#the rules distinguish between creatures and objects

[melancholia-ennui]

Both, unless you want to break Revivify.

Help settle this 5e question I discussed with @maybe-marceline

Should magically finding a corpse be done using Locate Creature or Locate Object

I am team Locate Object

[notedchampagne]

quickly sketched out my tlt ocs to explain them to oomf

roch cardine is a fourth house medic! their dog is a newfoundland named guinuea. from saint guineafort. roch is from saint roch saint of dogs, cardine from.the 4 cardinal virtues. 4 in biblical meaning is often attributed to the 4 creatures around gods throne as well as symbolizing completeness

"temperance is love giving itself entirely to that which is loved; fortitude is love readily bearing all things for the sake of the loved object; justice is love serving only the loved object, and therefore ruling rightly; prudence is love distinguishing with sagacity between what hinders it and what helps it."

the four cardinal virtues

shes on the field but specializes more in second-based magic in siphoning life from her…dog… to power the injured. haha! :] shes in the same sort of generation as fluke and lubonna. everyone makes fun of her for having that damn dog

in the THIRD HOUSE theres fluke trium (cav) and lubonna tierce (necromancer). lubonna is a prior princess before the tridentarii existed. fluke is from a type of wormlike parasite, lubonna from charles lucian bonaparte who introduced the Phoenicopteridae family (flamingos). flamingo because they get their color from the feeding on brine shrimp - you can see that lubonna actually has flukes hair attached to it - she chews flukes hair off for power but uses the tips as um. extensions :)

lubonna thinks of them like jennifer and needy. but when lubonna pushes fluke too far in a shepherd planet interaction with BOE, fluke fucking kills lubonna and joins boe

a few years later roch and their dog guinea are kidnapped by boe - roch is gravely injured and so is guinea. both could have technically healed given time but in their desperation to escape they siphoned too much from guinea and… he died. sorry.

roch is kept in BOE as a prisoner of war. now we have a third house cav that picked life at the cost of feeling disgustingly alone and betrayed, and a fourth house healer that chose solitude and power instead of suffering with company. they have a hatething going on

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

Hiii! Ik ur not taking requests buuut I did have this kinda angsty idea I thought was worth sharing 😁, tangerine comes home to fem!readers apartment for dinner, and sees that the place was broken into and is immediately alarmed and runs around trying to find reader. Then he stumbles upon her cat (u can name it whatever) dead because it turns out the people who broke in were some of tangerines enemies and sent a message. :( anyways he finds reader scared to death hiding in a closet, and she asks him where her cat is, and now he has to break the news :(((

hii!! as a fellow cat mum, you just ripped out my heart:((( I love and hate this. im gonna say this, and im sorry in advance, but this isn’t my best work, I had too many ideas and im not entirely sure it all works. ive just been working on it for a little while so I need to post this so I can start others. im really sorry again, I feel a little embarrassed. if you’d like me to rewrite it, that’s okay too :) thank you for requesting, hope you like it💌

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tangerine x f reader

wc || 0.76k

warnings || death of readers cat (no details, I couldn’t bring myself to add descriptions) and no happy ending, bc im mean hehe

also I am taking requests, this is just an old ask. but there is a delay atm, sorry

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As the girlfriend of a well-known assassin, you were well aware of the likelihood of being used as bait between rivalries. You knew the cost but nothing could’ve ever prepared you for being caught in a vendetta fuelled crossfire.

You were huddled at the back of your closet hiding under piles of clothes with your face buried in your knees, mouth muffled by your hand as you waited for the final clatter of objects in the room next door. You didn’t know what they wanted and you didn’t know why. All you wanted was Tangerine.

After the long-awaited silence, copious amounts of fear settles in when you hear the front door swing open again. Blocking your ears, you cower in on yourself, trying to be as still as possible in the chance they had returned for seconds. But what you didn’t know, is that Tangerine had just made his way back to your place from the local shop.

A thick lump gets caught in his throat as his eyes bug wide, staring around at your trashed apartment. Fear engulfs him when he sees tipped sofas, broken frames and holes in walls. He bolts inside unarmed without a second thought, stumbling over destroyed objects as he searched for something he hoped wasn’t true.

Tangerine stands panicked in the centre of the room, breathing erratically as he gazes around your place.

“Fuck fuck fuck.” He mutters, frustratedly running his fingers through his hair. His eyes dart around, searching for signs of kidnapping until his gaze hones in on a still fluffy object just out of sight. He slowly makes his way over, walking lightly as not to scare the possible creature.

As he gets closer he feels his heart begin to crumble further. Whispering. “Mandy?”

He stands mere inches away as he looks upon your lifeless furry companion, avoiding glances at your cat's crippled state as he bends next to her. Silently comforting her with a delicate stroke as he sniffles. “What have they done to you?” He says, barely audible as he swallows a couple tears.

His body stiffens when he hears a rustle from your bedroom, immediately rushing up and darting into your room, heatedly kicking the door open. “Who’s there?” He shouts, fury-filled adrenaline being his only distinguishable emotion.

You hear the familiar voice of your boyfriend so you begin to slowly push the door open, looking through the gap to check you weren’t thinking wishfully. Steadily crawling out you see him.

The initial noise startles him, but when he sees you, he instantly softens. Running over, he drops to his knees before you. “Oh thank fuck,” he mumbles, instantly wrapping his arms around you, pulling you tight into him. “I thought I lost you.”

He momentarily separates to look over you, his worried eyes darting across your face as he wipes the dampness from under your eyes. “Are you hurt?” He questions, cupping your face in his hands. “You okay?” He asks again, searching your eyes as they widen with thought.

“Did Mandy get out? I-I opened the bathroom door for her— she- she was supposed to go out the window— did she? Did she get out? … Did she get out? Did she?” You repeatedly question, more and more panic fills your tone.

Pushing away his hands you rush to your feet, stumbling up as you try to get away.

“No— please,” he mumbles, gripping you to stop you from leaving. “You don’t need to go in there.”

Speaking with hurt as you immediately think the worst. “Why?” Bottom lip slowly starts to quiver.

“You don’t need to… okay?” He whispers, pulling you back to him. Embracing you tightly.

“No…” you mouth, feeling your eyes instantly well. “…no…”

His tone is filled with empathy as he cradles your head, softly smoothing over the back of it. “I’m so sorry.”

“Get off me.” You retort, pushing away as you stand to your feet. You see the pain of dismissal on his face as you reach for the door. Speaking sternly as you avoid his gaze. “Just… just leave me alone.”

There was nothing that Tangerine could say or do right now that could possibly help you, you needed time… and lots of it. You knew that it wasn’t directly his fault, but you couldn’t help but feel angry at him. You had just lost your best friend because of his enemies. Because of him.

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hii! sorryy but I won’t be doing a part 2, I left this as an ending that’s up for interpretation 💌

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[desultory-novice]

Magalor gets the crown but neither turns on the main cast or gets controlled instantly and just kinda leaves.

(Bonus points if he gradually gets controlled, taking such a long time (like a couple months - a couple years) that people can see it happening but just can't stop it and have to watch it happen no I'm not copying adventure time)

Since you said Magolor left Kirby and the others alone, I'm afraid you'll have to deal with a Marx and Marxolor-heavy version of this prompt! (I sure hope you're one of my readers who either likes or doesn't mind some shipping between them, Anon! >w< )

I originally wrote this as a script to maybe comic-ify before I realized it was way too long and quickly transformed it into a prose piece!

"False King's Lament" Pairing: Marxolor Genre: Angst Words: 1,000 Warnings: Uh...they kiss briefly...?

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A breezy question, spoken almost out of boredom, echoed with unexpected weight throughout the room. 

"How long you gonna keep wearing that?"

The wizard king turned in the direction of the voice: it came from his court jester, who spoke to him upside down, being in the middle of a series of complex acrobatic exercises. 

The jester was the only member of his court. For theirs was a kingdom of two.

"...Wearing what?"

"The big glittery crown on your head, your majesty."

They tried to invite others to join in their kingdom of laughter and good times. Most refused with looks of disgust or terror. Some took up weapons. Some simply ran. Of course, together the two of them had the ability to force anyone they wanted to stay, but after a time, the wizard king would sigh and say their screams weren't the ones he was looking for and let them go–to the jester's disappointment.

"The Master Crown is an object of unlimited power." 

The golden diadem in question, sculpted to resemble some kind of airborne creature, like a bird or a bat or perhaps a dragon sat atop the wizard king's head. The jewel in the center, a light opalescent color that every so often looked blood red in the light, sparkled on its own, as if it somehow knew it was being spoken about. 

"Why would I ever stop wearing it?"

The jester hopped forward, deft in his comically oversized shoes.

"Uh, cause it looks dumb on you?"

The veil of majesty on the wizard king's face fell away, one gloved hand massaging away the annoyance he felt in his brow from betwixt the crown's enormous claws.

There was no more dignity there as he dropped the royal charade to sigh at his longtime friend and lifelong partner in mischief.

"Ma~rx..." Irritation rose in the last notes of that name.

The jester, unfurling his wiry wings, crossed the distance between himself and his king with a single glittering flap.

"Seriously, Magolor. You haven't taken that thing off since you came back with it. I know you like looking all important, but come on!"

Magolor noticed Marx's ever delighted smile had left his face. His own countenance was a frown.

"Once more, I have to question you why I should?"

"...Can you?" This question was softer in pitch than that which initiated this conversation. Heavier in tone.

"What was that?" Magolor feigned a fool's ignorance. It was true that his hearing was not what it had been in years past. But to say he hadn't heard the jester's question would be the kind of lie that distinguished his life before his coronation.

"Can you take it off?" 

Firmer now. Marx no longer concealed his concern.

"....Why is that a question?" Golden eyes looked around the throne room for anything else to concentrate on. (Though had it not, at one time, been built for a purpose other than ruling? Had this empty castle in his image not been made to host more than just them?)

Marx wrapped his hands–though it was only Magolor who thought of the large, monstrous claws that way–close around the two ends of his jester's cap like they were cuffs, miming his king's horns.

"It's hugging your head pre~tty tight." His violet eyes glimmered as he stuck his tongue out of a crescent smile. "Even tighter than I do!"

Magolor laughed, suddenly at ease again. "Is that it? You're jealous over a piece of headgear?" 

He lifted the small jester in his large hands; up to the brim of his scarf for a secret kiss. But as the two pulled away, Magolor saw that the mirth in Marx's expression had been only temporary. A trap to encourage Magolor to let down his guard.

"I'm being serious for once."

Magolor absentmindedly bounced the jester from hand to hand as a distraction, Marx nimbly skipping and twirling along the stairs of the other's fingers in their little lover's game.

"Whatever you're worried about, don't be. I've spent years researching the Master Crown and its power."

The last two words came out with crushing force. "...I'm fine."

"Great!" Marx stopped, smiled, and hooked one hand on a white gloved finger, orbiting it like a trapeze artist to fling himself up on top of Magolor's head. "Then you'll be fine without it too!"

"...Marx, just let it go." Magolor wanted to crane back to pull him off but knew that he would not be able to turn his head to his satisfaction. He instead swatted uselessly at the air behind him.

"No, I won't." A once soft voice hissed with anger and determination. "Not until I get this creepy thing off your head, Mags."

Magolor's blind grasps grew quicker and more panicked. Marx stretched his wings to their full span and slipped the tips of his bony claws under the thick golden ones that wrapped crushingly close around the head and horns of his lover. 

The fake royal finally let the old weakness and helplessness of his former life slip through the cracks in his voice as he began to shout, "Don't! Don't tou-...!" Then, Marx began to pry at it.

"...Ngh!" Magolor groaned, feeling his head simultaneously forced up and pressed down by Marx's determined efforts to de-crown him. It was uncomfortable, but not unbearable. Yet. Still, he cried Marx's name through tight lips, pleading with him to stop before...

His howl of excruciating pain echoed through the room, bounding across every wall like a wounded animal desperate to escape as Magolor violently arched back, flinging Marx off of him like a missile.

"Ugh...!" Marx rolled several times before coming to a stop against the wall. He shook his head to clear the dizziness. "Mags, what the..."

He looked up at his injured king, whose hands were tightly clutching the crown that now appeared to be wriggling atop Magolor's head like it were alive. Magolor shook and shuddered, whimpering at the angry, punitive thrumming of the crown-creature that wore him.

