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Intuitive Astrology: Aries New Moon Solar Eclipse April 2023

The New Moon Solar Eclipse on April 19/20, 2023, is the first Eclipse we have had in Aries since 2015, kickstarting a new cycle of Eclipses that will continue to unfold until March 2025.

The Aries New Moon Solar Eclipse activates a gateway to a new reality. Doors will open, bringing new opportunities and new pathways. Some of these opportunities may come as a surprise but others may be things we have been working towards for some time.

The supercharged energy behind this Eclipse will thin veil, increasing our sensitivity, creativity, and intuition. With Aries energy also strong, this is our opportunity to find our courage to become the leader or spirit guide, of our own lives.

As the Eclipse energies flow, use them to set intentions, visualize your desired outcome, look at things in a new way, and stay open to the abundance of the Universe. This is a high-energy time that will guide us to the next chapter of our soul journey.

Let’s now take a deeper dive into the energetics and astrology behind this beautiful and rare Eclipse-

A Rare Hybrid Eclipse: Journey Between Two Worlds

The Aries New Moon Solar Eclipse is a hybrid between an Annular Eclipse, where you can see a ring of fire around the Sun, and Total Eclipse, where the Sun is completely blocked.

Hybrid Eclipses are incredibly rare and can suggest a transition or perhaps a shift between two worlds. Just as the Eclipse moves from Total to Annular, perhaps something in our lives is preparing to shift too.

Falling in the sign of Aries, this is the second lunar cycle in a row to begin in this fire sign. The first was back on March 21st, when we experienced the Aries New Moon. Having two powerful lunar cycles back to back in Aries indicates an intensity building around Aries themes.

Aries is a fire sign, and the element of fire which lives within us all gives us strength, courage, passion, and determination. When it burns too strong, however, the element of fire can lead to anger, attacks, destruction, and being too impulsive or ego-driven.

Balancing our own inner fire may be a theme around this Eclipse. We may feel the Aries energy pushing us to stand up for ourselves, leap into the new, and find the confidence to enter the new doors that are opening for us. But we may also find ourselves needing to bring it back, tame our egos, take responsibility for any destruction, and reconsider the voice of our hearts.

Whether your inner fire needs to be fanned or tamed, this Eclipse will be your guide, helping you to cross into a new state of being or perhaps even a new reality. The transition that unfolds under this hybrid Eclipse will be mirrored within, so pay attention to how you are being guided to move.

Aries Solar Eclipse at the Highly Karmic 29th Degree

The April Solar Eclipse falls at 29 degrees of Aries, the zodiac’s final degree. The final degree of any zodiac sign is considered a highly charged and karmic point and is known as the Anaretic degree.

Having such a powerful Eclipse on this highly charged point indicates a karmic event or destiny that is unfolding. It also indicates something coming to a point of closure, leaving space for the new to emerge.

Eclipses have long been known for bringing fated or karmic events, but this April Eclipse seems especially connected to the divine realms.

The 29th degree is also considered a point of highest consciousness, where we are able to integrate all the lessons of that zodiac sign and operate from its highest expression.

At its highest expression, Aries invites confidence, courage, passion, and the right balance of leadership. See where you can create some space to welcome these themes into your life under the Eclipse. --Forever Conscious

Art: Aries by Talon Abraxas

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legofanguy · 8 months

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Inukag: Shinto wedding

This is a entry for @inukagfluffweek event Inukag fluff week 2023 day 6: Wedding Day, and I'm doing a Shinto wedding, like I did for my entry for Miphlink week 2023. I also give a reference that Shinto weddings are actually a thing created during the 20th century.

Kagome take a deep breath while the maids help her put on the multiple kimono for this special ceremony. Just days after her return to the feudal era, Kagome has agreed to be Inuyasha's wife. However, when she suggested a Shinto wedding, she was shocked that none of her friends never hear of it, with Sango and Miroku just having a wedding in which Kaede bless their union. Kagome would soon remember that the Shinto wedding was actually a modern time celebration, so she has to tell them much she can about it. Once they understand parts of it, her friends agree to hold the wedding of her choice.

When Kagome join Inuyasha, she is wearing a white kimono with a hood over her head. Inuyasha was at lost of words when he see Kagome in her dress, as it was like she was a angel. Kagome ask Inuyasha, "Ready?" and, taking her by the arms, he reply, "Ready."

The two step outside where their friends Sango, her and Miroku kids Kin'u, Gyokuto, and baby Hisui, Shippo, Kirara, Kaede, Kohaku, and Rin were waiting. The couple walk to the wedding altar where Miroku was waiting. As a monk, he offer to help Inuyasha and Kagome with the ceremony, even if Inuyasha feel Kaede was the one to do the task.

Miroku begins the ceremony with a speech, "Friends, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi. It's certainly take some time for both of them, given Inuyasha's attitude and pride. I'm actually surprised Kagome managed to make Inuyasha agree on their wedding." which made Inuyasha to give a death glade as he said, "What was that, Miroku?" Miroku nervous laugh, "I was just kidding, Inuyasha. I was just kidding." and he got back to the speech, "We also must give thanks to the benevolent spirits for bringing these two together."

Soon, sake is pour into three cups on the altar and Miroku said, "Now, they should drink the sake to symbol their future as a happy father, a happy mother, and a child that would be born into their blessed life." Inuyasha drink the first cup and then hand it to Kagome, whose drink from it. Next, Kagome then drink from the second cup and hand it to Inuyasha to drink it. Finally, the final cup is given to Inuyasha, whose drink it, and he then handed it to Kagome, whose drink from it.

As the cups are taken away by Hachiemon, Miroku put evergreen on the altar and said with a prayer, "Kami and spirits, we place this evergreen to reflect our gratitude of your blessing their union. It is with your powers and blessings, as well that of the Budda, that Inuyasha and Kagome come together as one."

Silver rings are lay on the altar and Miroku said, "You may now exchange the rings and make your wedding vows." Inuyasha put the wedding rings on Kagome's ringer as he said, "I, Inuyasha, take thee, Kagome Higurashi, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, no mater what dare what taken us apart; and thereto I pledge thee my faith." Soon, it was Kagome's turn to make her vows as she put the wedding ring on Inuyasha's finger, "I, Kagome Higurashi, take thee, Inuyasha, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, till death do us part, as destiny said it was to be; and thereto I pledge thee my faith."

After they said their wedding vows, Miroku said, "With the blessing of the Budda, they are now husband and wife." and whisper to Inuyasha, "This is the part you can kiss Kagome now, Inuyasha." Without even having to be told twice, the two happily kiss each other and everyone clap. Breaking off from their kiss that finished their wedding, Inuyasha can see Kagome is happy to be with him after three years, and he feel the same thing. As they head to the celebration feast, Inuyasha noticed his half brother Sesshomaru watching them from a distance before he take his leave. Inuyasha is glad that Sesshomaru atleast took the time to see him and Kagome happy moment.

