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Do you know any herbology books that aren't. . .idk, mostly only theoretic?

I took a long time to answer this question for a couple reasons. First, I’m not fully sure what you mean by “theoretic,” but I’m assuming you mean you’re looking for herbology/herbalism books that are more practical and less “this herb heals depression because it elevates your kidney vibrations” type of stuff. Second, if that is what you’re looking for, there’s unfortunately not a ton of books that I’ve found like that.

The one herbalism book I keep on hand is Penelope Ody’s The Complete Medicinal Herbal. It does have a lot of the more “woo” stuff as well, but I like that it provides photos of the plants, lists the actual botanical and chemical compounds in each plant that does stuff, and points out when a plant might not be safe for certain people. The other book I keep on hand is Sharon M. Herr’s Herb-Drug Interaction Handbook, which tells you which herbs are safe and which are dangerous/deadly or could mess with dosages if you want to try herbal remedies while also taking other medications.

I have heard good things about Body Into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves, The Modern Herbal Dispensary: A Medicine-Making Guide by Thomas Easley and Steven Horne, and The Nature Cure: A Doctor’s Guide to the Science of Natural Medicine by Andreas Michalsen, MD. Since I haven’t personally read any of them, I can’t unreservedly recommend them, but they might be worth a look. I DO recommend “The Science of Integrative Medicine” from The Great Courses, which is a series of lectures from an MD with the Mayo Clinic discussing a variety of alternative medicine remedies (both herbal and other types) and the science behind them. It’s more from a patient perspective than from someone who actually wants to do some herbology, but I found it helpful. I listened to it for free through my local library.

Herbology/herbalism resources are pretty scattered and often in the realm of the less-than-scientific. Studying botany is a good foundation for herbology (and “pharmacology” is a good keyword for further information about a specific plant), and absolutely avoid anything that talks about “energetics.” An unfortunate fact of herbology is that a lot of these herbal remedies and cures just haven’t been studied. So it’s very possible that some of the remedies do actually work, but nobody has done the research to figure out how or why. It makes being interested in herbology but not interested in “clearing your liver energy” or whatnot very difficult.

I hope this helps! If I misinterpreted your question or you have additional questions, please feel free to send in another ask. (And followers, if you have any ideas/suggestions, please leave them in the notes!)

- Mod J

#asked and answered #herbology and herbal medicine

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Getting to Know You Meme

Tagged by @spurious!

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Nah

02) What was your dream growing up? I liked a lot of things, but hadn't particularly settled on any idea

03) What talent do you wish you had? Baking

04) If someone bought you a drink what would it be? Hot chocolate with whipped cream

05) Favorite vegetable? ... Cabbage?

06) What was the last book you read? Oh, finished reading - that was a while ago, but currently I'm reading some diary from WWI off-and-on

07) What zodiac sign are you? Aquarius sun

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Just the ear piercings

09) Worst Habit? I don't even know what classifies as a bad habit uhhh I guess needing to write in the same ink colour for my notes?

10) What is your favorite sport? Archery

11) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? I'm life will sort itself out, but it needs a few good kicks to start it - dunno if that's optimistic or pessimistic

12) Tell me one weird fact about you. ?? I'm on tumblr, what qualifies as weird, here?

13) Do you have any pets? Nope

14) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? I think it depends on the clown tbh

15) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? Nicer nails, I guess?

16) What color eyes do you have? Brown

17) Ever been arrested? Nope

18) Bottle or can soda? Bottle

19) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? How much is left after taxes?

20) What's your favorite place to hang out at? home tbh

21) Do you believe in ghosts? I've lived in a lot of haunted places, so, yes, definitely

22) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Reading, writing, listening to music

23) Do you swear a lot? Nnnnoooo?

24) Biggest pet peeve? People attributing one thing for another thing because they think doing so makes them look good/smart/moral/whatever

25) In one word, how would you describe yourself? ummmmmmmm. odd

26) Do you believe/appreciate romance? yes! i'm weird at it but i like it.

27) Favourite and least favourite food? Fave: bread, least fave: cauliflower

28) Do you believe in God? If god is real, I'm owed rent money

29) What makes you happy: Not being stressed

30) Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: Moonlight Sonata

31) Favourite place to spend time: i like! to be! at home!

32) Favourite lyric:

Sometimes before it gets better, the darkness gets bigger/ The person that you'd take a bullet for is behind the trigger/ Oh, we're fading fast, I miss missing you now and then

33) Recommend a film: The Wandering Earth 2

34) Recommend a book: The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne

35) Recommend a band, a song, or album: So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy

36) Recommend a TV show: Stargate SG-1

37) Where are you from, and do you still live there? Where have you lived? I've been all over the US, so no, don't live where I came from

38) Do you have any pets or animals in your life? How did you find/get them? Nope

39) What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Whatever gets thrown into the pan right before I go grocery shopping.

40) How did you 'find' fandom? MySpace! I was actually recommended to check out FFN, and I poked around from there.

41) Make a list of 5 things that you see without getting up. Book, book, another book, hand sanitizer, lotion. Pens?

42) How do you style your hair? Pinned up.

No pressure tags: @pandora15, @ygodmyy20, @variablejabberwocky, @stinalotte, @strangelygleeful, @obscurefrost, @dedkake, and anyone else who wants to do this!

