#connect with your dr

[daisys-reality]

── 🥝ꜞ˖ ꒰ 𝙿𝙰𝙲: Connecting with your desired reality ꒱

⌇ reality shifting themed tarot reading | general disclaimers apply | masterlist

𝙿𝙸𝙻𝙴 𝙾𝙽𝙴 🥥

Trusting that that’s exactly where you need to be right now. Doing things that make you feel wholesome. Feeling connections with your precious people. Feeling emotions in regards to your connections with your DR people (love, empathy, hate, excitement, sadness, anger…). Your bonds with those people create a strong foundation. Meditating about being in your DR to feel inner peace - to feel at home (do it regularly - maybe even daily, not to shift, just for the sake of feeling at home and basking in the connection with your DR until it becomes second nature). Practice feeling gratitude (for your connections, for your DR, for all the opportunities given to you) and let this feeling wash through your whole body. Practice experiencing your DR through your senses - revel through beauty (aesthetics), art (moodboards), music (playlists, ambience videos), scents and sensuality (imagining the feeling of your DR clothes or the things around you or imaginary acts of love-dovey stuff lol). Make it a sweet experience (imagine tasting the food in your DR you’ve been dying to try, kissing your lover which you longed for for so long, speaking gently words to the people dear to you heart and imagine seeing them smile fondly at you) - involve your emotions or focus on how these things make you feel - don’t force it, just observe and acknowledge. Your deep emotions are your strong point. 

Don’t focus too much on the “finally getting there” part - for you this is not just a magical quick transition because it already started with your first shifting attempt, it all is a part of you transitioning - you need to focus more so on the slowly merging of yourself and this world - acknowledge the transitions and feel it intensely - in order to do so you must be fully present and ‘awake’ in the sense of you actively recognizing what you’re doing with no expectations or rules about what “should be”. You don’t need anyone's approval. Instead, just be unconditionally in awe of what this life is offering/presenting to you. Beauty is everywhere and you have the natural ability to see it. Devote yourself to it (seeing it). It will increase your mood, your energy and your ability to connect with what you desire.

Learning to rely on faith is a major thing in all kinds of spiritual practices. Letting loose and putting trust in yourself/the universe etc. Acknowledge personal fears and issues, finding out where they’re coming from and learning how to deal with them. Healing parts of yourself with patience, love and devotion. Devotion to yourself and your happiness. There is no need to rush. Time is irrelevant. Connect the mundane everyday life with the otherworld. Make your human life magical. You have a knack for it. 

If you are struggling with the “trusting” part and are more so the type to be a ‘control freak’ maybe try to switch your perception of things, like this for example: “Change is coming whether you like it or not. You may be feeling like things are out of your control, maybe they are. You will be forced to shift, you will be forced to be in your DR - fight against or accept it”.

Also, maybe do not try to talk about this with others in your CR, I feel like there are a few people in your environment (family or friends) who are not trustworthy enough and might make you out to be crazy - which might hurt and discourage you a lot. Please be careful with who you share all this with. Others might not be able to appreciate these things like you do. You’re such a precious person. Don’t let others dim your light.

𝙿𝙸𝙻𝙴 𝚃𝚆𝙾 🌱

Doing activities here that relate to your DR that bring you immense joy and a sense of belonging, daydreaming freely about your DR and realizing consciously that all your fantasy will come true (the desired ones obviously) - see how that makes you feel and bask in that feeling. Making use of your creativity (making DR related content like posts, moodboards, playlists or stories or DR related clothes, accessories etc.), meditating on and/or imagining things about your DR that give you a sense of safety and emotional fulfillment ( ex. with relationships and family). Be at peace with your DR. Gaining inner peace will make you overflow with clarity and grace, reaching beyond depths, through your cells in your body to your soul. Practice feeling at home in your DR (imagine/visualize your DR self doing daily activities or self care at home etc.). Know that the ‘wholeness’ you feel in your DR with your precious DR people reflects the wholeness you’ve created for yourself. Doing things in the way that they align with your personal values will give you immense strength and resilience - you don’t need to bend over backwards or stretch yourself thin.

