#this is in my hierarchy of needs btw

[the-flowerpatch]

welo v you we lov coming up with pet names for you. iddjduaisidjfjsjfjsd////

[key0-m0ve-al0ng]

People will go on and on and on justifying hitting children no matter what "culture" they got it from, but then they cry when those kids grow up to have a warped view of the world around them?????

This is a big reason why so many people are dripping with disdain for some perceived "other."

If an unhealed person's mom hit them they sometimes end up a raging misogynist, if their dad hit them a lot of them hate men, if it was justified with the bible they hate anyone with a bible, and so on. This is not correct but it's natural. So mayyyybe we should stop encouraging violence for ANY reason when it comes to people too small to fight back???? Why is this even a question.

Adults cry and cry about how fucked up they are, then turn around and say THEY should be allowed to hurt their hypothetical kids in the exact. Same. Way. Because "ohhhh it's discipline ohhhhh it happened to me so." Not an OUNCE of thought or awareness. Sick of it all.

Anyway "Fight Club" movie essay otw which is mildly related. I'm sick of all the violence but I'm strong enough to seek another way because OH YEAH I'M NOT FUCKING STUPID!!!! I THINK WE AS A SOCIETY SHOULD MAYBE STOP DOING VIOLENT AND STUPID THINGS THAT TURN "PROBLEM" CHILDREN INTO ADULTS WHO ARE VIOLENT AND STUPID.

[b1mbodoll]

jake 😭😭😭😭 im going to lick him 😭😭😭😭

[gothbot-online]

*beauty youtuber voice*

I highly recommend Blurr from Transformers

[sasukeibu]

im so in my feelings. tearing up in my room alone. a lot going on. i should be at the club.

[oncelerfucker]

There's a lot of radical feminist thought brewing in trans circles on this forsaken website and none of you are inoculated against it because radfems have been infiltrating queer spaces here for over the last decade and now you don't know how to recognize radfem thought without overt transphobia.

You think feminism is when women create a feedback loop to justify acting within their fear and trauma responses (which is literally the line of thought that founded radical feminism btw) instead of viewing it as a political movement with several different schools of thought and several connections to and solidarity with other liberation movements.

Take 10 minutes to read There Is No Hierarchy Of Oppression by Audre Lorde [ here ] and truly think about what solidarity in action actually looks like. I'm begging you.

"I simply do not believe that one aspect of myself can possibly profit from the oppression of any other part of my identity. I know that my people cannot possibly profit from the oppression of any other group which seeks the right to peaceful existence. Rather, we diminish ourselves by denying to others what we have shed blood to obtain for our children. And those children need to learn that they do not have to become like each other in order to work together for a future they will all share." - Audre Lorde

[lost-seal]

I wanted to analyze all the bedrolls in mouthwashing. Why? Because something is bothering me so I'm reaching out for opinions. SPOILERS FOR THE GAME, btw.

Now I haven't searched through the whole game for every single instance of a bedroll, I'm just looking at the main ones we see. Any images are screenshots from a video so sorry if the quality is bad.

Swansea's

His is surrounded by bottles (can't tell if empty or not), and is outside Utility. Most likely so he can guard Utility better. Interestingly enough, this was the bed that Daisuke was placed on after the vent incident. I guess Swansea had no more reasons to guard Utility anymore, or even sleep for that matter. Plus I think it's closest to where they found Daisuke. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anya's

Her's is next to the Polle statue. I read a theory that she put her bed there because it goes off automatically when someone goes near it. That way it alarms her and potentially wakes the others up if someone gets too close. I think that's very plausible, and makes Jimmy breaking it sad.

Another thing that caught my attention is that she's sleeping away from Jimmy. I don't know the term, but like, her head is furthest from Jimmy while her feet are closest. Once again, maybe so that she really hears Polle when someone gets too close.

Daisuke's and Jimmy's

(because they're so close together I might as well mention them together)

This one makes me feel the most anxious, given what we know about Jimmy... He's also close to Anya's too, but not one toss-and-turn away like he is with Daisuke. They are so close that when Jimmy wakes up because Curly's cries are echoing through the halls, you can hear Daisuke breathing without needing to get up. Not snoring, no, small shallow breathes through the mouth.

Which also means Daisuke is a mouth breather but let's not get side-tracked.

