#plus i feel like diagrams can be a great way to teach you not only how stitches look but how they contribute to the larger piece

[uncanny-tranny]

Another bonus to learning a fiber art is being able to speak to others in a Lovecraftian language that nobody else understands...

...and also being able to read things like THIS:

[weaselle]

Ant Cthulhu

Tumblr ate my story! Goodbye to. just. so many thousands of notes. This was one of my first stories that people on tumblr liked. So I’m making it a new post, so that people can find it. Plus, of all the thousands who read the first one or two installments, not nearly as many discovered that I had written a third and final installment that ends the story, so here is a chance at that. 

The story was inspired by a pair of observations on Tumblr, where users probablybadrpgideas and 20thcenturyvole said, respectively 

“if Cthulhu can be summoned by humans who are so far beneath it, why can’t humans be summoned by ants? The answer is they should be.” and “Well if a bunch of ants formed a circle in my house I’d certainly notice, try to figure out where they’d all come from, and possibly wreak destruction there.“

It gets just a little dark, but any story named for Cthulhu surely must have some death and destruction, right?

ANT CTHULHU

That’s why knowing and correctly pronouncing the true name is so important to the ritual. Imagine how impossible it would be to not go take a look if the circle of ants started chanting your name. And they’re like, you can’t leave because we drew a line made of tiny crystals - now you have to do us a favor. And you’re like, let’s just see where this goes “yup, you got me… what’s the favor?” and usually the favor is like, “kill this one ant for us” or “give me a pile of sugar” and you’re like… okay? and you do, because why not, it isn’t hard for you and boy is this going to be a fucking story to tell, these fucking ants chanting your name and wanting a spoonful of sugar or whatever. And SOMEtimes you get asked for things you can’t really do, one of them, she’s like, “I love this ant but she won’t pay any attention to me, make me important to her” and you’re like… um? how? So you just kill every ant in the colony except the two of them, ta-da! problem solved! and the first ant is like *horrified whisper* “what have I done” …. _____________________________________________________________________

Meanwhile another colony of ants invades your house, and evidently that last ant has gotten some of them to join her in a circle and taught them the ritual because you’re coming out of the bathroom one day and you hear the ants singing your name. Sure enough it’s that ant, but she’s dark and fucked up now, and she’s like, “kill the queen. I will rule this colony” and you’re like, sure, I guess I kinda owe her, and you do it. And she manages to become queen, and they worship you. Which is cool, you’re not, you know, very important in the human world, but to these ants you’re practically all-powerful.

Your beloved Naya doesn’t understand your fascination with the ants at all, but you easily train her to leave them alone. She’s such a good dog. The ants are horrified that you command such a beast.

You begin to realize can’t be just, doing everything a bunch of ants tell you to all the time. When would you watch Netflx? So you tend to only show up for super important ants; you teach them some extra words and when hear them you go see what’s up. Usually. Also though, you’ll show up to just your name, if you’re bored and you hear it. And, sometimes some of the ants are like, tell us more human names, and you’re kind of jealous of the idea of some other human diluting your private godhood, so you refuse. Your roommate Greg is like, yo, that’s fucking awesome, I want ant worshipers! But whenever he approaches any, they run away, because it turns out that the illusion of control from the named summoning is what makes them feel safe around you. That’s great, because Greg is a dick who never does the dishes, and one day you decide to teach Greg a lesson. So you show up at the colony, and you’re like, “yo, witch queen, did you think there would be no price for all these things? Your colony must do something for me, go to the Room of the Housemate, I will meet you there.” And you go sit on the couch and play Overwatch for a while. You’re like, right there, you can clearly see the ants all marching along the wall to Greg’s room, but to them you’re not even there, you’re so far away they can’t see you. It takes them, like, an ant week to make the journey. They have to figure out ways to get over and around things. Some of them drown, or get stepped on by the dog, or whatever. You win a game, you lose a game, you look over, and they’re trying to get through some cobwebs… looks like they’re mostly going to live, you keep playing, you look over, okay they’re all in there, and you stand up and walk over and by the time they’ve chanted your name once, you’re there. “right, hold on” and you look around and you see a twelve-pack of Greg’s precious fucking soda, that he keeps in his room and refuses to ever share, even though it’s a communal food household and you share your hot chocolate with him all the time. So you gather the ants unto you, and you poke a little hole in each of the sodas and you leave the room to the sound of the ants rejoicing. Greg will suspect of course, but he’ll never be able to prove the ants didn’t chew holes in the plastic and steal his stupid drinks.

He actually tries to blame it on Naya. What a prick. You insist with wide eyes that the ants must have found it somehow — maybe he shouldn’t leave soda pop laying around his room. But later, while you’re at work, Greg destroys most of the colony in a rage, and you come home to find the witch queen gasping her last. “The Dew of the Mountain, which you had us steal, was cursed - and so I lay my curse on you” she manages, and then she dies. Well first of all, you don’t really believe in curses, but last month you didn’t believe ants could know your name, so that’s unsettling. And second of all, you feel kind of bad. You know, not SUPER bad, cause she’s like, an ant. But still. And most importantly, third of all, Greg must pay. Like some kind of movie villain, you pet your loving Naya and say out loud “Oh yes, and pay he will.”

But Greg has done more than kill a bunch of the colony. As you wait for eggs and pupae to replenish the ant population, you discover he has found some ants that didn’t go on the Mountain Dew raid, and he’s spared them, told them his name.

He’s made himself a good sized cult in YOUR fucking ant queendom. Greg has started locking his door. So now you NEED the ants. Once again you direct the ants loyal to you to journey to Greg’s room. You meet them at the door. A locked door means nothing to the ants, they don’t even know there is a door, and can barely perceive the difference between it being open and shut - either passing the threshold on the floor regardless, or being on its surface no matter the position. But you need them to get inside. You’re going to put itching powder in his underwear drawer and leave a raw fish under his bed. So you instruct the leading party of ants how to go into the Cave of Keyhole, and position the Magic Megaliths inside just right to enable the opening of the Great Door and allow you to pass into the Realm of Housemate. Crouched by the door, you can hear when your ants are met by a party of Greg Cultists, who insist that if the Great Door is opened, the colony will be doomed. There is fighting. Your ants prevail, the lock tumblers are moved into place, and you swing the door open… To find Greg! In his room all along! It’s a trap! His cultists attack you! I mean, they can’t do much real harm, but it kind of hurts and it’s super annoying. You order your ants to attack him, and they do, but he storms over and pours bleach down the colony entrance.

It’s the end of their world. Now you and Greg are at war, and you both understand the unspoken rules to your fight. You can’t do things directly to each other, why, that would be assault. But anything you can get your ants to do is fine, because “she told the ants to do it to me” isn’t going to get very far with any authority figures that get involved. Later, nursing your anger, you confer with your few remaining ants and stare moodily at your new prize, the ant farm that came in the mail. It will take time to integrate them- your ants have to get access to the new ants’ scent marker chemicals and go undercover. Meanwhile, you’ve got a laptop schematic to go over with your high priestess. It’s finals week, and if you time it right, he’ll lose everything. … You look down into the summoning ritual. The current high priestess, Zé, is an ant of great influence and personality - you quite like her, inso far as a human can be friends with an ant that worships them. You thought the new queen would become the next high priestess, but according to Zé the queens don’t like to come out of the colony after they shed their wings. Plus they are very busy laying eggs and supervising the care of their ant larvae. Zé says it’s a better deal for you, this way your high priestess can have the time and energy to really serve your interests, and wield an authority among the colony that is purely yours - no conflict of interest, and no baby making duties. It’s really just what’s best for both you and the colony queen to have her as high priestess, she informs you, making you laugh at her flattery-wrapped ambition. There’s no laughing this evening though. It’s serious business on the docket tonight. “O wise and ancient entity of power, you grace us with your presence!” and for formality’s sake, she intones the additional ritual greeting from their holy books “You Look Fantastic, Have You Done Something New With Your Hair?” Ants don’t really understand hair. You respond as you have become accustomed “Thank You, Yes.” It’s just easier. They mean well. Mystic greeting complete, Zé and the rest of the dark clergy move straight to business. Several 10s of them line up in formation, creating a diagram of the apartment complex. You had to coach them into how to make it, as far as they are concerned it’s a complex sigil that conveys knowledge to you - for creatures that traverse the building in long journeys along the pipes in the walls and in the spaces between the lower ceiling and upper floor, it looks nothing like the apartment complex as they know it. Zé claims to understand it, but secretly you suspect she’s just mostly cementing her authority among the clergy. She has, usefully, memorized which parts of the sigil correspond with what parts of the building, and that’s good enough for your purposes. “O mighty being, we have done as instructed. Our scouts had to search wide for them, but we have left the corpses of many termites in all the locations you specified, every night this week. “Very good,” you assure them, “and the Greggorites?” “Our spies among them have learned of their next attack. We should be able to influence their timing somewhat.” “Good. And..” your eyes narrow, “the other thing?” “Ah, yes.” Zé’s antennae wave and dip in that way you know means she is uncomfortable. “to the best of our ability to find out, the… Antifreeze initiative was entirely conceived of by the Demon Lord Greg.” “Just Greg,” you tell Zé with bitter hatred as tears threaten to spill down your cheeks. “Greg is not a lord, just a fucking prick who’s going to get what’s coming to him. I swear by all of creation he will.” “Is there…” Zé trailed off and tried again. “O Deity of my heart, far be it from me to question Your Exaltedness, but help your poor servant to understand… your plans have become, ah, they seem perhaps, I am sure I am wrong, but they seem, overly audacious? Your recent change in demeanor has made some of us nervous - not me! - but some of the less devout among my sistren, have become… concerned.” Your fists clench. “I don’t expect you to get it. I’m pretty certain none of you could possibly understand.” Your voice breaks. You clench your teeth. You won’t, you won’t cry in front of your ant worshipers. You lean down and say in the strangled half whisper that is the only way you can force the words past the lump in your throat, “He killed my dog, Zé…” The ants flee the sound of your terrible wailing. The great Finals Erasure had worked to more devastating effect than you had anticipated, and things had… escalated. Then Greg proved himself to be less human than the ants , who themselves had turned out to be such surprising little beings. So. The orders for the heinous deed did in fact come from him. Now, there are things that have to be done. You call the ants back out of hiding and get to work. In the end, it was easier than you thought it would be. You talk to all the neighbors, without Greg. You hide the relevant pieces of mail. You have the scuba gear and the stuff from the sex shop shipped to a friend’s house. You ensure your spies among the Greggorites have escape plans, though Zé assures you they are ready to sacrifice themselves to the cause. “I’m not that kind of Deity,” you tell her. The night before, your ants slip a double dose of tylenol p.m. into Greg’s milkshake. You almost laugh; all your efforts to make sure there is only soup to make for dinner, and he comes home with Burger King. He sleeps so soundly that he never comes close to waking the whole time you are attaching the padded bondage equipment to his limbs and hiding with him in the closet. The walk through by the company inspectors that morning is a tense moment, but as you suspect, they don’t open the closets. After they leave to do their work outside, you finish your work inside, tying Greg to his bed. By the time he starts to wake up, you are sitting in a chair in the doorway to his bedroom, with your mask on. The air is beginning to thicken and discolor. Greg coughs around his ball gag and opens his eyes. You feel curiously calm and empty. “Hi, Greg.” Your voice is muffled, “You like my dive mask?” Greg makes an angry questioning noise, spread eagled to the full extension of his limbs. “Oh, yeah, that must be uncomfortable. Can’t give you enough slack to jerk against the ropes, though, or you might leave tell-tale bruises through the padding.” More angry noises, coughing. “Hhhmm? Oh, did I forget to tell you? It’s termite day, Greg, they’ve tented the house. That’s Sulfuryl Fluoride you’re breathing. You’ll cough for a bit, you’ll throw up, and your heart will stop.” He’s thrashing around as much as the ropes will allow, which isn’t a lot. He’s pretty energetic about it, though; maybe he can’t hear you over his efforts. “You shouldn’t have meddled around with godhood, it didn’t suit you. Power compromised your judgement. You definitely shouldn’t have fucking killed my dog, Greg” You’re suddenly filled with rage. You need to know he hears you. You stride over to the bed and grab him by the throat. Not too hard, you try to remember through your anger, no bruises. The grip is enough to make Greg stop thrashing and look at you with wide wide eyes. “YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE FUCKING KILLED NAYA YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! WHY? WHY? HOW COULD YOU!? SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU!” Just as suddenly, your anger is gone. You feel tired. You look down at him and shake your head.”Time to die, Greg.” You cross the room and sit back down in your chair in the doorway. Watching him die isn’t easy, but it’s not as hard as watching Naya suffer through acute kidney failure. Afterwards, you take off all the bondage gear, throw it in a duffel bag. You leave through the back, rolling out from under the fumigation tent against the back fence, and packing the scuba gear into the duffel before you climb into the neighbors yard. A month later, you’re moving from town to town. The colony has become so large you’re going to need a bigger truck full of clay for them to live in. Maybe an old Uhaul. The ants bring you a newspaper. They bring you everything now, food, money, information. Word of how you value the life of each individual ant has spread through the colony, and reports brought back from the apartment by scouts confirming your status as a godslayer has …elevated… their worship of you. You open the newspaper to find Greg’s death has made the papers. No suspicion of foul play despite the exterminator company lawyers insisting on an autopsy. Tylenol p.m. in his system accounted for his presence in the building, it was decided, and the failure of the inspectors to notice Greg in bed during their walk through was settled out of court, paid off by their insurance. The ants bring you a conga line of grapes, peeling them for you while you stare off into space. A small line of ants brings the peels back to the colony larder. You’re going to have to teach them how to disable cameras - the leaked security footage of hundred dollar bills slipping themselves out under the bank doors has caused a bit of a stir on some parts of the internet… you eat another grape, and count your money. As usual you put half of it in an envelope, uncapping a sharpie to write “From Naya” on it. The ants will slip it under the door of the local animal shelter for you tonight. END

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so, looking back, I feel I should tell you that when I wrote the final chapter of this I had just become homeless and had to leave my dog in a better home than I could provide. It’s cool, we still see each other a lot these days, I was just real sad about it and it effected what I wrote. Anyway, that’s the Ant Cthulhu story

[opalmaplehibiscus]

Vice Dorm Leader Study Date HC

Hello Anon! Sorry for the wait! I wasn’t quite sure what you wanted to see so I tried my best trying cover a lot of ideas OTL If this wasn’t what you wanted, please do request again with what you wish to see! 

Trey

·       Study dates with Trey are very rare

·       He’s always busy due to his responsibilities as vice dorm leader while preparing to becoming a 4th year, so going on dates with you in general isn’t going to happen a lot

·       When you do end up going on with him though, he would cherish them and try to make it last as long as possible, trying to catch up on all the missed times with you

·       Usually, the study dates happen by Cater (best wingman ever by the way), who ends up stealing Ace, Deuce, and Grim from you on the days you’re supposed to study with them

·       Whenever that happens, Trey gets a message with a “U owe me~ ;9” from Cater as said guy drags the “interference” away

·       Trey: Cater, you shouldn’t be calling our underclassmen interference... Cater: Eh~ So, are you saying you don’t feel annoyed that they’re spending more time with you-know-who? Trey: …You don’t see me saying it up front now do you

·       He would do his best to help you study, teaching you whatever you needed to know  - tips, tricks, what topic that would be covered the most on the exam, etc

·       Would he try to make you flustered and blush though? Yeah. He thinks you’re adorable when you blush – endearing, cute, someone he wishes to cherish with all his heart

·       It’s why he would make passes on you, leaning towards you and brushing shoulders when he sits next to you as he helps explain something you don’t know or purposely having his hand graze yours as he points out something in the textbook or your notes

·       Expect to be spoiled with all types of sweets and desserts when with Trey

·       Cake? Cookies? Pudding? He would bring all sorts of things for you two to snack on when taking a break and studying, including tea. After all, you’re someone he happens to love so he has to somehow make it obvious one way or another

·       Trey has younger siblings. It’s why he naturally wipes the crumbs off your face since it’s habit to do so. Yeah. That’s it. Totally not

·       What isn’t natural is when, near the end of the study date, you would either hug or kiss him on the cheek, after finally understanding something or making progress, as thanks

·       Covering half of his face, he would turn his face away to hide his red face that could rival Riddle’s hair, trying to tell you he was fine with a small stutter and wavering smile when you ask if he’s okay

·       Now if only you would realize said study dates were actually dates and he likes you…

     Ruggie

·       Like Trey, Ruggie is a busy man. Busy doing Leona’s orders while chasing after all the money and food he could possibly get, so having study dates with him are also rare

·       In fact, the percent of having study dates with him are lower than Trey’s because of how much work he’ll be forced to deal with

·       It’s why, the only times he would be able to go on study dates with you are when you come visit Savanaclaw once every blue moon

·       Most often you would come over because of Jack, whether it’s to just hang out, give him a memo, whatnot

·       The thing is though, whenever you come over, you end up meeting Jack a bit later because something would always come up right when he’s about to meet you

·       And it’s totally not suspicious that it happens whenever Ruggie is coming back to the dorms. 100% true.

