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deepseaidyll · 1 year

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i have so much love in me that i would like to cry

- simone de beauvoir

#simone de beauvoir #me too simone #diary of a philosophy student

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theoptia · 2 years

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Simone de Beauvoir, from Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 2, 1928-9; Tuesday, October 9

Text ID: I find myself back in the obscure sweetness of fall nights,

#simone de beauvoir #diary of a philosophy student: volume 2 1928-9 #quote #diary #journal #french literature #lit #miscellanea #waiting…

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hauntedbythenarrative · 1 year

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…has anyone ever loved you as I love you?

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scrubsandsweats · 2 years

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On moving out:

When people say you find yourself when you move out, what they mean is that you find out how to govern yourself. You find out your priorities, hobbies, and habits. You decide how you decorate and how much money you are allowed to spend. You discover what you value. You get a glimpse of yourself when no one is watching.

You might realize you are not the labels that define you. Nor are you the person society expects of you. You’re not your past or previous actions. You’re simply experiencing existence. A consciousness defined in stone, despite being made of flesh. Maybe we are our thoughts, which by nature are fleeting and temporary. Did I find myself after moving out? Who am I looking for? The answer is subject to change.

Once I die, my life will be over. Parts of it will be revised, edited and eventually forgotten. Where do I find myself then?

#personal #stumblr #moving out #college #dark academia #academicism #med student #medical student #medicine #philosophy #philoblr #diary #living alone

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newstudentdiaries · 7 months

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Overwhelmed

I decided to stop taking the pill to see how it affects me. I have horrible PMS (especially the mental symptoms). I think it might be nice to see how it is now since I've been taking it for 6 years now. Maybe my hormone-balance changed over the last few years now that i'm out of puberty.

My head is so full I feel like it will explode.

Also, why are groceries so fucking expensive??? What the fuck?? I guess I need a new job gahdamn.

Also, why are so many philosophers so horrible as people?? What field am I getting into .. pls

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typewriter-worries · 1 year

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desire is suffering

Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016; ‘Dream Reveals in Neon the Great Addictions, Frank Bidart ( @wahabibi ) | Dante and Virgil in Hell, William-Adolphe Bouguereau | Vestiges, Ángel García | Blasphemia, Eliran Kantor | So We Must Meet Apart, Jennifer S. Cheng ( @yoursoethereal ) | Prigione di Lacrime, Roberto Ferri | Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 2, 1928-9; Sunday, November 4th, Simone de Beauvoir ( @theoptia ) | Ludwig Drahosch | War of the Foxes, Richard Siken ( @elfreys )

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burst-of-iridescent · 2 months

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South Asian and Hindu Influences in ATLA (Part 2)

disclaimer: i was raised culturally and religiously hindu, and though i've tried to do my research for this post and pair it with my own cultural knowledge, i'm not an expert on hinduism by any means. should i mess up, please let me know.

please also be aware that many of the concepts discussed in this post overlap heavily with religions such as buddhism and jainism, which might have different interpretations and representations. as i'm not from those religions or cultures, i don't want to speak on them, but if anyone with that knowledge wishes to add on, please feel free.

Part 1

In the previous post, I discussed some of the things ATLA got right in its depictions of desi and hindu cultures. unfortunately, they also got plenty of things wrong - often in ways that leaned towards racist caricatures - so let's break them down, starting with...

Guru Pathik

both the word "guru" and name "pathik" come from sanskrit. pathik means "traveler" or "he who knows the way" while guru is a term for a guide or mentor, similar to a teacher.

gurus were responsible for the very first education systems in ancient india, setting up institutions called gurukuls. students, referred to as disciples, would often spend years living with and learning from their gurus in these gurukuls, studying vedic and buddhist texts, philosophy, music and even martial arts.

however, their learning was not limited merely to academic study, as gurus were also responsible for guiding the spiritual evolution of their disciples. it was common for disciples to meditate, practice yoga, fast for days or weeks, and complete mundane household chores every day in order to instill them with self-discipline and help them achieve enlightenment and spiritual awareness. the relationship between a guru and his disciple was considered a sacred, holy bond, far exceeding that of a mere teacher and student.

