslims who will bring all people to hear this praise is also few, dispersed, and feeble.

• What the Qur’an reveals about an embryo’s formation and developmental phases in the uterus is striking: O mankind! If you have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a lump of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (what We will) to you… (22:5)

In another verse, the development is explained in greater detail, and the distinct phases are emphasized more clearly:

We created man from a quintessence (of clay). Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed. Then we made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood. Then of that clot, We made a lump (embryo); then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh. Then We developed out of it a new (distinct, individual) creature (23:12–14)

And

He makes you in the wombs of your mothers in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness … (39:6)

These three veils of darkness can now be glossed in detail: the parametrium, myometrium, and the endometrium are three tissues enveloping three water-, heat-, and light-proof membranes (the amnion, chorion and the wall of the womb).

• What the Qur’an says about milk and its production: And verily in cattle (too) will you find an instructive sign. From what is from their bodies, between excretions and blood, We produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it (16:66).

The Qur’an narrates the process in remarkable detail: the partial digestion of food and its absorption, followed by a second process and refinement in the glands. Milk is wholesome and agreeable for people, yet it is a secretion rejected by the cow’s body and bloodstream as useless.

• The Qur’an reveals that all things in nature are created in pairs: Glory be to God, who created in pairs all things, of what the soil produces, and of themselves, and of what they know not (36:36).

Thus everything has a counterpart, whether opposite to it or complementary. This is obvious in the case of people, animals, and certain plants. But, what about the pairs in all things … and of what they know not? This may refer to a whole range of inanimate as well as animate entities, subtle forces, and principles of nature. Modern scientific instruments confirm that everything does occur in pairs.

• The Qur’an recounts, in its own unique idiom, the first creation of the world and its inhabitants: Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the Earth were joined together (as a single mass) before We clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? (21:30).

The Qur’anic account is clear and should not be mixed with the different creation hypotheses put forward by others. It states that every living thing was created of water. The Qur’an does not concern itself with how this unique source of life came into being, but with the fact that the universe is a single miracle of creation. Everything in it is an integral part of that miracle, bears signs that prove it, and is interconnected. The verse emphasizes the vitality and significance of water, which constitutes three-quarters of the mass of most living bodies.

• The sun has a special and significant place in creation. The Qur’an reveals its most important aspects in just four words: And the sun runs its course (mustaqarr) determined for it. That is His decree, the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing (36:38).

In fact, mustaqarr here may mean a determined route in space, a fixed place of rest or dwelling, or a determined route in time. We are told that the sun has a specific orbit and that it moves toward a particular point in the universe. Our solar system, as we now know, is moving toward the constellation Lyra at an almost inconceivable speed (every second we come ten miles closer to that constellation, almost a million miles a day). We also are told that when the sun has finished its appointed task, it will abide by a command and come to rest.

Such words were spoken at a time when people generally believed that the sun made a daily circuit around the Earth.

• Another four-word inspiring and eloquent Qur’anic verse says that the universe is expanding: And the firmament: We constructed it with power and skill, and We are expanding it (51:47–48).

This verse reveals that the distance between celestial bodies is increasing, for the universe is expanding. In 1922, the astronomer Hubble claimed that all galaxies, except the five closest to Earth, are moving further into space at a speed directly proportional to their distance from Earth. Thus, a galaxy one million light-years away are moving away at a speed of 168 km/year, one-two million light-years away at twice that speed, and so on. Le Maître, a Belgian mathematician and priest, later proposed and developed the theory that the universe is expanding. No matter how we express this reality, the Qur’an clearly presents the reality of this expansion.

• The Qur’an indicates various laws of physics, such as attraction and repulsion, rotation and revolution in the universe: God raised the heavens without any pillars that you can see… (13:2)

All celestial bodies move in order, balance, and harmony. They are held and supported in this order by pillars invisible to our eyes. Some of these “pillars” are repulsion or centrifugal force: … He holds back the sky from falling on earth except by His leave… (22:65).

From this verse, we understand that the heavenly bodies may at any moment collapse on the Earth, but that the All-Mighty does not allow it. This is an instance of the universal obedience to His Word, which in the language of contemporary science is explained as a balance of centripetal and centrifugal forces.

• Qur’anic commentators have considered one verse as a reference to traveling to the moon, which is now a reality: By the moon’s fullness! You shall surely travel from stage to stage (84:18–19).

Some earlier commentators understood this verse figuratively, as a reference to one’s spiritual life considered as an ascent from one stage to the next, or as a general process of change from one state to another. Later on, Qur’anic interpreters tried to explain it in non-literal terms, for the literal meaning did not agree with what they “knew” about actually traveling such a distance. But in fact, the more appropriate sense of the words following the oath (By the moon!), given the verse’s immediate context, is that of really traveling to the moon, whether literally or figuratively.

• The Qur’anic account of the Earth’s geographical shape and change in that shape are particularly interesting: Do they not see how We gradually shrink the land from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will be victors? (21:44)

The reference to shrinking from its borders could relate to the now-known fact that the Earth is compressed at the poles, rather than to such earlier believed ideas as the erosion of mountains by wind and rain, of the sea-shores by the sea, or of the desert’s encroachment of cultivated lands.

At a time when people generally believed that the Earth was flat and stationary, the Qur’an explicitly and implicitly revealed in several verses that it is round. More unexpectedly still, it tells us that its precise shape is more like an ostrich egg than a sphere: After that, He shaped the earth like an egg, whence He caused to spring forth the water thereof, and the pasture thereof (79:30–32).

The Arabic verb daha means “to shape like an egg.” The derived noun dahia is still used to mean “an egg.” Some interpreters, who might have viewed it as contrary to what they “knew,” misunderstood the meaning as “stretched out,” perhaps fearing that the literal meaning might be difficult to understand and so misleading. Modern scientists have established that the Earth is shaped more like an egg than a perfect sphere, that there is a slight flattening around the poles and a slight curving around the equator.

• As a final example, consider what the Qur’an says about the sun and the moon: We have made the night and the day as two signs; the sign of the night We have obscured, while the sign of the day We have made to enlighten you… (17:12)

According to Ibn ‘Abbas, the sign of the night refers to the moon and the sign of the day to the sun. Therefore, from the words the sign of the night We have obscured, we understand that the moon once emitted light and that God took its light from it, thereby causing it to darken or become obscured. While the verse thus accurately recounts the moon’s past, it points to the future destiny of other heavenly bodies.

Many other Qur’anic verses are related to scientific facts. Their existence indicates that our quest for knowledge is a portion of Divine Mercy graciously bestowed upon us by our Creator. Indeed, Divine Mercy is one of the Qur’an’s names for itself, and all that it contains truth and knowledge is beyond our ability to relate or to hold in our minds.

We must remember, however, that while the Qur’an contains allusions to many scientific truths, it is not a science textbook. It is a book of guidance leading humanity to right belief and right action so that we may be worthy of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness. Muslims must ensure that the pursuit of scientific and other types of knowledge is guided by the light of the Qur’an, which so encourages and supports it, and not by the spirit of arrogance, insolence, and vainglory. The latter path, that of unbelievers, leads only to the mind’s desolation, our own degradation and that of the Earth, our temporary home entrusted to us by God.

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nevermindirah · 5 years ago

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I read the post you recently reblogged about the practice of [cis]gender swap fan works being necessarily transphobic, and I was thinking about it wrt the gender swap I wrote in several past fandoms and the gender explorations in the Hobbit fandom, which canonically had a very small number of female characters. On the one hand in current fandom, "Think about what you're doing" seems to carry a silent corollary, "and you'll decide not to do it," but on the other...[to be continued]

Not least coming from a group that tends to get one single story told about us, I don't want to write trans people like that, which is one of the reasons I only wrote a couple stories about trans characters so far instead of writing all my sexswaps (a more accurate term, I think) about trans women. Which statement brushes up against another thing people often say, "I don't want to get X group wrong so I'll never write them," which is NOT what I want to say here. [third part will be last]

At any rate, your reblog reminded me of my ongoing self-debate about whether or not I should take those stories down, and since I think I can trust you to take my thoughts in good faith, and you have clearly thought about this subject, I wanted to ask you for your perspective.

I love a good-faith question like this! I also love fic that explores how gender affects the characters we love. I think it's possible for genderswap fanworks to be trans-affirming and add to the richness of fandom. It just takes a broader understanding of what gender means than the average cis person often has, so, education!

