#Breath of God

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Visual dialogue · Tornadoes

Image of the famous tornado used on the cover of book 'The Breath of God' by Swami Chetanananda [作者] (1988) | src amazon

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Cover of Tinderbox, the seventh album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 21 April, 1986

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[myremnantarmy]

"𝘙𝘶𝘢𝘩.......𝘙𝘶𝘢𝘩......𝘙𝘶𝘢𝘩..."

[layered-love420]

[parfumieren]

Breath of God (LUSH/Gorilla Perfume)

There’s a painting in the Philadelphia Museum of Art that simultaneously haunts and infuriates a friend of mine. No matter what special exhibit she's bought a ticket to see, she invariably ends up in the permanent collection wing, fuming in front of this one work of art. She loves it. She hates it. She marvels at its audacity. She grits her teeth at its arrogance. She claims she’ll keep going back to look at it until she finally understands it... or rips it off the wall in frustration.

So it is destined to be with me and Breath of God.

My decision to obtain a decanted sample of it was based on two prompts-- Tania Sanchez' enraptured five-star review of it in Perfumes: The A to Z Guide (in which she described it as "a triumph, a walk through an autumnal landscape in shades of pencil gray instead of painterly gold...") and the heads-up that LUSH's B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful division would soon B Going Out of Business*. If Breath of God really was so astounding, I wanted to experience it before it vanished for good. So I ordered a sample sprayer from The Perfumed Court and readied myself for a religious experience.

A trip through a circus funhouse would be more like it.

As soon as the perfume hit my skin, I was struck by the scent of... something burning. Seriously, I thought I had left a dishtowel on the stove. Before I could reach for the extinguisher, this scent suddenly morphed from house fire to fruit salad to Old Spice. I believe I may have actually uttered “Fuck!” out loud.

Muttering and shaking my head, I sat down on the couch and received a whiff of honeydew melon from the region of my bosom. At the same time, the pulse points up under my jaw were radiating mesquite as if I’d marinated myself in Liquid Smoke. So to recap: my wrists smelled like aftershave, my chest smelled like the produce section at the grocery store, and my throat smelled like a Kansas City barbecue. What kind of alchemical funny business was going on here?

Five minutes elapsed, and we suddenly entered upon a bizarre medicinal phase. All the aforementioned disparate odors came together and turned into BenGay on my skin. I stuck my wrist under my husband’s nose, and he expressed a hope that I would feel better—or at least take another shower—soon. Moments after the words left his mouth, the whole shebang geared down into a fresh men's deodorant scent-- woodsy, musky, almost affable; in other words, MILES away from where it had been a moment before.

Now it is evening, and I'm still muttering, "What the...?" I feel exhausted, put-upon, vaguely duped. Yet -- god help me -- I'm interested.

Damn you, Breath of God! In twelve hours, I've gone from planning to offload you onto the first passerby, to vowing to never ever let you go. My rating has veered from top marks to no marks and back again, and still hasn't come to a complete stop. I think I'll wear you the next time I accompany my friend to the art museum. She'll stand in front of her painting, and I'll keep sniffing myself and cursing under my breath, and together we'll create what I secretly suspect you already are: an amazing piece of performance art, alienating, off-putting, and impossible to deny.

*Though BNTBTBB announced that it was calling it quits in 2009, parent company LUSH absorbed the line and relaunched it in 2011 as the "Exclusives" collection under the new Gorilla Perfumes label. Breath of God remains its familiar, weird and brilliant self, priced affordably and in ready supply. Bless the Constantines, père et fils!

Scent Elements: Neroli, lemon, grapefruit, melon, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, vetiver, sandalwood, cedar, cade, black pepper, amber, musk

[brother-hermes]

A SERVANTS LISTENING HEART

King David could really coin a phrase. His spiritual insights have helped countless people developing their inner walk with God. Today we’re looking at Psalms 5:10 in relation to David’s life, the meaning of hitbodedut, why the word ‘create’ is so revealing, and how our hearts connect with God. Click the link for more.

[bixels]

She hates robots. She fucking hates robots and she's coming to kill you.

[marie85]

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[theartofmadeline]

yes i'm still thinking about the botw champions in 2024

[catsharky]

Presenting: King Sidon, his wife Queen Yona and his boyfriend Link.

Yona is very supportive of everything except Sidon forgetting his ceremony cues.

(I had an atrocious week and TotK has been coming in clutch for keeping me sane.)

[doulafaith]

Kindle Your Faith

Context: 2 Timothy 1: 1-18 Focus: 2 Timothy 1: 3-7 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.” 2 Timothy 1: 6-7 God gave us the gift of His Holy Spirit. When we are perfected in His love there is no room for fear. As we move forward by obeying…

[thehealingoftransparency]

Here is the Light of Day:

Instead of declaring words that create spirits like:

Disappointment

Angry

Sad

(Just to name a few)

I am Educating myself and others to speak life and light:

Instead of saying “I am disappointed”, say:

I am APPOINTED to be encouraged and encourage in this situation.Sharing the inspiration of encouragement.

Instead of saying “I am angry”, say:

I know that this is an OPPORTUNITY to learn to be at peace with this moment or give peace. Shalom be the journey always.

Instead of saying “I am sad”, say:

I am the truth that has set me free to be cheerful and to bring freedom with wisdom & understanding to others.

We are taught that it’s okay to say how we “feel”. However in the spirit, by The One who IS All Things Possible, we have the power and authority to create what we speak and think.

So be aware of what you are creating in the spirit, for we ARE the Breath of God. And we can create spirit, we can give breath to all that we speak and have thoughts of.

We can’t keep blaming the enemy for what we created by lack of knowledge. He doesn’t have rule over us unless we give permission.

So let us ask for wisdom and understanding, knowledge and insight that we may KNOW the TRUTH that sets us FREE.

Remember: You are the Breath of God!!!So declare it! I AM the BREATH of God!!!Amen and Amen ✨✨✨

[p4nishers]

i cant get over the ball being so CLEARLY all for crowley i can't get over aziraphale trying to woo him with a WHOLE FUCKING BALL because that's what he knows that's what romance IS for him because he's been wanting to dance with crowley ever since dancing was invented and he's so stuck in time with the way he dresses and talks and he still thinks a dance is the high of romance AND HE MADE A WHOLE ENTIRE FUCKING BALL FOR CROWLEY JUST SO HE COULD DANCE WITH HIM like now it's so fucking obvious he gave away his BOOKS without a second thought and it was all for crowley he organised a whole JANE AUSTEN THEME BALL just so he could have an excuse to finally dance with the love of his life and i can't get over this i'm shaking my fists and pacing up and down he did not give a single fuck about anything other than dancing with crowley and HE BARELY TOUCHED OTHER PEOPLE'S HANDS WHILE HIS WHOLE FUCKING PALM WAS PRESSED TO CROWLEY'S AND i need to lie down

[onebizarrekai]

random userbase data time

(listed almost every/every game as one option in case you skipped out on some of the multiplayer ones)

please reblog after you vote for Maximum Data, even if you voted no! if you voted for one of the other options, tag your favorite game(s)!

I am just very interested in the presence of the zelda fanbase :>

please note that, for the sake of this poll, remakes count as one game. so like, if you've played the original ocarina of time and master quest and the 3ds version, that counts as one game.

[layered-love420]

[jasminebythebay]

shallow waters

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[friarmusings]

The Breath of Life

The first reading today continues in the Book of Genesis where we read: “then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being…” (more…) “”