#The paradigm Process of healing

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[astrofaeology]

Pluto in the Houses

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ᡣ𐭩 Please support me by reposting, liking, following me. Pluto is a generation planet, which transforms and breaks. It rules over power, domination and control aswell as it's thought to represent you hardest challenges in life, in which you can either bend or break. Like always I make these posts for fun and don't get too discouraged if you read anything negative, there's always a good and bad side to all placements. <3

1st house Natives with Pluto in the 1st house possess an incredibly powerful and transformative presence, in my experience they inicate change through simply existing. They exist in the minds of others and force them to confront their fears and insecurities. They often experience profound shifts in their identity throughout life, undergoing a constant process of shedding old selves and emerging anew. This is a difficult but powerful placement when it comes to embodying one's idenity and self - being that these natives are prone to being hated and despised. Many have underwent bullying. Nevertheless the power and the raw energy is unmatched.

2nd house With Pluto here, your relationship with personal resources, money, and values is highly charged and often subject to deep transformation. These natives may experience significant power struggles or profound regeneration in financial matters, sometimes needing to let go of old financial paradigms to build a more empowered foundation. On a personal level these natives may go through moments of your life of fiancial extremties - losing money and quickly gaining it . But what remains is their intergirity.

3rd house Communication and the immediate environment become arenas for intense exploration and transformation, natives with this placement are bestowed with complex relations to siblings and a aptitude for a killer tongue. They possess a penetrating mind, often driven to uncover hidden truths and underlying motives in conversations and daily interactions. There might be a compulsion to speak your truth, even if it's uncomfortable, and you could be drawn to subjects that are taboo or deeply psychological.

4th house signifies deep psychological roots connected to family, heritage, and the home. There can be intense family dynamics or a powerful need to transform their foundational sense of security and belonging. They might feel a compelling urge to purge past family patterns, rebuilding your sense of home and emotional safety from the ground up, perhaps even relocating dramatically at some point. Or on the otherhand these natives may behold secrets, and hidden adgendas under their cover.

5th house Creative expression, self-identity, and romance are areas of profound transformation and intensity with this placement. These might experience powerful, even obsessive, passions in your creative pursuits, love affairs, or even with children. (perhaps they'll be hurdals and perhaps fear to have children). There's a strong drive to master their creative urges, often leading to a need to exert influence or undergo significant psychological rebirth through your artistic or romantic endeavors.

6th house these natives are likely to experience significant transformations in your work, daily routines, and health. There's a powerful drive to gain mastery over your professional skills or to uncover and heal deep-seated health issues. However as it's pluto it may be a life long struggle to be your most productive self. These natives might be drawn to work that involves uncovering hidden problems, reforming systems, or helping others undergo profound healing, sometimes experiencing intense work environments.

7th house Relationships, especially one-on-one partnerships, become major arenas for power dynamics and profound transformation. They're drawn to intense connections that challenge and reshape them, often experiencing deep psychological shifts through their interactions with others. There's a powerful need to confront and integrate the shadow aspects within themselves, often mirrored back through significant relationships, in which there could exist a push and pull. Possibly attracting some intense people into their lives.

8th house This is Pluto's natural house, amplifying its themes of deep psychological transformation, shared resources, intimacy, and the cycles of life and death. They're compelled to delve into the mysteries of existence, often experiencing profound personal rebirths after significant losses or crises. This placement suggests a powerful ability to regenerate, understand hidden power structures, and transform through deep emotional and financial integration with others.

9th house With Pluto in the 9th house, their beliefs, philosophies, and quest for truth are deeply transformative and intensely felt. They possess a powerful urge to explore profound knowledge, often questioning existing dogmas and seeking universal truths. This can lead to a complete reshaping of your worldview, sometimes through powerful spiritual experiences, foreign travel, or intense academic pursuits.

10th house Such natives tend to possess a powerful drive for achievement and a compelling need to exert influence in their public life or career, as to gain a sense of control - in which they may overthink about their status and sometimes even feel despair. They're likely to experience significant career transformations, often rising to positions of power or completely restructuring your professional path. There's an intense desire to leave a lasting legacy and reshape the structures they work within.

11th house Group associations, friendships, and your hopes and dreams become areas of intense transformation. These natives may might experience significant power dynamics within your social circles or feel a strong compulsion to reshape collective ideals. I find that even potentially there may be a moment where they'll choose to even have friend or become a lone wolf. Neverthe less this placement often indicates a powerful role in group dynamics, influencing collective movements, or undergoing profound personal changes through your connections to communities.