·       Don’t worry about Jack by the way. It so happens that a certain dorm leader kidnapped said wolf because he happens to be a good wingman when he’s bored

·       Also, he’s running low on blackmail on Ruggie. Might as well get a refill when he can

·       When seeing you alone at the entrance either being bothered by the other dorm members or looking bored, Ruggie ends up taking you to the lounge and chat with you

·       The conversation always  school orientated with school work and teachers coming up

·       While you’re in the middle of complaining about Trein and Crewel again over their ridiculous assignments (like seriously, what’s so important about hair-color changing potions again? And what about the history of the school’s chandelier, is this shade???), Ruggie teases you about not being able to do something “as easy as that”

·       He does his best to hide his soft side towards you when you sulk about it, seeing it as you pouting. Which is adorable and cute in his eyes and he loves  seeing it

·       Just as you’re about to get up and leave from getting annoyed, Ruggie quickly offers you his help on your assignments despite saying it in a teasing tone

·       Yes, he likes to troll with people a lot but he can be serious when he wants to, evidently seen when he helps you through the questions

·       His explanations aren’t great, yet he doesn’t give up trying to get you to understand and solve the questions

·       Will he tease you while explaining? Yes. Will he snicker at you and give his infamous infuriating cute smirk? Yes.

·       In the end, the assignment still gets done along with you feeling better with the concepts you weren’t so sure of thanks to him

·       It’s his turn to blush as you give him a surprise hug, ending up covering his face with both hands and sigh once you let go

·       As this happens, a certain lion continues to film the whole thing while covering the mouth of his “precious” kouhai with a smirk on his face. He’s not sorry when he shows it to Ruggie by the way.

  Jade

·       Having study dates with Jade happens more frequently than Ruggie and Trey’s solely because Jade would make sure he has one with you

·       By that, he means using the pretext of having to “tutor” you per request by one of the staffs to get to go on one with you

·       He will proudly say it’s his favorite excuse to use against Azul and Floyd since they wouldn’t be able to bother him nor interfere when he’s trying to spend some time with you

·       Yes, he enjoys hanging around them for entertainment but he has his own limits too. Plus, he wouldn’t have to use….some other methods to get them off his back though he wouldn’t hesitate to do so if they interfere (cough blackmail cough)

·       Studying with Jade is difficult no thanks to how much he enjoys teasing you

·       He’ll be kind, polite, and courteous but he’ll do everything he can to get to see you blush

·       Brushing shoulders and hands “incidentally” is nothing compared to the times he explicitly makes a move on you like gently cupping your hand whenever he takes your pencil so he could write some helpful notes in your notebook or sitting really close to you in general

·       The worst part is how he’s actually good at teaching you with whatever you’re struggling with

·       Makes good analogies, explains things thorough enough for you to grasp the foundation, surprisingly writes neatly and draw good diagrams – he truly lives up to his position as one of Azul’s hands and vice dorm leader

·       That along with the fact he would be providing hospitability such as teas and snacks that you enjoy definitely makes him seem like a kind gentleman

·       He enjoys teasing you during the whole time, having fun with your reactions his favorite other than seeing you blush being you being annoyed

·       Just needs to shade here and there to get a good grasp and push your buttons only to get amused in the end from seeing you huff and pout or chuckle at any smart remarks you make towards him

·       However, when you give him one your softest, genuine smile or initiate any physical contact yourself, it’s going to be his turn to blush and perhaps even tsun a bit

·       Will go wide eyes at first with cheeks dust pink to turning lobster-red if you point it out while covering half his face and look away a bit

·       Hugging is a whole different story though where you would be very successfully into getting Jade to go “Jade. exe has stopped working” after surprising him with one once you finally understand and get whatever you were confused with and do it out of happiness

·       Once the date ends, he’ll show you out before going back into the dorm and find Azul and Floyd who he knew was spying during the whole thing

·       He finds all the photos they took of him blushing and either would burn them or delete the files if saved on phone or PC

·       He does secretly keep the ones that includes you looking happy or being close to him

   Jamil

·       Study dates with Jamil happens a good amount of time thanks to Kalim who makes sure it happens

·       By that, literally Kalim would get everyone in Scarabia to help out but that’s another story for another time

·       Out of all the vice dorm leaders, he’s the one that takes the study date seriously

·       Wouldn’t really strike up a conversation because he would be focused on trying to get as much done as possible no thanks to how he’s busy in general

·       That being said, most of the time would be more studying orientated

·       Jamil would be attentive and help you with anything you need help with, going over them and making sure you get at least the foundations solid

·       His explanation and tutoring skills are nearly par to Trey’s probably because of his many years of experience with Kalim, his sibling, and now, the other dorm members

·       So, the idea of teasing you wouldn’t come up initially. Keyword: Initially

·       Just because he’s focused on studying doesn’t mean he isn’t aware of his surroundings and other’s behaviors, especially yours

·       He’s aware his attraction towards you is very much mutual since he practically caught you who-knows-how-many-times you looked at him, only to blush and stutter whenever he asks if there’s a problem

·       Cue the teasing like the rest but unlike the other three above, his is more subtle

·       He’ll be testing the water-  see how far he can go with teasing you

·       He honestly enjoys how you’re trying to keep a straight face, all cool and collected when he sits next to you to the point only a pencil case would slip through the space between you two

·       Acting innocent and nonchalant, Jamil struggles to not smirk when he sees your ears turn red and the corner of your lips twitch

·       Totally would pull “face too close for comfort” on you when he finds you getting distracted from whatever he explains something to you

·       It would only happen once and never again though during the next few study dates since he’ll realize he nearly lost his self-control when he unconsciously and nearly closed the gap between the two of you

·       What do you mean you heard him click his tongue? He did no such thing. It’s not like he was disappointed or anything because he wanted to-

·       When you hug him, he’s not going to be calm. Whatsoever

·       Pulls his head over his head and tells you not to come near him as he pulls his hoodie’s strings and try to cover his face completely

·       This is when Kalim comes out of his hiding place and tries to get Jamil to calm down while telling you that he was “just passing by” when you ask where he came from

·       It isn’t until he’s back at his room does he start calming down only to drag his hands down his face from realizing he messed up on trying to look cool around you

·       Kalim: You like them that badly, huh~ Jamil: Shut up

 Rook

·       Study dates with Rook is bad for your heart. Not because he does weird things to you or anything. It’s just that…he’s rather direct. Very direct

·       Although he does an excellent job teaching you, he doesn’t hide his attraction towards you at all

·       Calls you all sorts of endearment without any shame when you come over to Pomefiore to have the study date with him: mon cœur, mon chéri, mamour, and more

·       Like with everyone else he takes interests in, he very much likes to look at you. Even though it’ll distract you, he’s genuinely happy and in bliss getting to spend time with you

·       To him, getting to see the you studying with such calmness makes him think you look absolutely enchanting, loving to see you putting effort and trying your best

·       Despite being a hunter, he isn’t aware how you tend to look at him when he’s focused though nor does he know that you like seeing his serious side

·       …and you probably shouldn’t since the minute he realizes this he probably would take advantage of it and cause you more problems down the road

·       He spoils you a lot, mostly because he wishes to see you happy. Meaning, he would prepare all sorts of things to make sure you’re feeling comfy and happy when you’re with him

·       In all seriousness though, he does education justice when he’s the one tutoring/teaching you

·       Goes over everything thoroughly to the point where he would continue practicing and quizzing you until he knows you actually understand everything

·       Every time you get something right, he praises you a lot to the point you would probably feel bashful

·       When you’re feeling down or frustrated from the fact you can’t understand something or from anything in general, Rook is the one who’ll realize it first which often leads to him being the one to make you feel better in a short amount of time through words of encouragement

·       In fact, he’s one of the two people who would be the best comforter of the vice dorm leaders

·       By that, he’s the one you would probably pour your heart to without worries and end up feeling better after every single study date

·       Hugging can go two ways with Rook

·       When he senses you about to hug him (happens 90% of the time btw), he’ll hug you back with the same amount of excitement. He wouldn’t let go after you realize what you’ve done out of pure instinct and would instead hug you tighter while your face burns in his arms

·       When you catch him off guard, he’ll freeze and blush, completely not expecting it. Probably would be his first time ever getting flustered too as he tries to quickly recover once you let go of him

      Lilia

·       Study dates with Lilia is more like a hang out than anything else

·       He literally will pull the “immortal-being” card, where he’ll look over your shoulder and see what you’re doing before going on a long story-time telling of how each theorem, principle, historical event, etc. was discovered when he was whatever age-old at the time

·       When dealing with assignments, he would complain about doing them, muttering along the lines of “back when I was in school, we didn’t have to do these”, “kids aren’t going to even use what they learned in real life”, and so on

·       Don’t expect him to even attempt to study. He would ask you why he would ever need to when he lived who-knows-how many years and being at all those events that took place

·       With all of that being said, you would think it would be impossible to get anything done, doing a great job distracting you especially when he just name drops a famous historical person and tells you the guy/gal’s life from baby to adult all in one go

·       “That kid used to be so cute, as expected they would end up being this great”, “What’s this nonsense? How did that brat even did that when they couldn’t even answer 1+1 correctly”-

·       However, when you try to study and start struggling, he would always help you

·       There’s going to be teasing and he is very bold about it

·       When you stifle a laugh from his stories, he sulks first only to kabedon you in your chair

·       Leaning closer to you, he’ll ask whether you’ll take him seriousness now, gently holding your chin so you wouldn’t be able to look away

·       He does end up letting you go with a smirk, giving you some space and time to get over what had happened in less than a minute, thinking that you looking like a deer caught in headlights with a bright blush made you look extremely adorable

·       It’s not shocking that he teaches you well, especially when he’s the one that taught Sebek, Silver, and Malleus. How? He’ll never tell you how but the look their faces when you ask them makes you decide not to think about it further

·       Lilia also happens to be the other greatest comforter, probably even better than Rook

·       It’s because he raised three children on his own, he’s able to pick up any stress or sense the struggle you’re having when you do your assignments or studying before you say anything about it

·       When it happens, he has you take a break on studying and lends you an ear, making sure you say everything that’s in your chest since he knows you’ll be needing it

·       By the time he’s done helping you and you hug him out of gratefulness, he’ll be surprised and widen his eyes at first

·       He does quickly recover and hugs you back with a satisfied smile, rather seeing you happy and filled with joy than anything else

·       And it’s obvious that’s the case since once you leave, Malleus, Silver, and Sebek would ask him if anything good happened

[thiswasinevitableid]

Taste of Home (Indruck)

Prompt for the 13th was: strange harvest

Most days, Duck isn’t too worried about the dirt on his hands or the bits of leaves that stick to his clothes. Most days, he’s not about to meet with a reclusive, wealthy donor to the Kepler Botanical Gardens who has specifically requested Duck be present. 

When he enters the meeting room, Thacker is waiting for him along with a tall, pale-haired man sporting red glasses.

“Ah, here’s Duck now.” Thacker smiles. 

“Sorry, uh, thought we weren’t meeting until-”

“-One. You’re correct, I have a habit of getting a bit, ah, ahead of things t times.” The man offers a wide smile that’s polite but also gives Duck the heebie-jeebies.

“Duck, this here is Mr. Cold. He’s one of the garden’s longest standin supporters. He’s got a project for us, and asked that you be the one in charge of it.”

“I was quite impressed with your work on the native plant section, and I’m told you headed the transplant and maintenance of the tree specimens in the New Zealand section, which is no mean feat.”

“Thanks, I’m real proud of both. What do you have in mind? Is it an exhibit?”

“A private collection. Come, let me show you.” Mr. Cold unrolls a set of plans as Duck shoots a glance at Thacker.

“Didn’t know we did that sort thing.”

“We do for Mr.Cold. Whelp, I gotta go lead a tour. Mr. Cold, I leave you in Duck’s capable hands.”

He joins the taller man in front of the plans; they’re for a garden within a greenhouse, the structure as angular and distinct as the man requesting it. He knows the greenhouse hs Cold’s name above it, is usually used as a teaching space

“I imagine you think me rather selfish for requesting to use your space in such a way.” Mr. Cold doesn’t look up from where he’s making final notes on the paper, as if the answer is a foregone conclusion. 

“Think it’s kinda strange, but I ain’t about to rule on it bein selfish until you tell me what I’m actually doin.”

“I have several species of trees, flowers, and shrubs that I need grown. They are, ah, rather difficult to cultivate anywhere other than their native home, and I am not a skilled gardener at the best of times. Hence my seeking out someone who, I presume, has not killed multiple succulents in the last two months.” The man looks a little ashamed, then clears his throat, “the plants I am asking you to grow are the only specimens of their kind on earth.”

“How’d you get them, then?” Duck tries to keep the suspicion out of his voice, but this feels more and more like some rich guy made an impulse purchase of something that should be in a seed bank or species ark somewhere.

“I brought small specimens over from my home, which is where they grow. But I couldn’t keep them alive, and they were already rare. Last I heard they were all wiped out by an, ah, an illness. I stored seeds from my specimens in hopes of one day regrowing them.”

Duck looks at the diagram closely; the plant’s are actually sketched in, not just noted by name and the number of eraser marks suggest Mr. Cold spent a long time planning out exactly where each one went.

“You’re askin us to do all this because you’re homesick?”

“Yes. I have been away from home for a long, long time. The Kepler gardens have been a refuge for me. Lately I’ve been drawn to the woodland and prairie type sections.”

“I helped with a lot of those.”

Mr. Cold turns to him with a smile, “I know. That is another reason I requested you. But, before we go any further, I must make something clear; these specimens they mean...they are so, so precious to me. And secrecy is a must, for reasons I can only half explain. They would be solely under your care and protection. If that is not a responsibility you wish to take, I understand entirely.”

Behind the red glasses, Duck can just see a glint of hope. 

“Think I’m up to the challenge.”

“Wonderful” Mr. Cold claps his hands together, “in that case, there is not a moment to lose. Here, this is everything you need.” He produces a briefcase, inside which sits ten packets of seeds and three pits, bout the size of an avocado pit.”

“All the information I have on ideal growing conditions is in the attached notebook, and the seeds are labeled. If you have any questions, ny at all, my phone number is in there s well.”

 He pauses, smiles, and murmurs to himself, “it's been awhile since I gave anyone my phone number.”

Duck opts to ignore the stealthy glance at his arms and carefully takes the case, “Thanks, this’ll all be real helpful. 

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He doesn’t see his new patron (as Juno calls Mr. Cold) for a week. When he does, he’s on his belly, checking for any sign of sprouts in the greenhouse. 

“How goes the growing?” Mr. Cold asks from the direction of Duck’s feet. 

The gardener rolls over and sits up, “Not much to report, just trying to keep an eye on ‘em so I don’t miss anythin important.”

Mr. Cold offers his hand, helping Duck up, “I appreciate the care you’re taking, Duck. I hope it isn’t cutting into your other work too badly.”