Don’t follow every other person and their advice, just follow your heart. I know that putting a lot of effort and energy into a situation is wearing you down, especially when you are not seeing the return. Right now you might lack confidence and feel as though you don't really know what you're doing. Or you might feel like something is hindering you from expressing the full range of your skills/ideas and keeping you locked up in a box, when all you want to do is to be free and flourish! You might be a little ungrounded or suppressing something - not wanting to deal with it - which confuses you in return. I feel like you’re someone who struggles with knowing what you really want, letting yourself be influenced by other people's dreams/desires  and therefore being indecisive about a lot of things. In your case, feeling stuck and unfulfilled is increasing your awareness of what you do want. This suspension in time is actually a blessing in disguise! Meditating on your ‘issues’ so that you can gain clarity before making any moves/decisions - clarity about your DR, who you want to be and what you want to experience - this clarity will bring you closer to your DR - emotionally but also on the mental/consciousness sphere (I don’t really want to say ‘physically’ here in this context but I hope you know what I mean lol). Sitting still and realizing that your life is bigger than this one moment. There are endless options and opportunities for you. Don’t get discouraged and keep moving. Every step you take is a step closer to your happiness (even if you can’t see it at that time, know that there is only movement forward not backwards). 

Be innovative, do things with grace and ease - it comes naturally to you. (Your DR people, the universe, we as a community etc) We  all have your back, there is no need to worry or be anxious. You are safe. Time is irrelevant.  Once you’re clear about your intentions and use them to fuel purposeful action. The more specific you are (about your overall intentions - not necessarily about your DR or script), the more you magnetize your creative energy and manifesting magic.

Try reassessing what you worship everyday (consciously or unconsciously). What are you elevating? Where does this ‘sacred ladder’ you climb ultimately lead to? What if instead of putting your DR at the center of your spiritual/shifting practice, you put yourself, a god/goddess, the universe or nature at the center? Think about how that would change your approach. I think honoring, devoting and worshiping something gives you a lot of joy, energy and an overwhelming sense of love and gratitude. Being humbled by the immense sense of wonder this life can bring leads to a shift in your perception. You can be in awe and feel breathtaking delight of this otherworldly opportunity (called shifting), it is very natural to do so. But even if you put it on a pedestal, don’t twist its nature of existence. There is no need to sacrifice something or to acquire a certain worth first to be able to finally shift. The ability to shift ‘realities’ is an innate ability of our consciousness, there is nothing being asked to be done in return. Being in awe about something and honoring it, does not equal giving your power away. Don’t forget or undermine yourself on this journey.  

When we were children (and even now), we can barely comprehend the vastness of our own lives, let alone the existence of other planets and realities. It’s  not long before we learn we (as in our CR self) aren’t necessarily the center of the universe: We are specks of stardust in one of its many skies. But we must all still do our part to take care of our own individual worlds, or else it throws everything else off-balance. So take care of your own little world (your mind, body...) but keep in mind that you are not alone in this world. Help and support is always available. 

Some quotes for you: “The distance between two objects is always relative. Objects in a mirror are closer than they appear.” ; “Don’t just take the picture - enter it.”; “Accept what you desire, not what you feel pressured to desire.”; “Be proud of the person you’ve become.”

𝙿𝙸𝙻𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙴𝙴 🫐

There is something toxic going on in your psychic realm aka in your subconscious. It might be present in your relationships with people and things,  in your environment or in your thoughts/speech patterns in the way that your words have a sting of poison in them. Regardless of what it is, it needs to be identified and acknowledged first. Change comes second. Overall, I can see a theme of “self-realization through suffering”.  Right now, you might feel a little scattered, moody and directionless or like you being off-course. It feels like you’re hesitating in taking control of your life. You might be holding back due to various reasons. Sorry for having to call you out but you need to start to take responsibility for your inner resistance and make choices. Because of this lack of control you’re unable to handle any stress and pressure. It feels like your life is running over with way too much drama that you can barely keep up with. It's a very unpleasant feeling tbh.