Marx noticed that, in the struggle, Magolor's neck wrap had fallen. His round eyes widened, irises like dots, at what he saw.

"M-Mags...?"

The jester traced the path of the crown-creature's claws with those eyes. Unlike the ones clutching his brow and hugging his horns, these trailed down a ways before they disappeared entirely into Magolor's back, where body and gold fused together.

"Are you...satisfied...now that...you know?" A glint of a golden eye found him, wavering as the light illuminated a stillborn tear.

Marx flew around immediately to face him, kneading his claws gently into Magolor's curled fingers until they unfolded once more for him to hop up into. "How long has it been like this, Mags...?"

"I don't remember... Right after I put it on? Months later?"

Anger boiled over in Marx to the degree that he no longer knew where to direct it. "How do you not remember when this thing suddenly began crawling over your head and growing into your back?! How did you study it for years and not realize it wasn't a stupid crown at all but some sort of...messed up monster?! Do you even HAVE limitless power?! Then use it and get rid of it! Blow it up or take it off or whatever you have to do! You CAN do that, right?" 

The lying wizard ducked his head in shame; he did not want to lie.

"...What's it doing to you Mags...? What's it going to do?"

The jester, who in a moment had forgotten forever how to laugh, looked at his liege, his fellow trickster, and his love as the other opened lips split in a most unnatural way. "...I don't know..."

-

[astronomyforastrologers]

15810 Arawn

15810 Arawn (Pluto’s New Playmate ~ 5 Feb 2017, Philip Sedgwick)

The Kuiper Belt Object formerly known as Minor Solar System Body 15810 recently received the name Arawn. Discovered in 1994 (1994JR1) this Kuiper body was one of the first to come to our awareness. With an orbital period of 248.07 years, Arawn orbits in Pluto’s realm.

Could it be that we now have three Plutos? According to Welsh mythology, Arawn ruled the Celtic otherworld, Annwn. He allegedly set loose the Cwn Annwn, the dogs of the underworld, to hunt mundane creatures.

If one hears the howling of these “Hounds of Hell” presumably death is foretold. The dogs are associated with migrating geese whose nocturnal honking sounds similar to barking in the darkness. Ironically, it is told the sounds of these hounds are louder at a distance and become softer as they come near. A song from a few years back comes to mind: “Who Let the Dogs Out?” and what underworldly shenanigans does that act of letting portend?

Arawn’s orbital period is reasonably close to that of Pluto, thus the underworldly moniker. More notable, presently Arawn transits 16 Capricorn 07, relatively near Pluto’s position at naming and will maintain reasonable zodiacal proximity with Pluto over the long haul. No doubt more than a convenient coincidence. Arawn and Pluto (orbital period of 247.74 yrs) are likely essentially conjunct in all our natal charts.

So now we have Pluto and we have Orcus, the “other Pluto” according to Mike Brown - the Etruscan lord of the Underworld. Add to this Arawn, who steps with Pluto, virtually hand in hand, through the celestial circle. It is a celestial trifecta of Pluto and his playmates and more, Pluto now tolerates a shadowing companion in addition to his moons.

Arawn will distinguish himself from Pluto and Orcus by his double fire orbital elements. He crosses the ecliptic at 24 Leo 42 (heliocentric north node) and ambles closest to the Sun at 6 Sagittarius 35. Pluto’s node is Cancer and perihelion is Scorpio (double water); Orcus’ node is Sagittarius and his perihelion Pisces (one fire, one water). Arawn is small, probably 70 km in diameter so there’s no chance he will achieve coveted dwarf planet status. Despite his size, he adds a level of subconscious substrate or unconscious stirring.

Arawn deals with ego/soul issues due to his Leonine node and weaves the sense of self within the core belief system one possesses as an operational philosophy as a function of the Sagittarian perihelion. The boldness and brightness of flares, flames and fires highlight the essence of Arawn’s intent. Since he is an underworld deity, the issues beneath the surface are: What really makes this person tick? Really? What is the true reason/cause/intention behind ones stated beliefs? Truly?

Given the otherworld double dip granted by Arawn and Pluto so near to one another, is it time to pause and ask one more question to ensure the motives of others with whom you engage are clear? Absolutely! Should we listen carefully for subtext? Yes. Is it important to realize that in between the words the true meaning may roam? You bet. Does everything that causes a reaction of inner stirring - whether a positive inspiration or a worrisome wonder - deserve dedicated duo diligence? More so now than ever!

In the category of what it is worth, the name Arawn was posted on the Minor Planet Center’s website in temporal proximity to the U.S. Presidential inauguration. No matter what one feels about the new president, he certainly does the Leo-Sagittarius axis with great skill. Is it soulful confidence or ego? Are his doctrines flaring thoughts and ego driven reaction or premeditated platforms with impeccable planning? Perhaps only the lords of the underworld know for sure.

As we go forward from here, Arawn summons each person dip deeper into the unconscious for a clear sense of deeply developed beliefs which renders a pure soulful confidence that emanates wherever one wanders.

In other celestial notations, several news sources have been discussing the “newly discovered” driving force of our galactic position. These articles refer to the Shapley Supercluster and specifically Shapley 8, which has been documented in previous SkyScrapings and will continue to be detailed as transits warrant.

I am back from LA and a wonderfully intense few days bringing Orcus to the greater consciousness with the filming of Elevator Pitch. Now we are in full blown post-production. Our actors were simply brilliant. The director of photography was a genius and the footage looks great. The costumer for the film created virtually from thin air an amazing wardrobe. More details will follow. If you’d like to see some behind the scenes pictures, click the links below.

Ground Hog Day recently passed and the whole thing about seeing ones shadow might stir the urge to have a consultation. Click on the links below for half hour or full consultation, Helio Reports, Galactic Reports and more. Since Valentine’s Day is right around the bend, what a time (through Feb 17) to order a Twin Stars relationship report on sale that includes four soul mate motivated centaurs!

[mo-old]

Hi. This is my first experience in describing a "species" and translating such a large amount of text into another language. The original language is Russian, so some errors may slip past my eyes. Thank you for your understanding!

-◉Tanlection◉-

Or "Reflexion with the shadow monster."

Tanlencia is a phenomenon. It's pretty hard to call a species such disparate and imprecise creatures, despite one beginning: Tanle - Base, shadow, you can call it many different things, but the essence is the same: It is a translucent black creature, light and barely perceptible. It balances between reality and nothingness, risking to disappear at any second. It is extremely fragile, even though it has no body in the classical sense.

Tanl is curious by its "nature". It takes a special interest in living creatures, whether dog or human, in those who can show emotion.

They become attached very quickly, but keep at a distance, distorted shadows flickering between grass and leaves, eventually acquiring the shape and habits of the object of observation.

This behavior scares away many people and even makes them express aggression to the uninvited guest. Therefore, before its "adolescent form", the shadow will usually see many, many creatures that will reflect back over time.

Behaviors and preferences

Tanl are initially neutral and driven only by curiosity. Rest assured, distinguishing traits they have adopted from past "acquaintances";

The subject of the observation is not physically harmed. The Tanl also goes away if the subject becomes very frightened or begins to feel only negative emotions due to the observation;

They don't need water or food, many shadows don't even sleep, chasing birds and running for miles due to their inter-reality.

They have no gender, and the secret of their birth is still unsolved;

They feel no pain or discomfort from contrasting temperatures, but the physical effects are more than effective;

It is quite fair to call them energy parasites, despite the actual harmlessness of their presence. As we know, there are always exceptions.

Over time, all the experiences that stretch in a plume behind Tanl manifest on his body, literally. This has no definite cycle, season or number of souls met. The fake eyes will appear sooner or later and will be the beginning of future changes. The point that holds Tanlex in this world. As if to spite the world, out of nothing, Tanlex begins to grow fur, feathers, horns, chitin….

The black silhouette is mostly unchanged, except for the paws, muzzle, and possible rudimentary limbs. The nature of the growth, though it adheres to some canons, depends mostly on the creature's lifestyle and the likely connections it has been able to set up.

There are only a few "rules"

No artificial materials or plants/crystals grow on the shadow's pelt. However, it is very common for the shape of the feathers to resemble foliage and the horns to resemble branches. There are also instances of moldy hides, but it is fair to call this an infestation rather than natural growth;

Very common: horns, wool, feathers;

Less so: bones, scales, chitin, skin, rudimentary limbs.

Tanlex have no magic, meaning no living flames, levitating parts can be had. Also, partially lose their ability to hide in the shadows, but their footsteps remain silent, and their presence or direct gaze is intangible. They are very easy to lose sight of;

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Tables* are able to eat and drink, but this remains optional;

They become tougher, and all cuts and holes either heal or are covered by growths;

They have no flesh, so an empty pelt remains after they disappear;

Tanlex are friendly to their own kind, regardless of the subjects they choose to copy;

They have no odor of their own and do not cause allergies. But the "pelt" is easily recruited by the scent of the forest or the subject of observation if they become friends.

Tanlencia is a phenomenon.

You may think of them as a parasite, an intruder, a distorted reflection, or something else. It can be the physical embodiment of a diseased mind, or a "normal" animal glimpsed between the grass.

The ultimate form is said to be available only to the Solo class, but no one has ever gotten to it. Probably because of the brevity of human life, as Solo stays with his human until the end. P.S.

This was something unusual and at the same time familiar and beloved to me. I literally mixed everything I like into a black mishmash and ineptly molded life out of it, with a glimpse of the author-character theme and probably life experience that stays in my mind forever. I also like how the cute stuff here is acceptable on par with the drab and likely horror. I didn't illustrate anything overtly scary or make the boundaries too narrow, giving a decent amount of freedom for imagination but setting the point with goofy eyes. You can create your own Tanlex if you want to. You can make something based on that idea, removing the fake eyes and turning it into something else… Probably achieving the ultimate form.

[healthcoach95]

What food is 60 calories?

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Exploring the domain of calorie the board requires something beyond mathematical mindfulness; it includes taking on down-to-earth techniques for supporting a sound way of life. Segment control arises as a basic part of viable calories for the executives. Figuring out serving sizes and being aware of segments contribute essentially to remaining within day-to-day calorie limits without feeling denied.

Integrating different supplement-thick food sources guarantees a reasonable admission of fundamental nutrients and minerals, advancing in general prosperity. Settling on entire, natural food varieties over profoundly refined options helps calorie control as well as supports long-haul well-being objectives.

Careful eating rehearses, for example, eating gradually and enjoying each nibble, consider better acknowledgment of yearning and completion signs. This mindfulness forestalls gorging and encourages a more instinctive relationship with food.

Normal actual work supplements calorie the board by upgrading digestion and advancing general well-being. Finding some kind of harmony between caloric admission and use is crucial for accomplishing and keeping a sound weight.

Ultimately, remaining hydrated is frequently disregarded yet is significant for successful calorie executives. Drinking water before feasts can assist with controlling hunger, and forestalling overconsumption.

Integrating these reasonable tips into day-to-day existence works with a feasible and comprehensive way to deal with calories the board, advancing weight control as well as general prosperity.

In the mission for a better way of life, understanding and dealing with our calorie admission is vital. Calorie consideration serves a major part of keeping a fair and nutritious eating regimen. As people endeavor to pursue informed decisions about the food sources they eat, the attention to unambiguous calorie limits turns out to be progressively pertinent. This article intends to reveal insight into an especially charming inquiry: What food varieties are roughly 60 calories?

Why 60 calories, you might ponder? In the domain of calorie-cognizant living, the 60-calorie mark fills in as a perfect balance for those hoping to successfully deal with their everyday admission. This figure lines up with different dietary rules and permits people the adaptability to create feasts that are both fulfilling and healthfully sound.

Digging into the subtleties of 60-calorie food sources discloses a universe of supplement-rich choices, spreading over natural products, vegetables, lean proteins, and delicious tidbits. This investigation isn't just about counting calories; it's tied in with making the most of each calorie towards a better, more lively way of life. Go along with us on this culinary excursion as we reveal the different and tasty exhibit of food varieties that drift around the 60-calorie mark, offering both culinary enjoyment and wholesome advantages.

Why 60 Calories?

Understanding the meaning of the 60-calorie benchmark is essential to chasing an even and well-being-cognizant eating routine. In the perplexing embroidered artwork of caloric admission, the 60-calorie limit holds specific significance because of its arrangement with suggested day-to-day remittances and dietary rules.