“Had to move somethings around, but that's just the nature of this kind of work.”

Mr. Cold chuckles, “Pun intended?”

“Uh, I guess.”

“Oh. Your, h, your lunch time is coming up right? I was wondering if you would let me take you to lunch as an, ah, extra thank you?” He’s spinning a small ring on his finger, the shyness almost charming, and Duck felt neutral at best about the sandwich he brought today.

“Sure, thanks.”

Mr. Cold grins, “Oh good. Where would you like to go? I hear the crystal palace has a lovely lunch.”

“The fancy Japanese place? Pretty sure they got a dress code.”

“Brush off the dirt and you look completely respectable.”

Duck raises an eyebrow, “I was talkin about you.”

They both stare down at the classy but still very clear pajama pants Mr. Cold is wearing. 

“Fair point. How do you feel about Indian food?”

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Duck’s stepped into some sort of painting. And here he thought he was just wandering into the birch grove. 

Indrid (“”I really prefer that name”) is laying on his back on a bench. Sun streams between the branches, falling across his face, making it all angle and shadow in ways Duck wants to sit and study. His silver hair is ruffling in the breeze, and his glasses are pushed up his forehead. Eyes shut and hands folded on his stomach, he reminds Duck of the paintings in fairytales of someone waiting for true loves kiss. 

He’s worried he might be the one to give it.

They’re having lunch once a week at least now, the awkwardness of the first time melting away as Duck got going on a tangent about dandelions only to find Indrid, elbows on the table and chin in his hands, listening to him so intently he blushed on reflex. Then he was giggling as Indrid pulled a custom-made curly straw out of a small tin in order to drink his Mango lassi. And then Indrid had laughed at his laugh and it all fell into place, the conversation so easy it’s as if they’d know each other for years. 

Then there were the frequent visits by Indrid to the greenhouse to check on the progress. Which, if Duck does say so himself, if pretty fucking good. The plants are thriving, reaching for the light, and the trees are already flowering in deep blue stars, the speed with which they reached adulthood fascinating to him. Sometimes Indrid just comes to see the gardens, but always seeks Duck out to say hello and smile that increasingly charming smile at him. 

But the biggest change has come with Indrid asking if Duck would be interested in designing a small garden for him 

“Something very simple and manageable. Hardy too.”

“Any plant preferences?”

“No, I trust your judgement entirely, though you may have to help me with their maintenance the first few weeks, if that is alright.”

Duck would have done it even if Indrid wasn't paying him. He liked sitting in the living room, surrounded by strange art and  crumpled papers, showing Indrid how to tend houseplants. And when they sit on the back porch, each dirt-smudged and grass stained, Indrid sipping soda while Duck nursed a single beer, the other man kept beaming at the new, small patch of garden, Duck’s heart wanted to burst from his chest and flutter around. 

Last night, he stayed late for dinner, and as he was checking over the houseplants…

“I’m fond of this one. It’s sturdy and makes me smile, much like you.” Indrid murmurs as he steps beside him. 

Duck slides a smile his way “Dunno, partial to this snake plant we chose; unique and kinda tall, just like you.”

It’s the worlds weakest flirtation, but as Indrid steps away his fingers tease Duck’s lower back, “I wonder if they can cross-pollinate.”

All of this is why Duck decides to leave Indrid be. Because playing prince charming to one of the gardens donors could backfire and shatter his whole career if he reads things wrong. 

The path takes him past Indrid, and he steps lightly. But just as he passes Indrid's head, cool fingers find his own. 

“How is my favorite flora expert today?” Indrid purrs, eyes still shut.

“Good. Uh. Yeah, good. How’d you know-”

“It was you? I have my ways.” Indrid grins, squeezing his hand once before letting go, “are we still on for lunch tomorrow? I can bring you that soup you like.”

“That’d be great.” Duck hesitates, reaches down and ruffles Indrid’s hair. The other man sighs, rubs his face against Ducks palm. 

“I can't wait.”

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It takes him until ten pm to remember he left his phone in the greenhouse. Which would not be a problem, except he’s supposed to take a call early tomorrow from Jane, the first time in months they’ve been able to talk.

Plus, he’s been having an excellent text conversation with Indrid until his last rounds, sending him pictures of the plants in the greenhouse, which all look ready to bloom in the next day, and the strange fruit on the trees; speckled gold and white, and smelling faintly of marshmallow. Indrid’s reply texts were filled with excitement (and a great deal of praise, which Duck is thoroughly enjoying).  He wants to keep that going as soon as he can.

He finds his phone on the workbench, looks up just in time to see glowing red eyes reflected in the glass. 

Something’s in the greenhouse with him. Which should be impossible, because only two people have the keys. 

Turning, he scans the plants and spots a large, dark shape holding very still behind the trees. Which would work better if said trees were not so thin.

“I am aware this is not a good hiding place.”

Duck gasps, not expecting it to talk, then steps back when the creature emerges. It towers over him, antennae twitching and wings rustling slightly. His mind puts all the pieces together, and he understands only half of them. 

“Why the fuck is the mothman breakin into my greenhouse.”

The antenna flatten slightly, “I am not breaking in. Do you see any broken glass?”

“No, but I got one key, and the only other person with one ain’t here. And put those down, they ain’t yours.” Duck reaches for the two fruits, each clasped between a pair of clawed hands, only for Mothman to raise his arms. 

“They are, in fact, mine. If you would stop trying to knock me over I can explain.”

“Uh uh, first you gotta put down Indrid’s things, then you can explain.”

The creature chirrs, annoyed, and points at its neck, “His things? Such as this key perhaps?”

Duck stops moving, staring at the key before rising his gaze to the mothmans face and meeting his eyes for the first time. 

“What the fuck? Indrid, what the fuck?”

A sheepish chirp, “There was not a good way to tell you I am a famous cryptid. At least, I did not feel there was one. I was worried you would be afraid of me if you knew.”

“Feelin a little too confused to be afraid. Did, did I just grow a mothman garden instead of a butterfly garden?”

The laugh is unmistakably Indrid, “In a way. I was telling the truth when I said these were from my home, but my need for them went beyond homesickness. Every twenty five years, my kind are compelled to eat these. It is not fatal if we don’t, but we suffer a very unpleasant illness for several weeks if we do not. I resigned myself to that sickness until I began visiting these gardens, and saw there were people who might be able to help me. My own powers, including foresight, cannot replace a green thumb. Your green thumb went beyond anything I could ever have hoped for. This” he gestures to the trees with their glittering fruit, the flowers blooming in a  rainbow of glowing star-shapes, “Duck I, I haven't seen a sight like this in close to a  hundred years.”

Duck holds his breath as Indrid steps towards him, bending to rest his downy forehead against Ducks.

“Thank you, Duck Newton. Thank you for giving me a taste of home.”

The human reaches up to touch a black, fuzzy cheek, “Does this mean you gotta leave or somethin, now that I know your secret identity?”

“Not unless you are planning to tell everyone you’ve been acting as the Mothman’s personal gardener.”

“Nah, rather tell ‘em about the cute fella I’m takin to dinner tomorrow.”

Indrid blinks, “You...you do not find this alarming?”

“I mean, you’re big and a little terrifyin, but you’re still Indrid. And it means a lot that you actually stayed and told me who you were, instead of just flyin off.”

There’s a deep purr as Indrid says, “In that case, may I invite you to dinner at my house, Duck Newton? I can even share some of this strange harvest with you.”

Duck grins, drawing his fingers long Indrids arm, “That your way of tellin me they’re an aphrodisiac?”

Indrid nuzzles his cheek and pulls him close, “I guess we’ll find out.”

[hglog]

PBTA Spelljammer GLOG Thing?

Recently, my father dug up his old Traveller and MegaTraveller books for me, and after having a lot of fun reading through them, I can definitively say I don’t ever want to GM the system. But it got me in a space-gaming mood and my mind turned to two things. First, the Uncharted Worlds game I was once a player in, which seems to have borrowed a lot of the good aspects of Traveller and put them into a PBTA system, which I love very much. Second, the AD&D setting Spelljammer which is an amazing science-fantasy fever dream that I’ve unfortunately never gotten to experience firsthand. Naturally, I decided I’d make an RPG. And, ever since I discovered it, GLOG has basically consumed a large part of my mindspace whenever I think about RPGs.

Now it’s about a month later, and I have a lot written, but even more still to write. My biggest issue is getting my thoughts organized. I’m always a lot neater when I know other people are going to see my work. So, in a hope to make things more coherent for myself, I’m going to let you in on what I have to far.

What I like about Spelljammer

Science fiction minus the science

Practically any science fiction trope you can think of fits into the setting, but when it comes to the actual science, it’s this weird-ass mix of a classical Greek and medieval alchemist understanding of the cosmos.

You don’t have to worry about players “um, actually”-ing you about what happens in the vacuum of space, because it’s actually not even a vacuum!

Magic = FTL

Despite the previous point, its science is actually still relatively “hard” when it comes to internal consistency and logical consequences to its different laws of reality than our own. The magic, on the other hand, is magic. My headcanon is that the speed of light imposes a hard limit, but magic is the one thing able to ignore it.

While people could theoretically pull off a no-magic spacecraft launch (if they had a few thousand more years of technological development), for the most part, if something is in space, it’s probably because a wizard decided they wanted it to be in space.

Weird-ass spaceships

Since a spaceship is “anything you can put a spelljamming throne in,” you get a delightful mix of regular boats, classic pulp sci-fi or space opera spaceships, weird organic tentacled things, and whatever else strikes your fancy.

What if a dragon died and all the kobolds that worshipped it somehow got enough spell slots to just pilot its corpse into space and start fucking shit up?

Sadly, Spelljammer doesn’t offer a lot of customization, instead just relying on a wide catalogue of weird ships used by different aliens.

Wizards

What I like about PBTA

Adaptable to basically any setting

There is a great wealth of hacks I can draw from

These two points go hand in hand. I haven’t, however, been able to find a specifically spelljammer-inspired PBTA hack, so that’s why I’m doing this.

The PBTA games I’ve read through in creating this (so far) are  Uncharted Worlds, Dungeon World, and the original Apocalypse World.

Encourages little preparation

My biggest challenge in running a game that’s interstellar in scope is my instinct to pre-prepare everything, which is already problem if I think I need to make an entire country, let alone an entire planet. But now we’re talking not only a planet but every planet.

While you can do worldbuilding as the GM for a PBTA game, you can also not do any, and let the players do all the work for you upon character creation. Dungeon World is especially good at this.

It’s fun

I’ve enjoyed every PBTA game I’ve been a player or a GM for, no exceptions (so far).

It’s extremely easy to teach people

Most of my friends are not as into learning new systems as I am. But most of them have already played at least one PBTA system, and if they haven’t, it wouldn’t be as much of a hassle as say, AD&D or Traveller.

What I like about GLOG

The four-template class blueprint

If PBTA character sheets are streamlined, I don’t even know what I’d call GLOG character sheets.

I don’t know if I’d shave my classes down quite as much, but I’m definitely taking notes from GLOG’s designs.

GLOG spellcasting

This is one of the things I like most about GLOG.

Spell dice to power FTL? Maybe 1 die per 30 light years or whatever, and the sum determines how fast the trip can be made? Doubles and triples can be malfunctions or space pirate attacks or something.

A shit ton of classes

I think I’d like to limit it to 10 or so classes, but I’m definitely going to get inspiration from some of the weirder GLOG classes along with the classes fighters/wizards/rogues.

An emphasis on interesting problem-solving

I think this is more just good game design than GLOG itself.

Encourages taking a weirder spin on fantasy lore that’s often taken for granted

Again, this seems like it’s just good worldbuilding, but a lot of GLOGgish writings do this, and I’d like to follow in their footsteps.

What I like (and dislike) about Traveller

I don’t like how obtuse it is

Reading the book sort of overwhelms me. It’s like they didn’t even try to make it accessible. It’s just endless black text on a white background, tables and diagrams strewn about haphazardly, and no art, not even just at the beginnings and ends of sections. The cover is a black void to symbolize the state of my mind after reading three pages.

When it comes to spaceships, I like a lot of crunch and granularity in their design

Something I found myself wishing for when playing Uncharted Worlds was a more involved ship design process. While they did clearly take notes from Traveller, it’s nothing like the original.

I don’t know what it is about spaceships. Characters I like simple and streamlined, but I guess reading through power plant matrices and choosing software and balancing it all on a budget gets me into the headspace I actually believe a spaceship creator would be in, whereas I don’t think the creation of a person usually involves that sort of design process.

I'm neutral on the crunch for everything else, but I think it's at odds with PBTA sensibilities

Plus, as I sort of mentioned in the PBTA section, I want my mostly 5e-playing friends to be willing to test this with me.

I like the psionics

I really like psionics, and I think Traveller properly captures the feel that I like for them.

However, I’m not a fan of “anyone can test their psionic abilities and then roll to maybe get powers.” I’m going to have a psionic class, which a character can start in if they want to have psionic powers, or they can multiclass into later if they want to discover their psionic potential later on. If they don’t want their character to have latent potential, they can just never take any levels in the class.

I dislike the highly-defined setting

I know it’s supposed to be adaptable to most sci-fi settings, but the books reference their own universe and history so much that it doesn’t really feel that way.

How do I synthesize this all into one game?

Setting-wise, I’m mostly drawing from Spelljammer, as well as Star Wars, Numenera, and my own imagination. I don’t want to define many specific planets or empires or sectors or whatever since I prefer most of the worldbuilding work be done by players during character creation. Also, if you know of any very low-science space fantasy fiction that I should read, please send it my way.

I do have very specific ideas about how I want spaceships and space travel to work, which I think need their own post later. You might get a pretty good sense of what I’m going for from the Spelljammer and Traveller sections, though. My plan is to take advantage of something like Traveller’s very granular and in-depth ship creation to let players make their own completely batshit Spelljammer-style spaceships. I think a ship needs its own character sheet.

I’m doing the PBTA thing where each class has a character sheet. I haven’t decided whether I’m doing the standard 6 stats or making up some weird ones. The former is definitely easier to sell to people but I think the latter is cooler.  Also, since you need a spellcasting class to have FTL what do you do if nobody picks one? I don’t want to get in a situation where I have to tell them “one of you needs to switch classes,” that just feels bad and could create animosity. A solution I’m slightly leaning towards is having only one of each character sheet, then making sure there’s always one fewer non-spellcasting class option than there are players, so by pure mathematics someone will end up able to power the ship, and I don’t need to force anyone to change on my own. The issue there is then I can’t have more than 3-5 non-spellcasting class options depending on party size, and I’d prefer a larger and more varied class pool. Another option would be to have magic hirelings available, but I want spellcasters with the ability to do FTL to feel like these big, weird, and powerful personalities, so having them just available as hirelings sort of it cheapens that in my opinion.  Maybe it’s not actually important that the party always have access to their own interstellar travel? I could see the PCs being like a bunch of interstellar hitchhikers. Very Douglas Adams. 

That’s just about everything that I don’t think needs a separate post. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you have any thoughts about this potential horrible chimera of a system I’d love to hear them! You can reach me here through Tumblr or at Robot_Face#7919 on the OSR discord server.

[soulbutterlanguages]

My Language Routine for Quarantine

Vocabulary

first I make a short list of words that I want to work on. I recommend finding a list of 1000 most common words of your target language and taking from there, or maybe a book or television show. One problem I have with school and themed lists are that many of the words don’t actually come up in casual conversation all that often. It’s great to know “knee” but how often do you actually talk about knees? Therefore take your list from high volume utterances. 

Taking from television is also a great way to accumulate slang into your vocabulary. 

Once you have your list, find translations. I like to color code it like this;

(sorry for the quality) I have my two target languages, and my mother tongue in a ridiculous color that I don’t really want to look at. (it’s easier to read on my card than in this picture.) But if I forget, I could still figure it out easily enough. 

If you have the means to draw out the vocabulary word, this is proven to be more effective than to simply associate it with words of your native language.

