#planetary disaster

[areadersquoteslibrary]

"The world is increasingly unthinkable—a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, tectonic shifts, strange weather, oil-drenched seascapes, and the furtive, always-looming threat of extinction."

- Eugene Thacker, Horror of Philosophy Series

[yukipri]

I feel like over the month+, I have like 1-2 hours a day max where I feel relatively awake, and every other hour I'm fighting bone-deep exhaustion. I'll bring it up with my doc at my check up on monday, but tbh i know the solution so idk if she can help

And I can work-work when I feel half-dead, or rather I force myself to because I don't want my cats to starve, but when it comes to creative stuff, it's like my mind is slippery sludge dribbling out my eyes...

The Solution, of course: just stop working 3~10 AM every day (and then taking a short nap, working during the day, and then taking another short nap, hours vary but repeat), and maybe get at least 6, ideally 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep at least every other day, ideally every day.

But do I see that happening? No.

Like rn I know I desperately need to edit fic and reply to comments and do several arts but I'm nodding off at my desk after boss DMing me work at 5 AM and dealing with repair people since 8:30 AM...

[bmpmp3]

the really beautiful landscape/skyscape animation in makoto shinkai's works tends to be the big thing i see focused on and that is understandable and deserved like the weather and lighting effects are unREAL but i do think we should also appreciate how absolute insane the plotlines of his original movies get. at least two movies with in universe catastrophes with major ecological implications. the guns and explosions. theres that one movie i havent seen yet with the guy who turns into a chair (?)

[canismajors]

the problem w hoyos storywriting is that whatever themes they try to establish will never be actually followed through with or explored properly making it feel just really shallow & weak

[collapseofindustrialcivilization]

Homo Sapiens Are Working Overtime to Join 'The Great Silence'

And if it does affect the economy, we’ll find a way to                      extract a profit from it…. Driven mostly by rising global temperatures from the continued burning of fossil fuels, extreme weather events such as typhoons, hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and drought are becoming more frequent, increasing 83% worldwide in the past 20 years (as of 2020), and the costs have increased by 800%…

[lesbianalanwake]

did you know that figuring out how to prevent impact events is the only thing that matters, actually

[meteorologistaustenlonek]

"As scientists and academics, we feel it is our moral duty and that of our institutions to alert humanity to the growing threats that we face as clearly as possible and to show leadership in addressing them. In this report, we analyze the latest trends in a wide array of planetary vital signs. This report is part of our series of concise annual updates on the #stateoftheclimate."

[theplotmage]

Principles and Laws of Magic for Fantasy Writers

Fundamental Laws

1. Law of Conservation of Magic- Magic cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

3. Law of Equivalent Exchange- To gain something, an equal value must be given.

5. Law of Magical Exhaustion- Using magic drains the user’s energy or life force.

Interaction and Interference

4. Law of Magical Interference- Magic can interfere with other magical effects.

6. Law of Magical Contamination- Magic can have unintended side effects.

8. Law of Magical Inertia- Magical effects continue until stopped by an equal or greater force.

Resonance and Conditions

7. Law of Magical Resonance- Magic resonates with certain materials, places, or times.

9. Law of Magical Secrecy- Magic must be kept secret from the non-magical world.

11. Law of Magical Hierarchy- Different types of magic have different levels of power and difficulty.

Balance and Consequences

10. Law of Magical Balance- Every positive magical effect has a negative consequence.

12. Law of Magical Limitation- Magic has limits and cannot solve every problem.

14. Law of Magical Rebound- Misused magic can backfire on the user.

Special Conditions

13. Law of Magical Conduits- Certain objects or beings can channel magic more effectively.

15. Law of Magical Cycles- Magic may be stronger or weaker depending on cycles (e.g., lunar phases).

17. Law of Magical Awareness- Some beings are more attuned to magic and can sense its presence.

Ethical and Moral Laws

16. Law of Magical Ethics- Magic should be used responsibly and ethically.

18. Law of Magical Consent- Magic should not be used on others without their consent.

20. Law of Magical Oaths- Magical promises or oaths are binding and have severe consequences if broken.

Advanced and Rare Laws

19. Law of Magical Evolution- Magic can evolve and change over time.

20. Law of Magical Singularities- Unique, one-of-a-kind magical phenomena exist and are unpredictable.

Unique and Imaginative Magical Laws

- Law of Temporal Magic- Magic can manipulate time, but with severe consequences. Altering the past can create paradoxes, and using time magic ages the caster rapidly.

- Law of Emotional Resonance- Magic is amplified or diminished by the caster’s emotions. Strong emotions like love or anger can make spells more powerful but harder to control.

- Law of Elemental Harmony- Magic is tied to natural elements (fire, water, earth, air). Using one element excessively can disrupt the balance and cause natural disasters.

- Law of Dream Magic- Magic can be accessed through dreams. Dreamwalkers can enter others’ dreams, but they risk getting trapped in the dream world.