The human body's energy necessities fluctuate, and the 60-calorie mark finds some kind of harmony that resounds with different nourishing requirements. For those taking part in calorie counting, holding back nothing snacks around 60 calories gives a sensible and useful system for day-to-day utilization. This figure considers adaptability in building feasts that are light on calories as well as loaded with fundamental supplements.

Additionally, the 60-calorie center works with segment control, supporting people in dealing with their general calorie admission all the more successfully. Whether it's a nibble between feasts or a part of a bigger dish, food varieties inside this calorie range engage people to pursue careful decisions without settling for less on taste or dietary benefit.

By investigating the reasoning behind the 60-calorie focus, this article tries to engage perusers with information that goes past simple mathematical imperatives, empowering an all-encompassing way to deal with wellbeing cognizant eating.

Protein Sources:

In the domain of sustenance, the job of protein is fundamental, adding to muscle fix, safe capability, and generally body support. Distinguishing protein sources that line up with a 60-calorie target offers a nuanced way to deal with adjusting macronutrients inside a compelled calorie structure.

Lean protein choices around 60 calories are effective in gathering dietary objectives as well as acting as an establishment for a balanced dinner plan. Poultry, like skinless chicken bosom, and fish like cod or tilapia, fall inside this calorie range, giving significant protein support without unnecessary caloric burden.

For those sticking to plant-based slims down, investigating vegetables, tofu, and edamame becomes fundamental. These plant-based proteins offer protein as well as a range of micronutrients basic for generally speaking wellbeing.

Understanding the meaning of protein inside the 60-calorie setting isn't just about amount but quality. By consolidating different protein sources, people can guarantee that their wholesome requirements are met productively, encouraging a reasonable and practical way to deal with well-being cognizant eating. Whether obtained from creature or plant beginnings, these protein-rich choices inside the 60-calorie range assume an essential part in making dinners that focus on both dietary thickness and caloric care.

Nibble Thoughts:

Making fulfilling and nutritious snacks inside the 60-calorie range makes the way for plenty of innovative and delightful choices. Shrewd eating assists with craving between feasts as well as guarantees that people keep focused on their day-to-day caloric objectives.

Consider integrating organic products like apples, berries, or oranges as helpful and low-calorie snacks, offering normal pleasantness and a portion of nutrients. Vegetables, for example, cucumber cuts, cherry tomatoes, or chime pepper strips furnish a fantastic mash with negligible calories.

For protein-stuffed snacks, Greek yogurt or a hard-bubbled egg can be fantastic decisions, contributing not exclusively to satiety but additionally offering fundamental supplements. Matching these with a modest bunch of nuts or seeds adds a magnificent blend of surfaces and flavors.

Exploring different avenues regarding mixes can lift the nibbling experience. For instance, a little serving of curds with pineapple or an entire grain rice cake finished off with hummus and cut cucumber makes a balanced and fulfilling tidbit that lines up with the 60-calorie target.

At last, the way to fruitful eating lies yet to be determined in flavors, surfaces, and healthful substances. By investigating different nibble thoughts inside the 60-calorie range, people can find a universe of flavorful choices that contribute decidedly to their general prosperity.

Integrating 60-calorie Food varieties into Day to day Feasts:

Implanting food sources inside the 60-calorie range into everyday feasts requires an insightful and key way to deal with guarantee a balanced and fulfilling diet. Start the day with a supplement-pressed breakfast, consolidating food varieties like a little serving of entire-grain oats with a small bunch of berries or a cut of entire-grain toast with a smear of nut margarine. These choices fit the 60-calorie system as well as launch the morning with fundamental supplements and supported energy.

For snacks and meals, consider consolidating vegetables like salad greens, broccoli, or zucchini, which are low in calories as well as plentiful in nutrients and minerals. Match these with lean proteins like barbecued chicken or fish, upgrading healthful thickness without surpassing the 60-calorie limit.

Eating shrewdly is a vital part of fruitful everyday feast arranging. Pick crunchy snacks like carrot sticks or celery with hummus, giving a fantastic chomp without settling for a less nourishing substance.

By decisively coordinating 60-calorie food varieties into different feasts, people can build an assorted and tasty day-to-day menu. This approach guarantees that every dinner adds to both satiety and by and large dietary prosperity, making the 60-calorie focus a useful and viable aide for careful and well-being cognizant eating.

Tips for Viable Calorie The executives:

Exploring the domain of calorie executives requires something other than mathematical mindfulness; it includes embracing useful methodologies for supporting a sound way of life. Segment control arises as a principal part of viable calories the board. Figuring out serving sizes and being aware of parts contribute essentially to remaining inside everyday calorie limits without feeling denied.

Integrating different supplement thick food varieties guarantees a decent admission of fundamental nutrients and minerals, advancing by and large prosperity. Settling on entire, natural food sources over profoundly refined choices helps calorie control as well as supports long-haul well-being objectives.

Careful eating rehearses, for example, eating gradually and enjoying each nibble, take into account better acknowledgment of appetite and totality signals. This mindfulness forestalls indulging and encourages a more instinctive relationship with food.

Customary work supplements calorie the executives by upgrading digestion and advancing general well-being. Finding some kind of harmony between caloric admission and consumption is crucial for accomplishing and keeping a sound weight.

Finally, remaining hydrated is frequently ignored yet is critical for powerful calorie executives. Drinking water before feasts can assist with controlling craving, and forestalling overconsumption.

Integrating these functional tips into day-to-day existence works in a reasonable and all-encompassing way to deal with calories the executives, advancing weight control as well as general prosperity.

Extra Assets:

For those setting out on an excursion of calorie-cognizant living and looking for additional direction, an abundance of extra assets is accessible to supplement their endeavors. Legitimate sites, for example, the USDA's ChooseMyPlate and MyFitnessPal offer complete data sets of food things, helping with precise calorie following and healthful data.

Cookbooks zeroed in on low-calorie and nutritious recipes that give functional and scrumptious choices to people hoping to enhance their dinners. Eminent creators, for example, Ellie Krieger and Delight Bauer offer important experiences in making tasty dishes with unambiguous calorie limitations.

Wellness applications, like MyFitnessPal and Lose It!, track day-to-day calorie admission as well as give customized suggestions and local area support. These apparatuses improve responsibility and urge clients to remain focused on their well-being objectives.

Nutritionists and dietitians act as important assets for customized exhortation and direction. Looking for proficient help can give custom-fitted proposals in light of individual well-being needs and inclinations.

Online people groups and gatherings, like Reddit's r/loseit or MyFitnessPal's people group sheets, offer a steady climate for people to share encounters, look for guidance, and remain spurred on their calorie the executives venture.

By taking advantage of these extra assets, people can enhance how they might interpret calories from the executives, access different recipes, and interface with networks that share comparative well-being and health objectives. These devices add to a comprehensive methodology, guaranteeing a very much educated and upheld way toward a better way of life.

[etraudvenus]

Animal Report - Animals

Nowadays, oysters are seen as a luxurious dish that we more easily imagine on the plates of long dinner tables of capital owners, celebrities and government officials, rather than in the tough and bruised hands of fishermen as part of their dinner after a long day’s work - but it was not always that way. In the 19th century, people’s perception of the oyster wasn’t accompanied by 3 sets of cutlery on each side of ornamented ceramic. It was instead nourishment for the working class. However, it was the greed and profit that changed the social setting of the animal as a meal. By the start of the 20th century, oysters were disappearing from the once abundant coasts of the west like New York Harbor and Tomales Bay, California; the reason for this was the poorly regulated farming of their beds, like the unwarranted over-cultivation of the species, the lethal extent of water pollution and, in a misguided attempt to repair the damage, the insertion of foreign species that only brought more disease and decease to the oyster beds. The scarcity in the seafood market did in turn significantly raise their prices, which inspired more demand in the upper class and the oyster found its way into high cuisine, transforming in our minds into an expensive and sophisticated delicacy. 

In the novel The Pearl (1947) by John Steinbeck, the oyster acts as a vessel that answers Kino and Juana’s prayers, leading him to itself in search for the perfect pearl, it gifts him exactly what he thought he seeked, but throughout the book, the animal is completely forgotten amidst the human social context that makes the mystical offering - that is essentially made from the being’s protection from a foreign object in its system - turn into a curse that creates a parable about the human nature of greed, entitlement and oppression. In this story, the means by which a part of the oyster is treated as a commodity for the market and seen only through the lens of economical value is in line with the same view that makes oyster beds disappear from our earth’s shores. In Beyond Nature: Animal Liberation, Marxism, and Critical Theory (2021) Marco Maurizi uses a Marxist quote that explains the development of this phenomenon “in the earliest period of human history domesticated animals, i.e., animals which have been bred for the purpose, and have undergone modifications by means of labour, play the chief part as instruments of labour along with specially prepared stones, wood, bones, and shells. The use and fabrication of instruments of labour, although existing in the germ among certain species of animals, is specifically characteristic of the human labour-process” (cited in Maurizi, p.119) and further explains “as a form of mediation between humans and nature, tools make it possible for us to emerge from animal immediacy by treating nature as an ‘object” (Maurizi, p.119).

The solution to the current human domination of nature starts by taking animal liberation as part of human liberation. When people work together with the environment and all beings in it, even if the relations to animals continue to include means of sustenance, assistance and company, these can be fairly regulated if informed by the experts in each field. This relationship becomes exploitative, not by the mere development from a primitive and instinctive state, but from the same ulterior motives that exploit other humans. Systems ruled by capital power will put surplus value over qualified research on the well-being of any living creature, be it workers or animals. Undoubtedly, they provide divergent types of labour, as described in another Marxist idea that can be found in Maurizi’s book “What distinguishes the worst architect from the best of bees is this, that the architect raises his structure in imagination before he erects it in reality. At the end of every labour-process, we get a result that already existed in the imagination of the labourer at its commencement” (cited in Maurizi, p.118) the differences are further established in the apparent will humans have to sell their labour power as a commodity, forced instead by the lack of alternatives, while non-humans become themselves the commodity, being not only sold but treated as raw material. 

Maurizi, M. (2021) “Marxism and the Repression of Nature,” in Beyond nature: Animal Liberation, Marxism, and Critical Theory. Chicago: Haymarket Books, pp. 118–119. 

Steinbeck, J. (2000) The Pearl. London: Penguin Books.

[hypemarketer]

9 Essential Soft Skills for Digital Marketers

It might be challenging to distinguish between a decent and a great digital marketer at times. While education, training, and certificates seem great on a CV, soft skills are also a crucial method to set oneself apart from the competition. And it’s important to keep in mind that soft skills are the most human of all talents at a time when there is a lot of speculation about how AI will affect marketers’ jobs, skill sets, and even careers.

Many essential traits for digital marketing are natural or developed over years of toil and experience rather than being learnt in a certain period of time. The following nine soft talents can help you advance in your career in digital marketing.

1. Intuition

It’s possible that you’re thinking, “OK, you either have intuition or you don’t.” But do not worry—great intuition may be developed with practice!

You won’t always have the information you require as a marketer. You frequently have to make judgments based on your intuition when you don’t have the data you need to back them up. You must trust your instincts in these circumstances; it doesn’t do you any good to be afraid of the unknown.

Your ‘intuition’ will be founded on actual information and experience if you have a thorough understanding of your clients and the business. If your ideas fall flat a few times, don’t panic; it happens. Instead, draw a lesson from your errors and remember that your intuition will become stronger with time.

2. Curiosity

For digital marketers, curiosity is a necessary ability, not just a “nice-to-have.”

Every digital marketer has to be curious, passionate, and hungry to learn more about cutting-edge marketing strategies, tools, and tactics since the field of marketing is always evolving.

For instance, you would no longer be regarded as bright in this industry if you were an SEO master in 2018 but haven’t learnt anything new since then. Your understanding will be dated. Whether you handle social media or are a content marketer, the same rules apply.

You might follow your preferred online marketing newspapers using an aggregator AI tool like Feedly (shown below) to remain up to speed on all the most recent marketing news and trends.

3. Social & Communication Skills

People are social creatures. This implies that in addition to speech, we may interact with one another in a variety of ways. We can communicate nonverbally through gestures, body language, and how we look. Being emotionally knowledgeable will enable you to control your own responses and emotions while also being aware of other people.