12th house Pluto in the 12th house signifies a profound connection to the unconscious realms, often leading to deep psychological purges and a need to confront hidden fears. They might experience a powerful spiritual awakening, feeling compelled to release old patterns that have unconsciously held them back. The idea of self sabotage can bite them back in the ass, however this is a life long lesson to overcome. This placement can involve intense periods of solitude or introspection, leading to powerful inner transformation and a connection to universal forces.

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[hyperlexichypatia]

What some of y'all call "recovery" and "healing" is just... growing up.

The theme I keep coming back to, the theme I keep writing about over and over, is the inextricability of ableism (specifically neurobigotry) and ageism.

The pathologizing of youth. The infantilizing of disabled adults. The structuring and micromanaging of childhood leading to ever more opportunities for "deviancy" to be classified as "disordered." The "neurological" push to raise the age of majority. The constant framing of disabled parents and caregivers as "unfit" or "bad influences" on children. And on and on.

Ageism and neurobigotry are such an interconnected tangle loop mobius strip that people are using the "healing"/"recovery" framework for basic human maturation.

When you were little, you uncritically accepted the worldview of your parents and other adults in your life, but now that you're older and "recovered," you see it differently?

That's called growing up. You grew up.

When you had less information and experience informing your worldview, you saw things one way, and now that you've "healed," you see things differently?

That's called learning. You learned new information and changed your perspective accordingly.

Look, learning and change and growth and maturation are (or should be) lifelong processes with no endpoint, and one of the cultural factors making people so weird about "maturity" and age of majority issues is the assumption that a "Real Adult" is in their fixed final form. So people think "If I've changed and grown in the past 5 years, that means that 5-years-ago Me was Still A Child and should not have been allowed to make major life-altering decisions," and also think that once they reach An Endpoint, they can or should stop changing. And that's a problem.

But. But. Changes in one's relationship to oneself and one's family of origin are especially common during times of major transition. That's not pathological. That's not even abnormal. If you see the world differently than you did before a major life transition, that does not mean that you went from a diseased state to a nondiseased state ("recovery"), or from an injured state to an uninjured state ("healing"). Time passed. You got older. Everyone else got older. You changed. Other people changed. Your family changed. The social context in which you live changed. The pathology paradigm has no place in this phenomenon.

People are out here saying that "People should heal themselves before they have their own children," and then when asked, what they mean by "heal themselves" is "learn how to effectively communicate with children." That. That is a skill. Learning a skill is not "healing." Lack of a particular skill set is not a disorder you have to "recover" from. You just have to learn the skill.

But that's also why when we say "You don't have to recover from your disabilities, recovery isn't a moral obligation," people say things like "You want to use your disability as an excuse not to change and grow."

My good bitch, what does change and growth have to do with recovery?

And this isn't even a new observation, because people have talked about how parents of developmentally disabled children will credit "therapy" and "recovery" for their children's natural developmental trajectory (if your child gained a skill after a year of intensive therapy, that doesn't mean "the therapy worked," that means they got older and developed the maturation to acquire that skill). A lot of the rhetoric around early childhood education does the same thing (the reason your 6 year old can hold a pencil now and he couldn't last year is because his bones got stronger and his fine motor skills improved, not because his high-quality preschool made him ready to compete).

But this. This is adults doing it to themselves! And it's so very original-sin-coded. You are born Unhealthy, but through continual effort and right practice, you can Recover and Heal.

No! You just grew up!

[creature-wizard]

Someone once asked me how I use psychology in my witchcraft, and I never got around to answering it. So I figured I should do that.

The basic answer is that I ask myself, "does this take advantage of something we know about how the human mind works; or might it have psychologically unhealthy consequences?"

For example, I remember reading somewhere that washing up can make people feel as if they've been emotionally or spiritually cleansed. So if someone asks how they can move past a bad point in their life, I'm probably going to recommend some kind of bath or shower ritual.

I also know that our subconscious minds process information and often come to fairly reasonable conclusions without our even realizing it. So if someone's having difficulty making a choice even after doing the best possible research they can, or where there's just no objectively "best" choice, I might suggest using a pendulum to sort it out.

I know that the brain tends to internalize repeated information, so I'm down with healthy affirmations.

I know that people respond to symbols, both consciously and subconsciously. So if someone wanted to feel more confident, I see no reason why creating a spell jar full of things associated with confidence wouldn't provide some benefit if they kept it in a visible place.

I know that energy healing practices can at the very least help people relax. While I would never, ever suggest that someone pays huge amounts of money or uses energy healing in place of evidence-based medicine (never use anything to replace evidence-based medicine), I'm down for using the techniques on yourself or on your friends, or watching ASMR reiki videos on YouTube.

