#the occult world of sabrina

[tiredmoonslut]

Remember when CAOS was gonna continue as a comic and then it never did and Sabrina ended up being on Riverdale instead

[sicknessbysalem]

i didnt want to be this person but i’ve been following your blog for a while and i was hoping it would change but it hasnt. I think its bold of you to say your blog has no AI when your characters are basically rip offs of existing characters or real world people, or characters you took from another user. AI is awul for artists and needs to be separated from art and this blog is basically AI with how many rip off characters you have. You say you don’t write rpf or fanfic but over half your characters are basically rip offs of existing characters or real world people (youre going to tell me that Cassius and Calypso arent ripped off from Gravity Falls, Hemlock isnt stolen from Danny Phantom, Novak is basically a subtle rpf to that one nfl quarterback in florida, the list goes on). If you aren’t going to even try why do you have a blog?

Hey Anon, this is actually insane.

For starters, I didn’t even want to think about this message because you didn’t even have the guts to come off anonymous to tell me you felt that way. The only reason I’m answering this is because its actually insane you think this.

Let’s bust out the crayons for this lesson, shall we? 🖍️ i’ll explain this the way i explained a similar thing to some kids at the daycare i volunteered at in college.

🖍️ "Inspired by" means you see something you like, and you use it to come up with your own ideas. It’s like seeing a cool picture of a duck, and then drawing your own duck but making it look different, maybe with different colors or wings. You use the idea, but make it yours.

🖍️ "Copying" is when you take something someone else made and do the exact same thing without changing it or making it your own. It’s like tracing that duck picture and saying it’s yours, even though someone else made it first.

So, being inspired is using an idea to create something new, and copying is just making the same thing!

Let’s look at the characters you mentioned.

Cassius and Calypso are witches. Twins. This isn’t the first time witches have appeared in media, of course. After all, Harry Potter is incredibly popular. Let’s not forget Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Also! Twins are a real life biological phenomenon! I won’t lie, the relationship Cassius and Calypso has is drawn from Gravity Falls, but if you remember the creator of that show even came out and said they were based on him and his sister. How are they mine, you ask? Well… theyre under contract with their aunt and uncle, they perform regular shows showcasing their abilities, and the biggest thing in their lore is Calypso’s deal. Calypso made a deal with a demon who she knows nothing about and hardly knows anything about what she got into but she doesnt care. As long as her brother is safe. They have their own exclusive personalities too!

Was Hemlock based off Danny Phantom? Hell yeah he was. That show was a banger. Is Hemlock a copycat of Danny Phantom? Believe it or not even though he is half ghost and half human and can shift (as is Juniper!) at his will usually, he is NOT actually Danny Phantom. Hemlock is a transgender man, he is a student, he just got his abilities at twenty one. Did I take inspiration from the show? Sure. But is Hemlock also a classical musician, an occult student, a researcher, and a study driven academic with an ironic background in ghost hunting? Yep. And guess what? He also has a whole personality!!

Let’s look at Novak, because he is one of my favorite characters ever and he’s a lot of people’s favorite character. The quarterback you’re looking for is an amazing man, really. I volunteered with that team on an internship for one of my degrees during one of his seasons and he is one of the most genuine people I’ve met! (I went to a game in January, tickets were a Christmas gift, and he actually remembered me by name and I gave him a friendship bracelet like it was the eras tour and I’m pretty sure he wore it for a while). But is Novak a copycat of him? Let’s look. See, I don’t know him (that player you’re talking about) personally! But I can tell you Novak is a linebacker which is an entirely different position. Novak is also a single father who was SA’ed (because that happens to men too) in college. He was a foster kid who went through eight homes, six of which were abusive. He was a double major in college while being a once in a lifetime player for the college football team. He would do anything for his mom, his daughter, and his loved ones without a second thought. In fact we see more lore in his book but Novak has a hefty (six figures) fund for his daughter to go to college or buy a house or whatever she may need later in life. He regularly donates to his mom’s art gallery to make sure it stays running and local artists are supported to the highest possible level. Also, interestingly, that quarterback youre talking about is very Christian (very nice about it. But very christian) and Novak is actually agnostic! Novak also retired after a few years after he acquired a really bad concussion and started having seizures. As you say, ✨the list goes on✨

As for the AI thing, because what the absolute fuck… I never use AI to write my stories. I have used ChatGPT before, but I have used it as a means to get my thoughts organized in a prompt so I can write. Other that that, all me baby.

So, if you have any other comments, feel free to keep them to yourself from now on! My characters are mine or used BY REQUEST from the author who originally create them. So, again. All me baby.

If you don’t got anything else, feel free to see yourself out!

[princess-of-the-corner]

ML Plot Points: The Agreste Family Part 2.

Nathalie is the one who I had to think about the longest, and the reason this took me so long. I wanted all three of the Agreste family adults to reflect another character by having the same issues, but different reactions to it, and I couldn’t choose a character to make her a reflection of. I wanted her to have issues taking responsibility and being the one who is in charge, as well as having confidence issues. I also wanted the character she’s linked to to be one of the teen Miraculous holders.

I quickly discarded Alya and Nino because they have no relation to the Agrestes. Same thing with Luka. I thought about making it Chloe, but I didn’t because I couldn’t come up with a way to link them that I really liked. I even thought about making it Sabrina due to their similarities (assistant to another character, fades into the background easily), but I didn’t like that option either. Then it hit me.

There is a character who’s also been in the background, but who took center stage for S5 due to Gabriel getting wounded by Felix. Another character who has issues with control and who is linked very thoroughly with the Agreste household. A character who, if I link Nathalie’s backstory with, gives me full leeway to make her childhood fucked. And less importantly but kind of amusingly, continues the trend of the adults being a different gender from teens they are linked with.

Felix.

I won’t go too into Nathalie’s backstory with her parents, but the long and short of it is that they were extremely abusive both physically and emotionally and that she grew up thinking that she was useless and that deserving of that treatment. At some point in her late teens, but before she went to college, her parents died.

Naturally, when she was in college, she was a complete nervous wreck. Gabriel somehow managed to befriend her through sheer introvert solidarity and through him, she met Emilie. Slowly, but surely, they got her to come out of her shell. Turns out, she’s actually a hardcore conspiracy theorist and is into occult stuff. She also loves travelling and seing different places.

After they finished college, she ended up staying with Gabriel and Emilie and lived in their house. Wanting her to come out of her shell more, they agreed to help her with her travels and accompanied her to places all around the world. She was just as surprised as them when it turned out one of her conspiracy theories was right. There was a weird temple in Tibet that disappeared for seemingly no reason 200-ish years ago. And there were two magical artifacts that were spared and which they could track down. After a few years of research, she successfully got her hands on one of the two brooches and gave it to the most important woman in her life. All was good. Professionally, she had become Gabriel’s assistant and lived a comfortable life. Personally, she spent almost all her time either with her girlfriend or her boyfriend. She is loved, she is cared for, and she works at keepin things neat and tidy for them while helping Emilie take care of their son. Life is good. 

Two years later, she tracked down another of the artifacts and gave it to the most important man in her life. Then it turned out the magical artifact she gave Emilie was killing her. They only found out about this thanks to Nooroo and after she made Amelie’s sentimonster child, so she’s already screwed.

Obviously, they panic a bit. They had all noticed Emilie was a bit more lethargic, but they didn’t think too much of it. So, they do everything they can to help her. They have Hawkmoth akumatise her to create the glass coffin that would keep her in stasis should her condition get beyond control. They keep three year old Adrien from noticing how sick she is because they can fix this. She can fix this.