- Law of Ancestral Magic- Magic is inherited through bloodlines. The strength and type of magic depend on the caster’s ancestry, and ancient family feuds can influence magical abilities.

- Law of Symbiotic Magic- Magic requires a symbiotic relationship with magical creatures. The caster and creature share power, but harming one affects the other.

- Law of Forgotten Magic- Ancient spells and rituals are lost to time. Discovering and using forgotten magic can yield great power but also unknown dangers.

- Law of Magical Echoes- Spells leave behind echoes that can be sensed or traced. Powerful spells create stronger echoes that linger longer.

- Law of Arcane Geometry- Magic follows geometric patterns. Spells must be cast within specific shapes or alignments to work correctly.

- Law of Celestial Magic- Magic is influenced by celestial bodies. Spells are stronger during certain astronomical events like eclipses or planetary alignments.

- Law of Sentient Magic- Magic has a will of its own. It can choose to aid or hinder the caster based on its own mysterious motives.

- Law of Shadow Magic- Magic can manipulate shadows and darkness. Shadowcasters can travel through shadows but are vulnerable to light.

- Law of Sympathetic Magic- Magic works through connections. A spell cast on a representation of a person (like a doll or portrait) affects the actual person.

- Law of Magical Artifacts- Certain objects hold immense magical power. These artifacts can only be used by those deemed worthy or who possess specific traits.

- Law of Arcane Paradoxes- Some spells create paradoxes that defy logic. These paradoxes can have unpredictable and often dangerous outcomes.

- Law of Elemental Fusion- Combining different elemental magics creates new, hybrid spells with unique properties and effects.

- Law of Ethereal Magic- Magic can interact with the spirit world. Ethereal mages can communicate with spirits, but prolonged contact can blur the line between life and death.

- Law of Arcane Symbiosis- Magic can bond with technology, creating magical machines or enchanted devices with extraordinary capabilities.

- Law of Dimensional Magic- Magic can open portals to other dimensions. Dimensional travelers can explore alternate realities but risk getting lost or encountering hostile beings.

- Law of Arcane Sacrifice- Powerful spells require a sacrifice, such as a cherished memory, a personal item, or even a part of the caster’s soul.

[jedi-starbird]

A happier galaxy where the disaster lineage is somewhat less on fire constantly and senior padawan Obi-wan has developed a fixation on Mandalorians:

Sometimes Feemor regretted just how much he had given away when he had spent 5 expensive months bribing a traumatised Obi-wan to call him brother when he was 14. His dignity, for one, his access codes and shadow cloaking techniques, another. So he had a very dignified reaction when he was awoken to the shine of his younger brother's eyes in the dark at the foot of his bed. "I wou-stop screaming it's just me-I would like a Mandalorian. How do I procure one?"

"How the fuck should I know?"

Obi-wan scowled as if Feemor was being difficult, he wasn't, he wasn't quite awake enough for that yet. "You're a shadow, you're supposed to know things."

Ah, if being a shadow granted you the secrets of the universe instead of just a great many planetary governments, Feemor wouldn't spend so much time wondering what dark rituals Dooku had committed to result in Qui-gon Jinn. (He already knew what regular rituals Qui-gon had committed to result in Obi-wan)

"I know that I'm about to punt you out of my room right now."

"...My birthday is coming up, I believe I deserve compensation for all the traumas."

Obi-wan's eyes were very big now. Feemor sighed. He flopped back down into bed. He resisted the urge to pull his blankets back up and roll over. 'Oh sure when it's time to see mind healers everything's fine but now-'

"Shouldn't you be asking Master then?"

"Master would not approve of how I plan to use the Mandalorian."

He squinted at Obi-wan for a long moment. Obi-wan stared back. He did some quick mental maths and tried not to feel old. Eh. Fine. Feemor swung his legs out of bed. "You had me at 'Master wouldn't approve'."

"Do you think I could get one by walking into little Keldabe and asking very nicely?"

As it turns out, yes he could. A few too many in fact, apparently Jedi, their ancestral enemy, in the Mando district attracted attention, who knew? Feemor knew, Feemor would have known if only he had been properly awake when this semblence of a plan was proposed. He stalked through the cantina towards Obi-wan who was leaning slightly forwards against a pillar, ah...speaking, to a Mandalorian with painted orange armour while surrounded by a larger crowd of Mandos. At least they seem mostly amused. He ignored the youngers squawk as he yanked the back of his robes so that he moved away from the Mandalorian and spun him around.

"You cannot solve centuries of animosity by batting your eyelashes."

"I'm not batting my eyelashes " Obi-wan sniffed," I'm shaking my ass, there's decidedly more effort involved."