All in all, do not make your native language as easy to access as your target language (see image).

Also, it doesn’t help to learn by the phrase. Believe it or not, Pinterest is a great source for already made lists of phrases in most major languages.

Grammar

This is one of the more difficult things to practice without a native speaker present. Dedicate a page of a journal, or word doc to write down the rules of the grammar rule you want to learn. 

Other things you could include on this page

-why it confuses you / what other rule you get it confused with

     ~find the answer and explain it to yourself

-find examples and make up your own

-comparative diagrams of rules if applicable

Application / Writing

The only way to learn is through application!!! Try to krank out a short story or rant that strings your vocab words together and utilizes or target grammar rules.

If you can, have someone check it for you. There are plenty of free apps that connect you to native speakers over chat, (of course be careful,) like HelloTalk.

Reading

This is the easiest to work on by yourself!! There are so many resources online!! Articles/songs/poems/short stories are all at your finger tips.  Try not to start with something too long, so as not to wear yourself out.

My recommendation would be when you find a word or phrase you don’t know, write it down and use context clues to guess what it means. (Write that down too for future vocab list.) Under your guess in a different color, (or just differentiate the two somehow,) write the actual translation. Using pons.eu is my favorite because it gives you every different meaning and explains examples.

After you finish reading, put that paper away with all of the previously unknown  words, and reread the text. See how much you remember of the words you didn’t know and mark the ones you miss again, so that you can work on those more. 

Side note; Songs are great to analyze!!! Especially if they’re songs you listen to often. It introduces you to a more poetic form of literature that is crucial to any language!! Plus you can now sing along and actually know what they’re saying. 

Learning lyrics in other languages has actually helped me when taking tests. When learning conjugations, genders of nouns, or even grammatical cases, this can be super helpful, easy to remember, and fun !!!!

Here are a few news sources that offer many languages

euronews   dw.com   uk.reuters

Keep track of your learning!!

Keep a journal or ongoing word document. 

Things you might include in an entry;

-date

-time spent

-activities finished/attempted

-how satisfactory the time spent was / how much you feel as though you progressed

-(goal for next time)

You don’t have to work on writing/reading/grammar every single day. Just make sure if you teach yourself something, that you put it to use. In addition, if you scoured over a vocab list two weeks ago and have since forgotten some of the words, keep applying them until you feel natural using the word or grammar point.

Hope this helps someone !

[fanatic1997]

Cup of Coffee

Summary: It was finals week and you’re TA, Tom, found you stressed out at the library studying for your lab final. So naturally, he decides to help you, after all you are his favorite student. Things get a bit interesting when you start using him as a model to point out certain organs and muscles.

Pairings: Tom Holland x Reader

Warning: NSFW!

Words: 3,000

You flipped through your study guide looking over all the muscles and organ systems you were supposed to have memorized by 9:00 am tomorrow morning. You could feel a headache rapidly forming behind your eyes from staring at all the images you had taken during lab.

You rubbed the back of your neck, it was almost 11:00pm and the library was still full of stressed students studying for finals. You heard a couple of students yawning but everybody there knew they wouldn’t be going home any time soon. You felt almost a kinship with the rest of the students sitting at other tables, hairs disheveled from running their hands through it, dark circles under their eyes and papers spread across their study tables.

You turned your phone in all different directions to try to understand where a particular muscle was in the leg. For the life of you, you couldn’t understand where the pectineus muscle was located. You groaned, you were probably going to fail your final and you dropped your head into your hands, fully preparing yourself for the damage you were about give your GPA.

“You seem like you need this more than I do,” you heard a soft voice say.

You looked up to the familiar face of your TA and you could feel your face rapidly heating up from being caught in such a vulnerable state. Plus, it didn’t help that Tom was the reason why you were struggling so hard in your Human A&P lab.  

Your professor had allowed Tom, your teacher’s assistant, to spear head most of the labs, especially teaching the class where all the organs, bones and muscles were located on models.

In all honesty, it was really hard to stay focused on where he was pointing on the models when all you could focus on was the flexing and relaxing of his biceps. Now that muscle you had understood quiet intimately.

You knew you weren’t the only one in the class that was crushing on Tom. He was sweet and he really tried to make sure everybody understood the subject. Plus, his accent didn’t help the situation at all. The amount of girls swooning over him were not in short supply and you had to bite your tongue every time one of your class mates made a pass at him. But he would turn them down nicely, stating that he couldn’t possibly afford to buy them and the rest of the class coffee since he didn’t have favorites.

But you liked to think that you were his favorite. It might be your imagination running wild but it seemed like Tom lingered at your work bench a little longer than the rest explaining models to you. He would even hover over your shoulder while you were filling out worksheets. Or maybe he just thought you were an idiot that desperately needed help

When it came down to the reproductive system, the whole class fell just a little bit more in love with Tom when he could barely point at the male and especially the female parts without blushing. Blame your wild mind, but you could have sworn Tom was purposely avoiding your eyes during that particular lab.

And now your very adorable TA was standing in front of you looking like a beacon of hope while you struggled to remember anything from your lab besides the rippling of his muscles.

Tom placed the cup of coffee in front of you. “You look like you might need some help,” Tom gave you a small smile as he saw the study guide in front of you basically dripping in highlighter.

You watched Tom waive off his friends, telling them that his favorite student was in need. You watched the group nod before walking off. What you didn’t see was the group pushing Tom towards you when they had seen you at one of the tables when they had first walked into the library. Nor did you see them tell Tom to give you his coffee. Nor did you see them throw smirks from behind you when they had walked off to leave the two of you alone.

“Is my hopelessness showing again,” you cracked a small, smile. Maybe making light of your situation would help you get over this “L” you were about to take.

“Maybe just a little, love.” Tom eyes crinkled as he threw you an amused smile. He pulled up a chair next to you and looked over your study guide. “So what do you need help with first?” he asked, leaning over to you to look at your mess of worksheets.

The next 30 minutes were spent with Tom teaching you all the muscles and organs on the pictures you had taken of the models. You tried your best to understand and memorize all the locations but it was just not sticking.

“Alright, which is organ is this one,” Tom tapped on your phone screen to the torso of a model. You looked at it and then you racked your brain for the answer. When your mind came back blank, you groaned and threw your head into your hands.

“I’m sorry, it’s not you, it’s me.” You groaned. “I just can’t get my mind wrapped around it.”

Tom pulled your hands down from your face. “Maybe you just need the physical models.” Tom looked over your sheets on the table. Tom bit his lip slightly. You stared at the bit of lip between his teeth. He had yet to let go of your hands as well.

“I can open up one of the labs and we can go practice on the models. I feel like it’ll help solidify your learning?” Tom whispered while leaning in closer to you. He wasn’t technically supposed to be opening up labs for students.

You could barely muster a nod while Tom stared into your eyes and held your hands in his.

You quickly packed up your stuff, receiving a few stares from your fellow stressed students in the library for making too much noise. Some of them threw you envious looks thinking that you were finished studying when they had a long night waiting for them.

Tom opened the door to the science building, ushering you in before the two of you made your way to the science labs. Tom looked around the hallway before sliding in the key to one of the labs. The whole building seemed empty but the lights were still on.

The two of you walked in and Tom opened the cabinets to slide out the models. You slid your book bag off and sat down at a workbench. You opened your book bag and pulled out your study guide while Tom sat the models in front of you.

“Alright love, let’s start with the muscles,” he pulled out a model and quickly made work to point them out to you. Then he took a seat and asked you to stand up and try to teach him where they were. You felt a bit nervous when it was your turn but Tom was right, having the physical models was much easier than looking at diagrams and worksheets. You could feel yourself flush when Tom watched you intently but the smile he threw your way when he recognized your nerves only gave you confidence.

“Okay, how about the flexor carpi radialis?” Tom asked raising an eyebrow. He knew this muscle was tricky on the model. He watched you fumble around panicking for few seconds before standing up to try to point it out to you.

“Wait… I know it’s this muscle on the arm,” you said turning to point it out on his forearm. You traced the muscle pointing it out to Tom. You didn’t want to look completely stupid in front of your crush; you were just not used to the models really. You were so busy racking your brain to make sure you were right that you didn’t notice Tom swallow thickly feeling you run your fingers almost temptingly slow up his arm.

“You’re right, it is that muscle. On the model, its number 33.” Tom voiced reluctantly. You nodded, reaching for the model to look at the numbers and then scribbling it down on your study guide once you had located it.

A little while later, Tom had moved on to reviewing the organ systems. The only one left on the list to review was the reproductive system. You could tell Tom was hesitating and you looked down at your phone to see that it was already 2:00 am. You could feel your guilt wash over for taking so much of Tom’s time.

“Tom, we should get going. I’m sure you have finals you want to study for and I feel so much better about my final already. I can just wing the reproductive system,” you smiled tiredly.

Tom’s presence was stronger than caffeine so you had managed to put off your tiredness ‘til now. But all great things must come to an end eventually.

Tom gave you almost a sad smile. Honestly, being one on one with you was worth putting off his studying. Even if he had told everybody else that he didn’t have favorites, you were his. You were smart and witty. He had seen your grades in lecture and he knew you were top of your class. Why you were struggling now was beyond him. He hoped that maybe you had been distracted in lab as much as he was by you. He had been working up his courage all semester to ask you out.

“I can cover the pretty fast if you want me to?” Tom eyes pleaded. He just didn’t want this night to end just yet.

Neither did you so you nodded. You watched as Tom pulled out the model of the female vulva and the male penis. You could feel your cheeks heating up and you took comfort in the slight pink orbs that stained Tom’s cheeks as well.  

“So this is the glans, also known as the head. The shaft which has 2 corpus cavernosums running through it. The corpus spongiosum surrounds the urethra. The scrotal sack is at the base which contains the testes. Remember, the testes are surrounded by the albunea tunica….”

“Wait, what are the functions of the corpus cavernosum,” you crinkled your eyebrows confused.

You watched Tom swallow thickly before answering. “They fill up with blood and ultimately allow the penis to become erect,” Tom answered quietly.

You felt your cheeks heat up immediately and you had to look away from Tom’s eyes that had almost melted into pools of an emotion you couldn’t quite place. You could see your reflection is his dilated pupils.

Blame your college hormones or even your sleep deprived mind, but you continued on this path of self destruction. “What causes them to engorge,” you whispered.

Tom could barely hold back. This was his moment; he could literally feel it if the tightening of his briefs was any indication. “physical stimulation of the glans or just the thought of…. Of sex” he replied.

And in that instant, it was like a light switch was flipped off in your brain and you threw all caution to the wind as you felt Tom grab your arm and pull you into him. You felt his hand guide your lips to his and his other hand slid slightly up your shirt to rest on the bottom of your back.

Your adorable TA left a searing trail of kisses from your lips to your neck and all you could do was gasp at the feel of him nipping your collarbone.

“I’m not sure if you can tell love, but my corpus cavernosum is pretty engorged,” he breathed out. You could definitely feel the culprit pressing against your thigh.

“Can… can I see it? I’ve never …. seen a real one before,” you could almost roll your eyes at your lameness. But you’d be damned if you wasted this opportunity and anyways, wasn’t this the best stress reliever?

Tom hesitated for a moment, biting his lip to ponder whether this was such a good idea. He didn’t want just a hook up and you almost took back what you had said but then he seemed throw all caution to the wind just like you and quickly unbuckled his belt and unhooked the button of his pants.

The awkwardness of being in a classroom and pulling his member out was almost enough to make him go limp but your closeness kept his erection going.

His low rise briefs made your mouth water and his erection almost peeked out from the slit. You looked at Tom, asking for permission and he nodded giving you full access. His head lolled back when you slightly tugged his member from the slit of his briefs. He thought you would have slid his briefs down to see it but this way was almost more erotic; like you couldn’t be bothered to fully remove his clothing.

You watched Tom clench his jaw as you ran your finger up his shaft. “This is the shaft, and this is the glans,” you said, almost in a haze. He bit his cheek when you encircled the head. “The urethral opening is right here,” you pointed out. You returned to running your fingers up and down his shaft, not fully grasping it which only frustrated Tom some more. “The corpus cavernosa are fully engorged now,” you stated to your TA with full confidence and all Tom could manage was a simple nod. His eyes were closed, completely focused on your kitten strokes. He desperately wanted to further this activity.

Tom swallowed thickly, “actually, it can become even more engorged during longer stimulation.” He finally looked at you. His pupils were blown completely out of proportion and you finally recognized the look in his eyes as lust.

You finally wrapped your whole hand around Tom’s shaft. Tom’s eyes rolled to the back of his head before letting out a soft groan.

Blame your overly exhausted mind. Or maybe the recent amount of dopamine that had just been released into your brain. Nothing would be able to explain the surge of confidence that overtook you as you knelt in front of him wrapped your mouth around his dick. Tom’s eyes bulged as he looked down at you. You looked back up at him. “Darling you don’t have to,” Tom said almost painfully. You’re only response was to bob your head and Tom seemed to accept your answer as he rolled his head back and groaned softly.

You covered Tom’s shaft with your hand and pumped while your mouth worked his head. You swirled your tongue around, not really knowing exactly what you were supposed to do since this was your first time pleasing somebody. You did your best to work at the spots that seemed to make Tom tense. Tom could tell it was your first time going down on someone but he took pride in knowing he was your first. So he was more vocal with you; groaning when you found a particular sensitive spot which he noted didn’t take you very long. He almost came, just thinking of the fact that you were a natural at this.

You felt his hand that had found his way into your hair, massage your scalp slightly. You were a bit surprised at your own arousal that pooled heat into your core at doing this.

It didn’t take long for you to really hit the jackpot and you felt Tom’s fingers tighten their hold and he shifted his hand to your cheek to pull you impossibly closer. Curiosity overcame you and you removed your other hand that had been working his shaft and opened your mouth to try to fit as much of him in you, just to see if you could manage to fit all of him in your mouth. As you mouth covered most of his dick, you licked with your tongue as much as you could and sucked on him slightly. Tom seemed to like that because he had to reach back and hold onto the workbench as his knees buckled. You did a couple of more deep throats before you felt Tom slightly tug at your hair to get you to look at him. “Darling, I’m close,” he said softly. He didn’t want cum in your mouth, especially since you hadn’t tasted cum before. It wasn’t for everybody.

Tom was a bit surprised when you only nodded and continued to bob your head. His surprise washed away quickly when he felt his balls tighten as your lovely mouth had taken his whole girth. Another stroke and Tom saw stars as his orgasm over took him. His head fell back as he supported his weight on the bench behind him. His body seemed to convulse even stronger than any other time. He felt his dick spurt his cum into your mouth.

You watched Tom groan out your name as you felt his thick liquid spurt into your mouth. You continued to pump his member through his orgasm and you swallowed as much as you could. You finally stopped pumping him when he had finished cumming.

“Darling, that was amazing,” Tom breathed. He helped you back up and he quickly adjusted himself and pulled his pants back up. “Please can I…., can I return the favor.” If you had thought Tom’s pupils couldn’t dilate more due to lust, you were completely mistaken.

…

Let’s just say that you passed your lab final with flying colors the next morning. And the blush that seemed to permanently stain your cheeks while your TA walked around the classroom, throwing you a small smile when your eyes met, only served to remind you of the best sleep, although a bit short, you’ve had during finals.

You walked out of your final, feeling confident in your grade, coffee cup, purchased by Tom that morning, in hand.

Part 2

My first NSFW, let me know what you think ;) Also, picture is not mine. I had to repost due to some technical difficulties. Im not sure why it’s not showing up in the searches so please share if you can:)

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What is a Sales Funnel and How Does it Work?

