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cheritzteam · 4 years ago

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[MM] Announcement on the Birthday Event for V and the Release of New Merchandise

Hello, this is Cheritz.

September draws near! When you look at the blue sky of September, don’t you get reminded of one of the members of the RFA?

That is right! The 9th of September is the birthday of V, who has a heart as wide as the sky, born with the same color as the clear sky!

For more information on SNS events prepared for V’s birthday and newly released merchandise, please check the announcement below and join us to celebrate his birthday!

< ① V’s Birthday Event : Photographer of September>

The members of the RFA decided to do something for V, who has been working with his cameras without a rest.

On his birthday this year, you would be a photographer in person on behalf of V so that he could get some rest with no worries!

Post the wonderful work that you took as a photographer on SNS with a brief description and the hashtag #Today_Iam_V! 📷

We also have prepared a bonus event ⌛ to celebrate V's birthday. Use the hashtag #Happy_Birthday_V to celebrate his birthday, and do not miss your chance to get 50 hourglasses as a winning prize. ♥

Lastly, as we have prepared a discount event for some merchandise to celebrate the birthday of V, please stay tuned for the discount period below.

Cheritz Market Discount Event Period : The 9th (2 PM) - 16th of September (2 PM) (KST)

< ② Game-Access Event >

To celebrate the birthday of V along with you, V’s title illustration for his birthday will be shown in-game during the period below!!

Title Illustration : The 1st - 31st of September (KST)

< ③ Release of Mysterious Confession of Love Rubber Keychains! >

The characters’ rubber keychains, which have been maintaining their popularity since their release in August 2018, are coming back in the 2nd version with sweet confessions of love♥ for this summer!!

Apparently, the members of the RFA have brought rings made of their birthstones, so you can wear your favorite jewel or person on your ring finger!

Aquamarine for March Yoosung★ Diamond for April ZEN Pearl for June 707 / Saeran Sapphire for September V Opal for October Jumin Han Turquoise for December Jaehee Kang

...Hold on!

There are 7 members of the RFA in total, so are you wondering why there are 10 silhouettes?

If you are wondering who are the charming characters hidden among the RFA confessing their love, please check the Cheritz Market on the 6th of September!!

< ④ Release of the 8th L-Shape Folders! >

We heard many of you have been waiting for the new series of L-Shape folders, so we have prepared various items as quickly as we could!

On the 6th of September, the eight new L-Shape folders will be released at the Cheritz Market, so do not miss an opportunity to get the birthday and seasonal illustrations in the big size!♥

< 8th L-Shape Folder >

2021 Yoosung★’s Birthday 2021 April Fool's Day 2021 ZEN’s Birthday 2021 707’s Birthday 2021 Twins' Birthday 2021 Saeran's Birthday 2021 Korean Children’s Day 5th Anniversary Event

In addition to the Mysterious Confession of Love Rubber Keychains and the new L-Shape folders, various preexisting merchandise are also on the market!

Drop by and take a look right now.♥ Cheritz Market Link : http://en-shop.cheritz.com

These are all the news that we have prepared for you!

Our appreciation for celebrating V’s birthday with us in advance. And we hope the warmth of the sun will blend into your daily life!

Thank you!

Best, Cheritz

#mystic messenger #mysme #mm #cheritz

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ichorai · 3 years ago

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sin to win ; k.sj

requested by anon (50 + angel au) for my milestone celebration !!

pairing ; angel!jin x demon!reader (gender-neutral) ft. boxer!jungkook

summary ; an angel and a demon are forced to put aside their differences to help out the same human.

themes ; fantasy, action, comedy, angel au, demon au, boxer au

words ; 1.4k

warnings / includes ; fighting / boxing, cursing, one mention of murder and jail (but nothing of the sorts in the fic), reader is an annoying lil shit KWJLKSDJF, jin is basically a concerned parent bye, jungkook is an emotional n reckless boxer yikes

a/n ; for ficscafe's au pairing event :D i used #5 !! writing this fic made me realize i write this kind of dynamic all the fucking time but i'm not ashamed bcs writing bickering is super fun KWJDKJF

masterlist.

“You’re a nuisance,” Jin hissed out as he flicked his fingers, the boxer’s laces you had just untied lifting into the air and knotting themselves neatly. “I thought you were supposed to be helping the poor guy.”

One of your shoulders lifted in a half-shrug. “Tripping once or twice never hurt anybody.”

The guardian angel rounded on you, bristling. His opal-aureate wings fluttered with the sudden movement. “That’s exactly how people get hurt. Now stop mucking around, the match is starting.”

Your eyes rolled to the dim pipes crisscrossing the ceiling of the underground boxing arena. The large room was filled with people surrounding the make-shift ring, their deafening cheers making the cheap plaster walls quiver.

“You know, what we’re doing may be illegal but at least you look amazing. You look like this all the time?” Your charming (at least, you thought it was charming) compliment received all but crickets in response. Though, you were pretty sure you saw his pretty lips twitch a bit. Whether it was into a frown or a smile, you didn’t need to know. “I’d never expect an angel to be willing to cheat in order to help their human out. Doesn’t that go against one of your billions of rules?”

With an exasperated glare, Jin scoffed out, “I’m merely protecting my mortal. I wouldn’t intervene unless necessary. This is necessary.”

“Awh, are you afraid little Jungkook is gonna get a boo-boo?”

The beautiful angel that stood just centimeters away from you didn’t grace you with a response. You grinned at him smugly.

“Well, you’re right to be afraid. Skullcrusher here has won every single match since ‘89. He’s not known to leave his contender in tip-top shape, if you catch my drift. I used to be a big fan. Now? A little bored, if I had to admit. Jungkook winning will create enough chaos to keep me satisfied for a while.” You chuckled, slinging your elbow over Jin’s shoulder, to which he moved away with an irritated side-glance.

The shrill ringing of the red bell signified the start of the match. Skullcrusher, a burly man with a missing eye and more scars than you could count, loomed over Jungkook in the ring. His clenched fist looked bigger than his opponent’s whole torso. His tough features were fixed into a hard, gnarled expression. This man looked as if he’s seen war a million times. In stark juxtaposition, Jungkook stood on the opposite end of the ring, fists raised but raw carmine terror painted across his features. If you looked extra close, you could see his bare shins tremble. Way to play it cool, kiddo.

“I think it’s pretty fucking hot that you’re getting your hands dirty,” you whispered whilst leaning closer to Jin. “I’ve been around for eons, but never have I ever met an angel like you.”

“Stop, I’m blushing,” he replied dryly. He wasn’t blushing, nor were angels really capable of such a feat.

Both of your attentions diverted from each other to the ring, where the first punch was thrown. Jungkook managed to lithely duck out of the way, sliding along the barriers and throwing a jab of his own against the larger man’s abdomen. That must’ve hurt no more than a tiny flick would’ve.

Both of you yelled at the same time.

“You’re doing awful!”

“You’re doing great, Jungkook!”

A bark of a laugh escaped you. “Don’t give him false hope. That shit is poisonous in this industry.”

“He’s not doing so bad,” Jin said, just as Skullcrusher landed a bone-snapping strike against your boxer’s shoulder. “Okay, yeah, fine. But he still needs encouragement.”

“Now or never, angel,” you whistled in a sing-song tone, red magic forming between your fingers. “Your human won’t last much longer in there.”

Gritting his perfect teeth, Jin nodded once. “Do it.”

With a maliciously delighted smirk, you murmured an incantation under your breath. Jin watched in baited interest as Skullcrusher paused in his furious blunder towards his mortal, singular eye turning red. He dropped his fists, an expression mimicking one of a kicked puppy splaying across his rugged visage. Well, as close as a man like that could look like a kicked puppy. Jin turned to look at you, observing the way your own irises were now stained with rose petals, hair floating in the air slightly as your fingers twitched, lips moving whilst susurrating a mantra of sin.

You were beautiful, but you were also deadly. It was hard to remind himself that he was meant to stay well away from you. Jin had to pry his eyes away to make sure he wasn’t staring too long.