"I miss when I was an only child." Feemor sighed deeply. He used the force to scruff the neck of Obi-wan's robes and dangle him slightly in the air. He ignored the shouting from beside him and bowed politely to the staring Mandos. "My apologies for the disturbance, this will not happ-" He considered his brother who was now yelling out his personal comm code with a wink. " Please excuse us, this very probably will happen again, we shall workshop it. May the force be with you all."

I don't have a fully planned AU but it is Codywan!!! cause I love those bitches but have some more dialogue I came up with for this AU. I'm imagining them both as like 20-23, Obi's close to knighthood. He's still a padawan for this because I think him causing Qui-gon headaches is funny. Feemor fully thinks this complicated courtship dance Obi's created is funny, he likes studying his little brother like a bug, he just wasn't prepared for him to just waltz into little kelbade and start hitting on people, though he really should have been.

Hand wavy timeline with Jaster alive but the clones are still clones, Jango was kidnapped and held in stasis or something, Jaster claimed them as Mandos. This is really just about Obi's first and biggest diplomatic achivement being friendly Jedi-Mando relations purely cause he was in his thot era. This also somehow saves the galaxy from the sith.

I like to imagine that Cody's brothers recorded that little exchange between Fee and Obi on their helmets and uploaded it online where it went viral on MandoNet before going viral galaxywide because wait holy shit is that a Jedi saying that????. Qui-gon gets called in for a very weird meeting where the council's like ok so the entire holonet has seen your padawan being horny on main but also this is like the biggest jump in our diplomatic relationship with the Mandos in centuries so like can we keep this up somehow? This results in Obi-wan being holonet famous, first through vode recordings but then he starts a space tumblr and twitter account and he's famous now. Then his friends and other jedi start accounts because wait we're allowed to do that? and those become big as well and this is literally the best PR the jedi have had in hundreds of years. the holonet loves them. the sith are fuming.

Obi-wan, scoffing: What were they gonna do? Shoot me? Feemor: Yes. Obi-wan: I don't believe in blasters. Bly: ...like as a concept...? Obi-wan: No, spiritually.

Obi-wan: I'm sure there's a nice Mandalorian we can find for you Feemor: I'm not sure those 2 words belong together Obi-wan: No of course not, we can't find a nice one, then they'd be all alone, we need to find an absolute bastard of one so that you two match :)

Obi-wan: Oh so Master gets to take in pathetic life forms but I don't? This one's already domesticated! Wolffe: Debatable. Feemor: Cody's a person! Not a stray tooka! Obi-wan: Master takes in stray people all the time! That's how he got me!

Qui-gon: How do you explain this behaviour Padawan ? Obi-wan: The force pushed me towards the Mandalorians Master, it was quite insistent on me developing better relations with them given our difficult history. Feemor: Fascinating, please do elaborate, I'd love to hear the theological implications of a force-assigned kink.

[exhaled-spirals]

« To mention the global loss of biodiversity, that is to say, the disappearance of life on our planet, as one of our problems, along with air pollution or ocean acidification, is absurd—like a doctor listing the death of his patient as one symptom among others.

The ecological catastrophe cannot be reduced to the climate crisis. We must think about the disappearance of life in a global way. About two-thirds of insects, wild mammals and trees disappeared in a few years, a few decades and a few millennia, respectively. This mass extinction is not mainly caused by rising temperatures, but by the devastation of natural habitats.

Suppose we managed to invent clean and unlimited energy. This technological feat would be feted by the vast majority of scientists, synonymous in their eyes with a drastic reduction in CO2 emissions. In my opinion, it would lead to an even worse disaster. I am deeply convinced that, given the current state of our appetites and values, this energy would be used to intensify our gigantic project of systemic destruction of planetary life. Isn't that what we've set out to do—replace forests with supermarket parking lots, turn the planet into a landfill? What if, to cap it all, energy was free?

[...C]limate change has emerged as our most important ecological battle [...] because it is one that can perpetuate the delusional idea that we are faced with an engineering problem, in need of technological solutions. At the heart of current political and economic thought lies the idea that an ideal world would be a world in which we could continue to live in the same way, with fewer negative externalities. This is insane on several levels. Firstly because it is impossible. We can't have infinite growth in a finite world. We won't. But also, and more importantly, it is not desirable. Even if it were sustainable, the reality we construct is hell. [...]

It is often said that our Western world is desacralised. In reality, our civilisation treats the technosphere with almost devout reverence. And that's worse. We perceive the totality of reality through the prism of a hegemonic science, convinced that it “says” the only truth.

The problem is that technology is based on a very strange principle, so deeply ingrained in us that it remains unexpressed: no brakes are acceptable, what can be done must be done. We don't even bother to seriously and collectively debate the advisability of such "advances". We are under a spell. And we are avoiding the essential question: is this world in the making, standardised and computed, overbuilt and predictable, stripped of stars and birds, desirable?