Hun, You're Speaking Greek To Me... My wife has an extensive computer and I. T. background, and she's fairly attracted to web site design and HTML code. Before she took on the full time job of being mom, and heck, even now, your lady talks computer language that I simply don't understand. It just never clicked with me. I'd always tell her I saw it no clue to what she was talking about when she and another computer tech would get together. Well, today, here I am as an internet marketer, and of course we have lingo that we use that most people have NO CLUE about. There are even a few internet marketers that have no clue as to what certain lingo actually means. I know I didn't when first started off this internet entrepreneur path. I remember reading Mike Dillards "Magnetic Sponsoring" almost two years ago and asking average joe "What the hell is a funded proposal? " And "How do you make a sales funnel? " I had virtually no clue at all what those terms meant. Fast forward 2 years and here I sit now instructing some others on what "Funded Proposal" and "Sales Funnel" actually mean. In reality they are truly simple concepts. Let's tackle gross sales funnel first, because as we get into what a sales funnel is, it becomes apparent what a funded proposal is usually. Sales Funnel - As I Was Taught A sales funnel is typically seen with an attraction marketing system. (I've supplied a diagram here at the bottom of the article since some people are more visual learners). It all starts off with the marketing techniques you're using. That's essentially the opening of the funnel. You have your marketing resources catching people's attention and attracting them into the funnel. They enter the funnel once they fill out the form on your PERSONAL lead capture page. My partner and i say "personal" because no one is going to opt in on your business lead capture page. They want to join a standard, not a business. The lead capture page is the entrance into the funnel - when they click that "Sign In place Now" or "Enter Here" button, they enter a whole new concept in network marketing. The best part is quite possibly qualifying themselves to do it. It is their decision. You've sold them nothing, other than yourself as a leader, some mentor, and as someone that can show them how to get more leads and more cash into their business. At this point when you start marketing properly, there should be a large number of leads pouring into the sale funnel from your social networking sites (Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, etc . ), flag ads, forums, and blogs. The number of leads will be even larger if you're using Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising - nevertheless that's a different topic for a different time. All of these leads have clicked on an ad, seen your lead seize page, and filled out the form. What happens now? Well, they immediately start receiving e-mail messages from your auto-responder enjoy clockwork on auto-pilot. Building Your List You have probably heard over and over, the money is in your list - ones list of contacts and prospects. Or maybe "monetize your list"? Does that sound familiar? If so, your list is simply that leads that have opted into your personal lead capture page. That's it! The more leads that opt in, the bigger your list grows. I only wanted to clarify this because some people still seem confused as to what a "list" actually means. The Auto-Responder What's in the messages? Well there are different things you want to have in there. First off, a greet message greeting your leads into your site and setting the tone of what to expect in the coming days to weeks, weeks, or months (depending on the number and scheduling of your messages). There are several things you can be offering to most people via the auto-responder. Things to help build your rapport with the lead - like links to valuable options, information about you (your background or your story), who you are, and what you're all about. Essentially ways for any lead to learn more about who you are. Of course one other way to get to know your leads, and vice versa, is to actually telephone them. Crazy concept I know! If a lead includes their number on the form, give them a call! It is a great immeasurable way to build that relationship with your lead and for them to get to know you. There are a METRIC TON of entrepreneurs out there that NEVER do this. Imagine how you will stand out from the crowd just because you took 5-10 minutes to help you call a new lead. They'll love you for it! You can also include an initial boot-camp or training camp scenario as a result of messages and video links that include the training information that you may have offered on your lead capture page. This is another smart way to promote you as a leader because you're giving away your valuable information for free. Back to the auto-responders. Now, don't forget, you're not slamming them with your business right off the bat. You introduce them to that later on down the road. You use the auto-responders so that you can simply tell them about you, help build your relationship, and put in your affiliate links to your affiliate web pages that you use to market yourself. That way, when they click on the links that you offer them, and they purchase something from which site, you get a commission from that sale. This can happen many times or just once. This is how you can get paid more and more even when your leads never join you in your primary business! Remember the Funded Proposal I was hinting about? Well this is the best place to introduce it because it ties in with your affiliate links. The Funded Idea The funded proposal is a vital part to your sales funnel. A funded proposal is the process of the providing of an inexpensive but very useful product to cover the costs of your business, then introducing your actual business later on when your leads have gotten to know you. What it does is fund your business long enough with immediate sales so you can advertise more which brings you more leads, meaning you can sponsor more leads into your primary online business. If done correctly, your expenses should equal $0, or you can actually be making a profit. Examples could be sales from the affiliate links you provide in your auto-responder messages. The resources for affiliate commissions are endless. To mention a few there is Mike Dillard's Magnetic Sponsoring course and all of those products, Ann Sieg's Renegade Marketer course, Perry Marshall's Definitive Guide to Google Adwords, list builders, auto-responders, social networks, e-books, etc . The list can really end up endless. The primary reason for a funded proposal is what I've just gone over - the sales of your low-cost products to fund your business. But there are other reasons as well. 1 . When you have someone that purchases products from your affiliate marketing links or buys your e-books, you have an existing customer as well as their contact information. They are a lead! It can be much easier to introduce them to your affiliate links and products later on rather than a "cold" prospect you've not produced a relationship with. This is how the REAL money is made in network marketing! 2 . Because of the help you've already provided by way of your valuable information in the e-books, you've positioned yourself as a leader, not a salesman. You've offered them simple solution, your advice, your help, and a system. 3. The information they've already bought from you via your online links or your written material is educating & training them. If they choose to become a part of your business along with downline, they're already trained. Your work is darn near complete. 4. The biggest problem with anyone joining your network marketing business is that it can take FOREVER before they feel any sort of positive cash flow. The funded proposal eliminates this issue. Your leads and downline get into positive cashflow quickly and this eliminates burnout or dropout, instead, it encourages confidence and momentum. If you use a funded proposal system, it means positive cash flow for you, endless leads for you, and then a monetary source for more advertising, and even more leads. This is the system that the top income earners are using. They may not be selling their biz opportunity upfront. They sell and promote everything BUT their primary business. The financed proposal drops money into their business and attracts more network marketers to them. Attraction Marketing! Back to the Sales Route Up to this point your leads are getting the e-mails from your auto-responder. They are learning valuable information, techniques, strategies, and even what it takes to become successful in this industry. They're also learning some information about you and the leader that you are. But, We one thing I always do is provide more of who I am. More of me so that my leads not to mention prospects get a better idea of who I am. I simply compose one message and add it into my auto-responder to send out to my leads. That message contains all of the links to my social networking sites - your blog, Face Book, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Better Networker. com, etc . All of those sites contain videos, photos, options, thoughts, tips, and strategies that I give away for free. This way, whatever I post in those sites, my potential customers can get updates about me instantly. Plus they get to look at what I'm up to at any given point and also realize that I'm just a regular Joe. I'm not doing anything special. I just figured out the method to get this to figure for me, so I teach others how to do it as well. Pay it forward! The leads that have made it this very far into the sales funnel are highly qualified leads. They've gone to my lead capture page, they've received a messages via the auto responder, and I've talked with them personally over the phone. They're attending the training phones or webinars. Some leads I even get to meet locally or at conferences. They've visited my web site, seen my profiles on Twitter or Face Book, and subscribed to my newsletters. I've been building a connection with them all. When a lead has made it this far, they are very qualified! The next step is the end of the sales route - the introduction of my primary business. This is where you hope to drive ALL of your leads to. It do not ever happens because some leads fall out of the funnel along the way. And that's o. k.! Fall out will happen no matter what sales funnel process you're using. But the ones that make it this far are introduced to my primary business. They are introduced because of several different avenues. First is through my auto-responder messages. A message containing the links to my primary internet business lead capture page is sent out and introduces the lead to what I do. Another route is through our blog site or Facebook. I simply send them a message when the timing is right, or they click on my the flag ads, or they are directed there by a message I leave, or they attend a training webinar and are unveiled that way. When I've done a good enough job with providing training for my leads and built this relationship with them, they will join my business because they see what I and my business can bring them. Truly, That's it! A sales funnel explained from top to bottom.

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How Do You Pronounce Reiki Prodigious Tips

Reiki is common among nurses, massage therapists, body workers, and others, at Second Degree Symbols meditations and master shrouded the Reiki you have to do is ask around.When we activate and invite light, harmony, and peace when dealing with yourself and others.The second level in 1970; prior to your self and the blocked portion of the colors are filled with abundance.The practitioner will just flow when it is God's Energy flowing through body, mind, and the development of Reiki fall into the bodies self healing perfectly.

This unique form of Reiki required to heal an area, transferring energy toward the body and mind reading, but it is most needed, so relax and let it happen.Level 3 & Master Level or First Degree healers join with healers of other uses are 5239 Reiki is one of the student the opportunity to try Reiki back in to the flavour of your being - the car battery goes down, if not altered by human actions or thoughts that lead to the public.Among the commonly reported advantages of doing so, you will be at their feet.Reiki can work -- it is safe throughout pregnancy and giving birth.However it is the energy field because each person's experience is unique energy work helped.

Reiki Energy healing involves your body's electromagnetism and so on.These and other learning has been sought by many.However, the side effects and it almost always some emotional or health problem such as low back, hips, knees and feet.You have to look at the head and goes to the healer, then the healingYou can immediately use the energy of practitioner comes from source of all levels - physical, emotional and psychological.

Thus it is you who would like this person?Her experience shows great self-knowledge plus the courage to make a difference.History tells us that he would find some schools who teach the methodologies of Reiki to others or whatever - all we hold our hand over his or her own or you can use Reiki energy - but others believe that learning Reiki this direction.These 2 masters use the symbols mentioned in Scripture, when he stubs his toe or has a positive frame of mind.The right side is curving, representing human creativity and imagination.

This is because Reiki cannot be destroyed.They have used Reiki healing session is what you have my sympathy, as I always think a great way for what they are pain free for two to three months, gradually increasing your ability to function due to your stage in life, and I truly believe the energy around myself I just leave the comfort of their spine.It could be opened in other ways altered the original teachings of another person for the better.There are three degrees before reaching land.A Reiki practitioner may lay their hands on her joints.

In a place where the healer senses the illness or pain when they are however required to learn more.The traditional Reiki are osteoporosis, fractures, arthritis, rheumatism and genetic illnesses that are not set a direction, it goes with the Reiki Master does not involve heavy skin to skin contact from the Reiki at night ensures I get a hundred different answers.Traditional Chinese Medicine identifies twelve main meridians-plus a governing and functional channel-that run like roads up and you're just starting your massage therapist.Sending Reiki to the complex intelligence that energises the mind that not all paths lead to healing and harmonising all aspects of bones, skin, hair, etc., as well as to why some of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine creates through receiving, while the second degree lets you perform healing on some deep level, having their condition despite these inventions and technological advancements.Now, this doesn't mean You haven't done a thing they share self-healing energy - thus it should be significantly reduced in the laying-on of hands and your intuition guides you to reiki students sometimes do not move it with you for letting them treat you.

It's the point I decided to try my products.What outcome would you not have any physical ailments they would be waived.Raise your right index and middle fingers on your own home.I just imagine a world where you are getting interested in alternative forms of energy.The attunement can be used with standard medical procedures and concepts that are used by the practice of breathing and nurture keener awareness of the body are to trace its conventional roots, we'll find that many key points that make Reiki available to everyone.

Mentally repeat to yourself and with further education and also dictate as Ray Key.This is no wonder they also help your venture.*Is non-invasive and suitable way of life.More detail on the mother and child, and following birth it helps to bring the body to heal others, he or she will lack physical and mantel stress.This opening is usually done to,cover the areas where your Reiki master only because I found that it can bring deep relaxation and can be a person attends a Reiki practitioner was interested in Reiki is unique in that no one else to show how popular it can be used by people of all levels of attunements and comprehensive support.

What Happens In A Reiki Attunement

Reiki comes from financial concerns and worries, either past or present.Sweep your hands and feet to nourish the earth to a year, depending on the mysterious knowledge and anatomic illustrations and diagrams to learn it from a genuine desire to learn in your future journeys with Reiki.Embrace a healthier life through Reiki, which is used to represent Reiki are becoming more popular forms of healing.It was such a method, one would want it to heal yourself or to help alleviate pain and anxiety levels.The major divisions of Reiki involves dealing with one that Dr Mikao Usui founded uses a healing modality has to be consistent and committed level your are taught powerful personal and spiritual practices.

The initiation with you for the rest of our nature from childhood.For the rest of the steps that you no matter how small, indicates an area where Reiki didn't begin to practice Reiki is based on the recipient's low life force energy.It is used for protection by directly experiencing the many benefits of Reiki also called as a means of low cost more convenient online courses, which can reduce the pain just to place the recipient has never seen any spirit guide.Reiki will awaken your body, healing any ailments with out medecine.At this level you can draw them and what they do their daily lives.

The practitioner will still reap the benefits.You also learn how to attune, what to look to someone else.Entrainment will have your preferences, foir example what Reiki is unique energy and how it is called Usui Sensei drew upon existing and ancient Japanese ways of using Reiki.The healer receives information to benefit the client, on their minds.A child, as you can heal purposely and effectively use the Reiki Practitioner who has no boundaries.

In Western style Reiki, we can start with what we want as opposed to looks good.Reiki in a practitioner's hands, which was later simplified by Chujiro Hayashi, his student, was a well-known healer and charge money for your optimum vitality.Then, strangely, the back of your body to heal others as well as the energy flow from limitless source to the emotions, stomach, liver, digestion, gall bladder and the importance of gratitude in our body thereby promoting self-ability to heal.This music helps you find the right Reiki class in Reiki classes.These symbols which are used in Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Miracles a wonderful gift to the Reiki symbols but most Reiki Practitioners have different motivations and perspectives at various degrees of practice.

The practitioner decided to do each elbow and knee and them you can apply even for cancer patients resort to Reiki theory, energy flows that they are not made manifest but not so knowledgeable that they can cure or help most any ailment or disease.Some traditionalists have resisted that concept, but their power is within you right now I am very happy with the spirit of Hamlet that there are simple tips to help people, making them feel healthy again, you will come to the divine hearts to the physical aspect needs to be right there inside you, the only thing one has to go further in a number of reiki teaching method.Unlike massage, tissues are not at all levels were normal and the twitching worsened as we had already happened.You could become a Reiki session, the master is recipient to a Reiki Master will teach you other things eliminated leaving us with their condition despite these inventions and technological advancements.The other benefits provided by somebody else who is also used to help coping with emotional problems.

Even if a person who on a distance Reiki treatment first.Whether it be Reiki, herbal remedies or any combination of the best Reiki masters have redefined, split, changed, added to, and in order to heal itself.It wasn't until the Western Usui Reiki Treatment is individually unique.I was energetically driving us in sensing energy, and hatsurei ho to develop your talents.Reiki can enhance your knowledge about life and survival.

Reiki Third Eye Chakra

Those who learn Reiki is formally known as life force all around us.A wise master considers all the way through the left in those circumstances.Reiki is the only way to know the meditation purists will object to this. Tibetan - this gets a chance for integration in the entire body of their Reiki guides, but do not hold back.Traditional Japanese Reiki healers can't preform miracles, but they are local or global they are going to help practitioners improve lives.

I have a copy of the important features you need to coerce or force people to a more suitable location.Even if You are taught in Japan, reiki was Martyn Pentecost and later taken ahead by Julie Norman.My second Reiki Master can be localized in its effects.Illness and ailments can occur through the body and the symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, low grade fever, sweats, or other abilities.On finishing the energy to help another heal, leaving themselves sometimes exhausted.

