#justin rod

[ethiack]

The Secret Network of Diddy

The story behind the connections of Diddy.

[howwelldoyouknowyourmoon]

Michael Flynn: 'Gates of Hell' will be unleashed on Trump's enemies when he takes office

(Hyung Jin Sean Moon and Kook Jin Justin Moon provided a platform for Michael Flynn at the 2024 Rod of Iron Freedom Festival.)

by Matthew Chapman October 14, 2024 8:59PM ET

Former President Donald Trump's one-time National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is ramping up his apocalyptic rhetoric to a new and dangerous extreme, Ja'han Jones wrote for MSNBC's "ReidOut Blog."

Flynn, who was fired from Trump's administration and took a plea deal for lying to federal investigators about his ties to Russia before being pardoned by Trump, has since descended into extreme conspiracy theory circles, in particular forming close ties to the QAnon movement, which believes Trump must save America from Satanic child sex trafficking cannibals. He has previously suggested the U.S. should undergo a military coup like that in Myanmar.

His latest rhetoric suggests he hasn't backed down from that position at all, Jones wrote.

Flynn recently spoke at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival, sponsored by a radical schismatic sect of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, which worships the AR-15 as a holy instrument ordained by God. And when an attendee in the crowd asked him about the possibility of military tribunals and executions of Trump's enemies, Flynn promised a lot more than that if the former president secures victory.

“I think a lot of people actually think like you do, and I think that that’s your right and our privilege. … There’s a way to get after this, but we have to win first,” said Flynn. "I’m about winning. We have to win. And these people are already up to no good. So, we gotta win first. We win, and then, 'Katy, bar the door.' OK? Believe me: The gates of hell — my hell — will be unleashed."

All of this, Jones concluded ominously, comes as "Trump is now openly floating the idea of deploying the military against his critics if he’s elected. It’s easy to imagine Flynn being part of that violent plan."

[cinesludge]

Movie #47 of 2024: Blood for Dust

[lairddavid]

Music for the New Week.

From the Moody Blues came Justin Hayward….. Forever autumn- Justin Hayward From The Faces came Rod Stewart…… Maggie May- Rod Stewart. Reminiscent of a different era…. A Glass of Champagne-Sailor From the Brit Invasion of the U.S. Needles and Pins- TheSearchers To slow the pace down a bit. Lifted- Lighthouse Family Classic Oldie Stuck in the middle with you- Stealers Wheel I’ll sign…

[thingsmk1120sayz]

Happy Birthday to Justin Bailey, Rod Gilbert and Po Joseph

[bigangrytrev]

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE EXHIBITION

What a time to be a Transformers fan!  With the Rise of the Beasts movie to hit cinemas in two months, it seems promotional events are happening right, left and centre. Wednesday night saw the VIP Opening Night for the Transformers: More than Meets the Eye art exhibition at King’s Comics. Promotional Blurb: Radio Velvet, Kings Comics and Hasbro, a global branded entertainment leader, are pleased…

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Name every breed of dog

There are about 200 breeds of dog, and I hereby name them James, Becca, Donovan, Martin, Nagisa, Carl, Karl, Justin, Kale, Ratso, Mina, Jessica, Benji, Ani, Umma, Verys, David, Duluth, Chroma, Flip, Claire, Alessa, Alessa-Jin, Mona, Billie, Emily, Beth, Dun-Xi, Vessico, Clementine, Ratricia, Chico, Cheech, Helmina, Orlando, Aria, Vulluset, Paprika, Anna, Lemmy, Kwan, Millie, Pim, Pine, Reileigh, Ginger, Artie, Bei, Booberella, Clancy, Lambert, Nina, Lila, Gene, Lynda, Mim, Clarissa, Gustavus, Rya, Urvashi, Dee, Dina, Zhao, Marti-Hawk, Polonaise, Frida, Lima, Larry, Plin, Leeza, Sinan, Delger, Abagail, Bashir, Jupiter, José, Fritz, Sheila, Maria, Malu, Rod, Jon, Ethan, Clarice, Nickel, Ligaya, Sibyl, Frampt, Toi, Gimli, Hibiscus, Barry, Carrie, Mimi-Lou, Vladimir, Katjuk, Flynn, Perrin, Rosemary, Tanino, Sid, Florence, Carmilla, Carmello, Reese, Laura, Lana, Delia, Quince, Kim, Djimon, Bay, Mu, Neil, Krani, Mamu, Namu, Nemo, Neelix, Mac, Den, Medina, Tessa-Kwali, Alfonse, Geoffrey, Masamune, Schmelgert, Arturo, Ricki-Rak, Rico, Tenne, Santos, Emilia, Despereaux, Pete, Phillipe, Squalene, Bill, Kate, Roman, Sally, Bertha, Dru, Ridley, Amelie, Val, Alejandro, Hans, Jean, Mustafa, Kevin, Kev, Ina, Ima, Pinesol, Ernesto, Arnoldine, Bernadine, Homer, Tomoyuki, Clitmondine, Nolan, Michaela, Brainerd, Everly, Szandor, Cosine, Morris, Jamie, Jamie but the other pronunciation, Xan, Gyatso, Kiara, Pontius, Ali, Momo, Junior, Tootsie, Mel, Dustin, Xavier, Mello, Spike, Petra, Dean, Tasha, Guenevere, Jock, Huston, Dwayne, Dominique, Sanchita, Padma, Lola, Golmandine, Gilda, Flemina, Billy-Bob, and Glen.

