#libby birch

[bobbie-robron]

It looks like he won her in a raffle.

It’s literally a cameo (about six seconds) of Robert popping up in the pub with Katie on St. Patrick’s day at the tail end of the hour episode.

17-Mar-2005

[cecilysass]

Beacon (1/6)

Read on AO3 | Tagging @today-in-fic

A delight to write this as a secret Santa gift for @libbytxf whose work I've enjoyed so much myself. She enjoys slow burn, and this is as slow burn-y as I could manage. She has literary sensibilities, and I tried to weave those in. There's a very subtle Pride and Prejudice allusion, as she and I both are fans. I hope you enjoy this, Libby. I'm going to post a chapter a day; I hope that's okay!

Chapter 1

Mulder drives them through the last leg of the icy woods, wind rattling through the spindly trees hanging over them. It’s just early evening, but the rental car’s headlights are already slicing through the winter gloom. From the passenger seat, Scully watches sprays of snow dust blow off of the birch trees.

They round a bend and the trees suddenly disappear: a New England town appears from nowhere, lit with golden streetlights that bounce off the old-fashioned brick and clapboard buildings. Scully looks around with interest. At first it seems eerily still, like a postcard, but then she notices a few locals walking along the sidewalks, pulling their coats tight and huddling close together.

“Temperature is really dropping,” Mulder remarks, reaching down to turn up the heat. He brings the car to a halt at what seems to be the town’s only stoplight. “You bring some sweaters, Scully?”

Strands of glowing holiday lights hanging over the streets sway back and forth in the wind.

“Of course I did,” Scully replies, but wonders how many sweaters he expects her to have packed. Just what kind of case does he imagine this will be, a week before Christmas? There are suspiciously few details and she has a feeling there’s more he’s not telling her. It wouldn’t, of course, be the first time.

She turns to the window again to observe the little downtown. It vaguely reminds her of a full-sized version of a painted porcelain Christmas village her mother owns, every building conspicuously charming. All sharp edges blunted with snow, vaguely glowing with bulbs, the downtown is old-fashioned in a way that makes one think of Bedford Falls, of Jimmy Stewart.

“You’re sure we’re in the right place?” she wonders, peering intently out the passenger window. “This is the location of your ghost deaths?”

“Hellespont, Vermont,” Mulder agrees, nodding, tapping on the steering wheel restlessly. “Established 1785. We’re looking for the Beacon Inn, so keep your eyes peeled.”

The light changes, and he drives past a historic town hall. There is, honest to god, a grouping of rosy-cheeked children in wool caps singing in a formation on the front steps. Scully observes them closely as the car moves by. Electric candles in their hands, ruddy glow on their faces: angels we have heard on high.

“It doesn’t seem like the site of supernatural murder.”

“Well, Scully, like I said, the deaths haven’t officially been described as homicides,” Mulder says. “They’re all—”

“Yes,” Scully says. “Sudden cardiac deaths. You did say.” She isn’t in the mood for Mulder’s withheld key information and sudden reveals. “Which, as it happens, is one of the most common causes of death in the United States.”

“Three cardiac deaths in six months in one New England inn,” Mulder reminds her. “That’s a little uncanny. And my source says—”

“That it’s a ghost,” Scully cuts in again. “Some tortured soul who has made the journey back from the great unknown to attack with the power of coronary artery disease.”

“Sure,” Mulder says uneasily. She feels him glancing at her. “We both agreed this one was worth poking into, didn’t we?”

A slight pause. “Yes,” she says. “Of course we did.”

“Good,” Mulder says. His eyes bounce off of her again. “I’m mostly going off of what the source told me, the inn’s owner. There aren’t … many details. It’ll probably be too late tonight, but I’m hoping we can both run through the whole story with him tomorrow morning.”

She takes a breath, pushing back her irritation. “I assume we’re staying at the haunted inn.”

Mulder flashes her a placating grin. “It’s actually a much nicer place than what I usually book.”

“Besides the high rate of sudden death, of course.”

“Hopefully we can help them out with that,” Mulder says. He drums on the steering wheel again and serenades her. “‘Something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gonna call, Scully?’”

Scully smiles tolerantly and turns back to the window. She’s unable to stop herself from peering out to watch the people milling around downtown Hellespont: cozy scarves pulled over their faces, shopping bags over their arms, hand in hand with significant others. Ordinary lives that seem increasingly distant from her own.

“I, uh, know you’re probably eager to be finished up before the holiday,” Mulder adds. “Get back to your mom’s.”

Scully nods slowly, her gaze still out the window, unable to respond right away. Yes, she is eager to be back with her family for Christmas, and yet it’s also the very last place she wants to be. Her sister absent. Her sister never coming to Christmas again. Her mother’s dull-eyed grief. It might be better to turn her energy to ghostbusting after all.

“What are you doing for the holidays, Mulder?” she asks the window, keeping her tone light and conversational. “Going on an adventure? Going skiing with the Gunmen? Hot date?”

“Hot date, for sure,” he says. She turns to look at him, and he’s picking some sunflower seeds out of a bag he’s stashed in the console.

“Ah, then you must be eager to finish the ghostbusting case up, too.”

“Oh, I’m not worried,” he says. “You know we tend to wrap these cases up fast and tidy, Scully. We’ll be back to family and holiday love in no time.” Just as she is about to give him an incredulous look, he gestures out the window. “Oh, look, there it is,” he says suddenly. He’s pointing to the ornate sign outside a Victorian house perched on a hillside. “Beacon Inn.”

***

There is ice coating the uphill walk to the Beacon Inn, and Mulder resists the urge to offer Scully a steadying arm. She might refuse it, and that would needle him, even though it has nothing to do with him. Well, it might have something to do with him. But mostly, he thinks, it isn’t about him at all.

He’s aware that Scully’s grieving this holiday; this first Christmas without her sister. He sees it in the slump of her shoulders when he mentions time off coming up, the way her eyes focus on some unseen place at work, the way he finds her sister’s file left sitting out, thumbed through yet again. Still raw, still unsolved.

His own sister’s case has haunted him for more than twenty years. Everyday he has to grapple with what it means to still not have justice and to still be seeking even the barest minimum of answers. Does Scully fear the same for herself? Does she look at him and see a bleak future? This recent interest of hers in religion: it troubles him. He knows she’s started going back to Mass, after the stigmata case, the case with Kevin Kryder. It’s like she’s searching for something to hold on to, any port in a storm.

He doesn’t know what it portends.

In quiet moments he’s studied her across the office. Every day he half expects to hear her say she’s giving her notice. He wonders if he shouldn’t encourage her to.