#inukag #inukagfluffweek #inukagfluffweek2023

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Weekly Press Briefing #52: June 18th - June 24th

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more. This briefing covers all things posted from June 18 - June 24, 2023 and marks ONE ENTIRE YEAR of our briefings! 🥳 Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing.

Challenges/Prompts:

The following is a roundup of open challenges/prompts. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

We (@twwpress, the Weekly Press Briefing team) will be hosting a Wheel of Destiny drabble-writing prompt challenge on Saturday, July 1st on tumblr and Twitter in celebration of our first anniversary! Stay tuned for more details. The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Josh/Donna prompt fest (hosted by @jessbakescakes and @thefinestmuffin) revealed on June 24th. Prompt claims and submissions are still open. Details here.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from June 18 - June 24.

Allison Janney posted a photo of herself with her dad in honor of Father’s Day.

Allison Janney posted a photo of herself thanking her hair and makeup artists.

Amy Landecker posted a silly video of Brad along with a “for your consideration” message for the Emmys.

Amy Landecker posted some photos of herself and Brad by the ocean.

Amy Landecker posted a photo of her and Brad on a boat.

Bradley Whitford posted photos of himself and Amy attending the staged production of Transparent! at the Mark Taper Forum.

Dule Hill posted a promo video for the second season of The Wonder Years, now streaming on Hulu.

Josh Malina posted a photo of himself with his dad for Father’s Day.

Kim Webster posted a funny video of herself “training” to do the Geena Davis trick shot she learned last week.

Kim Webster posted a photo of herself the day after her birthday.

Marlee Matlin posted a photo of her husband and a celebration of him for Father’s Day.

Mary McCormack posted a TikTok of her daughter Rose singing an original song.

Melissa Fitzgerald posted a photo of herself with her dad, along with a Father’s Day message.

Rob Lowe posted a photo of himself and his son Johnny in bathrobes on a boat.

Rob Lowe posted a photo of his wife Sheryl along with a birthday wish.

Peter James Smith posted a clip from Noël in memory of Paxton Whitehead, who played Bernard.

Richard Schiff posted a photo of himself with Robert Cardinal.

Kathleen “Bird” York posted a photo of herself and Devika Parikh, who played Bonnie on The West Wing.

Edits/Artwork:

#CJTOBY: and we build it up to pull it down by @cjcreggswifey [VIDEO EDIT]

Editors’ Choice:

In honor of the one year anniversary of our briefing, we picked some of our favorite fics posted during this week in years past. Be sure to share your favorites we didn’t include!

and if you wonder about the spell i’m under (it’s your love) by mikaylawrites | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “You don’t look so bad yourself,” she purrs, her fingers reaching out to unnecessarily adjust his belt buckle. “And I think you’re gonna win tonight.”

He groans, both because of where her hand is and because the superstitious side of him can’t tolerate that kind of talk. “I’m gonna need you to go outside and turn around and spit.”

“Don’t need to,” she tells him, “because I know I’m right.”

A night at the Academy of Country Music Awards with country music power couple Josh Lyman and Donna Moss.

Friendship, Rings, and Heartstrings by JessBakesCakes | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Sam feels sort of like a whack-a-mole at the arcade with how quickly and intensely the epiphany hits him. Maybe this is it. Maybe they’ll finally get it together. Behind all the flirting and banter is an incredible devotion they have to each other; one that possesses them to eat only a bite of a granola bar for nearly twenty-four hours or to hop on an international flight with whatever nonsensical items would fit in a backpack. He’s seen it for years now; he’s just been waiting for them to see it too.

Help Me Hold Onto You by jeaniecregg | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete | In which CJ has a bit of an existential crisis...

Hell Is Other People (But Not You) by McKat | Rated T | Will Bailey/Sam Seaborn | Complete | Sam’s visiting the White House when they go into a Crash.

He and Will get stuck together.

Maybe there are worse places to be.

Champagne by arborealstops | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Kate Harper | Complete | “I got you a present.”

please linger near the door by cmbing | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | They’re definitely not dating when there is a presidential dinner and they don’t think to invite dates. Instead, they assume they’ll go with each other. Him in a black tux, her in a red dress. Their arms are interlocked as they enter the ballroom, and Donna even goads Josh into dancing with her. It’s friendly, nothing more.

They’re just having sex. That’s it.

the weight of love (in your arms) by joshllyman | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | He steals a glance at Josh and sees that his face is carefully blank, intentionally wiped of all emotion.

“Just tired?” Sam asks quietly, and Josh looks up at him.

Josh shakes his head. “Something like that.”

Misc:

Happy birthday to Kim Webster, who played Ginger!

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own.

Josh/Donna

Errors and Omissions by Chinesepapercut | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Wonderful in a Loathsome sort of Way by JayeReid1 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

GOVT 3420: Campaigns and Elections by lunedecroissant | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Balcony Break by TemperanceCain for thefinestmuffins | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

3pm on a Thursday by KindaTea for Chinesepapercut | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

can’t help falling by sam_writes_fics | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

and i'll love you more than anybody can by JessBakesCakes | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

When it Rains, it Pours by onekisstotakewithme | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Fragments of Days Gone By… by JayeReid1 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Children of Mortals… by JayeReid1 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

she was a burst of colour, in his typically monochrome life. by katereadsandwrites | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Sam/Ainsley

Adorable, Yet Ill Adored by HotchkissRoyale | Rated E | Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

Sam and Ainsley Get Marriedby Hackney123 | Rated G | Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | Complete

C.J./Danny

Off the Record by onekisstotakewithme for daylight_angel, miabicicletta, Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg, Luppiters, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, hondagirll | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg2C Leo McGarry/Annabeth Schott | In Progress

12 Months by Jxjxjx | Rated G | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | In Progress

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

it started off with a kiss... now it ended up like this by imawkwardlysoc | Rated G | Sam Seaborn/Original Female Character | In Progress

Figures of Speech by Darsynia | Rated T | Toby Ziegler/Original Female Character | In Progress

Master of Improvisation by Antumbra | Rated G | Sam Seaborn, Jed Bartlet, C.J. Cregg (No Pairings Listed) | Complete

The Language of Tomorrow by silasfinch for justdreaming88 | Rated T | Ellie Bartlet/Original Female Character(s) | In Progress

Where The Hell…? by dumbchemist | Rated T | No Pairings Listed | In Progress

someone like you, a desperado like me by popmart (tambsi) for onekisstotakewithme | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

Multiple Pairings

Operation in the Desert by mlea7675, Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg, C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Will Bailey/Kate Harper, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Leo McGarry/Annabeth Schott | Complete

Yes, You are better than my old boyfriend by Proportional Response | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Dr. Freeride/Donna Moss | Complete

at the dark end of the street by hell_to_breakfast | Not Rated | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

THE WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING TEAM CAN BE REACHED VIA THE FOLLOWING METHODS:

Twitter: @TWWPress

Email: [email protected]

Feel free to let us know if we missed something, if you have an event you’d like us to promote, or if you have an item that you’d like included in the next briefing!

xx, What’s next?