And on the other hand, I don't really put much stock in spells or practices that target an unaware third party. For example, I don't think death or misfortune curses are especially likely to work. I also think that in some cases, they might just reinforce a fixation on revenge that actually hinders the caster's path to emotional healing and finding healthy coping mechanisms.

So yeah, that about sums up how I view magic though a psychological paradigm - I ask myself how a technique might take advantage of something we know about the human mind, and whether it might have psychologically unhealthy consequences.

[crystalclearwright]

I don't think this is a bad series; just a bad Loki series. Making him OP at the last minute doesn't change my opinion that his "character development" seemed rushed and ignored about 99.9% of his prior development. "The perfect ending" doesn't justify a terrible build-up.

I have always firmly believed that Loki's villainous actions were mainly inspired by the worst case of unchecked 'Daddy Issues' in the universe, and that any positive, seamless and plausible character development would have to involve addressing and overcoming those particular issues. Just hearing Odin say "I love you" and calling him "Son" wouldn't be enough; it would be a long, painful, messy, multilayered healing process with more ups-and-downs than the world's oldest seesaw, and getting through it without Odin's explicit approval might be the only way he can truly overcome those issues.

Figuring out where he stands with Thor would be essential as well. He seriously attempted to murder Thor, and everyone just brushes it off on some "Oh well, boys will be boys!" crap. I believe he truly loves Thor, but that he loves Odin that much more, and he obviously blames Thor a great deal for Odin's (perceived) favoritism and abandonment. Loki must accept that even if Thor had deliberately overshadowed him, Odin alone is responsible for his unequal treatment of them. This would go hand-in-hand with realizing that Odin isn't the "perfect" being he always idolized him as, which Loki already started doing in Dark World (e.g., pointing out Odin's hypocritical warmongering).

Furthermore, I don't see why every beloved villain must die in battle and/or become a hero to earn their glory. There are other destinies to explore beyond 'Hero' and 'Villain'. I believe Loki is an overall decent person and deserves a chance to prove it, but the MCU doesn't need any more full-blown altruists. I think Loki should live primarily for his own separate and unique interests.

And despite any changes he undergoes, I think Loki should always be mischievous by nature just as Thor has always been valorous by nature. Mischief is an essential component to social evolution, after all; it is virtually impossible to shift or expand paradigms without causing some measure of discomfort and disorder. Mischief in itself catches people off-guard and forces them to learn and/or reveal things about themselves that were once hidden from themselves and/or others. In a fanfiction I'm writing, Loki will explain that he earned his "trickster" reputation by challenging social norms and putting people in vulnerable positions for the sake of knowledge, freedom and evolution, not solely for entertainment.

[zibethrose]

Life is designed to unveil your truth,

your strength and most importantly,

your love.

Let love be your frequency to heal and shift into a new paradigm to live your best life

True acceptance does not entail being

blind to your faults but understanding

that only through loving yourself will

you unlock the strength and compassion

to begin the levelling-up process that

returns you to your true nature.

Express it through living your truth loud and proud. 

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[santoschristos]

In May 2025, we can expect a dramatic acceleration in our collective ascension process. The energies will be intense, shaking up old paradigms and forcing many to confront deep, hidden truths. This will be a month of revelations—from personal realizations to global awakenings, nothing will remain hidden for long.

We will see more clarity around global shifts—especially in the realms of technology, finance, and politics. Systems that have been in place for centuries are beginning to show their cracks, as we move toward more spiritual and transparent ways of living. The awakening of the masses will be undeniable.

Expect increased synchronicities and powerful intuitive hits. Many will experience a deepening of their spiritual practices, whether through meditation, healing work, or energy practices. These intuitive insights will push individuals to take bold steps in their personal and professional lives, leading to significant breakthroughs.

Relationships will also play a central role in May 2025, with karmic ties being resolved and people shifting into higher vibrational connections. Those on a path of service and lightwork will feel an urgent call to share their gifts more widely.

This month will also be marked by geopolitical shifts, where truth comes to light regarding hidden agendas, weather manipulation, and power structures. These revelations will challenge our collective perception, but will ultimately empower us to reclaim our sovereignty.

Prepare for deeper healing—especially related to ancestral karma and family dynamics. If you’ve been feeling a deep calling to clear old emotional wounds, May is the time to release them, creating space for the next phase of your spiritual growth.

The intensity of the energy will be high, but the rewards are profound.

Message from: Galactic Federation @GalacticArrival

Image: The Galactic Compass Mahaboka

[kleopatra45]

Pluto in the Signs

Pluto represents transformation, power, and rebirth in astrology. It delves into the depths of the psyche, uncovering hidden truths and facilitating profound change. Pluto's influence is intense, bringing about regeneration through destruction and renewal, making it a planet of deep psychological and spiritual evolution.