Whilst you were keeping the burly man under control, Jin snapped his fingers and fixed his human’s broken shoulder.

The boxer, slightly miffed as to why Skullcrusher wasn’t going absolutely feral and just how his shoulder suddenly stopped buzzing with pure agony, shrugged it all aside and seized the opportunity to land a parade of jabs and punches against his exposed skin. One after another, it sent Skullcrusher toppling down in a matter of minutes. The ceiling pipes rattled as his head hit the ground. Jungkook didn’t stop, sweat dripping down his forehead, going so far as to play dirty and use his feet to throw kicks with a scarily accurate precision. Man, you liked this mortal.

Jin didn’t seem too pleased.

“Get up!” Jungkook roared, but it was all drowned out by the upset boos of the crowd. They were hoping to see another notch in Skullcrusher’s belt. With a concerned furrow of his brows, the angel beside you used his powers to tug Jungkook’s flailing body away from Skullcrusher. He certainly wouldn’t protect Jungkook from jail if he accidentally murdered somebody, that would just be plain immoral. Judging by the crystal disappointment in your gaze, it was evident that you had wanted Jungkook to carry on with his ministrations. Thankfully, you kept your mouth shut.

Disoriented, the boxer stumbled away from the large body and dodged a flying can of soda thrown at his head. With an angry growl, he ducked out of the ring, ripping his gloves off and rushing out of the arena. What was this, Cinderella? It wasn’t even midnight yet. Jin clapped his hands together to push people out of the way for Jungkook.

“Your mortal is moody,” you hummed in amusement. “He’s fun. Keep him around for me, will you?”

Jin’s golden pupils flickered from you to the green-lit exit, and back to you again. For a moment, he appeared as if he wanted to say something to you, then decided against it.

After a considerable amount of hesitation, Jin cracked his lips open once more. “I’ll be back.” His words rang in your ears and you cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at him. “After that stunt, people are going to be hunting Jungkook down. Once you’ve reached the top, there’s always going to be a million hands pulling you down, after all. I might want to fight fire with fire, is all.”

If you thought Jin couldn’t get anymore handsome than he was before, you were absolutely wrong. He looked wickedly arresting in the dim light, a taste of the fruit you couldn’t have.

Your palms planted themselves on your hips. “Would you look at that,” you drawled with playfully narrowed eyes, “Mister Pure Angel wants to see the morally corrupt devil again, huh? Here, have this. It’s my business card.” You conjured a scarlet piece of cardstock out of thin air and slotted it into his cool palms. The brushing of your warm fingers against his skin sent a jolt down his blemishless wings.

An unamused snort escaped him. “This just says meet me in hell, bitch.”

“Well, that is where I live.” Noting that Jin looked quite peeved at your jesting, you gestured for him to turn the card over. “The back’s got an engraved rune. Tap it seven times and I’ll come to you. Now go back to your human. I think he’s crying behind a dumpster. He reeks of fear.”

The angel nodded once, backing away as he said, “Again, thanks for helping out my mortal. We’re indebted to you.”

“I didn’t do it for you!” you called out to Jin, whose figure was growing smaller and smaller the farther away he walked. If you didn’t know any better, you would’ve thought he was ignoring you. That was absurd, though. “I was just bored, but一and he’s gone.”

A dry laugh danced on your lips. Until next time, ya’ sinful bastard.

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delvalentine · 3 years ago

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hbd to me ... soon

i'm going to turn twenty-one next month on october 5th 🎉 !

the past year has marked triumphs and failures of great magnitude for me. while i was 20 i: got out of a bad relationship and reunited with my true love, passed the halfway mark for my RN degree after severe battles with mental health, started and completed my minor in communication studies & made honour roll despite worsening covid times, worked with the provincial and federal government to ramp up provision & administer covid vaccinations, participated in a research study to examine the importance of wellness in BN students, worked in an ER and participated in moments of saving life and also witnessing the loss of it, got up to 10 piercings, went on vacation with my best friend to explore west canada's coast, surpassed 1.5 million words published (according to ao3), annddd now we're here.

but celebrating it with friends is what makes everything worth it in the end :)

here's twenty-one prompts! they're personal, random, and hopefully inspiring - do with them what you will. use one or all; in order or not; for whomever or for whatever, writing or art or shower thoughts. all i ask is that you tag me/send it to me/let me know what you created !

my tag for these drabbles is #deltachye2021.

Golden fireworks

Bridge x Xiao

Love letter

Fire opal x Diluc

Venus fly trap

Stargazing

Mint

3:50 AM x Haiji

Cherry x Artem

Puppy-dog eyes x Thoma

Honey

Cascade

Jade

Sweet pea

Window

Strawberry moon

Sea salt

Pressed flower petals

Spruce x Cullen

Polaroids x Luke

Strength

#deltachye 2021 #ill just use that tag to keep track of stuff #see y’all in vegas

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thejonzone · 3 years ago

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Judee Sill Will Always Be Better Than The Eagles

I had an (in hindsight) bleak, year-long obsession with The History of the Eagles. The two-part documentary, a Greek Tragedy-level case study in hubris, explains the rise and fiery crash of country-rock megastars The Eagles. What my brain fixated on, during this obsession, is that The Eagles, empirically one of the most successful bands in American music history, aren’t very good. This group has album sales on the same order of magnitude as Michal Jackson and Elvis Presley, yet band leaders Glenn Frey and Don Henley don’t seem much smarter than any other two guys you might happen to find somewhere. Sure, the Eagles have hits, but watching the doc, it feels as though the math just isn’t fully there.

This isn’t an essay about the Eagles. They are, however, one of the most recognizable music groups that rose to fame in the 1960s-70s from Los Angeles’ increasingly mythologized Laurel Canyon neighborhood. It would seem there is a limitless demand for the nostalgia of that era. With a growing list of documentaries that center Laurel Canyon, SoCal’s soft rock salad days are buoyed as much by songs as celebrity.

I’m always waiting around for a song to save me. And two Laurel Canyon-era albums do that for me.

I first listened to Joni Mitchell’s Blue on the City of New Orleans train, leaving Chicago on a summer night, slow roll pushing past the industrial rail yards and bridges southward toward the Mississippi. She sang “I am on a lonely road and I am traveling�� and in that moment, I didn’t need anything else. Maybe I’ve spent the past five years fumbling toward explaining how that album lifted my guts up, breathed life into me. I’ll never fully get there.

Earlier this year, a round of retrospectives came out celebrating the 50th anniversary of Joni Mitchell’s Blue. Mitchell is a legend, of course-- the greatest Canadian songwriter, she defined pop and folk music for decades. And Blue is a masterpiece, a moon shot.

With hindsight, it is clear that, when defining Laurel Canyon’s most important work, Blue is joined by another 1971 release-- the lesser-known Judee Sill’s self-titled debut. Judee Sill and Blue are earth-shattering travelogues, tracing uncertainty from California across the globe and out into the cosmic universe. I clutch on to songwriters who write about how lost and helpless they feel. These two albums are the clear-eyed transmissions that, 50 years after their respective releases, still matter.

While Joni Mitchell will get New York Times write-ups, Judee Sill won’t, and the conversation suffers for it. Sill was born in Studio City, California, and had a tumultuous childhood: a contentious and violent relationship with her stepfather, and a series of armed robberies with a boyfriend landing her at reform school. As she endearingly recounts in a live recording, she was the church organist at her reform school and learned “a lot of pentecostal licks” in the process. Her first album (Sill was the first artist signed to David Geffen’s then-fledgling Asylum Records) is a phenomenal mix of gospel, baroque, and folk.

Sill’s religious songwriting is fascinating because it runs counter to many of Laurel Canyon’s canonized musicians, who tended toward the secular, especially during and in the aftermath of the 60s. Joni was “looking for something / what could it be”, and Judee was on a similar traveling search, but with an apocalyptic angle. In the opener “Crayon Angels”, she sings “nothing’s happened but I think it will soon / so I sit here waiting for God / and a train / to the astral plane”. It’s worth noting that Judee Sill struggled with addiction, and died far too young of a heroin overdose.