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star-rail-updates · 1 year

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Boulder Town Super League Event Details

■Time-Limited Event Duration

2023/05/19 10:00:00 - 2023/06/06 03:59:00(server time)

※ This event contains time-limited challenges. Trailblazers who complete them during the event will receive Time-Limited Rewards. After these challenges close, Trailblazers can still challenge the Boulder Town Super League Event to obtain standard first-clear rewards.

■Event Rewards

Standard rewards: Stellar Jades, Traveler's Guides, Condensed Aether, credits

Time-limited event rewards: Stellar Jades, Tracks of Destiny, Traveler's Guides, Lost Gold Fragments, Refined Aether, credits

■Participation Requirement

Trailblaze Level ≥21

Complete the Adventure Missions Ring and Stage I, Ring and Stage II, and Gladiator

■Event Details

The Boulder Town Super League is split into the standard event and the time-limited event.

● Standard event: Trailblazer can challenge 5 matches, each containing 4 fights. After Trailblazer chooses to join the match, the enemy lineup will be selected at random and provide different buffs to the Trailblazer upon defeat. Pass the match for the first time to receive standard rewards such as Stellar Jades.

● Time-limited event: The Super League will also host a time-limited event! During the event, the number of rounds the Trailblazer spends to finish each fight will be recorded. The faster you finish the fight, the more rewards you will get!

#star rail updates #event details #honkai star rail #official

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graha-stan-account · 8 months

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FFXIV Write 2023 Masterlist

I'll be keeping links to all my entries here. I may post them either natively on Tumblr or Ao3 with a post link. Will link one of them here.

If it's anything like past challenges, entries will either take place in the Present or Ancient timeline.

J'napha Uovu is my WoL and Astrea is my Azem. I'll make a separate post on them eventually.

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1. Envoy: Present; [link]; From the outset it became clear any control J'napha sought to have over her destiny was... not to be.

2. Bark: Present; [link]; Slay Ifrit - sure. Speak to the press? Ehhhhh....

4. Off The Hook: Present; [link]; G'raha reminisces at the Find. Set in 6.35.

5. Barbarous: Present: [link]; J'napha is struggling to get over the events from "In From the Cold," feat. Alisaie.

6. Ring: Present: [link]; Napha's half-brother K'dajhir is intent on introducing her to all of his friends, but not for free. Feat. Hancock.

7. Noisome: TK

8. Shed: Present; [link]; Napha goes on her own journey after 6.0. And now that she's returned, she's got a lot of old junk to offload.

9. Fair: Present; [link]; Emet-Selch has himself a bit of a nap. His subconscious is feeling very active - oh and Azem is there. (5.0)

11. One Bitten, Twice Shy: Present; [link]; Napha and Dajhir are on a sibling date in La Noscea. Dajhir opens up a bit about his recent past. (occurs after Ring)

12. Dowdy: Present; [link]; Napha gets her Heavensward glow-up. (shortie)

13. Check: Present; [link] Napha wakes up after confronting Innocence.

14. Clear: Present; [link] G'raha is procrastinating the thing he actually wants to do. Krile helps. Post 6.0

15. Portentous: TK

16. Jerk: TK

18. A Fish Out of Water: Present; [link] Post 6.0 Those low levels of a new job are still brutal, even for the Warrior of Light.

19. Weal: Present; [link]; 6.0, Returning Home; Napha speaks with her nighttime visitor.

20. Hamper: Ancient; [link]; Mid-Pandaemonium raids. Emet-Selch scoffs at Azem standing in for Elidibus. But she knew he would. All goes to plan.

21. Grave TK

22. Fulsome: Ancient; [link]; Emet-Selch has rebuffed any attempts to kindle affections between himself and Azem. However, it is becoming slowly apparent the tides are turning.

#FFxivWrite2023 #my wol #ffxiv #napha

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reneg661 · 8 months

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Hardened by a career defined by betrayal, disappointment and underestimation, Becky Lynch decided to take her destiny into her own hands and force her way to the top of the mountain by throwing off anyone, friend or foe, who was blocking her path. The results speak for themselves. Lynch gave the Women’s division a shot in the arm in 2018 when she won her second SmackDown Women’s Championship, leading an invasion of Raw that left Ronda Rousey demoralized and humiliated — this despite Becky suffering a concussion in the process. The Man made her mark again by winning the 2019 Royal Rumble Match to earn a World Championship opportunity at WrestleMania 35. That opportunity eventually became the first women’s main event in WrestleMania history where The Man defeated Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to claim both titles in their Winner Take All Match. Becky would go on to become the longest-reigning Raw Women's Champion in history, fending off challenges from the likes of Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, and pretty much anyone in a pair of boots who was brazen enough to stand in her way. Her reign finally came to an end on the May 11, 2020, edition of Raw when Lynch announced that she was pregnant and relinquished her cherished prize. At SummerSlam 2021, though, Becky returned in epic fashion, entering the ring after Sasha Banks was deemed unable to challenge SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair, knocking would-be replacement Carmella out of the ring and overcoming The EST of WWE in an impromptu matchup to become a five-time Women's Champion. A short time later, Lynch proved that her star was burning as bright as ever when she was drafted to Raw with the first pick in the 2021 WWE Draft. In 2023, Lynch would become a Triple Crown Champion after she won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Lita.

#becky lynch

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malaysiankpopfans · 4 months

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The Neon Dreams New Year

The Neon Dreams New Year's Eve countdown concert, organized by Sheng Tai International and promoted by Casa Entertainment Group, took place grandly at The Sail Melaka in Malacca on December 31st, 2023.

Local artist Gaston Pong kicked off the event, delivering several popular songs to warm up the atmosphere and set the perfect tone for the New Year's concert. It was a flawless opening.

Following Gaston Pong was Suki Low, who performed "Berdiri" and showcased “Cai Zhuang”.

Malaysia's young pop sensation, Shila Amzah, used "Survivor" to ignite the crowd and moved everyone with a rendition of Wang Leehom's classic "Forever Love."

Next up was Junny, a Korean R&B singer-songwriter, whose appearance drew continuous cheers from the audience. During his performance of the hit song "Invitation," the crowd joined in singing along. Junny also presented his new song "Promise" and sang a total of nine songs, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a personal concert. Junny expressed his happiness to be in Malaysia to countdown the New Year with everyone.