aang's training with guru pathik mirrors some of these elements. similar to real gurus, pathik takes on the role of aang's spiritual mentor. he guides aang in unblocking his chakras and mastering the avatar state through meditation, fasting, and self-reflection - all of which are practices that would have likely been encouraged in disciples by their gurus.

pathik's design also takes inspiration from sadhus, holy men who renounced their worldly ties to follow a path of spiritual discipline. the guru's simple, nondescript clothing and hair are reflective of the ascetic lifestyle sadhus are expected to lead, giving up material belongings and desires in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and, ultimately, liberation from the reincarnation cycle.

unfortunately, this is where the respectful references end because everything else about guru pathik was insensitive at best and stereotypical at worst.

it is extremely distasteful that the guru speaks with an overexaggerated indian accent, even though the iranian-indian actor who plays him has a naturally british accent. why not just hire an actual indian voice actor if the intention was to make pathik sound authentic? besides, i doubt authenticity was the sole intention, given that the purposeful distortion of indian accents was a common racist trope played for comedy in early 2000s children's media (see: phineas and ferb, diary of a wimpy kid, jessie... the list goes on).

furthermore, while pathik is presented a wise and respected figure within this episode, his next (and last) appearance in the show is entirely the opposite.

in the episode nightmares and daydreams, pathik appears in aang's nightmare with six hands, holding what appears to be a veena (a classical indian music instrument). this references the iconography of the hindu deity Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge. the embodiment of divine enlightenment, learning, insight and truth, Saraswati is a member of the Tridevi (the female version of the Trimurti), one of the most respected and revered goddesses in the Hindu pantheon... and her likeness is used for a cheap laugh on a character who's already treated as a caricature.

that's bad enough on its own, but when you consider that guru pathik is the only explicitly south asian coded character in the entire show, it's downright insulting. for a show that took so many of its foundational concepts from south asia and hinduism and yet provided almost no desi representation in return, this is just rubbing salt in the wound.

Chakras

"chakra", meaning "circle" or "wheel of life" in sanskrit, refers to sources of energy found in the human body. chakra points are aligned along the spine, with energy flowing from the lowest to the highest point. the energy pooled at the lowest chakra is called kundalini, and the aim is to release this energy to the highest chakra in order to achieve spiritual enlightenment and consciousness.

the number of chakras varies in different religions, with buddhism referencing five chakras while hinduism has seven. atla draws from the latter influence, so let's take a look at the seven chakras:

Muladhara (the Root Chakra). located at the base of the spine, this chakra deals with our basest instincts and is linked to the element of earth.

Swadhisthana (the Sacral Chakra). located just below the navel, this chakra deals with emotional intensity and pleasure and is linked to the element of water.

Manipura (the Solar Plexus Chakra). located in the stomach, this chakra deals with willpower and self-acceptance and is linked to the element of fire.

Anahata (the Heart Chakra). located in the heart, this chakra deals with love, compassion and forgiveness and is linked to the element of air. in the show, this chakra is blocked by aang's grief over the loss of the air nomads, which is a nice elemental allusion.

Vishudda (the Throat Chakra). located at the base of the throat, this chakra deals with communication and honesty and is linked to the fifth classical element of space. the show calls this the Sound Chakra, though i'm unsure where they got that from.

Ajna (the Third Eye Chakra). located in the centre of the forehead, this chakra deals with spirituality and insight and is also linked to the element of space. the show calls it the Light Chakra, which is fairly close.

Sahasrara (the Crown Chakra). located at the very top of the head, this chakra deals with pure cosmic consciousness and is also linked to the element of space. it makes perfect sense that this would be the final chakra aang has to unblock in order to connect with the avatar spirit, since the crown chakra is meant to be the point of communion with one's deepest, truest self.

the show follows these associations and descriptions almost verbatim, and does a good job linking the individual chakras to their associated struggles in aang's arc.

Cosmic Energy

the idea of chakras is associated with the concept of shakti, which refers to the life-giving energy that flows throughout the universe and within every individual.

the idea of shakti is a fundamentally unifying one, stating that all living beings are connected to one another and the universe through the cosmic energy that flows through us all. this philosophy is referenced both in the swamp episode and in guru pathik telling aang that the greatest illusion in the world is that of separation - after all, how can there be any real separation when every life is sustained by the same force?

this is also why aang needing to let go of katara did not, as he mistakenly assumed, mean he had to stop loving her. rather, the point of shedding earthly attachment is to allow one to become more attuned to shakti, both within oneself and others. ironically, in letting go of katara and allowing himself to commune with the divine energy of the universe instead, aang would have been more connected to her - not less.