To confine science to the search for "solutions" so we can continue down the same path is to lack both imagination and ambition. Because the “problem” we face doesn't seem to me, at this point, to be understood. No hope is possible if we don't start by questioning our assumptions, our values, our appetites, our symbols... [...] Let's stop pretending that the numerous and diverse human societies that have populated this planet did not exist. Certainly, some of them have taken the wrong route. But ours is the first to forge ahead towards guaranteed failure. »

— Aurélien Barrau, particle physicist and philosopher, in an interview in Télérama about his book L'Hypothèse K

[probablyasocialecologist]

There is no compelling reason to believe that capitalism will collapse under rising production costs and degrading natural conditions of production. This is unlikely, as capital can profit even from natural degradation by finding new opportunities for investment in such disasters too. As Naomi Klein has documented, this possibility is clearly visible in what neoliberal ‘disaster capitalism’ has done in the last decades. Capital continues to profit from current ecological crises by inventing new business opportunities such as fracking, geo-engineering, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), carbon trading and natural disaster insurance. Incessantly attempting to shift the rift, capitalism can keep going beyond these natural limits and accumulate more wealth. In contrast, the current level of civilization cannot sustain itself beyond a certain point precisely due to objective natural limits. As far as the logic of capital’s accumulation is being estranged from human life and the sustainability of the ecosystem, the capitalist system might continue to exist, even if all the planetary boundaries are exceeded, but many parts of the earth will be unsuitable for civilization.

Kohei Saito, Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism

[shadowmaat]

Jedi Service Corps

The Legends-fueled propaganda of "bad students get sent to the Agricorp/Services" has always bothered me. First of all, forcing kids into a career not of their choosing isn't the best way to encourage them to perform well.

The Services in general seem to get a bad rap, and TBH it's kind of bizarre to assume that every kid who winds up being taken in by the Jedi wants to grow up to be a cop. LOL!

There is so much untapped potential being ignored, and even within the four pseudo-canon branches there's a lot to explore.

Agriculture. Farmers Without Borders. LOL! It isn't just about growing plants, it's about analyzing trends, understanding ecosystems, geology, climatology, politics, etc. There's mechanical engineering so you know how to fix the machines that do the hardest labor (often illegally, given corporate software locks and so forth). Probably a lot of fiddly stuff with plant genetics, too, given similar issues with seed corporations.

Being Jedi, I'm sure they're also aware of the need to include "ornamental" plants to help with the emotional welfare of hurting/devastated populations.

Education. This field must be fucking wild. Sure, you have your future creche masters and archivists, but I imagine there are those who do public outreach, too, and go to schools to teach kids about what the Jedi do beyond waving laser swords. There's probably also a need for teachers in isolated/rural areas to help with basic things like reading, writing, and maths. Ditto areas devastated by wars and natural disasters, where kids need a safe distraction from trauma. I bet Educorp and Agricorp team up more often than people might think.

There's also the sheer variety of topics. Even something basic like history will have a wide net. Galactic history, region-specific, planetary, etc. And then there's the arts. Music, singing, dance, physical media, holo media, theatre, and so much more. There will be differences between species, understanding what they need to know, how they learn best, and what their aging process is like. Teachers to cover the full range of mortal maturity, from teaching toddlers to old-timers. And don't get me started on teaching "forbidden" topics in repressive communities.

Medical. LOL. Every. Single. Species. And often subtypes between them. So many specialists needed. And again, you probably have a number that specialize in helping in disaster areas. Hello, Educorp, let's help teach these people how to best care for themselves. Maybe Agricorp can help with showing folks how to purify their air and water. There must be SO many diseases, some of which have inoculations and so that don't. And again, figuring ways to smuggle medicine and supplies to those who need it despite the extortionist rates corporations charge. Repairing faulty equipment, finding work-arounds when the parts aren't there. Triage. Using the Force to help heal is all well and good, but sometimes they still have to get hands-on.

Even with non-emergency stuff, I imagine they're still kept busy. The idea of a Jedi "country doctor" settled in some remote area sounds delightful. Communities that get "lost" in the shuffle or otherwise overlooked. Veterinary medicine as a sub-specialty.

Jedi having a special "knack" for determining what's wrong with someone, finding early warning signs before it's too late, etc. Comforting the dying. Comforting the survivors. ALL the mental health stuff and neurodivergence.

Exploration. Jedi Starfleet. LOL! It isn't all about discovering new worlds, though. Sometimes it's rediscovering planets and cultures that have been forgotten. Charting new hyperlane routes and hoping the end doesn't pop you out in the middle of a star.

I betcha you could fold so many things into this one. Botany. Archaeology. Xenoanthropology. Medicine, of course, since new worlds/people means new poisons, venoms, and diseases. New or ancient languages? It'd help to have someone around who could work on translating. Diplomats to help you talk to people. Geologists. Zoologists. A bit of everything.

Sure, there'd be room for solo missions, but I imagine there'd be bigger ships that they'd launch from. A place to come back to so the brains can pore over everything you brought back and see what they can determine from it. And big ships (or any ships really) means pilots, engineers, general crew, logistics, and all those fun things.

Anyway, I can see plenty of room for additional corps, too, but of the ones that get mentioned in Legends there's still a huge playing field.

[tanadrin]

In Dune-the-book I don’t think Paul ever goes south: he takes the Water of Life in the north, and then begins planning the assault on Arrakeen. The Emperor attacks the South shortly before the last battle, sending some Sardaukar to capture civilians to interrogate about this troublesome “Maud’Dib” figure. By sheer coincidence, they attack the sietch that Paul’s sister and son are in; Paul and Chani’s son is killed, and Alia is taken to the Emperor, who she taunts and generally makes fun of. When the attack begins, she murders Baron Harkonnen with a gom jabbar, then takes a knife to go kill wounded so their water can be reclaimed later, like any good Fremen child would.

One of the running subplots early in the book is how House Atreides can’t pay the Spacing Guild enough to get weather satellites in orbit, and it’s revealed, after Paul joins the Fremen, that the Fremen have been paying titanic spice bribes to the Spacing Guild to prevent this. They have a huge planting project going on down in the south, originally detailed by Pardot Kynes, Liet-Kynes’ father. Liet, being planetary ecologist and Fremen, is basically the King of the Fremen in all but name: it’s quite clear that the Fremen themselves will successfully terraform Arrakis on their own and they don’t need Paul, and that in fact Paul coming is kind of a disaster for them—their planet, as Hebert puts it in one of the appendices, is “afflicted by a Hero.”

I think it’s kind of a pity that there wasn’t space for the ecological plot line in the films. It’s one of the things that adds a lot of texture to the story. I think even with a two film adaptation you have to pick your focus, and clearly Villanueve was more interested in the religious fundamentalism. Still good films! But it’s a tough book to adapt.

[wildthoughtsposts]

Vedic Astrology of Big 🍆s (NSFW) 🔞🍌🤫

(gif is of Chris Evans [Swati Moon])

In the cosmic realm, the body is more than just flesh and bone; it's a reflection of the forces at play in the universe. By examining one’s birth chart, you can ascertain the condition of their incarnate form. The body doesn’t just exist. It exists because of cosmic energies that shape it, dictate its size, its tone, and its presence. There’s something raw and elemental about the connection between the stars and the body, and I think it is worth studying how certain patterns manifest.

Alright, enough dallying—let’s get into it! (And don’t worry, I’m going to provide examples at the end)

First thing’s first, big 🍆 energy is unmistakably that of the Moon and its north node, Rahu. I know what you’re probably thinking. Seriously? The Moon? The planet of emotions and the mind, usually linked to soft, feminine energy? Yup, that’s the one. Here’s the deal. The Moon controls fertility, nourishment, and anything that flows. Blood, semen, water, desire. It is the biological clock that keeps everything moving, the gravitational pull that gets bodies close and keeps them coming back for more. Sure, people like to paint the Moon as nurturing and gentle, but mythology tells a much juicier story. One of insatiable hunger, raw attraction, and straight-up unfiltered virility.

In Vedic mythology, Chandra, the Moon god, was not some tender, poetic lover. He was a certified menace. Married to all 27 nakshatra sisters but totally obsessed with just one, Rohini, the most sensual of them all. The rest got jealous and ran to their dad, Daksha, who hit Chandra with a curse that drained his vitality and made him wax and wane like the actual Moon. This whole situation is basically the celestial version of running yourself ragged chasing pleasure, only to crash and burn before doing it all over again.

Chandra was not just a lover. He was the blueprint for seduction itself. His connection to soma, the divine party juice of the gods, only cranked things up and made him the ultimate symbol of indulgence, euphoria, and endless thirst. Throw Rahu into the mix and that thirst becomes straight-up obsession. When Rahu touches the Moon in a chart, you get an irresistible magnetism that pulls people in hard. Whether it is sex, power, knowledge, or something deeper, it is an all-consuming hunger that does not stop. It is the kind of energy that can make someone the life of the party or a beautiful disaster waiting to happen.

While not as consistent as Rahu due to the changing nature of the Graha, Moon nakshatras have the potential to produce some of the biggest 🍆s around.

(gif is of Alan Ritchson [Hasta Ascendant, Shravana Moon])

Rahu is the north node of the Moon, the shadow planet of excess, craving, and limitless expansion. It is the cosmic rule-breaker that drags us into the indulgences we cannot resist. Where the Moon flows in cycles of growth and retreat, Rahu is all gas and no brakes. It is the Moon’s wild, obsessive alter ego, cranking up desire, attachment, and consumption to unnatural extremes. It does not do rhythm. It does not do balance. It just amplifies everything to the point of no return.