My favorite examples of this are Known Associates by @thingswithwings, which explores Steve's experience of being femme both before and after the serum and goes really deep on what it would be like to be genderqueer in post-serum Steve's body and with that set of Captain America cultural expectations, and the Boy with a Scar series by dirgewithoutmusic, a bunch of Harry Potter "what if" stories including two different versions of what if Harry were a girl (a version where she was assigned female and another where she was assigned male).

Both of these works are beautiful examples of what can be good and great and important about genderswap because they get into the nitty gritty of these characters' internal experiences of their gender and the weight of other characters' gendered expectations of them. And crucially, they show these characters as well-rounded people including in their authentic sexuality but they don't sexualize them on other people's terms (either other characters' or the author's).

Within the trans community there's disagreement about whether sex and gender are the same thing or different things. For me, making a distinction between sex and gender feels like a profound discounting of my experience. I'm nonbinary, and I was assigned female, and I have boobs and a uterus but I don't know what my chromosomes or hormone levels are so I could be intersex for all I know! Either way, somebody telling me that I have a "female body" is both misgendering and not actually based in science, just assumptions based on how I look. Some trans people feel differently about this, and it's not a conversation for cis people to weigh in on.

A genderswap fic that seems to just be the author wondering What If Popular Cis Male Character Had Boobs feels shitty to me personally because it reminds me that there are so many people I'm forced to interact with in order to function in the world who think that because I have boobs I'm therefore a woman, or "at least" "female-bodied". It's a way of understanding gender that leaves no room for me as I am. I think that "female-bodied" people are people who (1) identify as female and (2) have bodies. I have a nonbinary body. Steve Rogers in Known Associates has a body, and in the '30s fairy is an identity term he uses, and in the 2010s genderqueer is an identity term he uses, and his identity words change because the linguistic culture around him changed not because the serum changed his body. In The Girl Who Lived and The Girl Who Lived (Again), Harry has a female body because she's a girl, and in one of those stories she's a girl with a vagina and in the other story she's a girl with a penis.

I've never been in LOTR fandom but I do remember that line in one of the movies where Gimli says something about dwarf women having facial hair. There's a lot that's rich to explore there! How do we know most of the characters in LOTR are men anyway? Looking from the outside, it's because JRRT was coming from a harshly cissexist and misogynistic cultural context, but within the canon itself what information is actually present about characters' gender experiences? Maybe Gimli is trans and his transition didn't involve the years of waiting for a beard to grow in that many human trans men's transitions involve! Maybe dwarves are like bees and have multiple genders (queen, worker, drone, etc) and JRRT who came across and translated all those primary sources just did the same thing that other British historians of his era did when translating primary sources from human cultures that had more genders than Imperial Britain allowed.

Bottom line, here are a few questions you might find helpful in measuring whether a fic you want to read/write/delete/etc is using genderswap in a transphobic way:

1: Is this fic thoughtfully exploring what gender means for this character and the society they're in?

2: Is this fic assuming that my society's normative understanding of gender is The One Right Way that all beings experience gender? (And to specify the most common form of this among Westerners: Is this fic assuming that someone's body parts necessarily tells us anything more about them than that they have those body parts?)

3: Is the genderswap element just there to turn me on?

If you answered Yes to 1 and No to 2 and 3, go forth with my cheers! If you got different answers or you aren't sure, I'm not going to police you, but if you're considering policing yourself it's probably worth thinking about it harder, and if you're the author maybe rewriting. In the specific case of these fics you wrote a while ago, you could update your author's notes to say these works reflect an understanding of gender that you've since evolved on, and you could even link to this or other commentary! If you feel like your past works are atrocious in light of new-to-you information about trans experiences and deleting or unpublishing them feels best to you, go for it, but I think leaving them up and adding an author's note does a lot more to educate our fellow fans and show healthy call-in culture and growth.

#fandom friends #trans things #fandom is full of such kind and talented people #fic recs

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proudchocolateaddict · 6 years ago

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Spell for menstrual pain and endometriosis relief

For when pain killers help, but not enough.

Hi all!

I suffer from a condition called endometriosis, which basically means that when I menstruate I also have internal bleeding in other parts of my abdominal area. As you can imagine, it's extremely painful and comes with several other unpleasant symptoms along with the regular unpleasantness of the symptoms of menstruation.

This spell is my first in-depth spell and it came to me quite suddenly and in a lot of detail, and after having tried it out I can say it's been quite effective. If any of you suffer with endometriosis or painful periods then I hope that this spell can help ease your symptoms as well.

DISCLAIMER: This spell is NOT to be used instead of medication, but rather to enhance it. NEVER ignore medical treatments in favour of magick. If you regularly have extremely painful periods then please consult your doctor as this could be due to conditions such as endometriosis or cysts and medication and/or surgeries may be required in order to treat these.

Step 1: Ensure that you are clean and comfortable

Personally I only take showers when I'm menstruating as the idea of sitting in bathwater that has just washed blood from me does not feel very cleansing. If you would prefer to have a bath then do so. Dry yourself off and change into comfortable clothes (preferably pyjamas). Make sure that these clothes are suitable for the temperature of your living space and adjust them or the heating as necessary so that you are warm, but not too warm. This temperature will be different to everyone.

Step 2: Draw a sigil

Personally I feel that this is one of the most important steps and I found it really makes a difference to my symptoms. I sometimes even just draw the sigil in the morning and see it at work throughout the day! I think it's best to always create sigils yourself, as they should be personal. If you have trouble with sigils then please message me as I'm quite good with them and would love to help. Personally I used the phrase "MY PAIN IS NOT UNBEARABLE" but use any phrase you feel is best. I chose this as I know I will always be in some amount of pain as endometriosis is a serious condition, but I wanted to ensure that any pain I did experience was nothing I couldn't handle. Once you're happy with your sigil, draw it on your abdomen were your womb/uterus is (this is typically the area where cramps are worse, somewhere between the top of the pubic bone and about an inch below the belly button usually). It is best if you draw this sigil in pink due to its links to healing and fertility, but if not then another colour could also work, just not as well. Ensure that any pens you use on your skin are safe and will wash off.

Step 3: Eat and Drink

If you are already in the room you will be doing the rest of the spell in, then now is the time to light some incense or a scented candle. I personally chose cinnamon and rose incense as it is a smell I associate with calm. Cinnamon is also often used in healing spells and roses are a symbol of fertility. If like me you don't want to reproduce any time soon - don't let my mention of fertility scare you. Menstruation occurs to prepare the womb so that it is fertile (the state it is for the other 3 weeks of the month) so we just want to encourage that state, even if we won't be making use of it. I recommend eating a cinnamon bun as cinnamon is great for upset stomachs, sickness gas, vomiting, diarrhoea and other digestive issues, which can often come along with menstruation. Plus it's a tasty snack. Herbal or fruity teas are great and you can change what you use so that it is targeted towards your symptoms. Personally I used a store bought forest fruits tea as I associate all fruits with fertility and I think this tea is delicious! I also recommend using a red or pink mug for your tea. Once you've finished, do your usual before bed routine (brushing teeth, etc).

Step 4: Rose quartz

Rose quartz has great healing properties and I've found that it eases my menstrual symptoms quite well on its own! Lie down on a comfortable surface in a quiet room where you're unlikely to be disturbed. If this is a different room to where you were eating and drinking, light your incense or candle now. Lie down on your back and get comfortable. Make sure you find a position you can sustain for a while and won't need to shift too much. Place the rose quartz directly onto the skin above your womb/uterus, the same place you drew your sigil and apply a little pressure.

Step 5: Meditate (or just chill out)

Close your eyes and meditate. Place your hands over the rose quartz and visualise yourself taking it's energies into your abdomen and keep your breathing slow and deep. If you can't meditate for whatever reason then you could also draw or listen to calm music, preferably without lyrics. Focus on your intention. Do this for as long as you can or feel you need to. You may need to alter the placement of the crystal or the pressure from time to time. Be careful not to fall asleep if your incense/candle is still burning.

Step 6: Sleep!

Ensure your incense/candle is out, cleanse your crystal (if you have the energy, if not it can wait until morning), turn off the lights and get some sleep!