After a decade of attempts and dead ends, she finally tracks down the guardian. Finally, someone who can actually, genuinely help them. They recognize that the prize for his help will probably be their brooches, but her life is more important, even if they’ll miss Nooroo and Duusu.

And then he betrayed them.

They have to force his hand.

They thought of trying to sell themselves as the heroes and the Guardian as some villain who just wants power, but for that they would have had to go public a long time ago to build up trust with the people. They never intended to be heroes, they just wanted to use their powers in peace. If they try now, it’s just going to raise doubts.

So instead, they sell themselves as supervillains. They lean into all the tropes to make people think they’re actually ruthless. It doesn’t matter. If they get their hands on the miraculi and heal Emilie, they will never appear publicly as Hawkmoth and Mayura again.

It will be worth it. 

It must be worth it.

She doesn’t know what she’ll do if it’s not.

I got kinda invested in that one, not sure why tbh. 

Like I mentioned at the beginning of the post, Nathalie as an adult is a reflection of Felix. They both spent their childhoods with parents that treated them awfully and grew up with problems about control. But whereas Nathalie is extremely unwilling to be the one in control, getting nervous and uncomfortable having to make decisions, Felix is violently opposed to giving anyone even the slightest control over him.

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 Oh I love that actually!

[planetbluegaming]

"Emails I Can't Send" Sims 4 Legacy Challenge

Did I decide to make a Sims 4 legacy challenge based on Sabrina Carpenter's latest album "Emails I Can't Send"? Yes I did!

The album is very love and break up based in my opinion however I still thought it could be pretty fun to try and turn that into a legacy challenge. I've decided in this to cut a couple songs from the main album to use a couple from the deluxe album "Emails I Can't Send fwd:" since those gave me more ideas.

I have made some general legacy challenge rules however I am not going to dictate your gameplay so if you do something different such as a different career or trait then go for it!

General legacy rules:

1. Regular legacy challenge starts with 1800 simoleons or 0 if you want a bigger challenge. However, you can use money cheats for your first lot/house if you wish.

2. Mods are allowed. Use CC, use cheats, use MC command center, use whatever your heart desires.

3. Follow the rules in each generation. *rules are optional additional rules that are up to you to decide if you wanna complete them.

4. I have a brief storyline/background for each generation but feel free to make up your own or adjust to fit your gameplay.

5. If you want to play as an occult sim for any generation go ahead! I won't be making any of them occult so you have the freedom for that.

6. Keep the same last name throughout all generations.

7. Feel free to move lots for the start of each generation but don't move during a generation. If you do this, roll a number between 1000 and 7000 for the money you can take with you.

Gen 1: Vicious

As a teen you had a relationship and your partner seemed almost perfect, as did the relationship. That was until you found out that they were jumping between you and another. Finally realising this, as a young adult you cut all ties with them and tried to move on with your life, first healing yourself before wanting to help others heal.

Main colour: Red

Traits: Hot Headed, Geek, Good

Aspiration: Inner Peace (move onto Zen Guru if you finish the first)

Career: Yoga or Meditation Instructor (choose a part time job as well if you want to)

Rules:

1. Complete the Inner Peace aspiration

2. Max the wellness skill

3. Find true love as an adult

4. Have at least one child

5. *Complete the Zen Guru aspiration

Gen 2: Read Your Mind

As a child your parent(s) always brought you up to believe in inner peace and that everything was hard but you could make it easy. However, you decided you wanted to live in reality. As soon as you aged up into a young adult you moved out and started to navigate the harsh world on your own.

Main colour: Yellow

Traits: Adventurous, Gloomy, Overachiever

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Career: Business

Rules:

1. Complete the Renaissance Sim aspiration

2. Max the business career

3. Max the logic and writing skills

4. Adopt at least one child no younger than a toddler

5. Marry someone with the overachiever trait

6. *If you have Get to Work, open a business of your choice

Gen 3: Tornado Warnings

Growing up, your parent(s) didn't really have an awlful lot of time for you. They were very career and business focused but never parenting focused. You caused a lot of trouble as a kid in attempt to get their attention but it didn't work. As a young adult you find yourself a partner who isn't the best influence on you but you're both in love. You both always ignore those tornado warnings.

Main colour: Purple

Traits: Goofball, Jealous, Party Animal

Aspiration: Chief of Mischief

Career: Retail Employee

Rules:

1. Complete the Chief of Mischief aspiration

2. Max the Retail Employee career

3. Max the mischief skill

4. Be with a sim who has the kleptomaniac trait

5. Have as many children as you want

Gen 4: Because I Liked a Boy

Growing up with parents who cares more about fun than grades and behaviour, you developed a keen eye for theiving. Especially from your second parent. You never really wanted to work or settle down either, life was just a lot of fun for you.

Main colour: Pink

Traits: Kleptomaniac, Ambitious, Self-assured

Aspiration: Public Enemy

Career: Criminal

Rules:

1. Complete the Public Enemy aspiration

2. Max the Criminal career

3. Max the fitness and mischief skills

4. Never settle down/get married

5. Have at least one child from a "one night stand"

Gen 5: Already Over

As a teen you have a partner who is no good for you and you know it however, you can't get your mind off them. After high school you decide to end things because you want to be a better person, especially better than your parent and they weren't making that any easier. For a while you go no contact until one day they pop back up into your life and you can't help it, they're already over right?

Main colour: Orange

Traits: Art Lover, Romantic, Ambitious

Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire

Career: Painter

Rules:

1. Complete the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration

2. Max the Painter career

3. Max the painting skill

4. Have a long-term live in partner who you cheat on when the ex comes back into your life

5. Break up with your partner and marry your ex

Gen 6: Nonesense

Seeing your parent get back together with their one true love, their highschool sweetheart, made you want to find that kind of love. You have troubles along the way as you see the best in everyone even if they aren't that good. You do find your true love and live happily ever after.

Main colour: Rainbow (all colours)

Traits: Romantic, Neat, Cheerful

Aspiration: Serial Romantic

Career: Social Media

Rules:

1. Complete the Serial Romantic aspiration

2. Max the Social Media career

3. Max the charisma and media production skills

4. Don't find THE ONE until you've completed the serial romantic aspiration

5. *Have children with whoever along the way or with the one in the end

Gen 7: Skinny Dipping

Seeing what your parents went through to get together and being so happy made you excited to find love of your own. However, the one you thought was the one ended up having you swimming in the edge of cliff. Arguments and expectations, you want it to just be water under the bridge so you can find happiness.

Main colour: Blue

Traits: Active, Loves Outdoors, Music Lover

Aspiration: Soulmate

Career: Writer

Rules:

1. Complete the Soulmate aspiration

2. Max the Writer career

3. Max the writing and singing skills

4. Make sure your soulmate isn't the original partner (from the storyline)

Gen 8: Decode

You thought you'd end up having a big happy family in life. That was all you wanted. Your partner was very indecisive about having children with you so eventually instead of letting their confusion keep you up at night you decided there was nothing left to decode and ended the relationship. On your life's journey you found you didn't need a romantic partner to have a family.