Subtlety and moderation are not in Rahu’s vocabulary. It takes what is already there and blows it up beyond reason. It thrives on extremes and breaking limits. When it comes to physical traits, Rahu does not do “average.” It makes sure people notice. If you have ever met someone with undeniable “main character energy” in the bedroom, you can bet Rahu is at play. Its nakshatras—Ardra, Swati, and Shatabhisha—channel this energy straight into the body, leading to exaggerated, striking features. And let’s just say Rahu does not hold back in any department. Out of all planetary influences, guys with Rahu nakshatras consistently tend to be the most gifted. But fair warning, these men are infamous for being hedonistic, commitment-phobic chaos agents. If you are looking for a fun ride, they will deliver. If you are looking for something serious, maybe rethink your life choices.

(gif is of Mark Wahlberg [Adra Ascendant, Rohini Sun, Swati Moon])

One honorable mention that almost made the cut is Jupiter, especially in Purva Bhadrapada and to a lesser extent Vishakha. Normally, Jupiter is all about wisdom and spiritual growth, but in these nakshatras, it takes a sharp turn into indulgence and excess. In Purva Bhadrapada, especially, this energy becomes larger than life, pushing for pleasure, dominance, and an insatiable appetite for more.

These men do not just want sex. They want to conquer. They bring an intense, consuming presence into the bedroom, taking what they believe is theirs with confidence and stamina to match. Their desires are bold, unfiltered, and impossible to ignore. Whether in business, life, or the bedroom, they are not always the obvious type, but that does not mean their energy is subtle. Jupiter in these nakshatras does not just chase material success. It demands dominance and presence. And that presence? It is pretty damn big in every sense.

(gif is of Michele Morrone [Hasta Sun, Purva Bhadrapada Moon])

Vishakha men have the same expansive energy but with a sharper edge. They are not about indulgence for indulgence’s sake. They are about conquest. Everything they do, including sex, is a way to prove their worth and assert control. It is not just about pleasure. It is about winning. Their sexual presence carries that same drive for dominance, where personal gratification comes first.

Both Purva Bhadrapada and Vishakha are big cat yonis, meaning their energy is raw, powerful, and commanding. Whether through sheer intensity or calculated control, these nakshatras amplify the size and force of their material energy. And when that energy aligns just right in a chart, let’s just say they tend to be packing.

(gif is of Pete Davidson [Vishakha Sun])

Now don’t get too carried away. Like I said, it is not as simple as looking at a few nakshatras and assuming every man born under them is packing a monster. The full chart matters. The way these nakshatra energies manifest depends on the rest of the placements, and sometimes other factors can tone things down or block the results you might expect.

That said, the nakshatras alone are still a pretty solid indicator most of the time. You just have to know how to read the chart as a whole and see if anything is strengthening or interfering with that energy before jumping to conclusions.

Also, while hard to swallow, I feel it important to mention that a lot of the energies that result in big 🍆s, especially in combination, overlap with the same ones that lead to a lack of boundaries and overindulgence. You can choose how you want to interpret that, but just know that if you go out looking for guys with these placements in hopes of finding someone with a king-sized happy-time rod, then be prepared to deal with your fair share of dicks (figuratively speaking).

Now, onto some media examples. Dirk Diggler from Boogie Nights, played by Mark Wahlberg (Swati, Ardra, Rohini), is the ultimate embodiment of what I am talking about. He is not just a man with a big dick. He represents the excess, the indulgence, and the magnetic allure that come from Rahu and the Moon. Dirk's rise to fame in the adult film industry follows the classic Rahu/Moon arc: instant success, insatiable desire for more, and a dramatic downfall as his own craving for excess spirals out of control. The man does not just have BDE; he is drenched in Rahu-Moon-powered, larger-than-life energy that pulls people in with a magnetic force, only to leave them wrecked in the wake of his self-destructive hunger. Boogie Nights makes it clear that his physical “gift” is not just a plot device. It is central to his entire persona and his relationships, turning his sexuality into a force that defines his life.

Similarly, The Wolf of Wall Street features a Moon man, played by Leonardo DiCaprio (Hasta and Vishakha), embodying the same energy, fueled by excessive Rahu-like desires and debauchery. His journey is one of constant indulgence, from money to sex, with co-stars like Margot Robbie and Jonah Hill reflecting this unchecked hunger (both are Rahu natives). The way these characters revel in excess and use their appeal for personal gain mirrors the kind of BDE driven by Rahu and the Moon, constantly searching for more, with the inevitable crash waiting on the other side.

