#jupiter ludwig

[decadennce]

I want to crack his skull open with a sledgehammer

[astroa3h]

Astrology 411: The 24th Degree

The 24th Degree in astrology is a Pisces Degree.

Associated with the spiritual and mystical elements of Jupiter and Neptune, this degree leads you down a path of soul expression. 

For example, if your Sun is at 24 Degrees, brace yourself. This pivotal degree pushes you toward esoteric wisdom and creative dominance, arming you with a power to inspire others like no other!

Your spiritual wisdom and artistic capabilities WILL impact many, shaping your life experience significantly. 

Celebrity Examples: Ludwig van Beethoven, Martin Scorsese, Lisa Bonet, Wyclef Jean, Jane Austen

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[afterdarkprincess]

A Birthday Surprise

Rating: General

Pairing: Dean/OC

Word Count: 766

I’m a few days late but happy birthday to my amazing little sister @elementaldoughnut12 🎉🥳🎂

Love you so much!! I hope you enjoy this little surprise :)

“Wakey-wakey, love!”

Mackenzie hears her husband’s voice, rousing her awake as his hands gently shake her shoulders.

She opens her eyes to find Dean staring back, grinning like a child, his eyes like a clear lake in the light of the morning.

“Mmm-“ She grumbles out, not quite finding words yet in her half-awake state. “Wha- Dean?”

He interrupts her with a quick kiss. “Happy Birthday! C’mon, no time to sleep. We’ve got plans!”

She rolls her eyes fondly. “It’s a good thing I love you or I’d rip your guts out for waking me up on my birthday!”

Dean laughs, his strong arms scooping her up. “You’ll thank me later, I have surprises. Cause I’m the best.” He smirks, big and cheesy as he carries her towards the kitchen still in her pajamas.

As they get closer Mackenzie is hit with the most delicious smell drifting towards her. “Oh, you do have surprises!! What is it?? What is it?!”

“Patience,” Dean says, pressing a kiss to her nose. “We’re almost there.”

Then she begins to hear a deep and familiar voice singing.

_Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars…._

They enter the kitchen and she sees Knight in an apron, singing absentmindedly as he pours batter into the waiting skillet. Their dogs linger around him, waiting for scraps.

_Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars_

Dean finishes the line as he sets her down, alerting Knight to their presence.

He puts down the bowl he’s holding and crosses the kitchen, kissing Dean on the cheek before pulling her into a big warm hug.

“Hiya sweetheart, happy birthday!” Knight kisses her cheek too before letting her go. “Are you surprised?”

Mackenzie can barely contain her excitement. “Of course I’m surprised!! You and Randy weren’t supposed to be back from your honeymoon until August!”

“We changed plans, couldn’t miss our best girl’s birthday. Now sit your keister down, I got doughnuts to make!”

“Doughnuts? Tay gave you the recipe??” She could barely believe her sister would give out her secret recipe.

Dean pulls up a seat beside her at the kitchen bar. “Only because she threatened to sic Jey on him if he ever gives it to anyone else.”

Knight laughs. “Or worse, come after me herself!”

“Scary,” She says, knowing full well how terrifying her cute old sister can be when provoked. “So does that mean they’re not coming by today? If you’re making the doughnuts?”

“Nah, sugar.” Dean takes her hand in his. “We’re having everyone over later. Knight here was just trying to show off.”

Knight flexes his muscles as he gets back to work.

Neither of them let Mackenzie lift a finger that morning, taking care of everything. Dean even picked out her birthday outfit for her to change into after breakfast was ready.

Knight insists upon taking her out on a little joyride on his motorcycle and they spend an hour or so riding around, enjoying the wind in her hair and the classic rock Knight played.

By the time they get back to the house, there were several cars in the driveway and balloons at the front door.

Mackenzie turned to Knight, knowing now that the ride had been a distraction, even though it had been a blast.

“SUPRISE!!”

As they entered the house there was a loud cheer from the 20 or so people crammed into the living room.

All the people in the world she loves most in one room. Ludwig is there by the bookshelf with Sami, Knight squeezes himself between JD and Randy. Drew is there in a very pretty dress with Seth’s arm around his waist while Punk stares at him from across the room.

She sees her sister, despite her short stature compared to the others, holding a gigantic birthday cake. Jey at her side, looking anxious like it might topple over onto his wife at any moment.

Dean appears next to her, taking her hand to ground her in all the noise. “Happy Birthday Sweetheart.” He kisses her sweetly, not as crazy and passionate as she’d like, but enough for being in front of company.

They help Tay to get the cake somewhere sturdy before setting up the candles.

Mackenzie holds on to Dean’s hand the whole time as the party sings Happy Birthday, and she sees love on all the happy faces around her.

After she blows the candles out, Knight asks “Well did ya make a wish?”

She shakes her head. “I’ve already got everything I could wish for!”

[writerchickmarie]

John Lloyd Young At The Kravis Center - Publicly Phenomenal

The world is gonna hear that voice.

We all know that this is a Jersey Boys quote, said by Gyp DiCarlo about Frankie Valli. But now, more than ever, it pertains to the man who won the Tony for portraying him.

At the Kravis Center this weekend, John Lloyd Young told us from the stage that he has played Florida many times - but none of them were public performances. They were all in the form of the various galas, benefits, and other private events that he was asked to participate in...and we also know how generous JLY is with his time and talent, in supporting various causes.

Finally, for these two nights in West Palm Beach, JLY got a chance to perform for the public. And the public was completely blown away.

JLY's shows are part of a series called 54 Below At The Rinker. Through a special arrangement with 54 Below in NYC, the Kravis Center brings that special New York cabaret experience to the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center For The Performing Arts. Well-known Broadway performers come to bring the music alive, for a taste of New York City in southern Florida.

He brought the high energy right from the beginning, taking the stage in signature shades with his commanding "Lightning Strikes", showcasing his incredible vocal range. Then he invited the audience to participate on a rousing "Oh What A Night".

JLY introduced the stellar Florida band - Jon Curtis Rose on piano/keyboard/music direction, Paul Shewchuk on bass, and Ludwig Afonso on drums. These musicians added to the energy and ambiance with their incredible skills, and some new arrangements that shone brightly throughout the evening.

JLY told stories of choosing some of the songs for his My Turn album, along with how he brought Little Anthony out at the gala in Jupiter- which was especially appreciated by this audience. He performed "My Prayer", "Hurt So Bad", and "In The Still Of The Night", all done to perfection.

The next section included a breathtaking "Only The Lonely", followed by Roy Orbison's unreleased "Say No More"...which I believe JLY should record and release, because his version is that amazing. After some Smokey Robinson and Cuba arts delegation stories (including some new ones), JLY blew the roof off the Playhouse with "Ooh Baby Baby", stunning the new people in the audience with his remarkable vocals.

He then made his way around the room for "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", reaching as many audience members as possible among the tables in the front and the rows of seats behind - thrilling some familiar faces and quite a few new ones. After a rich, emotional "Unchained Melody", JLY and the band took a break while the audience had intermission.

During intermission, I got a chance to talk to the couple at my table, who were seeing JLY for the first time. They were already completely blown away, and couldn't wait for the second half of the show to start. They love the sense of community that the JLY Friends have as well (when they discovered how and why so many of us know each other), and said they can definitely see why we travel everywhere as much as possible to support him and to enjoy his incredible talent. They said they might even join us at some point!

After intermission came the Jersey Boys portion of the evening. JLY performed "Walk Like A Man", complete with the iconic stage moves...and then "Big Girls Don't Cry" with more audience participation and some additional stories about Cuba, followed by some stories from making the Jersey Boys movie - including some that we have not heard before. The wistful "My Eyes Adored You" drew sighs from all around the audience. Then "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (done in the style of the Broadway show) gave everyone another thrill.

JLY took this opportunity to sing some of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" in Italian, as he had done on the first Craftours excursion in Italy. He also did another song from that set - something he had always wanted to sing. The Italian version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight" truly took my breath away. He followed this with one of our favorites, "Usted"...it was so good to hear the Spanish ballad again, with JLY's rich vocals and pure emotional delivery. I could hear the approval from all of the new audience members around me as well.

Next up was JLY's astounding arrangement of "The Air That I Breathe" with his thoughtful, passionate vocals. This section of the show finished up with a playful "Show And Tell", another one of our favorites.

JLY came back for an encore, with one of my personal favorites, "Maybe I'm Amazed". Everyone agreed that he not only rocked the Kravis Center, but all of West Palm Beach as well. The finale was a special version of "Sherry", with JLY being backed by Six Seasons - a half dozen talented vocal students from right next door at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts. We were all on our feet as well, dancing along with JLY and these superstars in the making.

After both shows, so many people that had seen JLY for the first time could not stop talking about how phenomenal he is. And the couple at my table from the first night? They said it was hands-down the best concert they have ever attended. They loved his voice, his personality, and his stories. They already want him to come back to perform again...as do several of the other people I heard speaking. It looks like public performances in Florida should become a regular occurrence!

They are discovering what so many of us already know - that John Lloyd Young possesses talent and heart in spades, and shares all of it generously with each and every person in his audiences. The world is gonna hear that voice...and I am so glad that we get to be on the journey with him as he reaches new fans and new heights. So proud to support him, in every way...and to welcome more friends into the fold!

[asdaricus]

More ancient colossal temples by Midjourney. It's true that Midjourney has a long way to go before it gets the details of classical architecture correct. But it's amazing how much it does get right! The crumbling ruins of the Temple of Hathor, Ancient Rome, Frigidarium, colossal columns made out of red marble columns, Ruins of Baalbek, very detailed, high definition, sunny skies, atmospheric lighting, in the style of David Roberts, --ar 2:3 The Temple of Jupiter, Ancient Rome, Vaulted Pagan Basilica, colossal columns made out of red marble columns, very detailed, high definition, sunny skies, atmospheric lighting, in the style of David Roberts, in the style of James Gurney, in the style of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, in the style of Ludwig Deutsch,--ar 3:2 --q 2 --v 4

[ambrosiafm]

come on, 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂, and let the nectar flow! take a load off! — accepted! please familiarize yourself with the guidelines, plot, and lore. join the discord link from the pinned post within 24 hours or your roles will be reopened. welcome to 𝘬𝘦𝘧𝘪, 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢, shinya "ash" ichinose, lyra finley, dave "theta" ryan jr, dara apple duangkamol, yejin oh, danny rietveld. nakamoto yuta, jessica henwick, tyler hoechlin, pattranite limpatiyakorn, kim chaewon, freddy carter is now taken.

⧼ nakamoto yuta, cis man, he/him, 28. ⧽ interlude iv (showtime) by zach callison + never ending nightmares, deep scars, pomegranate seeds, family betrayal ☼ SHINYA "ASH" ICHINOSE survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a tattoo artist and are known to be artistic & melancholic, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF HADES / LEGACY OF LYSSA. word around town is that they’ve been here for three months and fought for Kronos, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their secret blade. [ mira, 26, gmt -3, they/them, pictures of spiders ]

⧼ jessica henwick, non-binary, they/she, 30. ⧽ castle crumbling by taylor swift + bookshelves up to the ceiling, talking to the stars at night, daily training sessions, vintage tea set and gold earings. ☼ LYRA FINLEY survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a research historian and are known to be pragmatic & proud, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF ATHENA / LEGACY OF NOX. word around town is that they’ve been here for 3 years and THEY ENDED UP IN CAMP JUPITER BY MISTAKE, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their pen in their pocket.. [ mia, 27, cst, she/her, s.a & suicide ]

⧼ tyler hoechlin, cis man, he/him, 31. ⧽ liv it up (teenage wasteland) by alexander ludwig + teardrops on a polaroid photo, full body bass vibrations, barefoot mostly everywhere. ☼ DAVE "THETA" RYAN JR. survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a EDM DJ and are known to be amiable & insecure, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF DIES, LEGACY OF APOLLO (ROMAN). word around town is that they’ve been here for six months and WAS ATTACKED AND LOST HIS HEARING AT COACHELLA WHEN HE WAS TEN … & DIVORCED HIS WIFE OF TEN YEARS A YEAR AFTER HIS QUEST, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their magical monocle. [ kyle, 25+, hst, he/him, sa, suicide, gore, 9/11 ]

⧼ pattranite limpatiyakorn, cis woman, she/her, 22. ⧽ recruitment season by jenny nuo + sanrio afternoon tea, oversized og taylor swift cardigan, cursive letters scribbled on a pocket notebook with i’s dotted with hearts, gold stars ☼ DARA APPLE DUANGKAMOL survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a university student & social media manager and are known to be timid & delicate, makes sense given they’re a LEGACY OF HEMERA (¼) / CUPID (¼) / MORPHEUS (⅛) / MINERVA (⅛) word around town is that they’ve been here for 22 years and SELECTIVE MUTE DUE TO SOCIOPHOBIA, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their wolfsbane perfume bottle. [ jove, 26, est, she/they, medical related stuff, pineapple emoji ]

⧼ kim chaewon, cis woman, she/her, 21. ⧽ dance the night away by dua lipa + sparkly eye shadow, long nights out dancing, neon lights, blurry selfies, confetti on the floor. ☼ YEJIN OH survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a bartender and are known to be outgoing & distractable, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF NYX & LEGACY OF DIONYSUS. word around town is that they’ve been here for 2 years and SHE GETS DRUNK VERY EASILY, SO SHE DOESN'T DRINK MUCH, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their sparkly silver purse. [ lydia, 25+, CST, she/they, talk/pics of spiders, talks/pics of teeth, pics of feet, pics of clowns ]

⧼ freddy carter, cis man, he/him, 31 (119). ⧽ vois sur ton chemin by bruno coulais + a royal flush laying on green felt, molten glow of a glory hole, a pocket watch clicking shut, voices calling from nowhere, hands lazily draped on a steering wheel ☼ Danny Rietveld survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a glassblower and are known to be truthful & conniving, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF Prosperina / LEGACY OF Invidia word around town is that they’ve been here for 2 years after finally getting out of the lotus casino 15 years ago and hear ghosts, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. whenever you see them around town they have their satchel. [ sabs, 21, cst, they/them, sa]

[slothmansounds]

Monthly Mix: November 2023

Sphinx by Schiller

First Past the Post by Plan B

Now and Then by The Beatles

Better Luck Next Time by Sundara Karma

Destroyer of Worlds by Ludwig Göransson

Rippled by All India Radio

Jupiter 26 by All India Radio

The New Age by All India Radio

Lo Fi Groovy by All India Radio

Four Three by All India Radio

Night by All India Radio

Mother Opiate by This Will Destroy You

Under the Night by The Album Leaf

False Dawn by The Album Leaf

[palbuys]

12 Types of Music Which Makes You Sleep All Night!

Are you tired of tossing and turning all night long, counting sheep until the early hours of the morning? You are the 1 in 3, According to CDC. In 2022, American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) estimated Sleep-related issues to impact 50 to 70 million Americans of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. The most prevalent sleep conditions include narcolepsy, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and insomnia. Have you ever considered using music as a tool to help you nod off? Studies have shown that listening to certain types of music before bed can help relax the mind and body, promoting deeper and more restful sleep. So let’s start exploring the 12 types of music which makes you sleep all night.

From the calming effects of white noise to the sleep-promoting benefits of classical music, we will dive into the different types of music that can help you get a good night’s sleep. So, whether you are struggling with insomnia or just looking for a new way to improve your sleep, read on to find out how music can help you fall asleep.

1. Classic Music for Sleep

Studies have shown that classical music, especially pieces composed by Mozart and Beethoven, can have a calming effect and help with sleep.

Here are some examples of classical music that can help you fall asleep:

“Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy

“Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven

“Canon in D Major” by Johann Pachelbel

“The Four Seasons: Spring” by Antonio Vivaldi

“Nocturnes” by Frédéric Chopin

“Lullaby for String Orchestra” by Johannes Brahms

“Swan Lake Suite” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

“Reverie” by Gabriel Fauré

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Felix Mendelssohn

“The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity” by Gustav Holst

2. Sounds of Nature Relaxing Music

Studies have found that the sounds of nature can be relaxing and help to create a peaceful environment for sleep.

Ocean Waves: The sound of gently crashing waves can be calming and soothing, helping to reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Rain: The sound of rainfall can create a peaceful and calming atmosphere, making it easier to fall asleep.

Thunderstorms: For some people, the sound of thunder and lightning can be relaxing and help them fall asleep faster.

Forest Sounds: The sounds of nature, such as birds chirping, leaves rustling, and streams flowing, can create a peaceful and calming environment.

Fireplace: The crackling sound of a fire can create a warm and cozy atmosphere, making it easier to fall asleep.

Waterfall: The sound of a waterfall can create a peaceful and calming atmosphere, helping to reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Wind Chimes: The soft and soothing sound of wind chimes can help to calm the mind and promote relaxation.

Crickets: The sound of crickets chirping can create a peaceful and calming atmosphere, making it easier to fall asleep.

3. Sleep Music White Noise

White noise is a constant, neutral sound that serves as a way to induce relaxation and better sleep by blocking out any other sounds that may cause a disturbance, such as the noise from traffic, barking dogs, or snoring.

Examples of White noise :

Fan noise: The sound of a fan running can create a consistent and soothing background noise that can help mask other sounds and promote relaxation and sleep.

Rainstorm noise: The sound of rainfall, whether it be gentle or heavy, can create a calming and peaceful background noise that can help mask other sounds and promote sleep.

Static TV/Radio noise: Static TV and Radio noise are often used as a form of white noise to help people sleep.

You can try other noises like Pink noise which is a little deeper than White noise, Red noise, or brown noise little deeper than pink and white noise (Ex: Thunder or Strong Waterfalls).

4. Ambient Music to Sleep

Ambient music is a genre of music that is characterized by its calming, repetitive, and atmospheric qualities. This type of music can help individuals fall asleep by promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and creating a calming atmosphere.

Here are a few examples of ambient music that can be used to promote sleep:

Brian Eno’s “Music for Airports”: This album is considered one of the pioneers of ambient music and is known for its calming, atmospheric soundscapes.

Steve Roach’s “Structures from Silence”: This album features long, slow-moving pieces that are designed to promote relaxation and calm the mind.

Harold Budd’s “The Pearl”: This album features soft, atmospheric soundscapes that are designed to promote relaxation and sleep.

Ludovico Einaudi’s “Divenire”: This album features soft, piano-based pieces that are designed to promote relaxation and sleep.

William Basinski’s “The Disintegration Loops”: This album features repetitive, slow-moving pieces that are designed to promote relaxation and sleep.

5. Sleep Music Binaural Beats

Binaural beats are a type of music that uses specific sound frequencies to alter the brain waves and promote relaxation. that involves listening to two different frequencies in each ear, to promote relaxation and sleep. Here are a few examples of binaural beats for sleep:

Delta waves: Delta waves are the slowest frequency of binaural beats and are associated with deep sleep. Listening to delta wave binaural beats can help individuals relax and fall into a deep sleep more easily.

Theta waves: Theta waves are associated with light sleep and meditation. Listening to theta wave binaural beats can help individuals relax and calm their minds, making it easier to fall asleep.

Gamma waves: Gamma waves are associated with alertness and cognitive function. However, listening to gamma wave binaural beats can also help to relax the mind and promote sleep.

Alpha waves: Alpha waves are associated with relaxation and a calm mind. Listening to alpha wave binaural beats can help to calm the mind and promote relaxation, making it easier to fall asleep.

6. Yoga and Meditation Music

Yoga and meditation music can help promote sleep by creating a calming and relaxing atmosphere. The slow and repetitive sounds, combined with guided breathing and relaxation techniques, can help individuals calm their minds and ease into a restful sleep.

Here are a few examples of yoga and meditation music that can be used to promote sleep:

“Deep Sleep Music Academy”: This album features soft and calming music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Meditation for Sleep”: This album features guided meditations and soft music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Yoga Nidra for Sleep”: This album features guided yoga nidra meditations and soft music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Relaxing Music for Sleep”: This album features soft and calming music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Sleep Soundly”: This album features guided meditations and soft music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

7. Reiki Music for Sleep

Reiki music is specifically designed to balance the energy in the body and promote relaxation, making it ideal for sleep.

This music is often slow, calming, and repetitive, making it a great choice for promoting sleep.

Here are a few examples of Reiki music that can be used to promote sleep:

“Reiki Sleep Music”: This album features soft and calming music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Reiki Healing Sleep Music”: This album features soft and repetitive music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Reiki for Deep Sleep”: This album features guided Reiki meditations and soft music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep.

“Reiki Relaxation Music”: This album features soft and calming music that is designed to help individuals relax and fall asleep.

“Reiki Healing Sounds”: This album features soft and repetitive music that is designed to help individuals fall asleep and be relaxed.

8. Instrumental Music to Sleep

Soft instrumental music, such as piano, flute, or guitar music, can be calming and help to create a peaceful environment for sleep.

9. Sounds of Silence for Sleep

For some people, complete silence can be the best background for sleep, allowing them to focus on their breathing and relax. This is also called Black noise.

10. Tai Chi Music for Sleep

What is Tai Chi? Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese system of exercise and movement meditation. The gentle, slow movements facilitated by deep breathing make it a great way to reduce stress and tension while improving overall balance and flexibility.

It’s a type of martial art but has become more popular for its health benefits, such as increased circulation, improved posture, enhanced joint stability, and better balance.

Taichi music is often designed to reflect these principles. The slow and repetitive rhythm of tai chi music can help slow down the heart rate and reduce anxiety, making it easier to fall asleep.

11. Slow and Soft Rock Sleep Music

Some people find that slow and soft rock music can be calming and help them fall asleep.

Soft rock music that features slow tempos, gentle instrumentation, and soothing vocals can be a good choice for bedtime music. The repetitive and consistent rhythm of slow and soft rock music can help create a peaceful and calming atmosphere, making it easier to fall asleep.

Here are some examples of slow and soft rock music that can help promote sleep:

“Every Breath You Take” by The Police

“Wonderwall” by Oasis

“Something” by The Beatles

“Everybody Hurts” by R.E.M.

“Patience” by Guns N’ Roses

“Black” by Pearl Jam

“Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac

“Come As You Are” by Nirvana

“The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel

“Breathe Me” by Sia

12. Soft Jazz Music for Sleeping

Some people find that soft jazz music, with its relaxed and smooth melodies, can be calming and help them fall asleep.

Soft jazz music can be a great choice for promoting sleep, as it is often slow and relaxing. Jazz music is known for its smooth and melodic sound, and the soft and gentle instrumental arrangements can create a calming and peaceful atmosphere, making it easier to fall asleep.

Here are some examples of soft jazz music that can help promote sleep:

“Take Five” by Dave Brubeck

“Dream a Little Dream of Me” by Louis Armstrong

“Round Midnight” by Thelonious Monk

“Misty” by Erroll Garner

“In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington

“Body and Soul” by Coleman Hawkins

“Stella by Starlight” by Nat King Cole

“My Funny Valentine” by Chet Baker

“Blue in Green” by Miles Davis

“Moon River” by Henry Mancini

It’s important to remember that everyone’s sleep needs and preferences are different, so it may take some experimentation to find the type of music that works best for you.

Additionally, you can try listening to playlists specifically curated for sleep or relaxation, as these can be a great resource for finding music that works for you.

There is plenty of sleep kinds of music available online, especially on Youtube, try different types of music to find what works best for you.

https://palsbuys.com/music-which-makes-you-sleep/

[stiles1978]

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.” -Les Brown No truer words spoken to describe the actions of the ambitious Sag. Ruled by #Jupiter (#Zeus), we enter this #fire sign, and ninth child of the #Zodiac on November 22nd. So happy bday to all you world conquering centaurs, and check out who you may share a birthday with. Joseph Stalin AND Winston Churchill Tina Turner @tinaturner Ludwig van Beethoven Gianni Versace Nostradamus Samuel L. Jackson @samuelljackson Jane Austen AND Emily Dickinson Christina Applegate John Stewart Steven Spielberg AND Sir Ridley Scott @ridleyscottcg Bruce Lee AND Chadwick Boseman @chadwickboseman Margaret Cho @margaret_cho Jimi Hendrix AND Keith Richards @officalkeef Winston Churchill Walt Disney AND Walter Knott Andrew Carnegie AND J. Paul Getty C.S. Lewis AND Mark Twain So many talented and historically influential Sag’s!!! As for the origin story, it’s a muddled mess as usual… In one version #Chiron turns himself into a #centaur to escape his wife #Rhea , and he is also associated with the constellation #Centaurus . In another tale Chiron creates both Centaurus & #Sagittarius In another tale, the originator of #archery, #Crotus (the son of the #satyr #Pan) is placed among the stars by Zeus at the request of the #Muses Interestingly enough, the archer’s arrow actually points towards the star #Antares which is the “heart of the scorpion”, or the constellation Scorpio , poised to defend nearby #Heracles or avenge #Orion #astrology #horoscope #vectorart #adobeillustrator #adobephotoshop #artist #art #illustration #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #digitalart #digitalartist #digitalillustration @procreate @adobe @photoshop @_adobeillustrator_ https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRivC_vouY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[triple-a-ace]

Wolf 359 Classical Music:

Episode 1: The Entertainer - Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

Episode 4: Chinese Blues - George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Episode 4: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Prelude - Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Episode 12: The Planets Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 12: The Planets Op. 32: 1. Mars, the Bringer of War - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 13: The Planets: 7. Neptune, the Mystic - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Episode 14: The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture - Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Episode 17: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Episode 22: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Episode 34: Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7 - Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Episode 37: 1812 Overture - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Episode 46: Boléro, M. 81 - Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Episode 48: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: 13, Waltz of the Flowers - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Episode 52: Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135: III. Finale - Claude Debussy (1864-1918)

Episode 53: The Four Seasons - Summer in G minor, RV. 315: II. Adagio-Presto - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Mission Mishaps: A Little Night Music: Für Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Mission Mishaps: A Little Night Music: Fantasy in C major, D. 934 - Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Mission Mishaps: A Little Night Music: William Tell: Overture - Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Mission Mishaps: A Little Night Music: Canon in D major - Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

Episode 54: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": II. Adagio Cantabile - Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Episode 56: Gnossienne: No. 1 - Erik Satie (1866-1925)

[decadennce]

*dumps the first week of OCtober on you*

Anyways, I’m doing OCtober again this year except I’m actually posting (most) of the drawings this time. I’m also doing the same thing I did last year where I find a bunch of prompt lists and then combine it into some franken-prompt list, and then use RNG to pick an oc to draw for the day so yeah there’s no specific list here lol. I also just straight up forgot to even pick a prompt for one of them so. oops.

anyways enjoy this art dump of varying effort because man drawing almost every day do be making you lazy sometimes

[apod]

2022 August 28

Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter Video Credit: License: NASA, Juno, SwRI, MSSS, Gerald Eichstadt; Music: Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Explanation: Here comes Jupiter! NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno is continuing on its highly-elongated orbits around our Solar System's largest planet. The featured video is from perijove 11 in early 2018, the eleventh time Juno has passed near Jupiter since it arrived in mid-2016. This time-lapse, color-enhanced movie covers about four hours and morphs between 36 JunoCam images. The video begins with Jupiter rising as Juno approaches from the north. As Juno reaches its closest view -- from about 3,500 kilometers over Jupiter's cloud tops -- the spacecraft captures the great planet in tremendous detail. Juno passes light zones and dark belt of clouds that circle the planet, as well as numerous swirling circular storms, many of which are larger than hurricanes on Earth. After the perijove, Jupiter recedes into the distance, then displaying the unusual clouds that appear over Jupiter's south. To get desired science data, Juno swoops so close to Jupiter that its instruments are exposed to very high levels of radiation.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220828.html

[idratherdreamofjune]

Directions received: shuffle your playlist. List the first 10 songs then tag 10 people. @lady-merian tagged me. ^^

This is from my Spotify likes, however I filtered out songs I liked only for playlist potential - these are ten that I just genuinely like. :P This particular selection is pretty instrumentals-heavy, partly because many of my favorite songs have been sorted out into other playlists and removed from this catch-all area.

FOILS - Ludwig Goransson (TENET OST) Rising of the Knight - Edward Abela (another instrumental, and one of many that @brambleberrycottage shared with me, if memory serves) Golden Embers - Watchhouse (Bittersweet pathos!) Permanent - David Cook (sounds like Josh Groban) Gramophone - Eugen Doga (yet another gorgeous instrumental) God Rested - Andrew Peterson (”The sky was red as blood along the blade of night” ?!?!?!? FLAWLESS) Time - Hans Zimmer (Inception OST if you don’t already know that haha) Ay Farzandane Nur - Urbana Worship (”Children of the Light”, a worship song in Farsi) Angel Wings - Patrick Doyle (A Little Princess OST) Jupiter - Audiomachine (a reimagining of the classical piece, another from brambleberrycottage. ^^)

If you see this and you’re currently listening to music and haven’t previously been tagged, you are now. ;D

[gossip-dino]

Welcome to Gossip Dino, where you can get all the juicy gossip, from a dinosaur.

If you’ve ever wanted to be kept up on all of the Cardboard City Mall drama, you’re in the right place.

But first, let’s get to know our victims I mean mall staff.

To start us off we have your tipicle stoner, Gilbitch Beilshit-Karpusi. Working at Spencers, he never actually does any work ever, and he just spends his time harassing Hot Topic employees, being stoned, and screwing his wife in the changing rooms.

Next, we have Hera Beilshit-Karpusi, the wife of Gilbitch. She works at the PetCo but also doesn’t do much work, she just pets cats, adopts cats, practically is a cat, and screws her husband in the changing rooms. She is known to walk around in a cat fursuit, but that is the least weird thing that happens in this mall, so nobody really cares.

Moving on from her, we have the train wreck that is Fransus Baguettefoy. He’s practically an old man who works at Claire’s, and many people have reported seeing a misterius “Red Water” behind the counter whenever he’s working. He enjoys chasing after the mall cop while making sounds that resemble a rat with rabies, and he also likes to give his best friend Gilbitch piercings when he’s high beyond reach.

Now for the saddest of the bunch, Arthur Kinkland. Known for his notorious brows waxed off by another employee at one point, he does nothing but complain and nobody likes him. Fransus left him for the mall cop, Gilbitch got him fired by accident, Vladimir left him for a dilf, nobody cares about him. Also, he murdered his only friend, an imaginary bunny that Gilbitch could see when he was high as hell.

Then, we have Antonio Fernandez-nobody cares. He works at a churro shop and basically died, so we have no news on him because he’s never around.

Onto the next victim uh I meant MALL STAFF we have Jett Kinkland. Nothing has really happened to him, which is weird considering he’s actually kind of dumb, but he somehow manages to stay out of trouble. Oh, but he is Arthur’s brother, which is a problem within itself.

After that we have Ludwig Beilschmidt. A dilf, he works at some fitness store nobody goes to. He’s known for being the alcoholic brother of the stoner, who is much more relevant than this stupid drunk. The only desirable thing about him is the fact that he has man tits the size of Jupiter. Other than that, he’s just an alcoholic dilf, and nobody gives a crap. Also, he’s extremely gay and everyone knows.

And now, we have Chad Arthur Kinkland. He was only around for about 20 minutes, but he was the result of Arthur getting fired and getting his brows waxed. He was totally straight and liked wearing socks with the boys.

After that sad piece of doodoo, we have an even sadder piece of doodoo. A sad rat man who works at the churro shop, and who got curbstomped for throwing out an entire bag of Gils weed, Lovino Vargas. He’s a ball of depression and anger, so again, nobody cares.

Then we have Albread Jones, a man who works at McDonalds and likes babysitting an angelic and perfect vampire child. He’s not a fan of cocomelon so he is kind of a disgrace, but whatever. He’s also really dumb, and likes to let the angelic and perfect vampire child eat human food and climb trees in the broad daylight. Apparently he doesn’t know the kids a vampire. Idiot.

After him we have Roda Mikkelsdó- what, but you can call her Ro and forget her last name because nobody knows how to say it. She works in some music shop and is one of the only unproblematic people, all I really know is that she likes animals and Albread has a mega crush on her or something.

And then we have Vladimir Popescu, an amazing vampire guy with an amazing vampire brother. He’s nothing but kind and amazing, and he works at a spiritual rock shop called Rock 🪨, and is the perfect older brother. Everyone likes Vladimir, even though he waxed Arthur’s brows off, and he also abandoned Arthur for the dilf, stupid freaking dilf, but like that’s fine. It’s ok. Whatever. He has amazing hair and eyes and everyone loves him, and anyone who doesn’t love him misteriusly disappears. Idk.

And moving on, we have the super adorable super awesome vampire child, Aurel Popescu. He enjoys cocomelon and dinosaurs, and he loves wondering the mall with Gil, and looking at pets at PetCo while Gil and Hera are “busy” having “alone time.” He’s also the mascot of Rock 🪨 because Vladimir is too busy being cool to do anything like that. Aurel is just cute, and it’s impossible to dislike him.

And then there’s the head mall cop, Freddy. Nobody knows his last name. Nobody knows who Freddy really is. Freddy is just Freddy. He’s Fransus’ main victim, and as lame as it sounds he’s usually targeted by the baguette mans advances. He has tased Fransus and will do it again. Also, Arthur hates him. No surprise there.

Finally there Allistor Kinkland, and nobody really knows crap about him, he’s just there. Cool.

And that concludes our intro. Expect updates often, seeing as the mall is a literal zoo. We have many stories, ranging from Tony the Tiger coming to life to Lovino being almost fired for throwing out weed, we have it all. But for now, this is Gossip Dino signing off.

xoxo

Gossip Dino

[spiritualgateway]

The crisis virus

written by Steven Black:

While you look around and get the impression that the whole world has gone crazy and is going nuts, you have to realize: This is all perfectly normal and has happened over and over again. With the pest plague, the cholera and the Spanish flu – people reacted with unreasonableness, resentment and rebellion, against ordered measures.

With the plague, people selectively believed that bad winds, an unfavorable constellation of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn or the contaminated water were to blame because the Jews were poisoning the wells. As a logical consequence of such thinking, persecution of Jews throughout Europe occurred. Entire Jewish quarters were burned down and their inhabitants murdered.

Oh yes, a punishment by God was also possible. Even then, in the early 14th century, quarantine and isolation were ordered – as a very late measure.

In the case of cholera, 1831, quarantine and isolation were also applied. From the chronicle of the german city Stettin of this time, one learns:

„The burial of the deceased, buried in a special newly built churchyard […] aroused fear and horror, especially among the lower classes of the inhabitants. These precautions were made even worse by the complete blockade of traffic, which deprived a large part of the inhabitants of their livelihoods and probably also their means of subsistence. The lower classes could not bear this state of affairs and, believing the most absurd rumors, saw in the precautions taken only the means to their perdition.

„The prolonged duration of the cordoning off increased the bitterness, the excitement grew with each passing day, so that the workers most affected were finally inclined to use force to overturn the hated coercive rules.

„…because the agitated crowd, misled by some troublemakers, was under the delusion that cholera and security measures were only being used „to exterminate the common rabble.

The Spanish Flu, 1918 – 1919, rolled over the globe in three successive waves and claimed millions of lives. Conjecture and conspiracy theories arose among the most diverse peoples. Some saw the disease as the devil’s work of German agents, and Germany was suspected of either using insidious biological weapons or poisoning aspirin tablets from the pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer in order to win the world war. Another theory, widespread at the time, was that the flu had been imported from Spain in tins, which had been poisoned by the Germans who had brought the Spanish canneries under their control. Or it was oraculated that the cause was consequential damages of the war by poison gas missions, which were caused by the exhalations from the mountains of corpses of the battlefields. And of course there was also the evergreen that it was a punishment from God …

First with the second wave, the danger was really recognized and flu alarm systems were introduced, quarantines were imposed over ports and railroad stations, isolation stations in hospitals were set up. „Social Distancing“ was ordered, mass gatherings were prohibited. Schools, theaters, markets and churches were closed. The use of face masks and disinfectants was recommended and in some areas made mandatory by law.

Those who refused to wear face masks were fined. By the way, later studies proved that the prohibition of mass events and the requirement to wear a mouth-and-nose mask reduced the death rate in American cities by up to 50 percent. Where it was not prescribed by law, i.e. only announced as a recommendation, there were many more deaths. The same thing is currently happening in Sweden.

The Corona Virus – today

100 years after the Spanish flu, a new medical crisis is entering the global stage. And just as with the plague, cholera and Spanish flu, where fear and uncertainty accompanied the daily events, the most colorful rumors and theories are flourishing. There seems to be a lid for every pot.

Some political party sees the Corona virus as an obvious foreigner epidemic. Logically, migrants must be to blame for it too. Within the extreme right groups the old perennial argument is active that the Jews are to blame for Corona.

Many vaccination critics freak out at the name Bill Gates, who allegedly wants to decimate humanity and enslave it with microchips. He has the WHO, the media and Angela Merkel personally in his pocket. Then there are people who believe that the new 5 G technology is the real cause of the Corona virus. The Qanon community believes that the virus is merely an excuse for Donald Trump to free thousands of poor, tortured children from underground tunnels.

There are an ever increasing number of people who believe that the virus is nothing more than a normal flu. There is also the idea that this Corona virus does not exist – it would all be just an excuse to get rid of cash and have a controlled financial crash. The usual suspects also know exactly from whom and why – of course to enforce the infamous New World Order, either by the „Deep State“, the „Kabale“ or the „Illuminati“.

A few fundamentalist church officials also took up the same cause:

In a text entitled „A Call for the Church and for the World – to Catholics and all people of good will“, signed among others by the German Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller and initiated by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former Pontifical Ambassador to the USA, the Corona measures were sharply criticized. The signatories had previously spoken out against bans on worship because of the corona virus and they are all arch-conservative opponents of the current pope. The text stated: „It is a fact that under the pretext of the Covid 19 epidemic, in many cases inalienable rights of citizens have been violated and their fundamental freedoms have been disproportionately and unjustifiably restricted, including the right to freedom of religion, freedom of expression and freedom of movement.

It was further stated that there is reason to believe „that there are forces that are interested in creating panic among the population. Their goal is to permanently enforce „forms of unacceptable restriction of freedom and the associated control over persons and the persecution of all their movements“. „These illiberal attempts at control are the disturbing prelude to the creation of a world government that eludes all control“.

Personal note: By the way – dear church idiots: What about the „forms of unacceptable restriction of freedom“ of my mind, by your religious doctrine? Or „the associated control over persons“, where you let people slide around on their knees and establish a sense of sacrifice by having a figure nailed to a cross worshiped? But a „God’s world government“ would be all right with you, wouldn’t it?  

Anyway, I don’t really expect an answer to that. But what else you should know – the signatories represent an arch-conservative, right-wing current within the Catholic Church. They fervently hate the current pope because he accepts homosexuality and divorce as facts of life and is open to pro-migration and capitalism-critical positions. It is also no coincidence that these clerics of all people are waving their fear of a „new world order“ around. The whole thing is organized by a notorious ultra-right-wing populist – namely Steve Bannon. The man who brought Donald Trump to power through tons of fake news and conspiracy theories.

By the way, there are strong indications that the art product „QAnon“, a fictitious Internet personality, is a product of Steve Bannon. He is the thinking head and mastermind of the so-called new right.

The American government, led by Donald Trump, sees itself as the victim of a Chinese conspiracy initiated either by a mysterious „Deep State“ or preferably by the Democrats – which is one and the same thing in his case. Evangelical clerics see the Corona virus as a punishment from God for homosexuality. A handful of doctors contradict the official statements and believe that the Corona virus is little more than a common flu. The population would get scared over nothing and wearing masks would be very unhealthy. And in the chest tone of conviction, many an empathy-free idiot rambles that it would only affect pre-existing patients who would have died soon anyway.  You know, just collateral damage …

In the USA, the president himself is the main accelerator of emotional states. There were protests against the curfews in several US cities and about 3000 demonstrators, some of them armed and wearing Trump campaign caps and flags, took to the streets in Michigan. Encouraged by Donald, who tweeted „Free Michigan,“ dozens of gunmen entered the parliament building in the city of Lansing.

In Germany and Austria, people suddenly took to the streets and demonstrated against the corona measures of their government. Against an alleged panic-mongering, against an allegedly intended compulsory vaccination, against the curtailment of their basic rights, against an allegedly threatened freedom of opinion, against the obligation to wear masks, against an alleged „Corona dictatorship“, against a „New World Order“ by Bill Gates and much more. What one would not have thought possible before, happened now:

People who call themselves „leftists“, right-wing conservatives, neo-Nazis, people of the freeman movement, spiritual people, and also people who had never been involved with any of the groups mentioned before, stood together in a public square and chanted „We are the people“. And of course they did not wear masks, and of course they did not keep a „minimum distance“. With righteous indignation they held flyers in their hands where „The Basic Law“ is written on them and lamented a loss of it. Although the basic right to personal liberties was only limited due to the situation and receded into the background in favor of the basic right to personal integrity of EVERYONE, suddenly not only the Corona virus seemed to mutate.

A wide range of people suddenly mutated into virus specialists and health experts, legal luminaries and political insiders. It was not at all helpful if individual physicians and virologists publicly held different views, which are not in accordance with the scientific consensus. These people were suddenly elevated to „heroes of „truth“ and made anti-witnesses of the establishment.      

Like moths to a flame, all the discontented, angry opponents of the system, critics of capitalism, right-wing populists pouring oil on the fire, bawling bald-headed people and „Merkel must go“ yellers flocked together and mingled with yoga practitioners, meditators, as well as people who simply wanted a „better system“. Emotional fire accelerators like KenFM, Sven Liebich, Lügenstöckl, NPD offshoots and various AFD supporters moderated the „happening“ and it did not take long until this situation led to the foundation of a new party – called „Resistance 2020“. Founded by Victoria Hamm, the Sinsheim swindle doctor Bodo Schiffmann and the Leipzig lawyer Ralf Ludwig.

The appeal of „Resistance 2020“ continued as long as Covid 19 and the restrictions imposed by governments were highly active. In the meantime this has abated. First the chairwoman Victoria Hamm stepped down from the party (because of internal differences of opinion), her replacement, the chairwoman of the supervisory board of „Humanimity“, Sandra Wesolek, also threw in the towel soon after. And now also the founder and vice-chairman of the party, Bodo Schiffmann, has left Resistance 2020. Only Ralf Ludwig remains, who keeps the coma patient „Resistance 2020“ alive.

In conclusion – it will not yet be completely silent about the topic Covid – 19, but it slowly fades in its importance. At least for the moment. If we are lucky and there will be no 2nd or third wave, it will stay that way.      

Crisis intensification

Another topic has now captured the attention of the world, people and media – a topic that has never been completely absent: racism and police brutality in the USA.

The violent death of the African-American George Floyd, after a police operation, was followed by peaceful protests in the USA, but there were also riots and looting. And as in dealing with the corona virus, Donald Trump shifts to denial of the structural problem, puts the blame on others and does just about anything to pour even more fire into the heated atmosphere.

Under the hashtag #blackllivesmatter, which has been known since 2013 and is a name for an African-American civil rights movement, people are gathering again to demonstrate against state arbitrariness, police brutality and unfair treatment of dark-skinned people. Previous slogans of the movement, such as „Hands up, don’t shoot“, „White silence is violence“, „No justice, no peace“, „Is my son next?“ are being used again, including the now popular „I can’t breathe“ and „BlackOutTuesday“.

It is no longer just a movement of the „black community“. Within just a few days, numerous politicians, celebrities and large companies have raised their voices and spoken out in favor of the BlackLivesMatter movement. More and more representatives of the video game industry are also joining in. Sony, for example, has refrained from presenting the new Playstation 5 due to the current situation. But also companies like Microsoft, Activision, EA, Massive Entertainment, Square Enix, Bethesda, Naughty Dog, Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros, and many other global big players made clear statements against racism and expressed their solidarity. Over 50 influential companies have donated large sums of money to the movement.

Yes, Soros‘ Open Society Foundation is one of them (about $33 million), but is rather outdone by all others, especially FORD Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy (about $100 million). Also worthy of mention are the Hill-Snowden Foundation, Solidaire, the NoVo Foundation, the Association of Black Foundation Executives, the Neighborhood Funders Group-Funders for Justice, Anonymous Donors, and many more.  

It is already becoming apparent that this issue could potentially break Donald Trump’s neck and prevent his re-election. „Poor Donald“, after his mismanagement in the Corona crisis became visible to everyone, now police brutality and racism challenge him. And here again he reacts headlessly and impulse-driven instead of showing presidential leadership. Instead he meets the problem in the familiar perpetrator-victim reversal tactic.

Incidentally, the same thing happens as in the Covid 19 demonstrations in Austria and Germany – extreme right-wing „withe supremacy“ agitators mingle with the demonstrators. They incite people and loot, start brawls and set fire to buildings. Incited by Donald Trump, who simply claimed that it was „the ANTIFA“ that was firing up the demonstrations, his followers do everything in their power to discredit the movement and make it look bad in the eyes of the public.

In a series of messages, a Twitter account called „Antifa US“ had called on protesters to march into neighborhoods and „take what is ours“. Twitter itself had cleared up the fact that behind this account „American Identity Movement“ is the extreme right-wing formerly known as „Identity Evropa“, that was behind the protest and deleted the account.

Blacklivesmatter is a movement that I wholeheartedly endorse. What I find less good about it is that this conglomeration of people is happening on the streets while the corona virus is still highly active in the  world. There is also no question of keeping a distance, a large majority can be seen wearing masks during the protests, but not all of them. I fear that this will have some unpleasant consequences. But the German demonstrations against a „Corona dictatorship“ and against police arbitrariness and brutality by blacklivesmatter could not be more different.

The sense of demonstrating against a world domination by Bill Gates and an alleged forced chippings or because one is forced to wear a mask temporarily stinks against blacklivesmatter. This is about addressing really important issues of the human species. The core statement of „Blacklivesmatter“ is – “ stop treating us like shit!“

It did not take long, of course, for the rumor mill to start bubbling on this topic as well and the „usual suspects“ went peddling „THE truth“ about it to everyone. You know, from „it’s all a government diversion“ to George Floyd wouldn’t be dead. It would all be a false flag operation and George Soros would be behind the protests. Xavier Naidoo also tells his followers about it and although the man from Mannheim had his own experiences with racism, he is not too stupid to devalue the blacklivesmatter movement. He described the demonstrators who are now taking to the streets against racism and police violence as hypocrites. And ends with a whataboutism rant – „anyone who comes up with an organization called Black lives matter is a divider“.

Naidoo justified his statement by saying that for him all lives count. Sounds plausible on the surface but clearly demonstrates that he did not understand the fundamental problem at all. Naidoo parrots something he has probably read or heard from Alex Jones or another opponent from the disinformation movement. The blacklivesmatter movement has been struggling with such whataboutism arguments from the beginning, since 2013. Not surprisingly, „All Lives Matter“ is often used as a counter-argument by the racist „white supremacy“ groups.

Barack Obama found good words for this: „I think the reason why the organizers use the term „Black Lives Matter“ was not because they wanted to imply that other lives do not matter. They are saying that there is a specific problem in the African American community that does not exist in other communities. This is a legitimate problem that we need to address.

Sounds logical, right? It is. Let’s say you broke your arm and you go to the doctor. He won’t tell you – „all bones count“, but will turn to the current problem. The bone that is just broken. If your house is on fire, the fire department will not tell you “ all houses caunt“ – they will simply put out the fire.  

If you come to blacklivesmatter with alllivesmatter, you are part of the problem not the solution. This tries to ignore or disguise the problem by directing the criticism behind it to another topic.

It is definitely crisis – and virus time

A virus form that is completely unknown to most people is going around and is at least as infectious as Covid 19. They are mental and emotional viruses. Positive, negative, destructive and constructive viruses of all kinds. Created by humans every day and they influence all humans, more or less.

We are usually not used to accept the idea that our thoughts as well as our feelings and the words we utter have substantial meanings. Substantial is literally meant here – both thoughts, emotions and words contain substances that act as carriers of their expression. Through which the respective content of thoughts, feelings/emotions and words is transported, which always involves an „inaudible“, complex bundling of frequencies and takes on form, sound and tones. We do not „just think“, we generate a thought form for it, depending on the intensity of our respective thoughts – a kind of „pale being“.

And we do not „just feel“, we generate emotional signatures that can be perceived, „read“, felt and recognized by other people, consciously or unconsciously. We do not „just talk“, our words always convey a large context of mental and emotional content. Whoever listens carefully can often discover contradictions in the words, because the transported feelings are not in harmony with them.

As the person we are, we resemble a piano. We are a musical instrument with many keys and tones, with which the most diverse vibration frequencies can be expressed. Depending on how well we have learned to handle our instrument and how the individual tones are tuned, it will decide how harmonious or disharmonious our personal sound, our own melody, is. Everything we think, feel, say or do sounds through us and creates sounds that are received by others.

The more sensitive a person is or the better he can listen, the more contents of his counterpart he will be able to perceive. How aware someone is or is not of these levels, however, is basically irrelevant. The thought forms, emotional content, sounds and frequencies of other people are also perceived unconsciously. Basically, we all speak through individualized codes – the spoken or written words mean nothing in themselves. The linear arrangement of symbols (letters) that form words has a meaning for us because they are charged with emotional and mental sounds that form a kind of overall picture. We all encode such images on a daily basis and send them out from us. And we all decode every day a huge accumulation of sent consciousness images – which we have either seen, heard or read.

How much we are influenced by the opinions of other people or media – their generated images – depends to a large extent on our own identity structure. And on the respective topics that are founded in it.

Our exchange of information and images becomes a virus – either constructive or destructive – when it spreads in wide circles and becomes more and more emotionally charged. Our thoughts, emotions and the words we speak not only influence ourselves, but also other people. This means we infect other people with our ideas. And other people infect us with their ideas. If an idea or assertion fascinates, impresses, captivates or outrages us, it can go so far that we forget the origin and, spurred on by the charge of an idea, run amok with it.

All of us together are embedded in a collective frequency field, which is reflected in personal, national and global situations. None of us is virtually „an island“, we all manipulate and influence each other. We can hardly escape this, unless we have no contact to other people anymore. But even then it would probably be difficult to escape the collective astral field.

The collective field contains positive, negative, destructive and constructive viruses of all kinds. We encounter emotional and mental viruses all the time, but nowhere in such a concentrated form as in the „social media“. In this respect, the Internet is a single, gigantic virus slingshot. And all of us who make use of it cannot get away with it.

The opinion of others

The technical development of the Internet has made it possible for us to be exposed to a storm of opinions and views on a daily basis in a way that has never been possible before. About 22,510 GB of data are fed into the Internet every second. That is about 2 billion GB per day (exactly 1,944,864.00 GB [2015]). YouTube has a monthly data volume of about 16 Exabyte (Exabyte = 1018 Byte). About 3 million videos per hour are consumed on YouTube. There are 1. 012 315 000 websites on the net. About 16 million of these websites are hacked annually.

About 4 million new blog entries are written every day, 80 million photos are uploaded to Instagram, 618 million „tweets“ are posted – that is 7130 tweets per second. Facebook processes 2.5 billion pieces of content, 2.7 billion likes and 300 million photos every day. All in all, this adds up to a daily data volume of more than 500 terabytes, just for FB alone. About 4 billion search queries are made daily via Google and 10 billion videos are viewed on YouTube. And these numbers will increase, the rush on our inner senses will become more and more intense.

One drama after the other is being chased through the internet every day. An ever-increasing number of bloggers and websites vie for our daily attention. And hardly anybody takes the time to ask themselves, is it really true what I hear or read? What is it really about? And what would be even more important: Does it really have anything to do with ME? Is this really MINE? Or did I just get infected with an emotional virus that is related to a personal topic?

Although we humans generally assume that we have reasonable opinions and justifiable arguments, or that we see the world with clear eyes – this is rarely the case. Each of us lives in our own reality and we all believe that the world is as we secretly assume it to be. The perspective of how we see the world is largely based on the filter of our own beliefs.

One of the effects that has come through the Internet is the amazing development that many people have become aware of how the mainstream press often reports manipulatively or at least with omission – and sometimes doesn’t present the whole picture. By the way, this is not the fault of the press. Nobody can cover all sides of a story, and certainly not in a single article. If you want to know halfway exactly what’s going on, you have to make an effort yourself and look at different perspectives. But the same people then believe every shit that somebody says on YouTube. Actually, many people today don’t believe anything anymore.

But „alternative facts“ to the corona crisis, you believe them. Doctors who are not virologists or virologists who have not been up to date in this field for a long time, we listen to them more than to the top specialists.

We believe that a statesman who uses victim reversal as a means of perpetration. People who lament with a chest sound of the conviction that the Basic Law is in danger – we let ourselves be influenced by that. We reject a black civil rights movement because we allow ourselves to be persuaded that this means that not all lives count. One encounters „BlackLivesMatter“ with WhiteLivesMatter or „AllLivesMatter. Or if someone once again complains – „you’re not allowed to say all this anymore“ – we agree with indignation. Not realizing that he/she has just said it on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, blogs, etc. Which of course leads the statement ad absurdum, but somehow we don’t really notice it anymore.

A youth movement for environmental awareness, „Friday for future“, is met with „Friday for poverty in old age“. Renewable forms of energy, such as wind turbines that generate renewable electricity, are met with „but they kill innocent insects“. If you read somewhere, in any newspaper, that right-wing extremist violence has increased again in the last year, you don’t have to wait long for someone to comment „hey, what about left-wing violence? A women’s movement for sexual abuse and violence is countered with the argument that there is also abuse of women against men. An African-American movement against police brutality and structural racism is countered with „and what about racism against whites? Particularly deep-seated – „what about racism against Germans?

What is actually wrong with us?

Why do we let „whataboutism arguments“ manipulate us? Why can’t we see through the transparency of such cheap maneuvers and recognize that they distract us from the actual core of a situation or a justified criticism and divert our attention to another area?  

Besides all the positive and constructive things the Internet stands for, there is also a dark side to it. Among other things it is misused for a modern form of witch hunts and witch burning. Angela Merkel, Greta Thunberg, Barack Obama, George Soros, Bill Gates, the Rothschilds, Rockefeller and many other public figures are burned at some Internet stake every day, applauded and cheered. And this comes not only from the right, but from all sides. If you look at the comments on such postings, you can observe the violent reactions, where a storm of indignation, anger and hatred is unleashed, which is then projected onto the designated persons.

The art of differentiation seems to have become a lost art.

There is such a variety of information and opinions, often colored by interests, sometimes just imaginatively lied about and only partially true, that it would basically take some time and energy to separate the facts from rumors and lies. A personal effort that hardly anyone is willing to put in, or perhaps doesn’t have the time.

But that is what we all have to learn.

Media competence

Without media competence, we run the risk of drowning in the flood of information. Not only reading texts, but also watching YouTube videos or films today requires more and more critical discernment. The critical filtering of information, comments, text content and the images offered in addition, is proving to be an ever increasing challenge. Today, for every x any topic, completely different and often contradictory opinions are in circulation. And we are experiencing the phenomenon that people often only read the headlines of articles and not the whole article. The attention threshold has become extremely low for some people. Headlines alone can lead to emotional convulsions …

It is important that we learn to understand how communication works and how information affects us. When we read or hear words, we don’t just sort the meaning of the words and sum them up in a particular context. We also record all the unsaid, the energetic, mental and emotional signatures that the speaker or writer gives to their words. It is already scientifically known that in communications, brains are synchronized. To a synchronization of brain waves that goes beyond mere speech processing. It will not be long before we discover that this synchronization does not only occur in spoken communication, but in any kind of communication, even when the information is transported via screens.

If we identify with what someone writes or says because something within us resonates with it, then synchronization occurs with the mental, intellectual and emotional content that is presented to us. Emotional content of all kinds affects the heart field, the glands and the electrochemical energies of the body, i.e. the energetic environment in the body, which causes either an increase or decrease of the personal energy level.

The question that arises is, what do I focus my personal attention on? And can I think for myself or do I simply take over every piece of information offered to me, which includes concepts and perspectives from other people that I usually don’t even know? If we take over everything that strangers prepare for us, we are condemned to walk around with concepts that are not our own.

But the only person who has a responsibility here, what kind of information he lets into his system, is me. The only person who is able to differentiate between the information and my personal feeling about it is me. The only one who can learn to check the opinions of others is me. Nobody will do that for me.

Nevertheless, it is also true that constant effort, investigation, checking and research is no guarantee for a secure knowledge – sometimes you are simply confronted with the fact that you cannot know at the moment! But you can learn to endure that.

What we see is in my eyes, in many respects, an expression of a massive crisis of orientation and a resulting upheaval. Humanity is beginning to define itself anew, once again. We are moving from an age where people were rather „prisoners of their consciousness“ and their experience, to an epoch where people understand that they are NOT their consciousness. But that his consciousness is an attribute, a quality, his very own being and his creative power. And how this is expressed, lies in his very personal responsibility.

The old psychological self of humanity, which accepted oppression of the weak, predator capitalism, perpetrator-victim conversion, wars, exploitation of earth and humanity, will be replaced. But this old energy is struggling for survival. Hard and fierce. We are far from being through this.

One thing can be sure – the next crisis is waiting. And again it will be driven through the Internet village in an over-dramatized way. Where will you stand then? To which side will you then give your spiritual support? What will you be guided by? Your reason and your own views after you have dealt with the situation to some extent or will you follow the emotional pull that was triggered by the opinions of others?

What kind of sound will you add to the overall melody?

Until next time same station

DISCLAIMER: Nothing you read here is THE truth. It is my truth. My perception and how I see things – now, in this moment.

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