Following Junny was Aina Abdul, who recently held her own solo concert. With her captivating stage presence, she not only sang her own songs but also performed Jessie J's "Ain’t Nobody," providing the audience with a diverse musical experience.

Taking the stage just before the countdown was Zico, a top Korean rapper. As soon as he appeared, he shocked the entire venue with the audience dancing along to his rhythm. In addition to performing the classic "Any Song," he also presented the catchy "Okey Dokey," prompting fans to chant for an encore. Zico descended from the stage to interact closely with fans, further intensifying the atmosphere.

The fireworks show at the concert lasted for 10 minutes, marking the beginning of 2024. Finally, 18-year-old Belle Sisoski took the stage as the finale, showcasing her skills with multiple instruments and incorporating EDM elements. Once again, she elevated the concert to its peak, bringing a perfect conclusion to the Neon Dreams New Year's Eve countdown concert.

The Neon Dreams concert series falls under the "Arts & Culture" initiative introduced by Dato' Leong Sir Ley, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Sheng Tai International. It is one of four main initiatives she has launched to drive the creation and development of City of Hope, envisioned to be an economic game changer for Melaka.

Dato' Leong said, “We are proud to support vibrant cultural events in Melaka like Neon Dreams under our Arts & Culture initiative. This New Year’s Eve concert brought great energy and visitors to the city, kicking off an exciting year." Her vision is to make Malacca an international city as well as a global hub for business in Southeast Asia.

More Neon Dreams events are slated for 2024, including a potential K-Pop music festival in March and many more themed concerts throughout the year. With major concerts like this driving tourism, Melaka’s entertainment scene looks bright for the coming year as Dato' Leong executes her vision.

Full Song List

Gaston Pong

i luv you, just kidding- Gaston Pong

Ring Ring Ring - Gaston Pong

Whatcha Name? - Gaston Pong

Rumah Singgah - Fabio Asher

Birthday Cake - Gaston Pong

SEVEN – Jungkook

Suki Low

Berdiri - Suki Low

Cai Zhuang - Suki Low

You Are My Everything - Gummy

Dance The Night - Dua Lipa

Kenangan Terindah - Samsons

Shila Amzah

Survivor - Destiny’s Child

Standing Next To You -Jungkook

Patah Seribu - Shila Amzah

Xiang NiDe Ye - Grady Guan

Forever Love - Wang Lee Hom

Junny

Color Me

Not About You

Aura

Invitation

Optimist

By my side

Movie

Promise

Thank You

Aina Abdul

Terus Hidup - Aina Abdul

Jangan Mati Rasa Itu - Aina Abdul

Sial - Mahalini

Shadow - Spuds & Aina Abdul

Ain’t Nobody - Jessie J

Zico

Tough Cookie

Artist

Any Song

Turtle Ship

OkeyDokey

Boys and Girls

Belle Sisoski

Focus

Believer

Pirates

Hold On

Unholy

Fingers

Adagio for Strings

Carol of The Bells

#neondreams #cityofhope #GastonPong #SukiLow #AinaAbdul #ShilaAmzah #BelleSisoski #JUNNY #ZICO

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mpwma · 6 months

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🌟 MAKING WRESTLING MAJESTIC AGAIN! 🌟

Folks, we've got a wrestling event tonight that's gonna be absolutely SENSATIONAL! It's NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023, and there's a tag team title match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship that's gonna be WINNING BIGLY! 🤼‍♂️🇯🇵

Guerrillas of Destiny, with Hikuleo and El Phantasmo, are the champs, and they're stepping into the ring against Alex Zayne and Lance Archer. This is a tag team clash that's gonna be CLASSY, believe me!

But here's the deal, folks: I want to hear from you. Should we cover the show? Let me know in the comments! Our podcast and YouTube channel are ready to dive into the action, be controversial, be combative, and give you the most serious and in-depth analysis you've ever seen. We're the best at it, just like me at everything else! 💪🎙️

So, share your thoughts and let's keep MAKING WRESTLING MAJESTIC AGAIN! It's gonna be the best, no doubt!

#NJPW #FightingSpiritUnleashed #TagTeamChampionship #GuerrillasOfDestiny #AlexZayne #LanceArcher #Wrestling 🇺🇸🇯🇵

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In the Likely Event | Rebecca Yarros | Published 2023 | *SPOILERS*

When Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much. It’s the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful.

Then she spots her seatmate, who is anything but ordinary. Nate Phelan sports dark hair, blue eyes, and a deliciously rugged charm that Izzy can’t resist. Their connection is undeniable. Izzy never believed in destiny before, but she does now.

Just ninety seconds after takeoff, their plane goes down in the Missouri River.

Their lives change. They change. Nate goes on to a career in the military while Izzy finds her way into politics. Despite a few chance encounters over the years, the timing never feels right.

Then comes a high-stakes reunion in Afghanistan, where Nate is tasked with protecting Izzy’s life.

He’ll do anything to keep her safe. And everything to win her heart.

Nate and Izzy met through fate. 10 years ago, they both boarded a flight, and within the first 3 minutes of that flight, their plane crashed. Izzy was heading back to college and Nate was heading to basic training in Georgia. There was a fast attraction between the two of them, and together, they were able to survive the plane crash. Nate even went as far as telling authorities that he was her husband so he could escort her to the hospital where she needed to have surgery, though her sister, Serena, eventually showed up and took over for him. Shortly after, soldiers arrived to get him back on track to basic training. Izzy was thankful for the man who saved her life, even if she couldn’t remember every detail about him. She did learn his name again after checking the paperwork he filled out approving the surgery.

Now 10 years later, fate has struck again. The two of them have encountered each other a few times over the years, embarking on a wild love affair, though the two of them never made anything official between them. However, Nate is now deployed to Afghanistan, on detail for congressional candidate aides that are coming to the country to assist in evacuations after troops have been told to vacate the country. Thinking he was getting an aide by the name of Newcastle, he is shocked when it is actually Izzy who steps off the plane.

The two of them hadn’t seen each other in three years, and Izzy is just as shocked to see him as he is to see her. He is assigned as her security detail while she’s in country, and despite how things ended between them the last time they’d seen each other, he will do everything to ensure her safety. Although, much has changed. Izzy now goes by Isa, and she’s engaged, given the rock on her ring finger. Nate is shocked to find out that she works for a congresswoman named Congresswoman Lauren, as she had despised everything about politics.

Izzy has an ulterior motive for coming to the country other than to help people evacuate. Serena has been in country for the last several months working on an assignment as a photojournalist. With much of the country surrendering to the Taliban, and little time for evacuations to occur, she needs to find her sister and get her out.

Within the current storyline, we have snippets of the times they spent together over the last 10 years. Two and a half years after the plane crash, the two of them run into each other in Tybee, Georgia, where Izzy has accompanied her best friend on her bachelorette party, and Nate is preparing for his second deployment so he’s out with some of his buddies. The two of them catch up, though Izzy is going to be leaving the next day to return home.