Sill is able to intertwine the redemptive story of Christ with her own fight to find a new day. Take “The Lamb Ran Away With the Crown”, a bonkers song where Sill narrates a biblical battle, with talking serpents, sacred opals, and cardinals so big they’re ridden on like dragons. While the subject might be strange, the emotion is clear-- it is a song about light finally winning over darkness. As Sill sings in the round at the end, it’s so clear that it’s possible, that we can defeat the demons within us. The song is timeless, a celebratory shout of life from the bloody corner of the battlefield.

Flying is a theme on both albums-- desire and regret materialze in travel. Mitchell’s “This Flight Tonight” tells the story of an airplane trip and her regret of leaving, asking the pilot to “turn this crazy bird around”. In Sill’s “Enchanted Sky Machines”, she fantasizes about God’s vehicles that will transport humans during the rapture: “Until the enchanted sky machines take all the gentle home”. On “Loping Through the Cosmos” (and a warning: this song is really fucking sad), Sill, lost and searching, reflects “I’m hoping so hard for a kiss from God / I miss the sweet love of the air.”

It’s all about love, isn’t it? Visions of the end of the world or of big parties in Europe, both women wrote songs on their ‘71 records looking for transcendence through love. On “The Last Time I Saw Richard” Mitchell narrates an interaction with the titular fellow, a pessimistic man whose light has gone out and is chastising Mitchell for her romantic notions. It’s the album’s final song, and it is devastating.

“Jesus was a Crossmaker”, perhaps Sill’s best-known song, was written about longtime Eagles songwriting collaborator J.D. Souther, who dated Sill for a time. Life isn’t a game with a score kept, but Sill’s song is certainly more impressive than anything Souther wrote with the Eagles. As she reflects on the live album Songs of Rapture and Redemption, Sill wrote the song to make sense of her relationship with Souther (“I knew that wretched bastard was not beyond redemption”) but more so to make sense of herself (“it saved me, this song. It was this song or suicide.”).

It’s really worth listening to Sill’s live album, if only to hear her asides and charming anecdotes as she introduces her songs. She is so funny-- describing her song “The Archetypal Man”, she says “I really wrote this for an old boyfriend who had a lot of passion in his dishonesty.”

I love these albums because their emotions are truthful and transparent while still being hopeful. When Mitchell sings “and sometimes / there’ll be sorrow”, on “Little Green” it is unflinching. When Judee sings ‘Though I’m sitting in the grit and grime / the spark of hope is in me strong” on “The Phantom Cowboy”, it always makes me smile-- she was down bad but getting back up. Too often I feel more like Richard than like Joni, more like Souther than Sill. Which is to say, a loser. Sill and Mitchell’s albums are still worthwhile because there is emotional bravery, an abiding belief in love as a savior. Maybe it manifests as Jesus, maybe it’s a map of Canada.

I attached myself to the Eagles because I made them out to represent everything I don’t like about myself. These guys were greedy and egotistical, dumb and thoughtless. They let stupid things like money and machismo get in the way of relationships that mattered. Obsessed with their documentary, I couldn’t see the forest for the trees-- I didn’t realize I was projecting. But listening to Joni and Judee, it’s impossible for me not to face myself fully. Because I want to believe in something. I don’t want to be hobbled and silenced by cynicism. I want to be patient in love, even though sometimes that makes me want to tear my skin off. Blue and Judee Sill are two masterpieces, testaments to the power of being fearless when you are terrified. If Laurel Canyon is to be defined, it should be through these albums. Not the Byrds. C’mon.

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thehierophage · 4 years ago

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Holy Day Celebration 3/31/21 e.v.

March 31, 2021 æ.v.

Dies Mercurii,

Sol 11° ♈︎ : Luna 26° ♏︎ : ☿︎ : Ⅴⅴⅰⅰi

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

The Day of Kaph, the Day of Fortune

Hebrew Letter: Kaph

Numerical Value as Letter: 20

Numerical Value as Word: 100/820 (Kaph+Peh)

Meaning: Bent or Hollow Hand, Palm, Fist.

Thoth Card: Fortune (Atu X)

Alternate Title: The Wheel of Fortune, The Lord of the Forces of Life.

Image:

Correspondences:

Tree of Life Path Association: Key 21 - Netzach to Chesed (from Sephira 7-4)

Astrological Sign: Jupiter

Element: -

Egyptian Godforms: Amoun-Ra

Geomantic Figure: Square and Rhombus

Gemstones: Sapphire, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli

Perfumes: Ammoniacum, Golden Copal, Mace, Balm of Gilead, Saffron, Ash, all generous and expansive odors

Plants: Hyssop, Oak, Poplar, Fig, Arnica, Cedar

Animals: Hart, Eagle, Dolphin, Praying Mantis.

Colors:

King Scale – Violet

Queen Scale – Blue

Prince Scale – Rich Purple

Princess Scale – Bright blue rayed yellow

The Secret Instruction of the Master:

Follow thy Fortune, careless where it lead thee! The axle moveth not: attain thou that!

Mnemonic:

Sped by its energies triune, the Wheel Of Fortune spins: its Axle's immobile.

Recommended Text for Meditation:

L Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Cap. 3

Liber Liberi vel Lapdis Lazuli Adumbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum Sub Figura VII

Being the Voluntary Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth-Words of a Master of the Temple. A.˙.A.˙. Publication in Class A. Imprimatur: N. Fra A.˙. A.˙.

III

1. I was the priest of Ammon-Ra in the temple of Ammon-Ra at Thebai.

2. But Bacchus came singing with his troops of vine-clad girls, of girls in dark mantles; and Bacchus in the midst like a fawn!

3. God! how I ran out in my rage and scattered the chorus!

4. But in my temple stood Bacchus as the priest of Ammon-Ra.

5. Therefore I went wildly with the girls into Abyssinia; and there we abode and rejoiced.

6. Exceedingly; yea, in good sooth!

7. I will eat the ripe and the unripe fruit for the glory of Bacchus.

8. Terraces of ilex, and tiers of onyx and opal and sardonyx leading up to the cool green porch of malachite.

9. Within is a crystal shell, shaped like an oyster - O glory of Priapus! O beatitude of the Great Goddess!

10. Therein is a pearl.

11. O Pearl! thou hast come from the majesty of dread Ammon-Ra.

12. Then I the priest beheld a steady glitter in the heart of the pearl.

13. So bright we could not look! But behold! a blood-red rose upon a rood of glowing gold!

14. So I adored the God. Bacchus! thou art the lover of my God!

15. I who was priest of Ammon-Ra, who saw the Nile flow by for many moons, for many, many moons, am the young fawn of the grey land.

16. I will set up my dance in your conventicles, and my secret loves shall be sweet among you.

17. Thou shalt have a lover among the lords of the grey land.

18. This shall he bring unto thee, without which all is in vain; a man's life spilt for thy love upon My Altars.

19. Amen.

20. Let it be soon, O God, my God! I ache for Thee, I wander very lonely among the mad folk, in the grey land of desolation.

21. Thou shalt set up the abominable lonely Thing of wickedness. Oh joy! to lay that corner-stone!

22. It shall stand erect upon the high mountain; only my God shall commune with it.

23. I will build it of a single ruby; it shall be seen from afar off.

24. Come! let us irritate the vessels of the earth: they shall distil strange wine.

25. It grows under my hand: it shall cover the whole heaven.

26. Thou art behind me: I scream with a mad joy.

27. Then said Ithuriel the strong; let Us also worship this invisible marvel!

28. So did they, and the archangels swept over the heaven. 29. Strange and mystic, like a yellow priest invoking mighty flights of great grey birds from the North, so do I stand and invoke Thee!

30. Let them obscure not the sun with their wings and their clamour!

31. Take away form and its following!

32. I am still.

33. Thou art like an osprey among the rice, I am the great red pelican in the sunset waters.

34. I am like a black eunuch; and Thou art the scimitar. I smite off the head of the light one, the breaker of bread and salt.