Remember when you harm others, you harm yourself. A very negative outlook on others, yourself, your shifting journey or your life will only chain you to the ground - slowly clouding your focus, draining you of your willpower and leaving you only with frustration and aggression. 

There might be two or more forces pulling your psyche into seemingly opposite directions. As humans we tend to see things in black & white, forgetting all the gray in between. There might be someone or something (a feeling/desire) in your life that begins to fade away, or maybe is gone altogether now. You might want to hold onto it or bring it back to life in your DR. But the advice here is “Don’t fight it”. There are no neat and tidy bows to tie things up at the end, leaving you satisfied. Acceptance isn’t easy but it’s a thing you need to work towards. We create our own closure. You shouldn't build a home that will come crumbling down if a single person walks out of the front door, right?  When it comes down to it, we can’t depend on other people or things to make us feel happy or fulfilled. Fact is that people/things are going to leave from time to time and you’re the only one who’s guaranteed to stay. Take time to find sources of joy outside of your beloved people and things (ex. through mediating). You deserve happiness that lasts. So try to rethink your plans/ideas for your DR first of all.                                               

In addition, I think what you need right now is stability and structure. As I said in the beginning you need to make a choice/decision on where your destination is. Make a move and try to gain back a sense of control. Don’t get discouraged when you hit some road blocks along the way. Give yourself direction by choosing to live with a purpose and/or intention. You should know that forcing outcomes can be disappointing  and will not ultimately satisfy your needs. Try to build a routine or a ritual. Whether small or large, honoring rituals can help you feel grounded and connecting to your DR. You might even join a group that has a similar interest in your DR world or start something together with a friend creating rules you can follow together.  It might give you a sense of acceptance, unity and strengthen your beliefs and resolve. Try to gain more knowledge about your DR - for example if it’s in a ‘fictional’ universe try to watch/read the original CR source or read fanfictions - anything that gives you more of a feeling of how this world works, how people interact etc. While doing so you might come up with a lot more ideas you can’t wait to discuss with others. Your excitement and creativity might come back. You feel the need to put ideas into action and just go for it. Writing and speaking might come easily to you - so anything that involves that might be good to connect with your DR (ex. journaling, letter writing, vaunting, talking to yourself as your DR self). You will want to find answers and your drive will be immense. Your will be unstoppable and success inevitable. So go after what you want, and you will succeed! 

[our-magical-world]

Connect with your DR ☼ 30 days summer challenge

Summer is coming and I hate summer, so I've tried to make a list of little things I can do to make my days a little happier. Sharing for anyone who wants to join! (you can do it any time of the year).

NOTES: These are supposed to be fun, so feel free to change whatever you want or don't resonate with and make it as fun as possible. Yes, OF COURSE you can shift before the last day, this isn't a method, just a list of fun things to make you feel connected to your DR.

DAY 1 - Work on your script. Re-write it, add things to it, decorate it, update it...

DAY 2 - Create a playlist of songs that remind you of your DR, or if you already have one, listen to it.

DAY 3 - Create a vision board. If you already have one, maybe make sub-boards (for your fashion style, cute moments with your s/o...) or do something creative with the pictures, like a collage or a wallpaper.

DAY 4 - Listen to ASMR roleplay audios (if there aren't any specific audios for your DR, find some with a similar vibe, like student, vampire, fantasy characters...)

DAY 5 - Daydream! Spend the day making scenarios in your head and daydreaming about the things you'd like to do in your DR.

DAY 6 - Wear something you'd wear in your DR. If you can't dress like your DR self, try to wear a small accessory in that style.

DAY 7 - Do something you'd do in your DR (hobbies, workout...)

DAY 8 - Eat something you'd eat in your DR (if you can't choose what you eat, create a menu for your DR self and look up recipes).

DAY 9 - Decorate your script. You can do it physically or digitally, but make it aesthetic.

DAY 10 - Read fanfics or dream novels about your DR (or with a similar vibe).