However, she refuses to get on the plane and the two of them spend the day together. They begin writing each other, though Nate doesn’t want her waiting around for him to become available, as his career is now with the army with no plans of that changing, and after his deployment, he is going to be going to another duty station in Washington State, whereas Izzy is attending Georgetown law school.

A few more years ago by, and the two of them meet up again, this time spending time together when they can. Their love affair quickly goes from being friends to being lovers, though the end remains the same. He doesn’t want her to wait around for him, but their friendship quickly turns from platatonic to a sexual nature. Izzy even goes to him when his mother dies, and realizes that his father is the reason why he left to join the army in the first place, as he was abusive to both him and his mother.

Shortly after going through training for special operations, Izzy and Nate were meant to head to one of their yearly vacations. Izzy boards the flight, though Nate misses both of the connections before heading to Paulu, where she stays for a day and then flies home, disappointed that Nate has stood her up. Nate appears in New York a day or two after her return, and when he goes to her door, her father has come to New York to help her, along with the rest of her family.

Nate isn’t of sound mind, and he confesses to Izzy that he had just buried his best friend Julian, and it was his fault, though he doesn’t say why. He proposes to her, wanting to be with her, to really be with her, but she turns him down because she wants him to think about what he is doing, but he takes this for being no, that she doesn’t want to be with him. He returns to his truck, and his friend Torres, and they return to North Carolina to finalize special operations.

As the country begins to unravel around them, Nate and Izzy skirt around each other. Izzy’s fiance, Jeremy, arrives in the country, though she breaks off their engagement as neither of them want to be with the other. When she returns to the embassy the next day, she finds that the congresspeople have removed the other aides from the country, and they had left her behind while she had been in another province.

It is here that Nate and Izzy’s relationship comes to a head. Someone points out that Nate wears a dogtag with tape around it, and when he pulls the tape off, it is the ring he used to propose to her with and says that he has carried it with him during every deployment he could, and left it safely somewhere else in deployments where he couldn’t. He also confesses that Julian died because of him. During a ruck march, a rattlesnake nearly bit him but his best friend pushed him out of the way and got bit instead. He declined medical help until after their special ops interviews but by the time Nate’s interview came around, they had told him that Julian had died, though he thought this wasn’t true at first, until he realizes they weren’t just trying to mess with his head.

He tells Izzy that it should have been him who had gotten bit, and that he should have died and has been carrying this guilt for years. Izzy also confesses that she never told him no when he proposes, just that he hadn’t been making much sense. The two of them sleep together and agree to give their relationship a real try once he got back stateside.

When the country is nearly all but turned over to the Taliban, Nate makes it his mission to get her out of the country safely. They go to the airport, where he works out a flight for her, and tells her that he has been reassigned. They leave each other, and when the time comes, Izzy begins to board the plane, hoping that Serena and her interpreter Taj make it in time, which they do. Serena tells her that Nate came to the checkpoint they were being held at, saved them and got them to safety, and that he is actually okay. He also gave her the dog tag to give to Izzy, with the ring inside.

It is here that we learn that Julian wasn’t who Izzy originally thought he was. She thought it was Rowell, but it was really Torres, who spent a lot of time talking with Nate the last 4 years presented in the book. We learn that due to Nate’s guilt over his death, he has continued speaking to him.

When Nate returns stateside in September, he begins therapy for the illusions he’s having and the guilt. And in October, during their scheduled trip to the Maldives, he surprises her by showing up.

5 years later, the two of them are married and living in Maine. Nate got out of the army, and Izzy quit her job in DC. Nate is now teaching English and Izzy is working somewhere that isn’t named, though I assume it has to do with law. They are living a happy, happy life together.

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The Great Pro-Wrestling Adventure Hour - 008 07/06/23 Defy TV 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST Filmed at the Good Time Theatre at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania

SEGMENT ONE (EIGHT MINUTES):

- The episode opened with Sudu Upadhyay alone in the commentary booth. Sudu sent his best wishes out to Larry Zbyszko as he rehabs his injury with the goal of returning next week. Sudu hopes all the viewers had a great 4th of July weekend, but warned them that the fireworks aren’t over yet as we have some explosive matchups this week on the last stop before The Long Mirror Of Time tomorrow night, July 7th in Wilkes-Barre.

- The Great Pro-Wrestling Adventure Hour opening aired set to "Black Swan Lake" by Janko Nilovic.

Kylie Paige vs. Azusa Inaba - Azusa Inaba charged off the ropes at a seated Kylie Paige and went for the PK, but Kylie dodged by laying flat on the mat and rolled Inaba up with a school boy and grabbed a handful of tights. Kylie Paige defeated Azusa Inaba with the school boy roll up. (4:17)

SEGMENT TWO (SEVEN MINUTES):

The New Brain Busters (Brock Anderson and Tessa Blanchard) vs. GPA and Laynie Luck The New Brain Busters defeated GPA and Laynie Luck with the gourdbuster from Anderson on GPA. (4:41)

- After the match a video aired featuring Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander. Cardona told the viewers not to touch their dials of destiny; it truly is Steph De Lander and the “Indy God” on their televisions. Over the groans of the audience, Cardona could be heard challenging The New Brain Busters to a match tomorrow night in Wilkes-Barre.

SEGMENT THREE (EIGHT MINUTES):

folkstyle (Shaw Mason, Tim Bosby, and Hunter Holdcraft) vs. Diego Hill, Tenshi X, and Azrael Kyyam folkstyle defeated Diego Hill, Tenshi X, and Azrael Kyyam with a top rope gutwrench suplex from Hunter Holdcraft on Tenshi. (3:35)

- We join Daphne Oz at the news desk for the Coal Region Roundup. Daphne announced that the New Brain Busters vs. Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander match is now official. Daphne then ran down the entire card for The Long Mirror Of Time tomorrow night in Wilkes-Barre which included brief comments from many of the participants. - Daphne Oz announced that starting next week we will have the first of eight qualifying matches for Trios Kingdom 2023. The tournament will feature sixteen teams in total, eight of those teams are receiving automatic bids into the tournament and the other eight will be determined from these qualifying matchups. - Finally Oz announced two upcoming CORE live cards, August 5th at the West Scranton Little League Carnival which will feature “The Risky Raffle” where twenty wrestlers will be randomly placed into ten tag teams, the winning sides will enter into a ten person every man for himself battle royal and the winner will receive a Mystery Prize. Also on August 21st CORE will be appearing as part of the Pittston Tomato Festival in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

SEGMENT FOUR (EIGHT MINUTES):

Titus Alexander vs. BK Westbrook Titus Alexander defeated BK Westbrook with a Michinoku Driver. (2:25)

- A music video aired set to “Tightrope” by Electric Light Orchestra recapping all of the events that led us to the matches taking place tomorrow night at The Long Mirror Of Time.