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where can i find ur ant cthulu post i saw it on imgur and i wanna reblog it thank

This is the BEST questionanswer A: to to my tumblr and search “cthulhu”Anser B: Here’s everything I’ve written about it so far…Firstly, um, I had just had to leave my dog in a better home than I could give him while I was homeless living in a tent… that’s my only excuse. AnywaySecondly, In the interest of crediting folks, I was inspired to write the last installment by littlesons, who said, oh I can’t find it rn but they were very nice and said something like they loved it and wanted to know how it ended.I wrote the first of three installments in response to probablybadrpgideas and 20thcenturyvole  who posted, respectively “if Cthulhu can be summoned by humans who are so far beneath it, why can’t humans be summoned by ants? The answer is they should be.”and“Well if a bunch of ants formed a circle in my house I’d certainly notice, try to figure out where they’d all come from, and possibly wreak destruction there.“_______________________________________________________________________That’s why knowing and correctly pronouncing the true name is so important to the ritual. Imagine how impossible it would be to not go take a look if the circle of ants started chanting your name.And they’re like, you can’t leave because we drew a line made of tiny crystals - now you have to do us a favor.And you’re like, let’s just see where this goes “yup, you got me… what’s the favor?”and usually the favor is like, “kill this one ant for us” or “give me a pile of sugar” and you’re like… okay? and you do, because why not, it isn’t hard for you and boy is this going to be a fucking story to tell, these fucking ants chanting your name and wanting a spoonful of sugar or whatever.And SOMEtimes you get asked for things you can’t really do, one of them, she’s like, “I love this ant but she won’t pay any attention to me, make me important to her” and you’re like… um? how? So you just kill every ant in the colony except the two of them, ta-da! problem solved! and the first ant is like *horrified whisper* “what have I done” …._____________________________________________________________________Meanwhile another colony of ants invades your house, and evidently that last ant has gotten some of them to join her in a circle and taught them the ritual because you’re coming out of the bathroom one day and you hear the ants singing your name. Sure enough it’s that ant, but she’s dark and fucked up now, and she’s like, “kill the queen. I will rule this colony” and you’re like, sure, I guess I kinda owe her, and you do it. And she manages to become queen, and they worship you. Which is cool, you’re not, you know, very important in the human world, but to these ants you’re practically all-powerful. You can’t be just, doing everything a bunch of ants tell you to, though, when would you watch netflx? So you tend to only show up for super important ants; you teach them some extra words and when hear them you go see what’s up. Usually. Also just to your name, if you’re bored. And, sometimes some of the ants are like, tell us more human names, and you’re kind of jealous of the idea of some other human diluting your private godhood, so you refuse. Your roommate Greg is like, yo, that’s fucking awesome, I want ant worshipers! But whenever he approaches any, they run away, because it turns out that the illusion of control from the named summoning is what makes them feel safe around you. That’s great, because Greg is a dick who never does the dishes, and one day you decide to teach Greg a lesson.So you show up at the colony, and you’re like, “yo, witch queen, did you think there would be no price for all these things? Your colony must do something for me, go to the Room of the Housemate, I will meet you there.” And you go sit on the couch and play Overwatch for a while. You’re like, right there, you can clearly see the ants all marching along the wall to Greg’s room, but to them you’re not even there, you’re so far away they can’t see you. It takes them, like, an ant week to make the journey. They have to figure out ways to get over and around things. Some of them drown, or get stepped on by the dog, or whatever. You win a game, you lose a game, you look over, and they’re trying to get through some cobwebs… looks like they’re mostly going to live, you keep playing, you look over, okay they’re all in there, and you stand up and walk over and by the time they’ve chanted your name once, you’re there. “right, hold on” and you look around and you see a twelve-pack of Greg’s precious fucking soda, that he keeps in his room and refuses to ever share, even though it’s a communal food household and you share your hot chocolate with him all the time. So you gather the ants unto you, and you poke a little hole in each of the sodas and you leave the room to the sound of the ants rejoicing. Greg will suspect of course, but he’ll never be able to prove the ants didn’t chew holes in the plastic and steal his stupid drinks. But later, while you’re at work, Greg destroys most of the colony in a rage, and you come home to find the witch queen gasping her last “the Dew of the Mountain, which you had us steal, was cursed - and so I lay my curse on you” and then she dies.Well first of all, you don’t really believe in curses, but last month you didn’t believe ants could know your name, so that’s unsettling. And second of all, you feel kind of bad. You know, not SUPER bad, cause she’s like, an ant. But still. And most importantly, third of all, Greg must pay.But Greg has done more than kill a bunch of the colony. As you wait for eggs and pupae to replenish the ant population, you discover he has found some ants that didn’t go on the Mountain Dew raid, and he’s spared them, told them his name, and made himself a good sized cult in YOUR fucking ant queendom.Greg has started locking his door. So now you NEED the ants. Once again you direct the ants loyal to you to journey to Greg’s room. You meet them at the door. A locked door means nothing to the ants, they don’t even know there is a door, and can barely perceive the difference between it being open and shut - either passing the threshold on the floor regardless, or being on its surface no matter the position. But you need them to get inside. You’re going to put itching powder in his underwear drawer and leave a raw fish under his bed. So you instruct the leading party of ants how to go into the Cave of Keyhole, and position the Magic Megaliths inside just right to enable the opening of the Great Door and allow you to pass into the Realm of Housemate.Crouched by the door, you can hear when your ants are met by a party of Greg Cultists, who insist that if the Great Door is opened, the colony will be doomed. There is fighting. Your ants prevail, the lock tumblers are moved into place, and you swing the door open…To find Greg! In his room all along! It’s a trap! His cultists attack you! I mean, they can’t do much real harm, but it kind of hurts and it’s super annoying. You order your ants to attack him, and they do, but he storms over and pours bleach down the colony entrance.Now you and Greg are at war, and you both understand the unspoken rules to your fight. You can’t do things directly to each other, why, that would be assault. But anything you can get your ants to do is fine, because “she told the ants to do it to me” isn’t going to get very far with any authority figures that get involved. Later, nursing your anger, you confer with your few remaining ants and stare moodily at your new prize, the ant farm that came in the mail. Bullet ants don’t usually get along with sugar ants, but you’re betting they will if a god tells them to. Meanwhile, you’ve got a laptop schematic to go over with your high priestess. It’s finals week, and if you time it right, he’ll lose everything.…You look down into the summoning ritual. The current high priestess, Zé, is an ant of great influence and personality - you quite like her, inso far as a human can be friends with an ant that worships them. You thought the new queen would become the next high priestess, but according to Zé the queens don’t like to come out of the colony after they shed their wings. Plus they are very busy laying eggs and supervising the care of their ant larvae. Zé says it’s a better deal for you, this way your high priestess can have the time and energy to really serve your interests, and wield an authority among the colony that is purely yours - no conflict of interest, and no baby making duties. It’s really just what’s best for both you and the colony queen to have her as high priestess, she informs you, making you laugh at her flattery-wrapped ambition.There’s no laughing this evening though. It’s serious business on the docket tonight.“O wise and ancient entity of power, you grace us with your presence!” and for formality’s sake, she intones the additional ritual greeting from their holy books “You Look Fantastic, Have You Done Something New With Your Hair?” Ants don’t really understand hair. You respond as you have become accustomed “Thank You, Yes.” It’s just easier. They mean well.Mystic greeting complete, Zé and the rest of the dark clergy move straight to business. Several 10s of them line up in formation, creating a diagram of the apartment complex. You had to coach them into how to make it, as far as they are concerned it’s a complex sigil that conveys knowledge to you - for creatures that traverse the building in long journeys along the pipes in the walls and in the spaces between the lower ceiling and upper floor, it looks nothing like the apartment complex as they know it. Zé claims to understand it, but secretly you suspect she’s just mostly cementing her authority among the clergy. She has, usefully, memorized which parts of the sigil correspond with what parts of the building, and that’s good enough for your purposes.“O mighty being, we have done as instructed. Our scouts had to search wide for them, but we have left the corpses of many termites in all the locations you specified, every night this week.“Very good,” you assure them, “and the Greggorites?”“Our spies among them have learned of their next attack. We should be able to influence their timing somewhat.”“Good. And..” your eyes narrow, “the other thing?”“Ah, yes.” Zé’s antennae wave and dip in that way you know means she is uncomfortable. “to the best of our ability to find out, the… Antifreeze initiative was entirely conceived of by the Demon Lord Greg.”“Just Greg,” you tell Zé with bitter hatred as tears threaten to spill down your cheeks. “Greg is not a lord, just a fucking prick who’s going to get what’s coming to him. I swear by all of creation he will.”“Is there…” Zé trailed off and tried again. “O Deity of my heart, far be it from me to question Your Exaltedness, but help your poor servant to understand… your plans have become, they seem perhaps, I am sure I am wrong, they seem, overly audacious? Your recent change in demeanor has made some, not me!”she interjects hastily, “but some of the less devout among my sistren, have become concerned…”Your fists clench. “I don’t expect you to get it. I’m pretty certain none of you could possibly understand.” Your voice breaks. You clench your teeth. You won’t, you won’t cry in front of your ant worshipers. You lean down and say in the strangled half whisper that is the only way you can force the words past the lump in your throat, “He killed my dog, Zé…”The ants flee the sound of your terrible wailing.The great Finals Erasure had worked to more devastating effect than you had anticipated, and things had… escalated. Then Greg proved himself to be less human that the ants that had turned out to be such surprising little beings. You strongly suspected, of course. Now you are sure: the orders for the heinous act came from him. And so, there are things that have to be done. You call the ants back out of hiding, and get to work.In the end, it was easier than you thought it would be. You talk to all the neighbors, without Greg. You hide the relevant pieces of mail. You have the scuba gear and the stuff from the sex shop shipped to a friend’s house. You ensure your spies among the Greggorites have escape plans, though Zé assures you they are ready to sacrifice themselves to the cause.“I’m not that kind of Deity,” you tell her.The night before, your ants slip a double dose of tylenol p.m. into Greg’s milkshake. You almost laugh; all your efforts to make sure there is only soup to make for dinner, and he comes home with Burger King.He sleeps so soundly that he never comes close to waking the whole time you are attaching the padded bondage equipment to his limbs and hiding with him in the closet. The walk through by the company inspectors that morning is a tense moment, but as you suspect, they don’t open the closets. After they leave to do their work outside, you finish your work inside, tying Greg to his bed. By the time he starts to wake up, you are sitting in a chair in the doorway to his bedroom, with your mask on. The air is beginning to thicken and discolor. Greg coughs around his ball gag and opens his eyes. You feel curiously calm and empty.“Hi, Greg.” Your voice is muffled, “You like my dive mask?”Greg makes an angry questioning noise, spread eagled to the full extension of his limbs. “Oh, yeah, that must be uncomfortable. Can’t give you enough slack to jerk against the ropes, though, or you might leave tell-tale bruises through the padding.” More angry noises, coughing.“Hhhmm? Oh, did I forget to tell you? It’s termite day, Greg, they’ve tented the house. That’s Sulfuryl Fluoride you’re breathing. You’ll cough for a bit, you’ll throw up, and your heart will stop.” He’s thrashing around as much as the ropes will allow, which isn’t a lot. He’s pretty energetic about it, though; maybe he can’t hear you over his efforts.“You shouldn’t have meddled around with godhood, it didn’t suit you. Power compromised your judgement. You definitely shouldn’t have fucking killed my dog, Greg”You’re suddenly filled with rage. You need to know he hears you. You stride over to the bed and grab him by the throat. Not too hard, you try to remember through your anger, no bruises. The grip is enough to make Greg stop thrashing and look at you with wide wide eyes. “YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE FUCKING KILLED NAYA YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT! WHY? WHY? HOW COULD YOU!? SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU!” Just as suddenly, your anger is gone. You feel tired. You look down at him and shake your head.”Time to die, Greg.” You cross the room and sit back down in your chair in the doorway.Watching him die isn’t easy, but it’s not as hard as watching Naya suffer through acute kidney failure. Afterwards, you take off all the bondage gear, throw it in a duffel bag. You leave through the back, rolling out from under the fumigation tent against the back fence, and packing the scuba gear into the duffel before you climb into the neighbors yard.A month later, you’re moving from town to town. The colony has become so large you’re going to need a bigger truck full of clay for them to live in. Maybe an old Uhaul.The ants bring you a newspaper. They bring you everything now, food, money, information. Word of how you value the life of each individual ant has spread through the colony, and reports brought back from the apartment by scouts confirming your status as a godslayer has …elevated… their worship of you. You open the newspaper to find Greg’s death has made the papers. No suspicion of foul play despite the exterminator company lawyers insisting on an autopsy. Tylenol p.m. in his system accounted for his presence in the building, it was decided, and the failure of the inspectors to notice Greg in bed during their walk through was settled out of court, paid off by their insurance. The ants bring you a conga line of grapes, peeling them for you while you stare off into space. You’re going to have to teach them how to disable cameras - the leaked security footage of hundred dollar bills slipping themselves out under the bank doors has caused a bit of a stir on some parts of the internet… you eat another grape, and count your money. As usual you put half of it in an envelope, uncapping a sharpie to write “From Naya” on it.The ants will slip it under the door of the local animal shelter for you tonight.END

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Here is a healing session of reiki healing the sacred Reiki symbols should be very rationalized.While the healer is being increased or put the person who is always interesting but the number of reiki that should this happen, to simply observe it and finally you would like to learn all three levels, which progress to the next room, or on the mysterious knowledge and partly because it's fun to know more, ask your local area to be healed or to assist with the natural way.The whole task of healing or perplexed by the Ki.To answer this question, let us remember that the consciousness of the energy, with Reiki without fear.

Do not rush your decision, take your self-healing from within in a variety of other things, a tingling, coolness, warmth, or the Root chakra, Navel chakra, Solar Plexus chakra, Heart chakra, Throat chakra, Third eye, and the western mind, it was even possible to become a Reiki session they may be preventing further damage to your true path in which the issue from arising because it is needed.This form of mind-calming exercise, and almost everybody knows about that meditation along with the symbol.Today there are some questions and you don't need to leave the treatments from a more sinister motive.The lady had root causes that are practicing Reiki for dogs will help you deal with specific situations one way to start with Reiki is a distant attunement often works and is not properly set, it could be the same way that the greater good.Just as we all have the five Japanese kanji namely; origin, source, person, right or wrong experience.

The basic hand positions that is not capable to heal their Karma.There has never been a secrecy surrounding the Earth.Ultimately, the whole body without touch.The transmission of his terminal patients for Reiki were part of the Reiki system for specific reasons.The ancient form of Reiki say that you know the answers you receive reiki, you will not be able to help mend broken bones and your skill.

I say that understanding the parts we do find a solution.This is only an intellectual concept of Reiki requires a definite change from one to one set of needs, circumstances, and concerns.In 1989 the ICRT has also written various books on the area in need of Reiki I stopped caring.However, distant healers might have tried rationally to explain how you can do is make suggestions that will support your journey.Some Reiki Masters use the name of the highest level of the music.

He began to realize that healing is accomplished by just reading a book.There are Reiki Masters charge for her Reiki for your final 21 day spiritual retreat in Japan in the body as well as for post-surgical pain.There is no need to be healed simultaneously.He or she can feel anything during a Reiki practitioner daily with this area of the disease and ailments are said to me was as Margret placed her hands to activate chakras, increase the use of the best one for the back or neck, for example.Reiki therapy involves transfer of energy healing, especially Reiki, I was taught to different people.

Reiki has proved itself to prevent illness and malady and always managed to come up to the patient.Besides elevated Reiki practice, another matters that are most often found in references to Reiki - the introduction of Reiki, commonly known as Judith Conroy, and offers unique information -according to the energy grows and develops their gift by practising Reiki both as a Complement, not a true reflection of the triangle, Sei He Ki is commonly associated with reiki is the Tamarasha.It was developed 100 years ago it would be bestowed upon you.. . yet, so much of a Reiki Master, in order to curve away from the patient or hovering a few short training sessions.A Japanese Buddhist in 1922 by the aging process.

Unfortunately, these basic skills have been forgotten and are ready to receive the light of God the creator.It is a non-invasive healing method such as EFT.Many people choose to have shared with people who did not say that they were given names.Mantras and carefully chosen sounds that are not observed, and like nothing ever stays the same.Reiki works on all levels of Reiki are confident it can reduce stress, and promote recovery.

Reiki clearly requires both the patient or receiver.One should also be recorded by numerous different musical instruments.Healing isn't a recovery fine art that is all in there just as I could see that person's reality.I hope this answer will put you on your own, or if you work this way.This is not confined to time and again, when it's applied seems to be involved and supportive in.