They sleep next to each other before AND after Swansea and Anya's talk. Which either means that A) Anya didn't tell Swansea about what Jimmy did to her and her current situation, maybe instead discussing how she thinks Jimmy was the one to actually crash the ship. B) She did tell him and Swansea didn't tell Daisuke because he thought Jimmy wouldn't do that to him. That's all sorts of messed up, especially when we know he's much younger and is easy to manipulate if you say the right words. As we learn how Swansea was able to keep Daisuke away from helping with the foam, he doesn't tend to question things if it's from someone he views highly (With Swansea > Jimmy in the hierarchy).

It makes me feel nervous about what could have been, or even possibly about what's already happened and we'll never learn about it.

Also Daisuke sleeps with his boots on. What. Why? Is it dev reasons? Wild.

All in all neither Anya or Daisuke should be close to Jimmy there's so much space there please move away.

[pushupsindraag]

my hierarchy of needs btw

[jungkoode]

So... This Is awkward but we need to talk about plagiarism.

*taps microphone nervously* Hi everyone. It's your sleep-deprived disaster Kiki here. This isn't my usual chaotic author note where I scream about Jeon being emotionally constipated. Today we're talking about something more serious: plagiarism in our fanfiction community.

I've spent the last few days in a bizarre twilight zone where I had to defend MY OWN WORK from being copied. Wild, right? Not how I planned to spend my week when I could've been writing smut instead. (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

So! The situation.

Multiple readers contacted me about similarities between my fic Kkangpae and another work by Tumblr user jeonluvz called "Project Architect." Initially, I dismissed it. Gang AUs aren't exactly groundbreaking territory and creative overlap happens. But then I actually READ the work in question.

What I found wasn't just shared tropes or general vibes—it was specific, detailed replication of:

- Character assignments (identical roles for multiple BTS members).

- Setting details (down to the card-scanning system in the facility).

- Plot progression (same sequence of events, same turning points).

- Scene-by-scene recreation with only superficial changes.

Now let’s talk about coincidence vs. copying—because I’m a nerd like that.

In academic research on creative plagiarism, experts like Rebecca Moore Howard (Syracuse University) have discussed what's called "patchwriting" (= basically taking specific elements from source material and recombining them with minimal changes). This is different from being inspired by general genre conventions.

(Also, Dr. Thomas Mallon, in his book "Stolen Words," describes the difference between: drawing from the same creative well (using common tropes) and recreating specific unique choices made by another author, btw!)

Now. Let me break down the concrete evidence:

Character assignment and world building.

- Both stories have a division system with coincidental names (Seduction, Stealth, Medical…)

- Both stories feature exactly the same division system with Jeon as Tactical Chief, V as his rival, J-Hope as Medical Chief, Yoongi as Tech Chief, etc.

- Both use identical codename systems (where codenames must be earned).

- Both have the SAME codenames for key characters (Jungkook as "Jeon", Tae as "V").

- Both feature identical hierarchy structures where chiefs are higher-ups.

These aren't generic gang tropes—they're SPECIFIC creative choices I made for Kkangpae. I went through MULTIPLE codenames and hierarchy structures (military, boat system, I have my old scrappy notebook for reference, I’ll pull out the receipts if needed).

Scenes.

- Both begin with the reader sneaking into the empty cafeteria early due to strict serving times (pastries vs croissants btw).

- Both follow with the exact same cafeteria-to-Jeon interaction sequence.

- Both feature a joint training exercise that turns into paintball (ch 4 in my fic).

- Both have rules unexpectedly changed mid-exercise by V/Jeon.

- Both have the reader get separated/left behind and targeted by V.

- Both have the reader injured (ankle in mine, ribs in theirs) followed by Jeon's intervention.

- Both culminate in an identical confrontation between Jeon and V about the training, injury, and past issues.

This isn't coincidental alignment. This is scene-by-scene recreation.

Now, let’s go back to nerd stuff, because that’s just how I am: the statistical IMPOSSIBILITY.

Let's talk math for a sec. The probability of independently creating a story with ALL these specific elements in the SAME sequence is astronomically low. Dr. Mark Glickman, a statistics professor at Harvard, developed models to detect plagiarism that show how unique combinations of elements become statistical fingerprints of original work.

If you randomly selected character roles for 7 BTS members from even just 10 possible roles, the probability of independently matching the exact configuration I created is 1 in 604,800. Add in the identical scene progression, and we're talking lottery-winning odds.

WHAT PLAGIARISM ACTUALLY IS.

Plagiarism isn't limited to word-for-word copying. According to the Modern Language Association and academic integrity researchers, plagiarism includes:

- "Mosaic plagiarism" - taking specific scenes, structures and sequences while changing surface details.

- "Structure plagiarism" - copying the underlying architecture of a creative works.