SEGMENT FIVE (NINE MINUTES):

- Footage recorded prior to today’s taping aired showing Starboy Charlie, Marcus Mathers, Brogan Finlay, and Ricky Morton in the ring in an otherwise empty Good Time Theatre. Ricky Morton told them how grateful he was that his son Kerry agreed to give him another chance, and Ricky started about how he’s been studying folkstyle’s matches and has some tips before Charlie interrupted him. Starboy told Ricky it’s great that he’s been breaking down tape, but they asked him here today because they wanted to conduct an experiment. Kenzie Paige had sent over her NWA World Women’s Television championship and her New South Pro Wrestling championship, and Kerry Morton let them borrow the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship. They wanted to take turns hitting Ricky in the head with them to see which belt hurts the most so they know which one to use if it comes to that. Ricky agreed and was told to take position applying the ankle lock, a favorite hold of Shaw Mason, to Starboy. Ricky put the hold on and was hit in the back of the head by Finlay with the New South championship. Ricky crumbled to the mat as the three shouted for him to get up. A dazed Morton reached his feet and with some help put the ankle lock back on Starboy. Mathers waffled Morton in the back of the head with the NWA Women’s TV belt. The trio called for Morton to get back up, but when he couldn’t Starboy had Mathers and Brogan hold Ricky up by his armpits before Charlie cracked Ricky in the skull with the NWA Jr. Heavyweight strap. The three looked down on the unconscious Ricky Morton and decided to ask him which hurt the most when he wakes up.

The Production (Derek Dillinger and Ziggy Haim) vs. TrustBusters Reserve (Invictus Khash and Hyan)

*Match Continued During The Commerical Break*

SEGMENT SIX (FIVE MINUTES):

- With two minutes remaining in the broadcast the bell was rung as the TV time limit had expired so the program could fulfill advertising commitments. The TV time limit has expired and this match has been ruled a DRAW. (8:20 aired)

- As Sudu Upadhyay tried to thank this week’s advertisers, the fight between The Production and the TrustBusters Reserve continued. Dom Kubrick and Al Deniro of The Production and Joshua Bishop and Big Dan Champion of the TrustBusters Reserve made their way to the ring and joined the melee. As the two factions battled around ringside, Sudu thanked our sponsors, Cousin Willie’s Microwave Popcorn, Kid Cuisine, and Sound Of Freedom in theaters now starring Jim Caviezel. We closed the show with Sudu informing fans he has just been told that The Production and the TrustBusters Reserve will settle this tomorrow night in Wilkes-Barre!

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The Great Pro-Wrestling Adventure Hour Every Thursday from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST on Defy TV

CORE Pro #117 The Long Mirror Of Time 07/07/23 Marts Center at Wilkes University - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 01. Chase Oliver vs. Fuego Del Sol 02. TrustBusters Reserve (Big Dan Champion, Joshua Bishop, Invictus Khash, and Hyan) vs. The Production (Derek Dillinger, Dom Kubrick, Al Deniro, and Ziggy Haim) 03. Kenzie Paige and Kylie Paige vs. HisokA and Azusa Inaba 04. The New Brain Busters (Brock Anderson and Tessa Blanchard) vs. Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander 05. Moonlight Express (MAO and "Speedball" Mike Bailey) vs. Toilet Truck and Baby Duff from the hit Netflix series 'I Think You Should Leave' 06. Starboy Charlie, Marcus Mathers, and Brogan Finlay vs. folkstyle (Shaw Mason, Tim Bosby, and Hunter Holdcraft) 07. Special Guest Referee Athena: Raychell Rose vs. Queen Aminata 08. Kerry Morton, Nick Wayne, and Billie Starkz vs. Jake Something, Vincent Nothing, and Giant Baba Yaga (with UltraMantis Black) 09. Roderick Strong vs. Titus Alexander

CORE returns to the Good Time Theatre at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania! 07/09/23 Television taping for The Great Pro-Wrestling Adventure Hour as seen on Defy TV.

CORE Pro #118 Breaking Training: The Risky Raffle 08/05/23 West Scranton Little League Carnival - Scranton, Pennsylvania

CORE Pro #119 Burning The Tomato Worms 08/21/23 Pittston Tomato Festival - Pittston, Pennsylvania

CORE Pro #120 Trios Kingdom 2023 - Night One 09/01/23 Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

CORE Pro #121 Trios Kingdom 2023 - Night Two 09/02/23 Charles Chrin Community Center - Easton, Pennsylvania

CORE Pro #122 Trios Kingdom 2023 - Night Three 09/03/23 Martz Hall - Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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Jon Moxley at Wrestling Revolver And The The Ring Of Destiny — photos by Robert Bellamy

#jon moxley #wrestlingedit #the wrestling revolver #aew #aewedit #pwrevolver #event: ring of destiny 2023 #candids #tw: blood #*#ours: edits #maker: r #aew x revolver

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Red Dead Redemption 2 leaps up Steam charts, but Rockstar seems done

Red Dead Redemption 2 might be my favourite game of all time – at least my favourite big-budget, mainstream game. To the occasional chagrin of my PCGamesN colleagues, I’m a little difficult (perhaps too difficult) to please, but the western sandbox game by Rockstar continues to impress me some five years after its launch. And clearly I’m not alone, as new figures see Red Dead Redemption 2 jump up the Steam sale and player charts, beating even Grand Theft Auto 5. But with GTA 6 on its way, despite its popularity, RDR2 updates from Rockstar are likely a thing of the past. As of this writing, according to figures from SteamDB, Red Dead Redemption 2 sits at number eight on the top sellers list, above close cousin GTA 5 at number 10, and Bungie’s multiplayer game Destiny 2 at number 11. Both live service games, GTA 5 and Destiny 2 continue to receive regular updates, with Red Dead Redemption 2’s last substantive DLC arriving courtesy of Blood Money back in 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mPBTTi3PDo Excluding free games such as Apex Legends and Warzone 2, Red Dead Redemption 2 is seeing even more success on Steam. Between April 17 and April 25, the Rockstar western was the fourth best-selling game, just behind the upcoming Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and above Resident Evil 4, FIFA 23, and Cyberpunk 2077. Helped by a recent Steam sale, Red Dead Redemption 2 has also climbed the player chart, sitting at number 28 above other, more recent single-player games including Elden Ring. Over the last 24 hours (as of this writing) it has also seen a peak player base of 35,271, higher than horror game Dead by Daylight, which also receives regular updates. Although daily challenges are still available for Red Dead Redemption 2, as well as occasional seasonal rewards and events, Rockstar has seemingly moved on from the game to centre its attention on both GTA 5 and the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6, with no major updates in almost two years, and no announcements regarding updates either. Regardless, we’re still looking forward to the GTA 6 release date. If you miss RDR2, try some of the other best offline games. You can also mount up and head into the best western games on PC, or maybe have a mosey around the best upcoming games in 2023. Read the full article

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Chance The Rapper Danced Inappropriately With Another Woman, Did He Cheat On His Wife?