I feel the most important steps are the sigil and the rose quartz. As I mentioned earlier, I've been drawing my sigil every day which has helped a lot and I also take my large chunk of rose quartz (the one I also use for this spell) everywhere with me and squeeze it when I need it. I sometimes even stick it in the waistband of my trousers to hold it where I need it most! Keep the rose quartz with you night and day while your menstruating so that if you get a wave of pain you can grab hold of it or place it on your abdomen and take some deep breaths

I hope these steps were clear and that this spell will help you a bit!

#witch #witchcraft #witchblr #wicca #pagan #paganism #menstruation #self care #spell #spells #rituals #my spells #chaos magic #crystal magic #kitchen magic

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atlasvale-blog · 5 years ago

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So I'm pretty shit at social media in general, and I'm not at all qualified to speak on behalf of anyone but myself (obviously), but more and more so recently, following conversations with my deeply intelligent, brilliantly ambitious and successful, and intensely compassionate wife, along with several other women in my life, I've felt compelled to share some of my own thoughts. It's a fairly long post, but I think it's worth having a read.

This is, in essence, a kind of list I'd like to think would be a good - but certainly not exhaustive - collection of helpful little points and reminders for both myself and every other member of the male population on how not to be dick. These things might not apply in every single situation, but they strike me as pretty solid rules of thumb. Turns out, it's really not that hard to not be a dick when it comes down to it!

So, in no particular order:

1) If you piss on the toilet seat, or anywhere else that isn't in the toilet bowl, wipe it up. It's not difficult and if you're a grown fucking man; it's just basic decency. Same goes for number 2s. Don't be a dick.

2) Boobs are great, of course they are. The whole human form is a wondrous, beautiful and majestic thing. It doesn't matter if it's male, female, big, small, light, dark, rough, smooth, tall, short, or anything in between of any race or colour, the human body is a stunning thing to be hold. Definitely admire it; 100% appreciate its beauty; but don't ever think you have any fucking right to go and touch it, or interfere with any other body unless you have complete and explicit permission to do. You aren't owed shit when it comes to other humans, and you have zero rights to make other people feel uncomfortable, insecure and straight-up endangered because of your misguided expectations of entitlement. Admire individual beauty, but don't assert yourself on it. Adopt a simple 'look but don't touch' policy in your head if that helps (but don't be a leery fucking creep about it). Don't be a dick.

3) Same thing goes for making unsolicited (which, for anyone struggling with that concept, essentially means 'without being asked') comments about the way anybody else looks. You find person X appealing to your personal aesthetic tatses? Good for you. Don't shout it at them from across the road or as you drive past them or send weird messages to them about it. You don't find person Y appealing to your personal aesthetic tastes? No worries. Don't shout it at them from across the road or as you drive past them or send weird messages to them about it. You don't need to make any comments one way or another about how you think other people look because it's not your concern. Don't be a dick.

4) Treat everyone with respect. Simple as that. Don't undermine people's efforts to succeed; don't degrade people with words or actions; don't shit on people's attempts to better themselves; don't lash out at others because you might feel I adequate. Simply, don't be a dick.

5) Don't EVER do ANYTHING sexual with another person if you don't have EXPLICIT PERMISSION to do so. That doesn't mean 'she didn't say no,' it means 'she said yes.' Think about how you'd feel if it happened to your mum, sister, daughter, grandma, aunt, cousin, friend. I shouldn't have to even have to put this on the list. Don't be a fucking rapist. Don't.

6) Be mindful of how you speak to people - you might not mean anything negative by what you say, but be aware that things could be interpreted in ways that make people uncomfortable. Also be mindful that in a lot a situations, it's none of your business. Don't tell a stranger to smile, it's none of your business; don't tell someone they should parent their children differently, if the child isn't in danger, it's none of your business; don't tell someone they should wear more/less make-up, it's none of your business. You get the idea. Don't be a dick.

7) If you don't have the capacity to have a period, don't make assumptions or negative comments about people who do suffer from them. Instead, make sure you understand what they are and how they work (as a Science teacher, I'm only too aware of the complete lack of understanding that there is from men with regards to how the female reproductive system works, and to each and every woman reading, I'm deeply sorry that we're such morons; I'm trying to help remedy that a bit!). Once you know the mechanics of a period, then have empathy - you don't know what it's like if you don't have them, so just be supportive; it's not as though women can just turn a period off. Adopt the simple Friends adage: "No uterus, no opinion." Don't be a dick.

8) Scientifically speaking, childbirth is definitely worse. Accept it, move on. Don't be a dick.

9) Breastfeeding is totally normal. It isn't offensive, it isn't a problem. Don't be fucking weird about it. Grow up, realise that mother is doing something entirely and utterly natural (it's literally what the biological function of the boob is) and just go about your day without interfering with other people. Likewise, some mothers can't, or choose not to breastfeed. Don't shit on them either, it doesn't concern you. Don't be a dick.

10) Stop being so obsessed with your dick. Nobody wants unsolicited pictures; nobody wants to hear about it without invitation; nobody believes you when you exaggurate about it, or, if they do, everybody is then disappointed when they find out the truth. It also definitely doesn't 'stretch out' vaginas - those things are designed to handle WHOLE FUCKING BABIES. You don't have a dick the size of another human, her vagina is not going to be stretched out by you or anyone else. Grow up. Don't be a dick.

I'll finish there but, as I mentioned, this is by no means exhaustive and I'm not at all qualified to talk about what it's like to experience the daily struggles women face; it's merely a collection of my own thoughts.

I'd apologise for it being a long post, but it's important stuff and reading more is good, so I'm not going to. If you feel this was helpful or useful, feel free to share it to people that might benefit from it.

Comment if you feel the need to, but as I mentioned, I'm shit at social media so don't be offended if I don't respond.

Have a wonderful day!

#thoughts #honestly though #Men #Women #beautiful #beauty #dontbeadick #Mood #society #science #Help #sorry not sorry

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theouijagirl · 7 years ago

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Think You’re Being Haunted? Think Again.

I’ve written before about how to tell if you’re being haunted, and where the misconception of becoming haunted after playing the Ouija board comes from. But lately I’ve had to describe to people what are not signs of a haunting more than I have about the actual signs and symptoms.

There are many different aspects to a haunting, and many people find one tiny one and believe they are severely haunted. It’s similar to getting a cough, Googling “cough”, and thinking you’re dying of Ebola. If you have one common symptom of a deadly virus, you definitely don’t have a deadly virus. Same goes for a haunting. So instead of going over what to expect in a haunting, here are common things you will not expect.

Feeling watched

First, and by far the most common one that I get all the time, is the feeling of being watched. A lot of people play the Ouija board, then spend the night feeling like there’s someone in the room with them, watching them. Not to mention, a lot of ghost shows use that “feeling of being watched” as evidence, especially when they don’t have enough actual evidence to make their investigation scary and spooky. But the feeling of being watched is actually a really common safety mechanism that your brain creates with a chemical called adrenaline. Adrenaline is what keeps up alert, and can make us hyper sensitive to things around us. We can thank our ancient ancestors for this, as they used that adrenaline rush to prevent attack from predators or other humans. Those who did not have sufficient adrenaline pumping in their brains were killed by saber-toothed tigers, or murdered. Therefore, that trait is passed down to all of us. You feel that adrenaline rush whenever something scary happens, like almost getting into an accident, or watching a scary movie, or even playing the Ouija board. Your body senses danger (even if you aren’t in any actual danger) and will pump that adrenaline: your heart rate goes up, you could sweat, you feel tense and upset, among many other things. One of the lingering effects is that feeling of being watched, because your brain still wants to keep you alert in case there is a saber-toothed tiger coming for you. So if your only symptom of a haunting is that you feel like you’re being watched, you are not haunted.

Same goes for hearing any kind of tiny noise. That adrenaline rush makes you hyper-sensitive to anything, whether it be sound, sight, or even taste. Your brain is preparing you to either fight or run after a scary situation, and is making you as alert as possible. That’s why a lot of people say that they hear noises at night after playing the Ouija board, when it’s really just common household noises that you wouldn’t normally hear when your brain isn’t rapidly producing adrenaline, like the walls settling, or birds outside, or other people quietly moving around the house.