DAY 11 - Write or repeat identity affirmations, like "I am [ DR name ]", "I am [ DR age ]", "I live in [ city/country ]", "I work/study at [ place ]"...

DAY 12 - Play ASMR ambience videos that match the vibes of your DR. You can have them playing in the background while you do things around your room/house, read, work on your script...

DAY 13 - Connect with an object you'd have in your DR. For example, I always wear a tear-shaped pendant I got from my teacher in my DR, so I bought a similar one to wear in my CR and feel connected to him.

DAY 14 - Watch a movie or TV show that reminds you of your DR (if your DR is based on a movie or show, watch it!)

DAY 15 - Draw a picture of your DR self or a scenario. Doesn't have to be perfect, but if you can't draw, you can create your DR self on Picrew or something like that.

DAY 16 - Write your favorite scenario, fanfic style.

DAY 17 - Write a diary entry as your DR self. Talk about your first day in your DR or just any random day.

DAY 18 - Watch/read success stories from people who shifted to your DR (or a similar one, if you can't find anyone who shifted to the same DR).

DAY 19 - Write a letter to someone from your DR.

DAY 20 - Write a letter to your DR self.

DAY 21 - Spend a day acting like your DR self (it can be just in your imagination if you can't do it physically, just relate everything you do to your DR and think about how you'd do the same thing there or what you'd do instead).

DAY 22 - Make a to-do list or a schedule for your DR self (what do you have to do on your first day there, or any random day?)

DAY 23 - Go shopping (or browse online shops) and look for clothes and accessories you'd wear in your DR. Create a wishlist or plan outfits with them. You can also find clothes your DR friends would wear.

DAY 24 - Light a scented candle with a scent that reminds you of your DR (or you can use perfume, air freshener, essential oils... anything that makes you smell your DR).

DAY 25 - Visit a place that reminds you of your DR. A castle, a park, a beach, a shopping center... (if you can't go there physically, try a virtual tour!)

DAY 26 - Try to learn a skill you have in your DR but not here! If you can't physically take dancing or martial arts classes, watch some videos about it to get a general idea of how it works.

DAY 27 - Think about gift ideas for your DR friends, s/o or loved ones. Go window shopping if you can (or browse online shops) and look for things they'd like. Make a list!

DAY 28 - Think about the things your loved ones would get YOU as a gift in your DR. You can find pictures and make a little vision board or collage if you want.

DAY 29 - Make a bucket list of things you want to do in your DR.

DAY 30 - Answer one (or more) of those "answer as your DR self" questionnaires (there are many on Tumblr).

LAST DAY - Go shift! (if you haven't already)

[awriternamedart]

"How do you do it, gambler?"

Aventurine glanced up from the drink in his hand, an identical one clutched tightly in Dr. Ratio's.

"Do what?"

"Maintain a relationship."

Aventurine blinked, before his head shot up again to look at the doctor. Veritas didn't even spare him a glance, eyes glued to the scene in front of them— a grand IPC ball, held for investors and connections to be made. It was always a busy and grand event, one the Intellegensia Guild had to attend to maintain the IPC's investment.

It really wasn't Dr. Ratio's scene, but he had been chosen as their representative anyway.

"I'm not particularly adept at that, my dear doctor." Aventurine chuckled, watching the alcohol swirl in his glass.

"You are far more able then I am. Even upon falsities and fake promises, you managed to chat and converse with people in a sort of ease," Ratio slowly tore his eyes away from the crowd, glancing back to Aventurine before his eyes dropped to the floor in front of him. "..Its admirable."

Aventurine could just barely process what Dr. Ratio was exactly saying— direct praise?? From the good doctor himself???— before Veritas set down his now-empty drink on a bypassing waiters tray.

"Do you ever feel.. second-rate?"

Aventurine paused, taking another languid drink as he contemplated. It wasn't often the dear doctor opened up— he should tread carefully.

"I can't say for sure. Why?" He kept his tone even, trying not to distract from Veritas' thoughts. It was hard enough to get to know him in the first place, to squander his trust like this would be a waste.