The Avatar State

according to hinduism, there are five classical elements known as pancha bhuta that form the foundations of all creation: air, water, earth, fire, and space/atmosphere.

obviously, atla borrows this concept in making a world entirely based on the four classical elements. but looking at how the avatar spirit is portrayed as a giant version of aang suspended in mid-air, far above the earth, it's possible that this could reference the fifth liminal element of space as well.

admittedly this might be a bit of a reach, but personally i find it a neat piece of worldbuilding that could further explain the power of the avatar. compared to anyone else who might be able to master only one element, mastering all five means having control of every building block of the world. this would allow the avatar to be far more attuned to the spiritual energy within the universe - and themselves - as a result, setting in motion the endless cycle of death and rebirth that would connect their soul even across lifetimes.

#atla #atla cultural influences #hinduism in atla #welp i thought this would be the last part but i ended up having more to talk about than i thought #so i'll save the book 3 inspirations for the next post #including my absolute favourite combustion man #and by favourite i mean kill it with fire why did you ever think this was okay to do writers

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1990jeevas · 2 months

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SatoSugu + Their Endless Cycle of Life & Death

I Must Apologise, PinkPantheress / D (Half Moon), DEAN / Blue Eyes Like the Devils Water, McCafferty / Pride, Kendrick Lamar / We Will Commit Wolf Murder, of Montreal / All My Friends Know, PinkPantheress / The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini / Picture in My Mind, PinkPantheress / Armed Cavalier, Richie Hofmann / UNKNOWN / @/universalclouds / UNKNOWN / Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Picoult / All mentions of love and death in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1597), colour-coded, in order of occurrence, @/zimzalla / I Am In Eskew, Transcript, Episode 6 / Kill! Kill! Kill!, The Pierces / The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller / Diogenes of Sinope / Diary of a Philosophy Student, Simone de Beauvoir / How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine / Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) / Jujutsu Kaisen, Gege Akutami

#satosugu #jujutsu kaisen #sugusato #suguru geto #satoru gojo #stsg #jjk #geto suguru #gojo satoru #damez weaves #comparatives #web weave #web weaving #shit self #these two are so soulmates in the most tragic way possible dhmu #but also hmu about it pls i need jjk moots #idk if i like how this turned out but i needed to make smth for these two #it was eating away at my brain #bangerz

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birchblood · 1 year

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Donna / Maddy / Laura

David B. Morris, Hellebore #1, The Sacrifice Issue ; Simone de Beauvoir, Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 1, 1926-1927; September 14th, 1926

#twin peaks #donna hayward #maddy ferguson #laura palmer #leland palmer #web weaving #repetition #faceless #mask #mine #fwwm #fire walk with me

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casualavocados · 1 year

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HIS DARK MATERIALS | panjava + the circle of love, living, and death for @willsilvertongue

vladimir nabokov, letters to véra || @filmnoirsbian || simone de beauvoir, diary of a philosophy student: vol. 1 || e.e. cummings, vision || clementine von radics, in a dream you saw a way to survive; “the fear” || philip pullman, the amber spyglass || andrea gibson, the madness vase; “two birds” || alejandro jodorowsky, what is love? || octavio paz, tr. by eliot weinberger, “letter of testimony” || claudia rankine, “some years there exists a wanting to escape...” || philip pullman, the amber spyglass || anaïs mitchell, hadestown; "road to hell (reprise)"

#hdmedit #his dark materials #hdm #hdm spoilers #hisdarkmaterialsedit #the amber spyglass #lyra silvertongue #will parry #panjava #will x lyra #silverparry #mary malone #hdmsource #userzhr #userjjessi #tosnimeat #*cajedit #*mypost #web weaving #MY FIRST (and possibly only) WED WEAVE AND IT'S FOR THEM #there is literally so much more i could add #but i think this does enough <3 #one last shoutout to the tumblr post 'it still matters that the love was there' because that is the heart of this edit #and the heart of hdm to me #jessi and gei im tagging you because you are both SO inspiring to me as creators!!#you're wonderful and so talented and i hope you like this #and zahraa my beloved. thank you for pushing me to do this bc i DID spend my entire day on it #and fell in love with them and this story all over again #i love you i love sharing this series with you!!!!!!!!!