35. Yea! I smite - and the blood makes as it were a sunset on the lapis lazuli of the King's Bedchamber.

36. I smite! The whole world is broken up into a mighty wind, and a voice cries aloud in a tongue that men cannot speak.

37. I know that awful sound of primal joy; let us follow on the wings of the gale even unto the holy house of Hathor; let us offer the five jewels of the cow upon her altar!

38. Again the inhuman voice!

39. I rear my Titan bulk into the teeth of the gale, and I smite and prevail, and swing me out over the sea.

40. There is a strange pale God, a god of pain and deadly wickedness.

41. My own soul bites into itself, like a scorpion ringed with fire.

42. That pallid God with face averted, that God of subtlety and laughter, that young Doric God, him will I serve.

43. For the end thereof is torment unspeakable.

44. Better the loneliness of the great grey sea!

45. But ill befall the folk of the grey land, my God!

46. Let me smother them with my roses!

47. Oh Thou delicious God, smile sinister!

48. I pluck Thee, O my God, like a purple plum upon a sunny tree. How Thou dost melt in my mouth, Thou consecrated sugar of the Stars!

49. The world is all grey before mine eyes; it is like an old worn wine-skin.

50. All the wine of it is on these lips.

51. Thou hast begotten me upon a marble Statue, O my God!

52. The body is icy cold with the coldness of a million moons; it is harder than the adamant of eternity. How shall I come forth into the light?

53. Thou art He, O God! O my darling! my child! my plaything! Thou art like a cluster of maidens, like a multitude of swans upon the lake.

54. I feel the essence of softness.

55. I am hard and strong and male; but come Thou! I shall be soft and weak and feminine.

56. Thou shalt crush me in the wine-press of Thy love. My blood shall stain Thy fiery feet with litanies of Love in Anguish.

57. There shall be a new flower in the fields, a new vintage in the vineyards.

58. The bees shall gather a new honey; the poets shall sing a new song.

59. I shall gain the Pain of the Goat for my prize; and the God that sitteth upon the shoulders of Time shall drowse.

60. Then shall all this which is written be accomplished: yea, it shall be accomplished.

Love is the law, love under will.

#Thelema #thelemic holy season #Tarot

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tinnchan · 4 years ago

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the nosy ask: 33, 47, 50. Have fun being vague ;)

Thanks for the ask! lmao you chose the best questions no need for vagueness at all. Nosy ask

33. If money was no object, what would your wardrobe be like?

I have a pretty, pretty business casual thing going on the daily so Id just keep that but add some flair and drama. Blouses with more billowy/large sleeves and fancy buttons, leather pencil skirts in more fun colours, opal and gold jewelry, more statement coats. Like, just x10 the drama. Except...I also want all the suits?? Id just go to the best tailors with pics of kristen stewarts’ suits and make them tailor me some. Please. I want those suits.

47. If you could marry any celebrity, who would you pick?

Jeez, I had to like shut off my brain because it kept going ‘no, parasocial relationship bad! a relationship between a fan and a celebrity would be icky right???’ and , stfu dude it’s just a question. I think i’d go for brie larson, I just feel like shes someone whose fun to be around also...shoulders????? shed take care of me i feel. (Yeah everyone, big shocker, i didn’t go for Earth). 50. What’s your favorite kind of weather?

Cloudy and Windy!

#ask #ask game #morathicain #thanks for the ask <33

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uk-fossils · 3 months ago

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Opalised Petrified Fossil Wood, Miocene, Indonesia | Genuine Specimen with Certificate of Authenticity

This Opalised Petrified Fossil Wood from the Miocene epoch is a stunning piece of natural history, blending the intricate structure of ancient wood with the mesmerizing beauty of opal. Discovered in Mount Cidolog, Pasanggrahan, Sagaranten, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia, this fossil has undergone a remarkable transformation over millions of years. The original wood material has been replaced by opal, preserving the unique textures and grain patterns of the wood while adding the vibrant, polished sheen of a gemstone. Each fossil is a carefully selected specimen, and the photo provided shows an example of the high-quality piece you will receive.

Product Details:

Type: Opalised Petrified Fossil Wood

Epoch: Miocene (~5 to 23 million years old)

Origin: Mount Cidolog, Pasanggrahan, Sagaranten, Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Size: Average size 50–100mm (Scale cube = 1 cm; see photo for full sizing)

Features: Stunning opalisation with preserved wood grain patterns and a polished, gemstone-like finish

Genuine Specimen: Includes a Certificate of Authenticity, verifying its origin and age

Each piece of opalised wood is one of a kind, showcasing distinct patterns, textures, and opal hues. The fossil preserves the essence of the ancient tree while offering the vibrant beauty of opalisation, making it a truly remarkable piece for collectors, geology enthusiasts, or anyone who appreciates the natural wonders of our planet.

Why Collect Opalised Petrified Wood?

Opalised petrified wood represents the perfect intersection of geology and biology, preserving the structure of prehistoric trees while undergoing a chemical transformation into opal. These fossils provide a unique glimpse into Earth’s Miocene epoch, when lush forests were alive with diverse plant life. Collectors treasure these specimens for their rarity, beauty, and scientific significance, making them a prized addition to any collection.

This fossil is ideal for display, study, or as a unique gift for fossil enthusiasts, natural history lovers, or gemstone collectors. Its captivating appearance ensures it will be a centerpiece in any setting.

Order with Confidence:

All of our fossils are 100% genuine and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The photo in this listing shows an example of the fossil you will receive. Each piece is carefully chosen for its quality, uniqueness, and beauty, ensuring your satisfaction with this extraordinary fossil.

Own a rare and beautiful piece of Earth’s history with this Opalised Petrified Fossil Wood from Indonesia. Perfect for collectors, display, or as a unique gift celebrating the wonders of the natural world!

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thecowfiftyflippingnuggets · 4 years ago

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If you're lazy everything of value will be in color or in BOLD

Yo so I don't agree with wikipedia it's dumb

I base the ages of the Sonic characters off of Sonic's age which by MY terms goes by how many years since the first game came out.

(Aka- The ages of the Sonic cast if they were aged up properly every year)

So Sonic is currently 29. (According to the Wiki sonic is 15 and Tails is 8)

Tails and Sonic have a 7 year age gap so

Tails would be... 22.

In 2006 Sonic was 15 and Silver was 14. So Silver and Blaze are 28. Oh my sweet babies--

Sonic was 15 at the same time Amy was 12.

That's a 3 year age gap.

Amy Rose is currently 26. (Silver is older than her woah that just occurred.)

Despite crackhead google saying Shadow is 15 on a quick search, Shadow was actually 50 at the time Sonic was 15 even though physically Shadow appears to be anywhere from 15-20 because he's the ultimate life form (Technically immortal, like vampires).

That puts Shadows age currently at a WHOPPING 64. Okay daddy PHEW.

Apparently Rouge is 18 and Knuckles is 16 according to the Wiki (aww we love that Knuckles is younger than Rouge).

So age them up properly and

Rouge is 32 and Knuckles is 30. Shadow is literally TWICE Rouge's age. Let that sink in. 🤣

But we'll count Shadow as ageless tbh.

Let's seeee I'm curious how old Cream is.

According to the Wiki she's 6.

So Cream is currently 20. (wiki Vanilla could be anywhere between 17 - 46, though I think she's somewhere in the middle so by my terms she's currently 31-54.) That leaves a 2 year age gap between Tails and Cream.

Now, incase anyone cared about their birthdays

Sonic - June 23 - gemini - Alexandrite/Pearl

Amy - Sep 23 (?) - Virgo - Sapphire

Tails - October 16 - Libra - Opal/Tourmaline

(Tails' birthday was yesterday :D)

Knuckles - Feb 2 - Aquarius - Amethyst

Rouge- Unknown (Though her first appearance was on June 18th In SA2 meaning she would have the same stone and sign as Sonic)

Silver- Unknown

Blaze- Unknown (I'm going to match their personalities to zodiacs if I can, because I'd rather not have them both be November babies)

Cream - Unknown (There seems to be a theme. Cream made her first appearance in The sonic collection which came out on Nov 10th. That would make her birthstone a Topaz and her zodiac a scorpio)

Shadow - Unknown (His first appearance was SA2. So his birthday would be June 18th , the same month as Sonic's. Let alone the same day as Rouge's. Prepare for trouble and make it double. I can see Shadow sharing a birthday with Rouge even if they didn't know hers. "Piss off, Faker. Go celebrate Rouge she doesn't have a birthday. Just leave me out of it.")

