#orion ophiuchus

[robinpixels]

persona-inspired crit cut-ins for the entire party, hehe :3c

[nettleneopian]

Orion O. Ophiuchus sprites

[whereshadowsthrive]

I'm probably one of like 3 people who still plays Neopets on this website but I need to discuss this image- A rundown: there's been a fuck ton of discourse over the Seasonal Attack Pea (SAP for short) item being introduced into the neopets trading economy via random chance through the yearly advent calendar they do.

The Seasonal Attack Pea (from my understanding as someone who's never engaged with the Battledome mechanic until like 3 weeks ago despite having played Neopets for 18 of my 28 years on planet Earth) is one of the single best items in the game, and turbo expensive. We're talking 9 figures worth of neopoints. Maybe 10. It's initial distribution also made it so ludicrously sparse. Only 100 existed and it was released in 2002. This thing is a *grail* item in Neopets, is what I'm saying. Things like getting Invincible to drop or a full odds shiny pokemon are child's play videogame achievements compared to getting any of the Attack Peas. Dec 1 rolls around and suddenly players are reporting in staggering numbers that they got Seasonal Attack Peas from the advent calendar and all hell breaks loose. The fat cat neopets players are all mad that their items are being devalued to hell event after event and the proletariat masses are excited to see the neopets economy in shambles so they can finally own grail items, it's chaos and I personally love it. There's conspiracies on reddit about it that I can barely parse and don't care to get into. Anyway, so I just logged in to get my free stuff, do my dailies, drink my 4:30 am soda pop and see Dr. Who Mr. Orion O. Ophiuchus the Shadow Ogrin in *shambles* talking about how we need to stop the Advent Calendar and it's making it seem like he's baring the brunt of the Seasonal Attack Pea discourse and I'm HOWLING right now. My man literally just got introduced as a character to this game in like... May of this year??? And now it looks like he's being pinned to the cross of the Seasonal Attack Pea discourse- Like I doubt this was intentional but I choose to believe Orion did an oopsy and is The One reason for the chaotic mass redistribution of wealth across Neopets.

[incorrectneopetsquotes]

Orion: Don't ask me what I'm talking about. I don't know, okay? I'm just the vessel. The message has been gifted. I've moved on.

[maagisaartdump]

Made a collection of art prints for the zodiac + my favorite constellations, Orion, Draco, and Ophiuchus! They are available in print or poster form on my website, Conastri.com, starting at $10 for 8.5x11 and $5 for 4x6!!

[sleepysera]

"Ophiuchus is thought to honor Asclepius, the god of medicine. The snake wrapped around him, Serpens, taught the healer about the properties of plants, and he soon became skillful enough to raise the dead. His herbal remedies raised Orion after a fatal wound from Scorpius. Hades, god of the dead, became concerned and convinced Zeus to kill Asclepius. Now the god and his serpent watch over us from the sky."

-Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky (2019)

[talonabraxas]

Golden Gate by Talon Abraxas Silver Gate and Golden Gate

"The constellation Ophiuchus the "Serpent holder",the missing 13th zodiac sign sits 180 degrees accross Orion(Osiris).The Greeks removed this sign because it reprisents the resurrection of the Gods.

The are only two Gates/entry ways into Orion(Osiris/Asar).One being the intersection between Taurus and Gemini is known as the "silver gate" of heaven. The intersection between Scorpio and Sagittarius,were ophiuchus is located is known as the "Golden gate" of heaven. The galactic center lies visually from our solar system along a line that passes through the golden gate.

The constellation Ophiuchus,the missing 13th zodiac sign, sits in the direction towards the center of our galaxy. The ancients called it the 'Gate of the Gods'. Orion(Osiris) sits in the opposite of this direction,which would be considered the 'anti-galactic center' and the ancients called this direction, the 'Gate of man'.

The directions of Ophiuchus and Orion offer opposites,as they lie 180 degrees across from each other.Face one you face the galactic center,face the other you have your back to the galactic center.

Heru/Horus Hawk-Bird reprisents Scorpio in Eagle form,and Sets' sata(snake)ophiuchus the serpent bearer.

In the Greek tale,Ophiuchus tramples on scorpio and having recieved the elixir of life from the serpent,restores Orion(osiris)to life.