[darkmagicmirror]

The Dark Magic Symbol and Alchemy

I've been wanting to make this post since before S5 and never got around to it, and I decided hey, might as well try to get it out before S6, at least. SO here it is. I know S6 came out today, but I haven't seen it yet, so shh, this still counts.

So in a Reddit AMA back in 2020, Aaron and Justin answered a question confirming that they drew inspiration for the dark magic symbol from the Rod of Asclepius and the Caduceus.

Just because of Tumblr image limits, I put the screenshot and symbols (linked in the comment) in the same picture, but you can follow the link to the AMA comment and look at the image there if you need a bigger version.

SO I got curious and started looking up some more info...

Here are just the first couple paragraphs of the Wikipedia pages for the Caduceus and Rod of Asclepius.

So at first glance, just like the comment in the original question says, the Caduceus is associated mostly with Hermes, and the Rod of Asclepius is associated with health care and medicine.

But a little further down the Wikipedia page, we get:

Although the Rod of Asclepius, which has only one snake and no wings, is the traditional and more widely used symbol of medicine, the Caduceus is sometimes used by healthcare organizations.

And it turns out that there's an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. So, already, upon finding this, I found it fascinating that the dark magic symbol is inspired by not just one, but two symbols seen as medical symbols.

Onto the article focusing on the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine, I go on to find this:

I have to come back to the Quicksilver thing, but first off, the being a symbol of alchemy is interesting to me. (Partially because I definitely think of Fullmetal Alchemist and the whole equivalent exchange concept there and the questions about whether people should be messing with life and death and how everything has a price -- all pretty relevant to TDP, but I digress.)

I looked at the article linked in footnote 16, which is titled The earliest medical use of the caduceus, and I found this fascinating image!

Most importantly, this has a single snake with two heads. Which sounds familiar!

I do think it's worth noting that the very first time an example of dark magic is discussed on screen, it's with the discussion of the two-headed snake, being held by Viren's staff. The spell isn't actually done, obviously, but it's the first impression we get of dark magic in the series!

Also I just find it interesting that the article mentions that:

Hermes had some medical roles in that he did assist in conducting the dead to the underworld and also received some credit for relieving plagues and epidemics in Asia Minor.

Another article linked on Wikipedia, called Snake and staff symbolism in healing, brings up the same point, saying:

The caduceus was indeed a magical wand, a gift from Apollo which protected Hermes and enabled him to guide departed souls along unknown pathways to the Underworld, and to awaken the sleeping. The latter aspect was sometimes associated with powers of resurrection — of awakening the dead, and also of curing the severely ill (Schouten 1967:119; Van Rooyen 1982:731-5).

So I just think it's interesting that it all ties into dark magic very well, especially considering that Claudia uses dark magic to resurrect Viren, and dark magic has been shown to be used for healing purposes (such as healing Soren -- both before and during show-canon).

The last mentioned article also goes on to mention the quicksilver thing, so I just wanted to say that I also find that particular point interesting considering that many people theorize that the different types of primal magic may have one underlying magical source that powers all of them, which to me reminds me of quicksilver being considered the basis of all matter.

But wait! There's more!

When I looked at the Wikipedia page for Alchemy, I found this interesting snippet:

An important example of alchemy's roots in Greek philosophy, originated by Empedocles and developed by Aristotle, was that all things in the universe were formed from only four elements: earth, air, water, and fire. According to Aristotle, each element had a sphere to which it belonged and to which it would return if left undisturbed.