Pluto in Aries

When Pluto is in Aries, there's a dynamic drive for personal transformation and asserting individuality. This placement brings intense energy for initiating change and taking bold actions. However, it can also lead to power struggles and impulsive behavior. The challenge is to harness this force constructively and embrace self-awareness.

Pluto in Taurus

Pluto in Taurus focuses on transforming values, material possessions, and security. There is a deep, unwavering drive to achieve financial stability and physical comfort. This can lead to significant changes in how one approaches wealth and resources. Balancing material desires with inner growth is key to this placement.

Pluto in Gemini

In Gemini, Pluto transforms communication, thought processes, and social interactions. There is an intense curiosity and desire to uncover hidden truths. This placement can lead to powerful shifts in perception and information exchange. The challenge is to use this transformative energy to foster genuine connections and avoid manipulation.

Pluto in Cancer

Pluto in Cancer delves into emotional depths, family dynamics, and home life. There is a focus on transforming one’s emotional foundation and ancestral patterns. This can bring about profound changes in how one nurtures and is nurtured. Embracing emotional resilience and healing family wounds is essential.

Pluto in Leo

With Pluto in Leo, transformation occurs through creative self-expression and personal power. There is an intense drive to stand out and make a significant impact. This placement can lead to profound shifts in identity and self-confidence. Balancing ego with a deeper sense of purpose enhances personal growth.

Pluto in Virgo

Pluto in Virgo transforms work, health, and daily routines. There is a deep desire to perfect and purify these areas, often leading to significant changes in habits and efficiency. This placement encourages profound healing and service to others. Avoiding obsessive perfectionism and embracing holistic well-being is crucial.

Pluto in Libra

In Libra, Pluto focuses on transforming relationships and partnerships. There is an intense drive to achieve balance and fairness, often leading to power struggles and profound changes in how one relates to others. Developing healthy boundaries and embracing true partnership dynamics are key to this placement.

Pluto in Scorpio

Pluto in Scorpio intensifies transformation, power, and the exploration of hidden truths. This placement is characterized by a profound ability to regenerate and heal from deep psychological wounds. There is a focus on confronting taboos and embracing the darker aspects of life. Harnessing this power for constructive growth is essential.

Pluto in Sagittarius

With Pluto in Sagittarius, transformation occurs through beliefs, philosophies, and the pursuit of truth. There is an intense drive to expand one’s horizons and challenge existing paradigms. This placement can lead to profound shifts in worldview and spiritual understanding. Balancing zeal for knowledge with open-mindedness fosters true wisdom.

Pluto in Capricorn

Pluto in Capricorn focuses on transforming structures, authority, and long-term goals. There is an intense drive to achieve and wield power responsibly. This placement often leads to significant changes in career and societal roles. Balancing ambition with integrity and a sense of responsibility enhances personal and collective growth.

Pluto in Aquarius

In Aquarius, Pluto transforms collective ideals, innovation, and social progress. There is an intense drive to revolutionize and bring about profound change in society. This placement can lead to significant shifts in technology and humanitarian efforts. Balancing visionary goals with practical implementation fosters sustainable progress.

Pluto in Pisces

Pluto in Pisces delves into spiritual transformation, compassion, and the dissolution of boundaries. There is an intense focus on exploring the unconscious and embracing universal truths. This placement can lead to profound shifts in spiritual understanding and empathy. Grounding spiritual insights in practical actions enhances personal and collective healing.

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[bondedbythoughts]

Letting go of pain and forgiveness

are powerful tools for personal growth.

Release the splinters of hurt,gain clarity,

and move forward with integrity.

Make your way in the world in

accordance with the innate

blueprint of your divinity.

Take time to reconnect with your

truth as you lost yourself in the

process of pleasing others.

Let love be your frequency to

heal and shift into a new paradigm.

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[rottingcheng]

the first time wei wuxian and jiang cheng duel in the former's second life, wei wuxian is actually pissed off. his husband had come home to the cloud recesses with broken bones and dark blood stains covering the torn shreds of his white robes. so much of his spiritual energy had been exerted that it took a full night and day of meditation for lan wangji to begin to heal from them. wei wuxian had worried that the burn marks from that whip would stay, having been left that long. lan wangji had barely said a word upon returning, though it wasn't any different than how he usually was in their marriage. but wei wuxian knew what must have happened without his husband telling him. he and jiang cheng must have duelled, and his husband must have gone easy on him, knowing his connection to wei wuxian, and jiang cheng must have ruthlessly taken advantage of that weakness.

