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types of academia:

☾ dark academia: an aesthetic characterised by a love of learning, reading (niche subjects, classic literature, and moody poetry especially), fall weather, languages (especially dead ones), melancholy music, dark neutral tones, vintage/antique decor, fall-inspired fashion, used bookstores, and gothic architecture

◖ darkest academia: dark academia to the more extreme; mostly black and greyscale fashion, memento mori, reading tragic and existential literature, winter weather, morbid fascination (including morbid hobbies like visiting cemetaries), and true crime shows/podcasts

☼ light academia: a similar but opposite aesthetic to dark academia, it's characterised by a love of reading (especially hopeful, lighthearted literature and poetry), spring weather, the brighter side of cottagecore, light/bright neutral tones, art museums, and warm, folky music

⁂ chaotic academia: characterised by scatterbrain mentality, disorganization with purpose, peculiar creativity, slightly disheveled appearance, an eclectic hodgepodge of interests and hobbies, unending curiosity, music where the instrumentals do not match the lyrics in the slightest, impulsivity, and a love of learning from some of the most unexpected places

❦ green academia: can be either dark or light, but is characterised by a love of plants, gardening, foraging, the forest, late summer and fall weather, plant stores, nature oases in the city, walks through naturenaturopathic remedies, and durable, sustainable fashion

♡ romantic academia: similar to light academia but with more of an emphasis on hopeful daydreams; it's characterised by a love of pastel tones (especially pinks), romance novels and poems, borderline-fairytale attire, flowers and spring weather, and beautiful, lyrical love songs

◷ modern academia: an aesthetic less focused on lessons learned from the past compared to discovering that which will lead us into the future. characterised by a love of classic styles with modern flair, mainstream music with pensive lyricism, the integration of technology into academia, podcasts/TEDtalks/online learning of all kinds, libgen, and the notes app on their phone

🜘 witchy academia: a type of dark academia focused on wicca/pagan religions, practices, and living. as with pagan religions, witchy academia can take many forms and have many characteristics, including but not limited to: spellcasting, fortune telling, tarot reading, astrology, incantations, foraging, traditional folk music, prayer, charms, candles, incense, and other rituals

[audeamus-x]

things that i do that are 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒂

⁂ putting vanilla protein shake in my chai latte and calling it breakfast

⁂ having seven diplomas/certificates, most of which were accidents or at least unexpected

⁂ seeing a giant, handmade, wooden treasure chest on the side of the road, carrying it all the way home by myself, and using it solely to house my obscene collection of blankets and quilts

⁂ having a little-known factoid for nearly any and every situation

⁂ when my hair gets too long, putting it in elaborate braids because i haven't washed it in a week

⁂ having 50 playlists on Spotify that have really specific names that only i understand

⁂ learning a new language solely solely to better understand the movies i watch

⁂ setting a monthly reminders to text each person in my life on the same day every month so i don't forget they exist

⁂ writing mostly poems and short stories because anything longer would require more free time than i usually possess

[audeamus-x]

𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

acta non verba: actions not words

ad astra per aspera: through adversity to the stars

ad infinitum: to infinity

ad meliora: for the better

audeamus: let us dare

bona fide: in good faith

carpe diem: seize the day

carpe noctem: seize the night

cogito ergo sum: i think, therefore i am

de facto: from the fact

ergo: therefore

ipso facto: by that very fact

libra: balance

mea culpa: my fault

memento mori: remember death [also a literary/cinematic tool]

modus operandi: mode of operation [often used when talking about how someone usually acts]

per se: through itself

semper fidelis: always faithful

veni vidi vici: i came, i saw, i conquered