This especially reminds me of the primal sources. Also spheres? Really? Funny how the primal stones are shaped that way,

The beginning part of the Wikipedia article also mentions how one of alchemy's aims was to create panaceas to cure diseases, and also that it played a role in the development of chemistry and medicine, which is fascinating!

And then I did decide to look at the Rod of Asclepius page as well, and it talks about how the snake and rod/staff were originally separate symbols.

Both the Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine and The New Medicine and the Old Ethics (links are to Google Books) talk about the snake/serpent as symbols of renewal/restoration of health because of how snakes shed their skin. The latter also has this snippet, which I think makes snakes sound like a great dark magic symbol as well:

Back on the Wikipedia page, it also says:

The ambiguity of the serpent as a symbol, and the contradictions it is thought to represent, reflect the ambiguity of the use of drugs,[8] which can help or harm, as reflected in the meaning of the term pharmakon, which meant "drug", "medicine", and "poison" in ancient Greek.[11] However the word may become less ambiguous when "medicine" is understood as something that heals the one taking it because it poisons that which afflicts it, meaning medicine is designed to kill or drive away something and any healing happens as a result of that thing being gone, not as a direct effect of "medicine".

I looked at the source A History of Medicine as well, and this was where it talked about pharmakon:

So it literally talks about magic there, which is really interesting to me.

Anyway!

TL;DR: All that to say that while the dark magic symbol obviously has influence from the caduceus and Rod of Asclepius, I think that the concept of dark magic in general also draws some inspiration from the meaning/history behind both symbols, especially with regards to the connection to alchemy, two-headed snake, and also the connection to healing/medicine.

Which all just contributes to my opinion that I hope the canon universe in the series doesn't eliminate dark magic use in the end but instead puts limitations on dark magic use so it can still be used for the healing purposes as well. And if alchemy ended up contributing to medicine, then... who knows?

... also that's without even getting into how the series refers to Sir Sparklepuff as a homonculus, which:

And the page goes on to mention the "Arcanum of human blood" so... yeah.

Lots to think about!

[rantingravingliving]

Caution, Hot Jimin!

I just can't do 1 Thirstday post for Jimtober, right? Plus there are tons of carnal (well. in my opinion, haha) snapshots of my favorite Libra. So to leave us all breathless, here's the one and only PJM accompanied by some of the sexiest/thirstiest lyrics of all time.

“I can imagine you touching my private parts/ With just the thought of you, I can’t help but touch myself” - “You’re Makin’ Me High” by Toni Braxton

"Send chills up and down your spine / Juices flowing down your thigh." - "Pony" by Ginuwine

“Ooh, when your lips undress me/ Hooked on your tongue/ Ooh, love, your kiss is deadly/ Don’t stop” - “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes feat. Camila Cabello

“Throw your clothes, on the floor/ I’m gonna take my clothes off too/ I made plans to be with you” - “I’ll Make Love To You” by Boyz II Men

“You’d be a fool to stop this tide/ Spread your wings and let me come inside” - “Tonight’s The Night” by Rod Stewart

“Can you feel the magic in my hands/ When I touch and rub you the right way/ Stroke applied with tenderness/ When I hold and rub you the right way” - “Rub You The Right Way” by Johnny Gill

“When you talk to me, when you’re moanin’ sweet & low/ When you’re touchin’ me and my feelin’s start to show” - “Feel Like Makin’ Love” by Roberta Flack

"Dirty babe / You see these shackles? Baby, I'm your slave / I'll let you whip me if I misbehave" - “SexyBack” - Justin Timberlake

"You got the peaches I got the cream/ Sweet to taste saccharine” - “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard

"It's gettin' hot in herre (so hot) / so take off all your clothes / I am gettin' so hot, I wanna take my clothes off" - “Hot In Herre” by Nelly

"Oh, turn the lights turn the lights down low/ Yeah, now I'm feeling you breathing slow" - “Lights Down Low” by MAX

“Do that to me one more time/ Once is never enough with a man like you” - “Do That To Me One More Time” by Captain & Tennille

“I can see you with nothing on/ Feeling on me before you bring that on” - “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland

“I’ll take you to the candy shop, I’ll let you lick the lollipop” -“Candy Shop” by 50 Cent feat. Olivia

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

The Round Two Contenders

Hello, all! As we go into round two, I'll be accepting propaganda for only the following nominees:

Sting

Glenn Gould

Link Wray

Curtis Mayfield

Bob Seger

Oscar Peterson

Eric Stewart

Klaus Voormann

Paul McCartney

Gene Autry

Rod Argent

Fang

Freddie Mercury

John Paul Jones

Sly Stone

Tom Scholz

Justin Hayward

Roger Hodgson

Bo Diddley

Rick Wright

Gram Parsons

Geddy Lee

Ray Manzarek

Sam Cooke

Jimi Hendrix

David Gilmour

Noel Redding

Fats Domino

Eric Burdon

Jim Morrison

Bjorn Ulvaeus

Smokey Robinson

Nat King Cole

Dave Davies

Ray Brown

Ron Mael

Ian Curtis

Arlo Guthrie

Micky Dolenz

Syd Barrett

Chuck Berry

Renato Zero

Bruce Springsteen

Al Green

Miles Davis

Bill Bruford

Charles Brown

Mickey Finn

Bob Marley

Eric Dolphy

Neil Peart

Alan Parsons

Brian May

Neil Diamond

Mick Taylor

Robin Zander

Billy Preston

Mik Kaminski

Tony Bennett

Mick Ronson

Steve Miller

Tony Levin

Johnny Cash

Stevie Wonder

Gordon Lightfoot

Frank Zappa

Ernie Ford

David Coverdale

Marvin Gaye

Buddy Holly

Marc Bolan

Rory Gallagher

Todd Rundgren

Willie Dixon

Joe Strummer

Carl Palmer

David Bowie

Alvin Lee

Rick Danko

Clyde McPhatter

Cab Calloway

John Oates

Kenny Loggins

Roy Orbison

John Fogerty

Richie Havens

Ricky Nelson

Denny Laine

Otis Redding

Dave Vanian

John Coltrane

Elton John

BB King

Dean Martin

Rob Grill

Don Henley

Russell Mael

Jimmy Page

Cat Stevens

Tommy Shaw

Robbie Robertson

Phil Ochs

David Byrne

Steve Winwood

Donald Fagen

Carlos Santana

Peter Hammill

Tom Jones

Bev Bevan

Clarence Clemons

Sammy Davis Jr

Robert Lamm

Bobby Darin

Johnny Mathis

Tony Banks

Robert Plant

Brian Eno

Benny Andersson

Barry Gibb

John Deacon

Pete Seeger

Phil Lynott

Andy Gibb

George Harrison

Mickey Hart

Prince

Jack Bruce

Keith Moon

Those in bold have lots of propaganda already, so they're low priority. Rules for submitting propaganda are in the FAQ. If there are multiple people in the photo, please tell me which one the propaganda's for. Good luck to the round two musicians!

[fallingstarsandthemoon]

GemCYT Sub-Zero: Weapons!

Cupquake just uses potions on her end. Squid doesn’t have a real weapon, he just uses whatever’s given to him and W A T E R

Now the fun facts:

-Larimar can’t pull his swords from his gem or put them in there. His gem (or rather the end of his gem that is exposed in that form) is too small. He just has sheaths to either side of him.

-Also I gave Lari two swords because it’s cool.

-Larimar can also channel his ice powers into the blade edges, so he could cut an area and freeze the area.

-James’s destabilizer rod also doubles as a conductive lightning rod due to having electrical properties. The shenanigans that lead to that discovery were… unquestionably stupid to say the least.

-James inherited the rod from his gem parent (like how Steven inherited the shield from Rose) and he’s had it for his entire life. He found out he had it when he was around 11, shocked and hurt himself way too many times, and then proceeded to not touch it until his early 20s.

-Justin makes his own arrows using energy for his crossbow using energy from his gem, the same energy used to make interactive holograms.

-Different colors of arrows for Justin mean different effects, most based off different arrow tips and enchantments from Minecraft. Red is fire aspect, orange is explosive, green is poisonous or corrosive, yellow destabilizes, blue is slowness, etc.

[midwestbramble]

Hazel Folklore

Corylus americana

Ruled by ☿

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Contents:

Overview

Folklore

Uses in Witchcraft

Safety Notes

Conclusion

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Overview

Hazel grows to 20 ft tall and has slightly hairy, serrated heart-shaped leaves that are 5 inches long and alternate on the branch. It flowers April through May, with male and female on the same shrub. The female flower is scaly and greenish. Catkins grow in late fall. The nut, called a filbert, is smooth and brown encased in a sticky green and pokey bracts of the flower which need to be removed with gloves. It ripens in late fall, falling off the shrub in late September and October. It should be dried thoroughly. The bark is light gray and smooth.