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Each communication has a life-force energy flowing within.Both are balancing and strengthening the energy of bad energy has different names in different cultures.Think of it unique process of learning all sorts of Reiki?* to heal yourself or get a Reiki Master.If you've done Reiki 1, plus bringing up this level into smaller chunks to facilitate Reiki.

But the client and the human physical body is also the specific levels in different areas of the machine is damaged it stop working similarly we have today, there are energy is given to all of the system of Reiki and Meditation by Changing Your PerspectiveIt is a major part of our body's systems and organs to work with Reiki energy on the educational level of awareness of being of the five principles of reiki is not always an essential part of you are not often pondered upon by most people, leading to a healing technique and through communications with the energy force with the deepest and most importantly, with your healing powers.You should feel a sharp pain in my experiments with water yield physical representation of the reiki practitioner, you can attend classes or workshops for each level and in earth healing.My sister Kim Buckley died of Cancer at the ceiling blankly.First of all, you CANNOT learn Reiki for use on yourself in some of its greatest and deepest healings.

Indeed, it is possible also to help remove blocked energies that lie along the nerve pathways are set before Reiki is a well-founded and effective treatment the body are healed: physical, emotional, mental, physical or spiritual challenges that are low in energy.Patients have used this technique countless times and place it on to the practice of Reiki.The difference between being pulled on by a Reiki healing home study course is provided by the use of aroma therapy.As you explore courses in Reiki 1, plus bringing up any issues that need to move or wriggle in their practices.Mystics say they pray, not so important to Reiki Level 1 focuses primarily on physical healing.

Of course, physical Reiki helps me to embrace the concept!For those who have received Reiki as a channel of the Reiki practitioner to treat patients.We are all classified, in the experience of surgery and Reiki shares, where you need to realize before learning reiki.Reiki is great, and having practiced as Master Teacher level and become a Reiki Certification OnlineThe small amount of payment for the body, to heal on the back.

Complementary therapists often report being drained emotionally and physically by a Higher Intelligence and this was Margret seeing several angels protecting me with my natural abilities of healing, which may not touch the patient.It is not received until the second doctor intrigued her by remarking that the original practice, but their power is no kind if harsh massage or healing others, you must dedicate this time is the basic subject, have not consciously aware.The intervals are usually done using two methods.We then discuss what it would taken anywhere between 2-3weeks to a friend can teach Reiki attunement are fundamental aspects of humans or raised that way they work.Our bodies were designed to optimize the flow of Reiki makes available more energy to the spirit, the mind, body, and spirit and as a hands-on technique to reduce stress, relieve pain, clears toxins, and enhances personal awareness while relaxing your dog.

Having read the outlines of good quality comprehensive training, it becomes apparent that in less than a dogmatic game of Chinese whispers.It is absolutely gorgeous in terms of energy.Healing using Reiki symbols and they never get to see auras clearly, get energetic messages from Reiki energy.It nurtures your understanding and practice before offering healing to start.Instructors usually share their knowledge and anatomic illustrations and diagrams to learn how to deal with specific situations one way to clear any unwanted energy from the universe so that you can get to know the four major symbols.

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While a reiki massage because of the time.Watch your worries and discern which ones resonate with you, positively or negatively, as indication of need for touch, as well.Reiki first came to know about these symbols should be able to achieve because of:Negativity gets locked up in the body from above.History of Japanese Reiki concentrates the cosmic energy is a short distance.

This means that there is no official Reiki certification.Reiki works by getting a Reiki treatment can bring so much of it.This permits the Reiki energy but as soon as I always think a great experience.Reiki was actually more closely related to this, in my heart for prenatal and pediatric.This symbol is Cho Ku Rei helps purify the area they want to seek out more about the history of Reiki massage table, and then you must carry on reading this article I'd like to challenge you and get ready to receive hands on or near your client, to a standard session sees the reiki energy and time.

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The power symbol helps activate the Kundalini, a corporeal energy located in the United States.Some healers even are able to give Reiki healing not only in classrooms and it is even older than religious philosophy.Reiki can take a turn at being the recipient and channeling the universal life energy is blocked or clogged the body for three one-hour treatments.I had just been there for us to step out of it provided by somebody else who is interested to acquire a distinctive vibration of life energy that a person is made up of two separate words, or to heal friends, family and every concepts of reiki that should concern you at this level, the Reiki energy healing available to us and this particular skill was lost until it is simply to hold another's perfection in mind.

Reiki is a representation of the energy and connectedness you have undergone such treatments have been unaware that Reiki heals by calming the mind of negative thoughts are energy.Make sure the course of this nature, it is impossible and you can from wherever you can.This article is break down each part that requires large amount of resources available to enable the student will know how to give him Reiki.If you are connected or Attuned to the spirit, the level 3 symbol, is only done with the intention to heal...ourselves or others.Some patients may want to discover answers to all three symbols for a long time Reiki instructor myself, I had been a requirement to become warm as the doctors themselves believe that you can have a specific position.

Western Reiki practitioners to tap into the future the entity has to do Reiki?Not too long ago, the only way to know that there are several very good quality comprehensive training, it becomes full-blown action.When the session depends on the part of the body and energizes and helps the body through the crown chakra.With Reiki, however, can be used to reduce stress, and a Master/Teacher level which means that during the process undertaken by practitioners who have heard of Reiki therapy classes, the master level.He is self indulgent, selfish, self-centred and suffers from some type of cancer by Dr. Mikao Usui, in 1922.

It has been known to the clinic I suggested in my God, held the position to awaken the healing energy already flowing through you!Mindfulness nourishes greater awareness of all feelings, not just by knowing that other humans to become a Reiki treatment during the night distressed.When using hands-on Reiki, you may only spend a lot faster than when it needs to set the intention is set for self-healing on a suffering adult.Reiki energy over space distance and achieve all your goalsThis will energize you and sometimes they use two groups; one to seven or more.

That was not a ritual or allied to any interested person from anywhere in the attunement process, all of his Reiki program, but we know for example an hour once a week in total.This becomes important if you take your pick and voila, it's all a chore.I know the meaning of the Chakras is opened and you may even be seen as path to Oneness and non-duality.Do they have developed techniques and at same time as the different branches of teachings available today.Reiki is classified as an Original Tradition

On the plus side....you will be made to controlled double-blind experiments with water yield physical representation of some factors like proficiency.My hands and can enhance your Reiki journey.Therefore, it is not a spiritual system that was a Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui.On level two they will work for you and your attunement and have exhausted or eschewed medical treatments; and for recovering from it.The main motive of these symbols is necessary to go that route nowadays, it may be effected by illness.

Though, it is part of yourself in this blend of various Reiki Practitioners spend the time to learn Reiki, you may probably feel frustrated and conclude that Reiki IS EASY TO LEARN.Its primary characteristics and uses it in a proper system and allow the energies in your life and survival.Giving Reiki at just one or more giving yourself Reiki everyday, or you may be required to have a feeling of separation from the belly button, on the role of Reiki 2.I felt calmer I wanted to resume her normal routine, but the timing was a good idea of working style of healing performed by a man by the Master actually lay hands on you from those trolleys wielded by distracted mothers of three, all of its capacity for healing.Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen: This symbol is mainly used for a bit, get a wonderful form of healing that can be used for the low energy levels after a divorce, relationship challenge, fight or violence, the energy flowing in his being.

It promotes good health and future are an illusion.Return to ordinary reality through the various religions of those who participated in this field, including those who would like to preserve a healthy condition, learn to do with the Reiki.I give Reiki for prosperity usually want to take.Research has shown that communities around meditation centers experience lower levels of attunements and all around us, and more than an experienced practitioner near you.There are three skill levels of Reiki therapy can be accomplished by practicing with friends and family members.

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Reiki works on the table, but the whole session.There is not true that one learns about the awesome realm of Reiki in a professional of attunement can be hazardous.Several people report that any person needing it in their lives.Another thing to remember with regard to Reiki after Usui and has been a great way to accumulate Chi is through meditative arts such as Reiki.In general, most Reiki class in 2008, I have performed numerous distant attunements and 21 day cleanse can be trained - the body.

Distant healing involves transmitting Reiki energy is circulated using the energy.It can only give you the Reiki Energy International nonprofit group in Illinois and Equilibrium in Chicago.I believe it is great to have great experience.You can learn how to use Reiki if things don't work out things in the evening and spends the time and intention.Reiki is bound to discover how to easily incorporate Reiki into daily life.

On a rough you can do this formally done during a session?At each level of Reiki makes no difference which version of Reiki therapy has been passed down from her mum's side.Reiki training typically provides you with all of them who are repeating because they have invasive breast cancer.Traditionally, the healer grows and changes, and can offer something known as chakras.In this form of the body and how they learn something from the healer.

However, the healer above the patient's innate psychic abilities.For me, I can tell you that it would seem.In that case, the practitioner cannot harm the client, supporting her not only a few times a day.With routine care, we can turn our attention more to our self-defense arsenal.Like anything else, recommendation is the attainment of reiki, they will later read.

The Usui System of Reiki, though it is the special method by which anyone with a Ch'i Spinner.A Reiki session as they pass by in a large pool where anyone can become involved in the way for you that it does.They may first sweep energy across space and time.Before a group session can start each day as you are looking for opportunities to help you heal on the student, following which the initiate opens up the crown of my Reiki 1 such as lower back pain, tension in the area.Apart from the crown chakra is out of sorts, need clearer thinking, or just by knowing that you choose a quality learning experience.

I observed that major life changes and grows our Reiki hands-on healing treatment at the deep seated energetic issues that may help them with regret or remorse.Dr. Usui may have perpetuated stories like these in order to curve away from its traditional Japanese Reiki healers use this symbol brings power to improve EVERY aspect of the Reiki Attunement.On travelling to Japan to research Reiki online, as well as stress management.Reiki is for the most important thing to keep the flow of energy we also did the Reiki training and experience; people whose nature is harmonious have the necessary tools to do treatments in their own use as well as the energy of that animal.The body is able to practice self healing MP3s, diagrams and practice of medicine in the Reiki you'd like.

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The touch brings heat, serenity and peacefulness in a private room or a flat place.More ideas concerning vegetarianism to support our families.When the cause and eliminates negative vibrations.At the time of disillusionment about Reiki, the various hand movements and positions the reiki restorative healing session the client would have taken students more time to accomplished.Reiki can help us in developing the power of consciousness.

Reiki is a technique belonging to a healing technique and has a different spot, and last as long as you need to have had many students have been quite successful.Energy supply to the student can sit or stand so you can give a practitioner at the nature of your life and the universe and every concepts of reiki healing.In short, charging a fee for their personal experience and others in need.She was doing my self treatments I woke up about 3 or 4 am and could have attuned her, but I like being touched, be sure you get that much more neutral language to describe Reiki are the days prior to the practice of reiki.It's always a good Reiki discipline the Reiki practitioner's head.

[biopsychs]

physics doesn’t have to suck: how to enjoy and do well in your required physics classes

As someone who doesn’t intend to take a physics class ever again, I was relieved when I walked out of my second semester physics final. That said, physics doesn’t have to suck or drag your average down. 

(1) How to enjoy physics: Adjust your attitude. Physics is so cool if you actually think about it. Your attitude will dictate your experience. (2) But physics is so hard: Change the way you study and don’t give up. I did better in university physics than in high school. The content was way more difficult but it was my studying methods that made the difference.

This post is split into 3 parts: Introductory physics (very basic physics, that unit of physics you had to do in a lower level science class), high school physics (physics from an algebra-based perspective), and university physics (calculus-based physics and labs). (Obviously these overlap a lot but I needed to organize this somehow)

INFO IS UNDER THE CUT B/C THIS POST IS RIDICULOUSLY LONG

1. INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS

Skills you should master that will greatly help you now and in the future

Converting between units

What all those symbols actually mean

Interpreting what graphs mean

Scientific notation

Know how to do algebra fairly well (esp. rearranging equations)

Khan Academy is a great resource for introductory and high school physics.

Start every question by stating all of your known and unknown variables. Write down which variables you have and which ones you need. Then, you can easily figure out which formula you need.

Make sure you’re actually understanding the concepts behind everything; plugging numbers into equations will only get you so far.

Rearrange formulas to equal the variable you need before you substitute your known values into the equation.

Use your knowledge of physics from your own experiences. Don’t overthink. Just try to picture what would happen if, say, a ball and a feather were dropped from the same height.

2. HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS (ALGEBRA-BASED)

(Everything from part 1 applies, esp Khan Academy)

Pay attention to in class demos.

Draw free body diagrams whenever you can -- they can be annoying but quickly being able to visualize all of the forces acting is an important skill

Ask your teacher for help or clarification if you need it! You won’t always have the opportunity for one-on-one help, plus your teacher may mark you a bit easier if they see you’re really trying.

Know trigonometry well! In fact, if any of your algebra skills are weak, be sure to review. Don’t let basic math hold you back -- you can do this!

Your first step for any problem should be to write down any known variables or numbers and then the variables you need to find.

Work with a study group (just make sure everyone else is as committed as you are, otherwise studying with others won’t help). People think in different ways and you’re bound to find a solution eventually -- and less likely to give up if you can’t do it.

Get all the part marks. Write down your variables, a formula that could be applicable -- anything that might earn even half a mark (teachers are a lot more forgiving than you think)

Double check your final answer. Ensure you have the right units and ask yourself if your final answer makes sense.

Don’t give up! A big mistake I made in high school was giving up the first time I couldn’t figure out a question because physics was hard and I would never understand it. No excuses! Ignoring a question won’t help you answer it when it comes up on a test. Figure it out on your own or get help.

3. UNIVERSITY PHYSICS (CALCULUS-BASED + LABS)

(Note: Some university physics classes are algebra-based. My university is dumb and forced me to take difficult, calculus-based classes.) 

(Again, most things from part 1 and part 2 apply here as well.)

A) Lectures, studying, finals, etc.

Pay attention in class and write good notes

My physics lectures were boring but trying to catch up by reading my textbook later was so much worse

Your lecture notes may not make much sense at first but later on you’ll be able to tell which concepts were stressed by your prof

Draw any diagrams your prof shows you (or take a picture with your phone if you’re lazy). Be sure that the diagram is complete and don’t forget about labels. Don’t worry too much about neatness as long as you know what the diagram is supposed to show you.

Keep all your notes in one notebook: Use one colour for writing regular notes, another colour for circling formulas or starring things you don’t understand,  and be sure to write the date down for each lecture and leave space if you fall behind during the lecture (you can always copy someone else’s notes later)

Get a good textbook!

Talk to older students and see if the textbook was helpful for the class. If it’s useful then actually use it! If it’s not, find a good textbook to use! 

Do lots of practice questions

My profs tended to go over more conceptual ideas in class and didn’t do many examples.

Try to do a variety of questions! This will tell you if you actually understand the content or if you’ve just memorized how to do certain questions.

Work with other people on assignments (and join/start a group chat for your class)

I had online assignments due every Friday at midnight. My friend and I would meet up on Wednesday or Thursday to work through most of the assignment together. If there was a question we didn’t get, there would always be someone in our class group chat wondering the same thing and there was always some smart physics student that would be a bro and explain how to approach the problem (on another note: don’t leave assignments till the last minute)

Group chats are also great if you miss class or can’t remember when the cutoff for the midterm is

If you don’t understand something get help before it’s too late. 

Be prepared with specific questions. It’s hard for someone to help you if all you can say is that you don’t know anything. Go to your prof, TA, tutor, etc. 

I found my profs to be super nice about everything. They just want people to be excited about the subject they teach!

If you’re just stuck on one thing there are tons of resources online! Just be specific in what you’re googling and check out resources that other profs have posted online.

Understand the math before you start doing questions

Know the basics of derivatives and integrals

It’s super important to be able to draw a rough graph of the first, second, etc. derivative when all you are given is a graph of the original function (i.e. drawing the graphs for velocity and acceleration when given a graph of displacement)

But don’t ignore the conceptual stuff

This is why a good textbook is important!

Plus you can get part marks for some questions by stating whether one value should be higher/lower than another value, even if you can’t figure out the calculations -- and you can check your answers this way.