- "Idea plagiarism" - appropriating unique creative concepts and their specific implementation.

This isn't about "both stories have gangs" or "both use paintball"—it's about the highly specific combination and implementation of these elements in the exact same pattern.

NOW. MY ATTEMPT AT RESOLUTION. I will be attaching SSs too to be fully transparent.

I approached the author privately first, explaining my concerns respectfully. I provided specific examples and suggested solutions like:

- Significant revision to create more originality.

- Acknowledging inspiration from Kkangpae.

- Removing the most directly copied elements.

Their response was to dismiss these concerns without addressing any of the specific examples I provided, claim their work was entirely original, and refuse to engage further.

Fanfiction exists in a unique space. We're all creating derivative works based on our love for BTS. But within this community, we still respect each other's creative contributions. The structure, plot, character dynamics, and unique world-building elements I created for Kkangpae represent hours of planning, writing, and creative energy.

When someone takes those specific creative choices and recreates them with only minimal changes, it devalues the time and effort that went into the original work. It's like copying someone's art and just changing the colors.

I'm not here for drama or to "cancel" anyone. I genuinely believe in resolving creative disputes respectfully. What I'm asking for is:

1. Recognition that specific, extensive similarities exist between these works.

2. Respect for the creative effort that goes into original story concepts, even within fanfiction.

3. Understanding that appropriating another writer's unique fictional framework isn't "just inspiration".

I've documented everything, including my attempts at private resolution, but I'd rather not have to pursue formal actions through DMCA claims.

Finally, to my readers and my writer girlies! 🩷

Thank you for bringing this to my attention and for supporting my work. Also thank you to all my writer girlies who validated my concerns and saw the similarities as well. Your enthusiasm for Kkangpae keeps me motivated even when I keepwondering why I made Jeon so emotionally constipated (the answer is because it's hot, obviously).

I'll still be updating regularly because no way am I letting this derail our journey through the disaster that is Y/N and Jeon's inability to admit they have feelings. The story continues!

Love you all (except Jeon who doesn't deserve rights after the stunt he pulled in the last chapter).

P.S. If you're curious about the academic side of creative plagiarism, I recommend Rebecca Moore Howard's "Standing in the Shadow of Giants" and Thomas Mallon's "Stolen Words" for more information.

[mythals-whore]

Some of y’all have not read the Masked Empire and it shows. Every time Briala idealizes the ancient elves/the Dalish, the whole time Felassan is like:

“Oh the ancient elves? That’s so funny, they definitely also had a hierarchy.”

“yeah yeah the ancient elven empire, so cool…so who do you think the servants were??”

“yeah the elves, they were great….they used to enslave spirits, also”

The whole thing is that tyranny has always existed?? Its just that the elves used to do it to each other instead of like humans oppressing the elves. And Felassan actually tries to help Briala elevate the modern elves (help free them from tyranny. Which, you know, was the whole point of the original rebellion). And Solas doesn’t just get mad at this…he straight up kills him.

And no, idc that he doesn’t “want to” or that he was sad about it. He actually quite literally didn’t have to.

Anyone who wants to pretend Solas wasn’t always Like That…I’m just really confused by you. Its giving: “but he loves me, so idc how he treats anyone else” (his closest friend and confidant btw)

Idc idc i loved Masked Empire, it added much needed context. Felassan, my beloved, you didn’t deserve that.

[artsarasp]

Hello! I love your art! Do you recommend the Italian sv translation? It's so much prettier than the English one i keep just going into bookshops and stroking it 🤣 But i haven't been able to justify the expense since I've already got them all in English 😭

Ahhh!! I'd say no??? I'm sorry as much as I'm having fun noticing all the differences between the English edition and the Italian one the more I read the more it becomes clear I should have just gone with the English edition (it's fine in the end cause I bought it when I was out with my friends and I was just very high on spirits!)

They got rid of all the suffixes as well as the glossary about them and the pronunciation guides at the end of the book. Being that there are no suffixes except Shizun (which they don't explain what it means btw, it is mentioned in the general glossary in the suffixes section which is very funny since they got rid of them all) sometimes the text becomes much longer because they need to explain a lot more.