As Orion/Osiris "dies" (sets at sunrise) on the winter solstice, Scorpio does rise -- but with Ophiuchus on its back, rising heliacally(rising with the sun). And as Scorpio "dies" -- when Orion rises heliacally(rising with the sun) in the summer -- Ophiuchus also is setting, driving the Scorpion down into the Underworld beneath her.

At the time, Orion(Osiris) set at sunrise on the winter solstice, thereby symbolically entering the Underworld, to be reborn as he rises heliacally on the summer solstice.

Ophiuchus and Orion reprisent part of our 'cycle of life' that we all incarnate into as going from "earthly beings" through the 'gate of man'-"eternal beings' through the 'gate of Gods'.

[ad-caelestia]

Constellation Correspondences

A

Andromeda - power, removing barriers, release, letting go

Aquarius - new beginnings, luck, wishes

Aquila - guidance, psychic work, astral travel

Ara - hearth, home, devotion, refuge, protection 

Aries - fertility, abundance, protection, banishing 

Auriga - wisdom, knowledge, storm warding 

B

Boötes - inspiration, nature, storm warding 

C

Cancer - astral travel, dreamwork, psychic abilities, imagination, creativity, subconscious desire 

Canes Venatici - companionship, faithfulness, protection, healing 

Canis Major & Canis Minor - death, renewal, new beginnings, protection, purification

Capricornus - harvest, energy, abundance

Cassiopeia & Cepheus - balance, relationships, love, union, healing, maternal conflict (Cassiopeia), and familial/home conflict (Cepheus) 

Centaurus - balance, duality, healing, wisdom

Cetus - power, intelligence, communication, change, growth, happiness

Columba - peace, relaxation, fidelity, devotion, marriage, union

Corona Australis - emotions, love, spirituality, success, manifestation of goals 

Corona Borealis - guidance, protection, knowledge, divination, success, manifestation of goals

Corvus - wisdom, secrets, duality, prophecy, divination

Crater - life, emotions, abundance

Crux - elemental energy, crossroads, decision-making 

Cygnus - light, death, transformation, prophecy, self-esteem 

D

Delphinus - intelligence, wisdom, truth, releasing negativity, fertility, safe travels 

Draco - wisdom, power, knowledge, prosperity, luck, protection 

E

Eridanus - life, health, abundance, power, wisdom, transformation, meditation 

G

Gemini - balance, change, transition, increased power, banishing

Grus - death, rebirth, mysticism, truth, divination  

H

Hercules - wisdom, creativity, strength, energy

Hydra/Hydrus - life, reproduction, forces of nature, power, healing, transformation

L

Leo - power, protection, courage, strength 

Lepus - abundance, swiftness, wisdom, divination, hidden knowledge, transformation, lunar magic 

Libra - balance, healing, legal matters 

Lupus - power, purpose, loyalty, protection

Lynx - isolation, purification, cleansing, illumination, insight, hidden knowledge, swiftness

Lyra - underworld, enchantment, immortality of the soul, music 

M

Monoceros - beauty, freedom, love, luck, spirituality, transformation, wisdom, creativity 

O

Ophiuchus & Serpens - healing, balance, the flow of energy 

Orion - self-confidence, strength, victory, winter storms 

P

Pegasus & Equuleus - travel between realms, contacting the dead, astral travel, divination, psychic abilities 

Perseus - hope, desire, wishes, manifestation, power 

Phoenix - change, cycles, transformation, rebirth, renewal, personal growth 

Pisces - creation, fertility, union, creativity 

Piscis Austrinus - prophecy, divination, inspiration, astral travel, wisdom, otherworldly knowledge 

Pleiades, the - mysticism, power, higher consciousness, wisdom, awareness

S

Sagittarius - mental stimulation, virility, sexuality, physical energy, power, skill, manifestation of goals

Scorpius - protection, the underworld, creativity, transformation, psychic abilities 

T

Taurus - abundance, regeneration, power, strength, potency 

Triangulum - balance, change, transformation

U

Ursa Major - healing, protection, survival

Ursa Minor - renewal, rebirth, awakening

V

Virgo - rebirth, harvest, regeneration, prosperity 

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[oflights]

wip snip 4.2

thank you for the tag, @elskanellis! your snip is so intriguing 👀

in return, have some more of time travel fic: extremely gooey and tender and basically what the next 10k or so words are going to be (the fic is currently 20k lmao) before things get Bad again. still heartbreaking in its tenderness, though, because baby harry is heartbreaking (a contextual reminder that he is 7 in this snip!!! adult harry is henceforth "potter" from draco's pov).