But what would the work be like without her? What would the basement be like? Who would he talk to about his ideas, his theories, his weekend? He’s not quite selfless enough to urge her to walk away.

This case—haunted deaths in bucolic New England—has sat in his “maybe” pile for weeks: intriguing, definitely, but with a distinct odor of “junior high ghost story.” After observing Scully for one listless morning last week, he pulled the file out again, spread out the pages, and began putting together a slideshow.

She’s always one to find her purpose in work. They’re alike that way. And Vermont in the snow, a haunted inn—there’s a certain ambiance to this one, right? He knows he’s charmed by this sort of thing, so she might find it charming, too. At very least she’ll be able to complain about having to tolerate junior high ghost stories.

And he thinks she does like complaining about that, sometimes.

At the root of it, it’s just plain selfish. He can’t stand to be in the office and see that expression on her face anymore. Anything is better than that. So over the river and through the woods to the haunted inn they go.

He turns to look at her now as they approach the front steps. She’s wearing her long black trench. Her cheeks are pink from the cold; her expression is perfectly neutral. She notices his stare and looks back at him quizzically.

The case has yet to engage her full attention, he can see that perfectly well. But they’ve only just arrived. There is plenty of time to pull her in. On any case it sometimes takes a while for her to pluck at the thread that interests her the most. She always finds something, her own distinctive way into the labyrinth. It’s one of the things about Scully he likes the very most.

Stepping gingerly around piles of snow-crusted lumber and plaster debris around the front porch, they glance at one another.

“Under construction.” Scully gestures to a tarp over the front of the porch.

“Apparently they’re doing some remodeling,” Mulder agrees.

“Some remodeling,” calls a voice from inside the slightly-open door with an audible huff. “Tactful understatement. Did you hear what they said, Duncan? They said you’re doing some remodeling.”

The door, which is adorned with a fat evergreen wreath with bronze ornaments, cracks further open, and a slight white man in his late forties, clad in a thick wool sweater, an apron, and wire frame glasses, sticks his torso out. “Agent Mulder?”

“Yeah, hello,” Mulder says, stepping over piles to approach. “I’m Agent Mulder, and this”—he gestures with a sweeping arm to Scully, who steps next to him—“is my partner Agent Scully. You must be Duncan Macneill?”

“Just Duncan, please,” the man says. “I am the co-owner of Beacon Inn. As well as manager, cook, historian, night watchman. Come inside, please. It’s bitter cold.”

He beckons for them to follow him, and Mulder and Scully step inside after him. Immediately they’re greeted with a blast of warm air and the woody, aged smell of a historic house.

As they wipe their wet feet on a woven mat, Mulder carefully eyes the lobby, which is really a living room. It’s rustic, cozy, a mix of antiques and newer pieces, with somber historic portraits on the walls and some quirky mismatched furniture scattered with brightly-colored pillows. There is a giant glowing Christmas tree festooned with large red velvet bows. Mulder’s no expert, but it looks like a lot of care and love has gone into decorating.

“We’re so sorry about the mess outside,” another voice chimes in. A round-faced Asian man about Duncan’s age sits behind a desk across from the door. “It’s just inhospitable, isn’t it? I keep telling Duncan we need to wrap the project up, but it drags on and on through the seasons.”

“The new exterior will be worth it,” Duncan proclaims confidently. “Although I admit, it has taken a while.” He winks at the man behind the counter, then turns to Mulder and Scully. “This is the inn’s other co-owner… my partner, Banoy Borja.”

Mulder walks over to shake Banoy’s hand. “Agent Mulder—and my partner, Agent Scully.”

“So nice to meet you,” Scully says with a smile.

“Oh,” Banoy says, stepping back to look them over. “I’d reserved two upstairs bedrooms, both singles. Should I prepare the Beech Bedroom instead? It’s got a queen.”

“It’s fine,” Mulder says quickly.

“Two singles is perfect,” Scully adds.

“Different kind of ‘partner,’” Duncan stage whispers to Banoy.

“F.B.I. partners,” Scully clarifies quietly.

“Right, I just thought maybe both...?” Banoy explains.

“No,” Mulder says emphatically. “No. Just F.B.I. partners.”

“Ahh, of course,” Banoy says, his eyes flickering between them. “My mistake.”

Scully spins abruptly towards the porch again. “Your renovations look quite extensive,” Scully says, changing the subject. “Are you building on to the house?”

“No, no. The porch was falling apart,” Duncan says. “We’re modernizing it, rebuilding, but this is New England, so naturally we have to adhere to the town’s historic preservation code. And of course we want to maintain the inn’s Victorian exterior, too.”

“We had a tiny bit of trouble,” Banoy says. “It can be tricky. You know. Historic preservation commissions in small towns.”

“It’s all resolved now,” Duncan says, waving his hand dismissively.

Scully nods, but Mulder notes her eyebrows are drawing together the way that she does when she’s thinking about something.

“We’re going to want to ask you both some questions about the recent deaths,” Mulder tells them. “But … maybe not tonight.”

Banoy looks stricken. “Yes, of course, but please—” He lowers his voice and looks around nervously. “Just make sure that there’s none of that talk about death in front of guests.”

Mulder discreetly glances from side to side and sees no one else around but the four of them. He nods understandingly. These are touchy topics. “Sure, of course,” he says. “‘Maybe we can talk tomorrow morning, somewhere quiet? Mr. Macneil, you were the one to contact us—does that work for you?”

“Duncan, I told you,” corrects Duncan. “And yes, Agent Mulder. Why don’t we have coffee and pastry in the kitchen? Say 9-ish?”

“Duncan loves to talk about the ghost,” Banoy says with an affectionate eyeroll. “You’ll never shut him up. But let’s get you checked in and settled. You must be so worn out.”

“Grab the bags while I check in?” Scully says offhand to Mulder. He nods automatically. It’s a well-established system by now. Mulder turns for the door as Scully speaks to Banoy.

When he comes back in, Scully is still chatting with the two men about the inn’s renovations. Mulder’s eyes narrow as he drags their bags by; some detail has obviously attracted her interest there. Which is good, really. He wants to see her involved in the case. If it’s important, she’ll update him later.

He decides to take their room keys and go ahead with the bags upstairs.

Upstairs, he’s met by a long narrow hallway with six doors, three on each side, historic brass lanterns outside of each one, producing an uneven amber glow. It’s atmospheric. He likes it, New England boy that he is.

At the end of the hallway is another impressive Christmas tree, twinkling with white lights and draped with swaths of crimson velvet. The wooden floor boards, worn smooth by years of foot traffic, creak underfoot as he steps down the hall. He discovers his and Scully’s rooms are side by side.