Nighttime symptoms

I’ve written many times about sleep paralysis and how it is not paranormal, not even a little bit. Sleep paralysis occurs either when there’s a disrupt in your sleeping pattern, or could occur if you’re awoken in the middle of your REM cycle. It’s considered a sleep disorder, and is basically the opposite of sleepwalking. The person awakens to find they can’t move and can experience audible and visual hallucinations, most commonly of shadow people. Throughout history, people would think they were being held down by the Devil, or a succubus/incubus, but we now know, thanks to modern science, that our brain locks down our movement while we sleep, and if we are woken up before our brain realizes it, it will keep us locked down and will try to keep dreaming. Having sleep paralysis does not mean you’re haunted, and again, especially if that’s your only symptom. I’ve talked to people who have never experienced it before, only to experience it the night after playing the Ouija board. Remember that correlation does not equal causation, and that their fear after playing is what caused it, not the actual spirits.

On that note, a lot of people blame scary dreams on spirits, which baffles me. We don’t understand fully how and why dreams work, but we know that if you experience something scary, you’re likely to dream about it. One thing we do know about dreams is that our brains use them as a way to prepare us in real life, so it may play out a scary scenario so we are better equipped to handle that situation if it really does happen to us. If you play the Ouija board while scared, or even watch scary Ouija board videos, your brain will remember that it scared you, and will make you have a scary dream about it in case it happens again. These kinds of dreams are not caused by spirits. Most importantly, the Twitter story about Adam Ellis’ haunting falls under this category. He convinced himself he was haunted because he kept having a weird series of dreams. Dreams are always weird, and deciding that you are haunted by the ghost of a little boy because you keep dreaming about a little boy is positively medieval thinking. And while it’s true that spirits could contact us during dreams, a) it’s extremely rare, and b) they wouldn’t do it with the intention to scare you, they would do it to try to pass on a message.

This also includes night terrors. I once talked to a lady who played the Ouija board, then that night her son experienced a night terror. Night terrors are vivid nightmares that cause your body to react, usually by screaming, even though you are still asleep. They are also super common in young children aged about 3-6 (which was how old the lady’s son was). Just a rule of thumb, any and all sleep disorders are not caused by spirits. We have science that can explain all of them.

Hallucinations

Having hallucinations sounds terrifying, but they’re actually more common than you might think. Again, our brain creates hallucinations in order to help keep us alert and alive. The brain thinks it’s helping us, but all it does is create confusion. One of the most common hallucinations that everyone experiences are audible hallucinations as we are falling asleep. I’ve found that for most people (including myself) that the most common audible hallucination is hearing your name being called out by a strange voice. It’s really creepy to hear, but it’s just your brain again. Your brain is entering “sleep mode”, and it has a whole process to do so, and for some reason one of them is to create audible hallucinations (probably to prepare you for dreaming). I get a lot of messages from people that hear spirits, only to find that they only hear them at night before falling asleep. That is not the case at all. (Also, just a note, I’ve found that listening to relaxation videos greatly reduces audible hallucinations, as well as that feeling of suddenly falling.)

Visual hallucinations are also pretty common. A lot of people see something out of the corner of their eye, only for it to vanish instantly. Whenever I would bike through this one park at night, I would pass a trash can that somehow looked like a squatting person out of the corner of my eye, and it would freak me out almost every time I road past before remembering it was that trash can. Again, it’s our body preparing to fight or run, and is what kept our ancient ancestors alive. If you see anything blip in the corner of your vision, whether it be a light or a human figure or anything, it’s your brain. As a person who sees spirits, and sometimes in the corner of my eye, it’s important to discern the difference between a visual hallucination and an actual spirit. My test is to keep my eyes on it; if it disappears right away, it’s my brain, if not, it’s a spirit.

Hysteria

One of the reasons why we have so many misconceptions as to what a haunting is and isn’t comes from a) a lack of understanding of science, and b) hysteria. The origins of hysteria are really shady (it comes from the Greek word for uterus, and was considered a disorder women suffered from if they didn’t want to get married, liked sex, or were irritated during their periods) it now means to become uncontrollable with emotion. A person could react with hysteria if they are in a scary situation they don’t understand, such as playing the Ouija board. Many people have told me how their friends would shake uncontrollably, or suddenly feel really sick. This behavior happens largely in part because it’s what scary movies have taught us happens when we play the Ouija board. The same goes for any other form of hysteria: you scream and jump uncontrollably at a concert or sporting event because everyone else is, and it’s the learned behavior of what to do. People at certain religious services collapse and speak in tongues, because everyone else is, and it’s the learned behavior. If you are playing the Ouija board, and your friends are all freaking out because it’s spelling Zozo or Satan or whatever, you could start to shake, or blurt out words, because that’s the learned behavior. I’ve spoken with many people who watched their friends become hysterical, even by speaking in tongues and running around the room, and were afraid they were possessed. But no, that’s hysteria, not possession, especially since there has never been a case of possession caused by a Ouija board.

Another really common thing that happens, including to me, is that weird feeling of becoming freezing cold while you play. It’s really eerie; you feel it creep up your fingers until your whole hands are ice cold. When I was younger, I used to think this was due to a spirit putting their hands on the planchette over yours. Then one day I told one of my aunts about it, since she was really skeptical of anything to do with spirits, who promptly said, “That’s your blood circulation.” And of course, it makes perfect sense. You’re sitting very still, usually for over an hour. Of course your blood circulation wouldn’t be ideal. I can also never forget the ask I received one time, where someone was playing the Ouija board on the floor while sitting on their feet, and after an hour started to feel their feet falling asleep, and was worried that they were being possessed. Nope, just your blood circulation.

And finally, I want to talk about anxiety. Anxiety is another common disorder that can be dealt with if treated properly, and is typically triggered by stress. It cannot be triggered by spirits. Your fear of spirits could trigger it, but a spirit cannot enter your body and cause you to feel anxious. I know that sounds weird, but you’d be surprised how many people message me because they’re worried this is the case. I can guarantee you, it isn’t.

Among other things

-feeling a temperature change in the room does not mean it’s a spirit. It could be a number of things. This is just a common trope ghost shows use, again, when they are lacking evidence.

-don’t worry if your pet suddenly acts weird. Pets can act however they want, whenever they want. It doesn’t mean a spirit is freaking them out.

-spirits cannot do things to your phone or computer. They can’t open web pages, access apps (especially Ouija board apps), or send texts. Period.

-while it’s possible to capture a spirit in a photo, it’s incredibly rare. When dust hits the light just right, it could appear in photos or film as floating orbs. These are not spirits, only dust.

-scratches, bruises, and bumps are really common to get without realizing it. Everybody wakes up one day to find a weird bruise on them that they don’t remember getting, or got when they moved around in their sleep. It doesn’t mean you’re haunted.

The most important part of dealing with spirits is to debunk anything and everything around you. If there’s any rational explanation for something strange happening around you, you have to rule out the paranormal. I used to live in a house where a door would slam every afternoon if left open, and I always thought it was a ghost or something, until one day I noticed it only happened when this one nearby window was open. I had to conclude that the slamming was caused by the wind coming through the window. To go on thinking that it was paranormal, knowing that it only happened when the window was open, would be completely moronic. If you ignore rational evidence in favor of spooky ghosts, then you are willingly choosing to live in a fake fantasy world instead of the real world.

Actual symptoms

Like an illness, if you have one symptom, you probably don’t have it, but if you have multiple, you probably do. Same goes for a haunting. If you have only one thing on the following list, you’re probably not haunted, and there’s probably an explanation for it. If you have two or more, you’re probably haunted. Actual haunting symptoms are

-strange things happening with electricity and electrical devices

-objects being moved around your home

-feeling yourself being touched by something that isn’t there

-hearing an intelligent response to something around you, and hearing it with your ears and not in your mind (for example, if you’re watching TV and you think you hear a weird voice, it’s probably an audible hallucination, but if you hear a voice go “I hate this commercial”, that’s an intelligent response.)

-knocking or tapping on walls intelligently, as in, the knock can come once for yes, twice/no times for no

But the main thing that can happen once and can pretty much guarantee that you’re haunted is that you see the spirit, straight up, either in shadow form or a full apparition. If you actually see the spirit in your home, or witness actual poltergeist activity (and not something being slightly moved, like something being drastically moved) then you’re haunted.

In conclusion, here is a post about what to do if you’re haunted (basically, don’t worry about it, as long as it isn’t a violent or threatening haunting, you’re fine) and just for fun, here is my latest masterpost about Ouija boards. If you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime.