Without strong social and communication skills, working in a digital marketing team might be disastrous. To achieve the team’s overall objectives, it is crucial that all members, from content marketing to social media, lead generation, product marketing, and design, collaborate.

For you and your business, working alone without effective communication with others won’t produce the greatest outcomes.

4. Persuasion

Since marketing is all about convincing consumers to purchase a product, it stands to reason that excellent marketers possess a wealth of persuasive communication skills. You may align yourself with executive aims through persuasion while maintaining your commitment to what you believe is best for the company.

Consider that you are creating a project brief for your team. Kevin Reid, Senior Training Consultant, offers some successful strategies for persuading team members to agree with your proposal:

Get their attention right away by starting with a startling statistic or a perplexing narrative.

Engage your audience in conversation by hearing what they have to say and looking at them with attention.

Use pauses to lend emphasis to your presentation and to leave room for questions or remarks. A decent rule of thumb is to wait for two seconds after delivering a key point.

Nobody hates to be deceived, so be sure you can stand by what you say and respond to inquiries about it. Be true and honest.

Finish strong – Keep in mind that the final thing you mention in your pitch is likely to be the first thing they will recall.

Remember that marketing is about experimenting, and not everything you do will succeed the first time, so don’t give up if your persuasive approaches fail. Make sure your arguments are logical and not only based on your emotions when you try to persuade people.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Evenings with Jesus

by William Jay

The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. - Romans 1:18

Here we have the objects against which the wrath of God is revealed. It is against ungodliness. Ungodliness comprehends all the sins against the first table of the law. Ungodliness consists in a disregard of God. The ungodly do not fear him, do not love him, do not worship him, do not confide in him. God is not in all their thoughts; they practically say unto him, “Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.” It is a dreadful mistake which many make in supposing that they may be very godly characters, provided, they are moral, for religion is nothing without godliness.

What can be the duty we owe to any of our fellow creatures compared with what we owe to him who is our Maker, our Preserver, our Benefactor, our Governor, our Saviour? The servant that regards every one but his master, and the child that is dutiful to every one but his father, would be very inadequate images to hold forth the condition of the man who professes to pay a proper regard to other beings, while he lives without God and without hope in the world. On the other hand, though there may be morality without godliness, there can be no godliness without morality.

We are therefore reminded that the wrath of God is revealed against unrighteousness. Unrighteousness comprehends all the sins against the second table of the law. Unrighteousness is injustice in our dealing with our fellow creatures. “Let no man,” says the Apostle, “go beyond and defraud his brother.” But this does not go far enough; a person may be unrighteous and yet keep within the bounds of law and civil decency, and yet be unrighteous in other respects and instances. It is unrighteousness “if we render not to all their due.” It is unrighteousness if we do not afford relief to those who are in distress when we have it in our power to do it. “Withhold not,” says Solomon, “good from them to whom it is due.” “Whosoever hath this world’s goods,” says the Apostle John, “and seeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”

It is impossible if we regard the commands of God, and the design of Providence, and the claims of our common nature. And this is not all. It is revealed against “ALL unrighteousness”- the concealed and the open, the refined and the gross. Men are for ever laying down rules which God does not sanction, and distinguishing between things which have no difference in his sight. They do not “worship a graven image,” but they “take the name of God in vain.” Others do not swear, but they “profane God’s holy day.” Many who would deem it sinful to employ a carpenter or a mason on the Lord’s day employ others. Some would not for the world steal, but they can surround the tea-table and bear witness against their neighbours by the hour. They would not murder, but they covet. And are not all these forbidden? And we are to regard all these without partiality; for all unrighteousness is sin.

[anguigenus]

For the Gus fluff thing, how about Gus teaching Mattholomule illusion magic and Mattholomule teaching Gus construction magic? I need this because holy shit that six gun sequel was brutal.

A/N: I was dead tired today but! I managed to write this! This was a very fun prompt and I had several ideas floating around, this one was the first to make it on paper. Also yeah rip, Hand In Bloody Hand still has me absolutely destroyed too (and I'm the author) (or maybe because I'm the author). Anyways, hope you enjoy this!

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There were a lot of things that lived beneath Hexside. Some crawled and some scurried, while others merely slept, only awakening once a year. Today though there were more creatures than usual down there. Rhythmic sounds of digging rang down tunnels that hadn't been there in past years.

At the end of one of those tunnels, Gus planted his shovel in the dirt and leaned on it, catching his breath. "Hey Matt, are you almost ready to start digging? I think my arms are going to fall off if I do this any longer."

Matt just grunted in reply. Gus squinted over at where he was sitting farther back in the tunnel and gestured his light spell closer. Matt was bent over something, apparently shaping it with spells.

"Whatcha making there?"

Matt jolted. "Nothing!" He spun a quick spell circle, collapsing his work into dust.

The quick look Gus was able to catch was quite revealing though. Especially those tufts of hair. He grinned. "Was that a statue of me?"

"What? No!" Matt jumped to his feet and pointed at Gus indignantly. "You can't prove anything!"

Gus raised an eyebrow.

"Look, I was just practicing, okay? And you were right there, so I was using you as a reference."

That made since. References were always really important in illusions so that you got the proportions of stuff right. Although, this tunnel didn't really have the best conditions. "If it's a reference you want, I can get you the best reference I know!" Gus said.

"And what would that be?"

Gus drew a spell circle and a copy of him appeared doing a muscle pose with two spotlights shining down on him. "Me but standing still and with good lighting, of course." The copy winked.

Matt frowned. "Ok, but how do you do that so easily? Is that just the magic doing the work for you or what?"

Gus hummed thoughtfully. At this point, illusions were almost second nature to him. It was hard to distinguish steps between think of the illusion you want and create the illusion you want. Oh, they'd gone over this stuff in his first lessons though!

"Illusions," he started confidently, "take images from you head and then, uh…" How had his teacher phrased that last bit again? It'd been a while. "Fill them out. And stuff."

"So it does help you out?"

"A bit. Really though, you have to have a clear image in your head or stuff gets a bit wonky." He winced as a few of his earlier illusions came to mind. He'd always added far too many limbs for whatever reason.

"Huh. Mental image isn't really as important in construction. You just sort of move stuff around until it looks right."

"Weird."

There was an awkward pause.

"Hey, you know what?" Gus asked.

"What?"

"I could teach you some simple illusion stuff if you want."

"Really?" Matt frowned. "Wait, isn't that against the rules though?"

"Nah, Bump got rid of that after the whole basilisk thing, thanks to Luz," Gus said. He leaned against a tunnel wall. "Also, we are kind of digging beneath his school. Probably would get in a bit more trouble for that."

"Oh. Right."

"So! Your first illusion!"

"Wait, I don't remember agreeing—"

"Ahh, the first illusion, a proud tradition." Gus started pacing back and forth for dramatic effect. "From what I've seen, there are two main ways to do this. Either you can choose a beautiful object that holds deep meaning for you — and then fail horribly — or you can choose something simple and only fail a little bit!"

Matt drew himself up. "I bet I can pull off the fancy illusion," he bragged.

"Spectacular failure then," Gus said. "I like it!"

"Your face is a spectacular failure!" Matt shot back.

Gus puffed up his chest in mock offence. "Oh yeah? Well, have you looked in a mirror lately?"

"Oh yeah? Well— nyeh!" Matt rushed at Gus and the two slapped lightly at each other for a bit.

"Ahem, anyways," Gus stepped back, "Teaching!"

"Yes, teaching, right."

"So, the most basic illusion spell is a flat, still image you project on some surface," Gus said. He cast it to demonstrate, creating a picture of King on the tunnel wall. "See, you can make anything you want! It's like graffiti, except it's not vandalism since it disappears when you stop concentrating."

Matt frowned at the wall. "So I just… imagine something being there?"

"Yup! Easy as that!"

"If you say so." He skeptically drew a circle. The dirt on the wall started shifting around, forming what might possibly have been hints at lines. "Yeah, see? It doesn't work!" he huffed.

"Well that wasn't an illusion spell," Gus said. "That was just construction magic again!"

"What is illusion magic then? Because clearly just thinking it doesn't work."

"I don't know!" Gus yelled, then stopped as Matt flinched back. He took a deep breath and let it out. "I don't know. I've been doing illusions as long as I can remember. It just feels like magic to me."

"Whatever." Matt scowled and picked up a shovel. "I've been bad at magic my whole life. Why stop now?" He went to the end of the tunnel and started to dig.

Gus slid to the ground. Stupid illusions always messing up his friendships. He took another deep breath. Well, illusions had gotten him into this and illusions would get him out, just like always.

First order of business: figure out how to describe illusions. Maybe he could show how it worked somehow? The problem there was that he didn't have anything to show. It just… went from his head to outside. If only he could just teach him a single illusions spell so Matt knew what it felt like. But that projection spell was the simplest one he knew. Well, besides the—

"The light spell!" Gus jumped up in excitement.

"What?"

"You already know an illusion spell, or one like them! Illusions are just like a light spell:; you think of light and draw a circle!"

Matt set down the shovel. "Wait, but light spells always feel so airy, it's like they aren't even there. Are you telling me all illusions feel like that?"

Gus paused and thought about that for a bit. "...Do you mean other spells feel different?"

Matt opened his mouth, closed it again. Opened it again. "Uhhh… you know what? I think it'll be your turn to learn some new magic after this."

Gus shrugged. "Fair enough. Ok but now you got to try again!"

"Fine." Matt rolled his eyes. "So, it's like a light spell but with a picture?"

"Yep!"

"Here goes then." Tentatively, Matt cast a spell. A greyish splotch slowly appeared on the wall.

"Yes!" Gus jumped up and down cheering. "Matt, you did it!"

"I… did?" Matt asked, looking back and forth between the splotch and Gus in confusion.

"Yeah! It might not look good, but none of them do at first. Now you've cast one one of them though, you can get better!"

Matt grinned. "Well then, you just wait! Next thing you know I'll be even better than you at illusions!"

Gus crossed his arms, grinning back at him. "Oh yeah? Well I bet I'll be better than you at construction magic first! Remember, you owe me a spell lesson."

Before Matt could respond, a faint scream echoed through the dirt around them. The mood deflated slightly.

"Oh. Darn." Matt said. "See you at the graveyard tomorrow?"

"Sure. You can teach me then!"

"Deal."

The boys exchanged a serious high five to seal the deal, then started walking back.

"Ok but seriously, I can barely even feel the magic in the illusions, it's all just in the circle. It's weird."

"No, that's how it works! You're definitely lying about being able to feel the magic."

"No I'm not!"

[bulletballet-arch]

REALLY LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY. RULES. repost ,   don’t  reblog !    tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. I took this from Minnie’s archived Bioshock blog. I’ve been looking for this meme all this month. TAGGING. @hammurabicomplex. @bluuxriising. @ Me - for Sal on @bulletsoverbensonhurst​. @immaterialed (charlie) @soypeor (bella) @svmmercmance​. @mrflayed. and you!

BASICS. FULL  NAME :  Eve Delores Littlejohn NICKNAME : Evie, Little Evie (by her maternal side of the family), Delores, Didi NAME  MEANING / S  Eve is from the ancient Hebrew name  חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה (chawah) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (chayah) meaning "to live". Delores is a variant of Dolores, meaning "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows." Littlejohn is a surname that has historically been found in England and Scotland. With potential origins being either ‘to distinguish a beloved child that was not the eldest.’ Or, ‘a contradictory nickname for a large man.’ HISTORICAL  CONNECTION? : She’s named after her grandmother, Evelyn Hollins.

