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“Do you cooperate with what nature is doing in you? Nature is giving you, by death, the opportunity to let go of all this nonsense! Now, when you’ve passed the middle point of life, you can see it coming. You begin to read the obituaries, and this friend, and that friend has disappeared; and you know it’s on the way. 

Now instead of avoiding this, what about it? Because nature is in this fact assisting you to let go of yourself—making [that which is difficult for the young] easy. It’s hard for the young to face death because they feel there’s a timeliness about death: ‘I’m too young to die!’

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But, as we get older, nature helps us. We realise that, well, we’ve had it; past the middle of life, every day is gravy. But you’re being helped, you see, to this act of release.

So, as one of the zen poets said, ‘While living be a dead man thoroughly dead and then whatever you do just as you will will be right.’

So, there’s a kind of higher zombie-ism [belonging to] those who are dead while alive, those who have given themselves up to death, and will therefore look forward to death as the great enlightenment [or the] great awakening.

And this requires no hocus-pocus. [It requires] no beliefs in immortality that you can’t really be convinced about. It’s simply that it’s even better for you if you have no beliefs in an afterlife!”

— Alan Watts

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Awareness of Mortality

‘The Buddha recommended that every person should remember every single day that we are not here for ever. It is a guest performance, which can be finished at any time. We don’t know when; we have no idea. We always think we may have seventy-five or eighty years, but who knows? If we remember our vulnerability every single day, our lives will be imbued with the understanding that each moment counts and we will not be so concerned with the future. Now is the time to grow on the spiritual path. If we remember that, we will also have a different relationship to the people around us. They too can die at any moment, and we certainly wouldn’t like that to happen at a time when we are not loving towards them. When we remember that, our practice connects to this moment and meditation improves because there is urgency behind it. We need to act now. We can only watch this one breath, not the next one.’

- Ayya Khema, When the Iron Eagle Flies.

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“When sickness and death touch your life—as they inevitably will—they’re an electrical shock waking you up to the fact that you don’t get to keep this body forever.”

— Rachel Meyer

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There’s one (1) think in Disney’s Mulan that irks me.  The jaw line.  Mulan’s jaw line is drawn differently when she’s acting as Ping. No kidding: this is her “regular, Fa Mulan” face. In this version her jaw is even highlighted by the makeup. Look how round is it.

and this is her Ping jaw. Square. Totally square.

WHY?????  Isn’t consistency in the character base shapes like, an important thing??

Not to mention how she immediately regains her long lashes as soon as she is exposed. With her round jaw obviously.

????? 

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Some wraith and wattson doodles part 1

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I adore wattson’s hair so much.

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This screenshot of me shouting General Tullius off the very high bridge in front of Solitude as he was in the middle of his rousing speech is honestly my favourite memory from any game. No one reacted at all and it took him a good 45 seconds to make his way back up and resume what he was saying. I shouted him off again immediately.

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not to be a monsterfucker but this sphinx is…..kinda sexy

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Incubi/ Succubi

SPECIES: Incubus/ Succubus

GENERAL INFO: Incubi and succubi are entities which feed off of sexual energy (energy from both build-up to and from the actual sexual act). Canonically, they are demonic beings who manifest physically and cause sexual dreams while they feed on humans. An incubus is a male-presenting or male-leaning entity, and a succubus is a female-presenting or female-leaning entity.

Due to the fact that they require large quantities of sexual energy to feed, ubi are a non-monogamous species and they cannot sustain themselves off of solely one partner.

PREFACE: This gnosis relates specifically to demonic ubi (succubi and incubi). While there might be some distinctions between lowborn and hellborn ubi regarding temperament and cultures, the information here can be generalized and applied to both.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

Ubi are skilled shapeshifters. They are incredibly adept at changing their appearance through a combination of both shapeshifting and the use of adaptive glamours in order to appeal to a variety of individuals. This is most helpful during feeding, where eliciting arousal is an important part of the process. Having said this, many ubis will have a preferred form in which they are most comfortable. This is their “natural” form, and it tends to be aesthetically pleasing in general.

The process of shapeshifting for ubis is incredibly complex, and it partially relies on their partner(s) expectations or desires being projected onto their glamour.

It is worth noting that ubi will have a preference towards manifesting as a specific gender, and although they might choose to change this too from time to time (as is convenient for them), categorization as either succubus or incubus is done based on their preferred form of manifestation and/or which gender they lean towards.