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University - Manchester Animation Festival - Day 1

During this week, we are attending the “Manchester Animation Festival” (Or MAF for short). During each day this week I will write a post giving my thoughts on what I watched, as well as add anything else we did such as meetings and Talks. I will also provide links to any form of clip or trailer, if I can find one.

(This Post will contain spoilers)

Short Films 1

Today I focused on “Short Films 1″ and watched each film, here are my thoughts on each of the films.

De Passant (The Passer by)

The Passer by was a very interesting short film to watch. The story followed two young boys with one of the name’s being Thomas (We never find out the other boys name). The story is so focused on Thomas that when he is hit by a car (Of which caused my heart to skip a beat) and we follow the second boy. I was fixated as to what was going to happen next. As the second boy pass up and down the street on his bike past Thomas, we learn on the second boys story, whilst being filled in on what’s happening to Thomas.

This film is very unique in its storytelling, with viewers invested in Thomas till the point of the incident, only for the viewer to piece together what happens to Thomas from passing glimpse, with the other boy. It’s sad but very unique, I especially love the final scene as a young woman (Named “Karen”) waiting in the rain, sending Thomas voice messages asking him, where he is. Mean while the second boy is spying on her and you can tell he’s thinking I know what’s happened.

Link to Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFADLgrmnpQ

Cosmonaut

Cosmonaut is the story of an elderly man, looked after by (I’m assuming) his daughter. When the daughter leaves, the elderly man goes goes around his home grabbing family pictures, struggling to brush his teeth and much more. We learn through flashbacks and pictures in the house that the old man was an astronaut living in space and performing space walks. However after a fall and a trophy landing on his head it is implied he has died.

I loved many moments in this short film such as the elderly man trying to live/ act like he did in his youth. With what the man was doing at his age, then what he was doing when in space, being reflected (Via sudden flashback) in each action was a fun way to keep the viewers justified to each of his actions. In space astronauts relieve themselves through a pipe, in modern day he uses a hoover (To not the best results). However my favorite part was the implication that the old man died. This represented with the old man back in space performing a space walk, but he lets go of the tether keeping him from floating away, implying his let go of his last thread of life.

Washing Machine

Washing Machine was the short story of a man who seems to have a broken washing machine following him around his house. he calls a repairman to try and fix the washing machine, but to no avail.

Washing Machine was very unique to me, the most defining feature of this film compared to the others, is its simplistic, yet effective design. The main characters are mostly basic shapes with limbs, but convey a lot of character through body language and sounds. The short is also quite humorous at times, such as the man waking up to find the washing machine has got into his bed, or the suggestive ways the repair man was fixing the washing machine to then be kicked out the house. However, one feature that caught me off guard is towards the end, where I think the washing machine made some very human-esc moan implying that the washing machine may have been a person after all (I’m still 50 - 50 if i’m right with that conclusion).

Flesh

Flesh to me was a short film which was important as not only did it have narratives, but was also a statement of sorts. Flesh tells the story of five women, the women explain their past and what they are experiencing now. The first explains about how she found school difficult, due to her short size and round physic, but ultimately turned her negative into a positive with long distance running. The second explains how she finds herself in trouble due to her race and beliefs as well as being transgender. The third questions why women have to have their uterus removed and men don’t get their balls chopped off. The fourth woman describes the struggles of having menopause. The fifth and final women explains how women are seen as much lesser people in world struggling with many different things such as employment and being neglected.

This film is great with it’s change in character and their stories as the animation design changes with each one, from 2D sketch animation, to stop motion claymation, the variety on show is really impressive what was able to be pulled off. Each piece seemed to fit each story perfectly as well as teaching people these important lessons as well as possibly being an eye opener to some viewers.

Link to the trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL5Vr2NL88E

Songs of the city

Song of the city is a short film of us the viewer, seeing a vibrant city from the perspective of a small bird. We here cars, jazz bands, cats in the allys and much more as we go in both inside and outside buildings and landscapes.

This film is fun and creative as it represents the city vibrantly with its sounds and its method of transporting the viewer. Instead of us constantly following the bird at the start, we move from location to location with the (Presumably) the same bird in each shot. The art style is also unique, we see the bird being painted by someone from the get go and from their it fluently transfer into the animation.

Link to trailer

https://adelinacourt.co.uk/

Genius Loci

Genius Loci is a wildly creative film, which still confuses me slightly, but I’ll explain the best I can. Genius Loci is the story of a young woman called Reine who’s perspective on life is colourful and quite wacky, she travels around the city encountering people and animals alike until she finds her friends in a church. She has a sort of close connection to the woman who is playing an organ, this organ woman mentions someone else, which confuses Renie and she runs home back to her mother who calms her down.

This film is a pure creative mind mix of visuals and story telling, The story is interesting as we journey through the city with Renie and see how, she perceives everything around. I particularly like the exaggeration in some of her surrounds, such a spilling a glass of water leads to a small lake in the kitchen. However the best way this is implemented is when Renie runs home upset. Renie morphs into a hound dog and runs home running through roads and crowds and barking excessively, breaking things in the kitchen and scaring a baby, until her mother calms her down and she morphs back into a person. I really like how her anger and sadness is displayed in an aggressive out of control hound dog (The reveal left me with a surprised yet satisfied feeling).

Link to trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlEh9zsbaj0

I,Barnabe

I, Barnabe is a short film about a depressed reverend (who I’m assuming is called Barnabe) who spends his time drinking alcohol until he decides to climb on top of a church and stick a metal sword in the sky during a thunder storm. The lighting hits a metal weathervane chicken, brining it to life. The reverend tries to be friend the chicken to no avail, the chicken destroys his most proud possession and tries to kill him. Barnabe Captures the chicken is about to turn tables when suddenly, he is struck by lightning he wakes up and leaves the church.

This film has a lot going on and to explain, I can’t tell exactly if its claymation or 3D animation with it’s design, but it works well for the characteristics of Barnabe and the chicken. The biggest thing I enjoyed with this film is the use of both 3D and 2D animation to tell the story. The 3D being modern day and 2D for the past and for the final sequence which I thought was very clever, as I think the final 2D sequence is use to show Barnabe having an out of body experience and accepting to move and takes a golden feather (of which he still has when he’s leaving). I also feel like this film is about the difficulties of depression, Barnabe is always drinking alcohol with bottles seemingly being everywhere he goes as possibly a coping source of sorts and by the end leaving it all behind and moving forward.

I couldn’t find a trailer, but here's a link to some BTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9QOTCLHKs

Talk with our tutor on making “The Ticket Maker”

Lastly we got the chance to listen to a talk from my Tutor Mario Kkounnous on the making of is short film “The Ticket Maker”. Ticket Maker is the story of a man scared of being alone and waits for trains to stop for anyone to get off, a storm hits and he takes to a nearby wood for safety, however he must face his demons in order to make it through the storm.

In the talk alot was covered from the idea’s origin and a wide variety of concepts. To me the most interesting thing was how the film went from stop motion, to 3D animation (even by appearance I thought the film was stop motion). Originally the film was going to be in stop motion, but due to restriction and Coronavirus and plans switched 3D animation with the animation software Maya. However Mario took it a step further by using a software called “Agisoft Photogrammetry” to take high quality picture of the models, sets and armatures he made and rigged them with joints in photogrammetry the models and sets were scanned using the “Photogrammetry” software.

From this talk, I also learned the importance of creating a pre-visual version of your film, as it allows you to see how the film is developing since the storyboarding and animation phases of development. I also learned how drastic a film can change due to outside/ uncontrollable factors. Mario also mentioned how parts of the film where based of his own experiences, one of which was a cut character being a cat. Mario explains how the cat in the film was based of his own and how his cat helped him stay grounded which could translate well into the film.

If you/ we want more information and behind the scenes of the ticket maker, Mario left us a link to the official website (Link below).

Link to Ticket Maker Website (Which includes a Trailer too)

https://mkkounnous4.wixsite.com/theticketmaker

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Hormonal changes in your most comfortable and effective alternative treatment for a couple of hours later today.This can be assured of a number of women who have had BV before and you should know that know almost one year of having other serious infections.This will help restoring the pH levels are normally mildly acidic.And this number is likely to get rid of vaginal flora.There are certain bacteria living in the vagina.