though wei wuxian knew jiang cheng had reason to hate him and by extension, lan wangji, he never would have believed to just what extent the rumours of sandu shengshou's ruthlessness could go. he tracked his former shidi down with some tips from yunmeng locals, entering a thick forest and tracing the steps he knew jiang cheng would take. he could almost feel the man's lingering presence in the crushed leaves on the forest floor. almost smell his scent that never changed. it wasn't long before his dizi was raised to his lips, summoning corpses and spirits alike to chase down the wretch who had ruined his husband so.

sandu shengshou's back had been turned -- wei wuxian wasn't above a sneak attack -- but the moment a single note whistled through the air, jiang cheng whipped his head around and cut sandu through the air, a sparking electric look in his eye. wei wuxian tried to stand his ground but was knocked onto his back by the force of the single strike alone. he could feel himself bleeding. the spirits had screeched before being sliced in two. the fierce corpses had all but disintegrated.

jiang cheng walked up to him at an unhurried pace. he was sneering down at him all the while, but wei wuxian could barely process his surroundings. he laid on the forest floor, eyes wide. lan wangji had not lost because he had gone easy on jiang cheng. jiang cheng was -- powerful. wei wuxian swallowed dirt and ash in his throat. powerful. just like he'd always sworn he'd become when they were young. just like wei wuxian had always dreamed him to be.

it was like walking down an old familiar street he hadn't seen in years and finding something he'd forgotten he'd lost, but had left a hole in his heart for all of his two lives. jiang cheng had fulfilled his promise. something had been lifted. an old curse, perhaps. wei wuxian's chest filled suddenly with lightness, opening and aching. he was bleeding but proud. somehow relieved. and in complete and utter awe. when had jiang cheng become so fucking cool?

a hand was outstretched in front of him and wei wuxian took it, was lifted to his feet like he weighed nothing at all. "that was pathetic, wei wuxian," said jiang cheng, right before wei wuxian threw his arms around his shoulders. jiang cheng didn't move at the sudden embrace. he didn't say anything either. left silence for wei wuxian to whisper "you did it," then filled the ensuing gap with "did what, asshole?"

for all the words wei wuxian knew to weave with his mouth, he didn't have a single one to explain what he felt then. shellshocked, mostly. a paradigm shift and the world clicked into a second ball-socket joint. the right one. could it have been like this all along? if he had just waited, could they have been like this all along? he didn't let go of the man in his arms, and the man didn't fight him, even though he so easily could have. wei wuxian didn't know he was crying until the cloth over jiang cheng's shoulder felt damp under his chin.

"i don't know," admitted wei wuxian. "but we're --" he sniffled. "i could've -- we -- i'll --" his fingers squeezed at jiang cheng's back. he wondered with a sharp flash through his body if it was too late now. but his next thought was that jiang cheng was someone who always kept his earnest promises, and it was time wei wuxian started believing them.

"we're staying together," he said finally.

one of jiang cheng's hands came up to tug a handful of wei wuxian's hair, making him wrinkle his nose as his face was pulled from jiang cheng's shoulder so they could see each other. "like hell we are!" said jiang cheng.

wei wuxian smiled at him, half still in disbelief. "i'll leave my husband," he said.

"like hell you are!" said jiang cheng again, but there was that searching look in his eyes, scrambling deep within wei wuxian's eyes to see if he was really game. and wei wuxian was really game. jiang cheng sighed and let go of wei wuxian's hair. turned around and began walking towards the exit in the clearing.

"you'll have to wear yunmeng purple," he said without looking back. wei wuxian ran to catch up with him, hooking an arm around jiang cheng's. "okay!" he said. he was going to keep his promises, too. he was going to wear yunmeng purple.

[lillipad72]

Anne's World: A New Century of Anne of Green Gables

Part 1: Introduction (Irene Gammel)

"Anyone who has ever encountered her in one of L.M. Montgomery's novels will never forget her, for she is what we're not - and all that we long for and shall never become." - Jack Zipes on Anne Shirley

Key questions the book wants to answer:

"How do we read this early twentieth-century novel in ways that are relevant for readers of the twenty-first century?

How do the novel’s ethical dimensions fit into our own era?

Can Anne of Green Gables be read as a therapeutic text, capable of counteracting depression?

What is the power and danger of digital encounters with Anne?"

The goal of this book:

To consolidate and expand upon previous scholarship and information by placing Anne in its contemporary context while also exploring the reception and cultural impact, providing new references for future study.

The essays:

'Seven Milestones: How Anne of Green Gables Became a Canadian Icon' (Carole Gerson) "argues that Anne’s longevity is partly the result of a series of ‘institutional, commercial, and grassroots interventions."

'Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves: Ambivalence towards Fashion in Anne of Green Gables' (Allison Matthews, David and Kimberly Wahl) "argues that the text allows Anne Shirley to have it both ways: others want her to be fashionable and ambitious, whereas she wants to fit in."