Many fans are wondering whether Chance the Rapper cheated on his wife after a video surfaced showing him dancing with another woman. Chance After dating intermittently since 2013, the rapper wed his bride in 2019. They have been friends since they were young and have two children together, Kensli (born in 2015) and Marli (born in 2019). Chance shared on Instagram the value of being a husband and parent while also announcing the cancellation of his 2019 tour. "When Kensli was born, I went on tour 2 weeks later and missed some of the most significant milestones in her life, but more importantly I was absent when her mother needed me the most," he wrote at the time. Now that I'm a husband and a parent of two, I understand that I can't repeat that error. In these early months of raising Kensli and Marli, I need to be as supportive and accessible as I can be to my wife. I'm sorry; I know there were a lot of people waiting for me to show up soon. I hope you'll forgive me when the time comes. So, did Chance the Rapper have an affair with his wife? Discover more by reading on.

Did Chance The Rapper cheat on his wife?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by M E L A (@melaxgoddess) Does Chance the Rapper have a cheating spouse? Online, a lot of people have this opinion. Model Mela Millz uploaded a video to Instagram on April 17, 2023, of herself fawning over Chance the Rapper at a Jamaican Carnival festival. The "No Problems" rapper was accused of cheating on his wife by Twitter users in response. To be clear. Can we get a closer look at his ring finger, please?" another person said. I'm not even kidding when I say I hope his wife leaves him for this, according to another fan statement that was tweeted. Other admirers defended his dancing by pointing out that it is customary to dance during the festival. Everyone is mentioning his wife. Not very deep dancing, especially at carnival. If you danced with a stranger, you might never see them again. Married or not," one Twitter user wrote. “On the original Instagram post, another user wrote: "The fact that so many people are asking if he's married just proves to me that Carnival needs to stay a Caribbean event because I can't." This is obviously not inappropriate unless he and his wife had a discussion and she didn't want him to attend, a fan wrote in a tweet. If you go, you might end up dancing and having a good time. That is the event's purpose.

Who is Chance The Rapper’s wife?

Who is the wife of Chance The Rapper? Kristen Corley is the wife of Chance the Rapper. At age nine, the two first ran into each other. Chance remembered the lengthy Twitter conversation where he confessed his love for her at first sight. Chance recounted in an Ellen episode, "My mom worked at a real estate office with her mom. When I was nine years old, I attended a real estate party where her daughters performed a choreographed dance because they enjoy dancing. When I saw her dancing, I immediately thought, "Let's get married! " When describing the moment he saw her dancing to Destiny's Child, he went into great detail. In reality, I was just staring at her while she and her girls mastered the choreography and the skill of lip-syncing in a level that even the most experienced performers have yet to achieve. "I really shouldn't even say locked eyes because really, I was just staring at her." This was not the appropriate time or location. Not only because it wasn't my party, not just because it was their turn to dance, and not even just because I was uncomfortable dancing in front of people. Because I was going to marry that girl and didn't want to rush things, Chance explained. So, shaking my head in fear, I retreated to the rear of the group and avoided making eye contact. On the day of his wedding, he was thrilled with his accomplishments. "It's happening 16 years later. The venue and time for my wedding are this weekend," the Voice coach added. It's my destiny, so I'm going to dance with my wife. After Kensli was born in 2016, the couple experienced a temporary separation before coming back together. The proposal was made in April 2018. He stated that, while making an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019, Offset encouraged him to propose to his wife. "Set and I met at French Montana's house during a party. He grabbed me aside when we were all in the backyard and informed that he and Cardi B had just been married there, he said. I returned home after hearing him say, "Yo, you need to take care of business," and two months later I got down on one knee. In addition, Kristen talked about her experiences with postpartum depression and launched the apparel line BOBY. She told Essence, "I really had never learned about self-care in that way because I had always been just me doing whatever I wanted. When I experienced postpartum depression, it was very eye opening." Then, after I became a mother, I was forced to take some time to myself. I wasn't able to fully comprehend the multiple changes my body through until I was around a year postpartum, which simply means that a year after giving birth is when I first felt like, "Okay, I am struggling and I need help." In an Instagram post from 2020, Coley also discussed their dysfunctional family structure. "I sincerely hope you don't picture "the perfect family" when you look at us. I hope you see two flawed people trying their best to create a home that is rooted in love and grace," she wrote. Marriage is challenging. Saying otherwise or giving you guys the appearance that it's simple would be reckless. When both of you commit to completing the inner work, I think it is worth it. It causes you to address a lot of aspects of yourself that you didn't realize were there, especially during this season when we are home a lot more than we are used to. a prompt to practice being grateful, for the family we have built. Read the full article

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Past Life ☯️ Karmic Spread February 2023 - Gemini

Gender I’m Picking Up On (in the past life): Male

Who You Were: 5 Pentacles, 3 Cups, The High Priestess, 9 Wands

What You Did: King of Swords, 9 Swords, 9 Cups, The Magician, Ace of Cups rev

How It Ended: 3 Wands, Death, The Devil, Judgement

What Karma Was Brought With You: Queen of Cups, 4 Cups, The Lovers rev

Who You Brought With You: King of Cups, 4 Wands, 6 Swords, 4 Pentacles rev

Additional energy: 3 Pentacles, Page of Pentacles rev, 10 Pentacles, Strength

Past Life Oracle: Galactic & Greco/Roman

Dreaming Way: Stork, Ring, Sun

Charm:

Fractal Moon 🌙 on The Devil

Crab 🦀 on Queen of Cups

Youth Butterfly 🦋 on 3 Pentacles

Grapes 🍇 on Stork

Broken Heart 💔 on Ring

I am having a slight internal giggle fit over this one, not at you, or the difficulties and sadness you endured. I can just see myself clearly in this reading, as can the rest of us astrology, philosophy & religious fanatics. It’s a very fine line between philosophical and radical, genius and madness, and much of that is often determined by public opinion, at least when you’re trying to gain public approval, or spread the word, which seems like what you tried to do. You were an ancient astrologer, I get Greek specifically, which is amazing btw 🫡 I don’t get “astronomer” by trade, more along the lines of mathematician, facts and figures were your trade initially. Astronomy was involved in some way, and with research…all three titles were combined when describing an astrologer at the time, it was “the” thing then, but your method of working was numbers, and the stars were just the part of that you worked on. A very logical & facts driven person, in a philosophical way.