AGE : 42 BIRTHDAY :  June 2 ETHNIC  GROUP : Black-American. Meaning she’s mixed with a lot (Some of her relatives are respectively Creole and Italian) but uses Black as a catch-all term. NATIONALITY :  American LANGUAGE / S : English, Italian, Spanish, Latin, some French SEXUAL  ORIENTATION :   Bisexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION :  Biromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : Verse dependent, usually married -or connected- to Salvatore Scozzari in some way. CLASS : Upper-Class HOME  TOWN / AREA :   Brooklyn. Spent time between Bedford-Stuyvesant - with her paternal grandfather and Park Slope - with her maternal grandparents.  CURRENT  HOME : In her childhood home in Bedford-Stuyvesant. PROFESSION : Ballet Instructor. Former Professional Ballerina. ( Other verses see her as a professional thief. )

PHYSICAL. HAIR : Black. In terms of her natural hair, Eve has springy, 3C hair she seldom shows off because she was raised in a family where straightened hair was deemed presentable and professional.  EYES : Thin almond eyes. Dark brown. NOSE : Straight and small. FACE :  She has a prominent, high forehead, that’s accented with high cheekbones and a pointy chin. LIPS :  Full. COMPLEXION : She has a light brown (tawny) complexion.  SCARS : None major. TATTOOS : None. HEIGHT : 5′4″ BUILD : Eve has a slender build. One of those people who have been small and petite since childhood. Despite this, she also stays skinny because she is obsessively conscious of the food she consumes. The older she gets the more she weighs, however. USUAL HAIR STYLE :  Her hair is cut short. Reaching her shoulders in a neat, even bob. She either curls it in a retro fashion or curls the tips. For work she wears it in a traditional, pinned bun. USUAL FACE LOOK : In public, she appears stoic for the most part. Any emotion shown (such as the length of a smile) is carefully calculated. She has to seem perfect.  USUAL  CLOTHING : Form fitting dresses. Incredibly chic and fashionable for the time. Shoes include heels - never open-toed, unless she has on stockings. Extravagant earrings. Jewelry that can include either necklaces, crosses, pearls, or dainty rings. Prone to wearing black sunglasses in public.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : Thunderstorms, airplanes, creatures like weasels, snakes and ferrets, break-ins, men she doesn’t know, harm coming to her children ASPIRATION / S :  Formerly wanted to become a major [black] ballerina in the elite world of ballet, now she just wants to expose more [inner city children] to dance through her job. Personally, she wants her children to change the world in some form or fashion, too. Eve also has good ideas on improving the community, but at the moment has no idea how to go about these ideas. POSITIVE  TRAITS :  Generous, compassionate, patient, protective NEGATIVE  TRAITS : Strict, sullen, hard to read, represses her emotions, secretive MBTI :  Advocate - INFJ-T ZODIAC :  Cancer TEMPERAMENT :  Melancholic ANIMALS :  Lioness VICE / S :  Pride & Lust FAITH : Christian. Grew up Baptist, but Catholic influences have been around her since childhood. Attended a Catholic High School in Park Slope, her grandmother Evelyn was also a practicing Catholic.  GHOSTS ? : Yes and no. She feels that objects formerly owned by the deceased posses the essence of their previous owners and that they essentially live on through these pieces of property. AFTERLIFE ? : Yes. REINCARNATION ? :  No, but it’s a romantic concept. ALIENS ? : No. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT :  Democratic ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE :  She likes being where she’s at now. But honestly, being upper class is all she’s ever known. SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : Bourgeoisie, basically. The Littlejohn’s represent The Historical Black Elite.  EDUCATION  LEVEL : College level. FAMILY.

FATHER :  William ‘Bill’ Littlejohn MOTHER : Linda Littlejohn ( nee Hollins ) SIBLINGS : None EXTENDED  FAMILY : Amos Littlejohn (paternal grandfather) Liza Littlejohn (paternal grandmother) Evelyn Hollins (maternal grandmother) Giuseppe D’Aietti (maternal grandfather) and a wide host of cousins, aunts and uncles.

FAVOURITES. BOOK :  Night Song by Beverly Jenkins. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Some sort of old, French erotic novel that was published before she was born. MOVIE : Eve watches films along the lines of...Waiting to Exhale, Beaches, The First Wives Club and Fatal Attraction. She loves Made-For-TV movies from the time period. In regards to plays, her favorite one is Sunday In The Park With George. 5  SONGS :  Meet Me On The Moon / Essence of Sapphire / No One In The World / People / The First Time I Saw Your Face  DEITY :  Persephone  HOLIDAY : New Years Eve, Christmas, Thanksgiving. Major holidays during the colder season. MONTH :  October SEASON :  Autumn PLACE :  The dance studio she works at. WEATHER : Sunny, but cool. SOUND : The voices of Anita Baker and Sarah Vaughn. A skilled hand running over piano keys. Soft trumpets. Running water. Cats making chipper little meows. SCENT / S :  Perfume, floral scented lotions, her partner’s cologne TASTE / S :  Caramel, the tang of dark chocolate, strawberries coated with either chocolate, or sprinkles of white sugar. Light Vinegar.  FEEL / S : Performing in front of an audience. Hot water engulfing your skin after a long day. Satin - whether it be the fabric of her clothes or sheets, your fingers tightly intertwined with another’s, feeling your significant other’s chest raise and lower against your skin with each breath they take. ANIMAL / S : Cocker Spaniels, Afghan Hounds, Cats, Birds - she loves all ( well, a majority ) of animals. NUMBER :  Doesn’t have one. COLOR :  White, Pink, Gold.

EXTRA. TALENTS :  Dance, Eve is trained in ballet when it comes to her main verse. She has attended ballet classes since the age of eight and ever since then she placed all of her focus into it. Similarly, Eve has always had the makings of a good artist - as a child she enjoyed drawing and had informal art lessons with a man who lived in the basement of her grandfather’s brownstone, but she never invested into that half of her. BAD AT : Singing, Being interviewed, Public Speaking (as in Speech Giving), Decision Making TURN  ONS :  Charisma, Leadership Skills, Temperature Play, Phone Sex, Heavy Kissing, Light Roleplay TURN  OFFS :  Public Sex, Tearing [ Her ] Clothes, Threesomes, Cruelty, Senseless Violence HOBBIES :  viewing plays & some musicals, reading romance novels, shopping, working out (she was into the whole celebrity VHS tape exercise trend), playing tennis, decorating AESTHETIC :  Vintage Black Glamour, Black Ballerinas, Champagne and Wine Glasses, Paintings by Melinda Byers and Edward 'Clay' Wright QUOTES :  "I'm bad with words, I hope you're good in reading eyes." / "There are truths I haven't even told God. And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys."

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : Lynn Whitfield ( A Thin Line Between Love & Hate ) ALT  FC / S : Kylie Bunbury ( Twisted ) OLDER  FC / S :  Lynn Whitfield ( Greenleaf ) YOUNGER  FC / S : N/A VOICE  CLAIM / S : Lynn Whitfield

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1 :   if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?       A1 : Recently I decided that if/when I try to write anything serious about Eve again, it’ll center on her being a jewel thief because it presents me more fun, and emotionally diverse, opportunities. That and I have a very specific cover image in my mind. Ideally, her adventures would be a series of books. I have no title in mind, no idea about how ‘it would be filmed’ ( although a style replicating 90s films would be excellent, film grain and all. ) but, I do have a bunch of plots in mind that I really don’t feel like typing out here.  

Q2 :   what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?         A2 :  Her score would have a vintage sound (or a jazzy Spike Lee sound, if you will) with instrumentals by Dorothy Ashby (a Jazz Harpist) the Ahmad Jamal Trio, Pharaoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef and Tarika Blue. For music with lyrics, the soundtrack would include the likes of Julie London, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dionne Warwick.

Q3 :   why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?   + Q4 :   what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ? A3 :  Whenever I make NPCs for my character’s lives I actually can’t just let them just be NPCs. I start thinking about them too much. Developing them too much. And then I’m like, ‘wow! I really like this character!’ Eve was a different character when I began writing her, and likely wouldn’t be considered the same character as she was previously, if I told someone in real life who knows about my writing (like my grandma) about all the changes she has undergone. Originally Delores was a university professor, because I thought it could lead to interesting interactions with college-age muses. And her previous history with the mafia was also something interesting to tap in. But then I started thinking about what was realistic, what wasn’t realistic, what did I feel comfortable/interested writing? What didn’t I feel comfortable/interested in writing?  So as time went on, things would alter about this character. And the new things I came up with attracted me more. 

Q5 :   describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.         A5 :  I have a love/hate relationship with Eve’s quiet demeanor. On one hand, I think quieter characters need love and the ability to be fully dimensional but on the other hand, writing louder characters has always been more fun for me. But really, Eve’s guarded behavior makes writing her stressful in some cases with others because sometimes...if I’m going to be honest...people don’t know how to carry a thread and interact with someone of her demeanor effectively. 

Q6 :   what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?       A6 : We’re both black, we’re both into art (although our exact interests and aesthetics with art differ)

Q7 :   how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?         A7 : Realistically she would think I need to take better care of myself.

Q8 :   what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions with ?   A8 :  We skippin’ this question.

Q9 :   what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?       A9 : Films such as, “Waiting to Exhale,” “The Kitchen” and “Widows.” Books by Alice Walker, like “The Third Life of Grange Copeland” as well as her short story, “Roselily.” The historical mob figure Stephanie St. Clair.

Q10 :   how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?       A10 : A few hours.

[shadowdianne]

A friend who is actually starting to write her own book sent me a little thing back at instagram which was a cute version of inktober. For each day of august a prompt of word. She asked me to do it with her, as a way of making her write even a short paragraph each day and motivate her. I said yes, but since I'm quite the overachiever I did all previous days plus today and my plan is to do them all now that I'm up to date with the ones I was "supposed" to have done. Anyway, the rules we set for this were no tailoring afterward, no editing, and a max of 15 lines. It's not fanfic but if anyone wants to read them...

1.- Circle

The grass was dry beneath their feet as they moved, the nighttime air filled with the chants of those who hold the candles as they moved, shadows undulating, changing, as they rose their arms. However, If anyone would have dared to peek from beyond the trees that surrounded the clearing, they would have only seen the blue formations of the will-o-wisps as they moved and created the never-ending circle and yet, however, if any bystander clever enough, magical enough, interested enough, would have kept on watching, battling against the feeling of being watched that would have crept out on their back, they would have seen the figures, the lights, form and change and transform until the will-o-wisps were gone and, on their wake, the circle would have led to the wings of those departed, waiting for their time to come so they could traverse to the place beyond.

2.- Changeling

Their eyes are never the right color, their mouths form words no-one should speak outload, they teach us to never share our meals, our names with them, for they do not belong to us anymore that they do belong to what lies beyond the veil that permeates magic and secrets. Their souls were sold, way beyond they were formed, even if they wear lead and silver like any mortal would. They can touch salt, and eat it as well, but their redemption lies beyond the crosses and symbols of the religion that they were brought up into. You can make deals with them, they teach us, you can peer into those eyes and try not to lose yourself if you are willing, but remember that their bodies are borrowings, copies of imperfect molds. They exist and they can bring gifts, for they can step into said veil, but there’s nothing that will make them human, or mortal, even if they think of themselves as such.

3.-Lottery

The numbers bled ink onto her palm as she brought it closer to her eyes, the rain around her turning ice-cold as she tried to peer beyond it. The air freezing as she rose her free hand and moved a few stray hairs out of her eyes. She could feel the chill on her back and neck, the razor sting of the water turning to hail. “Is someone there?” She wanted to ask, the silhouette she had seen -she had thought she had seen- walking down the road now nowhere to be found. The lottery ticket kept flapping against the wind, the numbers beginning to smear as she brought it closer to her chest. Numbers, she would soon find out when she entered into one of the few shops down her street that would take it, that changed with notable pace. There was never a wrong one, she would realize, for each number would always be the correct one, would always give the answer that would need to be given in order to win. Then, she would ask, why the ticket was also stained with blood?

4.-Officiate

The bold man rose his arms and looked at us with a grave look, the shadows within the chapel seeming to grow and wreathe as we all stood, waiting. There was very little to do, beyond keeping up with his stare as he repeated the old mantra I’ve known by heart for longer than my years would have said. I let my mind wander when he didn’t stare at me, trying to catch the sins off our memories, the reason why we have been brought up here. I looked at the stained glass at his back, at the stories that were told with jaded crystals that our memories had conjured. With each night, the stained glass seemed brighter, our souls, according to him, purer. And yet, I felt light-headed, weak, as my eyes were captured once more, distant screams scurrying through the floor as we fell, knees first. Again, and again, and again.

5.-Enchant

He eyed the pendant that hung from between their intertwined fingers, the jewel encased in the middle of the brass and silver lines glinting under the electric light that hung above them. He was still able to taste the wine he had consumed a few minutes prior, the tanginess of it, the way it had stained his teeth. The light within the pendant glowed stronger as it beckoned them, their breath halting and then speeding up as their feet rose from carpeted floors, the wood panels that covered the room’s walls seemingly to throb as they kept on grabbing the pendant, the magic, scribbled beyond the details the artisan had created for them both. “A promise trapped in glass” The old man has whispered as he had given it to him. “A secret written within it.” He had replied, the words strange but expected, such was the way of the saying. He now was able to fear the heat radiating from the pendant, the magic, and he knew he had been lied to.

