#it's ointment

[kizzer55555]

DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

[boxesblr]

replaying the clip of Cleo saying "etho doesn't take himself seriously at all, but he takes other people seriously. That's part of his charm" over and over again in my head. It's so clarifying to me

[arabriddler]

people with chronic pain will go “ why can’t I sleep well? Why am I crying for no reason? Why am I getting frustrated easily ?” Not yet realizing their pain got worse

[whatev-i-guess]

Soap: Why the gloves?

Ghost: To hide my hands.

Soap: Thanks Mr. Obvious.

Ghost: You asked and received an answer.

Soap gently holding Ghost's hand in his: Can I take it off?

Ghost: If ya that curious I suppose you can.

Soap takes off the glove with cautious fingers

Soap: Those are-

Ghost: I keep on pressing my nails into my skin if I get agitated.

Soap: The scars are so... deep.

Ghost: Well, the gloves are not a fashion statement, Johnny.

Johnny raises up his hands and presses a kiss onto Ghost's palm

Soap: I love you, Simon.

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[nebylitsa]

Doctors keep their scalpels and other instruments handy, for emergencies. Keep your philosophy ready too—ready to understand heaven and earth. […] And not to think of philosophy as your instructor, but as the sponge and egg white that relieve ophthalmia—as a soothing ointment, a warm lotion.

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (trans. Gregory Hays)

[lailoken]

ok this is prolly a Dumbass question. but a lot of witchcraft ppl seem to use plants like datura, belladona, aconite, for their psychoactive properties in witchcraft- Are there any witchcraft people that just skip the whole plant foraging/gardening/obtaining bit and decide to just do shrooms or acid, or benadryl/dph i guess if one happens to just like deleriants? dph is rlly bad for health (is so bad) but tbh so is datura,.. though dph you can usually get at a convenince store. Or is it not considered spiritual if it’s a synthetic?

(I dont mean this to be offensive btw i think occult things r cool and im faded than a hoe rn. Coolio blog)

I'm sure there are practitioners who attempt to undergo Poison Path work using only synthetic drugs, but I don't really know anything about that, and so I can't speak to it very well.

I do, however, believe that working with the spirits of plants is at least as important to the process of such work as the psychoactive effects. I can grasp working with the spirit of Belladonna, but I have a much harder time envisioning myself trying to work with the spirit of a drugstore antihistamine. I also believe it's meaningful that many entheogenic plants (such as ones you listed here, including Psilocybin Mushrooms) have a longstanding traditional record of religious/cultic usage by initiated masters in their respective cultures. For these reasons, among others, I would not consider using synthetic, storebought drugs.

I also think there is a big difference between someone who messes around with party drugs and likes the idea of trying to get a bit spiritual with it, and someone who conscientiously dedicates themselves to Poison Path work. Altered brain chemistry can help the mind to see past certain filters and preconceptions, and it can also help one to look inward, but if there isn't a thoughtful, purposeful, and spiritual framework behind using an entheogenic substance, then it seems likely that it's mostly about getting high.

Finally, I want to add that, while substances such as datura are definitely dangerous, they are often used with far more reverence, caution, and frugality when approached by a serious practitioner. My husband is Oathbound to the Tutelary Spirit of Datura, but only once, under extraordinary circumstances, has that included using the plant entheogenically. He undertook the ritual with fearful respect and the utmost care, and it was an extremely meaningful experience for him, but it's not one he's likely to undertake again anytime soon. As he puts it, "She is a harsh teacher." I think part of the reason so many of these plants (particularly poisonous varieties of Ranunculaceae and Solanacea) are as harsh as they are is because they demand commitment and humility (along with self-defense, of course), which is why you pretty much hear only horror stories from most folks who attempt to use such substances lightly.