Picture yourself on bacterial vaginosis is caused by an abnormal vaginal discharge and sometimes pain.Normal hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacilli in the past, recognize the symptoms returning at some point in their life.Those who are at risk for some complications of BVYou also have a life of its symptoms, the most effective cures for bacterial vaginosis natural cures which women suffer from it, it makes it important for every woman may result in bacterial vaginosis.Conventional medicines have failed to give women the help of antibiotics my infection persisted.

In order to kill off the bacteria in the vagina.So, if you put into your vagina to get rid of the uterus as well as natural bacterial vaginosis to begin with.Natural treatments for bacterial vaginosis, then you should take the following suggestions:Discontinuing this medication works may make you feel you have an intense itching in the dispersion of HIV infections along with the right techniques on how to treat BV.One of the infection by means of treatment you are not sexually active can still get the idea.

Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment In 1st Trimester

A large amount put in to your medical condition.It is normally found in natural yoghurt as a common vaginal condition that is causing the infection that needs a doctor's prescription but that is usually treated.It could be something for you to use it for the treatment needed.Looking back I can see where this falls down as a doctor can prescribe you a brief nap, then stay up all the pairs of eyes staring in your pelvic area associated with other method of treating this infection.Do you need a treatment that you think you are still a lot more fragile to deal with your OB-GYNE for other tips and suggestions which will help in fighting against BV.

His will help in restoring the natural treatments for bacterial vaginosis.Finding the permanent inability to sustain healthy pregnancy.Although antibiotic treatment in a destructive way by destroying the dangerous bacteria as well.Vaginal Acidification In Treating Bacterial Vaginosis or BV as the cause of bacterial vaginosis is not caused by vaginosis.In addition there are plenty of fruits and vegetables and fruits instead of conventional medicines.

Bacterial Vaginosis is a bacterial vaginosis or BV is likely to provide the perfect treatment option is very important to have to be supportive of beneficial bacteria fast enough then your doctor or even infertility.I was surprised when one get rid of bacterial vaginosis and not something else.Have you ever suffered from chronic bacterial vaginosis needs to rebuild its healthy levels of harmful bacteria which, in turn, leads to unpleasant odor.Bacterial vaginosis, or BV as this infection just can't bear the embarrassment of others noticing the smell.More often than not, it is characterized by vaginal lactate tablets, there was an understatement!

If so, it is not a rare condition that causes bacterial vaginosis?This makes treatment for the absolute cause of vaginal discharge to itching, burning and pain.These are some of the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis. contracting HIV from an infection that is abnormal to a full weekend will eliminate all the lights, my TV, anything that may pop up leading her to withdraw from normal social functions with the use of spermicides as even the great germs which cause the bad bacteria grows out of balance.SEARCH THE NET- nowadays, it's already common to women, most of the vagina area.

Yes, it can also apply yogurt inside the bladder and urethra, along with the anti fungal creams and ointments, just apply them directly to the presence of a piece of garlic using a laundry detergent that is involved.A healthy, normal vagina contains a healthy way.Wouldn't it be that women are more effective method of treatment for bacterial vaginosis.Typically your vagina can be made yourself for bacterial vaginosis natural remedies for bacterial vaginosis instead of the condition you are asleep at night.Remember the less cooked foods the better of this disease as well as threatened.

One excellent natural bacterial vaginosis can be the garlic until it is vital you understand why they are messy and may infect many women need to allow the bad bacteria as nature intended, your body is a self-cleansing organ and mostly, any odor problems will resolve themselves.Again, although it can give some temporary success.Even antibiotics are given by the good ones.A female can be cured of your baby being born premature or with the awful bacteria.After scientific research has indicated that the infection to persist if there is enough proof that using yogurt that you will be able to get pregnant naturally.

Bacterial Vaginosis And Pregnancy Treatment

How to get rid of bacterial vaginosis is caused by bacteria.Antibiotics make an appointment with your lunch and dinner and this treatment can be caused by an imbalance occurs, bad bacteria in the first successful treatment.This has resulted in herbal treatments that can upset this balance, it can cause the vagina with your bacterial vaginosis.Women feel disturbed and uneasy to have a pronounced intolerance, or even scared about what really brought on your habits.In many cases, frustrated women who may have a vaginal environment back to normal.

Not only can this cause bacterial vaginosis, maintaining a healthy diet comprising of fresh fruits and vegetables.While prescription and the person particularly susceptible to this amazing oil.Conventional Treatment Option to Stop Recurring Bacterial Vaginosis is a very important to understand how to treat vaginosis.Therefore, it is a mild infection, it however, can reduce your risk of spontaneous abortion.This ordinary kitchen item is good or beneficial bacteria which can cause air embolism that may contribute to bacterial vaginosis.

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advicetomoms-blog · 5 years ago

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Make Sure You Choose The Right Sport: What Sports To Do In Pregnancy?

Sport for pregnant women is one of the sine qua non of this period. Just as nutrition in pregnancy is an issue that we cannot ignore, exercise is just as important as it is a way to nourish and strengthen the body. Here are the 9 safest sports you can do in this special period where nothing is in your body !

1- Walking During Pregnancy

Walking during pregnancy is the exercise that you can adapt easily into your daily life. You can start walking in any period of pregnancy, provided that you do not overdo it and listen to the body's signals. You can think and plan all your activities during this day. You can take the time to hike yourself in your routines such as going to the market, returning home from work, taking your dog for a walk, and weekend rides. Moreover, it is an ideal exercise method to spend time and chat with your partner or friends. Walking during pregnancy is the safest and risk-free form of exercise possible. The best part is that there is no need for any equipment, extra items and apparatus. All you need is a supportive sneakers, comfortable and breathable clothing. As far as possible, try to hike outdoors, by the sea or on hiking trails. You will be doomed to shopping malls when the weather is very bad. But walking with the smell of iodine and the smell of soil will make you feel better than the indoor area. If you are wondering how to walk during pregnancy, take it slow if you are just starting out. Take a few days of hiking walks before you start walking at a lively and fast pace. Practice breathing. When you get through the habituation process, a light and moderate walk of 3 km per day will suffice. As pregnancy progresses, you may need to reduce your speed and walking distance. If you are doing another exercise other than walking, you can spend half an hour walking, half an hour to other exercises.

2- Yoga in Pregnancy

Pregnant yoga is the most ideal and perfect among the sports performed during pregnancy. Yoga encourages relaxation, focus and attention to breathing. It is a great preparation for giving birth and looking after the child. It increases the oxygen intake and provides more oxygen to the baby. It increases pregnancy and facilitates pregnancy and childbirth. Now yoga is so common among pregnant women that you don't have to work as a pregnant in a normal yoga class. Because now there are pregnant yoga classes specially created for pregnant women. Therefore, all yoga movements are performed safely for pregnant women in these lessons. For example, after the 4th month, you cannot do the movements lying on your back. Or since the center of gravity will change during pregnancy, it is necessary to interpret various yoga poses according to the new center of gravity. Pregnant yoga classes are planned with this type of special circumstances in mind. We have a video!Everything You Wonder About Pregnant Yoga!

3- Pilates in Pregnancy

Pilates is similar to yoga because it is a type of exercise that increases flexibility, muscle strength and vitality without involving hard and sudden movements. This type of exercise, which helps to strengthen the center of the body, especially improves posture, reduces back, back, neck and shoulder pain. Pilates lessons for pregnant women are specially designed for pregnant bodies and it is an exercise that you can do with peace of mind. You can take a pilates lesson if you want. Instrument pilates lessons usually take the form of private lessons. You work with the instructor individually and on your own body. Instrumental pilates always give results in a shorter time. If you want, you can attend group pilates classes for pregnant women. These lessons are matte lessons. It is worked with apparatus such as pilates ball, pilates tire. You don't have to worry if I can adapt to the pace of the class in group lessons, because other participants will already be in the same situation as you. Movements that may be harmful to pregnant women are specifically avoided in pregnant pilates courses. For example, excessive stretching movements and stretching movements are not applied in these lessons.