The Doctor took a deep breath, practically hiding himself in the shadows of one of the many grand pillars decorating the room.

"I am not adept at conversation."

Aventurine could agree with that. Something about the doctor made it difficult to respond in kind— he was dry, a vague bit brutish, and if Aventurine dared, a little bullheaded. He seemed so sure of himself, founded confidence that was backed up by his many achievements. It was a little intimidating for the average person, he supposed. But as he looked on, that sort of Dr. Ratio seemed to fade ever so slightly, leaving behind someone who was still sure in his knowledge and discoveries— but struggled nonetheless.

"I find people.. grating, sometimes. But connection is one of the few necessities of livelihood, and so I try to converse with my peers as often as possible. It is.. difficult. It often feels as if they have no interest in what I am saying, neither asking questions nor inquiring further, and when I try to do so to show interest in their research, they often retreat back, saying it is not finished or the such. Offering to help only ever seems to drive them further away." Taking out the laurel clip in his hair, Veritas' thumb drifted over the gilded leaves, the polish in the finish reflecting his face back at him. "Despite my best efforts, I rarely ever follow up because I fear I intimidate them. I have seen them recoil at the mere sight of me."

Aventurine could just watch on in surprise— Veritas had never shown an inkling of this before. When he had first gotten to know the doctor, he had assumed Veritas simply didn't work with his peers due to a difference in dedication, or perhaps view. He was among the brightest and best in the Intellegensia Guild, always praised behind his back for being one of their stars.

Perhaps that wasn't the front Veritas had put up at all. Perhaps it was what Veritas was forced to wear in the face of his peers, forced to be seen as the cold unobtainable, the pinnacle of what they should be.

Being on a pedestal like that, it must be lonely.

"Do you not go drinking with your coworkers or something?" Aventurine leaned against the wall, cold of the stone seeping through his suit. Veritas glanced up at him, before looking back down.

"..I was never invited. It is against social convention to come along if you aren't invited, isn't it? I'd rather not strain and worry them more. It could impact them negatively if I were to come along and invite stress to what is supposed to be a time they unwind." He turned the laurel over in his hand. "..perhaps I missed my opportunity."

The light of the pedestal Dr. Ratio sat on seemed to blind all those who looked at it from underneath. They couldn't see his face, only his back— but as Aventurine leaned against the wall, gazing at the doctor in front of him, he got that different perspective.

There was.. resignation, in his eyes.

"Perhaps I am just doomed to be a looming figure above many. And yet, I'll still never be enough." His voice tapered off slightly, head dropping even just that hint bit more. "I am fully aware how much others are compared to me, and I hear them speak of my achievements behind my back. I wish they would stop, if I am being honest. Or at least tell me of my praise directly."

That surprised Aventurine.

"What, do people not give you a compliment or two? For someone so easy on the eyes and as esteemed as you, doctor, I find that hard to believe!" He chuckled— but it quickly faded out as Veritas looked to the side.

"Not often do I get comments directly on my achievements, no. Nor on my appearance, before you came along." He sighed. "You are.. the only person who does so."

The only one who's tried.

-

The Only One Whos Tried - awriternamedart

[awesome-cookies-and-cream]

I've constantly enjoyed stanxeno's parallel with the KoS and Senku's closest friends, but anyway I love rambling since s5 aired. Anyway

Obviously, one of the main parallels should be Taijuu since Stan occupies the brawn best friend to Xeno. But I thought, isn't Stan more like Tsukasa in terms of attitude? When Tsukasa was dying and recalled a what-if scenario, he thought about being there with Senku as a childhood friend. I thought, yea that would be more fitting, isn't it?

But Tsukasa wasn't there. Instead, it was Taijuu and later on, Yuzuriha.

And that's the main difference between them I think (besides obviously Byakuya, but we didn't see Xeno's parents). Senku has Yuzuriha to help them with her own set of skills and the three of them were truly good friends (which i'm really glad honestly. at first impression, i thought taijuu was just going to be simping over her. but senku knows 1 billion % it's reciprocated because the 3 are close. good for them.)