“This is for me?” Harry asks, doing another turn, clutching at the still unnamed dragon in his hands. “All of this, the bed and—I can—”

“Harry,” Draco says softly, coming closer and dropping to crouch again, ignoring his protesting thighs starting to truly feel all the activity of the day. “Yes, all of this. You can sleep in the bed, you can name your toy—it’s all yours. This is what looking after you means; everything that I can offer is yours now. I promise.”

“Do I have to—” Harry starts, and Draco simply doesn’t want to hear where that’s going.

“No. You don’t have to do a single thing. It’s just yours. Because—because you’re a guest, and a kid, and kids deserve these sorts of things no matter what.”

“Oh,” Harry says, sounding genuinely startled in a way that makes Draco want to punch—someone. Perhaps Vernon or Petunia Dursley, or perhaps Albus Dumbledore. He did not ever imagine he would one day find new and more infuriating reasons to resent Dumbledore this long after his death, but he supposes life is surprising that way.

Harry breaks up his surprised, revelatory stance with another yawn, and this time Draco makes sure his tone brooks no argument when he directs him to the bathroom with the pajamas. To keep busy and shove down the punching urge, he resizes another set of clothes from the wardrobe for the morning, startling himself when he leans too far in and his hand disappears through the back wall.

“Oh, right, I should warn you,” Draco says when Harry returns, changed and padding gingerly towards the bed. “The wardrobe is a portal to the treehouse, so be careful if you go too far into it.”

“You have a treehouse?” Harry asks with a gasp, and Draco smiles at him, striding over and pulling the quilt back for Harry to settle in.

“You have a treehouse. I’ll show you tomorrow, if you’d like.”

He waits as Harry clambers onto the bed and settles against the mound of pillows, smoothing the quilt over him and then making sure the dragon is tucked in, too. “Any ideas on a name?” Draco asks softly, tweaking the dragon’s snout. “Do you want to sleep on it?”

“Can I name him after a—a con—a constellation? Like you?” Harry asks, frowning in concentration.

“Yes, of course you can. Which do you fancy?” Draco sits on the bed near Harry’s feet and leans back on his hands, gazing up at the ceiling as it cycles over them. “There’s Cygnus, the swan I was telling you about—he was my grandfather, you know, and right by Draco, so that’s convenient. There’s Pegasus, too, a type of flying horse, and Cepheus, he was a king in Ancient Greece—well, he chained his daughter up to a rock, so maybe not the best role model, but a cool name nonetheless. Just stop me if anything grabs you, really.”

“What’s that one?” Harry asks, squinting up and pointing; Draco makes a mental note to solve the glasses issue as soon as possible. He looks where Harry’s pointing, southwest of the quadrant he’d been explaining, and spots the most recognizable constellation there is.

“Ah, that’s Orion. The hunter. He was a Giant, you know, and he got pretty boastful, so Gaia—super powerful Earth mum, you did not want to get on her bad side—sent a great big scorpion after him. They fought, so you’ll never see Orion and Scorpius—that constellation all the way over there—in the sky at the same time. But Ophiuchus—he was a Healer, that one over there, see how he’s sort of between Orion and Scorpius? He gave Orion some medicine and saved him from Scorpius.”

Harry’s eyes are drooping closed, but he still murmurs, “Really? Is that all true?”

“Well, sort of. They’re stories, myths; all the stars have stories. There are different versions and they change depending on who you talk to, but I have my favorite versions because they’re the ones my mum told me.”

Draco checks in to see that Harry’s eyes are almost completely closed, and keeps talking hoping they’ll close further; how many times had his mother talked him to sleep?

“If you’re in the sky, it means you’re pretty important, right? So that means lots of stories. I’ll tell you all of them, if you’d like. I think you’ll enjoy this room, and you’ll be happy here. I hope so.”

That’s all verging on a ramble, but he thinks it doesn’t matter because Harry is asleep. So Draco gets up gently, patting Harry’s foot over the quilt, shoots the still unnamed dragon a grin, and starts to leave the room.