I don’t get you being very popular or well known, I tried to research a bit, because this was the most popular thing back then, fairly common, but details of these people, their lives and actual characters or personalities are lacking from what little I could find. More like…this person wrote a book, or a pamphlet, and there’s no more than that, just the facts. There’s a rabbit hole for you if you get more curious, maybe one will call out to you 🐇 You were an extremely intelligent man that ended up becoming so fanatically involved in negative astrology, beliefs, and doomsday type of predictions, that you kind of lost yourself. You lost friends & supporters too. The public did not favor your “secrets of the universe”, and you may have even faced some level of public shame, based on something I guess was either too far fetched for even them or a doomsday type of thing that didn’t come true. When you died, you were still waiting for literal stars to align into some exact ultimate & universal Judgement. Probably had some religious implications as well, though I’m not sure of what who how when exactly, etc. Fractal Moon shows the many different layers to your astrology/practicality/beliefs, and The Devil is showing you were so obsessed and caught up on things like mathematical details & calculations, alignments, doomsday, that the whole of the picture was lost to you. Your exacting and precise method of calculating xyz kept you stuck. It’s like you were too smart. Hand a genius philosophy and they’ll lose their mind trying to fact and figure what can’t be fact or figured. You believed it could 💯

You lived in a frame of mind where negative destinies or exactly timed events signaled doom. You eventually avoided doing everything, anything, ever, except obsessing over topics like death, the second coming of Christ (if that even applies here idk, but same vibe), a great plague, a flood, etc. It kept you from things you could and should have done, dreams of yours even, and finding love. You were a recluse and spent most of your time thinking during the night, obsessively trying to understand the world and exactly pinpoint its’ destruction. These events terrified and excited you, you probably had some heavy Sco/8th House energy, because the questions that plagued you were not “When will I find love?”, more like “When will the Earth be sucked into The Sun?” Which I also find fascinating, so lemme just subscribe to this guy’s fan club 😆

In the past, friends and the public and general turned away from you, you didn’t have many supporters. They saw you as the half naked guy screaming about the end of the world, which…yeah, but a brilliant one, possibly with some level of mathematical or scientific achievements too, and probably pants, you were not at all “dumb”. Fanatical…to everyone else, yes, not initially but eventually. In this life, it’s your family that’s not very supportive of you, you don’t have many deep connections in that sphere and you can’t really relate to each other more than superficially or politely. You’re the black sheep. You’ve brought someone with you, probably a Cancer being Queen of Cups with The Crab 🦀 even. Either they leave you or you leave them, there’s no genuine “choosing” each other, it’s just blah, apathy, you’re together and then you’re not. It could be a case of unrequited love, or one person loving the other one more. This is most likely a spouse or lover with Broken Heart on Ring. They may have broken your heart. You may have children with them or they have them, children are involved. This was all karmic and meant to happen.

You’ve also brought a King of Cups, could be a Scorpio or water sign, likely a family member with 4 Wands, could be someone you’ve lived with. They had to leave, move away, travel in some way, and you had no choice but to release them. That connection was deeper than the average person, possibly one of the few family members you did deeply bond with, and it feels more like you followed them here than them following you, someone older. This may also be the person your ex married, or their soulmate, maybe who they hurt you with, and there’s a karmic tie between you all. After separating from the Queen, you may not have been or be much involved with your child/ren, if they’re yours. I don’t get how many, definitely one and if there are more apply them too, it’s children that are specified.

Perhaps it’s when they grow up, with this particular Butterfly 🦋 showing more of a “growing up” and youthful sort of transformation, but they’ll be very successful, maybe not initially but eventually, and they’ll want to be around you. I don’t get ties are completely severed, maybe just difficult to maintain because of the ex, I don’t know. When they’re grown, they’ll make you very happy, and you’ll bond with them more than anyone you’ve ever known whether family, friend, or lover, it’s a kind of love that transcends everything else. Like the family you never really had or bonded with, it’s them. They are the ones that will change your life, and every way is for the better, it just takes some time to get there.

#gemini tarot reading #past life #past life reading #february 2023 #Gemini #tarot

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Race in Tolkien Masterpost

I have compiled a list of some of the resources available on the topic of race and racism in Tolkien. By no means is this list exhaustive, and I welcome anyone to include their own additions which I will include and update on the original post when more resources are made available.

If you are having any trouble accessing any of the links listed below, please shoot me a DM and I can either send you the PDF if it is an article, or a working link if available.

Last updated 30/09/2023

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@antiracist-tolkien

@diversetolkien — The whole blog honestly, but these posts on Galadriel in particular as Ayesha, and the personification of Manifest Destiny. Her very important take on Eöl is linked below.

@askmiddlearth — now defunct, but they have a downloadable guide on racism in Middle-Earth here.

@tolkienillustrations’ post

@maglors-anion-gap’s post and follow up on the Petty Dwarves and critique of Tolkien.

@chutzpah-haver’s post on Tolkien’s antisemitism in his portrayal of dwarves.

@itariilles’s post and follow up on my personal experience of racism at a fan event, and the systemic problem of racism in fan spaces. I am looking to write more media interpretation/personal Tolkien essays in the future so keep your eyes peeled!

Twitter

This thread by Helen Young explaining Tolkien the anti-nazi, but not anti-racist.

@diversetolkien‘s twitter linked here.

My twitter here. I will occasionally post about race and Tolkien, but the focus is more generalised on Tolkien fandom, media and reception.

Youtube

(N.B. searching “Tolkien racism” or any variant will produce... interesting results to say the least. Lots of white people coming to the age-old “ToLKiEN WaSN’T rACIsT He hATEd nAziS AnD WAs A prODuCT oF hiS TiME” arguement. That or it’s the silly SJWs and cultural marxism/relativity yada yada yada.)

"The Source of the Rings” series by Moth’s Audio and Videos.

@visibilityofcolor‘s video essay on the “Brute Caricature Trope and its prevalence in media”. Eöl and Aredhel are touched on briefly in the video, but it points out how prevent this trope is in fantasy fiction overall.

Marlon James, “Our Myths, Our Selves”. The seventh annual J.R.R Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, Pembroke College, Oxford, 26th February, 2019. https://tolkienlecture.org/

The Prancing Pony Podcast, “114 - Race, Tolkien and Middle-Earth”.

Podcasts

Dani Holtz and Craig Franson, American ID Episode 1 “Eye of Sauron: Rings of Power” touches on the American right’s obsession with Lord of the Rings and the far-right trolls that have flooded Rings of Power with waves of racist and misogynistic hate.

Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders, Black Hobbits and the Whiteness of Fantasy (Plus: What Are Abbi Jacobson and Chanté Adams Into?) touches on black characters in fantasy and the Rings of Power TV adaptation about 17 minutes in.