Y'all I had to do some mean number crunching and math pease appreciate me 😂

#sonic #big brain time

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oscar-fairchild · 5 years ago

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RevolutionaryWriters Event 1

I finally did this y’all lol

Prompt: “What if something happens to you?” / “People can live for a hundred years without living a minute”

Ship: Blackdale (Lucie x Jesse)

For the lovely @princesslucretia!! 💕 (I hope it’s okay that I used this prompt for the event! I just thought it fit really well!)

As the grasping fingers of nighttime overtook the day, Jesse Blackthorn awoke with excitement in his heart. The moment after he opened his eyes, he willed himself into darkness again, the great black nothingness suffusing him for just a second before he appeared in Lucie Herondale’s bedroom.

The excitement disappeared when he saw she was crying.

“Lucie!” He hurried over to her, wishing desperately that he could lay a hand on her shoulder. She sat on her bed, her pale pink dress spread before her, her body wracked with sobs. She would have, should have, been a vision of beauty, a goddess come to life, if her face hadn’t been crumpled in sadness. My light should never be so dim.

She looked up at his approach, then quickly covered her face with her hands. “Jesse, not now.”

“What’s wrong?” he asked, but Lucie didn’t answer. He watched her cry for a long moment, shifting nervously. “Lucie, you’re scaring me. What’s going on?”

She sniffled behind her hands. “Nothing. It’s nothing. Just leave me alone, please.”

He reached out a hand, but of course it just passed right through her. Tentatively, he positioned himself on the bed next to her. If I were alive, this would be very improper, he thought. Lucie had never seemed to mind, though.

“You wanted me to come hear your story, right? So read it to me. Maybe that would make you feel better.” He tried to use as gentle a voice as possible, but Lucie broke into fresh sobs anyway. Her small body shuddered, her hair bouncing in its curls. Jesse could feel his heart cracking into pieces.

Wordlessly, he stood up, walking over to Lucie’s desk, where a flickering candle sat next to a scattering of papers. Stories were her refuge, and he couldn’t bear to watch this go on for another second. The paper on top looked like the final page of a story, and he scanned it quickly.

“...spent his days in bed, too weak to do anything but cry. He was convinced he would never be strong, and he felt like he’d failed everyone he loved. His mother was despondent, and it was his fault. His sister, lovely Princess Grace, would bring him tea and sit at his bedside, but he was sure he’d failed her, too. “

Jesse felt his throat tighten. Oh, Lucie. He almost didn’t want to, but he let his eyes slide down the rest of the page.

“The terrible disease slowly overtook him, and he died without joy and without hope. Now the beautiful Prince Jerrod is condemned to a wispy ghostly existence, longing to return to his loved ones, watching as they carried on their lives without him.”

Jesse stood in stunned silence for a long moment, staring at the paper. He no longer needed to breathe, but his chest felt desperate for air anyway. “Lucie, I’m-- What is this?”

She pulled her face out of her hands and saw him gazing at the paper. “No! Don’t read that.” She darted up from the bed and snatched it off the desk.

“Is this about me?”

“No.” She crossed her arms, the story crumpled in one hand. She wouldn’t meet his eyes.

“Lucie. Lucie, look at me.” He reached his hand out again, letting his ghostly fingers trail along her cheek. He knew she couldn’t feel it, but she slowly raised her eyes to his regardless. “I will admit that my life was not easy. My mother loved me, but she was stern, and it was very lonely, even with Grace. I cannot pretend that I was happy.”

“It’s just… it’s so unfair. You deserve so much better.” Tears rolled down Lucie’s cheek. She turned her face into his hand, closing her eyes, and he would have given more than he was willing to admit to be able to wipe the tears from her face.

“My Lucie, my light. I am happy now, happier than I ever dreamed I would be.”

Lucie blinked. “You--you are? But you’re still…”

“I may be dead, but my soul has never been more alive.” Jesse stepped closer, putting his forehead against hers. She took a shuddering breath. “People can live for a hundred years without living a minute; that’s what I was doing, all those years, locked away at home. But meeting you has filled me with life in a way a living body never could. You are my light, Lucie, my happiness and my soul.”

Lucie’s eyes fluttered open, and she gazed at him, her eyes brimming with tears. Jesse smiled softly at her. He had wondered before if ghosts could cry, and now he found the answer to be yes; tears streamed steadily down his own cheeks as well.

“You need not worry about my past, Lucie. Think only of the now. In the now, I have everything I’ve ever wanted.”

“But what if something happens to you?” She pulled away, and her hands became fists at her sides, wrinkling the material of her dress. “If this-- if this is your happiness, if you truly have what you’ve always wanted, I can’t help but fear that the universe, cruel as it is, will take it all away. Your ‘life’ as a ghost is so tenuous, and it could all fall apart so easily.”

“Oh, Lucie, it’s--”

“You’ve suffered enough!” Her voice was half whisper, half shout. “I can’t bear-- I simply could not bear to see you unhappy, ever again. I could not bear to lose you.”

Jesse stepped closer to her again. “You won’t, Lucie. I swear by the Angel, you won’t lose me.”

They stood there, together, for an endless moment, the oversaturated silence sinking into Jesse’s heart. Her eyes, locked on his, sparkled in the candlelight, and he almost had to look away. The look in her eyes was so vulnerable that his oath did not feel like enough, but he didn’t know what else to offer.

Lucie smiled, then, just slightly, but it lit Jesse’s world like a beacon. “You shouldn’t make promises you’re not sure you can keep.”

He smiled back. “Anything for you, my light.” Anything for you.

#tsc #tlh #the last hours #chain of gold #lucie herondale #jesse blackthorn #lucie x jesse #jesse x lucie #blackdale #jucie #opal celebrates 50 #opal writes #revolutionarywriters #event 1