6.-Science

Beakers tinkled as she looked around the room, the papers, scattered around the body, the last strength of the dead man’s hand thrown over one small portion of white paper that was now marred with words she wasn’t able to understand. The inspector knelt next to the body, not bothering to check the man’s pulse as she knew him dead; the trail of blood pooling on his back enough proof of that, alongside with the scalpel, the broken pieces, of what could have been his latest experiment. Outside, beyond the sea of voices so normal in an investigation site, she could almost listen to the crows she had seen upon entering the building, their beaks open in a sempiternal smirk. She frowned and stood, fingers ironing her clothing reflexively as she took into the laboratory, the slight stench of fluids that had been spilled. And then she winced as her finger opened, sliced by one of the speckles of glass that covered her pants. Stupid, noob, she could listen to the scornful remarks others would tell her, if only the heat that now seemed to burn from her insides would end.

7.- Basket

It was sturdy, the old woman would often say when trying to sell the ones she made in front of her home, the porch worn and slanted but still giving her enough shade for her hands to work without breaking a sweat. It was sturdy and practical and all new-commers should buy one. What would you do, she would say with eyes so clouded they looked like the sky in a stormy day, with the things one was supposed to carry for long travels? What would you do with your food and waterskins? Where would you carry them? She would scoff at the words of those who politely told her that they had their backpacks. “They are not as reliable” She would reply, but she would shoo them away nevertheless, her interest depleted the moment they told her that they were supposed to go for the distant mountains, the ones that seemed blue from where they stood. She would insist more, sometimes, if they seemed hesitant to say not to her, toothless smile and quick tongue quickly lifting a few coins from their purses. It was sturdy, she would say to them, as she gave them the promised basket, the sigils woven into it blinking once, twice, beyond their eyes. She would smile then, promising them good travels, safe travels. She was rarely wrong.

8.- Ensnare

The gardener looked at yet another vine, sweat rolling down his brow, he could feel the dirt slowly resettling itself as he watched, the steps of the poor unfortunate who had ended up being trapped, ensnared, by the vines already beginning to disappear. There was very little he was able to do now, the body mangled beyond recognition, and so he brought a clean cloth and his sears and began the process of recollecting what little he was able to get, at least for the ones who had lost another family member, for the dead to be tolled, he didn’t quite hate his job, it paid well, as long as he himself kept away from the vines covering the mausoleum’s door. But there were days like this one, days in where the heat bothered and the vines were more playful than usual and their teeth nipped at his fingers, that he wondered about taking that final step, devoid of the protections the pendant around his neck gave him. If only to see if there was actually a way of getting lose from them all.

9.-Sky

Their wings fluttered, moved by the breeze that only they could see, and as the night covered everything in velvety black, the wings of the creatures grew in size, changing the sun with the moon, their eyes black holes that blossomed into galaxies only those keen eyed, where able to distinguish on the earth below. They danced around each other, the aurora borealis a stamp of colors their tails created their flight erratic for every night is different and every sky varies, even with the matted imperfections of their plumage -the constellations, those mortals would call them- The planets aligned as the sun disappeared, one last bite of fire hanging low on the horizon, and they kept on dancing, on transforming day to night, and then back and back again.

10.-Box

The box was engraved, numbers of family members so old it was difficult to remember them any longer. It was also covered in dirt, from the grave they had dug it up, their secrets locked away with a lock as well crafted as it was gorgeous; rust not seeming able to corrode the details of the metal parts that surrounded the names. Cold to the touch, permanently, it seemed to leave a thin layer of frost no matter what object it touched, and she bit down her bottom lip as she tried to remember the old nursery rhymes her grandmother used to sing to her, about the secrets she was supposed to inherit, the clues she was supposed to recall. Nothing, however, came forth, her own fingers felt cold and detached and her vision blurred and gone, the will-o-wisp lights that had seemed to grow stronger the last time she checked into the forest that surrounded the home coming closer and closer to her now, asking for a permission they didn’t need as her own soul had granted such.

11.- Catapult

He run, almost slipping over a pool of oil as the noise of the fighters and soldiers below reached him, the sweat on his brow getting heavier with every passing second. He had been tasked with one thing and one thing only: being a novice there was only so much he could do with a sword after all. And so, he run, run towards the catapults waiting outside the castle, beyond the riverbank. All the careful planning had been for naught as they had found a way into the place using the old catacombs, the ones in where numbers appeared written in blood, passages of a bible so cursed there were only a few that could remember the name of the book itself. He hadn’t dared to ask how the enemies had found a way in; the eyes full of fear of his sergeant had been telling enough. And so, he willed his legs to carry him further as he kept on descending the stairs, moving between bodies, and propelling himself in-between those who fought. He had one job and one job only and he needed to reach the riverbank. Or else.

12.-Ladder

The wood of the ladder splintered beneath her fingertips, but she didn’t pay any mind to the pain on her flesh. There was no point to it, after all, for everything she had tried lied dead at her feet, the eyes of the multitude stuck on her as she felt stricken by fear. She had been propped up the unlit bonfire, read her sins, what she had been accused off, and called forth a blessing from the mute skies. She had looked up then, narrowing her eyes as she searched for the birds that changed as the seasons did; she had been taught, instructed, to find those in the case she was found. Yet, nothing came forth on that starless night, not even when she began to feel the stench of fog and fire about to reach her feet. For that, for fear, she transported herself as far as her powers allowed her; to the silo next to the old road; the one in where Old Granny used to sell her baskets to those stupid enough to transverse to the mountains. The silo was closed now, rot settling in of what had been a small hut back when she had been a child, and so she had waited and waited for the screams outside to disappear, her legs around the end of the ladder, her arms, and hands clutching the top of it. A mere second longer, she thought, she prayed, and she would be able to escape, to flee, to those blue mountains she still could see on her mind’s eye.

13.-Carnivorous

The wolf is not evil, despite its large smile and piercing teeth, its tongue as red as the blood it consumes. The wolf is not evil but a warning, one created by the path that moves and curls around the forest, a way of keeping you focused and not dead. The wolf is not evil, it eats what you eat, it grows from what you learn. The wolf is not evil but a companion, one to listen to when you are traveling, hoping for the next curve of the trail to show the shadows of a town nearby. The wolf is not evil, but a guide, a mortal one, that can travel between what you know and what you definitely shouldn’t pry about. The wolf is not evil. Merely carnivorous.

[tawakkull]

ISLAM 101: Spirituality in Islam: Part 125

Ilm (Knowledge)

Knowledge (‘ilm) means information obtained through the human senses or through the Revelations or inspiration of God. It is also used to denote information that is in agreement with facts or realities, and to denote understanding something with its real, whole meaning and content. In addition, we come across usage of this term in the simple sense of thinking, under-standing, comprehension, and conclusions drawn as a result of such mental processes. Sometimes the word knowledge can even mean familiarity.

Although it is well known which aspect of the term knowledge in Islamic Sufism is most relevant in the context of this book, we deem it useful to mention some secondary matters, such as the different types of knowledge and its sources.

Knowledge, first of all, is dealt with in two categories: knowledge without means or knowledge that is had without being acquired, and knowledge that is acquired through some means.

Every living being has its own peculiar characteristics and potentials. These characteristics and potentials are the sources of certain, innate knowledge, knowledge a creature has without having to acquire it. (The modern scientific term for this kind of knowledge is instinct.) A human being’s being able to sense and perceive a lack of air, thirst, hunger, grief and joy, etc., a baby’s knowledge of how to nurse, a bird’s knowledge of how to fly and build nests, a fish’s knowledge of how to swim, young animals’ knowledge of how to avoid dangers, in short, these types of knowledge, knowledge of how to deal with the necessities of life, fall into the category of knowledge without means.

Knowledge acquired through the internal and external senses is included in the second category. Knowledge concern-ing the physical world is usually obtained through the five external senses–sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch–while knowledge about the metaphysical or incorporeal realm of existence is acquired through internal senses–the mind and heart with their faculties of thought, reason, spiritual discovery and experience, intuition, etc.

As for the sources of knowledge or means of acquiring it, these consist of three, according to Islam:

The five external senses, provided they are sound. True reports, of which there are two kinds: reports unanimously given by a group of truthful people of such a number that it is inconceivable that they have agreed to lie, and reports given by the Messengers of God, whom He has sent with special messages. The third source of knowledge is reason. Axiomatic knowledge and the knowledge reached by using the mental faculties are included in this kind of knowledge. Knowledge is also divided into two groups: that which is acquired through the mental faculties, and that which is reported knowledge. The first can be divided up into three categories:

Knowledge of such matters as health and education, which in Islam are regarded as incumbent upon every individual or a group of people in the community, according to the time and conditions. Another kind of knowledge acquired through the mental faculties is knowledge of which Islam disapproves. Sorcery, divination and occult sciences are of this kind. Sciences, such as geometry, mathematics, medicine, physics, chemistry, and history are included in the third category, the study of which Islam regards as obligatory on the community in order to discover God’s laws of the creation and operation of the universe and for the well-being of the community. Reported knowledge is of two kinds: knowledge based on spiritual discovery and inspiration and knowledge concerning Islam and Islamic life. The second kind has been separated under four heads:

The knowledge of the fundamental principles, which include knowledge of the Qur’an, Sunna (the Prophet’s way of life, sayings, and confirmations), the consensus of the scholars (ijma’) and analogy or deductive reasoning. These are the sources upon which the rules of the Shari’a are based. The knowledge of the subdivisions, which includes the knowledge of worship (the Prescribed Prayer, the Prescribed Alms-giving, Fasting, Pilgrimage and so on), the daily life of the believers, marriage and relevant matters, such as divorce and alimony (civil law), and legal penalties (criminal law), etc. Primary sciences, such as language, grammar, meaning, composition, and eloquence, which are ways to properly understand the religious sciences, such as Hadith (the sayings of the Prophet), the interpretation of the Qur’an, and jurisprudence. The complementary or secondary sciences, i.e. the sciences additional to the sciences of the Qur’an. They consist of sciences relating to the wording and composition of the Qur’an, such as phonetics and recitation; the sciences pertaining to its meaning, such as interpretation and exegesis, and those relating to its commandments, such as the abrogating and the abrogated, the general and particular, the explicit and implicit, the real or literal and the metaphorical or allusive, the succinct and the detailed, the clear and the ambiguous, the direct and firm and the allegorical. As for reported knowledge based on spiritual discovery and inspiration, it has also been dealt with under two heads: the knowledge that occurs in one’s heart as a gift from God, and the knowledge that arises in the conscience. What we will study among the topics of the “Emerald Hills of the Heart” is this kind of knowledge. Whether it is of the kind occurring in one’s heart as a gift from God or of the kind arising in the conscience, this knowledge is and must be based on the Qur’an and the Sunna. Any knowledge one finds in one’s heart or conscience which has not been filtered through these two pure sources is not reliable. It cannot be binding knowledge for either the individuals themselves or others, it cannot be considered as authentic, sound knowledge. This important point has been stressed by many great Sufi leaders. For example:

Junayd al-Baghdadi says: “All the ways that do not end in the Prophet are closed and do not lead to the truth.” He also reminds us: “Anyone who does not know the Book and the Sunna is not to be followed as a guide.”

Abu Hafs[1] explains: “Anyone who does not continually control him or herself in the light of the Book and the Sunna cannot be regarded as belonging to this way.”

Abu Sulayman al-Darani[2] warns: “I admit the truth of whatever occurs to the heart only provided it is confirmed by the Book and the Sunna.”

Abu Yazid al-Bistami[3] admonishes: “I struggled against my carnal self for almost thirty years and did not find anything more difficult for it to accept than the objective criteria of the Book and the Sunna. You should not be misled by anyone, even if they work wonders like flying through the air, rather you should consider their care in observing the limits set up by the Shari’a and following the commandments of the Book and the Sunna.”

Abu Sa’id al-Harraz[4] sums up the matter: “Any intuitive knowledge which is not compatible with the spirit of religion is false.”