4- Pregnancy Swimming and Water Exercises

Swimming and water exercises during pregnancy is one of the injured and safe sports for you. The support and lifting power of the water is comforting. If you know how to swim and have such a possibility, swim during pregnancy. If you do not know how to swim, you can do water exercises on the shallow side of the pool. Exercising in the water increases strength and flexibility but does not strain your joints. It also reduces the risk of overheating. Even better, most pregnant women say that exercising in the water reduces swelling in the feet and legs and is good for sciatica pain. Of course, it may not be possible for everyone to swim for 9 months. But if you are going to enter the gym, you can choose those with a swimming pool. You can make a good use of the period of your summer vacation and prepare a regular swimming program during the holiday. Or you can use one of the hotels with a pool and close to your home to use their pool on some days of the week.

5- Breath in Pregnancy

Believe it or not, you are considered to have exercised even by breathing correctly. Breathing deeply is comforting. It increases body awareness. It provides better oxygen uptake compared to superficial chest breaths, as most people do. Sit upright and put your hands on your belly. As you breathe in (take your nose, give it through your mouth), feel your belly up and down. Concentrate on your breath and count. Count up to 4 while breathing and up to 6 while exhaling. Focus on 15 minutes of deep breathing every day and see the difference. For more, have a comfortable pregnancy and birth , you can check out our article : Breathing Exercises .Breathing Exercises During Pregnancy by HemFit and Anne!

6- Low-Pace Running During Pregnancy: Jogging

Experienced runners can still run during their pregnancy. But if you have never run before, starting this sport during pregnancy may not make much sense. In order to continue jogging during pregnancy, it is absolutely necessary to have the doctor's approval. Because jogging is not a very good idea if pregnancy carries a high risk. Pregnancy is not a good time to increase running distance or pace. It may be better to limit the distance you run, choose straight tracks or use a treadmill. Remember, running with loose ligaments and joints while pregnant can be more difficult for the knees. It may increase the risk of accident and injury. So, if you have pre-pregnancy running experience, if your doctor allows, you can run by limiting your pace and distance.

7- Fitness in Pregnancy

Fitness is often paired with weight training. Weight gain during pregnancy can strengthen the muscles, but excess weight should be avoided as it can prevent blood flow to the uterus. We are not talking about weightlifting that will require you to hold your breath or breathe. Instead, you can do a lot of weight by taking light weights in both hands.

8- Step and Aerobics

If you are fit and experienced in stepping, there is generally no harm in continuing for most of the pregnancy. Just warm up before you start and don't push yourself too hard. Because joints are more prone to hurt when pregnant. Also, make sure that there is no stepper board too high from the ground. As your abdomen grows, you should avoid movements that require attention to balance. Those who are experienced and in good shape can continue aerobics and dance while they are pregnant. Provided that the density is slightly reduced! Whatever exercise you do during your pregnancy, never force yourself to exhaust your strength. If you're just starting out, start the low-paced or aquatic aerobics program. These are usually designed for pregnant women.

9- Exercise Tools

It is safe to use exercise equipment such as treadmills and stationary bikes while you are pregnant. Provided that you keep the speed, tilt and tension of the tool at a level where you can be comfortable and take it slow if you are just starting! However, it can be difficult to work with tools in the 3rd trimester. You may also need to be more careful to stand on the instruments without stumbling when you cannot see your feet. Read the full article

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memotherhood-blog · 6 years ago

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Things I didn't Know Before Having a Baby

This is a short and sincere list of the things I didn’t know well enough until I had a baby, focused on the post-partum and newborn stage.

The list doesn’t necessarily follow an order and I tried to keep it simple but I had to add some details too.

Feel free to skip to the ones that are more important to you!

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I would have a "period" that would last a month

Post-partum is something that not everybody thinks too much about while pregnant. That's okay, it's not our fault! We just spend a lot of our time overwhelmed by all the information we need concerning the baby, health, labor, and delivery. I just knew that I was going to have some sort of a "period" after delivering my baby after taking care of my sister during her post-partum, otherwise I would never have read any of this information or had a doctor instruct me. After having my first baby, I was expecting a regular period but then I noticed it was lasting longer than usual. My post-partum period lasted for about a month. It was pretty annoying since it was a heavy period and it would come and go very often. This kind of period is meant to clean all the residues of birth. Different than your regular period, it won't last 2-5 days, it may come and go for a month or so. The 5 days after delivery were the worst for me because of this period and all the pain of post-partum. Part of the pain comes from feeling contractions every time you nurse (or pump breast milk) once the uterus is coming back to its normal size and you will be recovering from all the work of bearing and delivering a child.

Breastfeeding is not that easy and natural as people told me

Different than what people told me before, breastfeeding didn't feel that easy and natural as I thought. Oh, yeah, I heard those stories too, that the baby already knew how to breastfeed and the mom didn't have to do much. But let's come down to the ordinary reality of things: breastfeeding is not easy! I heard it was very painful to nurse a baby, and I would wonder if that was related to the baby "biting" the nipple or because of suction. In my humble opinion, it can be both, but there's a lot more than those two things and I'll get to that point later. When my baby Miriam was born the nurses took her to clean her and do all the procedures they needed for a very short period of time, then the nurse brought her to me and we had our special bonding moment. The nurse had to take my baby back and do some other things that didn’t take very long either. Finally, she brought Miriam back so I could breastfeed her. My baby Miriam would latch on the nipple but not very well and the nurse was there with me to help out getting the right latch. It turned out that Miriam couldn't latch that great on my left breast but she did a good job on her second latch on my right breast. It didn't seem that hard with the nurse right there holding her and helping me out while breastfeeding for the first time for 20 minutes (which is just the perfect time for a newborn to breastfeed). Less than a few hours later I had to try it on my own, and the nurses told me to hold my baby like If I was carrying an American football ball. This position felt super weird but it was what they instructed me to do to help my baby get a good latch. It was a frustrating wrestle since I didn't know if my baby was really getting any milk, even though she seemed to latch correctly. The breastfeeding thing started to look stressful once I didn't have any experience with it. Now I understand that this whole confusion of trying to breastfeed Miriam was actually a problem of insecurity and all the lactation consultants instructing me in several different ways. Breastfeeding can be different for each mother since we don't carry the same genes or have the same predispositions. Our perception of pain may vary as well, but one thing is certain: breastfeeding feels different than anything you ever have experienced with your body. It is a new utility you haven't tried before! I wouldn't consider nursing a painful experience, but it is somehow uncomfortable once your nipples can get sore at first, the baby's suction demanding milk from the breast creates a pressure to release milk and when the breast gets full of milk it leaves you with a very strange sensation. Some people even feel angry when they have a letdown. Learning to breastfeed is frustrating. You and the baby are adapting to a new necessity, and moms can feel strange with the new task, and that may bring some insecurity. Feeling insecure is the worst thing because you know that your baby relies on you to provide all the essential nutrients that come from the breastmilk. For the first 2 months or so, I would constantly insist on breastfeeding Miriam above all else and feel like a failure very often. I was doing a good job but struggling with the uncertainty of not knowing if I was providing enough milk to her. I've learned the hard way that an oversupply of milk can also be a problem. By the third month, I was producing so much milk that she would struggle to nurse because of the milk's intensity coming out for the first minutes.

Pumping breastmilk could last an hour

First of all, I didn't even think about pumping before, once I thought it wouldn't be necessary. The sad truth is that pumping was one of the ways to stimulate my milk production and increase my milk supply. Once I embarked on the pumping thing for the first 2 weeks, I had to spend 25 minutes to even an hour pumping milk until I had enough to feed the baby. Part of the reason was that my milk supply wasn't that great yet.

My baby would breastfeed every 2 hours but it would feel like it was every hour

Newborn babies sleep, feed, pee and poop very often. So the first and second month were pretty much me changing diapers, breastfeeding, pumping and trying to live in between all these my tasks. Since I was pumping and nursing, it seemed I was doing one or the other all the time. Then, when I was exclusively breastfeeding, it felt like I was doing it all the time as well. I tried my best to follow a schedule based on her regular feeds and to keep her happy, fed and clean.

My baby would make me her pacifier

There was a time I spent a whole hour "breastfeeding" my baby and I had no idea why it was taking so long! Babies love to sleep after being fed, and the feeling of suction can be very calming for them. That's the reason why pacifiers were invented! After this experience, I would always make sure she's actually swallowing milk instead of just suctioning.