#spurious #thanks for the tag!#long post

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2024 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster

Pitchers

#19 Ryne Nelson (Henderson, Nevada)

#23 Zac Gallen (Somerdale, New Jersey)

#24 Kyle Nelson (San Francisco, California)

#29 Kenneth Kelly (Scottsdale, Arizona)

#30 Scott McGough (Plum, Pennsylvania)

#32 Brandon Pfaadt (Louisville, Kentucky)

#35 Joe Mantiply (Bland County, Virginia)

#37 Kevin Ginkel (San Diego County, California)

#38 Paul Sewald (Las Vegas, Nevada)

#40 Bryce Jarvis (Brentwood, Tennessee)

#47 Tommy Henry (Portage, Michigan)

#50 Miguel Castro (La Romana, Dominican Republic)

#57 Eduardo Rodríguez (Valencia, Venezuela)*

#65 Luis Frías (Río San Juan, Dominican Republic)

#81 Ryan Thompson (Turner, Oregon)

Catchers

#14 Gabriel Moreno (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

#16 Tucker Barnhart (Brownsburg, Indiana)*

Infielders

#2 Geraldo Perdomo (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

#4 Ketel Marte (Nizao, Dominican Republic)

#6 Jace Peterson (Lake Charles, Louisiana)

#9 Blaze Alexander (Ft. Myers, Florida)**

#18 Kevin Newman (Poway, California)*

#28 Eugenio Suárez (Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela)*

#53 Christian Walker (Norristown, Pennsylvania)

Outfielders

#3 Joc Pederson (Palo Alto, California)*

#5 Alek Thomas (Chicago, Illinois)

#7 Corbin Carroll (Seattle, Washington)

#12 Lourdes Gourriel; Jr. (Ciudad Sancti Spíritus, Cuba)

#15 Randal Grichuk (Rosenberg, Texas)*

#31 Jake McCarthy (Scranton, Pennsylvania)

Coaches

Manager Torey Lovullo (Santa Monica, California)

Bench coach Jeff Banister (La Marque, Texas)

Hitting coach Joe Mather (Phoenix, Arizona)

Assistant hitting coach Jacinto Easley (Lakewood, California)

Assistant hitting coach Drew Hedman (Redding, California)

Assistant hitting coach Rick Short (Elgin, Illinois)

Pitching coach Brent Strom (San Diego, California)

Assistant pitching coach Dan Carlson (Portland, Oregon)

Bullpen coach Mike Fetters (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Bullpen catcher Sharif Othman (Riverside, California)

Bullpen catcher Jose Queliz (Valencia, Venezuela)

1B coach Dave McKay (Vancouver, British Columbia)

3B coach Tony Perezchica (Mexicali, Mexico)

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The Physical and Metaphysical Properties of Dandelions — From a Green Witch

Associations: XIII Death, release, manifestation, rebirth, life & death, hope, healing, psychic abilities, Aphrodite, Hecate, the Fae

Dandelions are one of the first things that blooms in the spring! Because of this they represent moving with the cycles and specifically the cycle of life and death.

They’re a superfood! They have a bunch of vitamin A & B, thymine, and riboflavin.

The leaves are edible and can be boiled, fried, or used in a salad. They taste bitter and tangy, like spinach! Fry the leaves with bacon grease to make them taste more flavorful!

The roots can be roasted and used as a caffeine-free, coffee-like substitute (I can’t wait to try this one come spring)

The roots and leaves are naturally antibacterial and hold sedative properties. They also stimulate appetite and digestion. In concentrated forms, the leaves can be used as a diuretic for the kidneys and the roots stimulate bile flow in the liver (basically cleans everything out naturally).

This means that you can make a tea of the leaves to ease digestion, and the dried flower can be used in healing slaves due to the antibacterial properties. Use this on scrapes and cuts like you would Neosporin.

Blowing dandelion seeds is rooted in breathwork, and manifestation. You exhale your intention into the seeds, which eventually bloom along with your wish.

Dandelion seeds are good for shaking off the negative vibes, whether physical or spiritual. They symbolize new hope and the upcoming spring. They are a powerful purifier and cleanser.

Because of their association with the springtime, dandelions are also associated with the Fae, playfulness, lightheartedness, and driving away negative thoughts and energies.

Dandelions have psychic properties as well. They aid in prophetic dreams and entering trance when made into a tea. Drink some any time you’re divining, looking to meditate, channeling, or looking to connect to the otherworld.

They are associated with the Greek goddess Aphrodite because of her connection to bees.

Also associated with Hecate, because they are connected to the cycles, as well as the liminal space between the cycles. They also represent death and Hecate is a goddess of the Underworld.

Dandelions can also be used for confidence and courage, because they are called “lion’s tooth” flowers in French.

On or after the winter solstice, welcome back the Sun with dandelion wine! It’s a good digestive tonic (stimulates the digestive system to balance itself naturally).

Note: if anyone wants to learn more about Aphrodite or Hecate lmk, they were the first deities I ever reached out to and I’d love to share more about them :^) both of them sponsored this post btw

Sources:

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine Making Guide, by Thomas Easley and Steven Horne

The Witch Bitch Amateur Hour Podcast— EP 74: Eunice Cole and Dandelion, by Charlye Michelle and Macy Frazier

#dandelion #witch #green witch #witchcraft #aphrodite #hecate #XIII Death #tarotblr #tarot #the fae #manifestation #psychic #psychic abilities

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157: The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band // "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."

"Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward." The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band 2001, Constellation (Bandcamp)

22 years ago Montreal’s other iconic prodigiously-membered post-rock band released their second LP. It’s not easy keeping all of these pro-Zion-but-not-Zionists straight, so I’ve helpfully listed and ranked each of the musicians who have passed through this constantly shifting collective from first to least-first. Let’s go!