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gffa · 5 years ago

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Scattered Star Wars thoughts: - As I’m doing my rewatches of TCW and Rebels, I’m trying to watch the behind the scenes stuff to go along with them and it makes me wish a little that Disney+ would have them on their service, because it’d be so much easier than switching over to YouTube when I’m watching them on my TV. It really makes me miss this kind of thing for the animated series--Resistance didn’t get any of the kind of in-depth stuff that the others did, and I’m not sure if they put any extras on the DVD/Blu-Ray releases? That was my thought for what they were going to do when the first season was airing, but without having bought them myself, I’m not sure if they had anything like that? I’m assuming they didn’t, since I never saw references to them, which is a shame, because they’re very cool and fun! I wonder, if there’s another animated series coming up (and when/where it would be announced--Celebration seems an awful long ways away for that?), will they return to doing them? Or were they too much effort/better lures for buying the Blu-Ray sets? - John Boyega plays Jedi: Fallen Order was an absolute delight to watch! He really is delightfully charming and I love that he apparently plays as Anakin in the BF2 game sometimes (and Finn as well), and that Mace Windu is his all-time favorite Jedi (I FEEL U, JOHN), and just a lot of really cute stuff. - I finished The Raven King and have started on Opal (and am about 2/3rds through it) and I’m going to be sad when I finish all of the books and have to actually wait for more! I found the four book The Raven Cycle series very satisfying, the characters’ resolutions were all good for me, I enjoyed that they’d gotten to better places, and I found Adam’s epilogue especially poignant. Not that he’d forgiven his family so much as that he’d let go of so much of what was poisoning him about it, that he was in a better place, rather than being eaten by those feelings and pain. I’m enjoying Opal a lot, one of the things I like about this world is how off the wall some of the dream logic/magic can be, but instead of feeling like it borders on twee or ~kooky~ worldbuilding, there’s something about it that is really pulled off with charm and something surprisingly earnest. I guess I can really get invested in something so long as I feel like it’s not necessarily trying to be the most clever ever (though, it was clever in the right moments, for me) but instead build something with heart and care. So when Opal gets her own POV for several chapters worth here, when she’s a bit of a wild and feral thing, but stuffed full of very earnest feelings, it just really works for me a lot. - I’m about 2/3rds of the way through Rebels season 2 and I love that I continue to find stuff really works for me even more than it did the first time around, knowing where all of this is going to end up. The journey to find Lira-San, the knowledge I have now of what happened to the Lasat people, that I suspect it was their use of the Force woven into their culture that got them on the Empire’s radar, in addition to that they’re incredible fighters (hence why the Wookiees were targetted as well, I think?), so it makes the whole “so HOW does all of this navigation stuff work???” go smoother, now that I can just shrug and go, “Eh, Force Woo is gonna Force Woo.” Also, the Kalluzeb stuck on the Geonoisian moon episode is JUST as much of a joy as ever. That ending with Kallus going back to his ship, limping back to his quarters with no one saying much of anything to him even after all that, contrasted against Zeb’s friends greeting him so warmly, it was such good foreshadowing, now that I know for sure that it’s going somewhere, instead of just highlighting the difference between them. (And, man, does David Oyelowo do an incredible job with his voice acting.) - I read Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1 and I have to admit, I was pretty underwhelmed. The Aphra epilogue and the Kes/Shara story were the highlights, otherwise I’m having trouble even remembering what happened. Oh, right, the story about the death troopers and then the Valance story, neither of which managed to engage me much. In theory, this could be an interesting collection of stories, whether they’re serving as an epilogue to other series or launching points for new series, there are grains of interesting ideas--the death troopers story was about the mindset of the Empire, that victory at all costs was the most important thing, or the Valance story could have been an interesting look at an interesting character (except I just cannot bring myself to care about him), but the only times I felt engaged were in the character-driven moments of ones that I already cared about. Trying to sort out my thoughts, I think it’s something that I’ve been bumping into for awhile, something that crystalized for me after watching a Jimquisition video about the word “consumer” (which is an interesting video by itself!), at about the 13 and a half minute mark, there’s a tangent about how companies’ focus on the audience being consumers pushes out any stories that can have an important message that should be discussed, because instead of giving time for any story, it’s about getting consumers hyped for buying new products and then get excited for the next product. Which obviously hit a familiar note, as a Star Wars fan, because there’s a constant stream of new content, you barely have time to digest one thing before GET HYPE FOR THE NEXT STAR WARS THING, like, GET HYPE FOR THE MANDALORIAN, but you’ll only have limited time to really turn it over and discuss it because GET HYPE FOR THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, but you’ll only have a month or two to really turn it over and discuss it because GET HYPE FOR THE CLONE WARS coming back, but you’ll only have a month or two to turn it over and discuss it because GET HYPE FOR THE NEXT STAR WARS THING. In the meantime, there’s also about 50 other smaller things coming at you, so no one thing ever really has time to percolate with the fans before the hype train is coming for what’s next. Most of the time, I don’t mind this too much, because I take my time with what I want, I circle back to what I want, I feel satisfied by my explorations of them as far as I want, as well as Star Wars is not exactly where I go for Deep Thought. But sometimes I run into a comic that just fails to engage me because it felt like a hype train for upcoming comics, rather than actually having a lot of story in and of itself. I can live with the hype train, Disney, but you gotta give me a story or a fun experience that isn’t just hype for hype’s sake. And I feel like this comic was only halfway successful at that. (Or maybe it’s just me? I’ve been feeling a little, “What’s the point of all this?” about a lot of the SW stuff over the last year, and I’m hoping it’s more because LF couldn’t really do much until TROS was nailed down, and maybe now we’ll start seeing stories with more weight?) Anyway, navel gazing thoughts, there you go. - Annnnnd with having seen TROS I HAVE MET MY 2019 GOAL! I’m not sure if I’ll do another one for 2020, a lot depends on how some RL stuff shakes out, but I’m glad that I got this one accomplished! - I HAVE SEEN TROS I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. Scattered Star Wars Thoughts/2019 Resolutions Update: - The Rise of Skywalker: The Galaxy Needs You - Star Wars: The Clone Wars s2e18-19 - Star Wars Rebels s02e16-18 - Rebels Recon 1.01-1.08 - The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 - Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1 - Episode III: The Chosen One Featurette - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Current total: 520/520

#scattered star wars thoughts

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allysartstuff · 5 years ago

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[Kofi] [Picarto] [Commission Info]

Some may already know I retconned RariPants a little. Digital Art > Drawings > Movies & TV"> I didn’t include Fancy here as this whole thing was big enough already, might make a different post with just him. All the kids cutie marks are the same, just didn't want to draw them.

Rarity

Rarity’s first marriage to Fancy Pants wasn’t as smooth as she hoped. Before, they were on friendly terms and got along well. However, that all changed after a drunken night out in which Rarity became pregnant. Initially, he wanted Rarity to have an abortion descreetly and even offered her money to do so. Rarity, after long talks with her family and friends, decided she had enough emotional and financial support to raise her baby and told Fancy it was his decision if he wanted to be involved or not. Fancy decided he did want to be involved but, unbeknownst to Rarity, planned to woo her so that would marry him and not ‘live in shame’ (Fancy was older than Rarity, had some pretty old fashioned views and liked younger mares anyway). Luckily for him, his plan worked and Rarity fell pretty dang hard for his charm and gentleman ways and they married roughly a year after their first son was born, then called Chic Magnifique.

For the first few years, everything was good. Rarity moved to Canterlot where Fancy and Rarity raised Chic together and eventually decided to have another baby, Ace Dandy. But things started to gradually change. Fancy started staying out later and later, leaving Rarity to raise two very rambunctious boys on her own while working on her three shops from home. When she asked for help (like, y’know raise your fucking kids and no it’s not babysitting, dammit Fancy), his idea was to vigorously train them as perfect little elites. When Rarity saw the negative effects this had on the boys, she blew her top, resulting in many massive arguments. During this time, Rarity finally saw Fancy for who he really was and left him, returning to Ponyville with her sons.

Fleur de Lis

Many years before Rarity met Fancy, Fleur was Fancy’s secret personal bodyguard. A native of Prance and a former secret agent, she came to work for Fancy by chance. Often, Fleur would act like a typical trophy wife who would over fawn and simper over Fancy while on the lookout for anyone who could harm him. She is full capable of kicking anyone’s ass and had saved his butt on a few occasions. The pair became really good friends and the two fell in love and married. However, things began to de-escalate when Fancy wanted her to be his trophy wife for real. After only a year of marriage, Fleur noped out of that relationship and quietly moved to Ponyville, becoming a private Prench teacher while ignoring the Canterlot gossip surrounding her.

A few years later Rarity and Fleur have a chance meeting and, after getting over the awkwardness of the whole ‘holy shit, it’s my ex-husband’s ex-wife, oh fuck’ thing, they begin an understanding friendship and reguarly have tea together. They soon develop real, honest feelings for each other, especially when Fleur got on so well with Chuck and Ace. With the boys’ very eager blessing, Rarity and Fleur marry and have their own child, Opal, via Twilight’s IVF spell. Fancy was not a happy bunny when he found this out.

Chuck Lindsneigh (formerly Chic Magnifique)

A ecentric pony who doesn’t know the volume of his own voice, Chuck is passionate and anything but subtle. He loves nothing more than to go on rousing adventures, fly his plane (which he crashes a lot) and return lost/stolen artifacts to the indegious races of Equestria and beyond. He has a very strong sense of wrong and right and will not rest until it is right again. Despite having a savant-like intelligence in planes, archaeology and ancient pony societies, Chuck has difficulty understanding basic visual communication so he often fails to understand other feelings (eg, why his brother continues to keep in touch with their father) and can be easily lied to (eg, he has fallen for many a scam by Jammie Dodger). This is due to him being autistic, which wasn’t diagnosed until he was an adult, something Rarity feels terribly guilty for. May have an on/off no strings attached relationship with Orin every time he winds up in Manehatten. Hates Fancy Pants and often deliberately sends him bills to places he’s damaged by his plane crashing.