[ohbo-ohno]

what happens if Johnny and Simon both have to leave the apartment? How will they keep reader safely tucked away at home without either of them there, especially in those first weeks after they abduct her?

see this is a difficult one, cause they’d avoid leaving you alone for as long as they possibly could (at least, until you're trustworthy).

if they’re only going out for a few hours, or even a full day, then they might leave you in a cage with enough food and water to stay (mostly) comfortable. they'd be so nice when they came back, praising you and maybe even giving you a treat for being "good" (despite the fact that you couldn't have been bad if you'd wanted - they're working on positive reinforcement).

but if they had to go on a mission/leave for several days or smth? they’d want you to be able to eat and go to the bathroom and all that jazz, so they’d have to get a little creative. they’d probably leave you chained up somewhere. give you an extra long chain (not too heavy though) and secure it to a point in the apartment that lets you move to each room with relative ease. they'd lock it onto a collar around your throat, test it thoroughly to make sure the collar wasn't coming off and the chain wouldn't come unhooked from either end.

and they'd be so happy when they got home, to see you curled up and waiting for them (naked, because they'd locked the closets and dressers so you'd have nothing to wear - just an extra deterrent to keep you from leaving). maybe you spent a while pulling endlessly at the chain and the collar to try and get one of them off, and when they see the redness and sensitivity on your throat they're so softly angry. johnny would be kissing the hurt area, asking you why you'd do that to yourself and murmuring soft apologies for having been gone so long. simon would rub bruise ointment around your neck, scold you quietly for being so stupid, trying to hurt yourself to get away from them.

[wynnyfryd]

“Why aren’t you up yet? We need to leave in ten minutes.”

Eddie pillows an arm behind his head and stretches out like a cat. “Because I don’t take four years to get ready, princess. Just gotta get up,” he says, ticking off the words on his fingers, “chug a bottle of water while I take a piss, brush my teeth get dressed and boom! We’re golden.”

“I’m sorry,” Steve interrupts, his face going all deliciously frowny and annoyed. “You— what?”

“What?”

“That’s disgusting!”

“It’s efficient!”

“You’re a gremlin.”

“Mm, yes, but a hydrated one.”

[1wn8ure]

_Beloved family snow days where Michael is practically spherical with how many layers they've got him wrapped in and Ranboo is wearing water-protection enchanted armor made by Tubbo himself and they have a full-on snowball battle and for once growing up on a battlefield just means Tubbo can absolutely *pelt* his husband with the biggest snowball known to man and get away unscathed

[banefolk]

Last summer’s datura inoxia crop. I grow and harvest my own datura to make a herbal salve. I’ve been making datura ointment for over a decade. Most people use it for medicine for severe pain, inflammation, insomnia, and anxiety rather than as a flying ointment. It’s my mom’s favourite for her arthritis pain.

I’ve been growing datura for 15 years now. I fell in love after smelling my first fragrant trumpet flower and I’ve been a goner ever since. Datura has my heart and has always been kind to me despite her fearsome reputation. Don’t mess with her and she won’t mess with you.

[doomspaniels]

Since a little while after the dry eye started, Tristan has been squinting into the camera. I assume it's focusing/range-finding lasers that bother him a little more than he's used to.

I often deal with "don't want to look at camera" by asking dogs to look at me, instead. But Tristan is too much of a pro to look away. He knows what this is about, and he is GOING to do his job, thankyouverymuch. I am wondering if there's some way to relieve the lights in his eyes while still getting pictures in focus.

Let's all let him know, though: TRISTAN HAS MASTERED BEING THE BEST. Tristan buddy, you are the Best Boy Ever. You don't need to hurt your eyes, buddy, I promise.

[maikhiwi00]

jcs 2012 + fave lyrics

[yeah-thats-probably-it]

Some moments in Much Obliged, Jeeves/Jeeves and the Tie That Binds where I Really Feel Like We’re Talking About Something Else Right Now

These are going to figure into a much longer meta post I’m writing about Tie That Binds, but that’s later and I can’t stop thinking about them NOW, so they get their own post to help me spread the brainrot around

[howldean]

top surgery attack‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[plumdale]

Um yeah guess what I’ve rescued yet another newborn kitten.. the fourth !!!!!! in less than a year !!!!