Members of A/The/e Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, Ranked

1. Mike Garson - piano 2. Annie Clark - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals 3. Brian Teasley- percussion 4. Daniel Hart - violin 5. Szabolcs Szczur – accordion 6. Davey 'Crabsticks' Trotter – Mellotron 7. Timothy Matthews – mbira 8. Buffi Jacobs – cello 9. Bach Norwood – piano, keyboards, backing vocals 10. Harriet Ballance - triangle, backing vocals 11. Japhy Ryder – floristry 12. Stuart "Peebs" Peebles – piccolo 13. Chandler Petrino – natural horn, oboe 14. Jared Pechonis – theremin 15. Toby Halbrooks - theremin 16. Corn Mo - backing vocals 17. Patrick Hewitt – theremin 18. Darin Hieb – trumpet, backing vocals 19. Rachel Woolf – flute 20. Mark Beardsworth – claviola 21. Allen Halas – percussion 22. Edwin Mendoza – viola 23. Todd Beaupré – vibraslap 24. Thaddeus Ford – trumpet 25. Paul Deemer – trombone, trumpet 26. Mike St.Clair – trombone, synth effects 27. Josh Guyer – trombone, spoons 28. Chris Curiel – trumpet 29. Heather Test – French horn 30. Victoria Arellano – classical harp 31. Sean Redman – violin, mandolin 32. Kelly Test – percussion 33. Mike Mordecai – percussion 34. Jason Garner – drums 35. Audrey Easley – flute, piccolo, EWI 36. Rick G. Nelson – viola 37. Nick Groesch – piano, keyboards 38. Keith Hendricks – percussion 39. Evan Hisey – keyboards 40. Dylan Silvers – guitar 41. Daniel Hart – violin 42. John Lamonica – percussion 43. Marcus Lopez – percussion 44. Matt Bricker – trumpet, synth effects 45. Taylor Young – percussion 46. Joe Butcher – steel drum 47. Evan Jacobs – piano, keyboards 48. Todd Berridge – viola 49. Nick Earl – guitar 50. Evan Weiss – trumpet 51. Jay Jennings – trumpet 52. Tamara Brown – violin 53. Merritt Lota – steel drums 54. Daniel Huffman – guitar 55. Timothy Blowers – harp 56. Anthony Richards – steel drums 57. Louis Schwadron – French horn 58. Andrew Tinker – French horn 59. Nick Wlodarczyk – trombone 60. Paul Gaughran – flute 61. Isabelo Cruz – French horn 62. Bryan Wakeland – drums 63. Hayley McCarthy – viola 64. Dave Dusters – percussion, backing vocals 65. Billy Mills-Curran – flute 66. Logan Keese – trumpet 67. Ricky Rasura – classical harp 68. Tonya Hewitt – banjo 69. Daniel Poorman – slide whistle 70. Andy Parkerson – clarinet 71. Joseph Singleton – viola 72. Jenelle Valencia – violin 73. James Reimer – trombone 74. Regina Chellew – guitar, trumpet, backing vocals 75. Ryan Fitzgerald – guitar, backing vocals 76. Cory Helms – guitar, backing vocals 77. Jessica Jordan – backing vocals 78. Jenny Kirtland – backing vocals 79. Kristin Hardin – backing vocals 80. Elizabeth Evans – backing vocals 81. Neil Smith – backing vocals 82. Julie Doyle – backing vocals 83. Christine Bolon – backing vocals 84. Natalie Young – backing vocals 85. Constance Dolph – backing vocals 86. Elizabeth Brown – backing vocals 87. Apotsala Wilson – backing vocals 88. Jennie Kelley – backing vocals 89. Roy Thomas Ivy – backing vocals 90. Jamey Welch – backing vocals 91. Ethan Voelkers – backing vocals 92. Mark Pirro - bass 93. Frank Benjaminsen – backing vocals 94. Stephanie Dolph – backing vocals 95. Jennifer Jobe – backing vocals 96. Mike Elio – backing vocals 97. Kelly Repka – backing vocals 98. Jason Rees – backing vocals 99. Jeneffa Soldatic – backing vocals 100. Michael Turner – backing vocals 101. Don Congeler – backing vocals 102. Michael Musick – backing vocals 103. Melissa Crutchfield – backing vocals 104. Sandra Powers Giasson – backing vocals 105. Paul Hillery – backing vocals 106. Stephen Dix – backing vocals 107. Jessica Berridge – backing vocals 108. Melisma MacDonald – backing vocals 109. Ross Cink - backing vocals 110. Lucy Williams - choreography 111. Josh David Jordan – backing vocals 112. Brad Butler – backing vocals 113. Jason Rees – backing vocals 114. Andrew Aldenenotti – backing vocals 115. Getting hit by a bus wearing a flowing white robe 116. Tim DeLaughter - vocals, guitar, piano

Hold on. I’ve just received word that these musicians are actually members of some other band? Apologies for the confusion!

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#backing vocals #a silver mt. zion #efrim manuel menuck #defector #this is so stupid #montreal music #'00s music #post-rock #underexplained lists #music review #vinyl record #montreal

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An Open Letter Denouncing the [RACIST] Attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/07/13/an_open_letter_denouncing_the_attacks_on_justice_clarence_thomas_147879.html?mc_cid=e37b2b8113

An Open Letter Denouncing the Attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas

By Glenn Loury & Robert Woodson Sr.

July 13, 2022

White progressives do not have the moral authority to excommunicate a black man from his race because they disagree with him.

And those – regardless of background – who join in the charade or remain silent are guilty of enabling this abuse.

We, the undersigned, condemn the barrage of racist, vicious, and ugly personal attacks that we are witnessing on Clarence Thomas – a sitting Supreme Court justice. Whether it is calling him a racist slur, an “Uncle Tom” or questioning his “blackness” over his jurisprudence, the disparagement of this man, of his faith and of his character, is abominable.

Regardless of where one stands on Justice Thomas’ personal or legal opinions, he is among the pantheon of black trailblazers throughout American history and is a model of integrity, scholarship, steadfastness, resilience, and commitment to the Constitution of the United States of America. For three decades Justice Thomas has served as a model for our children. He has long been honored and celebrated by black people in this country and his attackers do not speak for the majority of blacks.

He is entirely undeserving of the vitriol directed at him. Character assassination has become too convenient a tool for eviscerating those who dare dissent from the prevailing agenda, especially when it is a black man who is dissenting.

This is not about the content of the court’s decisions or Justice Thomas’ personal views; some of the undersigned agree with his judicial decisions and some do not. We speak out – as black people and Americans – to condemn these attacks and support Justice Thomas, because to remain silent would be to implicitly endorse these poisonous schemes as well as his destruction.

Sincerely,

Glenn Loury

Professor of Economics

Brown University

Providence, RI

Robert Woodson Sr.