'I'll never be Agelically Good: Feminist Narrative Ethics in Anne of Green Gables' (Mary Jeanette Moran) "reveals that the novel conforms to a feminist ethical paradigm because it tends to value those ethical choices that preserve or maintain relationships to support the principle that those who nurture others must also care for themselves, and to challenge the assumptions that women naturally care for others or that they alone bear the responsibility to do so."

'Too Headless and Impulsive: Re-reading Anne of Green Gables through a Clinical Approach' (Helen Hoy) "argues for the possibility of reading Anne Shirley as a psychological case study."

'Reading to Heal: Anne of Green Gables as Biblio-therapy' (Irene Gammel) "argues for reading Montgomery’s fiction within the important context of bibliotherapy, or the use of books in the treatment of personal and mental disorders."

'Reading with Blitheness: Anne of Green Gables in Toronto Public Library's Children's Collections' (Leslie McGrath) "examines how Montgomery’s literary reputation endured wide swings of critical opinion"

'Learning with Anne: Early Childhood Education Looks at New Media for Young Girls' (Jason Nolan) "looks closely at Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Anne’s Diary, and New Moon Girls as prominent examples of how Anne of Green Gables and the work of Montgomery in general have been taken up as locations for formal and informal learning, through the identifi cation of Anne as variously a marketing icon, as an ideal young girl, and through the way Montgomery constructed learning environments within her novels."

'On the Road from Bright River: Shifting Social Space in Anne of Green Gables' (Alexander MacLeod) "studies the ways in which the characters inside the novel, like the readers outside of the text and the real-world visitors to the Green Gables National Park site in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, are all engaged in a complex process of reading and rewriting social space"

'Anne in a "Globalized" World: Nation, Nostalgia, and Postcolonial Perspectives of Home' (Margaret Steffler) "explores the impact of the novel and character both outside and within Canada, arguing that the attraction of Montgomery’s work continues into the twenty-first century because it resonates with conditions in contemporary lives and culture, specifically the emotions and activity involved in migratory patterns of losing and creating home"

'An Enchanting Girl: International Portraits of Anne's Cultural Transfer' (Andrew O'Malley, Huifeng Hu, Ranbir K. Banwait, Irene Gammel) "shines a light on the crossover points from one culture to another, identifying cultures that have ‘appropriated’ Anne for very different purposes"

'What's in a Name? Towards a Theory of the Anne Brand' (Benjamin Lefebvre) "draws on film and cultural theories to consider paratextual Annes in terms of authorial ownership, control, and narrative pleasure"

'Mediating Anne' (Richard Cavell) (afterword) "closes off the book by providing a jumping-off point, looking forward to future research exploring the global Anne."

hi hi hi! I just discovered this book from 2010, which is a collection of essays on Anne of Green Gables, and I thought I might go through each essay and share my thoughts on the pieces! If anyone else has this book or access to any of the essays (some of which I think you can find online) I would love to discuss them with you! xoxo lily

[high-voltage-rat]

I often wonder what the actual state of medicine as a field is in dragonfable. We see that Magus Neron has a microscope, petri dishes, and hypodermic syringes. We know that the existence of cells is a known thing. Clearly we're not living in a pre-germ theory equivalent. But we also don't really see doctors around- alchemists like Alina seem to be the pick. Sir Junn is the only example I can really think of, and he also seems to be oriented towards alchemical solutions like the royal honey and corruption-cleansing potions, though we do have mentions of him using IVs in an ICU in his field hospital.

Healing potions would certainly be good for physical injuries, but I wonder at how well they treat illnesses and diseases. Are they a cure-all that's become so heavily relied on that, in the rare cases they don't work, nobody knows what else to do? Riadne's arachnomancy healing, delivering potions directly into the bloodstream, is treated as revolutionary, so I assume that pills or IV drips and infusions have not been popularized enough to be commonly used. Is that because potions as they currently exist are good enough for most applications, or because most people don't know how to use them, or because they're difficult to create or get ahold of? There are incredible technologies out there, as evidenced by the magisterium's drones and the gnomes'... everything. But whether or not these advances have ever been applied to medical applications has also never really been shown.

We've seen many examples of healing magic in lore, but the capabilities and limitations of it, as well as the actual process, are never really explored. Is it an actual active process of changing the body, or is it just empowering the natural healing process? We know that fleshweaving is a thing, but forbidden as an art due to its potential for abuse (and the fact that it apparently requires consuming elemental spirits), and Jaania's soulweaving-based healing of Brittany was a method she apparently invented through experimentation. So we can conclude that soul/fleshweaving are not being employed as a tool for medicine, and any commonly used healing magic probably doesn't modify the body in such a way.