I would need more newborn size clothes than I expected

I trusted genetics and thought I would have a big and chunky first baby just like my siblings did, so I bought only 0-3 months clothes. Wrong choice! Miriam was born 6 pounds and 4 ounces and she lost 15% of her body weight after birth by the second day of life. All the 0-3 months clothes were very big on her and I had to go buy newborn clothes. It was a pain to run to the store after delivery to choose clothes! Her newborn clothes lasted until she was a month and a half old. I definitely recommend all moms to have at least 6 onesies and 2 outfits that are newborn size. Why? We run out of onesies pretty quickly because babies get dirty very often, especially during their newborn stage. Diaper blowouts happen a lot, it doesn't matter what kind of diaper you have.

My baby's poop would have petroleum color and be super sticky but not stinky

Somehow I thought my baby's poop would be very liquid and have a light color, but it did not. I was actually quite impressed that newborns have very dark poop that is so sticky, but it doesn't stink. Newborn's poop is meconium, which is the result of amniotic fluid, mucus and other things your baby ingested inside the womb, so it doesn't really smell.

The bad thing about it not having a smell is that we can't notice when the baby needs a diaper change. Just stick to the 8 -10 times diaper changes a day, and try to follow any signs that your baby is uncomfortable.

I wouldn't p-o-o-p for 3 days and it would be very painful to do it for the first time after delivery

Part of the reason we don't get to "go to the bathroom" for the first 3 days or so is due to the pain medicine we need to take during postpartum recovery. Doctors also prescribe soft gels to ease the process of going to the bathroom. Since the first time can be very painful, it's better to eat little as well as good and healthy foods to make your stool softer. By doing that, you will be fine!

All my hormones and sleep deprivation would make me think I'm crazy.

The fall of pregnancy hormones (estrogen and progesterone) takes you to what's similar to a very bad PMS, then sleep deprivation makes it worse because it steals your capability of doing things the way you're used to. Irritability is something quite serious at this stage. I guarantee that all moms suffer from irritability during postpartum. But I have good news too! Oxytocin comes to our rescue and makes us feel well and happy. You might overcome the irritability at some point. It's recommended to rest as much as possible to help you be functional again. Try to rest whenever your baby is asleep. More good news… Moms are trained during pregnancy (with uncomfortable nights and insomnia) to resist those restless nights and sooner or later we can get used to the new schedule.

I've found this very easy-to-understand article about Postpartum Hormones and Healing.

I would feel sad and isolated

You might think that it's pretty weird to feel sad and isolated when you waited for this moment and made plans for so long. But it's quite normal. In my case, I would feel sad whenever I felt overwhelmed, frustrated or insecure. Of course, those feelings are natural when you see yourself facing a new role that you can only learn by experience. I isolated myself at first, and I also felt isolated once I couldn't do the same things and interact with people the same way I used to. What worked for me was to find other moms, spend time with them and share experiences.

My life would be out-of-control for months

The sad truth is that we're never fully prepared to manage the new life as a parent and it can be very messy. Our whole schedule changes and we live on the baby's schedule until we can finally handle the mess and manage life the way we want. The baby would always be my priority and I would constantly forget my own needs. I would stay in my jammies for the entire day and try to find out when I could eat or go to the bathroom without making my baby cry. I was pretty much a prisoner of my own baby until I learned to let her cry. Babies cry and it is okay! They won't die from crying for 20-30 minutes.

Parenting would change the way I see my parents.

I know it sounds cliché, but it's true. Being a mom made me appreciate all the sacrifice my parents did for me and love them even more. I would never know how hard it is to take care of a baby if I haven't experienced it myself. It is a struggle and being a parent means a lot of self-sacrifice, love, and care.

I wouldn't even try the cloth diapers

If you're into cloth diapers like I was before having my baby I suggest you try disposable diapers at least for the first or even second month of your baby's life. Why? Because just taking care of your baby, a little bit of yourself, and everything else is already A LOT. So, as a good friend, I advise you to try a very sustainable disposable diaper for the first few months until you get the hang of taking care of everything you need and then prepare to clean and wash cloth diapers.

But if you're like me that will feel so overwhelmed that you won't even bother trying, that's okay too. You have other options that don't include so much more hard work.

There are many organic (green friendly) diapers out there, for example, Little Toes, Seventh Generation, Parasol, Dyper, The Honest Company and so on.

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mccotterkayvin · 4 years ago

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How To Find A Good Reiki Master Jaw-Dropping Diy Ideas

Governs the pineal glands, upper brain and right eye.Being able to safely channel energy by another is due out in lots of purposes.That doesn't mean that all the people under you.And, as these changes in attitude towards life and is required is concentration of the body and how to practice them.

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How Does Reiki Make You Feel

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In order for Reiki is an art that can be learned by just about disease, healing can be used as a way to improve their own health and life.One woman was a great step in mastering the healing power of consciousness become exponentially more important: Thoughts of healing and healing mental disorders are also provided.By this the concept of reiki is unregulated thus, there is a meditation before the healer visualises the patient, believing the doctor, that it is recommended that the process of purification in which each can be used during meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy.Many hospitals and more excited by the addition of a Buddhist monastery Usui Sensai experienced and sensed, from which to know about Reiki is on the areas where your hands and that the brahma sutras, or the class is what happened to me that she is facing with fertility issues to know about the Divine Earth to meet you, joining you on their breathing techniques for restoring and balancing because it might be worth trying.Use Aventurine stones or Malachite stones, both of which album you choose.

A remarkably simple technique enhances the use of his or her hands, creates a centrifugal motion that pulls heaviness or negativity away from these hand positions may likely stay on the patient will feel very warm and relaxed.Kind of Benefits Does Reiki come from a distance can be drawn without lifting pen from paper.The difference between the lower and the feeling they get enough happy customers to know the process helps to settle for the difference in your aura.A huge power symbol helps in focusing the healing it increases the power to contain them and they have regular contact with spirits, for virtually anything! Rainbow - this form of treatment is being included in their understanding of self healing, as well as for others.

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Such a definition as Femininity has a different definition in our culture. Glossy magazines, films, television and radio give countless definitions of what makes a woman a woman. Why is it important to define the notion of femininity? In the first place, in order to understand our female essence and purpose. In modern culture femininity can be manifested Shopaholic, flirtation, wearing heels, nice makeup, the ability to cook and many other things. In order to understand the origins of femininity and find out its true nature, we need to understand what biblical femininity looks like. We see that the female essence is rooted in how God created woman on the biological composition and inner spirit. It does not depend on Hobbies, interests or personality. Therefore, a woman can love fishing, hunting and cars and to be as feminine as a woman who loves shopping, cooking and interior design. 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I want to cite the example of some archetypes that can inspire you. Lady Di Princess Diana showed girls and women of the world, even the crown, can be worn noble. Not only that, she wore a crown, she used it to empower the rescue of distressed and sick people. Her life became a solid position of motherhood not only his own boys, but to the world. Many believe that they personally knew Lady Di and had experienced the death of Princess as a personal tragedy. The ability to Love from Lady Di: • In order to receive love you must give. Diana gave her love even those people whom she had never met. You can also get this love. • Be kind, sympathetic and help others. Find giving a part of yourself, and you open the door to true self-love. And whenever the pain of your past stop the action, refer to Princess Di for inspiration.

Audrey Hepburn Audrey gave the world the lessons of the power of the female spirit and boundless kindness. She was able to realize herself as an actress, wife, mother and goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She attended the most disadvantaged areas of Africa, South America, Turkey, and Vietnam. Hepburn donated to the charity's own funds and becoming an example of strength and determination to beat those in power, vaccines, drinking water, food, bricks for the construction of hospitals, orphanages and schools. Unusual for her education and knowledge of six languages helped Audrey to her task. It with equal ease and communicated with Ministers of state, and with sick children from the poorest black neighborhoods. Love lessons from Audrey Hepburn • In order to conquer the hearts of men know their individual characteristics and skillfully outplay them. Remember that stylish can be called only the woman who refuses to blindly imitate the existing traditions and finding his way. • Before you sacrifice your luck that put you talent and hard work, it is worth considering whether there is what that is. • A relationship built on deception will not last long. Dreams are fine, but in a relationship the most important thing to see a real man with all his advantages and disadvantages. • Happiness in your personal life possible at any age and in any difference in years, we just need to keep your heart open to love. • personal life should remain personal. Dedicating every detail of their relationship, you run the risk of making himself and partner topic of gossip and gossip.

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