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Hey yall, if anyone could please help out. I’m in between jobs right now and have no groceries. If anyone could help, I’d appreciate it ❤️

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I wrote about this a little last night but I really wanna talk more about how they shifted the focus of Zuko's arc in the live action ATLA and how it does a disservice to both his and Azula's arcs.

In the original, Zuko's quest for the Avatar and his motivating factor there was always about reclaiming what he had lost. His honor, of course, but also his family and his life in the Fire Nation. That's a large part of why the end of season two hits so hard. Zuko had finally been starting to realize that his uncle was his true family and that he could be happy outside of the Fire Nation. But then when given the choice, he threw that away in the hopes of reclaiming what he thought he truly needed to be happy, his family and his home. And then in season 3 he came to realize that he wasn't happy in the Fire Nation and any sense of familial love and affection he had thought he would receive didn't come. Everything that he thought he had wanted hadn't fulfilled him in any way. So he decided to follow his heart, leave it all behind, and do what he thought was right and good, just as his uncle had taught him.

The show ATLA pivots the focus of Zuko's quest to be less about regaining his honor and more about regaining his power. He constantly mentions things like "I'm still the heir to the throne right?" and about him being able to regain his rightful place as a prince of the Fire Nation. He never once mentions restoring his honor so he can go home.

At the same time, the show introduces Azula early to foment this power rivalry between the two, with Ozai pulling their strings. Even Ozai's original reasoning to banish Zuko was shifted from being about respect and honor to being about toughening Zuko up and pushing Azula to be stronger at the same time. Ozai intentionally manipulated this power rivalry between the two of them to try and make them "stronger".

But what gets me is not only was Zuko's quest never about power in the original, but Azula's rivalry with Zuko in the original was also never about power? It was about her mommy issues, and the fact that their mother loved Zuko more than her and viewed her as a monster. That's extremely evident when she starts having her breakdown towards the end and apparitions of her mother start appearing before her. She only ever viewed power as a way to keep people from leaving her, not as something she deeply desired. She never truly got to experience unconditional love as a child, and so the only way for her to feel loved and admired was for her to demand it out of others.

The original Zuko/Azula rivalry was never ever not even for a second about power. It was about love. And that is such a harder thing to write well, a sibling rivalry about love. It's easy to throw a throne between them and have them fight over it. It's much harder to write a story where the two of them are competing over the love they both wish they'd had. Zuko always wanted for his father to love and respect him. Azula always wanted for her mother to love and respect her. Both felt voids within them that they thought they could fill in their own ways, and took out their frustrations out on each other and on those around them.

In the end, Zuko filled the void in his heart with good friends and the uncle who had always treated him like a son. Azula crumbled and lost control the second her friends betrayed her. She had thought she had filled the void in her heart, but it had always had a weak foundation, and the second it started crumbling, it took Azula with it. Her friends never loved her. They only feared her.

This is why Zuko won their agni kai in the end. He had the love of his friends and family on his side, keeping him strong. Love is stronger than fear, that's the message in the end.

So, that's why I'm pissed they're making this more about power. I know there are opportunities in later seasons for them to backtrack this and fix it, but even if they do I feel like the damage is already done. The message is tainted with whispers of power when in the original that was never a thing. It was always always about love.

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I've Endured, Now What?

Blue Iris - Mary Oliver / So This Is All I Will Ever Be? - Fatima Aamer Bilal / Vive, Vive - Traci Brimhall

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I miss my cat so so much omg

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Jesus christ

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Palestine Masterlist 

(this is a list of informative sources, materials, stores, charities, books, documentaries etc to better help Palestinians, learn about the Palestinian struggle, and educate yourselves on us as a people. This list will be added on to with more links as they are recommended to me.)

Introduction to Palestine: 

Decolonize Palestine:

Palestine 101

Rainbow washing 

Frequently asked questions 

Myths 

Al-Nakba (documentary)

The Question of Palestine (book)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 (book)

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (book)

IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding):

Quick Facts - The Palestinian Nakba 

The Nakba and Palestinian Refugees 

The Gaza Strip

The Nakba did not start or end in 1948 (Article) 

Nakba Day: What happened in Palestine in 1948? (article)

Donations and charities: 

Al-Shabaka

Electronic Intifada 

Adalah Justice Project 

IMEU Fundraiser 

Medical Aid for Palestinians 

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund 

Addameer

Muslim Aid

Palestine Red Crescent

Gaza Mutual Aid Patreon

Books:

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge

Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean

The Balfour Declaration: Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine

Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique

From Haven to Conquest: Readings in Zionism and the Palestine Problem until 1948

Captive Revolution - Palestinian Women’s Anti-Colonial Struggle within the Israeli Prison System

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of The Palestinians 1876-1948

The Battle for Justice in Palestine Paperback

Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom

Palestine Rising: How I survived the 1948 Deir Yasin Massacre

The Transformation of Palestine: Essays on the Origin and Development of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

A Land Without a People: Israel, Transfer, and the Palestinians 1949-1996

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples

Where Now for Palestine?: The Demise of the Two-State Solution

Terrorist Assemblages - Homonationalism in Queer Times

Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East

The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock

The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians

Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians

The False Prophets of Peace: Liberal Zionism and the Struggle for Palestine

Ten myths about Israel

Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question

Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised Edition

Israel and its Palestinian Citizens - Ethnic Privileges in the Jewish State

Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy

Palestinian Culture:

Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture

Palestinian Costume

Traditional Palestinian Costume: Origins and Evolution

Tatreez & Tea: Embroidery and Storytelling in the Palestinian Diaspora

Embroidering Identities: A Century of Palestinian Clothing (Oriental Institute Museum Publications)

The Palestinian Table (Authentic Palestinan Recipes)

Falastin: A Cookbook

Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother’s Kitchen

Palestinian Social Customs and Traditions

Palestinian Culture before the Nakba

Tatreez & Tea (Website)

The Traditional Clothing of Palestine

The Palestinian thobe: A creative expression of national identity

Embroidering Identities:A Century of Palestinian Clothing

Palestine Traditional Costumes

Palestine Family 

Palestinian Costume

Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, v5: Volume 5: Central and Southwest Asia

Tent Work in Palestine: A Record of Discovery and Adventure

Documentaries, Films, and Video Essays:

Jenin, Jenin

Born in Gaza

GAZA 

Wedding in Galilee 

Omar

5 Broken Cameras

OBAIDA

Indigeneity, Indigenous Liberation, and Settler Colonialism (not entirely about Palestine, but an important watch for indigenous struggles worldwide - including Palestine)

Edward Said - Reflections on Exile and Other Essays

Palestine Remix: 

AL NAKBA

Gaza Lives On

Gaza we are coming

Lost cities of Palestine 

Stories from the Intifada 

Last Shepards of the Valley

Organizations and News 

Boycott Divest and Sanction (BDS)

Defense for Children in Palestine

Palestine Legal 

United Nations relief and works for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA)

National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)

Times of Gaza

Middle East Eye

Middle East Monitor

Mohammed El-Kurd

Muna El-Kurd 

Electronic Intifada 

Dr. Yara Hawari 

Mariam Barghouti

Omar Ghraieb

Steven Salaita

Noura Erakat

The Palestinian Museum N.G.

Palestine Museum US

Artists for Palestine UK 

Muhammad Smiry

Eye on Palestine

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Nakshatra Convertor

1) Ashwini:

“Born from a female horse”

Ruling planet= Ketu

Aries 0° to Aries 13°20’ (Sidereal)

2) Bharani:

“The Bearer”

Ruling planet= Venus

Aries 13°20’ to Aries 26°40’ (Sidereal)

3) Kritika:

“The Cutters”

Ruling planet= Sun

Aries 26°40’ to Taurus 10° (Sidereal)

4)Rohini:

“The growing one”

Ruling planet= Moon

Taurus 10° to Taurus 23°20’ (Sidereal)

5) Mrigashira:

“The Deer’s Head”

Ruling planet= Mars

Taurus 23°20’ to Gemini 6°40’ (Sidereal)

6) Ardra:

“The Damp One”

Ruling Planet= Rahu

Gemini 6°40’ to Gemini 20° (Sidereal)

7) Punarvasu:

“The return of the light”

Ruling Planet= Jupiter

Gemini 20° to Cancer 3°20’ (Sidereal)

8) Pushya:

“The Nourisher”

Ruling Planet= Saturn

Cancer 3°20’ to Cancer 16°40’ (Sidereal)

9) Ashlesha:

“The Entwiner”

Ruling Planet= Mercury

Cancer 16°40’ to Cancer 30° (Sidereal)

10) Magha:

“The Mighty”

Ruling Planet= Ketu

Leo 0° to Leo 13°20’ (Sidereal)

11) Purva Phalguni:

“The Lucky One”

Ruling Planet= Venus

Leo 13°20’ to Leo 26°40’ (Sidereal)

12) Uttar Phalguni:

“The Auspicious One”

Ruling Planet= Sun

Leo 26°40’ to Virgo 10° (Sidereal)

13) Hasta:

“The Hand”

Ruling Planet= Moon

Virgo 10° to Virgo 23°20’ (Sidereal)

14) Chitra:

“The Bright One”

Ruling Planet= Mars

Virgo 23°20’ to Libra 6°40’ (Sidereal)

15) Swati:

“The Independent One”

Ruling Planet= Rahu

Libra 6°40’ to Libra 20° (Sidereal)

16) Vishaka:

“The Forked One”

Ruling Planet= Jupiter

Libra 20° to Scorpio 3°20’ (Sidereal)

17) Anuradha:

“Subsequent success”

Ruling Planet= Saturn

Scorpio 3°20’ to Scorpio 16°40’ (Sidereal)

18) Jyeshtha:

“The Eldest”

Ruling Planet= Mercury Ketu Peak Exaltation, Rahu Deep Debilitation

Scorpio 16°40’ to Scorpio 30° (Sidereal)

19) Moola:

“The Root”

Ruling Planet= Ketu

Sagittarius 0° to Sagittarius 13°20’ (Sidereal)

20) Purva Ashadha:

“The Undefeated”

Ruling Planet= Venus

Sagittarius 13°20’ to Sagittarius 26°40’ (Sidereal)

21) Uttar Ashadha:

“Later Victory”

Ruling Planet= Sun

Sagittarius 26°40’ to Capricorn 10° (Sidereal)

22) Shravana:

“To Listen”

Ruling Planet= Moon

Capricorn 10° to Capricorn 23°20’ (Sidereal)

23) Dhanishta:

“The Most Famous”

Ruling Planet= Mars

Capricorn 23°20’ to Aquarius 6°40’ (Sidereal)

24) Shatabhisha:

“Hundred Healers”

Ruling Planet= Rahu

Aquarius 6°40’ to Aquarius 20° (Sidereal)

25) Purva Bhadrapada:

“First of the Blessed Feet”

Ruling Planet= Jupiter

Aquarius 20° to Pisces 3°20’ (Sidereal)

26)Uttar Bhadrapada:

“Second of the Blessed Feet”

Ruling Planet= Saturn

Pisces 3°20’ to Pisces 16°40’ (Sidereal)

27) Revati:

“The Shining One”

Ruling Planet= Mercury

Pisces 16°40’ to Pisces 30° (Sidereal)

Abhijit Nakshatra:

“Ultimate Victory”

Ruling Planet= Mercury

(Intercalary Nakshatra) Capricorn 6°40’ to Capricorn 10°53’20’’

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Manifesting 🪄 is like ordering food on a restaurant

You ask for what you want, and just sit and enjoy your stay there because you have the CERTAINTY that it’s eventually gonna come, so why stress out about the “when”? It’s in preparation.

Right when you’re enjoying a chat with your friends or right when you’re deeply entertained with phone and almost forgot about your meal... your order arrives.

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I hate men, I hate men, I hate men, I hate men, I hate men. Because why lie and not just be fucking honest man…

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Future of this account

Hello Friends! So it's been so long since I've been properly active on this account; I've only recently begun to blog again on here, BUT I really want to bring this account back to life (am I in my reputation era? possibly). All jokes aside though, I hope you guys are enjoying it here, and Im going to try to make some more serious astro posts on here within the coming days/weeks. Scorpio season is always very hard for me mentally and physically since my 12th House is activated, so apologies if I go ghost here and there, BUT Sag season is coming up, so once the sun enters my 1st house again, I will come back as a ray of fucking sunshine. That's all lol

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Everyone i know crying with this pisces moon transit currently, meanwhile i've had 4 cups of coffee in 30 mins and feel like im having a heart attack and dancing in my room

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Mars in Scorpio PLUS the Eclipses

This post is inspired by a comment I recieved from @hannah8087x

Guys, I cannot stress this enough, the month of October is WILD astrologically. Please be so careful until the beginning of November, because between both the eclipses and Mars being in Scorpio for a while, the energy is volatile, harsh, and even dangerous.

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Eclipses Suck

This Eclipse has me FUCKED UP. Like all day I've been so introspective and emotional, and on top of that, Mars is currently over my natal mars in my 12H, so Im just getting fucked left and right in my feelings. Like I am DRAINED.

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Im so antsy to just start my job already so I can just get my money ughhhh. Is this one of the most capricorn things I've said: yes. Do I care: No.

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So Mars has been in Scorpio for only 2 days at this point, and my sister in law's dog just ate her bird, my friends dog is sick all of a sudden, my boyfriend was assaulted, and my friend almost got into a car accident. Y'all, what the fuck?

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