Founder and President

The Woodson Center

Washington, DC

Charles Love, Executive Director, Seeking Educational Excellence, New York, NY

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA

W. Barclay Allen, Havre de Grace, MD

Christopher Arps, Co-founder, Move-On-Up.org, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Lisa Babbage, Babbage America, Suwanee, GA

Leon Benjamin, Pastor, Life Harvest Church, Richmond, VA

Claston Bernard , Olympian, Author, Former Congressional Candidate, Gonzales, LA

Shamike Bethea, Fredrick Douglass Foundation of NC, Fayetteville, NC

Harold A. Black, Emeritus Professor University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Kenneth Blackwell, Chairman, Conservative Action Project, OH

Tony Blount, Member / Coalition of Concerned Freedmen, New York, NY

Jordan R. Bolds ,New York, NY

Robert Bracy, President/Pinnacle Business Management, New York, NY

David Brooks, Former Rich Township IL Republican Committeeman, Indianapolis, IN

Janice Rogers Brown, Gardnerville, NV

John Sibley Butler, Austin, TX

Don Carey, City Councilman, Chesapeake, VA

Tess Chakkalakal, Associate Professor, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Jeff Charles, Podcaster, Writer, Political Commentator, Jacksonville, FL

Gabrielle Clark, Houston, TX

Adam B. Coleman, Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing, Piscataway, NJ

Melanie Collette, Host, Money Talk with Melanie Cape May Court House, NJ

Ward Connerly, President of the American Civil Rights Institute, Coeur d'Alene, ID

D. Daniels, GA

Kira A. Davis, Deputy Managing Editor, RedState, Ladera Ranch, CA

Rod Dorilás, GOP Candidate, Florida 22nd Congressional District, West Palm Beach, FL

Patricia Rae Easley, Black Excellence Media, Chicago, IL

Larry Elder, President of Elder for America PAC, Los Angeles, CA

Rev. Joe Ellison Jr., City Chaplain Ministries, Richmond, VA

Melvin Everson, Former State Rep, Snellville, GA

Nique Fajors, St. Louis, MO

Yaya J. Fanusie, Chief Strategist, Cryptocurrency AML Strategies, Columbia, MD

George Farrell, Chair of BlakPac,Washington, DC

Chavis Jennings, Highland, IN

Casey Felin, ThatGirlCasey Media, Philadelphia, PA

LaTasha H. Fields, Team Illinois, Chicago, IL

Marie Fischer, JEXIT, Baltimore, MD

Kali Fontanilla, Founder of Exodus Institute, Sarasota, FL

Roland Fryer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Edwin A. Fynn, Merrillville, IN

Verlon Galloway, Gary, IN

Dr. Derryck Green, Sacramento, CA

Kermit E. Hairston, Stone Mountain, GA

Christopher Harris, Executive Director of Unhyphenated America, Fairfax County, VA

Clarence Henderson, President Frederick Douglass Foundation of N. Carolina, High Point, NC

Ismael Hernandez, Founder/President/Freedom & Virtue Institute, Fort Myers, FL

Curtis Hill, Former Indiana Attorney General, Elkhart, IN

Deidre Hulett, Gary, IN

Daniel Idfresne, 18-Year-Old Political Commentator, New York City, NY

Niger Innis, Chairman, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Las Vegas, NV

Kevin Jackson, Founder/The Kevin Jackson Network, Gilbert, AZ

Nikki Johnson, MD, Cleveland, OH

Leonydus Johnson, Host of Informed Dissent, Oak Hill, OH

Diante Johnson, President, Black Conservative Federation, Arlington, VA

Christopher Jones, Pastor, Atlanta, GA

Seneca Jones, Dallas, TX

Khansa Jones-Muhammad, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Alveda King, Concerned Citizen, Atlanta, GA

Lisa Kinnemore, Stone Mountain, GA

Garry Kinnemore, Stone Mountain, GA

Matthew P. Kreutz, Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York, Medina, NY

Chaplain Ayesha Kreutz, Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York, Medina, NY

Princess Kuevor, Columbus, OH

Michael Lancaster, Frederick Douglass Foundation, Stone Mountain, GA

Mitchell Lomax, Ellicott City, MD

Pamela Denise Long, Nat'l Coordinator, Coalition of Concerned Freedmen, St. Louis, MO

Barrington D. Martin II, Atlanta, GA

Linda Matthews, Frederick Douglass Foundation Ohio, Cincinnati, OH

Kevin McGary, Co-Founder Every Black Life Matters (EBLM), Dallas, TX

John McWhorter, New York, NY

Shemeka Michelle, Author, Durham, NC

Cashmere Miller, Atlanta, GA

Montrail Miller, FDF, GA

Lucas E. Morel, Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Brian Mullins, Black Community Collaborative, Chicago, IL

Scherie Murray, Director, Unite the Fight PAC, Laurelton, NY

Dr. Lorenzo Neal, New Bethel AME Church, Jackson, MS

Dean Nelson, Frederick Douglass Foundation, Washington, DC

Morris W. O'Kelly, On-air personality, KFI AM640/iHeartRadio, Los Angeles, CA

Tim Parrish, Founder, Right Appeal PAC, Woodbridge, VA

Lonnie Poindexter, LionChasersNetwork.org, Washington, DC

Jon Ponder, Chief Executive Officer, Hope For Prisoners, Las Vegas, NV

Wilfred Reilly, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY

Deon Richmond, Studio City, CA

Donique Rolle, Educator, Orlando, FL

Ian V. Rowe, Senior Visiting Fellow, The Woodson Center, New York, NY

Sheryl R. Sellaway, Founder, Righteous PR Agency, Johns Creek, GA

Erec Smith, Assoc. Professor of Rhetoric/Co-founder Free Black Thought, York, PA

Dr. Felicity Joy Solomon, Shorewood, IL

Delano Squires, Contributor, Blaze Media, Washington, DC

Rebekah Star, New York, NY

Dr. Carol M. Swain, Be the People News, Nashville, TN

David Sypher Jr., Political Strategist, Rahway, NJ

Dr. Linda Lee Tarver, President, Tarver Consulting, Lansing, MI

Greg Thomas, Stratford, CT

Roderick Threats, Black Patriot Media Group, Palm Beach, FL

Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Founder/President, Martin Luther King Republicans, Chicago, IL

Stephanie W. Trussell, Republican Candidate for LTG Illinois, Lisle, IL

Jesse C. Turner, Senior Pastor, The Historic Elm Grove Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, AR