He stops only when he hears Harry mumble, “Orion. That’s his name,” and curl around the dragon, breathing going smooth and even, arms clutching it tight against his small frame.

Draco smiles at them both. “Goodnight, Harry and Orion.”

tagging @teledild0nix @phoebe-delia and @thehoneybeet, fully randomly chosen so absolutely no pressure!!

[officially-taurus]

List of constellations (and the respective gimmick blogs)

Pisces

Cetus

Aries ( @aries-official )

Pegasus

Andromeda ( @andromeda-the-constellation )

Triangulum

Taurus (me!)

Equuleus

Delphinus

Vulpecula

Lacerta

Cygnus

Cepheus

Cassiopeia ( @and-cassiopeia )

Perseus

Orion ( @orion-in-the-sky )

Auriga

Camelopardalis

Ursa Minor ( @ursa-minor-probably )

Draco ( @official-draco-constellation )

Lyra

Hercules

Serpens

Ophiuchus

Corona Borealis

Bootes

Canes Venatici

Ursa Major ( @ursa-major-actually )

Lynx

Gemini ( @the-official-gemini )

Monoceros

Canis Minor

Hydra

Cancer

Leo ( @literally-leo )

Leo Minor ( @literally-leo-minor )

Coma Berenices

Aquarius

Capricornus ( @officially-capricorn @might-be-capricorn )

Piscis Austrinus

Sculptor

Fornax

Eridanus

Lepus

Caelum

Columba

Horologium

Phoenix ( @phoenix-the-inferno-constellate )

Reticulum

Tucana

Hydrus

Grus

Indus

Microscopium

Sagittarius

Aquilla

Telescopium

Scutum

Corona Australis

Pavo

Octans

Apus

Ara

Chamaeleon

Mensa

Dorado

Pictor

Carina

Puppis

Canis Major

Pyxis

Antlia

Centaurus

Vela

Lupus

Scorpius

Libra ( @libra-the-scales-official )

Virgo

Corvus ( @corvus-the-constellation )

Crater

Sextans

Crux

Circinus

Musca

Norma

(please tell me if there's a new constellation gimmick blog so I can add it to this list!)

[shycroissanti]

Bestie I was thinking about something

If you're going for the constellation theme in the Sunlight Force, I wonder if Libra's a good call for Satoshi? Sorry if it's obvious or if you already have plans for that agdhshbfjsg it's just that the combination of it being a wind sign and being all about balance makes me think of how Satoshi uses multiple weapons at once and has a wind-based fighting style

Hey, stop reading my mind!!!! XD

I was thinking exactly that before I went to sleep last night🤣

And well, that's exactly it, Satoshi is the representative of the Libra constellation.

But that's because I based it on the location of the constellations.

The story I'm thinking behind this is like: the members of the Sunlight Force can choose the constellations they want to represent.

In the beginning, Yuliya chose Orion and the Commander chose Taurus, because they are constellations close to each other (Yuliya and the Commander were very good friends, they loved fighting demons together).

At one point in the story, all the previous members disappeared (it's not known which of them died or are just missing) and only the Commander and Dr. Antares were left. They had to work hard to rebuild the Sunlight Force and as other members joined them, the Commander said that they should choose constellations close to Dr. Antares' (Scorpius) and that's how their organization came about

Some details:

The constellation that Kenta chose was Ophiuchus so that he would look like a good person, but the one he really wanted was the image of the serpent, but since these constellations form a single image, this fits Kenta perfectly.

Irina chose Centaurus because of Sebastian (since in this version, Irina and Sebastian work together to join the Sunlights)

And remember that here I'm not basing myself much on mythology, but mainly on the location of the stars :3

[These screenshots are from the Stellarium app]

[robinpixels]

stargazing.

[santoschristos]

PORTALS OF HEAVEN II Orion Silver Gate Portals

There are Two such Stargates The Silver Gate or the Gate of Man ( in Orion) and the Golden Gate or the Gate of God ( in Ophiuchus) where the Milky Way Plane intersects the Ecliptic Band ( zodiac of the 12 constellations) and these portals OPEN when the Sun and Cosmic Meridians Converge at Solstices.