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As promised, here are some real-life examples (look them up at your discretion; also, bear in mind to get these names, all I had to do was look up “men with the biggest” and went down the list)

Chris Charming 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun, Hasta Moon conjunct Rahu)

Mike Adriano 🌽⭐️(Shravana Moon, Ardra Sun, Taurus Venus)

Preston Parker 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun, Rohini Moon)

Damion Dayski 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun, Rohini Rahu)

Shane Diesel 🌽⭐️ (Swati Moon)

Rocco Siffredi 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Moon)

Eduardo Picasso 🌽⭐️ (Swati Sun, Swati Moon)

Julio Gomez 🌽⭐️ (Swati Sun, Ardra Moon)

Ramon Cuban 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun)

Johnny Sins 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Moon)

Bruce Venture 🌽⭐️ (Shatabhisha Moon)

Austin Wilde 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Moon)

Criss Strokes 🌽⭐️ (Rohini Moon)

Danny D 🌽⭐️ (Purva Bhadrapada or Shatabhisha Moon)

Rocco Steele 🌽⭐️ (Punarvasu Sun, Vishakha Moon)

Manuel Ferrara 🌽⭐️ (Swati Sun, Hasta Moon)

Danny Mountain 🌽⭐️ (Punarvasu Sun, Purva Bhadrapada Moon)

Me Pete 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun, Punarvasu Moon)

Mick Blue 🌽⭐️ (Purva Bhadrapada Moon, Hasta Stellium)

Markus Dupree🌽⭐️ (Rohini Sun)

Alex D🌽⭐️ (Vishakha Moon, Rohini Sun)

Tim Kruger 🌽⭐️ (Shravana Sun, Hasta Moon)

Tommy Defendi 🌽⭐️(Rohini Moon, Ardra Sun)

Kyle Mason🌽⭐️ (Shatabhisha Sun, Shatabhisha Moon)

JMac 🌽⭐️ (Purva Bhadrapada Sun)

Malik Delgaty 🌽⭐️ (Hasta Sun, Swati Moon)

Alberto Blanco 🌽⭐️ (Hasta Moon, Shatabhisha Sun)

Edit: That one Olympic guy who went viral for having his “member” caught in the pole vault bar can have Shatabhisha Moon and Punarvasu Sun. Also, Drake was leaked (if ykyk), and he has Ardra Moon.

[lethendralis-paints]

Twitter and Tumblr are spreading conspiracy theories about the Kakhovka dam destruction, Instagram and Facebook ban most of the content about the impact of russian invasion of Ukraine. We may all die here gruesomely and the world won't even know about it.

Yesterday Ukrainians organised evacuation efforts, donated millions of dollars and found homes for thousands of ppl and pets, while international community argued if this planetary-scale disaster is even worth the effort. UN can't even spell the name of the city right and all those eco-organisations pretend nothing happened.

I start to lose hope in humanity tbh.

[clonerightsagenda]

For now I think I'm going to use #crude monsters as my catchall tag because I respect a clever title. I'll try to backtag stuff but given tumblr's search function I'm going to pile all my current thoughts in one place so this one at least will be tagged.

Thesis

I've observed a theme in SFF works from the last decade connecting the undead/death magic with fossil fuels/climate change in a way that makes even more literal our contemporary society being powered by dead things (fossil fuels) and positions climate change/pollution as a 'haunting' we've brought upon ourselves. The specter of communism may have been haunting Europe, but the specter of petrochemicals now stalks the globe, and it's getting hot (or cold) in here.

Examples I have collected so far:

The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

This is the most blatant. House society runs on death even more visibly than our own. It was created by a man working to save the planet, but even his original project betrays a belief that humans can't possibly escape their extractive relationship with Earth - it relied on freezing the entire population until the Earth could recover, instead of changing anyone's behavior. John wipes out our society, but he ends up recreating a lot of its harmful structures, including a reliance on extraction and death. The Houses rely on labor performed by skeletal servitors (more akin to the original zombie-as-enslaved-labor than the modern ravenous swarm). They use material goods primarily made of plastic or human bone/tissue. The Empire expands by killing entire planetary ecosystems and harvesting the death energy, spawning vengeful hauntings that target necromancers (people born from and benefiting from this extractive process) and Lyctors (necromancers who have gone even further to make continual death and extraction core to their identity). John, the leader of the empire, is powered by the death of Earth, and that's what's literally keeping the lights on - when he's briefly killed, the sun starts to go out. Society's view of human life as fuel trickles down to the interpersonal level as well, with many characters blurring devotion and consumption, taking it as a personal rejection when someone refuses to eat them, or deciding that the kindest alternative to the societal status quo is mutual self-immolation (nuclear fusion?).

Beyond the resurrection beasts serving as the vengeance of slaughtered ecosystems, we also see the aftereffects of this regime in the River, which is filthy and polluted. The Cuyahoga River catching fire became a key symbol and tipping point in the environmental movement in the late 60s/70s, and here we have a river that's been befouled by however John broke the world.