Meanwhile, Xeno only has Stan, who truly is worth about four people in the KoS alone skills and relationship-wise (Tsukasa, Taijuu, Ryusuui and Gen) but also meant that they're pretty cut off from the rest of the world. so you get Xeno's frustrations later on.

which goes down to Senku and Xeno's philosophical differences. Senku puts human cooperation above brute force, reflected on all his friends and family because he has people who understood the joys of creation and knowledge acquisition for curiosity's sake (of course he also happened to be with 2 of the most kind-hearted people in the world. meanwhile he's such a scheming gremlin lol)

Anyway. i think it's nicely woven in. Xeno's jaded self would immediately build an empire. while Senku worked on finding a cure. Granted, Senku woke up alone. Xeno had Stan (and platinum). Perhaps if Xeno woke up alone, he'd find a way to wake up Stan too. Even with platinum, there's only so much he can do.

All of that to say:

[mavyunivrse]

A classic playlist from my MP3 in my Supernatural DR 🎧

☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ☾ a condensed list…

Cherry Pie, Warrant: my song.

Man In The Box, Alice In Chains

Demon John, Jeff Buckley: I mean, self explanatory. I also just love Jeff Buckley with my soul.

Roadhouse Blues, The Doors: first listened to this in New Orleans while travelling with Micah and Carter. (Not cannon, just people I made for my dr.)

You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC: @ Dean…

Would I Lie To You, Charlies & Eddie

Even Flow, Pearl Jam: fulfilling my fantasy of playing this in the impala.

Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top

Gibson Girl, Ethel Cain: I am scripting her in idc. Sam Winchester will be listening.

Tear You Apart, She Wants Revenge: my little freak band to be a freak to and serenade Dean >:)

Live And Let Die, Guns ‘n Roses

Layla, Derek And The Dominos

Iris, The Goo Goo Dolls: I associate this with Dean, idk why.

Black Magic, Magic Wands: I’m still going trick or treating at my big old age (forcing the boys to dress up and drive me around,) and I’ll script it isn’t as frowned upon to still go over 10 😭

Walk This Way, Aerosmith

Halah, Mazzy Star: I’m scripting they play Mazzy in roadhouses and bars. That would be so magical and make my night.

Don’t You, Candlebox

Pressure: Paramore: she will be in every universe.

Rocky Mountain Way, Joe Walsh: will play this every time I get in my ‘66 Mustang. I love this car so much, I might do an entire post on it.

Stranglehold, Ted Nugent

Fortunate Son, Creedance Clearwater Revival

Bull In The Heather: Sonic Youth

Lady: Lenny Kravitz: Dean has to love this mans music or it’s over.

Baba, Alanis Morissette: Sam, Dean & Cas will know and respect her like no other by the time I show them her entire discography.

Magdalena, A Perfect Circle: ahh! Scripting this as my middle name for sure.

To Be A Lover, Billy Idol: my other lover besides Jeff Buckley and Dean. <3

Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? The Beatles: Dean please.

Heartbreaker, Led Zeppelin

Play With Fire, The Rolling Stones: I’m playing this the whole time we’re in Topanga, California.

People Are Strange, The Doors: always on during Halloween.

Hot Blooded, Foreigner

How, The Cranberries

Knockin’ On Heavens Door, Bob Dylan

Too Daze Gone, Billy Squier

Look Up To The Sky, The Indians: a sucker for guitar solos as you can see. And everyone around me will indulge.

I’m Not in Love, 10cc

Blood Bitch, Cocteau Twins

Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Witchdoctor, The Bluesbones

Losing My Religion, R.E.M.: would this be funny to play around Cas and Sam?

I Was Made For Lovin’ You, KISS: again, @ Dean.

Sweet Leaf, Black Sabbath

Mr. Crowley, Ozzy Osbourne

Fly, Bloodwitch: I don’t know what kind of music Cas will like but this will be one of the first I show him.