Main colour: Monochrome (black/grey/white)

Traits: Family Oriented, Childish, Foodie

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Career: Culinary (Cook branch)

Rules:

1. Complete the Big Happy Family aspiration

2. Max the Culinary (cook branch) career

3. Max the cooking and gourmet cooking skills

4. Have a minimum of four children with at least two different sims

5. *Find love in the end and settle down

Gen 9: Feather

Your life was laid out on a platter. Your parent(s) had a career in mind for you and even a partner but that wasn't what you wanted. You wanted to decide for yourself. Besides, that potential partner wasn't all that nice to you anyway. So you slammed the door on your way out to start your own life.

Main colour: Green

Traits: Music Lover, Genius, Clumsy

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Career: Entertainer (music branch)

Rules:

1. Complete the Musical Genius aspiration

2. Max the Entertainer (music branch) career

3. Max the singing, guitar and piano skills

4. Find love after your career is stable

5. Have two children

Gen 10: Opposite

This was it, you thought you'd found the one! Except when your wedding day rolled around they said "I don't" instead. Your heart shattered but to make it worse, only days later your saw them with another that was the polar opposite of you. That destroyed your heart. For good.

Main colour: Black

Traits: Mean, Loner, Perfectionist

Aspiration: Villainous Valentine

Career: Critic (either branch)

Rules:

1. Complete the Villainous Valentine aspiration

2. Max the Critic career

3. Max the charisma and writing

4. Don't have any children

If you play this legacy challenge whether you build, create Sims or share you journey I'd love to see! Use either hashtag #EICSLegacy #Emailsicantsendlegacy

[ziggysarcana]

Walking through the picturesque streets of Cardinal Hill, you find Joel Cassius Durant, the 29 year old Bazaar Exchange pawn shop owner and shopkeeper originally from Cardinal Hill, Washington. Living alongside them in such a small town, you know that they're strategic, eccentric and self-sabotaging, but what you might not know is that they are a witch, and that they’re hiding something… ― LaKeith Stanfield, bisexual, gender fluid, and he/they.

Name: Joel "Cash" Cassius Durant (Joe-el)

Alias: Cash, Jo, El

Gender/Pronouns: Genderfluid , He/They

Age: 29

Birthdate: 07/20/1963

Big Three: Leo, Virgo, Libra

Occupation: Bazaar Exchange pawn shop owner and shopkeeper

Height: 6'0"

Hometown: Cardinal Hill, Washington

Family: Imani Durant (mother), Cassius Morrison (father), Micah Durant (brother), Goldie Green (maternal cousin)

Friends: Lorelei Bauer (ritualove)

Relationship Status: single

Sexuality: pansexual

Other Relationships:

Character Inspiration: Kendall Roy - Succession, Ambrose Spellman - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Ryuk - Death Note, Jordan Belfort, Jack Kelly - Newsies, Data - Star Trek TNG

Joel Cassius Durant was born at the stroke of the afternoon, in the quiet town of Cardinal Hill, Washington. The circumstances were unconventional even from the start. His mother Imani and his father Cassius were never married. In fact, their relationship had resembled a lightbulb. One that grows bright and brighter until it quickly fizzles out. Imani, a witch with a deep rooted connection to the natural world and a long lineage of witches; was a free spirit who felt confined by society's expectations but did her best to raise Joel. Cassius was a wandering soul, searching for his place in a world where he felt that he had never belonged. Imani raised him on her own for the most part, save for the help she would receive from her mother, her sister and her brother in law. She is a fiercely independent woman who weaved her craft with a regular lifestyle, what she thought was best for her sons. She was often misunderstood by the humans around her. To everyone else, she was an eccentric recluse who dabbled in the occult. She could often be seen walking around with not so much as a sock covering her feet, having conversations with plants or sending her sons to school with strange smelling teas. To Joel, she was just mom. An enigmatic and powerful woman who instilled within him a deep respect for the world. She was also the owner of a cozy pawn shop on the edge of town -- selling, buying and trading all kinds of wares, magical and normal items alike.

He grew up feeling as if magic was as natural as taking a breath, or the way blood pumps without you having to will it to do so. But he leaned, with haste, that the world wasn't always as it seemed. His mother taught him from a young age to listen, carefully, to the indiscernible vibrations of this dimension and others. To decipher the signs it gave. Imani never hid her witchcraft from him. She had him around all the time so this meant he was able to watch in on rituals and spellwork. Joel particularly enjoyed watching her heal others. One thing she wanted her children to know, and they do; magic is not only a gift but it's a responsibility. Imani often said "what you take from the world, you must always give back". A philosophy that has stuck with him his entire life.

His father on the other hand, was a presence in his life but he learned that he wasn't a permanent one. He would drift in and out of Cardinal Hill, sometimes offering only brief moments. Despite all of this, Joel knew that his father loved him. He never doubted it. Some of his best memories happened during the stints that lasted months. He inherited from him a restless energy. One that had led him to dream of something more. Something more than a small town. Often times Joel would dream of joining his father on his travels, perhaps to a far away country. Somewhere new to feel the energy of, maybe bring back his mother some cool tchotchkes for the shop.

As a child, his parentage made the brothers stand out like a sore thumb. Joel was often bullied by his classmates for being an odd and quiet little boy. Kids would whisper, call him names or tease him. Especially when he tried to share with the other kids the things his mother had taught him. His brother Micah was always there for him, telling off the other kids if he ever saw this. But as he grew older, in his teen years; something shifted. Joel grew taller, more handsome and undeniably charming. People started to actually warm up to him and he wasn't just the weird kid anymore. He was just the guy with the sweet smile and the quick wit. He remained reserved though, skeptical of others. And Joel didn't really belong to anyone, not like everyone else seemed to. He was still, underneath it all, the kid who felt like he didn't fit the mold of society's expectations. People started liking him, sure -- but he never truly opened up to many. Stuck with the thought that no matter how accepted he was, no one would ever truly understand them.

By the time he had turned 18 he had such a desire to break free from Cardinal Hill and explore the world beyond. Joel had leaned everything his mother could ever teach about magic and about Washington, but he wanted to explore beyond that. He had a deep respect for everything she had given him, his skills and the shop but he could never really envision himself taking on the life that Imani wanted for him. Her world was one of isolation and intrsopection, but he didn't want that to be the all encompassing theme of his life. Spellwork and the shop. God! It made him sick to think about. He wanted, nay, needed to see the city lights and feel the pulse of the world under his fingertips. Where people chased their dreams and didn't give a damn what got in their way. He needed that. So when he was 19, he finally said goodbye and moved to the big city. New York City, of course. Where he arrived with a backpack and eyes full of wonder. Imani supported her son's dreams, as much as she could. She tried to see it as a pit stop in his bigger journey. A journey that would hopefully lead back home. Before Joel left, she gave him a warning: "If you give the city an inch, they will take a mile. Be careful what you trade for your dream."

Joel's life when he first arrived in New York was, for the lack of a better word, good. Better than someone would expect for coming to a big city with no job or somewhere to sleep. It was exhilarating but it was a hustle. He worked a number of odd job's in the beginning to get by. Delivery boy for a local florist, waitstaff for a catering company, and cleaning Wall Street toilets. They never quite settled into one thing, trying to do as much as he could and as efficiently as he could. Always moving, always doing better. There was no way he was going to let his mother and his brother down. And besides, this pace suited him. He reveled in everything about the city -- the nightlife, the food, the people! Joel wanted to devour this city, make it his own. It was during this time that a new friend had shown him the world of back door betting and card games. This was a world that dangled everything he ever wanted in front of his nose; it's saccharine scent lingering in his nostrils for too long for him to ignore. Wealth, freedom, power. Joel quickly moved into these circles -- his charismatic personality enabling him to gain this access.