There's lots of potential for medical technology and practice to improve, so one has to wonder what factors are at play to ensure they don't. Is it just reliance on the magic that already exists, leaving the people with rare cases to be untreated? I wonder if, to a degree, there's a perception of standard alchemy being "good enough" that medicine doesn't need to be improved. Perhaps that's compounded with some cultural taboos around "messing with" or manipulating the body, which may extend beyond magical practice into the scientific sphere. It could even be an acceptance of a flawed paradigm surrounding healing magic, just like how most mages accepted the leyline model of mana as absolute, when soulthreads demonstrate that it's flawed?

Or maybe the devs intended it all to remain in the mcguffin realm, where healing magic does everything you want when it's convenient and is limited only when necessary. But that's less fun to think about.

[fanboyzuko]

Sazanami crew 2 guide

Notable parts: In Irons, Pebbles on the Shore, Winds of Change, Ripples Make Waves

Chanda: an engineer and Zuko’s first friend from crew 2. They had a rough start when Zuko made an ass out of himself because he didn’t know she was deaf. Between his messy, genuine apology and eagerness to learn how to sign, they became besties. Chanda picked up the hints Zuko kept dropping about the true nature of Air Nomads and confronted him about it, thus ended up joining the Wings.

Amphon: a steward assigned by the Wings to get a read on Zuko. She started off in the Wings forging documents, so she wasn’t too confident in her new job. She and Zuko end up bonding over painting together and soon become friends, and Amphon let the other Wings handle Wing stuff in regards to him. She didn’t want to ruin their new friendship. It all worked out in the end and Amphon eagerly accepted Zuko’s new vision for the Wings

Kavi: a lieutenant in the Navy, transferred from the Army after surviving the Siege of Ba Sing Se. Actually a co-leader of the Fire Nation war resistance group, the Wings. Oh and Lu Ten’s partner. Joined the Sazanami to continue his recovery process and figure out the Wings next step while also honoring Lu Ten’s memory by looking out for Zuko. Even before revealing the Wings, Kavi revealed his connection to Zuko and they grew close through Lu Ten. They love each other as brothers <3

Jae: an ensign in the Navy, actually another co-leader of the Wings. First introduced as Zhao’s bookkeeper, Jae laid low after the Siege and let the Wings go underground for a while. With Kavi’s return, she put them both on the Sazanami to figure out their next steps and to potentially find a new figurehead in Zuko. Instead she found an even bigger radical in Zuko than Lu Ten with his goals to bring airbending back lol. But Jae won’t back down from a challenge and is determined to see the end of the war and the return of airbending

Ye-jun: a seaman from the deck crew who grew up in a pearl-diving family. Joined the military when pollution ruined the family business. First connected with Zuko by helping him free-dive in search of an island Kyoshi sunk, and then he found Zuko interesting enough to keep swinging by. He became a staple member of the mess hall friend group and ended up joining the Wings after Amphon and Zuko were careless in front of him lol

Medic Ume: jaded alcoholic medic who got her ass whipped into gear by Zuko. She started reluctantly giving him medical lessons, and slowly started finding her spark again. Visiting Taku was a bit of a turning point for her, between getting scolded by the Herbalist and learning about their resident healing spirit. She wasn’t the paradigm of work ethic, but she was drinking less and taking her job more seriously by the end

Yan and Souta: joint at the hip engineers. They were in their own little world for a while, but eventually got bored just the two of them and ended up joining the mess hall friend group.

Raju: quiet wall-flower engineer whose presence grew a little stronger through signing with the mess hall friend group

Head Engineer Panit: bit of a worrywart parental figure to the younger engineers, and a self-taught tattooist. He gave quite a few younger crew members cool new tattoos, Zuko included ;3

Steward Ru: a young woman from an island at the southernmost reaches of Fire Nation territory with vast barley fields. She grew up hearing stories about “travelers” from her grandmother, and a staple dish of her island has a striking resemblance to an Air Nomad dish. She helped Zuko recreate tsampa, and felt unsure about what the similarities meant for her home.

Head Steward Shui: a stickler for social hierarchy and decorum. He’s also a huge music buff, and ends up softening some about his views of the seemingly disorderly Sazanami crew thanks to the Yangchen song

Petty Officer Than: just an average soldier who… started quietly questioning his beliefs because of Zuko’s (disguised) Air Nomad tour and lessons

Commander Haoran: the acting captain of crew 2, who for the longest time stumped everyone as to why Zhao assigned him on the Sazanami. Eventually it was revealed that Haoran was extremely incompetent and Zhao hoped he’d hold Zuko back.