ENERGY DESCRIPTION:

Ubis tend to have incredibly pleasant energy with dark undertones to it. There is a sense of ecstatic arousal which is derived from their presence, particularly when they are actively feeding.

Hellborn ubi tend to have darker and higher, richer notes to their energies, with a warmth beneath this.

On the other hand, lowborn ubi tend to have a more grounded sense to their energy.

Both of them have a clearly demonic-derived energy strain which makes their energies heavy and almost physically tangible. This makes them well-adapted to their feeding needs.

PERSONALITY:

Personality-wise, there is great variation among individuals and it is difficult to give a generalized overview of their traits, as each entity is unique.

For the most part, however, ubi can be very charming and put people at ease- this is an adaptive behaviour that allows them to feed much more easily.

Having said this, it is worth noting that hellborn ubi tend to be more territorial of romantic partners, as well as in general, and may have stronger temperaments than their lowborn counterparts. They are typically much more intense about their feelings, with a proud, Noble streak that might make them appear difficult at times (although it is incredibly rewarding to work with them).

Lowborn ubis tend to be more relaxed and more emotionally-savvy in comparison, with a greater understanding and kinship of human values in general.

LIFE:

Ubi are born through sexual reproduction- however, this requires that there is intent on the ubi’s part to reproduce (otherwise, the sexual energy will be consumed).

They are born naturally and reach maturity quite quickly in comparison to other entities and demonic beings. This is to their benefit as it makes it easier to obtain the sexual energies they require for feeding.

When developing, they are typically able to feed passively and don’t require energy consumption from sexual acts- ambient feeding is enough. Additionally, if really hard-pressed for energy, they can make do with other types (non-sexual energies), although in the long-term this can cause malnourishment and, ultimately, death.

SOCIETY:

Ubi societies are incredibly complex and varied depending on their location.

Typically, lowborn ubi tend to be more prosocial in their behaviours and their societies tend to be more expansive, interactive with outsiders, and welcoming.

Hellborn ubis tend to have a more militarized focus.

Again, however, it is important to note that societal standards will be greatly different depending on each ubi community that you encounter.

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Introducing SUCCUBISHEZ— the new comic series of my life stories, except more real, raw, and raunchy. Rated triple R for all the #succubishez out there 😈

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It’s always been easier to tell stories to my closest friends. The way I tell stories to them will always be more raw and unfiltered as opposed to the ones I tell to strangers or people I just met — censored, incomplete, and pretty rated G. I wanted to create a comic where I can just be myself (while keepin shit postive af), and also unify these various stories into something meaningful *GAGS* despite the dildos, UTIs, and curse words. Ultimately, I’m just getting a clearer vision of what I want to make out of some of my “my life” comics, so here’s the leap of freakin faith yo bish is taking for it. THANK YOU FOR LIKING MY SHIT 😭💩❤️

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the only adjectives in the english language:

1. tender

2. feral

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My Mom just accidentally prematurely sent an email to an accounting firm… It was supposed to say ‘I am afraid that we will have to postpone our meeting”

but she hit send when all it said was

Hi Jeffrey,       I am afraid

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Tie this kitty up ✨

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Cuddles after 💕

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Toilet paper pill box.

Another small fun project for recycling! These are perfect for little gifts and a cute way to send your jewelry to customers… it not only give a nice shell of protection to the treasures you put inside, its cost free, customizable and keeps recycling on the mind <3

All you need are - toilet paper rolls - decor ( i used stamps) - Tape or glue

Step one: decorate your roll. I used some of my stamps, but don’t limit yourself to just that… you can use old paper, photographs, tissue paper, paint,sharpie and whatever else you have laying around to decorate. Mod podge and some pattered paper would be fun!

Step two: Once your roll is decorated to your liking, fold down the corners on one end, making it look like little cat ears. Make sure they fold over each other so there is no open gap, and tape down  ( you can also glue the end down) * side note… if you dont like the look of regular tape, they sell something called washi tape? that comes in all sorts of amazing patterns!

-Step three: When you have some side sealed and taped down, wrap and place your item/treasures inside the box ( i wrapped up some earrings) and seal the other end, again making sure they fold over one another so there are no gaps.

- Step four… your done!

Again these are wonderful for gift giving and product packaging. Small, sturdy, cheap, recycled pill boxes…. you can use old paper towel rolls too! those are larger and can fit a bit more than TP rolls.