Bets were made here by the flick of the wrist and games stretched late into the night. Reputations built and shattered simultaneously. With a single hand of cards. It didn't take long for him to become a regular. He gained a bit of a reputation for being an incredibly lucky high takes gambler; or perhaps, he just was that good. Charm, wit and his intuition helped push him to places he could only dream. He found himself rolling in cash. But the higher you climb, the higher the stakes. The line between reward and ruin was thinner than the threads of the universe itself. For a while, he was the man on top -- he had everything he ever wanted. But Joel learned the hard way that if you play with fire long enough, you'll eventually get burned.

When Joel was 27 he found himself at the proverbial rock bottom. His luck had ran dry. He found himself in a situation that gave him no way out. He made the hardest decision of his life and returned home to Cardinal Hill with his tail between his legs. Even though his relationship with his mother was complicated, she welcomed him back home with open arms. As all mothers do. Joel never spoke about what happened and she never pushed him to open up; afraid he might break. Imani offered him the old pawn shop, hoping it would give him a sense of purpose, and to be honest, she was getting too old to run it all by herself. It wasn't the life he had envisiioned for himself but it was a chance to rebuild his life. To gain some normalcy and security. Not wanting to be 'the guy who lives with his mom', he moved in with his brother for a year until he saved up enough to get a trailer in the local park. One he's very proud of.

Now at 29, he is proud to run the cozy and magical Bazaar Exchange. It has it's own peculiar mystique; a place where memories seemed to linger and lost things found their home.

He is more guarded than he used to be and much more introspective. More wise now than ambitious. Joel mostly keeps his personal life to himself, hiding his past with a wry smile. Cardinal Hill, a place where he used to feel trapped, has turned into somewhat of a refuge for him. Keeping the danger at more than an arms length. Though most don't know the full extent of his daunting past, it continues to haunt him. He's not just an eccentric shopkeeper or a talented witch -- he's a man who has seen the true underbelly of the world and felt the crushing weight of failure. Even crawled through that weight with his sanity mostly in tact. His magic remains quieter than his mothers, but all the resident's of Cardinal Hill know they can come to him for help with magic. Like a well of ancient knowledge.

Additional Information/Headcannons

His name is pronounced 'Joe-el', not 'Jol'. If you mispronounce it on accident he will politely correct you but if you think it's funny to do it on purpose, he won't even respond. He's known to say 'on Christmas, do you sing 'Nol! Nol! Nol!' no? it's Joel, like Noel, get it right!'

Joel is very superstitious. Especially when it comes to numbers. 7 is his lucky number, and he always looks for it in everything; even better if it's in a succession of 3.

He likes to convince people that he has a keen ability to find lost things, but really it's because he calls on Saint Anthony for help. The holy saint of all lost things.

Joel can't stand formalities or small talk. He's always been a rebel when it comes to societies expectations and rules.

Despite this, ironically, he is always on time. If he's late, then it's time to worry about where he is. It just drives him crazy to be late to anything, never wanting to run behind schedule.

He wears one of his father's old watches, at all times. Except for when he's in the shower.

Joel is obsessed with the moon and has an unexplainable connection to it. He has a large collection of moon themed trinkets; pendants, decor and sketches.

Wanted Connections:

ex lovers: someone from New York or Cardinal Hill, this can range from casual flings to high school sweethearts.

friends: drinking buddies, witchy friends, friends to play soccer with or parlay, or just regular pals

shop regulars and newcomers: customers who haggle successfully or unsuccessfully, fresh faces, anything in between.

spellwork clients: anyone struggling with spell casting or divination may come to him and ask for help. Joel is happy to give it.

feel free to approach me with any ideas you may have !

[therosegoldbourdoir]

"While Melissa Joan Hart's Sabrina was the quintessential '90s teenage witch—a lovable, klutzy high school student with a penchant for well-intentioned magic gone awry—Kiernan Shipka's Sabrina took a decidedly different path. The "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" offered a darker and edgier narrative that explored themes of the occult, horror, and the battle between good and evil."

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: Yellowjackets meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in this genre-defying, older-YA masterpiece from two of comics most acclaimed talents!

A young adult detective hero finally grows up, in the first volume of this new hit series from award-winning creators Ed Brubaker (Reckless, PULP, Kill or be Killed) and Marcos Martin (The Private Eye, Daredevil), with brilliant colors by Muntsa Vicente.

Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world. But that was the past, now she's in college, starting a new life on her own. Except when Friday comes home for the holidays, she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town...

This is literally the Christmas vacation from Hell and neither of them may survive to see the New Year.

Review:

A teen detective comes home for Christmas during college and finds herself drawn back into her best friend and fellow detective's orbit... and the strange and deadly things happening in her small New England town. Friday Fitzhugh grew up solving crimes and digging into occult cases with her best friend Lancelot Jones. But as they grew up they separated ways and now Friday is back home for vacation and finds herself once again drawn back to Lance. Friday also might have feelings for him... yet something sinister is happening in town and their lives might be in danger. Can these two find a way to reconnect and solve the case or will one of them be killed? This was definitely a really interesting first book in the series and leaves you with a deadly cliffhanger. I liked the kind of cozy small town vibes the story had and I enjoy the relationship between Friday and Lance. It's like a mixture of post young adult detective novel meets kind of horror mystery. Definitely give it a go!

*Thanks Netgalley and Image Comics for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[harleycao]

@archiecomics will The Occult World of Sabrina comics ever be released?

[brookston]

Holidays 11.18

Holidays

Antibiotic Day (EU)

Battle of Vertieres Day (Haiti)

Botox Cosmetic Day

Cabaret Day

Calvin & Hobbes Day

Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Constitution Day (South Africa)

Day of Army and Victory (Haiti)

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

European Day on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Abuse & Sexual Exploitation

Family and Community Day (Australia)

Fish on Fridays OK Day

Flag Day (Solomon Islands)

Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day [ website ]

Hel Anseilak (Elder Scrolls)

High Five a Librarian

Homeland War Victims Remembrance Day (Croatia)

International Cult Awareness Day

International Day for Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation Prevention, Healing & Justice

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men

International Day of Islamic Art

International Day of LGBTQ+ People in Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

Lenny Face Day (a.k.a. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); Abeldane Empire)

Married To A Scorpio Support Day

Mickey Mouse Day

National Adoption Day

National Cash Back Day

National Day (Oman)

National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research & Education Day

National Goodness Pays Day

National Injury Prevention Day

National Princess Day

Ned Ludd Memorial Machine-Smashing Day

Occult Day

Push-Button Phone Day

Quince Day (French Republic)

Rehang La Day (India)

Sonic R Day

Teddy Bear Day

Time Zones Day

Total Disregard for Taste Day

Vertieres Day (Haiti)

Virtual Reality Day

William Tell Day

World Adult Day (India)

World Day of the Anticoagulated Patent

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

World Day of Research for Health

World Fellowship Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Australian Gin Day

International Poitín Day

National Apple Cider Day

National I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Day

National Vichyssoise Day

3rd Saturday in November

Bobunk (Celebration of cats, food, liquor, food with liquor in it and food shaped like cats, from Sabrina the Teenage Witch) [3rd Saturday]

Buddhist Elephant Festival (Thailand) [3rd Saturday]

Family Volunteer Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

Guinness World Record Day [3rd Saturday]