The Silver Gate is representative of the Re- Birth of the Sun/ Re-Incarnation of the Soul on an Ascension journey of Consciousness into Unity where- by the Soul then moves beyond Incarnation and resurrects as a Spiritual/ God/ Goddess being at the Golden Gate of Alchemy in Ophiuchus.

Silver Gates II, Images by Mahaboka

[offscriptif]

Well alrighty then shaking the cobwebs question let's gooo

Hmm what are their feelings towards the mc at first? Why do they feel that way?

You can't see me but I am holding a broom and cleaning the cobwebs as we speak. It's honest work and that is all that matters.

As for your question, I answered this partly wayyyy back when I first started the blog here, but this is their impressions of the Villain before their self-imposed exile, and as such, I will be adding their feelings towards the MC post that exile.

Archie

Arcturus does not know how to feel about the Villain. Milo has kept him appraised of their adventures over the years, and he has begun to wonder if they have changed, but he remembers them from before the exile and he is conflicted. He hopes that what he has heard is true, he hopes that [SPOILER] means that they are no longer the person he remembers. But at the end of the day, this is merely a hope and he will have to wait and see.

Adhy

Adhara is wary of Ophiuchus' new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Tales of their exploits have reached her ears through Milo, and she has heard from [SPOILER] that the Villain is [REDACTED]. She is to take the wait and see approach, because she remembers their callousness with other noble children and the rumors she believes they spread regarding her brother. Like Arcturus, she is taking the wait and see approach, but unlike her brother, there is no hope within her, merely a patient sort of wariness.

Vicky

Victoria had only seen the Villain from affair, but she knows of their reputation and has seen them at their worst. She might have been from a lesser noble family, but she has always been watchful and she notices things. Her love for life makes it so she is willing to welcome the Villain with open arms as Milo's reports do show a change in character, but even then, she keeps a wary eye out for she won't allow them to ruin what she has built.

Carmen

There is no mixed opinion, no doubt on this case. Carmen hates the Villain for their bullying. She is not aware of the Villain's exploit's abroad, so to her, it seems as if her old bully is returning victorious after gaining everything they wanted and more. It is made worse by the fact that she knows the story and knows [SPOILER] so she worries that they are playing right into their hands.

Milo

Funnily enough, for all that Milo's job exposes him to the worst of humanity, he is the one that has the most faith in the Villain at the beginning of the story. Since he gained his position as Spy Master, he took special care to pay close attention to the Villain and he has seen how they have changed and their feats. Still, he is aware that he was not one of their victims so it is not his place to forgive the Villain, and he knows that the Villain might regress to their old self once they return 'home', so he has kept his opinion to himself.

Blake

Simply put, they do not care about your previous reputation. To them, all you are is a potential rival. As another person blessed with the Obscurae Arcana since birth, the Villain had a much better life than Blake could have dreamed off when they were young. As such, they want to surpass the Villain's accomplishments and demonstrate that they are stronger than them, better than them because it was Blake who abolished the unjust laws against the Obscurae Arcana, not the Villain. Not Navis.

Val

Yet another person who has no previous relations with the Villain. Xyr opinion of the Villain is simple: xe cannot judge them for things they did before xe knew them, so xe will wait and see what is the Villain's behavior once they meet.

Rowan

Even before Milo, Rowan is the biggest supporter of the Villain. Fae knows more about the Villain than anyone else, bar Orion, and that means that fae trusts them explicitly. Fae knows their struggles and know that they regrets their actions, has seen their efforts to change.

[incorrectneopetsquotes]

King Roo: “Because of reasons” is always a legitimate reason. Queen Nabile: “Because screw you, that’s why” is also acceptable. Dr. Landelbrot: “For science” is a good excuse. Orion: Don’t forget “The stars are not in position” as a perfect reason not to do something.