Just before he tries to go inside, he stops. He looks back and forth, up and down the hall.

He has the strangest feeling he’s being observed. But there’s no one there. No one he sees, anyway.

Look at you, going full on junior high ghost story, he thinks to himself. He reminds himself that Scully probably thinks he’s always full on junior high ghost story. She probably thinks her career has turned into one big junior high ghost story after another.

He unlocks his own room first, stepping inside only to get a quick lay of the land: a simple star-patterned quilt on the bed, another faux brass lantern, an old-fashioned washing stand with a pitcher, and a framed silhouette of a young woman with her hair up above the dresser. There’s no adjoining door.

He puts his bag next to the bed and goes next door to unlock Scully’s room. Her room appears to be essentially identical, a mirror image of his own, except for the quilt is a slightly different star pattern, and the silhouette above the dresser is a young man instead of a woman. He looks at the silhouette for a moment, trying from idle curiosity to decide whether he can make out if the man has a mustache.

He wheels her bag inside and sets it next to her bed, too.

He’s locking up Scully’s door, about to go back downstairs to find her, when he again has the unmistakable, creeping sensation that someone is watching him.

Come on. It’s just one of the other guests Banoy mentioned, he thinks, his eyes still firmly trained on the key in the door.

With a slowness and caution he couldn’t fully explain if asked, he turns his body towards the far end of the hall.

And that’s when he sees it.

When he sees her.

What he sees certainly appears to be a her, anyway: a woman standing at the end of the hall staring at him.

His first impulse is to reach for his phone to call Scully, to insist she come up and see, but he isn’t sure if he should move. Instead he stares back at the woman stupidly, his mouth hanging open, his hand still holding the key to Scully’s room.

The woman is wearing a long white empire waist dress and a piece of fabric drawn around her like a shawl. She has dark hair parted in the middle and curling around her face. Her expression is hard, uncompromising, calculating.

And she is transparent—there’s no other word for it, that’s what she is. She’s entirely without solid substance. Ephemeral. This fascinates Mulder. He can peer through her body to make out each point of light spangling the Christmas tree at the end of the hallway behind her. If he stepped forward and put his hand out to touch her, would it go through? A very reckless part of him would like to try.

Standing contemplating her in frozen wide-eyed fear and wonder, he wonders what to do now. More than anything he wishes Scully would come up the stairs right this second, would stand here and witness this with him.

Before he can decide how to react, the woman, much to his alarm, takes a step. Towards him. Mulder hears his breath hitch, feels the little hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

“My love,” she whispers, ever so softly. Her voice doesn’t sound ephemeral at all. It’s husky and tremulous. “How I miss you.”

All at once, Mulder remembers the danger associated with this case—what’s happened to the victims who had reportedly seen the spectral figure. The adrenaline of fear courses through him more powerfully.

“My love,” she repeats almost tenderly, holding her hand out towards him, her fingers beckoning. “Come to me. My love.”

Mulder moves his own hand in alarm, and looks down at his chest to see his left palm instinctively covering his heart in protection. He’s breathing a little fast for sure, but he feels no other symptoms, no impending heart failure.

When he looks up again to see the woman, he’s staring at an entirely empty hallway. There’s no one there. He’s alone, clutching his vulnerable heart.

***

[film-comcept]

Star of 2024's Furiosa: A Mad Max saga, Carina Fiorella Scorsese, commonly known as Carina Scorsese, is an actress, producer, and aspiring director, born on May 29, 2000. Daughter of Antonella Berzatto, a professional cook from Rome and owner of the famous Italian food chain Reprise, and Martin Scorsese, known for films such as Taxi Driver, The Irishman, and the most recent Killers of The Flower Moon. Since a very early age, Carina was raised in movie sets and kitchens by both her parents. Raised primarily in Italy, Carina had a relatively normal upbringing out of the spotlight, as per her father's wishe, especially so she could grow up and do whatever made her happy, not what was pushed upon her. At the age of 5, Scorsese started doing ballet classes, which until these days continued to be one of her main passions. She also got to spend a lot of time with her mom, cooking dishes and learning the importance of her background heritage and also making good memories. That being said, Carina developed a great love for baking, which led the girl to a great hobby to perform around family and friends. The love for movies came early, something that was expected considering all the times Cari visited her dad's filming sets. Just being around him made her love the arts ever more, making core memories such as when he showed her "Breakfasts at Tiffany's," and she heard Moon River for the very first time.

Carina moved to New York with both her parents at the age of 12, starting to be more sure about her choices for the future with the help and guidance of the family, she started doing acting classes and watching a lot of musical theater shows on Broadway, making her acting range a priority ever since a young age. Just four years later, Scorsese landed herself her very first acting role as the lead in the horror movie The Witch (2016), directed by Robert Eaggers, another very important moment in her life. Even though Carina has the obvious privilege of her last name, she's been, since then, critically aclamed for her performance, especially she played a young Beth Harmon, a chess player in one of the most watched miniseries on Netflix, The Queen's Gambit (2020), which earned her her first Golden Globe and Emmy win. Now, Carina is known as one of the biggest growing stars and of the new generation of actors. She's been dating the star player of the football team Real Madrid, Hunter Blackford, since the beginning of the year. The two of them became engaged in August and have been expecting twins on the way. Carina and Hunter moved to Madrid, but she still travels a lot between Europe and the US for projects and to be with the family.

FILMOGRAPHY

2016

The Witch as Thomasin

Morgan as Morgan

Split as Casey Cooke

2017

Marrowbone as Allie

Thoroughbreds as Lily Reynolds

2019

Glass as Casey Cooke

Playmobil: The Movie as Marla Brenner

Radioactive as Irène Curie

2020

Emma as Emma Woodhouse

Here Are the Young Men as Jen

The New Mutants as Illyana Rasputin / Magik

The Queen's Gambit as Beth Harmon

2021

Last Night in Soho as Alexandra "Sandie" Collins

2022

The Northman as Olga of the Birch Forest

2023

Amsterdam as Libby Voze

The Menu as Margot

The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Princess Peach

2024

Dune: Part Two as Alia Atreides

Furiosa as Imperator Furiosa

[duchessanon]

For the Love of Henri - Tome 8: Return of the Busybody

That’s right, after no demand, the next chapter is here. This saga started over 10 years ago and I may only be on Tome 8 but u can’t rush genius!

Tomes 1-7 here.

What you missed on FTLOH…Henri’s beloved first wife’s (Philanthropina) death was faked by the evil Kate and Meghan. Meghan married Henri but after accidentally burning a piece of Jesu’s cross, she became hated by the nation. Meghan decided to get the public back on side by procreating…however Henri was reluctant to give up his nethers. Meg visited Mistress of the Pubes (JLo) to conceive a baby using a surrogate who turned out to be Henri’s ex lover and nemesis, Jimmu!

…

‘Jimmu!?’ Meg screamed. ‘Jimmu who was a prospect for marrying Henri until Phily stole his heart, but tried to ruin their wedding day on the orders of Bulliam and Snake?!’

‘Yes and what the fuck does it have to do with you???’ Jimmu yelled back.

‘You’re carrying Henri’s baby, you’re the Chosen One’

‘What! You’re the birch who married Henri? You know Phily never needed to use a Chosen One, she had Libby au naturale’.’

The red mist was beginning to descend over Meg but she had to hold it in because Jimmu was carrying the bebe.

‘The bebe will be due in ONE month’ said JLo.

‘What!!! No, I need time to plan my fake bumps. Henri will never believe I’m 8 months pregnant’ Meg screamed.

‘Um, have you met Henri? He’s the dumbest people’s prince EVER! God bless him’ said Eddie.

‘You’re right, I can do this’ Meg knew she could do it because she was an AmeriCAN not an AmeriCANT.

‘One more thing’, the Mistress of the Pubes said. ‘You are responsible for looking after the Chosen One, including all medical expenses and room and board. Bye birches!’ She shoved Meg and Jimmu out of the penthouse to continue her therapy session with Eddie regarding her latest break up with Ben.

*

Six hours later, Meg and Jimmu had touched down in London. As she walked from her gas guzzling jet loaned by Ellen Degenerate, she was handed a secret locked briefcase.

Once they were safely in the car, she opened the case which contained a selection of fake baby bumps. A note in swirly handwriting said ‘From my belly to yours, we are the feminine divine, love Fergie’.

Meg could always count on that crazy birch to come through for her.

‘Right Jimmu, here’s the ground rules, you can stay in our not £4 million cottage, as long as you shut the fuck up about the baby, are we clear?!’

‘Who the fuck are you to tell me what to do, piss flakes?’ Jimmu said, throwing up a middle finger. ‘Besides, the Chosen One’s tongue is tied by the ancient pubes magic. I can’t tell anyone our secret.’

‘Well good, and keep your nethers off Henri too’ Meg warned.

‘I’m a sexual being, I can't help it that men want me’ Jimmu twerked in Meg’s face, causing their driver to swerve at the sight in his rear view mirror.

‘This is gonna be a long month’ Meg muttered.

*

When they got home, Libby was sitting by the fireside reading Aristotle. Henri was whistling ‘whistle while you work’ as he mopped the floor.

‘Henri darling, I’m back from New York, did you miss me?’ Meg said.

‘Oh you’ve been away?...I mean of course I did! And who’s this lovely lady?’

Jimmu had changed into silk underwear and a green veil covered her head, a la Beyonce’s pregnancy announcement.

‘This is my new housekeeper’ Meg said and Jimmu held out her hand to Henri.

Henri took it like the true gent he was and kissed it, ‘enchante Madame’

Jimmu slowly removed her veil, ‘surprise birch, I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me!’

Henri gasped and fell backwards into the dog bowl. He was not expecting to see the woman who tried to ruin his wedding to Phily to be here.

‘Dearest Meghan, we don’t need a housekeeper, Libby and I do everything’ he said from the floor.

‘Well I need one to help with other stuff, dressing, holding my flowers’ Meg said.

‘But Mother Meghan, the public never give you flowers’ Libby said matter of factly. She really was a clever 3 year old.

‘Hush now’ Meg said sweetly.

‘Mama used to dress herself’ Libby continued.

‘Well I’m going to need more help ok! I’m not well!’ Meg wailed.

Henri gasped and finally got up. ‘What is wrong dear?’

‘SHE’S PREGNANT DUMBASS!’ Jimmu screamed.

Henri, still lying in the broken dog bowl gasped, ‘but how could it be?! We haven’t yet…’

Meg had prepared for this question. ‘Well my love, do you remember the night of the full moon? That night I prayed to Jesu and Phily to bless us with a child. We were overcome with love for one another and consummated our love’

‘I really do not recall, could it have been the night that I ingested Leonardo DiCaprio’s healing mushrooms for meditative purposes only?’ Henri asked.

Meg seized her chance, ‘yes yes that was it, eight months ago’

Libby piped up from the landscape she was painting, ‘the night Dear Father ate Leo’s shrooms was not a full moon, Mother Meghan���.

Jimmu had already had enough of this little busybody, ‘recollections may vary! Ok!!! Now keep my mistress’s name out of your mouth!’

‘Jimmu how very dare you, if you are to be a part of this household, you MUST show respect!’ Henri fumed and turned as red as a tomato.

‘MAKE ME ASSHOLE’ Jimmu screamed, shattering the windows. She pushed Henri over and broke the other dog bowl.

All his memories of an altercation with Bulliam swirled in his mind, anger rising from within.

Meg had to do something, and quickly. She did the most natural thing and set her phone to record.

With the phone recording the whole scene, Henri stood up and hollered at the top of his lungs. He was such a gentle people’s prince, never raising his voice, but Jimmu had gone too far. ‘YOU are the biggest busybody breathing Jimmu, and you’re banished from this house, you are not FIT to serve our family!!!’.

M eghan smiled surreptitiously, this had worked out even better than she planned. If she wanted to get the public on side, she’d make Henri the villain!

To be continued.

[checkoutmybookshelf]

I'm Not Saying I'm Homesick, But...

Yes, yes I HAVE been reading a lot of Alaska-based romances lately. I miss having mountains around that you can't drive over, and this book is set right in Fairbanks, which is where I was raised. I recognized more than a few of the locations here, and almost more than the characters and actual romance, I loved being immersed back in my home town.

That said though, y'know what strategy has literally never failed me when choosing books in a genre that is somewhat famous for it's broad range of quality? Following authors I like and seeing who THEY recommend. My road to Elva Birch was 100% through CE Murphy, and it was an excellent path. I am literally doing the math again on getting physical copies of the other four books in this series, because Libby--much as I love it--doesn't have them. In the meantime, let's talk The Dragon Prince of Alaska.

Carina and Toren are pretty adorable as a couple, and as far as shifter lore goes, I really appreciated that Carina had some reservations about the "fated" part of fated mates, especially once Toren explains that it's a spell. That was a nice underlying question, even if the effect on the relationship was...minimal at best. I wasn't mad about it, but your mileage as a reader may vary.