Lockwood & Co by Jonathan Stroud

In this series, Britain is plagued by something no one wants to name. It's not haunting, it's a Problem. They're not ghosts, they're Visitors. The dead don't have names, they get nicknames like natural disasters. But at the root is a group of wealthy industrialists who are exacerbating a crisis and profiting off of it at the same time. Business leaders are invading the afterlife to extract a product literally made out of dead people, which stirs up the dead and heightens the Problem. Then they turn around and make money off it by selling key supplies and services (silver, iron, agents, etc.) The reliance on children's Talents is reminiscent of climate change rhetoric around young people. Polls suggest young people are the most aware and concerned about climate change (after all, like with Visitors, they can see and feel it most clearly). Many adults in Turbohaunted Britain are willfully ignorant of the situation, brush off their own responsibility, and talk about how "the children will save us", cheerfully dropping the problem into the laps of a generation that did not cause it but will inherit its worst effects. Of course it's not just children who suffer - the process of invading the Other Side is actively killing the people doing it as well, and yet they still won't stop, driven by extractive greed.

This extraction is also displacing a large population. The dead entering living Britain are victims, but they're dehumanized by the real wrongdoers who need an easy scapegoat and the money they can make off one. The later books in this series were published around the height of the European refugee "crisis", when Europe saw high numbers of migrants from Middle Eastern and North African nations experiencing instability that Western oil interests contributed to. Rather than recognizing their responsibility and welcoming these people, Europe as a whole mostly rejected and vilified them, and nations across the globe continue to latch onto cases where migrants do hurt someone as evidence that they're all dangerous monsters, using them as a smokescreen to deflect attention from the rich corporate architects of our collective misery.

The Scholomance by Naomi Novik

This is my third example, and I might be stretching the undead thing a bit, but not too much imo. In the Scholomance series, privileged magic users, primarily in Western and wealthy nations, live in extravagant protected enclaves, leaving everyone else at the mercy of dangerous monsters. It's eventually revealed that enclaves are literally built on the backs of human sacrifices, which spawn a tar pit-like monster (mawmouth) that roams around devouring people - mostly those unlucky individuals who don't get through the enclave gates, meaning the people who benefit are also the least impacted, just as we've seen with warming and climate disasters. Their comfort comes at a direct cost to everyone else. Mawmouths are made out of that original sacrifice but accumulate their screaming, perpetually dying victims, and El is eventually able to defeat them by reminding them that they're "already dead", so I'd say they're at least undead-adjacent.

When a Chinese wizard learns the secret of enclave construction, he confronts the Western enclaves, who refuse to stop. So, his faction feels they have no choice but to build their own enclaves, even if that makes the problem worse. It's reminiscent of how the West scolds "developing" nations for increasing their population and emissions despite having enjoyed the fruits of living large, carbon consumption-wise, for decades. ("We had our fun, now we're going to wag our fingers at anyone who doesn't want to sign emissions treaties. We're not following them though.") The New York enclave makes a more ~ethical~ mawmouth (Orion = greenwashing??) but mostly so they can weaponize it against anyone who argues with them. Orion being created as part of this arms race and El being born to 'balance' him out again hearkens to the idea that the children will somehow save us, and also revisits that children are the most impacted by our warming future, stuck cleaning up earlier generations' messes.

Hi Nay by Motzie Dapul

This connection was made during a Discord conversation and not by me, so I really need to relisten to the podcast with this framing in mind. A group of mostly wealthy Elders gain magical power through sowing the Toronto landscapes with Foci that harvest energy from death. The ones that bother with justifications say it's for the greater good and the deaths at least are random chance, but in reality the Elders are safe and their Foci impact the unprotected, just as we pretend natural disasters and pandemics are great equalizers when really they and other climate-induced destruction hit frontline populations hardest. Just like the wealthy in our world, they're profiting off of people's deaths and looking the other way as man-made disasters caused by their actions destroy people.

Additionally, the use of death magic at scale destabilizes the barrier between the worlds of the living and the dead, and locations where a Focus has activated in the past are more likely to experience problems again. Essentially it's a feedback loop, the way we see exponential warming and increased disasters as different 'symptoms' of climate change feed off each other. Foci creating corrupt, repulsive "miasmas" that distort the world around them is also reminiscent of ecological damage and pollution.

The showrunner has indicated future episodes might tackle this theme more directly, so I'm excited about that!

Limitations

Of these four works, three were written by white authors living in what I would categorize as an extracting area of the world rather than an extraction zone. All four works are at least primarily in English for an English-speaking audience. This does not reflect the frontline communities most vulnerable to the current ravages of climate change, and I would not be surprised if this theme has arisen in works I have not found, either because they did not make it through mainstream publishing's gatekeeping or because I do not speak the language.

That being said, hauntings often have their logic. There's unfinished business, someone (something?) wants revenge, people crossed lines they shouldn't have. So perhaps this theme popping up in extractive countries is an acknowledgement of that culpability, admitting that we dug up these angry dead, and now we don't know how to put them back to rest. Shame the rest of the world is paying for our trespass.

I'll continue to keep an eye out for more examples of this theme; feel free to let me know if you spot one!