Today the second Sunday in Epiphany was celebrated in the medieval liturgical calendar as the Feast or the Wedding of Cana, the occasion of turning water into wine. This miniature front page taken from the Bamberger Psalter, with bright colors on a gold background, shows the feast meal and, in the lower register, a servant filling with water from strongly colored jars. The Bamberger Psalter was made in Bamberg or Regensburg around 1230 CE by unknown artists.
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, ms Msc. Bibl. 48, f° 60v. :: [Robert Scott Horton]
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The dove descending breaks the air
With flame of incandescent terror
Of which the tongues declare
The one discharge from sin and error.
The only hope, or else despair
Lies in the choice of pyre or pyre—
To be redeemed from fire by fire.
Who then devised the torment? Love.
Love is the unfamiliar Name
Behind the hands that wove
The intolerable shirt of flame
Which human power cannot remove.
We only live, only suspire
Consumed by either fire or fire.
— T. S. Eliot, 'The Four Quartets.'
From Part IV. A Shrove Tuesday meditation.
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East Coker (from "The Four Quartets")
In my beginning is my end. In succession
Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended,
Are removed, destroyed, restored, or in their place
Is an open field, or a factory, or a by-pass.
Old stone to new building, old timber to new fires,
Old fires to ashes, and ashes to the earth
Which is already flesh, fur and faeces,
Bone of man and beast, cornstalk and leaf.
Houses live and die: there is a time for building
And a time for living and for generation
And a time for the wind to break the loosened pane
And to shake the wainscot where the field-mouse trots
And to shake the tattered arras woven with a silent motto.
In my beginning is my end. Now the light falls
Across the open field, leaving the deep lane
Shuttered with branches, dark in the afternoon,
Where you lean against a bank while a van passes,
And the deep lane insists on the direction
Into the village, in the electric heat
Hypnotised. In a warm haze the sultry light
Is absorbed, not refracted, by grey stone.
The dahlias sleep in the empty silence.
Wait for the early owl.
In that open field
If you do not come too close, if you do not come too close,
On a summer midnight, you can hear the music
Of the weak pipe and the little drum
And see them dancing around the bonfire
the association of man and woman
In daunsinge, signifying matrimonie
A dignified and commodious sacrament.
Two and two, necessarye coniunction,
Holding eche other by the hand or the arm
Whiche betokeneth concorde. Round and round the fire
Leaping through the flames, or joined in circles,
Rustically solemn or in rustic laughter
Lifting heavy feet in clumsy shoes,
Earth feet, loam feet, lifted in country mirth
Mirth of those long since under earth
Nourishing the corn. Keeping time,
Keeping the rhythm in their dancing
As in their living in the living seasons
The time of the seasons and the constellations
The time of milking and the time of harvest
The time of the coupling of man and woman
And that of beasts. Feet rising and falling.
Eating and drinking. Dung and death.
Dawn points, and another day
Prepares for heat and silence. Out at sea the dawn wind
Wrinkles and slides. I am here
Or there, or elsewhere. In my beginning.
T. S. Eliot
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Go, go, go, said the bird: human kind
Cannot bear very much reality.
Time past and time future
What might have been and what has been
Point to one end, which is always present.
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Prompt 81
Danny blinked at the small children Ellie was holding the hand of, looking quite proud of herself. The small children- between ten and twelve so somewhere similar to Ellie’s age- who both practically stank of magic and Gods.
He took a deep breath, pinching the bridge of his nose even as Dan cackled while opening the door more to let them inside. “Alright, what’s your name, kids?”
“B-billy…um, Billy Batson...”
“‘m Percy! Percy Jackson.”
“Nice to meet you two- any idea where in your family you have a god or two, because one of you definitely smells like Zeus and I’m pretty sure Poseidon and I am not dealing with either of my half-brothers.”
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The second annual Sailor Moon Villains Week will take place the week of October 6-12, 2024 (the second week of October) !
You may post your works on Tumblr, AO3, Deviantart, or anywhere you choose so as long as you link them in your Tumblr posts if they are off-site. All ratings are allowed, so long as NSFW work is properly tagged and follows the rules of the platform it’s posted on. Be sure to use the "read more" option if necessary (if you post a full fanfiction on Tumblr, to hide NSFW content, or potentially triggering content).
You can add your AO3 works to our designated collection for the event smvillainsweek2024. Feel free to also use the hashtag #smvillainsweek24 on Twitter or Instagram too.