International Games Day [3rd Saturday]

International Restaurant Day [3rd Saturday] (also Feb, May & Aug)

National Adoption Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

National Day of Play [3rd Saturday]

National Survivors of Suicide Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

Surin Elephant Round-Up begins (Thailand) [3rd Saturday]

Independence Days

Belcity (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Lanevinia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Latvia (from Russia, 1918)

Morocco (from France & Spain, 1956)

Western Sahara (from Morocco, 1976)

Feast Days

Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Aleister Crowley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alphaeus and Zacchaeus (Christian; Saint)

Angrboda’s Blot (Pagan)

Ardvi Suva (Mother of Stars; Ancient Persia)

Barulas (Christian; Saint)

Bon Om Touk begins (Water Festival; Cambodia)

Charles Fort Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Constant (Christian; Saint)

Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul (Christian; Saints)

Dios (Festival to the Sun God; Ancient Rome)

Dolores (Muppetism)

Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)

Embrace Chaos Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Gabrielle (Muppetism)

Gaspar de Crayer (Artology)

Hilda (a.k.a. Hild; Christian; Saint)

Jean Paul Lemieux (Artology)

Juthwara (Christian; Saint)

Lhabab Duechen (Descending Day of Buddha; Buddhism)

Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism)

Maudez (a.k.a. Mawes; Christian; Saint)

Nazarius (a.k.a. Nazaire; Christian; Saint)

Odo of Cluny (Christian; Saint)

Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar (Croatia)

Romanus of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)

Rose Philippine Duchesne (Christian; Saint)

Talk Like Donald Duck Day (Pastafarian)

William the Silent (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [63 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Achtung Baby, by U2 (Album; 1991)

Adam’s Rib (Film; 1949)

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1937)

Ben-Hur (Film; 1959)

Blink-182, by Blink-182 (Album; 2003)

Brainwashed, by George Harrison (Album; 2002)

Britney, by Britney Spears (Album; 2001)

BURN-E (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Bushy Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Comic Strip; 1985)

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, by Mark Twain (Short Story; 1865)

A Christmas Story (Film; 1983)

Disenchanted (Film; 2022)

The Edge of Seventeen (Film; 2016)

Fagin’s Freshman (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Film; 2016)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2015)

It (TV Mini-Series; 1990)

I Tawt I Taw a Buddy Tat (WB LT Cartoon; 2011)

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, by Genesis (Album; 1974)

The Land Before Time (Animated Film; 1988)

Léon: The Professional (Film; 1994)

Made in Heaven, by Queen (Album; 1995)

Malcolm X (Film; 1992)

The Menu (Film; 2022)

Merlin the Magic Mouse (WB MM Cartoon; 1967)

MTV Unplugged in New York, by Nirvana recorded (Album; 1994)

Oedipus, by Voltaire (Play; 1718)

Oliver & Company (Animated Disney Film; 1988)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Novella; 1962)

Porky the Giant Killer (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

Powderpuff Girls (Animated TV Series; 1998)

Radio, by LL Cool J (Album; 1985)

ReLoad, by Metallica (Album; 1997)

Starr Trek: Generations (Film; 1994)

Steamboat Willie, featuring Mickey Mouse (Disney Cartoon; 1928) [1st Sound Cartoon]

The Swan Princess (Animated Film; 1994)

Unplugged in New York, recorded by Nirvana (Musical Concert; 1993)

Walk the Line (Film; 2005)

The Wall, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Short Stories; 1939)

The Winter of Our Discontent, by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Odo, Philippine (Austria)

Leonard, Odo, Pavao, Petar, Roman (Croatia)

Romana (Czech Republic)

Hesychius (Denmark)

Ilo, Ilu (Estonia)

Jousia, Max, Tenho (Finland)

Aude (France)

Alda, Bettina, Odo, Roman (Germany)

Plato, Platonas (Greece)

Jenő (Hungary)

Aida, Oddone (Italy)

Aleksandrs, Brive, Doloresa (Latvia)

Ginvydas, Ginvydė, Otonas, Romanas, Salomėja (Lithuania)

Magne, Magny (Norway)

Aniela, Cieszymysł, Filipina, Galezy, Klaudyna, Odo, Otto, Roman, Tomasz (Poland)

Platon (Romania)

Eugen (Slovakia)

Odón, Román (Spain)

Lillemor, Moa (Sweden)

Roma, Roman, Romanna, Romona (Ukraine)

Odelia, Odell, Odo, Sutherland, Sutton (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 322 of 2024; 43 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 6 (Geng-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 5 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 5 Jumada I 1445

J Cal: 22 Mir; Oneday [22 of 30]

Julian: 5 November 2023

Moon: 31%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 14 Frederic (12th Month) [William the Silent]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 56 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 26 of 29)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 11.18

Holidays

Antibiotic Day (EU)

Battle of Vertieres Day (Haiti)

Botox Cosmetic Day

Cabaret Day

Calvin & Hobbes Day

Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Constitution Day (South Africa)

Day of Army and Victory (Haiti)

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

European Day on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Abuse & Sexual Exploitation

Family and Community Day (Australia)

Fish on Fridays OK Day

Flag Day (Solomon Islands)

Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day [ website ]

Hel Anseilak (Elder Scrolls)

High Five a Librarian

Homeland War Victims Remembrance Day (Croatia)

International Cult Awareness Day

International Day for Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation Prevention, Healing & Justice

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men

International Day of Islamic Art

International Day of LGBTQ+ People in Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

Lenny Face Day (a.k.a. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); Abeldane Empire)

Married To A Scorpio Support Day

Mickey Mouse Day

National Adoption Day

National Cash Back Day

National Day (Oman)

National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research & Education Day

National Goodness Pays Day

National Injury Prevention Day

National Princess Day

Ned Ludd Memorial Machine-Smashing Day

Occult Day

Push-Button Phone Day

Quince Day (French Republic)

Rehang La Day (India)

Sonic R Day

Teddy Bear Day

Time Zones Day

Total Disregard for Taste Day

Vertieres Day (Haiti)

Virtual Reality Day

William Tell Day

World Adult Day (India)

World Day of the Anticoagulated Patent

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

World Day of Research for Health

World Fellowship Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Australian Gin Day

International Poitín Day

National Apple Cider Day

National I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Day

National Vichyssoise Day

3rd Saturday in November

Bobunk (Celebration of cats, food, liquor, food with liquor in it and food shaped like cats, from Sabrina the Teenage Witch) [3rd Saturday]

Buddhist Elephant Festival (Thailand) [3rd Saturday]

Family Volunteer Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

Guinness World Record Day [3rd Saturday]

International Games Day [3rd Saturday]

International Restaurant Day [3rd Saturday] (also Feb, May & Aug)

National Adoption Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

National Day of Play [3rd Saturday]

National Survivors of Suicide Day [Saturday before Thanksgiving]

Surin Elephant Round-Up begins (Thailand) [3rd Saturday]

Independence Days

Belcity (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Lanevinia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Latvia (from Russia, 1918)

Morocco (from France & Spain, 1956)

Western Sahara (from Morocco, 1976)

Feast Days

Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Aleister Crowley Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Alphaeus and Zacchaeus (Christian; Saint)

Angrboda’s Blot (Pagan)

Ardvi Suva (Mother of Stars; Ancient Persia)

Barulas (Christian; Saint)

Bon Om Touk begins (Water Festival; Cambodia)

Charles Fort Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Constant (Christian; Saint)

Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul (Christian; Saints)

Dios (Festival to the Sun God; Ancient Rome)

Dolores (Muppetism)

Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England)

Embrace Chaos Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Gabrielle (Muppetism)

Gaspar de Crayer (Artology)

Hilda (a.k.a. Hild; Christian; Saint)

Jean Paul Lemieux (Artology)

Juthwara (Christian; Saint)

Lhabab Duechen (Descending Day of Buddha; Buddhism)

Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism)

Maudez (a.k.a. Mawes; Christian; Saint)

Nazarius (a.k.a. Nazaire; Christian; Saint)

Odo of Cluny (Christian; Saint)

Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar (Croatia)

Romanus of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)

Rose Philippine Duchesne (Christian; Saint)

Talk Like Donald Duck Day (Pastafarian)

William the Silent (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [63 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Achtung Baby, by U2 (Album; 1991)

Adam’s Rib (Film; 1949)

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1937)

Ben-Hur (Film; 1959)

Blink-182, by Blink-182 (Album; 2003)

Brainwashed, by George Harrison (Album; 2002)

Britney, by Britney Spears (Album; 2001)

BURN-E (Pixar Cartoon; 2008)

Bushy Hare (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson (Comic Strip; 1985)

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, by Mark Twain (Short Story; 1865)

A Christmas Story (Film; 1983)

Disenchanted (Film; 2022)

The Edge of Seventeen (Film; 2016)

Fagin’s Freshman (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Film; 2016)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2015)

It (TV Mini-Series; 1990)

I Tawt I Taw a Buddy Tat (WB LT Cartoon; 2011)

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, by Genesis (Album; 1974)

The Land Before Time (Animated Film; 1988)

Léon: The Professional (Film; 1994)

Made in Heaven, by Queen (Album; 1995)

Malcolm X (Film; 1992)

The Menu (Film; 2022)

Merlin the Magic Mouse (WB MM Cartoon; 1967)

MTV Unplugged in New York, by Nirvana recorded (Album; 1994)

Oedipus, by Voltaire (Play; 1718)

Oliver & Company (Animated Disney Film; 1988)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Novella; 1962)

Porky the Giant Killer (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

Powderpuff Girls (Animated TV Series; 1998)

Radio, by LL Cool J (Album; 1985)

ReLoad, by Metallica (Album; 1997)

Starr Trek: Generations (Film; 1994)

Steamboat Willie, featuring Mickey Mouse (Disney Cartoon; 1928) [1st Sound Cartoon]

The Swan Princess (Animated Film; 1994)

Unplugged in New York, recorded by Nirvana (Musical Concert; 1993)

Walk the Line (Film; 2005)

The Wall, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Short Stories; 1939)

The Winter of Our Discontent, by John Steinbeck (Novel; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Odo, Philippine (Austria)

Leonard, Odo, Pavao, Petar, Roman (Croatia)

Romana (Czech Republic)

Hesychius (Denmark)

Ilo, Ilu (Estonia)

Jousia, Max, Tenho (Finland)

Aude (France)

Alda, Bettina, Odo, Roman (Germany)

Plato, Platonas (Greece)

Jenő (Hungary)

Aida, Oddone (Italy)

Aleksandrs, Brive, Doloresa (Latvia)

Ginvydas, Ginvydė, Otonas, Romanas, Salomėja (Lithuania)

Magne, Magny (Norway)

Aniela, Cieszymysł, Filipina, Galezy, Klaudyna, Odo, Otto, Roman, Tomasz (Poland)

Platon (Romania)

Eugen (Slovakia)

Odón, Román (Spain)

Lillemor, Moa (Sweden)

Roma, Roman, Romanna, Romona (Ukraine)

Odelia, Odell, Odo, Sutherland, Sutton (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 322 of 2024; 43 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 19 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 6 (Geng-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 5 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 5 Jumada I 1445

J Cal: 22 Mir; Oneday [22 of 30]

Julian: 5 November 2023

Moon: 31%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 14 Frederic (12th Month) [William the Silent]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 56 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 26 of 29)

[dezcitrustea]

Autumn Shows

Pretty Little Liars

Synopsis: Four friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets, while also investigating the disappearance of their best friend.

Review: A campy high school mystery.

Gilmore Girls

Synopsis: Set in a storybook Connecticut town populated by an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists and everyday folk, this multigenerational drama about family and friendship centres around Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter, Rory. Lorelai owns the town's bed-and-breakfast, the Dragonfly Inn, with best friend/chef Sookie, and contends with weekly dinners with eccentric, well-off parents Richard and Emily Gilmore (who always have something to say about their daughter's life). After high school, Rory attends Yale University but frequently returns to Stars Hollow to visit her mom.

Review: A fun show about family drama. The Gilmore girls do be messy.

Charmed

Synopsis: A group of sisters discover they are witches. Luckily for the world, they're of the good variety. Banding together in their ancestral home in San Francisco, they work together to fight evil, with each having a specific special power. Although outwardly they are average women, with jobs, relationships and friends, they are also powerful witches, but when they work together, their powers are enhanced. As The Charmed Ones, their destiny is to protect innocents from evil.

Review: Fun witch shenanigans and sister dynamics.

American Horror Story

Synopsis: An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show circus, a haunted hotel, a possessed farmhouse, a cult, the apocalypse, a slasher summer camp, a bleak beach town and desert valley, and NYC.

Review: Different storyline every season. I liked the first season and coven the most.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Synopsis: Sabrina Spellman is a teenager with magical powers who comes from a long line of witches. Until going away to college, she lived with her wacky aunts, who would teach her to use her witchcraft wisely, and Salem, the talking black cat, who always has a scheme up his paw. As a high-school student, Sabrina is less judicious about using her powers than when she enters adulthood.

Review: A fun romp. Named my cat after Salem.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Synopsis: This adaptation of the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin story, Sabrina Spellman wrestles to reconcile her dual nature -- half-witch, half-mortal -- while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family -- including aunts Hilda and Zelda -- and the daylight world humans inhabit.

Review: If Sabrina the Teenage Witch was made by the people who made Riverdale. Cool visuals.

Wednesday

Synopsis: While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago.

Review: Campy murder mystery. Gwendoline Christie, need I say more.

The Vampire Diaries (anything in the franchise really)

Synopsis: The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers. / (The Originals) A family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong. / (Legacies) Hope Mikaelson, a tribrid daughter of a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid, makes her way in the world.

Review: Ridiculous campy action no matter the series or episode you watch.

Supernatural

Synopsis: This haunting series follows the thrilling yet terrifying journeys of Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers who face an increasingly sinister landscape as they hunt monsters. After losing their mother to a supernatural force, the brothers were raised by their father as soldiers who track mysterious and demonic creatures. Violent memories and relationship-threatening secrets add additional burdens on Sam and Dean as they investigate all things that go bump in the night. As old tricks and tools are rendered useless and friends betray them, the brothers must rely on each other as they encounter new enemies.

Review: Demons, vampires, camp ridiculousness.

[wanderingwolfwitcher]

"Didn't really think so. They aren't very good at hiding it... their feelings of superiority over everyone else. Usually know one when I see one. Wouldn't be caught in a village like this if they could help it either. Prefer luxury, in all things."