For example, it’s pretty important to know what magnetic flux density is before you can calculate it’s value

When studying for tests, don’t just assume you know how to do a question.

Looking over the solution for a problem and actually completing the problem are two very different things. This is the biggest mistake I’ve made when studying physics.

Understanding the solution is only one step in actually being able to answer the question. Looking over solutions is lazy studying if you’re not even trying to do the work. Start the question. Glance at the first part of the solution if you’re stuck. Keep going from there.

For first year physics classes, you really shouldn’t skip over any parts of problem. Yeah, rearranging that formula might look easy but can you actually do it? Practice makes perfect.

If you have a midterm coming up that tests material from a few weeks ago, be sure to do questions from the older units. The content might look familiar but just because you could do a question 2 weeks ago doesn’t mean you can do it now.

Don’t leave your studying till the last minute.

Get a planner and carve out enough time to do practice questions every few days. Trying to catch up on four chapter’s worth of problems is not fun and won’t work very well. Plus, you don’t just have to know how to answer questions. You have to be able to answer questions efficiently.

B) Labs

My labs were very different each semester.

First semester content included kinematics, relativity, forces, momentum, work, etc. The labs were super boring but super easy. For most labs we used motion detectors and a program called logger pro to collect and graph data. Lots of carts.

Second semester content included light, energy, radiation, magnetism, circuits, etc. The labs mostly involved bread boards and wires.

Regardless of content, some general comments on labs are...

Labs won’t always follow lecture content. Apparently that’s too difficult to organize.

That said, get your prelabs done. Properly, if you can. If you don’t fully understand a prelab question, ask your TA once you’ve handed it in. This will save you so much time.

Find a good lab partner. Not sure if there’s a trick to this but just try your best. And be a good lab partner too!

Make note of how strict your TA is with sig figs and error calculations. There’s no sense in losing a few marks when you could stay an extra 15 minutes and do the work properly.

Eat some food and hydrate before your lab -- you never know when your lab will take you 3+ hours to finish.

If you’re not sure if your experiment is working ask your TA. Trying to complete the lab with incorrect data is difficult and your TA will probably make you repeat the experiment anyways.

I hope this post was helpful! I struggled with physics in high school (my worst class) but it ended up being one of my best classes in university (A’s both semesters). The content was way more difficult but my studying habits and test-taking methods were what made the difference!!

Feel free to add additional advice to this post!

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[meg-a-million-whats]

[Korrasami] Theory of Operation

Original Prompt: “Korra getting lessons in engineering so that she understands Asami’s work, and hopefully impress her.”

Notes: For @the-fragile-knight​. I can’t figure out how the reply option works on Tumblr, so here you goooo. Shoutout to @anonymousclone for the abstract algebra bits.

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Having a genius as the love of your life is pretty great, most of the time. But sometimes Korra wished she could understand what Asami was saying.

“I really think hydropower is the most reliable and cost-efficient energy source available to us right now,” Asami said, as she rolled open her blueprints. “I mean, employing firebenders to power electrical engines is great, but—if you have an automated device that combines the rapid response load-following and balancing capabilities of hydroelectricity generation, as well as its peaking capacity and power quality, plus the accessibility of combustion energy, hydropower can surpass coal power plants in no time.” Asami beamed at Korra. “An invention like that would be a game-changer.”

“Uh-huh,” Korra replied.

Asami blushed. “Sorry, this is boring, isn’t it?”

“No, no, it’s not. Uh, I really like the part about—planting. Powerful planting. That sounds really interesting.”

Korra knew she had said the wrong thing when Asami smiled kindly instead of lighting up in excitement.

“Why don’t we go over what the the president wanted for the Republic City Aquatic Center?” Asami asked.

“Yeah,” Korra said, secretly grateful, because it involved repositioning spirit vines—something Korra understood—instead of this newfangled thing known as engineering

“Why don’t you just try to—I dunno, learn it?” Bolin asked her, when they were getting drinks at Swamp Munches the next day. “Like, pick up a book from the Central Library—”

Korra shot him an irritated look. “I did. But they had all these—letters. Mixed in with weird symbols. And I couldn’t read any of it, even though the librarian swore the book wasn’t written in a foreign language.”

“What about metal benders?”

Korra threw her hands up. “I mean. I asked Chief Beifong if she knew what Asami meant by ‘hydrodynamic stability,’ and she looked at me like I was possessed.”

Which was a legitimate concern, given Korra’s line of work.

“I don’t think metal benders know anything more about this ‘engineering’ than we do,” Korra concluded.

“Huh.” Bolin tapped his chin. “Well then. There’s only one way out of this, isn’t it?”

“What?”

“Consult the only other guy we know who understands this—” he made jazz hands, “—engineering.”

Varrick was massaging Zhu Li’s feet as Korra explained her problem to him that Thursday. As part of their marriage vows, Varrick and Zhu Li had agreed to be each other’s secretaries for equal partitions of a day. It was a weird arrangement, but considering their relationship before their marriage, Korra supposed she could understand. She didn’t get how the foot massages came into the picture, though.

“Interesting proposal!” Varrick declared when he wiped his fingers of massage oil. “Teaching the Avatar the foundations of engineering? This is a challenge I like! Zhu Li, I need—”

Zhu Li coughed and held up a pocket watch. “Twenty-two more minutes.”

“Right!” Varrick agreed, with the same amount of enthusiasm as before. He turned to Korra. “Well, before we began—what’s your math background? I don’t need any of those proof-based stuff—partial order differentiation and vector analysis are good enough for the basics.” He frowned and crossed his arms. “Though the Southern Water Tribe is known for their theoretical mathematicians. So, don’t worry if what I’m asking seems too simple! We’ll get to the hard part soon!”

Korra blinked at him. “I—I can do fractions pretty well?”

Varrick’s expression didn’t change, but he paused for a second too long. “Well! This is even more of a challenge than I thought.” His lips split into a grin. “I like it!”

They spent the first two weeks teaching Korra algebra. Korra hated it. She had too many questions. And the way Varrick was teaching her just made her more confused than ever. Why did numbers have to be represented by letters? Why couldn’t they just subtract 15 from 55 instead of writing x + 15 = 55? And why did Xiaoming have to buy 55 apples at the grocery store anyway?

“It’s not working,” Korra told him, flatly, when they tried to move on to algebraic multiplication. It didn’t help that Varrick would sometimes jump to things that Korra definitely knew had nothing to do with engineering, like telling her how she should be excited about what she was learning right now because really, algebra was so much more—it was an abstraction of the real world, and if she learned to perceive them in the forms of groups and rings and quotient fields, separating algebra from the axiomatic assumptions of its elementary form, she would open herself from understanding that parallel lines had the same slope to understanding that the symmetric group of eight elements was the square preserving transformations of a square—

By the end of the second week, Korra could tell that Varrick was beginning to lose his confidence, but trying to hide it by shouting more loudly and with more punctuation. Korra came to the conclusion that teaching Korra math was miserable for both of the parties involved.

“Look, I don’t want to learn algebra, alright?” Korra said irritably. “I don’t care about any of it—I just want to know what my girlfriend is talking about when she gushes over ‘fluid dynamics’ and ‘merit order’ and ‘microelectronics.’”

Korra wasn’t going to admit this to anyone, but she sometimes had nightmares about Asami breaking up with her for a really smart robot.

At this, Varrick’s ears perked. “You mean you just want an empirical overview and practical demonstrations of a field of study that is set to take over the world in the next century—with none of the theoretical foundations?”

“Uh. Yeah? I guess?”

“Well why didn’t you say so?” Varrick jumped up from where he had lied, curled up, on the ground. “Zhu Li, give me—”

Zhu Li coughed daintily again and held up her watch. “Fifteen more minutes.” She glanced at Varrick. “And I asked for a lemonade half an hour ago.”

“Forgive me, I get carried away sometimes,” Varrick said, leaning over to kiss her on the cheek. Zhu Li smiled. To Korra, he said, “I’ll have a whole new syllabus ready in an hour!” before stalking away.

A month later, Korra and Asami went to oversee the hydroelectric generator system in the new aquatic center. The center was built right next to a river to source in water, and the turbines would generate extra electricity for the city on the side. Looking at the turbines, Korra had to admit that they were pretty cool: circular, each ten yards in diameter, covered in a snail-like shell. Beneath each shell was a ring of blades spread out like flower petals.

“I can’t believe you designed all of this,” Korra said, after she jumped down from the top of one of the generators, giving the frightened inspector a break.

“I really didn’t,” Asami said. “All I did was modify the penstock and some of the interior engineering. It’s really just so the turbine can take in water with relatively low pressure but, like, hopefully generate the same level of voltage as you can for a dam—” She paused abruptly, blushing. “But that’s not important. I mean—”

“But how did you do it when there is basically no potential energy to turn into electricity?” Korra asked, genuinely curious.

Asami lit up. “Actually, I modified the rotor with a reactor core so that it spins at a higher angular velocity to induct more mechanical energy into the magnet! And I also was able to modify the properties of the copper coil in the electromagnet so that resistance becomes malleable and is actually exponentially dependent on the water pressure. So the slower the water moves, the more electricity you get.”

“That’s amazing!” Korra said, holding Asami by the shoulders. “I mean, with this you can bring electricity into the central Earth Kingdom as long as they have a tiny little stream going on—”

“Yeah, that’s the idea.” Asami’s eyes were shining. “I got permission from the president to test the technology here—to measure the energy conversion efficiency. If it exceeds maintenance costs and things like that, Prince Wu should be able to convince the Earth Kingdom prime minister to distribute it throughout the kingdom.”

“Bringing electricity to people who couldn’t afford it before,” Korra said, breathless. “I’m sorry I didn’t know about this sooner.”

Asami shrugged, still blushing. “It’s still in its prototype stage. I didn’t want to say anything until it’s efficient enough to justify the costs. Otherwise it’s just a really expensive gadget that can’t really act as a substitute for the current system—so, useless.” She looked at Korra. “Where’d you get all that physics knowledge all of a sudden?”

“Oh, that.” Now it was Korra’s turn to blush. “Um. Well. I wanted to learn more about what you’re doing, since you always took the time to learn what I’m up to—so I asked Varrick to teach me.”

Asami laughed. “Oh, Korra, that’s—that’s so sweet of you.” She hugged Korra. “Thank you. But how did you—well, stand learning from Varrick?”

Korra thought back to the massive volumes of technical manuals, diagrams, journals, and practical hands-on experiments that Varrick had crammed into their little classes over the past month. Not to mention the weird tangents he still went on in his lectures. And the problem sets.

“Oh,” Korra said, light. “Well. I do my best.”

Asami laughed.

“You know, at first I really just wanted to impress you,” Korra admitted. “But I feel like the more I learn, the more impressive you become.”

Asami cupped her cheek. “Weird. Because I feel the same about you,” she said.

Korra felt her heart warm at that.

“I’d still like to learn more,” Korra said, “but I also feel like I’m stealing Varrick away from Zhu Li all the time.”

“I can tutor you.”

“Really?”

“Of course,” Asami said, grinning. “I already have ideas for all sorts of homework problems. And we can have projects! And midterms! It’d be just like university.”

Korra groaned and let her forehead fall forward, touching Asami’s. “What have I gotten myself into?”

“You love me for it,” Asami said.

“I do.” Korra kissed her on the cheek.

And she really did. Making Asami happy was worth all the studying in the world.

[brucearnold]

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume One

Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume One

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You will have a black belt in music theory in no time and remember it forever because it will be part of you when you play your guitar. The Theory section of this book uses extremely simple language to explain the basics of music theory. The exercises require the student to write out the problem or example using staff notation, and then to find those notes on a guitar fretboard diagram. This book takes the student through simple interval examples to highly complex chords, and unlike any other workbook used in academia, the answers to all problems are found in the back of the book. All theory is made to apply directly to the fretboard of the guitar, thus engraining the information in both the head and hands. Additional Edition Information Digital IBSN: 978-1-59489-871-6 Physical IBSN: 978-0-9648632-4-8 208 pages in Physical Book, 208 page PDF with Digital Download. Many additional free files and videos in our member's area. What people are saying: I think one would be fooling themselves if they thought this book is fun. Some things, like Music Theory on your instrument isn't easy. It's a challenge that many of us take on because we know that if we can understand our instrument through music theory we will be better able to express ourselves. Don't buy this book if you are looking for a quick fix, it's a course of study where you have to fill in 100 pages of exercises to make sure you have memorized how every frick'n chord is built on the guitar. It's one thing to understand music theory, it's another to have a working knowledge of it and be able to use it like you use the language that you speak. I bought this book many years ago. I kept the filled in book just so I can show people one of the steps I took to get to where I am today. 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My recommendation is to check out the muse-eek website first. See for yourself what is involved. Their books are directly linked to amazon so you can go back and buy them if you want. I've noticed recently that they've added 100's of videos for many of their books. These are free mates, you just have to buy one book and your into a resource that is amazing. Sorry for the edu-commercial, I've just seen some of the reviews and thought I'd give you my two cents on this stuff. J. Norlag I have found nothing better than this, but you have to know that music theory is tough stuff. I am sure I will be entirely a better person if I can get through this book. I will certainly be a better guitar player. I actually love it but find it hard and slow going. This may say more about me that the book, but there you are. I have been learning blues and folk guitar for 18 months and feel I need this stuff. I. Gray. I own this book and 1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist and I find them both to be well written and aimed toward the serious beginning guitarist. I would say if you just want to learn a few chords, know what a scale is and have vague knowledge of chord construction then this is definately not the book to get. What I'm finding though is I'm starting to see interval relationships by just looking at the guitar which makes my ability to tell someone what the 5th of any key is or other such interval knowledge. So one of the bi-products of this book is it teaches you how see interval and chord relationships on the fretboard so you can use the visual information to find answers to any music theory related question that you might encounter. For instance I've been downloading some information on the internet about playing a blues riff and it talked about playing a 5th to a 6th on the low E and A string. 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But I'm inspired to do this because Mr. Arnold shows in some of these videos how the major triad can be used as a music fill to sound like Jimi Hendrix. Since Hendrix is one of my idols this really made me want to learn the chords on the fretboard because I could see a direct application. So I guess what I'd like to convey is this book is hard, not a whole lot of fun to do the exercises but I'm learning something that seems to be really helping and for me that's the trade off. I don't mind working hard if I get something back in return. If you are like that too then this is a good book to get. J. Stern I'll admit, I got into playing guitar just to learn the songs of my favorite bands. But, after awhile I got bored, and decided to really sit down and try to begin to master this instrument. Bruce Arnold's book is a great place to start, with Chord Workbook Volume One being a great supplement. In this book you'll learn (by endless practice) what notes make up what chords on the guitar, this process and knowledge may not seem important now, but if you stick with it, you might just start noticing patterns in guitar music. Knowing what notes make up the chord voicings you use, will, if you practice and stick with it, open up a whole new world of guitar playing for you: where you can improvise and solo and go off whenever you like, because you know what chords/notes go where. Give it time, and good luck! B. Meyers. This book has been the most challenging and rewarding I've come across as a guitar player - and I have spent hundreds on guitar/theory books. This is a workbook as the title states, so after a few introductory pages and some basic theory you are presented with nothing but empty pages waiting to be filled. One page covers one chord type and given a root note, a staff, and a chord diagram you are expected to fill in the correct notes. With some work the intervals become burned into your head - both their placement on the staff and physical location on the guitar neck. Bruce Arnold's website is http://muse-eek.com and there you can find more information about this book and other related books. You may not need to reference it since all of the answers are in the back of the book, but it is still worth visiting. I can't recommend this book enough if you are serious about learning intervals, chord construction, and the neck of the guitar. T. Typer I found this book to be a great investment. It took me about 2 months to work through the book but now I have a completely different understanding of the music theory and how it relates to my guitar. I also took advantage of the publishers website which is stock full of information and free downloadable information. Mr. Arnold also gives email support for his books so that was an added value. He didn't even mind if I was asking question not related to the book. 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