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theoptia · 2 years

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Simone de Beauvoir, from Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 2, 1928-9; Friday, November 23

Text ID: I rediscovered you in this profound point of our souls where we could not be mistaken.

#simone de beauvoir #diary of a philosophy student: volume 2 1928-9 #diary #journal #quote #french literature #lit #miscellanea

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evanpeters · 11 months

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On Restlessness and Emptiness

fernando pessoa, the book of disquiet // oh de laval, you live more for 5 minutes going fast on a bike than other people do in all of their life // mark ravenhill, beautiful thing // mine // franz kafka, diaries 1910-1923 // simone de beauvoir, from diary of a philosophy student // kine andersen // ariel stess, i’m pretty fucked up // george condo, still life with skull and snowman // sylvia plath, the unabridged journals

#web weaving #parallels #sylvia plath #fernando pessoa #oh de laval #restlesness #george condo #emptiness #franz kafka #simone de beauvoir #ariel stess #mark ravenhill #ww*

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advanced-knocking · 1 year

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// jan heller levi - waiting for this story to end before i begin another // disco elysium // the amazing devil - two minutes // simone de beavoir - diary of a philosophy student, 1928/9, volume 2 // stephen adley guirigis - the last days of judas iscariot // counting crows - anna begins // kriti g // @/monomoss // mitski - i bet on losing dogs // @/bpd-chimere // keane - leaving so soon // @/yousaveeveryonebutwhosavesyou // the amazing devil - two minutes //

[ID: several screenshots of text:

1. All my stories are about being left, all yours about leaving. So we should have known.

2. I like pain and burning light and wanting things from people who don't want to give them to me.

3. If I'm good will you come back / If I'm good will you come back / If I'm good will you come back

4. why can't you see me? why can't i stop needing you to see me?

5. Judas: Why... didn't you make me good enough... so that you could've loved me?

6. This isn't love / Cause if you don't wanna talk about it / It isn't love / And I guess I'm gonna have to live without / But I'm sure there's something in a shade of gray or something inbetween / And I can always change my name if that's what you mean

7. I hope one day we can forgive each other for not being what we wanted each other to be

8. being queer is so painful. why do we all fall in love with our best friends

9. I bet on losing dogs / I know they're losing and I pay for my place by the ring / Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down

10. Can't stop thinking about how it's so easy for them to not talk to me, yet I become physically ill at even the idea of not having them around

11. You're leaving so soon? / Never had a cance to bloom / But you were so quick to change your tune / Don't look back / If I'm a weight around your neck / Cause if you don't need me / Then I don't need you

12. I hate the fact that when people leave me they just move on and forget about me but I'm stuck here constantly thinking about them and I can't get over that they've left me

13. Give me two damn minutes and I'll be fine / These hands are growing cold / They're running out of things to hold / Give me two damn minutes and I'll be fine

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#web weaving #throws my feelings on tumblr dot com. there.

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newstudentdiaries · 7 months

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Woman has ovaries, a uterus; these peculiarities imprison her in her subjectivity, circumscribe her within the limits of her own nature. It is often said that she thinks with her glands. Man superbly ignores the fact that his anatomy also includes glands, such as the testicles, and that they secrete hormones.

The second sex, Simone de Beauvoir

#diary #girlblogging #university #philosophy #student life #studying #simone de beauvoir #art #feminism #literature #lit #quote #books and libraries #excerpts #misandry #gender roles

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hauntedbythenarrative · 1 year

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Diary of a Philosophy Student: Volume 2, Simone de Beauvoir//House of the Dragon (2022-)

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89words · 5 months

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I have a headache; I am sleepy. I cannot write anything sensible. But I know for one minute I passionately desired to have you near me, the only one beside whom I feel true reality, what life has that is most concrete, only exists in our souls.

Simone de Beauvoir, diary note of November 2, 1926 in "Diary of a Philosophy Student: 1926-27"

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