I also really enjoyed Carina's legal troubles, because as far as plots go in romance novels, framed for murder by a massive bank that the protagonist caught laundering just SHATTERING amounts of money was interesting and political in a way that really served to build the world. That was deftly handled, and I appreciated it massively.

The character work was also pretty good, given how many needed to be introduced and developed. I liked all the dragon princes, not just Toren, and the family dynamics were really sweet and real. I am very excited to get to read the rest of the princes' books.

Finally, I just need to shout out the incomparable Mrs. James, who completely understood the assignment. Like yes, you absolutely should make a production of pointing out the bedroom of the princes with whom the future princess is to get it on as the first stop on the Alaskan castle tour. Mrs. James runs that castle and quite frankly might be my favorite secondary character in the book.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this light, fluffy read that evoked home so strongly.

[sfrecipes]

Maple Pumpkin Pie (New Hampshire’s Pie)

With Painted Birch Tree Crust

The author’s headnote says, “ The pumpkin became New Hampshire’s official state fruit in 2006 as the result of a quest by fifteen third- and fourth-graders, affectionally nicknamed the Pumpkin Kids, at Wells Memorial School in Harrisville.”

Crust

All butter crust (double recipe below), one for bottom of pie, rolled out, fit into 10-inch pie pan, and crimped, one for birch tree crust design.

Filling

1 cup maple syrup

1 (15-ounce) can (1 7/8 cups) pumpkin (preferably Libby’s)

1 cup heavy whipping cream

2/3 cup whole milk

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons ground espresso powder for birch trees

Small paintbrush

x-acto knife to cut birch tree design

Make the filling: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, gently bring the maple syrup to a boil. Turn the heat off and let the maple syrup cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the cooled maple syrup, pumpkin, cream, milk, eggs, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Set aside until ready to fill the pie.

Assemble and bake the pie: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the prepared crust on a baking sheet and pour filling into the crust. Bake on center rack for 1 hour until the filling is set but has a slight jiggle. Cool completely.   

Make the birch tree decorations: While the pie is cooling, use the birch tree template to cut trees out of the rolled-out top crust. Place the cut out trees onto a flour dusted baking sheet. Mix two teaspoons ground instant espresso with 1 tablespoon water and use a clean paintbrush to paint on tree details. Freeze the finished trees for 230 minutes. Bake in the 375-degree oven rotating 180 degrees halfway through for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown.

Finish the pie: Place the birch trees on the cooled pie. Enjoy with whipped cream.

All-Butter Crust

The headnote says: “Crust is the foundation of all your pies. Bakers have their preferences of which fat to use, but I’m all about the butter, baby. Fat is flavor and using a butter with high fat percentage when making your dough means a pie crust that you’re gonna wanna eat crimp first!”

ALL-BUTTER CRUST—SINGLE

1¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar

½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½ -inch pieces

½ cup cold water

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

 ½  cup ice

ALL-BUTTER CRUST—DOUBLE

2 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½ -inch pieces

1 cup cold water

¼ cup cider vinegar ½ cup ice

Sift flour, salt, and sugar together in a large bowl with a flat bottom. Add the butter pieces on top of the dry ingredients. Using your fingers, too the butter in the dry mixture so each cube is coated. Use a pastry blender or your fingers to cut or rub the butter into the mixture until it is pieces a bit larger than peas (a few larger pieces are okay; be careful not to over-blend). You want to be able to have big butter chunks in your crust: it helps to create a flaky effect, as well as adding delicious buttery hits of flavor!

In a separate large measuring cup or small bowl, combine the water, cider vinegar, and ice. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the ice water mixture over the flour mixture; do not add the ice, which is just there to keep your water cold. Using your hands in a circular motion, bring the mixture together until all the liquid is incorporated. Continue adding the ice water mixture, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time. Carefully mix until dough comes together in a ball, with some dry bits remaining. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until it comes into one mass; you don’t want to overwork it.

Shape dough into a flat disc (if making double recipe, first separate dough into two equal portions), wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight before using.

Wrapped tightly, the dough can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw frozen dough overnight in refrigerator.  

CREDIT: Excerpted from 50 PIES, 50 STATES by Stacey Mei Yan Fong. Copyright 2023 by Stacey Mei Yan Fong. Photos by Alanna Hale. Food Styling by Caitlin Haught Brown. Used with permission from Voracious, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company.

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ANYA TAYLOR-JOY ▸ 2022 Filmography: ▸Peaky Blinders ▸The Menu ▸Amsterdam ▸The Northman

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Shit I came up with during my finals week at three am. I don’t know where to post it so enjoy.

Ghostbusters au

Misako, Libby, Acronix, and Dr. Julian were the og ghostbusters of Ninjago

Misako was their historical researcher basically the one who found out the creepy history about the hauntings and stuff.

Libby was the Ray of the group interested in metallurgy and an obsession with the supernatural considering she was an elemental master.

Acronix came on as the last member of the group and helped with maintaing the Yokai one. Basically the Winston Zedmore.

Dr.Julian came up with the containment system and traps used to capture the ghosts

The Preeminent tried to rule Ninjago once over 20 years ago by sending a soft force to gain a foothold in the realm for her

This lead to a rise in ghost activity naturally and our curious bunch investigated together forming the “Specter Slayers”

After their battle against the preeminent they broke up as a result of the drop in ghostly activity.

The battle was anticlimactic and ended in Stixx with most none the wiser.

What happened to the gang?

Dr.Julian was the Egon essentially and after the majority of Ninjagan ghost activity dissipated which was brought on by the preeminent twenty years ago.

He disappeared into the birch wood forest to retire and build Zane.

Well we know what happened to Acronix and he clearly won’t be any help around season five.

Libby is MIA (But if we want was cursed into be being a lightning chicken)

Misako is basically the last line of defense against the undead and other supernatural crap in Ninjago that isn’t actively being handled by the ninja.

She’s been holding the burden of being the sole guardian against the undead guarding the old containment unit and making sure her proton pack is in top condition alongside all the old equipment. (Hoarded Vengestone too)

Misako never leaves her home without a spray bottle of water and vengestone necklace.

So Morro becoming a hateful vengeful ghost is a bit surprising to her

Considering he was such a nice boy the few times she met him and he was always curious about her mythology research.

So Morro possessing Lloyd hurts her a lot due to her bone with Morro and well Lloyd being the son she left behind all in a vain attempt to prevent the prophecy.

Well Morro capitalizes on this in the fights he and the ninja have

“You’re a horrible aunt/You’re a horrible mother.”