[stellarcharmconstellationbattle]

Story: Battle strategy cards;‘Stellar Charm’ One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill

‘Angel Casablancas’ and their twin sister ‘Cassidy Casablancas’ are the reigning ‘Stellar Charm Card’ champions of the city. Why? From all the students and inhabitants of the city ‘One Tree Hill’ named after the ominous forest from which the entire town surrounds, the mythos and legends surrounding the condemned huaunted forest and tree upon the top of the highest mountain in the city seems to share a grim tale about a series of suicide that concerned the towns ever budding congregation that used to meet weekly for church gatherings at the foot of the ominous tree at the very top of the ecclesiastical tree, now condemned the fellowship now meets else where disbanded and scattered after the horrific events that were the result of students jumping from the top of the building, tree and mountain falling to the their deaths at the bottom of the city beneath the mountain. Walled off and forbidden territory as the signs and gates proclaim on the walls of the forbidden forest students constantly enter in hopes of finding the lost cards of a popular card game that once reigned within the town. ‘Stellar charm cards was a game of unique personal skill and talents that required one to sing, dance and use personal talents to summon your cards constellations the power from which the cards drew from. Unbeknownst to some of the students and card users, some had more than others and the more you possessed the more powerful you were compared to some who only possed two if only even one. The losers of these card games tragically forced if not pushed to end their lives from jumping to their doom amused the congregation leader who sought posses and collect all the cards. But the two twins, secretly would go from card user to card user in private consoling them and confiding within them in order to collect their card in secret, then adding their card to their book of protection, thereby spearing that student or card user from having to suicide. If one didn’t run the Forest deadly maze a deadly obstacle course of doom and make it out alive then there was no way for one to enter the condemned forest in hopes of connecting with one of the ‘stellar sacred tree’s’ one would find in hopes of connecting their soul with a sacred trees constellation of power. Thus, how the card game was born from the now candy factory that would harvest the strange fruits the trees would produce in order to create their sacred foods the town would consume in order to bring forth the unknown power within them. 

88 Officially Recognized Constellations

Latin Name

English Name or Description

Andromeda

Princess of Ethiopia

Antlia

Air pump

Apus

Bird of Paradise

Aquarius

Water bearer

Aquila

Eagle

Ara

Altar

Aries

Ram

Auriga

Charioteer

Bootes

Herdsman

Caelum

Graving tool

Camelopardalis

Giraffe

Cancer

Crab

Canes Venatici

Hunting dogs

Canis Major

Big dog

Canis Minor

Little dog

Capricornus

Sea goat

Carina

Keel of Argonauts' ship

Cassiopeia

Queen of Ethiopia

Centaurus

Centaur

Cepheus

King of Ethiopia

Cetus

Sea monster (whale)

Chamaeleon

Chameleon

Circinus

Compasses

Columba

Dove

Coma Berenices

Berenice's hair

Corona Australis

Southern crown

Corona Borealis

Northern crown

Corvus

Crow

Crater

Cup

Crux

Cross (southern)

Cygnus

Swan

Delphinus

Porpoise

Dorado

Swordfish

Draco

Dragon

Equuleus

Little horse

Eridanus

River

Fornax

Furnace

Gemini

Twins

Grus

Crane

Hercules

Hercules, son of Zeus

Horologium

Clock

Hydra

Sea serpent

Hydrus

Water snake

Indus

Indian

Lacerta

Lizard

Leo

Lion

Leo Minor

Little lion

Lepus

Hare

Libra

Balance

Lupus

Wolf

Lynx

Lynx

Lyra

Lyre or harp

Mensa

Table mountain

Microscopium

Microscope

Monoceros

Unicorn

Musca

Fly

Norma

Carpenter's Level

Octans

Octant

Ophiuchus

Holder of serpent

Orion

Orion, the hunter

Pavo

Peacock

Pegasus

Pegasus, the winged horse

Perseus

Perseus, hero who saved Andromeda

Phoenix

Phoenix

Pictor

Easel

Pisces

Fishes

Piscis Austrinus

Southern fish

Puppis

Stern of the Argonauts' ship

Pyxis

Compass on the Argonauts' ship

Reticulum

Net

Sagitta

Arrow

Sagittarius

Archer

Scorpius

Scorpion

Sculptor

Sculptor's tools

Scutum

Shield

Serpens

Serpent

Sextans

Sextant

Taurus

Bull

Telescopium

Telescope

Triangulum

Triangle

Triangulum Australe

Southern triangle

Tucana

Toucan

Ursa Major

Big bear

Ursa Minor

Little bear

Vela

Sail of the Argonauts' ship

Virgo

Virgin

Volans

Flying fish

Vulpecula

Fox

Stellar Charm-A card game: