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writers-potion · 3 months

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Don't Fear Criticism

Creating homosexual characters can feel like planting an active grenade in the middle of your story. You start to fear bad reception of your work - even before you start!

But really, there is no need to worry. The fact that you're concerned only proves that you care.

You probably won't get it the first time.

You probably will get some criticism.

Only remember that it's perfectly normal to make mistakes. After you punch out your draft, have beta readers who are part of the community and incorporate their feedback.

No Diversity Shopping

Yes, diversity is important, but it's no checklist where you need to list all possible sexual orientations and have at least one character for each.

First of all, it would be quite impossible.

Second, that is likely to make all of them underdeveloped and stereotypical.

Check if you really need the character in your plot.

If they turn out to be homosexual, let them run their own course and shape their path. If your story's theme is related to the character's sexuality, think about the message you want to convey.

Quality over quantity, always.

Go Beyond Sexuality

Your characters exist, and they happen to be homosexual, not the other way around. This doesn't mean that it won't be an important, or that you should downplay their sexuality.

Strike a balance by showing readers their hobbies, interests, likes and dislikes, relationships with their family and friends, etc. The more holistic they are, readers are going to be convinced that you have an actual character, not a scarecrow holding up the #diversity tag.

How do their sexuality play into their broader narrative?

Develop a Backstory

Every homosexual character must have thought about their orientation and identity, with a process of how they came to recognize their sexuality.

Whether you're character is a confused teenage girl, or a middle-aged gentleman with a stable relationship, think about what brought them here.

Backstories don't have to be tragic. They can have supportive parents and find escapism in online communities who accept them for who they are.

There isn't just one "gay life". Get creative.

Normalization is Important

Sometimes, your story world will not accept homosexual people as normal. That's okay!

However, there is a difference between other character treating them unfairly and you as an author normalizing homophobia in your narrative.

Word choice and tone would play a key role.

When a likeable character is homophobic, avoid normalizing it by making it a flaw. Show that your conservative medieval village is narrow-minded when they treat them as outcasts.

Homophobes may not necessarily be the evil guys.

It's enough to state (clearly) that it's wrong.

Make Use of Tropes

Stereotypes aren't just an issue with gay characters, but when used successfully, have created wonderful retellings and spinoffs that are refreshing.

You can purposefully overplay stereotypes to show how silly they are. Deconstructing stereotypes can add humor to your narrative.

You can also use them to explore the expectations that readers have for those kinds of characters. The Gay Best Friend might be a trope, but you can get them to go deeper than the typical sidekick to realize their true potential as a cast member.

Religion and Homosexuality

In the real world, religion and homosexuality are often presented on far opposites of politics, and that makes me sad. Homosexual characters are free to be religious, find peace, support and mindfulness through any religion of their choice.

Vise versa, deeply religious characters can have wonderful relationships with homosexual characters.

It all comes down to how your characters interpret religion and homosexuality in light of those religious values. Though I'm an atheist, I believe all religions have the ability to embrace diversity at their core.

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astrosky33 · 10 months

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𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌

Uranus in astrology represents freedom. The sign in Uranus is generational so for this you need to check the house it’s in

Uranus in the 1st house

○ This placement can make you a very independent person in general and need a lot more freedom than most people would

○ Freedom involving your life choices in general

Uranus in the 2nd house

○ Freedom involving finances. You don’t like others being involved with your finances

○ Freedom involving your material possessions

Uranus in the 3rd house

○ Freedom involving your voice/speaking your truth

○ Freedom involving your transportation. You probably don’t like shared transportation (buses, trains, subways, etc) and also would hate sharing a car with anyone

Uranus in the 4th house

○ Freedom involving your place of residence. You most likely would rather live in a house than apartment (no matter how nice it is)

○ Freedom involving your emotions

Uranus in the 5th house

○ Freedom involving romance. This can indicate having lots of short term relationships/flings. You are a free spirit and hate being tied down

○ Freedom involving your pleasures/joys/hobbies

Uranus in the 6th house

○ Freedom involving your routine. You may be the type to prefer a job that’s out of the ordinary because of this so you can do things on your own schedule

○ Freedom involving self improvement

Uranus in the 7th house

○ Freedom in your relationships. You’re very picky about who you date. They can’t tie you down or make you feel trapped in any way or you’ll want to leave

○ Freedom from contracts. You probably will never sign any written agreements unless you absolutely have to

Uranus in the 8th house

○ Freedom with joint finances. If you get married you’ll definitely have a separate account from your spouse. You don’t enjoy your money being shared

○ Freedom involving sex. You may need a lot of freedom sexually and enjoy sleeping with multiple people at a time. Often people in polyamorous relationships have this placement (obviously not ALL people with this placement will be poly though)

Uranus in the 9th house

○ Freedom involving beliefs. You hate when others try and restrict you and your beliefs. Typically these people are more spiritual than religious for this reason because they don’t relate to just ONE religion completely

○ Freedom involving travel. Many people with this placement will be the type to travel a lot and never be at home

Uranus in the 10th house

○ Freedom involving your career. Often people with this placement HATE being bossed around or having a job where they have a boss. They typically go for careers where they can be their own boss (ex: online ceo)

○ Freedom involving responsibility. Depending on other placements of course, often people with this placement can be irresponsible. They naturally struggle when being tied down with lots of responsibility

Uranus in the 11th house

○ Freedom involving your unique self. You hate being around others who try and make you feel bad for being unique

○ Freedom involving friends. You dislike having friends who boss you around and tell you what to do even if it’s in your best interest

Uranus in the 12th house

○ Freedom when healing. When going through your healing process you heal more efficiently in places you feel free

○ Freedom with privacy. You enjoy keeping a lot of your life private and not sharing what’s going on with others

𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧

𝗦𝗨𝗕 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗡

#astro community #astrology #zodiac #astro placements #astrology tumblr #astro chart #birth chart #uranus #uranus astrology

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panimoonchild · 3 months

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Never believe Russian narratives about Ukraine

Part I

Ukrainians respect the diversity of their people. All form of love, skin color and religion don't matter to us. We are sincere, loving and courageous people. I recently rid of the shadow ban and took part in sng challenge. And of course I couldn't help but talk about the Russian-Ukrainian war. So I will share with you the songs like of ours and foreign artists and the events that fit them or happened that day. Today - Day 14: Piano Guys - Epiphany I can be creative because I thought that it would not be possible to mention us on the day of the wedding song. Fact: well-armed Ukrainian army - Ukrainians are protected and happier. Yesterday - Day 13: Aerothmith - Dream On How lovely, modern Mariupol was. I miss you. I wish I had taken our photo albums with us from Donetsk in 2014. Only memories remain. Tat picture of the last protest for Ukraine in Mariupol makes me devastatingly sad. Wait a little longer, you'll come back to the Homeland💙💛 Day 12: Asking Alexandria - Someone, Somewhere 10th of the March - Day of the national anthem in Ukraine. And my music taste is relatable too. Because lines "Even though I'm on my own, I know I'm not alone / 'Cause I know there's someone, somewhere praying that I make it home" hit close to home. Day 11: Disturbed - The Sound of Silence I barely see any mention of Nikopol that day. That's upsetting. We must keep reminding the world about Russian war crimes. Day 10: Skladno - Azovstal There's were manifestation about Free Azovstal Defenders in Ukraine and throughout the world. Mariupol has special place in my heart. I spent 10+ years of my life on summer vacation there and in the selo (village) of Berdyanske. Two photoes from there save only in Facebook. Others remained only as memories. Day 9: Tember Blanche - Ти живий (You are alive) & Ницо Потворно - Русні пизда Thanks to AFU, I can listen to our artists and live my life. Support Ukraine in the right way - arm us. Day 7: Straylight Run - Hands in the sky I felt broken 'cause Russia corrupted my second hometown basically and traumatized my old childhood memories. Day 6: Туча (Tucha) - russia is a terrorist state Rescueing operation finally ended in Odesa. Russia again killing as many Ukrainian as they can. But that day their targets were babies and kids. Nothing new but pain our people feel are agonizing. Day 5: Карна - Добрий вечір (Karna - Dobryy vechir) Next day after Russian terrorist attack in Odesa. Death toll have been increased.

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ghostly-cabbage · 2 years

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Title Challenge:

Two Steps to the Left

Ooo! I really like this title! Thank you so much for sending something!!! Hmm...

Honestly the vibe I get from this right away is maybe like a summoning fic... I think that’s super fun! Also how about a college!AU?

Black magic is often referred to as the left-hand path. I think witchy Sam is delicious so I’m imagining... Sam convinces Tucker late one night to have fun and try this ritual she found in some grimoire from that bookstore she likes.

I love more realistic AU’s but keeping Amity Park weird as hell, so I think I’d keep Amity a thin spot with natural vortexes and portals and plenty of entities and things that go bump in the night. Maybe this particular spell is a protection spell of sorts. Written in latin which Sam knows the basics but isn’t fluent. (i.e. She doesn’t read the fine print.)

Tucker is reluctant of course, but Sam is like, “Come on, Tucker, It’s just for fun. Quit being such a stick in the mud. Plus, are you saying that it wouldn’t be nice to have some protection from all the crazy shit happening lately?”

Tucker begrudgingly agrees, because... yeah. Shit’s been freaky.

So, they do the ritual.

And well. It doesn’t go exactly as they planned.

( Nitty gritty of my thought process for the spell itself, feel free to skip: With left-path magic, intention is the most important, secondary is the objects and components you use to further refine it. Despite the bad rap, satanists that practice left-path magic don’t believe in sacrifice or blood offerings. Emotional energy and intention is far more powerful. That being said, I think I would make the spell be an invocation of compassion, and be something adjacent to spells from the Book of Leviathan. Leviathan, serpent of the black abyss, usually related to evil or the fight of good and evil and blah blah blah. I’m also thinking about the Feathered Serpent, or Quetzalcoatl, from Aztec religion. Quetzalcoatl is a supernatural deity that was said to be able to pass through different planes of existence, like life and death. ANYWAY. These are the places I’d draw inspiration for the spell!)

Sam and Tucker’s desire for protection is real; I think for more things in their life than just the ghosts in Amity. Regardless, the spell works.

Because I’m terribly predictable, I would change Danny’s design from canon and have him look way more creature and entity like. Maybe have him be all black/mostly shadow figure, save for his eyes. And the long tail ovb bc I love Danny being snek.

The “Two Steps” from the title, I’d want the “two” to represent Sam and Tucker. Because they performed the ritual together, Danny (or Phantom) is bound/corded to the both of them (for life or until they break the spell if they wanted to). Again, bc I’m predictable, I would make this an everlasting trio fic because I love the them.

Sam and Tucker, who were not expecting THIS, are rightfully freaked the hell out. That scene would be so fun, because Phantom would look like THAT and yet he’s there to protect them from any and all manner of ills within his power.

I don’t actually like fics where Danny is fully dead, but for this idea to work the way I’d want it to it’s unavoidable I think. To remedy this I’d have him still be able to assume a human form. People can still sense something very... off about him, but he’s able to pass as human.

HOWEVER, the other side of the coin! The fun of Danny being dead, but not knowing who he was or how he died. Leaving the story to Sam and Tucker to pick up and assemble the pieces. A good ‘ol mystery fic heh heh!

Sam would be an enviornmental science major and Tucker would be computer science and engeneering. Danny is... Well. Dead.

Cue Sam and Tucker now trying to keep their new overbearing ghost hitchhiker a secret while still also being normal college kids. For fun I’d throw in some A-listers but make them chill now. Maybe some of them are in the same dorm hall heheh.

This idea is also HEAVILY influenced by Loveless’ cover of MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. That song has the vibe that I would chase for the fic.

#tho tbh that song also has SWWDF vibes gfzghkdslJAK i'm dipping into my swwdf songs for this 100%#oh god oh no i'm no going to be thinking about this fic idea all night now aren't I?#actually no wait someone please ask for more so i have an excuse to think and post more about this idea #everlasting trio #summoning fic #college au #witchy sam #hmmm MUCH to think about #my stuff #my writing #fic ideas #danny phantom fic #danny phantom #okay so im thinking more about this and i could absolutely find a way to finagle danny into still being half alive if i wanted to #which i might

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s-ccaam-era-crepe · 4 months

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ooo can I hear about the bap crew?

OF COURSE <333 i loveeee talking about the bap crew thank youuuu

okay so first off general warnings for the podcasts and all my posts about it for the most part <3 there are mentions of cults, death/murder, religion (and the like) and i think thats it mostly? (as a general) but sometimes it can be a lot, take care of yourself yall <33 and the rest is under the cut there is a lot <3

with that out of the way i guess if you didn't know already lol !! they are my podcast ocs !!! i'm in the works of creating a horror <3 podcast that takes place in an amusement park with 5 main characters and a god <3

so this post here explains a lot about the main characters personalities and stuff and the tags #brickwoods and #bap on my tumblr have some other posts related to the crew <3 recently i've been doing some extra stuff for fleshing out their families who will eventually be showing up in podcast and i can do a quick over view of them here tho <3

oh and not necessarily crew related but the length of podcast <333 imma ramble about that for a sec <3 so season 1 is going to be all amusement park stuff and the last episode of that season will be a major plot point/death (sorta setting the darker/more dramatic scene for s2) s2 is also amusement park shenanigans however now that the stakes have been raised the rest of the cast is pretty scared now yk. but they have still their motivations for wanting to get out and so <3

s3 is going to be after our final girl rebecca escapes the park and tries to a) sorta solve why that happened in the first place (why them. who is the god etc etc) and b) try to give closure to the others families so yeah. plus some other plots things yk <3

and then s4 will most likely be rebecca trying to stop/take down the cult because she doesn't want something like this to happen again and the ending is in workshop <33 (aka i can't decide between like. a couple possible endings i have planned but main plot won't change despite which one i eventually choose :))

okay so back to the crew lol <33 since that other post explains a lot of basic stuff about them feel free to ask specific questions about them now that you have info about them <3 but for now family time !!!

(specific warnings for this area some bad parents mentioned)

so david <3 ae is an only child with 2 moms, they are very sweet and amazing and extremely Extremely heartbroken when david never comes home after the park and stuff. they definitely had like plans for college visits and they had a car ready for when david was going to get aer license. the two of them are going to be pretty sad to write for in s3 i think but also i love them as characters (i was posting about them like last week lol they are very cute and fun when they arent sad </3)

hmm sophia's family <3 so her dad was born into the cult when it was a bit less strict (he was 'home-schooled' by the cult but also was allowed out bc his family is a main influential family) and her mom married in. they aren't the nicest parents by a long shot, and they only respect sophia because she became the leader. sophia does have a sibling however she doesn't know about them bc their parents kept them separate in order not to 'taint' sophia's godly touch

rebecca's family doesn't have too much going on, it is also an only child and her parents have been active in her life, not as great/caring as davids parents yet not uncaring either. rebecca really just lived with them her whole life and doesn't totally feel like it connected with its parents in any important way tbh

sunni ! so sunni grew up with only his mom and his sister and after the incident with carter (wait did i tell yall that was her name yet. thats the mutual best friends name in case i Didnt say that already <3) sunni's sister Mary ended up moving out with a friend and not keeping in touch with sunni or their mom again. she also changed her last name as soon as she legally could. but yeah so sunni doesn't have a very close relationship with his mom either and he has no relationship with his sister anymore which upests him a lot but he also keeps this close to him

and blair <3 so blair has 2 brothers (twins age 10 (i think)) named ben and bruno (named by My twin siblings so) and their parents are pretty bad. blair is very protective of their younger brothers and has been trying for a while to save up enough to move all of them out but hasn't quite yet. they fight really hard in the park to try and get out because they do not want to leave their brothers with out someone else to help and be there with them.

and i think thats it for a basic run over of all their families and the characters in general a bit <3 :)) feel free to ask any questions based on this post, the last post or like. literally anything <33 they are my passion project and i love BAP sooo very much <3

#camera asks #whittingsonder #thank you SO much for the ask whit !!#also this took forever to type out i apologize </3 #anyways woo !! i love them lots <3 #also there are Probably spelling/grammar errors im so sorry lol </3 #brickwoods #bap asks #bap

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catboybiologist · 6 months

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Wait, you're Slavic?

Any perspectives on how that interacts with queernes, that is definitely not a thing I know a lot about. (feel free not to answer if it's too personal).

Not really. I'm American born and raised. My parents are technically immigrants, each from a different eastern european country. But they each came over here when they were kids, and have had interesting on and off connections with their home countries. Neither have accents, and typically don't look or act much different than standard white americans. I have noticed some pervasive quirks and values, however, and talking to my more fully Slavic friends, they seem rooted in the same place.

I can absolutely comment on how this has affected me, but I want to be abundantly clear: I cannot speak to an actual, lived Slavic queer experience. I'm not even bilingual (thank you, weird desire of my parents to make me "more american" by not teaching me their languages). I can comment on the cultural norms that it seems like my family has passed down, and the small amount I've seen in the immigrant communities they're a part of here. However, its pretty much impossible for me to untangle these from the quirks of just my family and family friends. That's my disclaimer, and if actual Slavic people want to comment about this (especially with what's happening in Russia) I would love to hear it.

Obviously I'm also not going to completely air my family's dirty laundry as well, so hopefully this won't get uncomfortably specific for me. I do want to talk about it though.

If there's anything I *can* comment on here, I can divide it into two things: atheistic conservative social values, and immigrant academic culture.

As I've said, I was raised atheist. While the orthodox church and other local Christian branches are still culturally relevant forces in Eastern Europe, from my understanding it hasn't been near the level of Catholicism or various Protestant movements in other countries. Most Slavic immigrants I've interacted with are atheist. They do, however, still carry extremely strong conservative cultural values despite that, and are often politically right wing as a result. The most strong and deeply rooted representation of this is the vehement protection of the "family unit" above all else. Which, as I'm sure you all will agree with, sounds nice on its surface but has a lot of branching consequences. Resolving conflict between family members is more paramount than actually resolving the hurt of individuals. There's a sense of forced closeness much of the time. And of course.... queerphobia. Anti gay marriage sentiments, regressive opinions about reproductive rights, anti-trans opinions based on preservation of the ability to reproduce.... yeah there's a lot to unpack there. A lot of this is a common theme, but most of the time, it's rooted in religion. This is very easy to completely excuse in your head. Slavs, however, typically seem to frame the root mentalities that drive these in terms of "survival", the stability of society and the societal purpose of these values, and also weird, lopsided scientific explanations for them (eg, I've heard multiple times independently that gay people are "evolutionary errors"). Which, I'm sure someone way more qualified than me to comment could write a book about how this relates to post-war and post-Soviet collective trauma, but that would be WAY outside of my scope. This makes it... always just a little different than the types of homophobia that people talk about in more classic american families, and its interesting to compare and contrast.

The other one, which I talked about more in my previous post, is high academic standards. This I think is a shared experience of children of immigrants from many places, even a couple of generations out. The stereotype of the "Tiger Mom" is the typical example, even though the scope is well beyond that. But there's a very simple explanation: the United States put harsh immigration restrictions on many countries that were seen as non-allies for the majority of the 20th century. The best way around them was, and still is, being highly educated. It's no accident that my educated family was allowed to immigrate to this country during an arms race with Eastern bloc countries. Brain Drain policies were a factor, and the cultural expectation for immigrants to be "useful" was another. What this creates is a massive cultural message to immigrants: education is the key to everything. When someone's entire current life is dependent on being high achieving and well educated, its going to create some fucky expectations for their kids. I've compared this experience with some of my East Asian friends growing up, and there's a lot of unexpected parallels.

Of course, my parents are a lot more Americanized than most immigrants, so this also falls under the umbrella of "if I'm speaking on something I actually have no idea about please correct me".

Together, I think this manifested in me not as classic internalized queerphobia, but more as a distinct sense that I shouldn't care at all, and shame for wanting to develop an aspect of myself. I didn't really hate the queer aspect of myself specifically, I had a nonspecific distaste for any aspect of my being that didn't comply with the things I said above. I haven't had that much queerphobia directed at me specifically- moreso, its a topic thats not talked about at all, as if its not real. I can only infer an opinion when loose lips start saying things after some alcohol. Which of course, there's a lot of.

Politically, I'm actually very proud of how my parents and grandparents act. They vote in left leaning ways- but they're oddities in their communities because of it. They also do so very begrudgingly (except my grandma, who has strong progressive whoop-your-ass vibes [I love her so much]), and I'm pretty sure its more about the current state of the Republican party as opposed to their actual values. With everything I've said as well, I also have very little idea how they would react to my queerness on a personal level. I'm not out to them, and I know that there's a huge difference in many people's minds between supporting queer rights as a political movement, vs how you engage with a queer person in your actual life. I've heard some very nasty things said by my parents in that regard, and the way there's a rift between "consenting adults doing whatever they want with themselves" vs actually evaluating people as... yknow. People. The "family unity above all else" aspects are particularly scary for me, and I have no idea how they'll react if I ever bring a man home to them, much less when I come out to them about gender. But that's a tangent.

Would love to hear more experiences related to this!!!! Again, its very difficult to untangle how much of this is Slavic cultural values trickling through the generations, and how much is just quirks of particular people I know.

#trans #queer #lgbt #bisexual

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nordic-language-love · 2 years

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(Re)introduction post

I seem to be gaining a lot of new followers atm (migrants from langtwt, I’m guessing! In that case: hello and welcome to langblr!) SO here’s a little bit about me and my blog!

About Me

I mostly go by Victoria online and it's what I prefer

She/her

In my 30s (yes I am a Real Adult with at least some of my shit figured out)

UK born and raised (East Midlands), although I'm moving to Japan soon!

I currently teach English as a foreign language on italki to students of all ages (current age range is something like 5-60), but will be teaching at an Eikaiwa from January

I'm also an aerialist (pole and hoop), which I teach and perform, a stilt-walker and fire performer (you can go visit my sideblog @jo-jenova if you're interested)

I'm also a fan of gymnastics, dance, writing (fantasy/sci fi/general fiction), baking, buying and owning books (and occasionally reading them), vikings (not in a weird white supremacist way), corvids, cats, Star Trek and, of course, linguistics

I’m currently awaiting an ADHD and autism assessment. I’m 99.9% sure I have ADHD and have pretty much no doubts that I’ll get a diagnosis (autism I’m less convinced of, but we’ll see what the experts say)

Languages

My native language is English (British - close to modern RP)

I also speak Norwegian and it is my main love/target language. This year I took the official B2/C1 exams and got C1. I write bokmål and speak a variety of Oslo dialect.

I'm also learning Japanese (current level: not quite N5). My goal is to reach a comfortable N5 level before I go there.

I largely understand Scots (more written than spoken), Danish (more written than spoken) and Swedish.

Languages I love and have some experience with but am not learning right now include: Finnish, Icelandic, Ukrainian, Tswana, Spanish

Wishlist: Korean, Cornish, Irish, Old Norse, Old English, Chinese

I can speak/understand a bit of French because I learned it for like 12 years but I've forgotten most of it (I do appear to be dabbling in it a little again though whoops lol)

I post primarily about Norwegian, Japanese, other Nordic languages, Celtic languages (Scots included as an honorary member) and linguistics, but occasionally I'll post about other things too.

About My Blog

My blog focuses primarily on my own personal language journey. I'm not really about aesthetics (you might get an aesthetic picture once in a blue moon) or pretending to be more advanced than I am. I mostly try to reflect where I am.

Sometimes this means I come across as bragging when I’m proud of myself or attention-seeking when I’m feeling down. That’s not my intention; I mostly just aim to be honest with myself and everyone else.

I post language logs once a week. These are so I can keep a track of what I've been doing and how I feel from week-to-week. They're not to show off how much I did or make anyone feel like they should be doing more. But if they make you feel that way and need to unfollow me because of that, then I understand.

Other things I post may include vocabulary lists, grammar posts, things related to linguistics, challenges and links to things related to my target languages that I find interesting.

I don’t do drama or discourse. I feel no obligation to respond to inflammatory asks and usually delete anything that I think is contentious. This is a language blog and it’s pretty rare that I deviate from that (I have a side blog for all my non-languagey stuff). But of course you can ask me questions about me and my life!

My blog is absolutely a safe space for people from all walks of life regardless of sexual identity, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, colour, religion, size, IQ, background etc. If you consider that to be an issue, then you know where the unfollow button is.

I’m kinda terrible at replying to messages, so please don’t take it personally if I never respond to you.

My ask box is always open and anon is always on, so please feel free to send me any questions you have! (But uhh like I say I’m bad at replying sometimes so please just give me a nudge because honestly I may have just forgotten)

#langblr #language blog #norwegian langblr #japanese langblr #learning languages

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marshmallowprotection · 11 months

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Okay so! I was thinking about SE...Saeran in general. Not a secret. But I think I came to a conclusion. I'm a big Star enthusiast myself and couldn't help but came to the conclusion that he would be actually well versed in the topic? We know for sure Saeyoung doesn't know much about clouds, but he does know about stars. Of course he should have teach Saeran in any point of time, right? And he liked it, because it was bonding time with his brother, just looking at the sky. But even if they couldn't be in that point (which I think is more possible), I'm sure Saeyoung always told him stories or showed him books about it. Saeran just started to learn about them because his brother did and I feel he wouldn't forget that as easily, after all "Stars are for Saeyoung".

That's an interesting question to think about because the only thing we know about him is that he loves the daytime.

He loves being able to see the sun and the bright blue sky because the only thing that existed in that room was darkness. He doesn't want to live in the darkness anymore if he can have control over his situation. He only has so much control because he and Saeyoung have to navigate the best way to live a free life while knowing their father is a problem that could appear at any moment.

But, one thing is for certain, Saeran wants nothing of the darkness.

If he can do anything to avoid making that happen, he will.

The only star he gets to see is usually the sunshine and that doesn't bother him. After he lived in a world made of darkness for so long, he doesn't care about the stars. The only thing he cares about is having a sky so bright that it nearly blinds him. He wants the warmth on his face. He wants things to be so warm he never has to think about the cold of the darkness ever again.

It may be easy to say that maybe the clouds belong to Saeran and the stars belong to Saeyoung, but it’s more complicated than that. Those concepts belong to them individually but they each possess a specific interest in them that the other may not. Saeyoung loves the galaxy.

There is something about it and the vast sea of emptiness that seems reflective of his state of being. He can relate to knowing what it feels like to be a lost star in the sky when there are hundreds surrounding you and nobody can find you in that sea of loneliness. It was easy for him to take to the stories and mythology that come around them on top of that, as well.

Stories or something that can give you a lot of power and understanding over your environment, and that's something he needed more than anything. It's another reason why he found so much comfort in religion. It is the stories that are passed down from generation to generation that bring him comfort, as well as the twinkling feeling of being able to know that even if this is all there is to the universe, It's a Wonderful sight and he wants to share it.

Whereas, for Saeran...

It's more along the lines of being able to find something in a sea of nothing and being able to make something out of it. Clouds don't exactly have stories that come along with them in most cultures, and you can project whatever you see onto them with relative ease. It is a subjective kind of situation where you might see something that somebody else doesn't see.

You can find anything you want up there, and for somebody who wasn't able to have anything and needed the ability to be able to imagine any kind of possibility where something was better for him, that was a great outlet.

He could look at the sky and see something that gave him hope. What he needed more than anything was the ability to hope and dream.

He didn't need the comfort of a story that ended happily and told him a moral about the rest of the world. What he needed was an escape that could manifest itself from his mind. It helped that his brother was willing to tell him all kinds of stories, but he needed to be able to make his own story if that makes sense to you.

It is to the benefit of his situation that his brother was so interested in the stars in the first place and it allowed him the opportunity to find comfort in something of his own. The clouds.

So, do I think he's interested in stars? I think so, but not to the point that his brother is. When he thinks about the stars, what he thinks about is all those years his brother spent trying to learn how to tell him stories from the stars.

That's what he cares about more at the end of the day even though he doesn't think he can admit it anymore because of the strained relationship he has with his brother.

He doesn't care so much about the Stars themselves, what he cares about is the relationship they helped him build with his brother. The stars are a reflection of his brother so his view of them is complicated until he starts to heal.

The most poetic thing that I can imagine in this situation is an evening where the brothers go out and watch the stars together and they tell a different story, one made with their own hands as they point out a constellation and make something for themselves. The same way I can see the reflection on the other side where they do this same thing but with the clouds.

#viompa #mod kait #ask #mystic messenger #anon #mysme #saeran choi #mysticmessenger #choi saeran #mm #saeyoung choi #choi saeyoung #character analysis

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stickthisbig · 1 year

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So @matan4il asked me about the NPS theme studies and whether there had ever been one done for Jewish sites in the US.

I wanted to answer this publicly because the answer is very simple, but there's paths for moving forward.

So the answer is: no. There's no Jewish theme study, and there never will be, just as there's no Christian or Muslim theme study. Because it's a US Federal program, the NPS won't directly fund this type of work on religious communities, and they also won't list properties that are only significant for their ties to a religion. For these purposes, the NPS has traditionally considered the Jewish community to be primarily a religion, even though we all know it's not that simple.

I don't see this ever changing, without a Supreme Court challenge that no one's going to bring. Faced with an unenviable choice, the NPS has come down heavily on the side of "now no one gets the funding". It sucks, because religious life is inextricable from the human experience, but also I get it, because I too don't want the Baptists to have the power to list all their churches.

Does that mean there are no properties significant to Jewish Americans on the National Register? Of course not. Typically, sites related to Jewish history or culture have been listed under Criterion A for Social History or Ethnic Heritage: Other, Criterion B for a notable person connected to the site, or Criterion C for architecture. I've heard some mutterings that as of 2021 they were accepting Ethnic Heritage: Jewish as an area? But I'm confident that as of 2018 they weren't. Synagogues (and all religious buildings) require an extra level of scrutiny, but many are listed; I just ran across one that was listed under Civil Rights, which is the way that many churches, especially Black churches in the South, are listed.

So we know we can get the properties listed if we can get the work done, but how do we get the work done, if the NPS can't/won't do it?

This kind of scholarship is basically not like any other kind of writing, but the National Register is best understood as a series of documents developed by the 59 SHPOs* and moderated by the Federal government. On the day to day, it's people at the state level doing the majority of the work, and in the context of the National Register, the states are typically more willing to treat Jewish people as an ethnic/social group**. The NPS produces the big theme studies, but the states are writing contexts and MPS documents all the time.

In terms of Jewish-American history, we do have at least one good example to look at: linked from the NPS's page about Jewish American Heritage Month is the Historic Synagogues of Connecticut Multiple Property Submission. This submission is from the 1990's and would be much longer now, but it does a solid job of providing a basis for further work, and it has been used to spin off several nominations. States often use each other for reference, so just because a study or MPS is for, say, Kentucky doesn't mean that Tennessee can't make use of it.

The other good thing about working with the states is that the Feds are very slow and the states are often much faster, and there is grant money that the states can exploit for this kind of work. If you care about seeing this work done, contact your SHPO and tell them.

And I feel obligated to say this because I work in the South, but: just because your governor and/or state legislature is a fucking tire fire, don't write off your SHPO. Your state legislature does not care about the SHPO or the National Register. Trust me on this.

It's also important to remember that National Register listings are simultaneously free and very expensive. Anyone can write a nomination as long as they can get it to the correct standard, but consultants who work on them charge loads. Nobody's learning this writing in college, so if you're in a place where you have a lot of time, see if there's a void you can fill. Cultural organizations may have properties that they've identified but haven't had the money to write nominations for, and they may have the capacity to administer a grant that you don't (lil plug for the ISJL and their work at Temple B'nai Israel in Natchez, listed in 1979).

How to handle groups like Jewish people is a very sticky issue at the Federal level, and I don't envy the people who had to make those decisions at the NPS. I also don't love that Jewish history isn't going to get the same treatment as the other theme studies. But preservationists have many tools, and using the right ones for the right job is part of making sure the story gets told.

*State Historic Preservation Offices. Federally funded offices overseeing, among other things, the NR process. There's one for all 50 states, DC, PR, the other territories, and the Freely Associated States.

** It's not just Jewish people, there's a big-ass Mormon religious sites MPS, but the states have generally been more empowered to treat religious groups as actors in social history and not religions because *waves hands around* law

#national park service #s is working #please note: I would love to be wrong about this #I would just be delighted if they announced a Jewish theme study tomorrow

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hi hon!! congrats again and happy sleepover! 🥰 questions for you!

1. what’s a song you’re currently into?

2. what are songs that remind you of your biases (feel free to pick from any or all groups you stan!! i’d love to know abt them all!)

3. what’s your favorite fic that you’ve written and why?

4. this is more of a personal observation but, i noticed your fics are often pretty lengthy (not complaining, i love it 😈). do you plan for their length or does it just come flowing and you find yourself reaching double digit k words? it is so impressive to me to be able to write as many lengthy fics as you do!

5. kind of bouncing off the last question but, what inspires you to write and when do you know you’re satisfied with a piece before you post it?

thank you and i hope you find these questions fun!!

join the sleepover!

YESSSSS, LETS GO.

1. what’s a song you’re currently into? okay so there's two songs i've been listening to on fucking repeat.

wake up - ateez (self explanatory)

nugu - villain (it makes me want to physically assault a police officer)

2. what are songs that remind you of your biases (feel free to pick from any or all groups you stan!! i’d love to know abt them all!)

OHHHHHHHH MY GOD OKAY. some of these are lyrically related but mostly it's just the song vibe that makes me think of my biases.

the death of peace of mind - bad omens is 100% a song that makes me think of hongjoong.

losing my religion - r.e.m. .................................mark lee

wildest dreams - taylor swift. MINGYU. i will comment no further about this.

pony - ginuwine. mingi mingi mingi mingi mingi mingi.

3. what’s your favorite fic that you’ve written and why?

shockingly, i have two.

on edge. the one where you cheat on your borderline perfect and most loyal loving boyfriend doyoung with his little brother, Mark. and of course, he never finds out. I know that it's 100% something a lot of people won't read, and unfortunately I love writing drama styled stuff and this one was just......it was genuinely so fun to write and I think a lot of people can tell that I enjoyed writing it seeing as how much went into it. i genuinely think it's the best fic i've ever written. I like the push and pull, i like the guilty aspect, i like the sense of pure passion and desperate need for another person that you should not want. there's a whole dynamic there that a lot of people don't explore in their fictional stories, and i'm not afraid to say that I fucking love how juicy it is.

charity fuck. i will never get over how much i enjoyed writing the 26 year old virgin hoshi. it was fun, playful, and intense even. everything felt as healthy as I wanted it to be, and ultimately i ended up very proud of the fic once it was out for everyone to read. i will always recommend it if someone wants to see what's up when it comes to my fics :D

in all honesty, i cannot, for the life of me, manage to write shorter fics. when I do, it's often very forced to be finished in under a certain word count. i try to challenge myself to write shorter fics but even then some people find them long. For instance, 5k length is incredibly short for my fics. that's not to say i don't enjoy reading that length or even less from others, but i really do struggle to keep a low word count.

like, i'm so invested in putting plot in all of my stories that most of the time i'm writing fics because the plot has me invested and the smut is very much just a secondary thing. i put a lot of effort into my story lines and i simply can't write the way I want to if i don't at least reach 10k, bc that gives me enough space to at least touch on every plot point and have it fleshed out enough. otherwise i will feel like everything happened too fast? does that make sense? TL;DR: i naturally write long fics bc i'm not satisfied with the plot if I don't. it's never forced when i write longer fics, but it's always forced when i write shorter ones.

5. kind of bouncing off the last question but, what inspires you to write and when do you know you’re satisfied with a piece before you post it?

i think i've always enjoyed writing. i tend to live inside of a fantasy world in my head and think very vividly. sometimes movies will inspire me, sometimes a lyric in a song will inspire me, other times it's a fuckin' porn video i saw and i'm like "HMMMMMMMMMM". There are so many scenarios in this world that can happen in a fic, and i find it very fun as a passing hobby to day dream about like, "hey what if person A loved person B so much that they let them go, not knowing that person B never wanted to be free anyway?" then i'd be like "oh fuck, okay how would they get to this point of miscommunication? how is it resolved? how would--" etc etc, and that's usually how my brain works. Also, thirst trap tiktoks are a great way to get inspired. there's this one video of mingyu and wonwoo simply WALKING and looking back at the camera smiling and......when i saw my brain went BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR with ideas.

as for knowing when I'm done.......idk tbh. Sometimes I'm not actually done with it and complete a piece..then later start a second part of it, other times I set up the story where the climax is the smut, and what's left is a short epilogue that wraps everything up. That's pretty common in my writing. You'll legit read about a cum shot, you see my little "~" to indicate time passing, then jumping into the future where i give a lil explanation of what happened after. that's usually when I know i'm done. When i feel satisfied enough to do that lil epilogue bit is when i know i can post it.

sheeeeeesh, sorry this was so long.

#[sleepover]#[mail]#markonthemoon

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readingsbylibramc · 2 years

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birth chart reading for @iceegurl1

hello! welcome to your reading. I’m gonna give you a quick overview of what I’m going to analyze about your natal chart. feel free to ask me anything if something isn’t clear, of course. you’ll find out your dominants’ influence on your persona, your physical appearance, impression on others and the way you approach the world; your ego, identity, the real you; your reactions, your desires, inner emotions; your way of expressing your feelings, your mind and ideas; your desires and approach to love; your energy tank, instincts and temperament; in-depth analysis of each house with their rulers and analysis of heavy aspects; love life + soulmates/karmic partners interpretation; your relationship with your friends; your family life; your approach to career and work in general + possible jobs suggestion; your style, fashion sense analysis; life purpose and past life description; basic transits’ analysis to describe your current mood and, last but not least, your secret skills, how to make the most out of your soul and manifest what you desire based on your birth chart.

🦋 chart shape, dominants

your chart is a splay shape, meaning that your planets are located randomly in different groups in your chart. people with this type of chart are usually very talented at different things. they can focus their attention on different matters, from family, to work, to love. everything is important for you, and you try to live your life to the fullest. you may be particularly talented at things that require action, it doesn’t matter whether it’s physical or mental. you may be very good at sports, dancing… or maybe you’re good at leading, you could easily be the boss at your work place. since you’re interested in so many things, you could easily be skilled at all of them to be honest. my advice would be to pick the hobby that is most important for you and care about it more than the others. that’s because people with this chart usually tend to do so many things that they may lack precision. it’s better to give all of yourself to what’s important for you.

your dominant planets are uranus, jupiter and mars. you're driven by a strong dose of ambition that makes you capable of achieving all of your goals. you are probably quite creative, or at least you have a passion for creative outlets; you may like music, reading, cooking, etc. you may be a trendsetter among your peers, or you may even become pretty well-known in your field.

your dominant sign is sagittarius. you have an amazing sense of humor, your personality is so charismatic that it naturally draws people towards you. you're also extremely open-minded, you rarely have prejudices. you have a knack for spirituality, religion, philosophy... anything that can stimulate you mentally.

your dominant element is air. in your life, you adore seeking knowledge of any kind. you may be interested in studying different subjects, from those you study at school like science, maths, literature etc. to more unconventional ones, such as astrology, psychology, criminology and so on. you enjoy interacting with people; even if you’re not that sociable, you’ll still be interested in their point of view and their ideals, as you see it as a way to expand your own mind. you’re also interested in vintage, and you may have a retro aesthetic or just like history in general.

🌎 ascendant in sagittarius, 8° / 1st decan ruled by jupiter

you see the world as an adventure. I feel like you typically don’t relate to sagittarius ascendant stereotypes; sag risings are usually very happy-go-lucky, they smile often, but pluto being in the first house may change things a bit. you’re more of a loner, you’re not as extroverted as other sagittariuses. you may relate more to scorpio rising, actually. ironically, you often look sad or angry. you have a knack for philosophy, and your favourite is most probably ‘you only live once’. you tame dying before making the amount of experiences you want to have in your life, hence you could even be impulsive sometimes. you’re the type to always be up to crack a joke or anything that can make you and others smile, yet when someone gets against you, it’s over for them. you have quite of a sharp tongue, you’re pretty blunt and straight-forward. in fact, you may often get in trouble due to your impulsiveness, which may be misunderstood. you have an incredible charm to you; it’s not like taurus’ or libra’s, those are more related to physical traits. sagittarius people, on the other hand, are surely very talented at something; maybe, at school you were one of the best students, and everyone recognized it and appreciated you for that; people understand your potential, and you may often receive compliments for your skills. basically, your personality is charismatic. due to pluto being in the ascendant, I feel like you may even struggle too much with pessimism during your first years, but in case you are, you shouldn’t be. jupiter is also one of your dominant planets, and it’s willing to give you the best of luck if you respect its themes. hence, you need to have faith in the universe and be optimistic. try to look more at the positive sides in life and even in people. physically, sagittarius is all about abundance, hence you may have trouble losing weight. you could have big bones, or at least something bigger on your body that doesn’t make you look like a model. you’re more on the thick side, in fact you probably have a wide bone structure, with wider hips and/or thick thighs. you could also have wide shoulders, and something big and memorable on your face as well. maybe you have a very distinctive nose, or perhaps your eyes are almond-shaped. your forehead and lips could be pretty wide as well. I’ve also noticed that sagittarius people have a very lively sparkle in their eyes, even though they may be very dark. it’s like having two/three tiny diamonds at the centre of each of your eyes. last but not least, you may have freckles and very curly, or at least thick, hair. you may also have very dark hair / features in general, and perhaps you have long limbs too.

sagittarius ascendant conjunct sagittarius venus: you have the planet of beauty (venus) conjunct your appearance (ascendant). you're surely very attractive! even if you're not a conventional beauty, there's still a certain charm to you that can't get overlooked. you're very feminine and polite, especially with strangers. you care about the impression you make on others, even though you shouldn't worry that much, as it's generally good. you're probably very sociable, it doesn't matter whether you're introverted or not. you still have amazing social skills, and you also have a very charming voice. you literally draw people to you, I imagine it's not hard for you to make new friends and engage in conversations randomly. you also care a lot about the way you look, hence you probably have a skincare/workout routine, and you're fond of shopping and selfcare in general. you want to always look at your best; that's caused by the fact that you're secretly quite of insecure about your looks. you may have the tendency to think that the compliments you receive aren't honest, and people are just trying to be nice to you. another downside to this placement is that you may attract people's jealousy. even though this could be a self-esteem boost for someone, it may be hard for one to handle, in your case especially in relationships, maybe with your friends, but I'll talk more about this later.

sagittarius ascendant conjunct sagittarius pluto: pluto, combined with your sagittarius rising makes you look a little bit naive. people may try to take advantage of you, and to defend yourself you tend to become bossy. you’re really competitive, and feel the constant need to prove others’ wrong, even though it’s not the best way to do it. in your life, you could encounter lots of enemies that may try to stop you from transforming yourself. or maybe, your grandfather is an authoritative figure in your life and in your family’s in general, and his influence has a big impact on your life. also, something I’ve noticed about pluto conjunct ascendant individuals is that they may feel unhappy when they’re young. as time goes by, they transform and become as they want, which makes them feel more satisfied with themselves.

sagittarius ascendant opposite gemini jupiter: you probably learn a lot from people around you. you're most likely surrounded by wise, spiritual and possibly foreign individuals in your life. they help you to grow up, both spiritually and mentally. you're also very open-minded, and you rarely have prejudices. the downside to this placement is that you may be depend too much on your friends or lovers, especially when it comes to your beliefs. you're easy to influence, and you may change your mind often if others disagree with you. you could possibly have high expectations from others, creating a false idea of those who surround you. at least, you're aware of your abilities and you have the potential to make the most out of them, but you're modest about it. you don't come off as bossy, as other jupiter - asc aspects would.

sagittarius ascendant opposite taurus saturn: you may be shy and have self-esteem issues, especially during your early years. because of that, you may often appear as insecure to others, or even unreliable. you have a strong desire to be with someone and commit to them, you despise supertificial bonds, but at the same time you may find yourself being too shy to approach others, especially during your early years. you may not be the most confident person on earth, but as time goes by your grow more and more confident. this may apply more to the younger you, actually. you don't feel much comfortable around other people, and others can sense that; your insecurity is exposed to the world, and some may take advantage of that to hurt your feelings. you're afraid of being judged, whether it's for your appearance, or maybe because of your ideals or interests. hence, you end up becoming reserved. this is something that will be solved through growth and time; the older you get, the easier you'll be on yourself. also, thanks to this aspect, you're a responsible person with defined values. to cope with this placement, I'd suggest you to do what makes you feel the best. there are different ways to boost your self-esteem, so maybe you can work on that and then start expressing yourself freely; if you do it without the fear of being judged, you will shine even more.

🌞 sun in scorpio, 9° / 1st decan ruled by pluto

you're quite of a loner, you prefer spending time alone rather than with others. you're extremely intuitive, and you can read people like a book; they can't lie or keep secrets from you, you'll surely find out. you're pretty charismatic, and paired with your wise intellect it's hard not to agree with your ideas. you're basically a leader, a very demanding one. you have high standards regarding everything: clothes, food, goals, people... you're always striving for the best, you don't want to settle down. on the other hand, even though it may take you a while to find someone worthy of your affection, once that someone shows up you'll stay with them forever. you're deeply loyal, and also caring in your own way. that's because you value feelings, you can easily smell when someone isn't trustworthy. you're probably very protective of your friends and loved ones in general, sometimes even too much. this could even escalate and become a more serious issue, as scorpio is also the planet of obsession, after all. it's common for you to feel your emotions x2, as they're too intense to handle. you know everything about others, but you don't show off and gossip about it. actually, you keep the info for yourself and use it when you need it.

scorpio sun conjunct scorpio mercury: you express your ego and identity through your words and ideas. you’re very opinionated and you protect strongly your beliefs. after all, you probably came up with your ideals after thinking deeply about them, you were too precise to be wrong. you’re also probably an avid reader, and you could do well in writing yourself, as you’re able to properly convey your ideals with your words. your mind is very active, and you feel comfortable letting all your thoughts out. it’s actually a way to relieve stress. you also have a wide vocabulary, and you’re capable of making a formal speech if you have to. you have a memorable way of speaking, as your words are very sharp. it’s hard for you to be ignored for your intellect. the downside to this placement is that you may be a bit too stubborn, you struggle to accept advice as you prefer doing your thing instead.

🌙 moon in capricorn, 10° / 2nd decan ruled by saturn and venus

in your group of friends, you’re probably the responsible friend, as you’re very reliable and mature, almost serious. you always want to be seen as a point of reference, yet you tend to shy away from the spotlight. even though you may desire it, you feel too shy and pressured being in the centre of attention. you don’t like talking about your feelings; even if you do talk a lot, you prefer talking about news, hobbies etc. you don’t want to be the subject of the conversation. because of this, you tend to repress your emotions, as you don’t want to be seen as vulnerable. you’re a nice listener, your friends can rely on you when they need to vent without wanting an advice, as you’re probably not the best at finding a solution to their problems. you may find yourself wanting to follow a schedule, otherwise you feel as if you’re too relaxed and you’re not being productive. this is also a placement that can indicate coldness in your family environment / childhood. maybe your parents were quite strict, but overall it was nothing too serious that hurt you deeply.

🗣 mercury in scorpio, 3° / 1st decan ruled by pluto

you're extremely blunt and straight-forward, you may actually hurt people with your words. you probably lack diplomacy, and you're very realistic. the thing is, you speak the truth, but not everyone can accept it. that's why your behaviour is so controversial. you speak fluent sarcasm, and that could annoy people who don't understand your sense of humor. you're probably good at lying, and even manipulating people. you may often make others change their mind just with your own words, but be careful not to use this skill to hurt others, or you'll only experience a sense of guilt and overall the bad sides of it. on the other hand, you're an extremely captivating speaker, you'd be successful at anything that involves the use of words and voice. you're truly intuitive, and it's easy for you to understand when someone is being honest or is lying to you. last but not least, you're very secretive as well. you're probably the type to know everything and anything about others, while you remain a mystery.

❤️ venus in sagittarius, 16° / 2nd decan ruled by jupiter and mars

people may consider you flaky, as you value freedom above all. you may be the type that likes making new experiences regarding love, and you often date your crushes. yet, you feel too limited in a relationship. you don't enjoy committing to someone if that someone isn't perfect for you, you're only completely loyal to the one you consider your true love. you can't give up your freedom, your thirst for adventure and experiences for someone else. basically, your ideal partner would be a risk-taker, someone loyal but not too clingy, that is down to go on a road trip in every moment. someone impulsive, that could help you stepping out of your comfort-zone. you're probably into those youthful love stereotypes, e.g. high school dates. you want your relationships to be filled with excitement, you despise boring, traditional and cheesy things. you may also find yourself being attracted to unavailable people; that is, you could fall for people that are already taken, or maybe they're physically unavailable, e.g they live abroad or in another city in general. you're also attracted to foreigners, and people that have a wise, yet bubbly aura around them.

sagittarius venus opposite gemini jupiter: you come off as a very positive, happy-go-lucky person. you're extremely friendly, and this makes you be good at social relationships. you may have lots of friends, or at least you have the potential to make many if you opened up and talked to them. yet, while this energy gives you positive vibes, some people may take advantage of that, as you could easily be mistaken for naive. people can try to dominate you unconsciously (sometimes even on purpose) not only in relationships but even in friendships. aside from that, I don't think this placement causes you many problems. you may have the tendency to procrastinate and not work. you could be quite lazy and get easily distracted, as you're constantly with your head in the clouds.

sagittarius venus conjunct sagittarius pluto: love is very important in your life, even though you may not realize it at first. loving someone could possibly make you come across challenges, but that will only help you to become a stronger, more mature individual. you love intensely, you're most probably kind of possessive of your partners, yet you don't want your partner to be jealous of you. it's quite inconsistent, but you can't control it. you may often date karmic partners, that is people from your past lives that are here to teach you a few lessons, most probably regarding marriage or self-love. in fact, it may not be uncommon to fall for someone and viceversa; there's instant attraction, it may even seem like a soulmate meeting. again, with low self-esteem, this placement could possibly make you a martyr. most of the times, you don't realize it when someone is hurting you. you endure relationships that are obviously bad for your mental or even physical health. you could attract overpossessive, abusive partners that are a serious threat to your vitality. possibly, you may even find yourself hanging around people who do drugs and have some sort of addiction. or perhaps, they could become addicted to you. with this placement it is vital to learn how to love yourself. you need to be careful and stand up for yourself, or your love relationships may not be very smooth.

☄️ mars in virgo, 28° / 3rd decan ruled by mercury and venus

your life revolves around being productive. you don't like to waste your time, you always try to learn and gain something useful from everything you do. that's caused by the fact that you're motivated to be perfect in what you like; this, combined with your competitive nature, may often cause you to burn out. in fact, the downside to this placement is that you may overwork yourself too much. this is bad, as if you work too much you don't have time to travel with your mind, you can't relax and have fun. in fact, it may be hard for you to endure too much hard work. you're capable of achieving your goals, but in order to do that you also need a break from time to time.

🏡 houses

your 1st house is in sagittarius, with also pluto, venus and the moon placed there. you come off as someone very sympathetic and bold, you’re probably the fun one in the family or in your group of friends, especially with venus being also in this house, giving you a very striking charisma. you are very entertaining, you have a witty sense of humor and people are always pleased to have you around, as you’re able to light up the room. people always see you as someone easy to talk to, someone trustworthy. you probably have great problem-solving skills or, otherwise, you just ignore your problems and wait for time to heal. you’re also quite spiritual, you may be sensitive to higher entities and you could possibly also be religious. you're extremely empathetic. you can read people's mood very well, it's easy for you to understand whether someone is sad, angry, happy... because of that, you always try to make people feel at ease, you're always kind with people, and that makes you extremely likeable. you're probably a very genuine person. it's hard for you to hide your real emotions, and even if you wanted to hide them you wouldn't be capable. you could also have frequent mood swings.

your 2nd house is in capricorn. neptune and uranus are also sitting in this house. your relationship with money may not be totally stable; you may get distracted easily, and you could lose your money around. this is usually a placement that indicates sudden money loss. this placement also confirms that your self-esteem isn’t stable either; you could be quite insecure, and you may idealize a lot the way you look. for example, you could think that you have an ugly nose when it’s actually the opposite. same goes for your belongings; you may think that you have saved loads of money, you spend them, and then you realize you didn’t really have much. on the other hand, even though you may lack self-esteem and financial security during the first years of your life, it will all get better in the future. this placement also indicates that you may have a job that allows you to earn lots of money, you may be in charge in your workplace and be one of the more respected figures there.

your 3rd house is in the sign of aquarius. you learn the best when you’re close to creativity or imagination, you’re very intuitive and hence it’s easier for you to learn new topics. while you’re very empathetic and you’re able to properly convey your thoughts and feelings in your speech, you may also come off as sensitive or over-emotional. you have a very distinctive way of thinking and speaking. you don’t like being like others, you don’t follow trends. you’re probably the trendsetter, and you may find confidence and pride in your ideas and opinions. some may even define you weird, but you have very strong beliefs that could actually be helpful for the world. you’re quite 'ahead’ of others from this point of view, you’re able to find beauty in things without being influenced by others. for example, you may follow a fashion trend before it gets viral. you are able to come up with very innovative ways of solving problems, you’re extremely creative. you may even be the type to invent your own words, or perhaps you love learning and reading new words, you have a wide vocabulary. you’re also probably interested in science and any darker or logical topic, you want to use your words and theories to change something in the world. you want to leave an impact, maybe even help others through your mind. you have a very witty sense of humor, you most likely speak fluent sarcasm and you’re also very astute.

your 4th house is in pisces. when you were young, you probably didn’t feel at ease with yourself. you might have been the outcast, that one kid that stood out in the daycare. you probably didn’t have many friends either, but you weren’t that sad about it. you enjoyed playing, drawing and watching your favorite cartoons alone. you find emotional comfort and security in your home, in your parents and in just family in general. you used to be very attracted to arts when you were a kid, and you kept this love with you while growing up. maybe, you were the type of child to lie to your parents. you have a good relationship with your parents, even though you may argue often as you’re all quite impulsive and unpredictable. you may even be an absent parent, maybe your parents are divorced or one of them died in the worst case.

your 5th house is ruled by aries. you find confidence in your creativity, and you have the desire to express it to the world. I think you’re probably the type to organize and arrange all the meetings and parties with your friends, you’re practically the leader of your friend group. you may have aries hobbies, therefore you may be into sports and challenges of any kind. you could also enjoy working out and taking care of your physical appearance in general, you always try to look good.

your 6th house is in taurus. jupiter is also placed in this house. you may find yourself dating people at your work place, or maybe at school you used to go out with people from your class/school. romance is part of your daily life for you. you like surrounding yourself with venusian aesthetic, so you probably take care of your body, your fashion, your home and so on. you may also be very fond of animals and money. this placement usually makes someone procrastinate a bit, you may have the habit of dedicating yourself too much to your passions without finishing your work, but I don’t think it’s your case. there are other placements in your chart that make you more hard-working than you look. you are in fact very dedicated to your job and routine. you probably don’t like changes, you’d rather follow a schedule in your day-to-day life. your job and skills could be the key to make you gain more confidence in yourself, as they would give you the independence that you crave due to your sagittarius rising. you could also work in a place where you have to handle others’ money or possessions in general. the 6th house is also about health, and you could suffer from leg pain and injuries, as well as problems to your neck, throat and thyroid. especially due to saturn's presence in this house, you may be quite delicate, you may get sick very easily, even though your health will gradually get better with time.

your 7th house is in gemini. jupiter is also sitting in this house. in a partner, you seek someone intelligent that is able to keep up with your rhythm. you don’t have time to nurture someone, you want them to fully understand you. in fact, you may be more attracted to older partners, as they’re supposed to be more mature. I don’t see many issues arising in your marriage life, it will probably be very peaceful, but it may take you a while to find someone you like. you’re a picky person when it comes to love, you want someone hard-working and responsible with a big brain, yet they should also be quite outgoing and funny. you need mental stimulation, someone that is a constant adventure for you and that is worth exploring. jupiter in this house makes your sagittarius venus even stronger, you're probably drawn by foreign people and you'll likely marry someone with a different cultural background from yours. you may meet them abroad or even during a vacation. you probably have luck in love, even though you may have some negative aspects to pluto, jupiter energy mitigates their negative effects.

your 8th house is in cancer. you are a very private individual, you have trust issues and you only share your concerns to people you’re sure you can trust. you tend to preserve yourself, even though it’s hard for you to repress your emotions, as they’re too to intense to bottle them up. you absorb people’s feelings like a sponge, there’s no way that you won’t instantly understand their real emotions. overall, you tend to overreact a lot; you have the cancer’s sensitive energy on one side and 8th house’s mysterious, almost scary vibe. dealing with these emotional burnouts may be stressing to you, as you totally get caught up in them. even if it looks like you get to know other people often, you actually don’t let others know you. you’re the type of person to talk and socialize, especially after your saturn return, but you never reveal your deepest fears and thoughts to strangers. you only open up to people you’re sure you can trust. you have very high standards when it comes to love. you’re a passionate, loyal lover, but at the same times you also want and need a lover that is willing to go as far as you go with your feelings.

your 9th house is in leo. you’re able to grasp a lot of information that makes you think more about your identity. you’re probably interested in philosophy, poetry, literature… you were a perfectionist at school, and you probably had amazing grades. you are very justice-driven, you like learning new things and being the #1 at pretty much everything you care about. yet, you could be quite bossy at times, as you could come off as a bit too arrogant but you’re just very dedicated. on the other hand, you’re also very intelligent and open-minded above all, you could feel particularly drawn to foreign cultures and languages and you could be naturally skilled. you may also get to travel a lot or even move abroad at a certain point in your life, you’re definitely a citizen of the world and you hardly ever have prejudices.

your 10th house is in virgo. mars is also sitting there. you might be seen by strangers as a caretaker, someone extremely organized who has their life together, but that also doesn’t hesitate to take care of their emotional and physical needs when needed. your ultimate job would have to be some sort of healing career, you want to give and teach something through your work. in addition, your career is where you put most of your energy. you’re driven by a strong sense of duty, and your career is also able to increase your confidence. you want to be a leader and create a name for yourself. you will also get to communicate something through your career, or you’ll use your voice and thoughts to make money. you could easily become a writer, a lawyer, a diplomat, an interpreter, you could work in a field related to marketing, etc. you’ll be emotionally involved with your job, you’ll pursue a career that satisfies you not only economically but also emotionally. you may also have to work in contact with people from all over the world, you may be known worldwide for your skills and talent. you’ll probably also be independent, you may have your own business for example. you probably won't have to depend on others.

your 11th house is in libra. the sun and mercury are also placed in this house. you enjoy getting to know new people, maybe you have to do it because your job requires that. but just because you need to communicate with other people, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re your friends. basically, you’re the type to know a lot of people, but you may always feel lonely. that’s because your bond with them is kind of shallow, they’re not someone too intimate with you. hence, you feel as if you can never share your feelings with anyone. your friends may also be very good looking, perhaps even a bit more extroverted than you. even though you may face some insecurities, you’re typically a strong-minded person. you strive for independence, as you focus your existence on your witty intellect. you have the ability to achieve great things, as your mind is literally revolutionary, even though you may struggle to make those projects concrete. a downside to this placement is that you may not give enough importance to your words; you’re brutally honest, and you may often hurt someone with your thoughts. even though you may appreciate it, as you don’t like it when people aren’t straight-forward, you probably don’t realize the effect your words can have on others. you’re also quite stubborn, and you take particular pride about your ideals. you may feel offended when people disagree with you. people may define you as cold, but you’re really not. you just struggle to look sweet like other signs, and your heavy scorpio energy doesn’t help either. you’re more detached, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t have emotions.

your 12th house is in scorpio. this is another placement that indicates that you crave intense, life-changing bonds, but that you also tame them. you’re afraid of being betrayed, and hence you just end up repressing your feelings. on the other hand, this placement makes you extremely spiritual. you may be attracted to the occult or any spiritual topic: astrology, tarots, even spirits. you may use these tools to get to know yourself more. you can become aware of your karmic issues thanks to astrology for example, and use it to finally solve and break free from your limitations. it’s important for you to get closer to your spiritual, higher self in this lifetime. it will probably make your life much easier. you could even have very vivid dreams, and perhaps you may predict the future through them. you probably lose yourself in your own thoughts very often, starting daydreaming instead of doing what you have to do. also, you never truly express your feelings, probably out of fear. probably, the way you elaborate your thoughts is also influenced by your family and the impact they had on you. you’re always vague, and you keep your private matters for yourself. you understand people’s thoughts just by looking at them, it’s like you’re staring at their souls. in fact, you’re extremely empathetic, you probably find yourself being a psychologist for your friends. or maybe, you’re actually a psychologist.

❤️ love life, soulmates

in love you attract aries, aquarius, gemini, virgo and sagittarius traits. your future spouse is probably going to be very romantic and mature, but also very caring, playful and affectionate with you, maybe it’s a vulnerable side that they only show to you. they may have sagittarius or gemini placements in their chart. with your soulmate, it may be love at first sight. you’re also most likely going to meet someone very spiritual, and your future spouse could actually be your soulmate. you may meet them at work, or maybe you may meet them abroad. they could be a foreigner, or perhaps you’re going to meet while on a vacation. you may meet them in a place where there's food, for example at a restaurant, or even in a place where money's is involved, like a bank or in general any kind of shop. your children will have huge aries influence on them, therefore they’ll be very active and restless, maybe immature at times but also very affectionate and warm.

👶🏻 family life

your mother is probably a very caring person that knows how to stand up for herself when she has to, but she may struggle to do that. she’s very smart and optimistic, and she could be into fashion and self-care. yet, she could be a bit moody, over-emotional and impulsive. she may have pisces, aries, virgo, gemini and / or libra placements in her chart. your father is a bit more serious and focused on work, but he always made sure you had what you needed. he also has a more playful side to him, that he may not show often. he could be a pisces, an aries, a scorpio, a leo or virgo. if you have siblings, they probably have prominent / aquarius / pisces placements in their chart. you may fight often with them, and you may be quite possessive of each other. yet, this relationship gets naturally better as you grow up, you are going to get along more in the future.

📊 career

I imagine that you would do best at a career that involves healing, teaching… I can see you doing well in the medical field, for example. especially as a nurse, where you mostly interact with patients. you may also work for associations like the onu, where you’re surrounded by people from all over the world. hence, you get in touch with different cultures that can help you opening your mind. you want a wealthy job, where you can be your own leader and use your imagination. I can also picture you doing some sort of online job, you could become an influencer for example or you may be known online for your talents. as I’ve already said before, you have probably a creative talent to you that could make you quite successful. overall, you want a job where you don’t really have to depend on others. actually, you probably strive to be your own boss. you would also do well as a teacher or professor, and you may have to speak foreign languages for your job. you also do have some fame indicators in your chart; you could gain international notoriety for your job, or perhaps you may even become a celebrity. you have a very dreamy aura around you that would make you an amazing model or actress. you may also become popular for your leadership and for your position in your business.

👚 fashion sense, style analysis

your sagittarius energy screams grunge! you probably love 90s/00s aesthetic, with fishnets, black, burgundy, belts, leather jackets... all of this stuff. also, oversized clothes are a must for you. you may especially be fond of wearing tight tops with baggy jeans or viceversa: tight pants, possibly leggins, with big, long sweatshirts and t-shirts. it's very comfortable, but you still make it look trendy and particular with your charisma. you may also love printed things, especially graphic t-shirts. for shoes, I'd say trendy sneakers and boots are a must in your wardrobe.

👁 past life, life purpose

during your past life, you probably didn’t have as many challenges as in this life. you most likely used to be very independent and stable; perhaps, you were rich, hence you didn’t really need to rely on others to survive. in this lifetime, you need to put your independency aside, you need to trust people and develop strong bonds with them. your path to luck and abundance may be long and steep, but you may achieve great personal success in this lifetime thanks to your relationships with others. you just need to work on your self-esteem and have stable finances without being too materialistic, you shouldn’t over-indulge. money is important, but you probably won't struggle with that in this lifetime, so focus on feeling comfortable with others. you may be meant to marry someone rich, or perhaps you're going to get an inheritance.

🤔 major transits analysis / july 23

transit cancer venus is currently conjunct your natal north node in the 8th house. this is a very powerful transit that indicates that a fated encounter may occur in this time span. you may meet someone, not necessarily a romantic partner, with whom you'll become very intimate, you may get very close to them. you may meet this person in your hometown, or near your house. this placement also indicates that you may receive money or gifts from someone else.

🧿 manifest what you want, secret skills

the best way for you to manifest is idealizing and acting at the same time. you have both energies combined in your chart, which is great actually! I’d suggest you to first picture what you want in your life, and then do something concrete to manifest it. for example, let’s suppose you want this gucci bag; first, think about it deeply. then, you could try going into a gucci shop and just walk around, maybe even touch that bag. you’ll get results if you believe it! it’s also great to write and read/listen your own positive affirmations, such as 'I love my gucci bag’, 'the gucci bag my mom gave me is amazing’ and so on.

this is the end! thank you again for booking a reading, hope it resonated with you :)

- libramc xx

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Hello, i found your blog while i was researching some info on witchcraft and deitywork. I have NO experience in any of this, however i always found interest in learning about gods, myths, cultures of any kind, gems and herbs and other things that seem to relate to these practices, and after randomly coming across posts regarding these topics many times i've decided to look more into it, maybe even starting to take part in these kind of things. I honestly don't know where to start and i can't find much info so, if you could share maybe your experience as a beginner? What made you take this path or how did you start? Any info, experience, tip would be very helpful. If it doesn't bother you, of course

I want to start this off with thank you so much for the question 😁. It is totally normal to feel confused or frustrated when you are just starting out but stick to it! I have no problem sharing my experience as a beginner but my path and yours are going to be totally different so remember to just follow what interests you.

I didn't really consciously decide to take this path if I'm being honest, it kind of just happened. I experienced (like many) some unsavoury experiences in my childhood and never really felt like the religion I grew up with (Christianity) was there to support me. I felt more suffocated than safe. I was around 12 or 13 when I began exploring alternative forms of spirituality but none of that was the witchcraft I practice today, at 22. I began seeing the things that you mentioned, like gems and herbs, in my mid-teens but never really dove into them. I loved history though and learning about how different cultures viewed the concept of God. It was until a few years ago that I really start to solidify my personal opinion on life, death and the universe. This is also when my "formal" witchcraft practice began.

You asked about my experience as a beginner in witchcraft and to tell you the truth, it kinda sucks (I wish there was a better way to say that lol). You feel so excited about all the things you want to learn and yet you feel like there’s no possible way that you can consume it all. It felt just as overwhelming as it did exciting. Not to mention that I dealt (& still deal) with imposter syndrome all the time. I often felt like I would be ridiculed for my beliefs (& I was) so I hid what I was doing from friends and family. It wasn't until I opened up to some friends about what I believed that I really felt like less of a beginner and more of a novice. The idea of being a beginner felt so uneasy to me, like I didn't really know what I was doing or what I wanted. Once I admitted out-loud that I was practicing witchcraft and explained what I believed in, that's when I felt like I was no longer a beginner who needed guidance but a novice who was starting on their journey. That experience gave me the confidence to move forward and affirmed for me that I was doing what was best for me. I'm not saying you should go tell everyone you know what you’re interested in or doing, I just wanted to say that once you have decided what you want, head towards it as best you can. Be confident in your ability to research, trust your intuition and follow your own path wholeheartedly.

Now here are a few tips which helped me when I was starting:

Read about other people's experiences- a good way to find things that interest you is hear about it from others. People recommend things online all the time so if it interests you, look it up.

Utilize free resources- websites like zlibrary and google are free and you can find a lot of the answers you are looking for if you are willing to dedicate the time.

Approach your practice with a "long-term mindset"- if this is something that you want to last in your life then you can't put impossible standards on yourself or try and make yourself an expert overnight. Consistency is key and everything about this takes time. That's why practitioners who have been practicing for 20+ years are valued in this community (but not always right about everything). The acquisition of knowledge isn’t a race.

Be your own cheerleader- no one is going to sit with you and motivate you to research or to practice. No one will be able to tell you what to do or hold your hand (although mentors do exist and are great resources). You need to be able to have confidence in yourself, trust the decisions you make and fistfight the imposter syndrome (because it hits us all eventually).

Let me know if you are interested in a post dedicated to research topics and I can definitely do that for you. Feel free to send me any more questions and I'll do my best to answer them. I hope this was helpful to you and thank you for your support🖤

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hellotherepalpalpals · 2 years

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Brought Together by a Five-Year-Old (Dean Winchester x F!Reader) Part 9: The Holidays

Dean ran back and forth down the hallways of Wilson Elementary, from the gym to the cafeteria to his room and back. He could feel himself starting to sweat but there was too much to do, he didn't have time to worry about how disheveled he looked. The school had decided to push the Thanksgiving dinner back and merge it with the Christmas pageant. It was every teacher's nightmare. The board had claimed it cut costs and made the holiday season less hectic, but they had only given the staff and students a weeks notice so Dean didn't really understand how it made the season easier for anyone other than the board.

He frantically searched his room for the Santa beard that Alesteir had forgotten. He dug through the boxes of toys and craft supplies before finding the little white bundle in the back of the room, underneath the bookshelf. There was no way it had gotten there accidentally. Dean rolled his eyes, positive that the little boy had tried his best to hide the beard, probably just to create more drama and chaos before the play began, mischevious little shit that he was.

He wiggled himself under the shelf, grabbed the beard and was about to scoot back out when he heard a small cough from the room behind him. Jumping at the noise and his attempt to turn to see the person he hit his head on the underside of the shelf. Groaning, he shuffled out and looked behind him to see who had caught him in such a compromising position. Of course, because he had the most rotten luck, he turned around to see two small, sneaker-clad feet accompanied by two larger feet in sensible heels.

Raising his eyes he realized it was none other than Castiel and Ms. Novak. Why they were in his room, he had no idea. The woman should've been in the gym with the rest of the parents, and Castiel should've been backstage in his elf costume. But, he supposed, these were the Novaks and they did whatever the fresh hell they wanted.

He brushed the dust off of himself and stood up, offering his free hand to Ms. Novak. Her eyes flicked toward it with disgust, and he gave her a sheepish smile before retracting his hand. He let out a breath and spoke, "Hello, Ms. Novak. What's going on? Shouldn't Castiel be in his costume? The show is starting soon, I'd imagine you'd like to get a good seat."

Ms. Novak looked down her nose at Dean, tilting her disapproving jaw in the air and tutting, "I most certainly do not want a "good seat" to this heretical performance! Why have you decided on such a sacrilegious work to present to us during this holy season? My Castiel should be an angel in a nativity scene, not an imp in Santa's workshop!"

Dean took a deep breath, met Castiel's cowering eyes and let it out, "Ma'am, we are a public school and we aren't affiliated with any particular religion. We try to encourage children to be accepting and knowledgeable about different belief systems and cultures, so we felt it was best to refrain from a Christianity related Christmas play. The board decided that a production of Elf would be perfect for the kids and wouldn't push any sort of agenda."

She huffed angrily, "It is pushing the anti-Christian agenda that has been plaguing this country for far too long and I won't have it ruining my Christmas season."

Dean fought the urge to roll his eyes, biting back some choice words before responding, "Well. It's a bit too late to alter any of the plans for tonight, seeing as the show starts in..." He glanced down at his watch and deflated a bit, he had wasted so much time here already, "twenty minutes. It's also a decision that's entirely out of my hands, though I wouldn't change it even if I had the power to. We need to teach tolerance and acceptance from a young age, and if that means putting on Elf instead of a nativity show then that's what'll happen."

The woman was turning red with frustration, and obviously wasn't happy with what Dean had to say but frankly, he was exhausted, of this day, of the play, and of Ms. Novak's shit. And while he couldn't quite tell her that, he decided that he had every right to run his classroom the way he wanted, so long as he wasn't infringing on anyone's freedoms or beliefs; and she couldn't tell him otherwise. "So, if you have nothing else to say, I'd like to take Castiel back to the gym to get him ready for the show. And I hope you choose to stay and watch, if not for anything but your children. They've been working very hard on this performance."

Ms. Novak looked appalled at Dean's insolence. She huffed and turned toward her son, "I will allow you to perform and I will stay to see it, but you must promise me an hour of prayer when we return home."

Castiel nodded sullenly and held his hand out for Dean to grab. His mother straightened her back, turned up her nose, and led them out of the room. Dean was sure she'd take the issue above his head and was only acting semi-cordial now to feign a sense of security for him but, at the moment, he couldn't care less. It was the first time in this hectic fucking week that he had felt at all empowered and in control, and that was worth any barrage of complaints Ms. Novak could send his way. The group marched down the hallway, splitting up at the gym so Dean could help Castiel get ready and Ms. Novak could find a seat.

"Fank you Mistew Winchestewr." Dean almost missed the little boy's gratitude because he expressed it so quietly. He looked down and saw that Castiel was staring at his feet shamefully. Dean crouched down, putting his hand on the young boy's shoulder, "Cas, bud, what's wrong?"

Cas glanced up but dropped his eyes back down to the ground almost as quickly, "I... Sometimes... Sometimes I don't like my mudder vewy much. And that's not good. God would be mad at me."

Dean felt his heart tear in half at the tears brimming in the child's big, innocent, blue eyes. Cas sniffled and stayed focused on his shoes. Dean lifted Castiel's head with one hand, wiping his tears away with the other, "Cas, it's ok to not like people sometimes. We all fight, we all feel mad and sad because of other people sometimes. God understands that. He made you, and he gave you the ability to feel these things. He wants you to feel. It's what makes us people. You're a good kid, Cas. You don't need to worry. You can try not to let other people affect your feelings though. If your mother starts frustrating you, just take a few deep breaths and remember she has feelings too. And she loves you. Very much. And you've always got me to talk to, buddy."

Dean noticed Cas's lip quivering and pulled the boy into a hug. Cas clung on to his teacher and sobbed once, breathing heavily. Dean held on until Cas let go. The boy looked up at him, a hesitant but grateful smile on his face. "I wuv you Mistew Winchesterw."

Dean had to take a moment. Now he was going to fucking cry. He took a deep breath and looked at Cas with eyes full of affection, "I love you too buddy, now let's go get you ready for the show, ok?"

Cas nodded excitedly and ran off, pulling Dean behind him. Dean giggled and followed the happy boy to the backstage area. Cas stopped next to S/N and Kevin, who were already dressed in their elf costumes. The boys twittered and helped Cas get himself pulled together. Dean had to smile at the comradery and genuine care the boys showed for each other, god little kids were so pure. He fucking loved his job, despite the annoying parents and stressful weeks like this.

The show went on without a hitch. Dean was incredibly proud of all of his students, especially Alesteir and Gabriel who happened to land the parts of Santa and Buddy, respectively. He wasn't surprised necessarily but they were on the younger side of the students who auditioned. But both had quite the flair for dramatics. Regardless, both children put their hearts and souls into their characters, as much as two six-year-olds could, and he was impressed.

After the show, he ran into Sammy and Peter. The three men were chatting when Dean felt a small tug on his pant leg. Before he could turn around he saw all too pleased smiles creep up on the faces of his friend and brother. He rolled his eyes, knowing exactly who must be behind him and finding it hard to stop his heart from racing at the thought. Lo and behold, it was the ever adorable S/N, still dressed in his elf garb, and his darling mother. And there goes Dean's heart. Faster than ever. Y/N looked absolutely radiant in a pair of very well fitting jeans, not that Dean was looking or anything, and an oversized but somehow still flattering holiday sweater.

She gave him a small wave, smiling sheepishly. "S/N couldn't bear to leave without saying hi to his favorite people." She explained with a shrug.

Dean couldn't help himself, he smiled so wide his face hurt a bit, "His favorite people? I'm honored." He knelt down to pick the young boy up in a bear hug, which was quickly turned into a group hug when Sam wrapped his long arms around the two. S/N excitedly proclaimed this and gestured for Peter and his mother to join in. Peter chuckled and put a hand on Sam's shoulder, making it clear that was his sole contribution to this mass show of affection. Y/N hesitated, a smile slowly making its way onto her face. Her son pulled out the puppy eyes, prompting Sam and Dean to do the same, to which they happily obliged. She sighed and moved closer to the group.

Dean felt his heart speed up and he shifted S/N over so that he and Sam were both holding the child. This freed up one each of their arms, which they opened so that Y/N could be accepted right in the midst of the hug. Y/N giggled, her face bright red, and sighed again before entering the hole they had made just for her. Dean wrapped his arm around her and could've sworn his heart was about to pound out of his chest. He was so close to her. And damn, she smelled heavenly. He took a breath in, closing his eyes and trying not to make it obvious that he was being a total creep and smelling her. Her scent made him feel at ease. He felt so at home, in the arms of this woman, her child, and his brother.

The group broke apart after a moment, far too soon for Dean's liking but he also realized how incredibly odd they must've looked. Y/N was still blushing like mad, making her even more adorable, in Dean's humble opinion.

She calmed herself and then threw on a smile, "Sorry to cut this interaction short again but we kinda have to get home, I prepped a pretty big dinner to celebrate-" She trailed off as S/N quickly signed something at her. She appeared to be weighing her options before answering the boy with a quick nod of her fist, the sign Dean had learned (thank you Google) to mean 'yes'.

Y/N cleared her throat lightly, "Well, as I was saying, I prepared a pretty big dinner to celebrate S/N's performance, and, well, you three are welcome to join us if you'd like."

Dean's heart soared. Another dinner. Another evening spent with her. Another chance to get to know her better. Sam looked at Dean, silently asking if it would be ok for him to accept the invitation as well. He thought it sounded nice and Jess was gone visiting a friend for the weekend. Without words, the two agreed that they would both go.

Peter spoke up before the boys had a chance to, "I'd love to, but I actually have a dinner date planned for tonight. Another time hopefully."

Dean whipped his head around to the older man, "A date? Peter you sly old dog! Who's the lucky lady?"

Peter smirked, "Maybe you'll find that out later, παιδί μου. We'll see how tonight goes first. I should get going, or I'll be late." And with that, the man shuffled out the door.

Dean stared after him in awe. "I can't believe that."

Y/N laughed heartily, "Honestly, I can. He's a real charmer, I bet he's got all the elderly women swooning and calling Life Alert."

Dean turned to her, astonished, before breaking out in deep laughter and having to steady himself on Sam, who had also begun to laugh. Y/N chuckled, looking incredibly pleased with herself.

"So, would you two like to join us for dinner?"

The brothers stood up, wiping tears from their eyes and steadying their breathing. Sam nodded, and Dean replied, "We'd absolutely love to."

Y/N smiled brightly and S/N began to rock back and forth on his feet with anticipation. He grabbed his mother and Dean by the hand and started pulling them toward the door, "Let's gooooooo then!" The three adults chortled at the boy's enthusiasm and followed him out onto the street.

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Jagran/Chowki Group in Ahilwar Khurd Deoria

"Sargam Jagran Party" is the best in Jagran, Chowki, Bhajan & Sai Sandhya, Khatu Shyam Bhajan, Ladies Sangeet & all Devotee type program in Lucknow, UP, India. ☎+91-9919805315. "Sargam Jagran Party" has been conducting Mata ki Chowki, Mata ka Jagran and Bhajan Sandya from last 10 years with lots of memories and with great success.Blessing of God and Goddess is needed to overcome every rough course of life. Everyone should conduct Mata Ki Chowki and Mata Ka Jagran to get blessing and her devine power and all the needs to be fulfilled.

Mata ki chowki represent the ancient culture of Hinduism society. Mata ki chowki means praising the stories of Gods life time experiences in the form of singing. It is generally sung in Sanskrit and Hindi. It is a devotional programme conducted specially for occasions like Weeding, Engagement, Birthdays, Anniversaries or during Ganpati Pooja and Navratri festivals. In Mata ki Chowki Short time kirtan is conducted in Mata Ki Chowki and it is mostly for 4 to 5 hours. Prayee devote their respect through their prayers in the form of singing. Garlands and Matajis bhet (red color chunni) coconut and shingar with bheta. After that Aarti is done by the devotee who has kept Mata Ki Chowki. Bhog Prasad to Mataji of Kher has been offered followed by Amrit Varsha and Phoolon Ki Varsha of flowers and petals. At last prasand is shared to all people who have been there as the samapti of Mata Ki CHowki.

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Sai Baba is one of the most famous and kind hearted lord of Hindus and Muslims both. Hindus and Muslims both religion devotees are bending their heads on Sai’s royal court. For such kind hearted Lord, we are doing special bhajan and kirtans or Sai Sandhya. Multiple places in UP we did Sai Sandhya’s. From a long time, we providing Sai Sandhya services to our Sai devotees in Lko and other cities of UP. We know that Sai Kirtan playing a very vital role in our Sai devotee’s life, they have special affection and love towards their Sai Baba on every steps of life. We always being take care of your emotions for Sai BABA. We doing all the the work that is necessary to make your Sai Sandhya evergreen or long term memorable. We have a very simple mission that is make the event very special for our Sai devotees and they can remember us for life time therefore we always sargam Jagran party always gives their 100% in Every spiritual event. We become one of the best Jagran party in the Up. So If you are thinking about Sai Sandhya so please once contact us.

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Any religious theme song or song related to God is refers to Bhajan which literaly means "sharing". No specific set or rules are describing for Bhajan, it is a free form of singing based on the devotee how they conduct it. According to Hinduism Bhakti, Kirtan and Bhajan all these three are connected with the vedic era specially Samaveda. Semaveda is meant to sing like a musical score which should be heard. The main motive behind conducting this Bhajan Shandya is to receive blessing of God's. Bhajan also helps to maintain possitive environment around one's selves and wish to get all their dreams fulfilled. In this singer sungs the religious song which gives the feeling to connect everyone with the God. Bhajan has been done generally at the evening time which takes max to max 3 to 4 hours. Pooja has been done by the devotee and the first stage and after that Aarti takes place and at last prasad has been distributed at last, with all this we came to the end of the Bhajan

Akhand Ramayana Path is a continuous 24-Hour recital of the entire ‘Shri Ram Charit Manas’ without any break. The entire Shri Ram Charit Manas includes seven chapters i.e., Baalkand, Ayodhyakand, Aranyakand, Kishkindha, Sundarkand, Lankakand and Uttarkand. Each of the chapters depicts different stages in Lord Shri Ram’s life. Performing this Path brings auspiciousness and removes obstacles in one’s life. It is performed with bhajans and kirtan in Lord Shri Ram’s praise and his life teachings for his blessings and peaceful life. ‘Shri Ram Charit Manas’ is an epic historical text that represents Lord Shri Rama’s achievements during his lifetime. Lord Shri Rama is the seventh reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. Shri Ram is additionally referred to as ‘Maryada Purushottam’ (“Maryada” translates to “honour and righteousness,” and “Purushottam” translates to “the supreme man”) as he stands for truth, justice, morality and is an ideal example of a perfect son, husband, brother, friend and king. Akhand Ramayan Path praises Lord Shri Rama and his Bhakt Hanuman Ji for his devotion, bravery, and strength. Akhand Ramayan Path is frequently done to find out about Lord Rama’s life and learn and assimilate the characteristics of the supreme person inside ourselves.

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In college, I aced some of the hardest classes in the field of science and mathematics. My major was in the medical field, but I aced any other classes I was required to take as part of my general studies, such as literature, history, art. I took a class on Judaism and enjoyed it and understood it for the most part. The university I went to was catholic and I was required to take bible classes.

Never in my life have I struggled with a class until I took a course on Christianity. Also one of my professors was ranked easiest religious studies professor in the school as ranked by other students of different religions. I literally cried taking the course and had mental breakdowns cause I could not understand anything for the life of me. I could not get from point A to point B. There are beautiful aspects to Christianity and there some common themes between Islam. It was in that moment I realized you can force someone to pretend they are following just about any religion. They’ll pay lipservice, go through the motions but you can’t force belief. If all you want is to make someone follow the rules of a particular religion that can be done but you can’t force someone to actually believe it. This is no disrespect to Christianity as I mentioned before but if there was no Islam I can’t say that I would be a Christian. It’s just not for me. Maybe I would be a Jew ? Who knows? 🤷🏼‍♀️ some Muslims may connect better to Christianity and think I’m crazy for saying this. But at the end of the day the heart wants what the heart wants. Believing in a religion and its constituent from the heart is as important as proclaiming it from the tongue. I think in all Abrahamic religions there is importance that God gave us free will. God lets us decide and for each believer we feel God blessed us in opening not only our eyes but our heart to whatever religion we belong to.

I know this is such a Random post but it was brought up today because my sister related to me in the same way and another reason this topic was brought up is because we were talking about how wild it is that Palestinians are being labeled as antisemitic when a good majority of us do you have an admiration for the religion and can relate to it so heavily as Muslims.

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