Abu al-Qasim Nasrabadi[5] teaches: “The essence of the Sufi way is strict adherence to the Book and the Sunna, holding back from the misleading inclinations of the carnal self and innovations in religion, being able to overlook the faults of others, not becoming negligent in one’s daily recitations to glorify and praise the Almighty, being strict in fulfilling the religious commandments without applying special exceptions, and refraining from personal, insubstantial opinions regarding religion.”

The Sufi leaders give knowledge precedence over the spiritual state of the Sufis, because that state depends on knowledge. Knowledge is the heritage of the Prophets, and the scholars are the heirs thereto. The Prophetic saying, “The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets,”[6] is the highest of the ranks recognized for scholars.

The knowledge of the truth or knowledge that leads to the truth is the life of the heart, the light of the eye, the cause of the expansion of the breast (with peace, exhilaration, and spiritual happiness), the stimulus to activate reason, the source of pleasure for the spirit, the guide of those bewildered as to which way to follow, the intimate friend of the lonely, and an invaluable table of heavenly foods offered on the earth and one to which the angels show great respect.

Knowledge is an important step toward belief, a standard to distinguish between guidance and error and between certainty and doubt, and a Divine mystery manifesting the truly human aspects of a person.

There is no exaggeration in the following saying of a friend of God:

A human being is truly human with knowledge; But without knowledge is entirely bestial. Action without knowledge is purely ignorance; So, O friend, you cannot find the Truth without knowledge.

By knowledge, the Sufis mean, rather than the familiarity that is reached with the mind, hearing and sight, the light and radiation that come from the realms beyond the material world and have their source in God’s Knowledge. This light pervades the spirit and bursts like flowers in the meadows of the innermost faculties of the person, and swells and flows in the gifts of the All-Eternal One. In order to be able to receive this Divine gift, one should, first of all, turn with all one’s inner world to the Eternal Sun and, freed from the influences of the body and carnal pleasures, lead a life at the level of heart and spirit, and open one’s breast to God, the Truth, with belief, love, and attraction, and then one should be able to rise to a level where one can be taught by God through inspiration.

As declared in the Divine declaration (18:65), We taught him knowledge of a special kind from Our Presence, God-inspired knowledge is the rain of mercy that pours down into the depths of a person’s inner world from the Realm of the Holy Presence– the Realm where those who are the nearest to God experience His Holy Presence–without any intermediary and veils. Deep devotion to God, sincere adherence and loyalty to Him as well as the Messenger, being sincerely well-pleased with whatever God decrees or causes to happen for one and trying to please Him, the sincerity and purity of intention in one’s acts or doing whatever one does only to please Him and because He wants us to do it, and having a heart pursuing certainty in the matters of belief over and over again–all this is what is required to be rewarded with God-inspired knowledge, especially in abundance.

Since the Prophets received Divine Revelation and were taught by Him, their knowledge is a God-inspired knowledge that comes from Him without any intermediary. As for the knowledge of purified, saintly scholars and other saintly persons, this is also a God-inspired knowledge, the only difference being that the source is the rays of light of the Prophetic knowledge. Khadr[7] is regarded as the foremost one in receiving this knowledge. However, he can only be so regarded for a certain period of time and spiritual rank and for the state particular to him. In certain particular matters, some people may be superior to those who are superior to them in general terms. Similarly, in certain particularities of God-inspired knowledge, Khadr is superior to those who are greater than him. He is in no way superior to either the Prophet Moses, upon him be peace,[8] or the other great Messengers.

As a Messenger charged with teaching people God’s commandments and guiding them in their lives so that they could attain happiness in both worlds, the Prophet Moses knew God’s commandments concerning the human individual and social life and the sensitive relation between them and the outward and inward aspects or dimensions of things. But, Khadr’s knowledge is restricted to the inward dimension of things. He points to this difference in his conversation with Moses: “Moses! I have a kind of knowledge which God has taught me and you do not possess, while you have another kind of knowledge which God has taught you and I do not possess.”[9]

In conclusion, God-inspired knowledge is the kind of knowledge which one cannot acquire by studying or being taught by others. It is a special gift from God and a kind of illumination, from a sacred source, that one finds in one’s heart. Rather than being the kind of knowledge about the Creator acquired by studying creation and which therefore leads from the created to the Creator, it is a kind that pours from the Maker to the conscious “works” of His art. It is even regarded as the emergence in the human spirit of the knowledge about some mysteries pertaining to God, the Truth, as special gifts from Him.

Anyway, it is always God Who knows best the truth in every matter.

[1] Abu Hafs ‘Amr b. Salama al-Haddad of Nishabur (d. 879). A blacksmith of Nishabur, visited Baghdad and met al-Junayd who admired his devotion. He also encountered al-Shibli and other Sufis of the Baghdad school. Returning to Nishapur, he resumed his trade and died there in 879.  [2] Abu Sulayman al-Darani (d. 830). An ascetic known for his weeping in worship. He was held in honour by the Sufis and was (called) the sweet basil of hearts (rayhan-i dilha). He is distinguished by his severe austerities. He spoke in subtle terms concerning the practice of devotion.  [3] Abu Yazid al-Bistami (d. 873): One of the greatest Sufi masters. Junayd said: “Abu Yazid holds the same rank among us as Gabriel among the angels.” His life was based on self-mortification and the practice of devotion.  [4] Abu Sa’id Ahmad ibn ‘Isa al-Kharraz of Baghdad, a cobbler by trade, met Dhu al-Nun al-Misri and associated with Bishr al-Khafi and Sari al-Saqati. Author of several books including some which have survived, the date of his death is uncertain but probably occurred between 892 and 899.  [5] Abu al-Qasim Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud al-Nasrabadi: One of the famous Sufi masters and scholars.  [6] Al-Bukhari, al-Jami’ al-Sahih, “‘Ilm,” 10. [7] Khadr is he with whom the Qur’an recounts (18: 60-82) the Prophet Moses made a travel to learn something of the spiritual realm of existence and the nature of God’s acts in it. It is controversial whether he was a Prophet or a saint with special mission. It is believed that he enjoys the degree of life where one feels no need for the necessities of normal human life.  [8] The writer refers to the significant encounter and experience between Moses and Khadr that is recounted in the Qur’an, 18:60-82.  [9] Al-Bukhari, “Tafsir,” 18:4.

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DentaFend Reviews—100% Natural ⚠️ SCAM Or LEGIT ⚠️ Price and Ingredients

Have you been as of late encountering serious toothaches? Thinking that it is upsetting to feel free teeth and witness expanded paces of oral contaminations? On the off chance that the appropriate responses are indeed, you may be managing an issue that has tormented buyers all around the world: tooth rot. As a rule, over 3.9 billion individuals worldwide have been influenced by oral infections. This number supposedly addresses the cases that go untreated (FDI World Dental Federation). All in all, what are the reasons for tooth rot in the first place?

 The primary guilty party liable for tooth rot are depressions, and a similar offender has been connected to conceivably setting off gum illness. In such cases, specialists normally demand that helpless oral cleanliness rehearses are what causes pits, however as per Dean Dent, there's more going on in the background. As somebody who professes to have "nearly choked to death on account of an enlarged tooth" he expresses that specialists neglect to distinguish "specific poisons" similar to the issue.

 After further examining these issue with a resigned, normal elective medication analyst, Dr. Michels, Dean assumed control over issue and dispatched an all-regular arrangement called DentaFend. He accepts that this arrangement "can obliterate the poisons found inside your circulation system [and] will permit your teeth to appropriately acclimatize every one of the minerals and supplements they need." Curious to discover what these supplements are? This is what we've assembled on DentaFend.

 What is DentaFend?

 DentaFend is a 100% all-normal, oral wellbeing supplement that explicitly intends to simplicity and clear buyers of gum infection and tooth rot. With regards to Dean's contention, there exists a poison that is as of now "swimming inside your circulation system" and at last tracking down a home at the lower part of teeth and gum roots.

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 By focusing on this a single issue, purchasers can hope to be liberated of agony and tooth contaminations, plaque development, progressed gum illnesses like gum disease and periodontitis and terrible breath among a few others. Prior to investigating the fixings show, it is significant that purchasers recognize the whole cycle to recuperating.

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 How does DentaFend work?

 The DentaFend equation seems to satisfy various advances that lead to upgraded oral wellbeing. To start with, the chose fixings are accepted to flush out the poisons liable for harming the teeth and gums. This seems, by all accounts, to be accomplished by following and killing poisons so they have no ability to withstand the conveyed supplements. Whenever they have been gotten out, the compensation cycles of teeth and gums is said to initiate. From here, the whole mouth goes through measures that ensure it against future blocks like microorganisms development, plaque development, and irritation among others.

 What are inside the DentaFend equation?

 DentaFend is said to join nine amazing fixings that come from various landmasses. Dignitary shared that this arrangement has since been tried on 6,400 volunteers from six nations, bringing about only enhancements. Having said that, included beneath is Dean's thoughts concerning how the DentaFend equation occurred:

 The first of nine fixings is bentonite mud, which he contends, "behaves like a sub-atomic wipe which retains poisons then, at that point kills microorganisms and different pollutions from your mouth and surface of your teeth." Then, flaxseeds were considered as a result of their cancer prevention agent impacts. This is trusted to watch out for the teeth and gums by lessening irritation. He likewise noticed that flaxseeds can "detox against weighty metals harmfulness."

 From that point, he featured the incorporation of oat wheat, a grain he trusts can "follow awful microorganisms settlements and poisons and demolish them while halting the draining and aggravation on gum level." The previously mentioned three comprise the initial step to the three-venture clearing, fixing and ensuring parts of DentaFend.

 To fix teeth and gums, the couple was focused on dark pecans, apple gelatin, prune concentrate and psyllium husk. These four fixings evidently convey "similar incredible restoration and recovery properties" since they are wellsprings of "calming and free-extremist battling properties in the body."

 At last, to guarantee that the mouth is ensured over the long haul, Dean and Dr. Michels examined fixings that are rich in polyphenols, as they are accepted to house "very incredible antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral [components]." Simply put, any semblance of aloe vera leaf concentrates, and lactobacillus acidophilus represent the last advance of the equation.

 What does science need to say with respect to DentaFend?

 To perceive how exact the thoughts above are, we settled to allude to logical investigations and proof. In this manner, coming up next were found:

 Bentonite Clay

 Bentonite mud is a permeable aluminum phyllosilicate earth that has been customarily utilized for its remedial advantages. In a 2017 audit that took a gander at its belongings, the creators composed that there is "sufficient writing showing its wellbeing after ongoing oral utilization." Aside from proof, they noticed that it very well may be on the grounds that it is "bountiful, non-costly and normal."

 While this audit didn't zero in on oral wellbeing, the creators uncovered that it might have antibacterial properties. Unequivocally talking, they shared that when bentonite was blended in water and fermented for 24 hours with live microbes, "an expansive range of microorganisms was killed." Due to the absence of logical proof, we chose to perceive what normal medication specialists needed to say. This drove us to a piece composed on the utilization of earth for dental workplaces. In it, the accompanying exhortation was given: "patients with gentle to extreme periodontal infection ought to delicately brush with one or the other dry or hydrated mud a few times each day [… ] Remember, dirt works better when it interacts with the organisms."

 Flax Seeds

 Flax is a kind of blossoming plant having a place with the group of Linaceae. In view of the reportings of HealthLine, its seeds contain a rich wellspring of lignans, which are high in cancer prevention agents and estrogen. An intriguing clarification on the job of lignans can be found in The Journal of Multidisciplinary Care Decisions™ in Dentistry.

 Decisively, the creator, Donna Catapono-Martinez, CDA, RDH, DHSc noticed that the class of polyphenols (counting lignans) convey "cell reinforcement properties that might advance oral wellbeing by lessening the danger of irritation and contaminations." An in vitro study was referred to, and according to the discoveries, macelignan polyphenols were said to show "against biofilm action by hindering development of S. mutans, S. sanguinis and Actinomyces viscosus." Generally talking, research on polyphenols has demonstrated to be viable on periodontal infections (essentially somewhat).

 Oat Bran

 Oat wheat is just the external covering of oat groat and is considered an adept wellspring of dietary fiber. At the hour of composing, no immediate connection between oat grain and its capacity to ease oral wellbeing concerns were accessible. Nonetheless, the potential it has as an illness counteraction specialist has been uncovered in a piece by Very Well Health. Specifically, it was contemplated that oat wheat contains polyphenols (like flax seeds) and can assist with lessening "free extreme cell harm."