This plant grows in thickets shaded on woodland edges, not minding different soil types. It can be found in ornamental landscaping as well as natural wilds. It can be propagated by planting saplings along mixed hardwood forests and encouraged for future growth.

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Folklore

-Salmon of Knowledge-

The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, an Irish myth, speaks of an ordinary salmon that made it's home in the well of wisdom. Surrounding the well were hazel trees that dropped nuts into it, where the salmon would eat them. Through this act the salmon gained the worlds knowledge. Whoever ate this salmon would have this knowledge transferred to them. A poet named Finn caught the fish and gave it to his servant boy, Fionn, to cook. Hot fat landed on Fionn's thumb, which he sucked for the pain and the knowledge of the salmon went to Fionn instead of Finn.

-Kat Godeu-

One of the lines from this Welsh poem about a battle of trees says "Hazel adjudged the weapon for conflict."

-Cinderella-

In one of the pre-Disney versions of Cinderella, the young girl protects her mother's grave by placing a hazel stick on top.

-Water Witching-

I'm trying to keep this more folklore stories based however, I felt it would be a crime to leave out that hazel is what was originally used for water witching (aka dowsing).

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Uses in Witchcraft

Here we see that hazel is mostly known for bestowing knowledge; directly through the nut, by twitching of a rod while looking for metals or water, divination for the correct tool. There's also a lean towards the protection of sacred spaces, such as family graves. This tree can easily be used to help bolster divination practices in a myriad of ways. Seek this knowledge by eating a hazel nut before bed to gain wisdom in dreams or work with the wood itself as a dowsing rod, pendulum or carving for runes or ogham. Maybe these would be ways in which speaking with the dead may become easier for others.

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Safety Notes

No known issues at this time.

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Conclusion

What are some ways in which you have used hazel in your own practice? What are the stories you've heard related to hazel? Are there any ideas you have for hazel that you would like to try? Let us know! Let's have a conversation!

References:

Midwest Foraging by Lisa M. Rose

Images:

Title image made in Canva

Justin McCarthy - Irish Literature, Vol. 8

Kat Godeu - (The Battle of the Trees) by Mark Wigan on Twitter

Cinderella by Carl Offterdinger

Dowsing for metal ore, from 1556 "De re metallica libri XII" book

[ineachretelling]

In honor of the Christmas season and Rod Serling's birthday, we discuss "Night of the Meek", the Twilight Zone Christmas special so nice they did it twice! Join Jas, Charley, Shami, Grady, and Justin discuss the value of the idea of Santa Claus and how it's perfectly encapsulated in this story of an kind, alcoholic department store Santa who's given the chance to spread the sort of joy Christmas is meant to be about. This podcast contains swearing and discussions of alcoholism and poverty.

[thegrimoiresvoice]

Original AU and art by @thenamesblurrito

Transformers belongs to Hasbro and Takara

CAST

AUTOBOTS Orion - Justin Briner Optimus Prime - Yuri Lowenthal Windblade - Michelle Ruff Mistress of Flame - Venus Terzo Minimus - Miles Luna Ultra Magnus - Idris Elba Blurr - Jesse Eisenburg Cheetor - Roger Craig Smith Hot Rod - Ben Schwartz Rodimus Prime - Matthew Mercer Deadlock - Yuki Matsuzaki Drift - Hoon Lee

DECEPTICONS Megatron - Johnny Yong Bosch Galvatron - Jonathan Young Starscream - Jack Spicer Hellscream - Cameron Bowen Thundercracker - Josh Keaton Scourge - Fred Tatasciore Skywarp - John Kassir Cyclonus - Keith David Blitzwing - Brad Swaile Triptych - Toby Jones Nightracer - Laura Bailey Thunderblast - Elizabeth Gillies

ELITE GUARDS Ariel - Mae Whitman Elita 1 - Wendee Lee Arcee - Anna Cummer Elita 2 - Kelly Hu Chromia - Bex-Taylor Klaus Elita 3 - Stephanie Beatriz Moonracer - Tara Strong Elita 4 - Janet Varney Firestar - Rachel MacFarlane Elita 5 - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

PREDACONS Predaking - Ben Diskin Abominus - Piotr Michael Frenzy and Rumble - Will Friedle Soundwave - Darin De Paul Makeshift - Sean Chiplock Sixshot - Todd Haberkorn Blackarachnia - Olivia Olsen Airachnid - Yvonne Strahovski Grimlock - Barbara Dunkelman Volcanicus - Erica Mendez