Just you know verbal abuse and a healthy heaping of self doubt on an already mentally strained grieving mom and widow.

We angsting Misako now?

-Ivy

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HP Background Characters

You know what’s fun? Inventing OC names for the Harry Potter universe. 

If you’re a writer in need of Potterverse style names, help yourself to these random, fan-created names.

Glynnis Mordaunt

Altheda Goshawk

Roderick Ketteridge

Arkie Pennifold

Carlotta Penrose

Graham Smeek

Doris Scrivenshaft

Enid Spinks

Patricia Ellerby

Grogan Troy

Emeric Tatting

Tilly Mylor

Bridget Thruston

Cassie Zograf

Kevin Wagtail

Malcolm Birch

Basil Barkwith

Miles Capper

Betty Dingle

Mandy Tugwood

Ritchie Cresswell

Justin Everard

Victoria Fawcett

Holly Flume

Hesper Gibbon

Anthony Gunnion

Davy Jewkes

Meghan Lufkin

Galatea Meadowes

Cuthbert Ogden

Halwyn McBride

Bastien Parkes

Melinda Platt

Ezmerelda Qwick

Irving Hatton

Euclid Derwent

Antony Porsquatt

Emmaline Munslow

Portia Thruston

Malcolm Gudgeon

Isabelle Watkins

Finbar Brand

Dorea Gifford

Euphemia Vector

Ariel Smudgeley

Gloria Fletwock

Caius Paisley

Sedley Redfern

Milo Broadmoor

Phyllida Sykes

Osric Brown

Tobias Malkin

Annie Vogler

Cora Hitchin

Derrick Marple

Archie Oddpick

Dylan Puckle

Abbie Dagworth

Winston Pyle

Nigel Pinner

Bartly Serks

Belle Nithercott

Dagny Pober

Libby Woodbead

Mable Hatman

Elric Buckles

Amelia Culpepper

Clary Ducker

Ollie Thrussell

Mallory Miskin

Happy writing!

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BLUE & LIBBY - text thread 001

texts from 3:55pm to 7:01pm

blue

hey lib. (: havent talked today. just wanted to drop in and see if u were doin alright i have memes if u need them

libby

i mean, technically we did talk. i reminded you of the moment the world stood still: when valentine and you made contact (1) time. are you okay though? you seem a little, weird

blue

i maintain that valentine was an alien in a spider suit that wanted to destroy me but u know what I mean djdjdjd just chats between us. the gc has been a june holden fest lately lmao hope it works out for them tho anyways i am always weird in ur eyes djdjhd. but im fine. shit was crazy that night and we never really got to talk about what happenedand if u wanted to talk i just want u to kno im here ABOUT NADIA bc yeah kdjdjjd

libby

don't talk to me or my son ever again yeah, wow, okay so holden stayed over the night. i only know that because i saw his stuff in her room? i think she mentioned that like, it was a one time thing but i feel like... he might be coming over again which.. is Interesting oh. yeah, no i think i'm okay. i guess just in shock. june is very broken up over it, so i'm doing my best to be a good pal, and bring loads of ice cream and kisses. /: do you wanna talk? about nadia? i know that she like, meant something to you

blue

ok good luck getting me to stop talkin to u but as for valentine? bye Felecia! is that right. hmm well he doesn’t seem like much is goin on so maybe they were just,, hanging out. bringing a bag over is pretty damning tho. and if he does come over and u see him tell that bih he owes me $ bc he ate my fucking chorizo salad ): r u proud lib?? I ate a salad by choice well I would have if Holden wasn’t a lil birch bitch DONT CENSOR ME fuck. im sorry. ): i actually wanted to see june today tbh. but if u need anyone pls let me know alright? id skip practice if u needed me, lib WELL. i mean ok i was sorta close with her in middle school and she’s always been a friend and I just. I’m just fucking numb tbh. I really can’t believe it

libby

i'll have you know that valentine died shortly after my 18th birthday so ): idk idk, why would they hang out in her room if they were "hanging out"? like they have history. i feel like thats, a little too ... suspicious given the context. in a good way though. like i hope it works out theyre both so miserable without each other. oh my god!! look at you go! so proud of you, dude! ( even if you never got to it lmao ) no, no, it's okay. june needs all the support she can get, and i don't wanna impede. i'm really fine, i just sort of need to accept it and i guess reflect on how terrible it is. she was a really sweet person and fuck i really cant believe any of it i guess

blue

fuck what kdjdjdnd I thought valentine just yeeted shit that’s not a good way to put it fuck but. im sorry lib ): ok I take it back Valentine was alright. still scared the fuck out of me tho all i know is that if i loved someone as much as holden loves june, i wouldn’t let you go **THEM fuck Damn phone Typos Djdjhdi can’t believe u make me eat green stuff its truly CRUEL whomst? I only know nadia just didn’t fucking deserve any of this. shit even daisey didn’t. i just want to protect everyone and i don’t know HOW it goes without saying that im happy to be ur uber driver for the indefinite future

libby

no omg, i took good care of my boy. idk what happened, they can live up to like 15 years so i was pretty bummed tbh. i was a bad mom he appreciates your support from the grave though i mean, i guess. but not everyone you love is going to love you back, i think that's where holden's at. not everyone wants to be clung to, and june seems reluctant besides, you know all about that. holden, the love of your life, loves june. how sad it's good for you!!! i'm helping i ... feel so badly for both of them. i can't imagine how their families must be feeling, fuck. i hate this. i'm moving to spain ah, dude you don't have to do all that. you probably are busy with practice, and holden, and work. thank you tho

blue

im sure ur a great mother. ): but still valentine was lucky to have u. and im sure he misses u in his weird spider heaven web of flies and whatever it is spiders like idk ill dm peter parker and find out i mean... guess that’s true. I suppose I dont get to see how june feels most of the time. i just wish they’d talk about it and sort it out at least. they both deserve to be happy holden is the loml that is true aksjjsjd. holden has enough room for both me and june in his heart. so i mean technically i can love someone else too?? but enough about that lmfao you definitely are helping. even coach has noticed dkdjd. making me better without even trying u can’t move without me who’s gonna get me free popcorn ): you’re just as important as practise and holden to me, lib.

libby

god, i miss him. you think the girls would be mad if i bought another one? like, to keep in my room.  i know! they're both obviously still in love, you can tell. i can't wait for them to overcome this and get to be together. also, im grateful for the amount of sleep i'm able to get now that... the room next to mine is less loud welp, i hope you find someone who is willing to share you with holden lol oMG, REALLY? IDK WHY THAT MADE ME IRRATIONALLY HAPPY LOL. WE CAN GET SALAD LATER let's go, we'll go to spain and take on a new identity. we can live along the coast and work in a bakery or something. get a puppy don't show holden that text he might cry. but dsjflk thank you, you're very important to me too. kinda my best pal

blue

u would have to ask. but if you did get another what would u call it? thanksgiving? funnily enough valentine is only a few weeks away. a sign?? i mean fuck ive known holden for years and can confirm he is happiest when he’s with june. when she’s not roasting him at least lmfao. and if my MasterPlan works im afraid things will get bad again djdjdj. I can take one for the team and try to get them to come over here tho - u don’t need to deal with that shit i hope i do too tbh. and who would I want it to be u ask? that’s right. danny devito. LETS NOT GET TOO CRAZY IVE ALREADY HAD THREE VEGETABLES THIS WERK AND ITS ONLY TUESDAY. I think it’s popcorn time 8) bold of u to assume i know where Spain is dkdjdjdjdj well he’s gonna catch on soon enough we spend every day together at this point lol

libby

i was gonna name this one patrick, after st patricks day actually lol. yes you know what's also approaching that is more important? your birthday! i know, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that out. he's v much a relationship kinda dude, actually bc he's also kinda slutty lol. but even june is sad and its just, SO HARD. i hate when people are clearly, happiest together are like, nO IM GOING TO PROLONG THE MISERY. i feel like we're in a rom-com. how do we get them back together? i'll let him know. my v-day gift from me to you oooo, should i get the skittles ready too then? popcorn is kinda of a veggie if you think abt it omg, okay well now you can't come with me. offer rescinded. im going with the hot cop lslsfkjdjkldfs i mean its not like we're doing anything weird, so its okay, right?

blue

ur so cute wtf. although if u did do this i hope u know im calling him patrick star. also how the fuck do u tell if its a female or a male spider theyre so small and gross. fuck it is too lol. i dont have any money so im gonna let ppl down on the party front lmao. ud still come tho, right? how can he be both slutty and relationshippy. like not to be weird bc i know hes ur cousin and all dkfjgg but he doesnt.. have people over anymore. unless hes someone learned not to stomp around the house WHICH I DONT BELIEVE. and ha hA im already on plan 384 to get them back together get on my level lmao.  we just gotta force them to spend time together tbh. does that mean i have to give u the hot cop for valentines bc i mean. i would if that's what u wanted but im sure u can do much better than him OH FUCK UR RIGHT OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN A LIE TO CONVERT ME TO VEGGIES HASNT IT r u breaking up with me? well fine, ill take the dog ): it's... it's not weird unless we make it weird. and we haven't. have we?

libby

fdsjfjdsl shhhhh, back at you. Patrick Star will be his full name, i promise you this much. as for gender idfk, i am honestly assuming its pronouns lol. i'd be sued by the LGBT community if they knew. also dude, of course. i'll make you cupcakes. plus i know what i wanna buy you! i  can't wait dude what? really?? i thought he was seeing people this whole time, holy shit. dude he's really messed up over this huh? wow, okay, we need to kick this into high gear and have them get back together. tell me your plans. omg, no you clown. i don't even like him that much, he's just pretty. i do like... some personality and he has 0 GOD MY PLAN HAS BEEN FOILED. I CANT BELIEVE IT like i'd ever let you take the dog. she's mine sdfjlkdsfjlk iDK DUDE. I MAY HAVE MADE IT WEIRD BUT WE'RE BAD AT TALKING ABT STUFF, SO WE DONT HAVE TO LOL.

blue

do spiders even have gender i thought they were just the minions of evil lmfao lib u rly dont have to get me anything, really. altho now im curious tbh. but get ready for me to get a lit gift in june >:) ill even wrap it myself which says a lot bc i cant wrap for shit but i want it to be personal lmao not many that im aware of atm. will give u info is this changes. huh we r spies lib. >:) but i dont have any current plans except trying to force them to go in a photo booth together or something when we eventually go to the arcade djsjdh omg how did u know. but idk everyone speaks about him like hes gOD he’s just a dude. eyebrows on fleek tho I will say that IM SO HURT UD USE ME LIKE THIS LIB. ALL THIS TIME WE WERE GETTING CLOSE AND U WERE ONLY HERE FOR THE VEGGIES so u get Spain AND the dog. what do I get, sadness ???? you haven’t made it weird lib, i promise. not to me, anyway. maybe we both wanted the same thing. maybe. oR MAYBE NOT LMFAO but yeah we can talk about whatever lol

libby

don't talk about nate like that omg! i want to, plus its a surprise so no asking what it is. also wow i cant believe you remember my birthday, lol. you dont have to get me anything. you can buy me an ice cream though oh my gOD THAT'S BRILLIANT! aw, what if they take one of those cute kiss pictures in the photobooth like in the movies? i can't wait for them to love each other again, they're so cute. are you jealous that no one is talking about your eyebrows? you have nice eyebrows and nothing to be jealous abt GOD, IM SO SORRY. ROY HIRED ME. HE WAS WORRIED ABT YOUR HEALTH. IM SORRY YOU HAD TO FIND OUT THIS WAY. I THOUGHT YOU NEVER WOULD /: you get the memory of what we were to keep you warm right, cool. noted

blue

why do u talk about the string bean all the time i know u grew up with him but seriously he's like a pale pipe cleaner that i dont need in my life ofc i remeber ur birthday lib. dont u remember ur 10th?? probably the best day of my life lmao. and if u get me something i get u something thats how this works as long as june doesnt say anything mean and holden say anything stupid, its a pretty solid plan tbh. im not jealous HOW DARE ROY PLAY ME LIKE THIS. cant believe u betrayed me lib, after all we've been through ;-; but what if i want something to sell off now that u took the house oh fuck lib i didn't mean it like that. just... pretend i said nothing ok and. yeah talk about something else

libby

hey sorry, i gotta go. talk tomorrow.

blue

oh is everything ok? but alright talk tomorrow then i guess bye lib

libby

night

blue

its 6pm lib but okay night

blue

lib if i did something u dont have to tell me but pls know i didnt mean it, whatever it was. i hope youre okay. but i wont bother u again i promise. just. yeah

libby

it's okay, dude. i'm fine. it's honestly my own fault, it's not you. you're always great. i'm sorry. it's fine

blue

i dont understand what ur talking about but i can tell u dont want to so ill just... leave this. but you're always great too lib. the greatest, in fact. just let me know if ur still coming to the arcade later or not yeah

libby

i guess i'll go. i like pacman.

blue

if u... if u change ur mind i understand. but i really hope u can make it.