 Dark Walnuts

 Dark pecans, otherwise known as Juglans nigra, comprise of a bit, a dry frame and a hard shell. Its bark merits lauding, seeing that it contains compound constituents and conveys antifungal, antibacterial, and cancer prevention agent exercises.

 A 2013 creature study that took a gander at the impact of dark pecans on four distinctive oral microbes (i.e., Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus sanguis and Staphylococcus aureus) presumed that S. sanguis and S. mutans are generally delicate and impervious to microorganisms against the various synthetic compounds. The creators additionally focused on that "the outcomes might give the premise to utilizing normal antimicrobial substances for oral cleanliness prophylaxis purposes."

 A recent report that zeroed in fundamentally on the most ideal methods of extricating bioactive particles of dark pecans affirmed that they were effective in recognizing up to six antibacterial mixtures, which somehow or another seem to approve the objective of the previously mentioned study, yet additionally the fixings potential in clearing microbes.

 Apple Pectin

 One more dietary fiber to have taken care of business, apple gelatin, is expected to further develop processing, and forestall metabolic-related problems. The nearest study that we had the option to discover in regards to apples is a recent report that intended to decide if biting apples created "mechanical expulsion of dental plaque." A gathering of 20 grown-ups with great oral wellbeing status were arbitrarily doled out to either brush their teeth or eat an apple.

 A similar report was imitated with the goal that the gatherings traded errands. Eventually, the specialists didn't discover proof of dental plaque evacuation, further adding that apples may "favor plaque regrowth during the initial 24 hours." Interestingly, they saw that eating an apple can "produce a prompt decrease in salivary bacterial reasonability like that after tooth brushing."

 Prune Extract

 With regards with the impact of prunes on gum sickness, a piece presenting Dr. Wong and his examination group should be featured. As revealed by Bulletin, the group tried resveratrol for in vitro action against 12 microorganisms and three organisms found in the mouth. The final products? Indeed, it seems like microorganisms including Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis were killed inside six hours. What's more, prunes-determined naringin was noted in this piece as being "much more compelling than resveratrol at killing mouth microscopic organisms," as it annihilated four bacterial species.

 Psyllium Husk

 Psyllium husk is a kind of solvent fiber that comes from a spice called Plantago ovata. Mount Sinai summed up that it might perhaps assist with treating colon malignancy, stoppage, diabetes, the runs, coronary illness, hemorrhoids, circulatory strain, cholesterol, stoutness and provocative inside sicknesses among others. Shockingly, we didn't prevail with regards to discovering how it may assist with upgrading oral wellbeing. This is unquestionably a region that warrants further examination.

 Aloe Vera Leaf Extract

 Aloe vera leaf extricate is generally known for its hyaluronic or saturating impacts. In any case, many neglect to recognize the way that it additionally conveys calming and antibacterial properties. Talking about, a recent report that hoped to survey the impacts of aloe vera on periodontal infections on 15 subjects presumed that "subgingival organization of aloe vera gel brings about progress of periodontal condition," adding that it can go about as "a neighborhood drug conveyance framework."

 Lactobacillus Acidophilus

 Lactobacillus acidophilus is a probiotic that is normally found in the spit, however at lower amounts. As to its effect on one's teeth and gums wellbeing, we had the option to discover one survey that recommended including L. acidophilus may "decline unstable sulfur compounds in patients with halitosis." This reduction supposedly implies an increment in security against microbes since they are unequipped for enduring a particularly "ungracious climate."

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 How could DentaFend be taken?

 Senior member and Dr. Michels demand that taking one to two DentaFend case once a day can make the greatest of contrasts. Preferably, people ought to consider DentaFend on a predictable premise to see long haul enhancements.

 Does DentaFend contain any allergens important?

 DentaFend has been acknowledged as being by and large protected to take because of everything regular fixings. As indicated by Dean, this arrangement is exceptionally probably not going to be intrusive, dangerous and won't meddle with different enhancements. In spite of the fact that it is repeated as a safe-for-all arrangement, buyers are unequivocally prescribed to counsel a doctor before making any medicine related changes. On that note, the single sensitivities related concern significant is that DentaFend contains dark pecan.

 What amount of time will it require to get results with DentaFend?

 DentaFend has apparently been considered by near 87,000 individuals, none of whom announced any worries or incidental effects. All things considered, results can't generally be ensured as purchasers of all works of life exist. Along these lines, at times DentaFend may fall flat, while in others it may dominate. It truly comes down to singular encounters and their wellbeing attributes.

 Consider the possibility that DentaFend doesn't meet set assumptions.

 In the event that DentaFend doesn't meet set assumptions, i.e., huge upgrades in teeth, gums, and oral wellbeing overall, client assistance can be reached at support@dentafend.com for a full discount. This is on the grounds that DentaFend has been supported by a 60-day unconditional promise. Remember that such discount cycles might expect buyers to assume liability for any brought about postage expenses.

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 What amount does DentaFend cost?

 As of now, DentaFend can be bought at limited rates. It seems like Dean and Dr. Michels seems to reveal insight into the thought of "purchase more for less" which has plainly been reflected underneath:

 1 DentaFend bottle (one-month supply): $69 each + little transportation expense

 3 DentaFend bottles (three-month supply): $59 each + free U.S. dispatching expense

 6 DentaFend bottles (half year supply): $49 each + free U.S. dispatching charge

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 Last Verdict

 In general, DentaFend is a dietary enhancement that is announced as being successful at annihilating microorganisms and poisons. These trespassers are known to sneak their direction into the underlying foundations of the teeth and gums. The methodology taken by givers, Dean and Dr. Michels includes the utilization of every normal fixing, nine of them to be accurate. Together, they are relied upon to flush out poisons, fix harms and shield the mouth from future preventions.

 When contrasting the explanations furnished by Dean with what science needs to say, an ideal match was not found. Indeed, just a negligible portion of the recommended fixings has been demonstrated to dispense with microbes and to give further security against aggravation. Unmistakably, this disparity in information makes the aggregate of DentaFend to some degree sketchy. All things considered, note that regular medication has as of late acquired footing, which may be the reason concentrates on their utilizations are inadequate.

 Other than logical proof as a factor, the absence of straightforwardness should be examined here. To be definite, the pair has neglected to share the enhancement truth, data on the assembling organization and admittance to subtleties on Dr. Michels encounters. Ordinarily with such enhancements, buyers desire to see believability, and this is mysteriously absent. Therefore, it turns into a troublesome undertaking to say something regarding the incentive for cost. Along these lines, buyers are energetically prescribed to move any questions prior to pushing ahead. To more deeply study DentaFend and how it can help your oral wellbeing,

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Cesemir, the Disowned Prince of the Seelie Court

He walks down the cobblestone streets, a ghost of a realm that has forsaken him. Even amongst demons and magical creatures alike, he stands out. There is something other in his stride, a whisper of a warning as he passes by. 

He is a puzzle piece too oddly shaped to fit into any picture. He has been cursed never to belong since the day he was born less than whole; and yet.

The human at his side eases the distance between Cesemir and the world as if it is nothing. 

Emil pulls him in like gravity, the first to ever successfully tether him to a place; to a person. He’s no longer drifting with no destination. All roads lead to one thing and one thing only: protecting Emil from the dangers of his world. 

And, perhaps, finding his own happiness along the way.  

Emil belongs to @rebsrebsrebsrebs

Was supposed to work on Adlai first but Cesemir took me by storm and I was helpless to resist.

Full profile under the cut!

Basics

Full Name: goes by Cesemir, True Name unknown

Meaning of Name: spin off of ‘Cesimir’ which means destroyer of peace

Age: goes by 24

How Old Do They Appear: early 20’s

Gender: nonbinary

Pronouns: he/him, they/them

Race: half fae, disowned seelie royalty

Birthday: May 21st

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sexuality: pansexual

Languages (spoken): English, Latin, Welsh, some Demonic

Current family: N/A

Family Background (parents, previous marriages, etc.): left in the woods as a child, adopted by a human couple. Has no current family

Relationship Status: panicking over has a thing with @rebsrebsrebsrebs Emil 

Relationship with Men: neutral 

Relationship with Women: neutral

Religion: N/A

Attitude Towards Religion: finds it quaint 

Magic

Special Abilities: has a fae form; features large golden antlers, pointed ears, black sclera, sharp teeth and claws

Magical Abilities: nature based, animal communication, transformation, divination 

Physical appearance

Complexion: clear, very smooth skin

Skin Color: almond with cool undertones

Eye Color: predominantly purple but can shift due to strong emotion

Glasses or Contacts: tells people his eye color is due to contacts but doesn’t wear them

Hair Color: white 

Hair Length: down to his lower back

Usual Hair Style: fluffy bangs parted to the right, usually bound back in braids/ponytails/buns etc. 

Face Shape: diamond, very sharp cheekbones

Distinguishing Marks: freckles across his nose and under eyes; scattered across his shoulders

Predominant Features: bright purple eyes, sharp cheekbones, full lips, white eyelashes

Overall Attractiveness: very pretty and otherworldly 

Height: 6ft / 182 cm

Body type: willowy

Posture: excellent

Scars: N/A

Tattoos: magical sigils from the nape of his neck down to his tail bone, all in white. Has others that surface when he uses magic

Piercings: left ear: forward helix, industrial, daith, conch, tragus, first-third holes; right ear: first-third holes and a double helix. Collarbones and bellybutton

Usual Fashion of Dress: wears a lot of white and gold, usually a mix of form fitting and flowy clothes; doesn’t care about ‘gendered’ clothes, will wear dresses and skirts just as often as he wears pants

Favorite Outfit: a white high neck halter top that leaves most of his back uncovered, usually with a pair of tight shorts and knee high boots

Jewelry or Accessories: lots of gold jewelry, usually accented with different crystals; a lot of rings and earrings. Translucent accents, shiny belts, etc

Makeup: smokey eyes, dark lipsticks (purple, green, black), eyeliner

Voice: quiet but firm, usually with a playful undertone

Personality

MBTI Personality: Commander (ENTJ-A)

Introvert or Extrovert: Extrovert (65%)

Energy: Intuitive (60%)

Nature: Thinking (67%)

Tactics: Judging (64%)

Identity: Assertive (61%)

Optimist or Pessimist: Optimist

Sense of Humor: wry

Temperament: calm and collected

Attitude: playful, sometimes cold

Expressiveness: fairly blank about any emotions past humor

Ruled by Heart or Mind: Mind

Consideration for Others: varies depending on the situation, low for anyone he doesn’t care for (which is most people)

How Other People See Them: distant but beautiful, out of reach

Opinion of Themselves: hates himself but never shows it, outwardly seems almost arrogant 

Strengths: keeps calm under pressure, logical

Flaws: has a hard time handling emotions, especially attachment 

Morning Person or Night Owl: both

Favorite Sin: Envy

Favorite Virtue: Fortitude

Health

Energy Levels: fairly high

Disabilities/Mental Issues: has a lot of internalized self hatred and depressive episodes he tries to hide

Phobias: dogs

Why: was attacked by the Wild Hunt as a child and left for dead

Drinking: doesn’t do it often and only drinks wine or fruity stuff

Drugs/Prescriptions: occasionally takes magical drug mixtures to help with his craft, isn’t opposed to weed 

Addictions: N/A

Mental Strengths: remaining outwardly calm and unaffected, bargaining and manipulation

Mental Weaknesses: love and attraction

Past/Present Illnesses: was very sickly as a child and can fall ill if he doesn’t spend enough time around nature

Allergies: iron 

Memory: excellent 

Career

Job Title: Shop owner

Career Type: Magic Retail

Education: a lot, specifics unknown

Work Ethic: high

Career Satisfaction: pretty positive 

Preferences

Diet: vegetarian, has a sweet tooth

Favorite Foods: chocolate covered bananas (frozen) and strawberries, green bean and pecan casserole, chocolate cheesecake

Favorite Drinks: apple juice, smoothies

Favorite Movies: doesn’t really watch any

Favorite Books: amused by human romance books, especially if they’re supernatural

Favorite Music: indie

Favorite Place: his shop or anywhere he can lay down in the grass and soak up the sun

Favorite Activities: gardening, transcribing, singing and dancing, volunteering at the animal shelter

Favorite Time of Day: when the moon rises

Favorite Season: spring

Favorite Animal: crow

Hobbies: restoration of magical objects, horseback riding, anything with animals really