Ace Dandy

Ace lives up to his name as a hoofball superstar, the sport introduced to him by his grandfather Hondo Flanks, as a way to cope with his parent’s divorce. Although smaller than Chuck, he is easily physically stronger and incredibly fast, having both played for Ponyville and Canterlot teams. He takes his celebrity status and image very seriously, taking care of his appearance but also showing endless kindness by donating endlessly to charities and signing every autograph asked from him. As good as his intentions are, this stems from an underlying need to be perfect. His elite training from Fancy and his parents divorce resulted in severe issues. He’d sooner ram his head in a wall than get one thing wrong and little Ace blamed himself for the divorce, despite Rarity’s insistence than it wasn’t his fault. Because of this, Ace accepts his father back in his life when Fancy returns, much to Chuck’s disgust. They have an ok father son relationship but Ace stresses when Fancy makes a minor passing comment or action that something’s not to his liking. Basically, this boy is 50% muscle, 50% anxiety. Ace lives with his long-term boyfriend Bramble at Grand-Pear’s old house. The two are very sugary sweet and don’t know the meaning of PDA. But what Ace loves most about Bramble is his down to earth nature and it never fails to put him at ease (also, he has a cute butt).

Opal

Opal is Rarity’s third and final bab and Fleur’s only biological child. The youngest sib at seventeen, Opal get’s really excited at the most boring things imaginable. She looooves rocks and often believes she was born the wrong species (Opal has a deep admiration for Earth Ponies). As a child, Opal loved going with Rarity on her gem expeditions, although she was more interested in the rock around the glittering gems. She is completely obsessed with Maud Pie and Maud, a little amused and touched by Opal’s eagerness, took it upon herself to become her mentor (Opal fainted on the spot when she was told this). Opal is also autistic (diagnosed as a child and Rarity and Fleur recognised the signs), like Chuck, and will info-dump the hell out of you about rocks. She struggles with reading other’s facial expressions but otherwise is a happy wee soul. Most of the time. Opal was blessed with both her mothers’ beauty which attracted the attention of many teenage colts but they soon dumped her when they realised she would never shut up about rocks. This would plummet her confidence for a while until a meddling little Hullabaloo set her up with his mortified brother Lucky Bug. Now the two can enjoy talking about rocks, bugs and do any cute smooshy teen romance stuff to their hearts’ content.

Extras;

Bramble does not like Fancy one bit, but Ace begs him to be nice when Fancy visits as Bram is known to saying exactly what he thinks.

Chuck loves his family (besides he-who-shall-not-be-named) and pops in every now and again, announcing his return by slamming the door open and yelling, “What-ho!”

Fleur taught all of the kids Prench which they are all fluent in (although Chuck’s accent is atrocious).

When Rarity and Fleur became engaged, Chuck and Ace asked her if they could call her ‘Maman’. She cried ugly tears of joy at that.

Chuck and Ace adore their little half sister and would probably stomp on all of her ex-boyfriends if given the chance.

Opal was born via emergency c-section. Fleur will tell anyone who would listen that her c-section scar is her favourite of all her scars.

Ace is willing to model any new line of clothes Rarity makes.

My Little Pony, Rarity and Flaur de Lis (c) Hasbro

Chuck Lindsneigh, Ace Dandy and Opal (c) me

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tabithalovesstuff · 5 years ago

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Witchcraft Asks #1-105

I hardly ever get asks so I'm going to do this all at once, I'll also repub the original after this too, tag you're it!

1. Are you solitary or in a coven? Solitary

2. Do you consider yourself Wiccan, Pagan, witch, or other? Witch, I kind of consider myself pagan too but not as much since I don't consider my practice a religion

3. What is your zodiac sign? Libra sun sign, Sagittarius moon, Virgo Rising

4. Do you have a Patron God/dess? Nope, I don't really believe in any of the Gods lol

5. Do you work with a Pantheon? Nope

6. Do you use tarot, palmistry, or  any other kind of divination? Tarot, and I want to get into pendulum too but I've been too broke to buy one

7. What are some of your favorite herbs to use in your practice? (if any) I don't practice with herbs 🤭 mostly cause they are hard for me to get lol

8. How would you define your craft? I generalize it by saying I'm a Eclectic Secular Witch that specializes in energy work and tarot

9. Do you curse? If not, do you accept others who do? I don't really do curses, how ever that is because I haven't had the need to do one, I think its fine to do them as long as you know what you are doing

10. How long have you been practicing? Technically I started in Middle school, but I've only truly started to get into it and truly practice for the last 2 years (but if you count when I started then 8 years)

11. Do you currently or have you ever had any familiars? I do not, i have pets they just aren't attracted to magic enough to be a familiar lol

12. Do you believe in Karma or Reincarnation? Yes to both

13. Do you have a magical name? No I don't, I feel like my real name is enough

14. Are you “out of the broom closet”? Technically, I don't try to hide it but I don't talk about it a lot so not a lot of people know I'm a witch.

15. What was the last spell you performed? I know some witches don't count these but I did an emoji spell for the coronavirus

16. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable? More or less, I feel like I'm decently knowledgeable but not enough to be a teacher or leader

17. Do you write your own spells? Yes I do

18. Do you have a book of shadows? If so, how is it written and/or set up? I do have one, its a very personal one that includes more than just magic almost like a journal. I write down information I want to be able to look back at as well as any spells and rituals I write myself and tarot readings for myself, and sometimes dreams.

19. Do you worship nature? I do

20. What is your favorite gemstone? Opal

21. Do you use feathers, claws, fur, pelt, skeletons/bones, or any other animal body part for magical work? No I don't, I wouldn't be against it though

22. Do you have an altar? Yes, kind of. Its really messy rn and doesn't really look like an altar

23. What is your preferred element? Either Earth or Air, I'm always stuck between those two

24. Do you consider yourself an Alchemist? Not at all lol I've never made any sort of potion

25. Are you any other type of magical practitioner besides a witch? Nope, though I do have an interest in cryptozoology but I don't know if that counts

26. What got you interested in witchcraft? Tbh I wanted to turn myself into a mermaid or a wolf (which is why I started in middle school lmao)

27. Have you ever performed a spell or ritual with the company of anyone who was not a witch? No I haven't, just cause I focus so much on energy work, sometime I find other people's energy distracting

28. Have you ever used ouija? Yep, nothing really happened though

29. Do you consider yourself a psychic? Not really, maybe to a certain extent.

30. Do you have a spirit guide? If so, what is it? I feel like a Deer is my spirit guide

31. What is something you wish someone had told you when you first started? I need to lower my expectations and I need to focus on feeling the magic over going through the motions

32. Do you celebrate the Sabbats? If so which one is your favorite? I try to! Doesn't always work out for me lol, I really like both Litha and Samhain

33. Would you ever teach witchcraft to your children? Yes I plan too

34. Do you meditate? Yes, but not as often as I should

35. What is your favorite season? Winter, I feel like all seasons have their perks though and living somewhere with one season would suck ass

36. What is your favorite type of magick to preform? Energy magic, as a witch that doesn't have good access to supplies (and space) it is the easiest for me (I have a post all about energy magic on my profile too)

37. How do you incorporate your spirituality into your daily life? Energy magic makes it really easy, like brushing my teeth or hair, taking a shower, even making food can all have a magical element to it

38. What is your favorite witchy movie? Honestly? Casper Meets Wendy lol, or the Halloweentown movies, or the Twitches movie

39. What is your favorite witchy book, both fiction and non-fiction. Why? I haven't really read very many witchy books ngl

40. What is the first spell you ever preformed? Successful or not. Again, this was back in middle school, I did a spell on the full moon to turn into a werewolf. Obviously not successful

41. What’s the craziest witchcraft-related thing that’s happened to you? I did a cleansing spell on my dorm room my freshman year of college once a week cause I had a toxic ass roommate and she requested a room change before the end of the semester because of a "bad smell" that no one else could smell but her.