Bettye H. Tyler, Marvellous Works, Inc., Jackson, MS

Helen Tyner, Parents for a Better Englewood, Chicago, IL

Dr. Eric M. Wallace, Freedom's Journal Institute, Flossmoor, IL

Marcus Watkins, Michigan Republican Assembly, Romulus, MI

Curtis Watkins, Uplift & Restore Community Development Corp., Michigan City, IN

Cindy Werner, State Ambassador, Frederick Douglass Foundation-WI, Milwaukee, WI

Devon Westhill, President/General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity, Washington, DC

Jason Whitlock, Host of Fearless with Jason Whitlock, Nashville, TN

Christopher Wilson, Indianapolis, IN

Kuna Winding, Chicago, IL

Corrine Winding, Chicago, IL

Aryca Woodson, Communications Consultant, IN

John Wood Jr., Opinion Columnist, USA Today, Los Angeles, CA

Michael E. Wooten, Former Administrator, Federal Procurement Policy, Woodbridge, VA

Glenn Loury is professor of economics at Brown University.

Robert Woodson Sr. is founder and president of The Woodson Center.

Craig Shirley: Donations To Reagan Library Will Trickle Down After Liz Cheney Speech, "The Debates Are Over"

Occam's Razor (the simplest explanation is usually correct) would say that Cheney saw the GOP departing from everything she represents and did her best to poison every Republican Institution she can touch before she's driven out into the wilderness.

FNC's Peter Doocy To White House: Does The President Think It Is Appropriate To Protest Outside A Supreme Court Justice's Home?

So the Biden Administration thinks it's OK to shadow these Justices, or any other public figure, from location to location to disrupt their lives and possibly expose them to threats. You have a right to peacefully protest but their are restrictions on time, place, and manner...and one of those is a restriction (a law against!) on protesting outside the homes of Justices. So, the Administration is approving and tacitly encouraging illegal behavior. The only reason to protest outside the homes of these Justices is to intimidate them; it certainly isn't aimed at persuading fellow Americans on the issue.

Zelensky: "The End Of The World Has Arrived" I'm Embarrassed This Is Happening In The 21st Century

Some may remember the Cuban Missile Crisis in the early 60s. Castro was in power in Cuba and the Russians began bringing nuclear missiles into Cuba. JFK was President of the USA at the time. A nuclear was was barely averted and Russia took their missiles home, but exacted some concessions from Kennedy, one of which was pulling our missile capability out of Turkey. At the end of the Cold War promises were made to Russia that NATO would not expand into the Russian sphere of influence. That promise has been broken many times. Havana Cuba is a bit further from Washington, D.C., than Kiev is from Moscow. Biden signed a paper in Nov 2021 that invited Ukraine to join NATO. See " The Two Blunders That Caused the Ukraine War" in the March 4th WSJ. One might ask why Biden opened the door for Ukraine to join NATO? Did he think that Russia would do nothing with the prospect of being squeezed by another NATO country? Or did Biden want Russia to attack the Ukraine to take the heat off the dismal prospects of the mid-term elections?

Recall, Remove & Replace Every Last Soros Prosecutor | RealClearPolitic

Recall is not feasible particularly since many states do not have recall. But voters should pay more attention to these DA, AG, and prosecutor races. Republicans adopted a from the ground up strategy to win state legislator races and it was a spectacular success. Democrats, with Soros money are trying to do the same thing with DA races. Republicans should engage them and voters should pay more attention or we will end up with more non prosecution of crimes and release without bail.

Tucker Carlson: Arrest Of Bannon And Navarro Is A Huge Escalation In Democratic Party's Weaponization Of DOJ

The whole premise of the J6 witch hunt is that an insurrection to over-throw the US gov't was planned. Mind you, this was planned without a single weapon to be used, and relied on the police abandoning post, and the Capitol doors to somehow be opened from the inside. Once inside these "insurrectionists" took selfies. This narrative is so dead.

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The Internet Messiah Has Arrived

by Thomas Easley via Big Think

Upon awakening this morning, and for no discernable reason, my first thought focused on religion, and why there is more disdain among the religious, of religions that are not their own, than there is of the devil in any religion. Such scorn seems an utter impossibility given that all religions proclaim by varying degree — to be purveyors of God’s love, goodness, devotion, sacrifice, truth, and wisdom.

I have no answer for this discrepancy, but the subject (however unlikely) brought to mind the ubiquitous world wide web — that raucous, under-construction, unconstrained, gargantuan international electric neighbourhood which has no religion, no expectation of a transformative messiah, and no God beyond the glory of electric energy.

The Beast Spins A Web The internet is a beast, uncivil by corporal standards, rudely honest in its capacity to include any idea the mind can think of — and any voice, no matter how small, can ring loud in the internet’s ear.

The internet is not a country; it is not a belief system; it is not a government. It belongs to everyone, and no one, and by virtue of its existence, the internet has broken the bond of routine social contracts, conditioning our prejudiced perception of evolution and God. We are now on the path to a new human, our more ethereal counterpart…the Electro Sapien or e-sapien.

How the future supremacy of the Electro Sapien will play out is speculative, at best. Competing themes on how we came to be homo sapien, “modern man,” are still lost in interpretation. What we can infer, by way of all theories on the origin of the homo sapien — from the Aquatic Ape theory to unknown breakaway members of some homo antecessor-group, or a Homo Heidelbergensis / Homo Sapien tryst — is that many possibilities existed, and one survived.

Likewise, with over seven billion human beings living today, it is rational to assume that small, pre-Electro Sapien groups or types, directed by the species’ self-organisation, have begun to break away from the whole.

To establish who these new electro-types are, and why they will survive to establish the next level of species’ expansion, involves the discomfort of disputing or questioning the future validity of traditional interpretations of human purpose.

Purpose Of Life The human being, created by God, is made purposeful by living through a belief in God, and ascending to God’s embrace at death. A high percentage of the world’s religions proclaim this path of purpose, and for many, that path is further guaranteed by messianic intervention.

The human being, created by the laws or forces of nature, is made purposeful by living through a belief in knowledge, and ascending to an enlightened verification at death that energy cannot be destroyed. A high percentage of the world’s scientific disciplines proclaim this path of purpose, and for many, that path is further guaranteed by the advent of exceptional discovery — a factual version of messianic intervention.

Though few in number, and insignificant at present, the human being, the electro-types created by the internet — because the internet serves, without prejudice, the purpose perspectives of all levels of social interaction — has begun to define himself, and his path of purpose, by the indiscriminate consumption of electromagnetic energy regulating internet existence. As a result, we cannot expect postmodern electro-types to share a moral knowledge of purpose with defined value equivalence to that of a human being created by God and nature. A Touchscreen World The internet has not only brought us new rules, with it, we have walked into, or onto, the field of an entirely new game — a touchscreen world. To win in this new game, Electro Sapien groups or types will regard maintenance and usage of electricity as their essential source of life and purpose. They will embrace all aspects of nano-technological progress, especially those endeavours that lead to individualising the source of power that feeds the internet.

All studies which involve cloning, artificial self-replication, artificial intelligence, body part replacement technologies and systems, neurological re-engineering of brain function, and many more that yield the sum benefit of greater individual influence over the multi-leveled strata of the game, will be supported by electro-types.

The electro-type, the Electro Sapien, will expand conscious access to brain realism, merge-through miraculous data crunching — our insipid linear perception of reality with actual multi-dimensional reality. He will abstract linear thinking, see and analyse in greater detail the sapient mass of present time. He will feed on vision and memory connectivity stored in all constructs of matter, and harness integration of individual electric signatures with the internet’s electric signature. He will not fear physical death nor personal identity dissolution and insignificance.

Hope and strength, bestowed upon the religious who believe in God, will arise in the Electro Sapien as the freedom to create reality. Though far from being heartless or barbaric, Electro Sapiens will gain conscience from knowledge sharing. They will disallow corporal moral guilt; the sense of personal regret people feel when they are offended, or offend — they will not need a messianic saviour.

For the Electro Sapien, the internet is the messiah.

The Electro Sapien The electro-type, the Electro Sapien, will expand conscious access to brain realism, merge — through miraculous data crunching — our insipid linear perception of reality with actual multidimensional reality. He will abstract linear thinking, see and analyse in greater detail the sapient mass of present time. He will feed on vision and memory connectivity stored in all constructs of matter, and harness integration of individual electric signatures with the internet’s electric signature. He won’t fear death, nor personal identity dissolution and insignificance.

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yasbxxgie · 4 years

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How Hip-Hop Brings Green Issues to Communities of Color The environmental movement has largely failed to connect with people of color and marginalized urban communities. By confronting issues from contaminated water to climate change, Hip-Hop music has helped bridge that divide and bring home the realities of environmental injustice.

When I was diversity director at North Carolina State University, part of my job was to recruit young people — often from communities of color — into the College of Natural Resources. It could be a struggle; these were talented and creative kids, but often they didn’t see how environmental or sustainability issues were relevant to their lives.

Then, a mentor who knew that I was a hip hop artist, made a suggestion: Why not try to reach them through your music? “Whatever comes naturally to you always captures peoples’ attention,” he said. On the next recruitment trip, I took his advice.

After introducing myself, I told the kids in the auditorium, “OK, when I pause, I want you all to say, ‘Come on.’” Then I began.

Here’s my minority report. About what’s going on with the poor. No clean water, got liquor stores…

Suddenly these kids were listening.

No banks, good housing can’t afford. Got drugs, got guns, got more. Dope boys, no books, gym floor. Deadpool, can’t swim, lead in my pores Contaminated mentally challenged, I’m sore…

Now I had their attention. As we went through the lyrics again, the students started to make the connections between access to natural resources and community health, between representation and environmental justice. This wasn’t just about going to college, I told them – this was about having a voice, about doing something about these injustices, such as unsafe drinking water and lead contamination. And they got it.

Hip hop [Hip-Hop] has been speaking to peoples’ struggles since it came out of South Bronx in the 1970s, whether it’s been about poverty, racism, or gun violence. Why shouldn’t it be about environmental justice, too?

Ever since, I’ve been using hip hop — or a philosophy that I call “hip hop forestry” or “hip hop sustainability” — to create a bridge for young people to environmental issues.

That bridge is sorely needed. Although people of color in the United States face elevated risk from environmental harms — including air pollution, hazardous waste, and flooding — their voices are often neglected in important discussions about environmental policy. In many cases, they simply aren’t at the table. A 2014 survey of environmental nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies, conducted by Dorceta Taylor of the University of Michigan, found that while people of color make up 36 percent of the U.S. population, they constitute no more than 16 percent of the workforce of any environmental organization. The result, Taylor argued, was the emergence of a disproportionately white “green insiders club.”

This isn’t because environmental professionals do not want to speak to people of color or that people of color don’t want a seat at that table. Too often, I believe, it’s that these different groups are simply speaking different languages. Those in the environmental fields are accustomed to speaking to small audiences that understand a specialized language that does not resonate with people of color.

Too often people in these communities dismiss environmental concerns because they have other pressing issues in their lives — in many cases, they’re in survival mode — and they believe “the environment” is disconnected from their experiences. We need to find forms of communication that resonate with those affected by climate change, pollution, food insecurity, contaminated water, and toxic exposures, and that speak to their values.

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, which works to bridge the gap between communities of color and environmental advocacy, has seen this play out in the larger climate movement. His organization has a project called People’s Climate Music that issued a 2014 climate-inspired album. “Within the movement we have a tendency to make this much harder than it needs to be,” Yearwood said. “Climate change is definitely a scientific issue, but if we come at the discussion strictly from that direction it limits the ability to grow [the movement] and invite more people to be a part of it.”

“We want to break down the silos,” he said. “Sometimes people feel like they have to be invited to the movement or invited to the conversation. We’re trying to create new things that people can see themselves in.”

This is where hip hop sustainability can make a difference. Hip hop is a form of expression created by the marginalized communities of color I am trying to reach.

Popular hip hop artists have brought attention to the challenges facing impoverished communities in cities across America.

If you listen closely, you’ll hear in the music stories about the environment and how it affects communities. In his 1999 song “New World Water,” Brooklyn native Yasiin Bey (then known as Mos Def) breaks down the challenges some communities face in getting clean water, especially in the urban environment.

It’s the new world water, and every drop counts You can laugh and take it as a joke if you wanna But it don’t rain for four weeks some summers And it’s about to get real wild in the half You be buying Evian just to take a f___in’ bath Heads is acting wild, sippin’ poor, puffin’ dank Competin’ with the next man for higher playin’ rank See I ain’t got time try to be Big Hank, F___ a bank; I need a twenty-year water tank ‘Cause while these knuckleheads is out here sweatin’ they goods The sun is sitting in the treetops burnin’ the woods And as the flames from the blaze get higher and higher They say, ‘Don’t drink the water! We need it for the fire!’

In the 1995 Goodie Mob song “Soul Food,” Cee Lo Green writes:

Smoke steams from under the lid that’s on the pot Ain’t never had a lot but thankful for The little that I got why not be Fast food got me feeling sick Them crackers think they slick By trying to make this bullshit affordable I thank the Lord that my voice was recordable

Now I don’t think Cee Lo would say he’s speaking about an environmental issue. But he sure was speaking about food justice and food deserts.

For that matter, I wouldn’t call myself an environmental rapper. I’d say I am a rapper who happens to be environmentally conscious and who is aware that, like everyone else, my decisions can hurt the planet and what happens to the planet can hurt me. In one song I write about poor air quality and how the absence of trees and green spaces — and the abundance of concrete in public housing projects — affects human well-being. In another I touch on the role trees play in promoting clean air and clean water.

Forestry’s the practice, hip hop the religion Both made by humans, both imperfect make a new tradition This hip hop forestry, our trees are not a commodity They are our teachers showing how to live on troubled land and live in harmony This hip hop forestry because both rose from the underground One changed landscapes, the other changes the landscape of sound… Hip hop forestry, emissions we don’t do carbon copies We cross-pollinate culture and we respect our water of bodies

Clearly, many young people, like those teens in North Carolina, might not be putting much thought into these issues. Which is why hip hop [Hip-Hop] can serve as such a valuable entry point. I want kids to think about the environment, to write about the environment, to rap about the environment. Not just because it will strengthen their artistry — and may even create some new poets — but because it will increase their awareness of environmental injustice. And if we do that, there’s every reason to believe some will dig in deeper, want to learn more about the facts and the science, and discover how interconnected all these issues are. Some may even decide to go into an environmental field where they’re so badly needed.

I always tell young people: If no one hears you, then how will your concerns be heard? You know what’s happening in your communities, and you should be able to articulate this. But first you have to get into the room and make your voice heard. Otherwise no one will know.

If they do get into that room, they’ll probably find that few people at the table look like them. But if we have any chance at resolving the environmental threats facing so many of our communities, they’re going to have to be at that table.

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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, at a climate rally in Washington, D.C.

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So You Want To Be a Herbalist - Part One

The Home/Family Herbalist

Going through my asks tonight, and there are several of them on herbalism. Thought I might attempt a master post, possibly a few of them, as this is always such a hot topic for witches it seems.

:: What's the Goal? ::

The first question really is, what are you hoping to do with it? Do you want to just incorporate herbs into your life, into your family's health practices? Or are you looking to work with other people? Knowing the answer to this can help direct the kind of studies and learning you want to do.

Also, witchcraft IS NOT herbalism. Sure, a lot of witches are interested in herbalism. But there's no requirement of a witch to have a knowledge of herbalism. Likewise, not all herbalists are witches or otherwise pagan. There are, sadly, a lot of herbalism information out there which is no better than snake oil. For myself, my herbalism is grounded in science. That's not to say I ignore the traditional uses of herbs. Knowing how different cultures use a plant can give a lot of insight into what it's useful for! The reason the information survives is because people see results. So, while I do believe in some energy work, and think that sort of thing is important. And mind-body-spirit is an important part of the holistic approach that I use... my witchcraft is separate from my work as a herbalist.

DISCLAIMERS:

A) I am not your herbalist. This series is general herbal advice and things I've learned along the way and is not meant to be any sort of medical advice!

B) Herbs CAN be dangerous. Even seemingly innocuous ones. Do your research.

:: The Home and Family Herbalist ::

If you are only intending to treat yourself and your family it's a fair bit simpler. Although that *can* depend on how medically complex you all are! If your family is taking a lot of medications then you're going to want a deeper understanding than the suggestions below are going to give you.

Generally, for someone looking to only practice on themselves and family, without complex medical issues, you can do a lot with "book learning" and premade formulas.

For a "typical" situation with your average health stuff I'd highly suggest Rosemary Gladstar's books.

Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide - this is where I started. It's got a lot of common herbs in it, a ton of formulas for general ailments and health boosts

Herbs For ... : She also has a whole series of small books that start with "Herbs for" and include "Stress and Anxiety" "Natural Beauty" etc. So if there's something more specific you'd like to do then getting this book can be useful.

She's popular for a reason. People wanting a deeper and more complex look into herbal medicine might not feel too satisfied. But if you want a good introduction, this is a great start.

Other book suggestions:

Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen by Brittany Nickerson

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide by Thomas Easley

Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal by Rosalee De La Foret

So, what sort of stuff will you be making?

Fire Cider is my go to. I think everyone should make fire cider.

Teas of all kinds are great.

Cough syrups and various salves are fantastic to know how to make.

Tinctures and oil infusions, also splendid. Although you're getting a little deeper here as some herbs extract better in different alcohol contents, some don't do well in alcohol at all. Some are better dried, some fresh, etc. And there's a lot of science into optimizing the extraction of the constituents from a plant.

There's So MANY PLANTS, where do I start??

I was overwhelmed at first, so I sat down with Rosemary Gladstar's "Herbs for" book series and went through putting a little sticky note on every condition that was common in my household.

Then I went through the list and wrote up a list of herbs that were in the formulas for those things. That gave me a decent place to start.

What does the upcoming season usually look like for your family? What sort of medical stuff comes up? Headaches? PMS/period pain? Digestive problems? Sprains, cuts, bruises? Start there.

#herbalism #herbalist #green witch #hearth witch #herbalism 101 #plants #plant medicine #alternative medicine #so help me god if one of you fuckers recommends an essential oil course in the replies i am GOING to curse you and all your kin

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meats-art-fart · 4 years

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or more like: 'generally helpful books for the artist'

- DER NACKTE MENSCH - Hand- und Lehrbuch der Anatomie für Künstler by Gottfried Bammes (the only thing you'll ever need, it's in german tho...) or- the artist’s guide to HUMAN ANATOMY (which is basically the 'light' version of it)

- Andrew Loomis : drawing the head and hands; figure drawing for all it's worth; successful drawing; creative illustrations

- THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWING by Harold Speed

- Atlas of Foreshortening: The Human Figure in Deep Perspective

- Anatomy for Sculptors Understanding the Human Form

- Burne Hogarth - Dynamic anatomy; drawing dynamic hands; drawing the human head;

- The Figure in Motion: A Visual Reference for the Artist - Thomas Easley

- how to portray the figure with accuracy and expression - Robert Barret

- GESTURE DRAWING a story-based approach by April connors

- FIGURES FROM LIFE & THE ANATOMY OF STYLE by Patrick J. Jones

- Brigmans Life drawing; the Human Machine; Constructive Anatomy; by George B. Bridgman - Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist - Stephen Rogers Peck

- FORCE - dynamic life drawing for animators

- drawing the female figure by Francis Marshall

- THE HUMAN FIGURE by John H, Vanderpoel

- Mastering drawing the Human figure from life, memory, imagination by Jack Faragasso

- DRAWING PEOPLE how to portray the clothed figure - by Barbara Bradley

- A HANDBOOK OF ANATOMY FOR ART STUDENTS - Arthur Thomson

there are some more but i got tired...

again- i can only recommend books i have actually read so if there are any additions you want to make feel free.

#Artist anatomy #anatomy reference #artist's reference #art books #how to art #idk tags #you can find most of those on amazon but i think alot of them are also available as ebooks and pdfs you just gotta look

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baka-monarch · 4 years

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Virgil And The Beanstalk concept (bulleit fic)

After SVSR, Roman disappears for a few days, not ducking out but refusing to show up

At first everyone was going to give him his distance until it's discovered (probably by Remus) that there's now a giant bean stalk in Roman's part of the imagination

Talking to the imagined village folk promts on a dialogue about how their prince was taken by a terrible giant to the top of the beanstalk

The Dragon Wotch backs up this claim but tells everyone not to worry about it, it's just Roman's way of working through everything and they were right to give him his space

All the sides do just that and try to continue on with their roles, Roman's creativity still a part of Thomas keeping things balanced

After a while (about a week) Virgil starts getting more worried, the beanstalk shows no signs of disappearing and Roman hasn't come up with any new ideas, just expanding on old ones

Paranoia gets the best of Virgil (he did used to be paranoia) and he starts making plans and preparations to climb the beanstalk

On the day he goes, instead of telling the other sides he leaves them a not in his room about where he is

Since the imagination can be shifted and sculpted by Thomas' conscious, Virgil is able to get to the top in a few hours instead of days.

At the top of the beanstalk is a small, but extravagant castle, still large enough to make Virgil feel only a few inches tall though

Virgil easily enters, either under a door or an open window and starts looking for Roman

Instead Virgil finds the giant

After SVSR Roman was upset. He was angry, sad , betrayed, and so many emotions he couldn't control

He just wanted some control

Roman decides to create a place to isolate himself in, not wanting to face all these emotions and memories, and all the pain he had been feeling

At first he just wanted a day or so to himself, so the other sides wouldn't bother him, but the longer he was gone the more he liked this

With his own "little" world Roman had control over so many things and never had to worry about anything else

With Thomas having old ideas to work on and Remus, Roman wouldn't have to return, and certainly the other sides wouldn't worry, they hadn't so far if their absence was anything to go by

Now, this is where they meet

Virgil at first didn't recognize the giant, terrified of the gargantuan being before him

Virgil was not able to move as his mind screamed at him to run

When Roman saw Virgil he was, honestly a little angry

Virgil, having the eyes of an annoyed giant look down at him would freeze even more

Roman would break Virgil out of his terrified trance by reaching down for him

As soon as the giant reaches a huge hand for him Virgil regains control over his body and runs

Roman easley scoops Virgil up and drops him into a jar haphazardly

After being trapped Virgil recognizes the giant as Roman

Holy shit, that's Roman!?!?

Roman glares down at Virgil not exactly the "friendly giant" at this point

At this point they would argue for a bit about everything that's happened

By the time Virgil realizes that Roman isn't exactly "the friendly giant" he thought he was, Roman has slammed his fist next to the jar sending a wave of fear through Virgil and he knows it's too late to have realized that fact

Roman puts Virgil's jar on a high shelf where the emo can't bother him and continues with his own twisted version of "self care"

Except while Virgil is trapped there he constantly tries to escape

Roman takes Virgil out every now and then, mainly to let him eat at first but... prinxiety(platonic or otherwise, you decode) bonding and getting along more. Talking about Virgil's past, how Roman feels after everything, but that doesn't change the fact that Roman has some control here, and he likes it. So every time Virgil brings up doing the right thing Roman gets upset and Virgil is either put back in the jar or... other things that Roman does without thinking

When the other sides find Virgil's not they immediately start preparing to go after him

The problem with this is that Roman would have figured out that they would be coming and has transformed the area around the bottom of the beanstalk to keep them out

The area is a thick forest filled with beasts, challenges, traps, and other dangers

The other sides have to go though

They have to make sure that Roman (who they do not know is a giant) and Virgil are okay

Cue Roman going dark, the dark sides bonding with the lights more, and when they gat to Roman some creativitwins bonding

Welp, that's how far I got in my brainstorming

#sander sides #roman sanders #giant roman #virgil sanders #svsr #ts svsr #g/t #giant/tiny #giant #tiny

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