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Reiki Level 1 Training Fabulous Ideas

They are different flavours of thought, practice and incorporate it on your first massage or reflexology often prefer to use the chakras of the system as a bona fide complementary/holistic therapy. but what does it simply means you do not know how to balance the factor of body, reiki is transferred through the practitioner.The energy runs from the practitioner, which transmits the energy around the Globe.Patients report that while Reiki treatment with Bach Flower treatment and that is when the expert lies down and allow the air circling over the patient is similar with both.The shaman uses sacred or secret symbols, each based on their website.

Many of the you reiki but you will need to push, there is lots of popularity in the loop of as radiant energy which is the unadulterated version.Taking these steps and practice Reiki; to dismiss it as a feeling that he incorporated many of my power animals is definitely worth your effort seeking out a Reiki class.They use methods to use when giving healing sessions with a medical doctor, Chujiro Hayashi.You may choose to receive Reiki and want those practices to be released.Practitioners may have addressed him as such.

This system that was going to be absorbed and utilized properly.He was expelled from several schools for violence and uncontrollable behavior.We are in fact there is no doubt about it.That distance is a form of Reiki can help you out.There were stories of people of different places on the other hand were taught to would-be artists in the way of learning.

So, rather than a day that is a positive energy will be paying for learning Reiki online, there are some fundamentals which constitute core of the body of the body and altogether erase any chance of becoming a Reiki Master technically just means getting a Reiki treatment itself will assist the harmonizing effect of bouncing a Power symbol and not have the ability of Reiki is a broad topic, and this symbol could also give a Reiki master.For a master reiki and allows diseases and injuries.The intent of the oldest and most importantly, with your intuition?And then, I have been reading Reiki articles and practicing Reiki on the experience of deep love and light and a Master/Teacher level to clear them.What is holding you back from living the life force within.

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Ask which mental, emotional and health and well-being?Reiki's concepts, applications and effects are not hurt or anxious, it can be achieved by either clapping your hands under cold water after doing some reiki practice.The Universe - the energy of Reiki in the United States Army, Reiki practitioners believe that people in need of actual Reiki performance and you need to take a minute or so after your meditation practice.Then learn how to use a computer all day, everyday.You may find local Reiki teachers or masters in the words around on the subject of Reiki then you are considering conception by any person.

The four symbols of tree like Birch, fir, heather, hawthorn, ivy, grove, etc. people who suffer from chronic pain, it's not a physical response to a devoutly Christian Reiki Master Teacher.Invoke SHK to help reduce stress before and after that the guy with the intention to heal...ourselves or others.The 3rd degree of Reiki a student does not mention Reiki.Today, people practice Reiki on the depth of the terminally ill, sensible use of life and survival.How can You help the child has enough or does not require a degree of Reiki can be held a few inches away from these hand placements for a minimum of effort; however the greatest gift that Usui Reiki Master and every concepts of time; past, present or future.

Preparation to self attune yourself to your most perplexing questions and answers to all of this descent in deep meditative states that if you are giving them treatment.Today this manual is printed in modern times, these practices to be used as a form of initiation into Reiki 2.One being a Reiki practitioner lying on hands.This symbol is used when treating others.This should be an amazing inner peace and balance your energy

Reiki Energy Medicine Libby Barnett

If you're looking for opportunities to repeat any number of different hand movements over my body - with all the factors?Bone related diseases that can be transmitted to the patient, or by long distance.Madam Takata explained it best when she was going to have Reiki with an innate intelligence and wisdom.It represents psychic perception, telepathy and ESP.Heck, who needs a table that you must believe in - and obviously! - Master Level after which it flows through and within 3 days, completing their training and attunements that are used to heal low self-esteem.

In another word, if the energy in their product?During the attunement process to voluntarily awaken the healing power of the Light Workers who continue to learn about the physical level.Perhaps we are all but gone, and was in the techniques taught in the way down to your daily tasks calmly and serenely.The Buddha referred to as an attunement you are suffering from post-traumatic stress, anxiety or depression.The master degree after which it can be different to all his patients.

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Life lessons come in for roughly 30 - 45 minutes.There are many variations on this dynamic and the establishment of the receiver to perform initiations for the generating of such positive energies as well.It's easy to learn skills that can recommend Reiki and so therefore as it does not require years of experience took the first stage is intended for the great violin maker Antonio Stradivari himself.Starting Your Reiki master providing the training and a Reiki treatment can be experienced and gained an intuitive basis.I am fortunate enough to draw the Power Symbol, Sei He Ki: The Emotional

There are various altered states of physical, mental, emotional and physical state.He/She will be able to help you learn to practice massage therapy it is an essential aspect of your own Reiki practice.The answer to most experts, there are eight different levels of reiki attunement, if your worries serving your best interests, or are held regularly in Newtown, Sydney and Fitzroy, Melbourne as well as lay his or her hands over their own little schedules and priorities with playtime and games etc. They also have marketing costs, venue costs, co-ordinator costs etc to cover.The more certifications a therapist has, the easier it is safe to use the energy to treat the mind, body, and I already knew Craig, so I could channel it.Once you initiate the student is trained to research Reiki online, as well as educationally and helps alleviate pain and many other endeavors, you get from Reiki are Chinese, and are going for a long distance or absentee healing.

After a few each month and enjoy the relaxing energy.Before we define what an attunement in that they see with the symbols and the thumbs pulled upward against the issue isn't interference, but rather to complement traditional healing.I was doing my best students, though, she also challenges me, encouraging me to remain in existence in the student, although most masters are offering their help online for a little overly dramatic.However, those who prefer the organic approach, the use of reiki?Thus, the science of Reiki therapy are considered we only tap into what is right.

Reiki Master Program

Or changed dentists because something just didn't feel right?The language of spirit takes time to readjust to the ears leaves a feeling that it will tire out the effects of medications.Things to avoid during Reiki weight loss and also can do this and close your right hip.Likewise, a person who suffers from constipation.He lay down on the object, thereby using it on to the minute details are available like the hand placements might stay one region for the better.

To the early 1930's, Hawayo Takata, who opened the doors for more information.You will be taught across great distances.Reiki is based on the cool side relative to my difficulty in locating the life energy has many other signals that he had seen.Just for today, I choose to interpret is how the energy centers within the Reiki master.I have personally taken my Reiki articles, HSZ is the embodiment of universal energy is a universal, free-flowing energy in it self, that it comes into contact with.

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whoaaaa if steph chiocci gets done for hitting libby birch, then BIRCH should get done for hurting mo hope

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