42. What is your favourite type of candle to use? I don't use candles, because I'm not allowed to have them in my school dorms, I want to get into candles more though

43. What is your favorite witchy tool? My tarot cards lol

44. Do you or have you ever made your own witchy tools? Nope, I want to though

45. Have you ever worked with any magical creatures such as the fea or spirits? Not really, I dabble in it here and there though. I would love to work with the fae more though

46. Do you practice color magic? Yes, all the time

47. Do you or have you ever had a witchy teacher or mentor of any kind? Nope

48. What is your preferred way of shopping for witchcraft supplies? Online, I mostly use stuff I find around my house or on the ground outside though

49. Do you believe in predestination or fate? Not fully, I think every person is born with a long list of possible fates and the paths you choose in life determines where you end up

50. What do you do to reconnect when you are feeling out of touch with your practice? I try to do free tarot reading on here or meditate more, sometimes looking through my book of shadows helps too

51. Have you ever had any supernatural experiences? Yeah I've had a few

52. What is your biggest witchy pet peeve? When people try to say there is a certain way you have to practice and some forms of witchcraft "aren't real witchcraft" just cause they don't practice in that way

53. Do you like incense? If so what’s your favorite scent? I do, I don't really have a favorite, I like trying a bunch of different kinds at once

54. Do you keep a dream journal of any kind? I kind of write my dreams down in my book of shadows, I don't keep up with it very well though

55. What has been your biggest witchcraft disaster? I can't say if I've ever really had one. I did a job spell and even though I got an interview I didn't get the job, and then was unemployed for a few months until after college semester, then I got hired at my old job. In the spell I said I wanted to be hired somewhere that was as good as my old job so my spell brought me right back to it

56. What has been your biggest witchcraft success? The cleansing ritual story I mentioned above. Once that roommate was out of my life I was so much happier lol.

57. What in your practice do you do that you may feel silly or embarrassed about? Speaking incantations, sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself lol

58. Do you believe that you can be an atheist, Christian, Muslim or some other faith and still be a witch too? Yes I do, especially because I am an atheist

59. Do you ever feel insecure, unsure or even scared of spell work? Not scared, but definitely unsure and insecure. Spell work is tricky, especially writing my own spells, I feel like I'm not doing them well enough

60. Do you ever hold yourself to a standard in your witchcraft that you feel you may never obtain? Yeah sometimes, I get so bad about actually practicing and I want to get to the point where I practice every day and I always celebrate the Sabbaths and have a wide variety of crystals and learn astrology and so much more

61. What is something witch related that you want right now? I still need to do the money spell I wrote awhile ago, but it has to do with enchanting work uniform and I'm kinda unemployed rn

62. What is your rune of choice? I don't have any experience with runes, sorry lol

63. What is your tarot card of choice? The Star

64. Do you use essential oils? If so what is your favorite? No I dont

65. Have you ever taken any kind of witchcraft or pagan courses? Nope

66. Do you wear pagan jewelry in public? I would if I had any, but I don't lol

67. Have you ever been discriminated against because of your faith or being a witch? Not really, but that's because not a lot of people know about it, I definitely feel like the people that do know don't take it seriously

68. Do you read or subscribe to any pagan magazines? Nope

69. Do you think it’s important to know the history of paganism and witchcraft? I don't think it is. I suggest it definitely but it isn't required. Its a lot if history to break down and you don't need to know the history to practice

70. What are your favorite things about being a witch? I like the feeling of all the things in the world around me, which I feel like you only get from the training you go through when learning witchcraft. I also enjoy the ability to cleanse my environment and myself

71. What are your least favorite things about being a witch? No one really takes you or your craft seriously, and because of some people taking parts of the craft, I feel like being a witch is almost seen as some joke

72. Do you listen to any pagan music? If so who is your favorite singer/band? No I don't, unless you count instrumentals that raise your vibration

73. Do you celebrate the Esbbats? If so, how? I honestly am not sure if I do or not, I don't think I've heard any of the holidays I celebrate called that? I celebrate the pagan wheel of the year holidays so if those are apart of that then yes 😂

74. Do you ever work skyclad? I do sometimes

75. Do you think witchcraft has improved your life? If so, how? Very much so, even though I still struggle with depression and anxiety, witchcraft has made it so much better than it use to be and I feel like I'm happier since I started practicing, my view of life has become more wholesome

76. Where do you draw inspiration from for your practice? Nature mostly

77. Do you believe in ‘fantasy’ creatures? (Unicorns, fairies, elves, gnomes, ghosts, etc) honestly yeah I do, for sure

78. What’s your favorite sigil/symbol? Don't have one

79. Do you use blood magick in your practice? Why or why not? I would, but I haven't in anything so far but that's just cause I haven't felt like a spell needed blood magic

80. Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t support your practice? No I couldn't be, I don't want to hide parts of myself from someone that should know me better than anyone else

81. In what area or subject would you most like your craft to grow? I want to explore astrology more and include that more. I also want to do more spell work and ritual work

82. What’s your favorite candle scent? Do you use it in your practice? Again I don't use candles, I do have a air scenter from Bath and Body works and I had a Pumpkin Spice Cupcake scent that was soooo good

83. Do you have a pre-ritual ritual? (I.e. Something you do before rituals to prepare yourself for them). If so what is it? I don't, but that's because I don't really do rituals, I want to get more into them though

84. What real life witch most inspires your practice? I don't know any real life witches tbh

85. What is your favorite method of communicating with deity? I don't work with them so...

86. How do you like to organize all your witchy items and ingredients? I keep them all on the shelf below my altar, my organization skills lack a lot though

87. Do you have any witches in your family that you know of? Not that I know of, my family does come from Ireland though (within the last 3 generations too) so it could be possible

88. How have you created your path? What is unique about it? I created my path through growing up and becoming more aware of my surroundings, and as I matured I understand more and more what witchcraft is really about. And I did it all on my own which is what I think is unique about it

89. Do you feel you have any natural gifts or affinities (premonitions, hearing spirits, etc.) that led you toward the craft? If so what are they? I feel like I am clairvoyant to a certain degree, and I've always had above average visualization skills

90. Do you believe you can initiate yourself or do you have to be initiated by another witch or coven? I feel like you can initiate yourself

91. When you first started out in your path what was the first thing or things you bought? Nothing because I was a child with no money lol

92. What is the most spiritual or magickal place you’ve been? I live in Colorado when I'm not away at school and the entirety of the mountains are pretty magical

93. What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone who is searching for their matron and patron deities? I am definitely not the person for this question lol

94. What techniques do you use to ‘get in the zone’ for meditation? I like to sometimes put on gentle music or nature sounds, quiet every thought that comes into my head

95. Did visualization come easily to you or did you have to practice at it? It came really easily for me, I think its cause I use to read SOOOO much as a kid

96. Do you prefer day or night? Why? Night, idk why I just feel more at peace at Night

97. What do you think is the best time and place to do spell work? This depends on what the spell is, but generally sometime in the evening in my room is the best 😂

98. How did you feel when you cast your first circle? Did you stumble or did it go smoothly? I definitely stumble, I still struggle with casting circles

99. Do you believe witchcraft gets easier with time and practice? I think it does, at least I feel like it comes more naturally with time and practice

100. Do you believe in many gods or one God with many faces? None of the above

101. Do you eat meat, eggs and dairy? Yeah I do, all the time

102. What is your favorite color and why? Green, I've just always loved green since I was a kid idk why

103. What is the one question you get asked most by non-practitioners or non-pagans? How do you usually respond? "What do witches even do?" I usually just say its complicated, because it is complicated lol

104. Which of your five senses would you say is your strongest? I want to say my hearing but I feel like my taste is pretty good too

105. What is a pagan or witchcraft rule that you preach but don’t practice? Always cast a circle and ground yourself before a spell. I am really bad at it lol

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