"This was the most senior of the original Shen Qingqiu’s disciples, Luo Binghe’s shixiong, Ming Fan." becomes "Ming Fan era il più anziano tra i suoi discepoli e fratello marziale di Luo Binghe, ma sopra di lui nella scala gerarichica." ( Ming Fan was the most senior of his disiples and Luo Binghe's martial brother, but of higher hierarchy) It's not that bad but it makes everything a little bit longer. Also, all the names of the places have been translated, which is great for understanding but some names are a bit of a mouthful in Italian. They also keep repeating the translated sword's names, first, they go the "Xiuya sword" and right after there's "La spada dell'eleganza spirituale" which would be fine if it wasn't for the fact that it seems to be doing it multiple times AND the fact that the translated names are already available at the end of the book in the character profiles. Idk, maybe it gets better later on but it's irking me a little bit.

There are some diffrences that are very funny if not that they change how a character comes across.

YQY in English saying "Shidi, Don't be angry" has become "Smettila di prendertela con quel ragazzo" (Stop picking on that boy) which was so weird for him to say that it had me opening the English edition to check what he was saying.

When SQQ describes Ming Fan in English it goes "Ming Fan’s appearance was respectable enough, it was just that his face was a bit unfortunate, with a sharp mouth and sunken cheeks." In Italian it goes "Se non fosse stato per le labbra sottili e il volto che ricordava il muso di una scimmia, avrebbe avuto un aspetto accettabile" (If it wasn't for his thin lips and his face which resembled a monkey's snout, he would have looked acceptable) WHICH IS SO MUCH MEANER BUT FUNNY- MING FAN MY POOR BOY.

But now I got to a bit that actually made me a bit annoyed. Like, it doesn't make sense in Italian.

When the system lists what SQQ can do to get B-Points, point two is "Avoid landmines that break suspension of disbelief." and in Italian it got translated to " Eliminare i trigger" (Delete the triggers) which doesn't make sense??? In Italian or English?? This is not how we use the word trigger. I've even asked some friends if maybe I was stupid and forgot my own language but no, it doesn't make sense, no one understood what point two was! This is bad.

I'm gonna keep reading because I can have fun spotting the differences but honestly, treasure your English edition.

[bishonenspit]

Patalliro is writted by a straight man and was published on a shojo magazine with a lot of exposure, same as BL and its authors, meanwhile geikomi is self published and works like Uo to Mizu hardly gets any recognition. I am not being antifujo, but gay men creating gay art receive less monetary support than bl , and I think they both deserve recognition, especially the one created by a queer minority. How is it possible that there is only one BL author who has donated to the same sex marriage movement in Japan?

I read geikomi and buy the pixiv fanbox of multiple authors btw

Well first off, it isn't possible that just one BL author has donated to the same sex marriage movement, because that just is not true. Does an allegedly female author need to be public with her support in again, a conservative country that most outwardly detests women first and foremost, especially those in male-fronted industries like manga, for you to accept her allyship? You're assuming that every woman (again, ALLEGED women. You're making up women to look down upon. The genders of BL authors are often left anonymous.) is some kind of dismissive bigot who only writes BL to get off or something. Consider that possibly, a woman or queer person in a surely at least somewhat oppressive environment like the manga industry, might need to protect themselves and their work by being slightly under the table with their support? If you aren't being "anti fujo" which, sure, let's pretend you aren't, you're being a misogynist. If you ignore the anti-fujo label and discourse as a whole, that's what the mindset is entirely. People do not like that women read and write queer stories. Period. That misogyny continues into shoujo, by the way, even ones with "a lot of exposure." What world do you live in where there was 0 pushback towards Maya Mineo, or other shoujo mangaka like Takemiya or Hagio and all the extensive others who published very blatantly queer works in shoujo magazines back in the 70s and 80s. There was. Japan is a conservative country. Japan does not like queerness in any form. Geikomi is a NICHE under the expansive BL umbrella. Do you think that these hypothetically cisgender heterosexual females writing BL are just rolling in dough or something and flaunting their wealth to the sad and lowly gay male mangaka? Like what fucked hierarchy have you invented for the sake of shitting on women?? I don't understand why you've come to me with this. What do you want to have happen? I'm one person and frankly it is clear where my tastes run from what I post here. You're doing your part, clearly, in an area you think needs it. You're giving them money, if you really are, and you're not just saying that to posture yourself further. Seriously, get your head out of your ass and stop functioning with the idea that BL manga is by women for women only. Maybe 20 years ago. Maybe 40 years ago, but even then, be for real. June magazine had an incredibly high gay male readership, when a lot of artists featured within it were women. Queer men in Japan read BL all the time. There is no doubt they are a contributing factor to the success of the genre. Your actual knowledge of BL history and Japanese society is heavily skewed by discourse from Twitter or something. Don't piss me off

[quasi-normalcy]

🔥 Star Trek

About the entire franchise?