The House Of The Rising Sun, The Animals

Helter Skelter, The Beatles

The Wind, PJ Harvey: another song I religiously listened to while in California with Micah and Carter.

Are You Gonna Go My Way, Lenny Kravitz: I get so energetic when this comes on. Do not put my behind the wheel with this one.

Hey Man, Nice Shot, Filter

Dirty Deeds, Back In Black

Bloodsucker, Deep Purple

My Masterlist.

– ℳ

[themanirealityshifter]

Connecting to your DR

idea for connecting to your DR better. i think this has been done before, but i can’t remember.

so, write a letter to your DR self. ask all the things you’re curious about. ask what it’s like. what you’re like there. what memories you’ve had there. all that. do that BEFORE you go to shift.

then, go shift. do whatever you do to do that: methods, affirmations, loa, intention, etc.

even if you don’t shift, when you’ve finished your shifting attempt, write a letter back to your CR self from your DR self’s POV. write a letter back AS IF you’ve already shifted and now hold all that knowledge.

[parachutingkitten]

Genuine question- is there anyone who got into Ninjago because of Dragons Rising? Not that DR got you back into the franchise after you fell off for a while, but that you hadn't interacted with the franchise before seeing DR, and that's what pulled you in.

Better yet, has anyone jumped into the franchise at Dragons Rising and just never bothered to go back and watch the previous Ninjago series? (I mean, it's a lot. I wouldn't blame you)

[scarperseus]

I was reading some research about split brain patients, or people who have had the connection of the brain hemispheres (or corpus callosum) severed, leaving the two halves unable to communicate. And of course I immediately thought of Jekyll and Hyde.

Now I am one to know very well that J&H are not split personalities nor "brain sides", but the similarities are so neat I don't see why I couldn't dive in a little deeper into representation. I know this has most likely been looked into before as them being the two brain sides, but I wonder if ever in a much more real life situation like in split brain patients, (their experiments are trippy, I recommend watching them), not just in a hypothetical sense.

As Hyde representing the right brain, it definitely works as a really good "villain origin story". Since that hemisphere does not have the ability to speak, when working and connected with the left brain it is forced to submit to the more "analytical and reasoning" side. When Hyde is set free, he now has a voice and a freedom in what to do, where now the left brain has to submit (hence Jekyll not being able to change back since reasoning isn't priority, only want). That feeling is intoxicating for one who's never known it.

The right brain is primarily used for senses, identification, etc., so Hyde only cares about chasing his desires. Now able to figure out things for himself, without having to do whatever the left brain says, anything is possible. That feeling of unexplainable actions is very obvious in split brain patients (the left hand, controlled by the right brain, draws something that the left brain doesn't know the reason for) where the horror of this story being a possibility is much more conceivable.

So, who really are you? Or was Stevenson right and you.. were always really two?

[luzwastaken]

i'm FINALLY gonna go to a local skateshop for the first time tomorrow and i'm lowkey super nervous even though i know their gonna be nice and i know exactly what i want 😭😭😭

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent-ish things ~

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

i see a lot of interpretations of zor being this otherworldly, anomalous presence- larger than life, practically non-human. and i, too, like perceiving zor through this veil of anonymity. i think making them too tangible or perceivable really detracts from what's been established about their character.

but, i personally really, really like the thought of zor being human. mortal. but terrifying to the point where you'd be forgiven for forgetting it.

i think one of the things that i adored about ieytd before the third game dropped (and honestly made me a little disappointed when it was changed later on) was the fact that the agency never had a face. it just... was what it was. it had facets- granted, the EOD was always the only one of any relevance. but, really, think about what we know about the agency between all three games. compare that to how much we know about zoraxis.

there's something really appealing to me about zor being who they are... they're probably the most wealthiest person on earth. they had a monopoly that quite literally gripped the world in their first- as their emblem would suggest. they hire some of the most lethal minds in the world- chemists, inventors, engineers.

and yet... despite it all, they're just one person. to me, their anonymity is a shield against the fact they are a person. they hide behind the lethality and prowess of their elite operatives- not to mention we've seen how clever they can be when it came to manipulating prism. they're by no means useless.

but what would they be without their anonymity? what would they be without the weapons they didn't design, the lairs they didn't build, the employees they use as human shields? the second zor is gone, zoraxis crumbles. they are the support pillar of their entire corporation.