Baijiu: the Sazanami’s resident healing spirit! It originated in Taku, then fled after the Fire Nation ransacked the city. It wandered for a while through the years until it attached itself to Koji, drawn in by his unwavering hope for his patients’ recovery. It followed Koji onto the Sazanami, and grew attached to Zuko. So when Koji left, Baijiu stayed behind. Once Zuko became aware of its presence thanks to the Herbalist, Baijiu started gaining a form and received its name from Ume. It has evolved into a spirit capable of wielding something similar to Akari’s gentle flame and uses it to help Zuko’s chronic pain from time to time.

Crew 1 purge survivors

Steward Jingyi, Petty Officer Takehiko, and Chef Xue: refer to crew 1

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[talonabraxas]

Sirian DNA Lightcode Talon Abraxas The lionsgate Portal August 8th is the luckiest day of the year for manifesting.

The lionsgate portal is the alignment of planets and stars. Every year on August 8th the sun is in Leo, and Orion's belt, the star Sirius, and the Earth all fall into alignment.

This alignment creates a potent energy gateway associated with manifestation, spiritual healing, and transformation.

Sirians and the Ascension

This Ascension process can and will manifest in many different ways, and it is up to all of us collectively to decide how and when this occurs. Creating the Ascension starts with each of us, on the inside. The Sirians tell us that the most important thing to do is to go inside our hearts, be open to Love Unconditionally.

The Sirians are working with individual human beings first, then are giving us hints as to what's happening, as we meet others and form little groups together that interconnect with one another, and then we begin to share our experiences.

Later, this would lead to more conscious understanding of what their/our purpose is in the transformation of planet Earth as it goes into Ascension. The Ascension will be like a key, opening and anchoring the Light Body with the physical, emotional, and mental bodies, allowing them to integrate and thereby give each individual much greater access to higher dimensions and experiences of Oneness with others.

There really would be no "other," because everyone would realize their connection to the whole. Of course, all these things happening would still be the choice of every one.

I know what I'm going to choose...

What the future really holds, I don't know, but I envision a great paradigm shift, and a re-birth for Earth and its symbiotic companions that live here physically and in other dimensions.

We are all here to experience this fantastic journey, and there are many beings from other realms, dimensions, universes, and star systems who are here to help us.

The Sirians are some of those beings. They work with some of us on the third dimension in subtle ways that we cannot easily see with our mere five physical senses, and on higher dimensions in more blatant and direct ways, which we still can't perceive unless we have access to those dimensions.

Well, we do have access, just not usually in a conscious state. So they often work with us in dream states, when our consciousnesses are not being so affected by our personality and ego filters.

The Sirians are etheric in their native form and are now working with many of us not only to activate and open our five higher inter-planetary chakras that have been dormant, but also they are working on our genetic structure.

Human DNA is going to be shifting back to its original twelve-strand from the current double strand; the Sirians are here to aid us in this process.

-Sirius Star System

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Your attitude is the proverbial key that helps you to secure the life you want.

Life is designed to unveil your truth, your strength and most importantly, your love.

Let love be your frequency to heal and shift into a new paradigm wherever you are in your life at this moment.

True acceptance does not entail being blind to your faults but understanding that only through loving yourself will you unlock the strength and compassion to begin the levelling-up process that returns you to your true nature.

Express it through living your truth loud and proud. 

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[santoschristos]

In May 2025, we can expect a dramatic acceleration in our collective ascension process. The energies will be intense, shaking up old paradigms and forcing many to confront deep, hidden truths. This will be a month of revelations—from personal realizations to global awakenings, nothing will remain hidden for long.

We will see more clarity around global shifts—especially in the realms of technology, finance, and politics. Systems that have been in place for centuries are beginning to show their cracks, as we move toward more spiritual and transparent ways of living. The awakening of the masses will be undeniable.

Expect increased synchronicities and powerful intuitive hits. Many will experience a deepening of their spiritual practices, whether through meditation, healing work, or energy practices. These intuitive insights will push individuals to take bold steps in their personal and professional lives, leading to significant breakthroughs.

Relationships will also play a central role in May 2025, with karmic ties being resolved and people shifting into higher vibrational connections. Those on a path of service and lightwork will feel an urgent call to share their gifts more widely.

This month will also be marked by geopolitical shifts, where truth comes to light regarding hidden agendas, weather manipulation, and power structures. These revelations will challenge our collective perception, but will ultimately empower us to reclaim our sovereignty.

Prepare for deeper healing—especially related to ancestral karma and family dynamics. If you’ve been feeling a deep calling to clear old emotional wounds, May is the time to release them, creating space for the next phase of your spiritual growth.

The intensity of the energy will be high, but the rewards are profound.

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