Eskel's deep, calm voice returned to her slowly, viper eyes looking back at her from where he stood, arms folded comfortably over his armor and cloak. So, she had untrained magical potential, it seemed. It popped up invariably among folk, usually younger than she was, but it wasn't unheard of in adults. While he had mastered all the Signs, their potential, and the art of boosting, combining and modifying them further, had vast knowledge of the occult, necromancy, demonology and curses... the rest of the arcane was another matter, one he couldn't teach her. With ancient Aretuza destroyed for good by Radovid's army, much to his own personal, private approval, the only magical schools in the Northern Realms were the Ban Ard Academy for males exclusively right there in Kaedwen under Rector Dorregaray of Vole, and the new school that had been recently built in Kovir and Poviss, mostly for females, under Rectoress Margarita Laux-Antille. A somewhat more tolerable Sorceress and former Lodge member than most of them, not that it was saying much. Considering who had comprised it, that was a low bar to clear.

The Kingdom of Kovir and Poviss was where Triss was mostly at these days as well, as a royal court Sorceress for King Tankred Thyssen and part time teacher at Margarita's school. Likely Rhaena would be better off there, under their tutelage than dwelling in villages, where the superstitious folk would be liable to turn against her if they found out that she had magic to her. Run her out of town or try burning her at the stake... especially if they were supporters of Radovid. While a hag of a witch like Sabrina Glevissig had more than earned such a grisly fate, this young woman had not. It stuck him as another bitterly amusing joke of destiny... that he of all people should have to deliver someone to become a Sorceress, after his unpleasant experiences with such types. He rubbed his marred cheek absently as he considered it all, before she spoke again, began to sob over what she had seen drawing the Witcher's attention back to her. He nodded, moving over closer to her and reaching up the eastern woman's tears, offering what silent comfort he could in his touch, and quiet verbal comfort, reassurance.

"Of course you couldn't stop it. It wasn't you, and it had already happened. Try not to beat yourself up over it. It was the father's doing, and he's paid the price. Nothing else to be done about it. No stranger to death on the Path, seen all manner of them. Grisly, usually. And it's always the innocents who suffer the most. Just gotta learn to live with it... do your best. Such is the world we're in. I can't teach you to control your powers. You're going to need help, but won't find it in this kingdom. You belong in Kovir and Poviss, far safer territory for those of magical potential. There's a school for it out there as well, would accept you in a heartbeat, I'm sure. Know one of the teachers."

@rhaenaofmyr

@wanderingwolfwitcher [as discussed]

She clutches the cloak tighter about her frame, drawing the hood up over her head to at least try to keep the snow out of her eyes.

Rhaena had thought she would grow used to the chills that winters on The Continent brought. It had been near four years since she had fled from Westeros, where she had been condemned to a life of poverty in King’s Landing. She’d had no clue where she would end up when she stole away into the belly of a merchant ship, and it would seem that had the crew- she would later learn that their original destination had been Essos, but wild storms had sent them adrift and now here she was.

She’d traversed her way through this strange new world, eventually settling in a small village close to the mountains of Kaedwen. Of course, without a coin to her name, she had had to find work quickly, but the village’s pleasure house had employed her the moment they had laid eyes upon her. It was not something she particularly enjoyed, but it earned her enough to purchase a small homestead on the outskirts of the village.

The storm had set in as she was returning home and quickly, she had lost her bearings in the blizzard. She’d ended up in the forest that circled the village, entirely blind to the true way home. She paused for a moment, dark eyes casting this way and that to look for something familiar. But so thick was the snow that she could scarcely see her hand in front of her face. And she did not see the creature until it had knocked her to the ground, sharp claws pressing into her chest as it pins her down. All she can see now is teeth, growing ever closer as it leans down to take the death bite-

Suddenly, she hears the swing of the sword through the icy air, the thud of the creatures head as it lands close to hers, and feels the warm spray of blood across her face. Eyes remain shut for several moments before she slowly opens them, gaze falling upon the man in the dark red cloak, who stands above her.

Eyes wide with fear, she scrambles to her feet. Beneath the hood, she can make out yellow eyes and a large scar that marrs his face. She’s seen him around the village from time to time- she cannot recall his name, but she knows he is one of the elusive Witchers who spend their winters nearby.

“Th-thank you, Ser…” she says with as much bravery as she can muster, words heavily accented. “Forgive me but…I have no coin for you…”

[tiredmoonslut]

I hope the Occult World of Sabrina can make sense of the series' ridiculous worldbuilding because we've got:

Witches of Satan who were actually witches of Hekate the whole time but somehow didn't know this so they signed their souls off to Satan in exchange for powers they...apparently already had all because the First Witch Lilith did it first and somehow despite being The First Witch™ did not know about Hekate so sure whatever that makes sense

Pagans who are apparently not witches despite doing witchy magic who pray to old gods of nature who may or may not have been real and somehow do not have any relation to Hekate, yknow, a pagan god

Ancient cosmic bogeymen who want to devour the universe and came from...somewhere.

An afterlife system in which you can go to Heaven or Hell, except there's also a spirit realm for Voodoo practitioners headed up by Baron Samedi and a place called the Sweet Hereafter so who even knows at this point

Witches who have 13-month pregnancies, witchy birthmarks, can live for centuries, and don't get sick--but also apparently only have access to their power because of Satan but also no because Hekate

I just...make it make sense

[coffeewithhercinnamon]

MS as M&M quotes

[thetvmoviefan]

WELL THIS HAPPENED

[creature-wizard]

A thing about these fraudulent defectors/survivors is the shit they claim early on usually sounds at least somewhat plausible, but once you get to the second half of the story, things start getting really out to lunch.

Svali is no exception.

Brace yourselves, because shit's about to get even worse.

The second part of this series is a bunch of questions people apparently asked Svali, answered by Svali. Rather than being divided into chapters, it's divided into parts.

Part one begins with a letter from Svali addressing responses she got. She gives a bunch of details about her life, which are impossible for me to verify right now, and some of which are obviously part of her fabricated narrative about being part of a global satanic cult.

Svali claims that she was never hypnotized, that most of her memories were spontaneously remembered at home.

She also claims that the Illuminati speaks German, which as far as I know is something she came up with herself. At any rate, she definitely emphasizes their European foreignness moreso than her predecessors which I've examined so far.

In part two, she claims that she gets no money from this, so... I'm guessing her motivation is probably just middle aged mom boredom.

Someone asks her what the Illuminati is, and she responds with:

The Illuminati is a group that practices a form of faith known as "enlightenment". It is Luciferian, and they teach their followers that their roots go back to the ancient mystery religions of Babylon, Egypt, and Celtic druidism. They have taken what they consider the "best" of each, the foundational practices, and joined them together into a strongly occult discipline. Many groups at the local level worship ancient deities such as "El", "Baal", and "Ashtarte", as well as "Isis and Osiris" and "Set".

So what's interesting here is, this kind of occult ideology could only have been created in modern times, contrary to Svali's implications that the Illuminati is "centuries" old. Back in ye ancient times, Mediterranean mystics didn't really care what the Celts thought. In fact, Celts were regarded as savages. It wasn't until the romantic period that people started thinking that maybe the Celts had some important spiritual wisdom.

After talking about how the Illuminati has money for years and keeps members from speaking out by threatening them into silence, she makes this very weird claim:

They almost NEVER recruit outsiders, although ocassionally they will buy children or a family from Asia, for example, and keep them under constant surveillance in return for saving their life from the local Mafia. They are threatened with being returned to this group if they ever disclose.

...I'm sorry, Svali, are you implying that Asian immigrant families are likely to be Illuminati agents?