... but what's the agency's equivalent? even post morales being a character, can we be certain that he's the glue holding the entire organization together?

think about zoraxis' most lethal schemes. seizing control of the world's atomic weaponry. striking targets anywhere on earth's surface with a giant laser. exploding the brain of every telekinetic agent on the planet. are they really seeking to cause as much damage as possible- to the agency specifically, collateral, or otherwise?

or do they not know where to strike. zor's tactic- for as high the stakes have been escalating- has always carried a similar motif. cleave and strike indiscriminately until the threat is neutralized.

but it never works. zor is lashing at a hydra- sprouting new heads where the old ones have been lopped off. they don't seem aware of how to destroy the agency other than exterminating each and every one of them off the face of the earth, in whatever way is most convenient at the moment.

i just think there's something to be said about zoraxis- and by extension, zor- always being seen as this oppressive, near-otherworldly force, constantly applying pressure on phoenix... when for all we know, zoraxis could be perceiving the agency in the exact same light.

zor, ultimately, has one beating heart. the agency has thousands. and all of them are dispensable.

[syncogon]

oh lu guang we're really in it now

[keytaryourheart]

Why am I so into this Sneako + Dr K chat

[aq2003]

i feel murderous intent within my bones whenever i see someone calling ten whiny for his "i could do so much more" speech . do not ever talk about him ever again. EVER again. i am in your walls

[7fff00]

unfortunately sometimes i am still like, fuck, i know i resented and feared my mother a good 90% of the time [ERROR: UNDERESTIMATE] because she was ""emotionally"" ""abusive"" or whatever,¹ but at least i understood her psyche intimately and felt really close to her, even if it was often close the way a slap in the face is close…

i mean obviously i then immediately squint at this thought and go, welp, that's unhealthy! but like. even though intellectually i believe really deeply in like. Understanding And Respecting That Other People Are Wired Differently i still sometimes feel really deeply alienated by feeling as though i'm running into brick walls where i instinctively expect other people to have endless wells of deep nuanced emotions that they can & will articulate, and instead they just. don't go any deeper, as far as i can tell²??

obviously that sort of inevitably ends up sounding like a weird humblebrag about how exquisitely ~sensitive~ i am, but like, that very much is not my attitude and not my point, my point is that it's so fuckin lonely to feel like you're disconnected from people, maybe especially when like, simulacra of people are right there, so it feels like connection should be possible and then just—repeatedly—isn't—

…anyway tl;dr cloth mother / wire mother lmao

⸻ ¹ sorry for the weirdly facetious scare quotes, the terminology is in fact precisely accurate, i just also for very textbook reasons always have trouble with it! ² yes obviously 'doesn't fundamentally have any capacity for deep nuanced feeling' and 'their awareness of their own feelings is muted by some sort of blanket like "depression" or "their upbringing discouraged even experiencing their own feelings, never mind expressing them" or, you know, one million other possible examples' and 'they don't share their intimate thoughts with you for a range of possible reasons including the fact that you're Bad‚ Actually just being fundamentally reflexively reticent people' are pretty externally indiscernible from one another! i don't pretend to know which etiology is accurate; and in any event it doesn't actually matter why anyone's walls are impenetrable—they bruise me regardless because i'm Bad, Actually

[calypsolemon]

i, like just about everyone else on this fandom bullshit website, have the experience of listening to songs that are sometimes completely unrelated to the subject matter of a fandom, which still end up correlating in your mind just bc you got attached to both at the same time. But crucially, when this happens to me, I usually have no motivation to ever produce or share anything that will actually connect these two pieces of art together, bc itd be nonsensical for me to impose that on ppl who don't live in my beautiful mind. DRs2 and Future Island's "The Sickness", however