Submissions should focus on at least one villain from any Sailor Moon media (manga, 90s anime, musicals, live actions, Crystal) at their core along with the daily theme. Ships are allowed as long as they contained at least one villain within the pairing. It doesn't have to focus on or even include a ship, given this week celebrates the Sailor Moon villains. Basically, as long as you're writing/ drawing/creating something featuring a Sailor Moon villain, it's all good.
Don’t forget to tag us at @smvillainsweek and use the hashtag #smvillainsweek24 so we can reblog your work! Late entries are welcome, but don’t post them early!
(Feel free to ask us questions if you need more information. You can also join our villain-themed Sailor Moon discord server to discuss with fellow villain enthusiasts too!)
The prompt list is as follows:
Day 1 - Rivalry/Friendship
Day 2 - Victory/Defeat
Day 3 - Wedding/Funeral
Day 4 - Drinks/Snacks
Day 5 - Revenge/Regret
Day 6 - Virtue/Sin
Day 7 - Free
**If you post something and don't see it reblogged, it's probably because we overlooked it or Tumblr didn't show it to us. Contact us and we will fix that right away!**
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cleo wins secret life
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Batfam™ posts are like
What are the BATFAM™'s favorite drinks?
Dick: sparkling hibiscus nectar infused with pistachio honey (bubbly and sweet just like him 💙) served in a World's Best Big Brother mug that was chipped in a hilarious incident when all three of his beloved siblings got into a wacky swordfight and sunshine big bro Dick had to make peace between them because he's a loving mother hen
Jason: vodka mixed with Earl Grey tea—in Crime Alley, street rats only ever drink alcohol because they're uneducated and miserable, but Jason also drinks tea because he's now elevated above his lowly origins (how quaint! He's Not Like The Other Poors) and to symbolize how much he LOVES his rich family
Tim: COFFEE!! brewed from a special blend of extra caffeinated Arabica beans, mixed with hazelnut non-dairy creamer (lactose hurts him just like everything and everyone in his life 😔) and one sugar cube for every hug he's ever gotten from his parents in his entire life (none) and also his tears
Damian: lemonade colored pink with Tim's blood (now Tim is dying of blood loss and it's all evil Damian's fault! how dare Damian be so cruel to Tim in this terrible scenario that I made up in my own head)
Babs:
Cass: water
Steph: water (with a bendy straw lol she's such a character)
Duke: water
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You literally spent three hours having an ENTIRE SCHOOL (teachers included) slut-shaming a guy just for him to be a (spoiler).
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Reyna, upon learning about some shenanigans Piper and Leo got into: Piper, what were you thinking?
Piper: *glaring at Jason and Leo* Okay, which one of you told my girlfriend about this?
Leo: *sweats*
Leo: I’m sorry! She scares me!
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Lights Out dream team - scribbled Silly Style. low quality, even
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"In the following years, the nobles of Faerghus were changed drastically as they rebuilt their home.
But some things, never change."
Bonus! (they all had to go to a meeting too RIP)
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Herd of fire.
Azula and Zuko constantly fought over who would be the Alpha of the pack.
Mai and Ty Lee accepted Azula as their Alpha, because Zuko was rarely around.
Zuko reluctantly agreed to let Azula be the Alpha when she defended them in an uncontrolled animal.
Mai and Ty Lee were always scented by Azula, and Zuko never had the courage to ask for it too.
Zuko accepted that he would never have Mai when he saw a mark on her neck.
No one in the pack knew that Azula was studying how to be a good Alpha, much less that it was Lu ten who was teaching her.
When everyone left for the first time, Azula immediately shut down.
When everyone was back together they noticed how Azula surreptitiously perfumed them with her pheromones.
They noticed how Azula was ready to be abandoned again, they didn't know what to think.
Ironically, they weren't the ones who broke the pack bond, and it was the first time they felt the same way Azula did.
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Prompt 269
Another Legend of Zelda Crossover with Ghosts are Dragons. Because it’s fun :>
Danny has decided to go on a vacation with his platonic-romantic-they-aren’t-sure-yet partners. To a different world! Where they can spend more time than just the summer before heading back to their world or the Realms for work. Self employed or no.
Look, they spent their entire teenagehood protecting the city and world, they deserve a break! So they chose a random direction and a random world that didn’t feel too liminal and ecto-contaminated, and off they went!
And it’s great! The monster issue is easily enough taken care of too, even if it’s to Sam’s complaint. Interesting taste though… Oh well, they can complain and debate that later, because they don’t have to really worry about much. Well, much besides the weird corruption sort of rotting smell that seems to be getting stronger…
Maybe that’s normal around here…?
@fairy-lights-and-blobs @radiance1 You both enjoy dragons so here <3
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