She links this back into Templar conspiracy theories by claiming that the Knights Templar bankers were Illuminists. Now, the whole claim that the Knights Templar were some kind of satanists or demonolaters was pushed by King Philip IV, who wanted an excuse to seize their wealth.

In part three, Svali claims that the Illuminati funds media that support their agendas, which includes literally any media with "occult" themes:

Any movies with an occult viewpoint, or that show supernatural psychic phenomena, astral travel, or contact with the spirit world are guaranteed to be part of this agenda.

...

The sensationalization of rituals and other occult insignia on television is another example. Ghost stories. Witch stories. Children's books about Wizards and their training that are extremely popular.

So Svali is basically claiming that media like Goosebumps, Xena, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Harry Potter are part of the Illuminist agenda. And sure, Harry Potter is rancid for plenty of reasons, but... pushing the agendas of a global satanic conspiracy ain't one of them.

She claims that The Matrix "blatantly portrays the Illuminati agenda," and this is one that with the benefit of hindsight I think we can all agree is definitely not true. Yes, the Wachowski sisters did reference a lot of conspiratorial ideas in their film, but I think we can mostly agree that the film is more about being trans than about belonging to a global satanic conspiracy.

Continuing from where we left off about Svali, the fake Illuminati defector from whom all of those claims about color/metal/gemstone programming and fictive programming originate, we now reach chapter twelve, which is basically a bunch of supposed tips to keep the cult from reaccessing the survivor.

Svali claims that cult members are given an "E.T. phone home" alter that wants to reestablish contact with the global satanic cult. Basically she's claiming that if you ever find yourself wanting to go back to an abuser, it's not because part of you is nostalgic for the times that were actually good; it's because the Illuminati put an alter in you.

What's she going to blame on an alter next? Craving popcorn? Wanting to visit the beach?

According to Svali, basically any attempt from family members to get in contact with you whatsoever contains "trigger codes." Did your mom send you a birthday card? Did it make you miss your mom? That's because it contained an Illuminati trigger code!!!

If you see someone who reminds you of a family member and you find yourself missing them? Triggered by the Illuminati!!!!!

Phone calls from family and friends? They're definitely trying to activate your "E.T. Phone Home" alter. They aren't just confused about why you've cut them off ever since you started visiting that therapist who thinks Trump is working behind the scenes to save the children from the globalists.

Family send you a birthday card? The number of petals on the flowers is a trigger code. Or the color of the flowers is.

And if you think you don't have DID? If you think you're just a regular person with a shitty family you've cut off and just miss them because, y'know, that's a normal thing? Well of course you have DID, you silly little goose! You're just an amnesiac presenting system! You just don't remember the SRA because you have screen memories!

In chapter thirteen, Svali claims that:

Survivors of Illuminati programming will always have some type of hierarchy inside. This is because the cult itself is very hierarchical, and puts this hierarchy inside the person. What better way to inspire loyalty to leadership than to put the leadership inside the person’s head? Trainers are also very hierarchy conscious themselves. They know that a system without hierarchy and head honchos inside to direct things will be a system in chaos. They will not leave the person’s system leaderless inside.

But... wait, Svali, weren't you claiming earlier that all cult members were taught that it's kill or be killed, betray or be betrayed, that authority figures cannot be trusted? Literally how does this work? How is there any sort of functional hierarchy, whether among the member ranks or within systems, if all of this betrayal shit's going on?

Later, she claims that the Illuminati was responsible for human experimentation during WWII. Now remember that Svali's into that whole 13 Satanic Bloodlines stuff, so she's also repeating the conspiracy theory that Jews were actually behind the atrocities of WWII.

She claims that Illuminati victims today are taught that they are just an experiment, which demoralizes and dehumanizes them, and all that cartoon villain shit. She claims that victims are put into VR simulators and subjected to various modes of sensory stimulation/deprivation.

After the experiment stuff, Svali starts bringing MK-Ultra into this, and claims that alters can have assassin programming. Now just for clarification, Project MK-Ultra was a real thing, and it was beyond fucked up. However, it was the work of the US government, not a global satanic conspiracy. Furthermore, they basically discovered that no, there are no magic mind control drugs. But the Christofascists, who idolize the US government and hate drugs, can't really accept either of these things.

In chapter fourteen, Svali starts talking about spiritual programming. She claims that all children go through rituals where demonic entities are invoked, and also claims:

Trainers will invoke demonic layering during programming sessions. This is done after acute trauma. The person is asked if they want more pain, and they will always say ''no''. The trainer then offers them a way out: if they will accept a ''protector'' or ''protectors'' they won’t be hurt any more. The trainers will want this, knowing that with these ''protectors’'' they can shorten the training sessions. The protectors, or guardians, will reinforce the programming internally, without outside help.

This echoes what other known fraud Lauren Stratford claimed about satanic "spirit guides" in her book, Satan's Underground, just given a psychological twist.

She claims that the Illuminati has a sacred text titled "The Book of Illumination." There is apparently a real text with this title, but it has nothing to do with the Illuminati whatsoever. She claims that the Illuminati frequently worship Moloch, Ashtaroth, Baal, and Enokkim. She claims that children will be drugged and forced to eat the raw innards of sacrificed animals, which... not only is this gross, this is definitely a major health risk.

She claims that the Illuminati practices "resuscitation rituals," in which children are drugged, shocked, or otherwise tortured to the points where their heart stops. Then they perform CPR and bring the child back, and claim a demon resurrected them. Why they'd do this when this is such a massive risk and CPR CAUSES SERIOUS INJURIES is baffling - but then again, this is Svali, Queen of Edge.

She claims that demons can perform miraculous healings, another claim that seems to have been inspired by Satan's Underground.

And then there's more edgy cartoon villainy described here that's kind of just.. generic Christofascist fearmongering about the activities of evil satanic cults and their abusive behavior so like, I'm not gonna bother. If you wanna read it you can find it yourself.

In chapter fifteen - the final chapter of the first part of this two-part series - she talks about VR programming again, where Illuminati programmers can supposedly set up any scenario they like.

Then she claims that there's "denial programming," where parents will harm a child one day and then the next pretend that nothing happened. Because apparently in Svali's world, all shitbag behavior has to be the machinations of a global satanic cult, not just people being shitbags.

She claims that denial programming also includes children being given an orange, asked what it is, and when they answer that it's an orange, be told that it's an apple and be tortured until they agree it's an apple. Like, Svali, this doesn't make an effective cultist, this just seriously messes up a person.

Svali also claims:

Alters will be created as the child grows, whose purpose is to deny the cult abuse. If any leakage or breakthrough occurs, the denial alter’s job is to create a plausible explanation: it was a nightmare, a book the person read, a movie they saw, etc. These alters will read and quote literature that refutes SRA. THESE ALTERS OFTEN BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SAVING THE LIFE OF THE SURVIVOR. They have been told that if the survivor remembers, and believes the abuse, the survivor will be killed, or the denial alter will be severely punished or shattered for not doing their job. These parts have a vested interest in their job: they believe their very existence and they body’s survival, depend upon them.

So, if you deny being satanically abused? If you tell your therapist that you don't have DID? Why, that's just more proof that you have been satanically abused and you do have DID!!!

She claims that the Illuminati induces "core splits" by means of severe torture methods. She claims that these techniques are also dangerous because they can cause autism if they don't work right.

Yeah, you read that right.

She's blaming autism on SRA.