Alright: I think that it always needs to walk a tightrope between depicting a better future and laundering propagandistic military/colonial narratives. I think that, of the series, TNG and DS9 walked this line best, the former by ensuring that it always (almost always) stayed on the right side of the line, the latter by calling attention to the line and problematizing it whenever it crossed it. Picard season 1 was actually very, very good at recognizing this line and illustrating what happens when your society crosses from the one side to the other side. One of the many reasons why I dislike Picard season 3 is that it seemed blissfully unaware of the line's existence. But for my money, the series with the absolute worst track record of recognising that this line exists and staying on the right side of it (and this is where the scaldingly hot take comes in)...is Voyager.

Seriously, though. We have a ship in the middle of nowhere. It's a Starfleet vessel nominally, but everyone in Starfleet thinks that it's dead, and a third of the crew are rebels who don't want to be there in the first place. And yet, for some reason...it continues to operate under strict military discipline at all times. The ship is basically a military dictatorship under Janeway, absolute, unquestionable, and (as far as anyone knows) for the rest of all of their lives. When one of the Maquis guys in the first season questions why this should be so, Chakotay slugs him. Everyone wears uniforms at all times; we barely see civilian outfits, even on the Maquis, after the first episode. There's another episode where Tom commits insubordination and they keep him in solitary confinement (a form of torture, btw) for a month. There's an episode in the seventh season where Seven of Nine imagines becoming fully human and the way that she embraces her newfound individuality...is by wearing a uniform. So...when you're little better than an automaton, you get to wear whatever you want, but when you're a fully realised person, you join the navy? Oooookay. Everyone is locked permanently into their jobs. Like we all laugh at poor Harry Kim and his "forever an ensign" problem, but just consider what it's like for the poor guy. He doesn't know if he's ever getting home. Every day, he gets up and he goes to the bridge and he presses buttons and takes shit from everyone else...and that's it. That's his life. As far as he's aware, when he's ninety years old, he'll still be up there with one pip on his collar, taking orders and pushing buttons with veined and palsied hands. That's his life; he is his job; they're all their positions in the military hierarchy and that's all that they will ever be...and they're happy about it. There are no labour disruptions, no: "Hey, maybe Chakotay could try pushing buttons for a few days and I could try dispensing New Age wisdom." When Neelix asks to cross-train with Security, he's politely rebuffed. But they're happy about it. Nobody seems to have a serious problem with this. The text of the series is about the value of human individuality versus the "mindless drones" of the Borg Collective, but the subtext is about the value and satisfaction that comes with absolute submission to a power structure. I mean, I like the series nonetheless, it has lots of good episodes, but...honestly?

[the-smut-mongerer]

Hi! If you still write for Greek mythology, can I request smut headcanons for Hermes or Ares, please?

Hermes

Switch-vers galore but big preference for being a power bottom.

He gets overstimulated very easily and cannot handle edging for the life of him. Regardless of how much he'd want to play along—more often then not it will always end up with cumming all over himself and you.

He actually would prefer to go slower when it comes to sex, he wants to live—to savor the moment with you.

likes cumming on you rather then in you, he enjoys the way cum looks on your skin and really likes licking it off after.

Regardless of the era, he loves uses toys. Big fan of using vibrators on the both of you, especially if they're connected in some way. (utheral vibes r his weakness btw..)

he IS a big fan of a lil power dynamic between you two, especially if he happens to be above you in hierarchy (i.e god/human or higher god/lesser yk.) worship himmmm

average size, he has enough skill to not need a monster of a cock.

one word. Fishnets. doesnt matter if you wear them or if he does, he is obsessed with Fishnets. best clothing to get his rocks off.

he can be very very bratty, spanking is the best punishment for him. wooden paddles.

he loves to fuck you overstimulated and is obsessed with how cock drunk you can look after a long session

Ares

he has a huge preference for being a dom, not only because his godly status, but because he wants to be able to feel like he can protect and guide you.

he however is more then willing to bend to majority of your demands. when it comes to him being a sub you need to work rather slowly into it as to not overwhelm him.)(everyone has their limits)

regardless of what dynamic you two are playing that day—hes a huge fan of you riding him. he loves seeing the outline of his cock and the bounce of your tits/pecs/hair/etc as you ride him.

he is body worship KING, not an inch of your lovely body will go untouched or loved

he eats you out like a starving mutt, he knows all the right tongue and movements to make you squirm and beg for more. dont underestimate the power of this man's mouth

he has a fondness of having sex near areas with waterfalls.

hes such a soft dom, only wants to make love to you, make sure your treated well, and so on.

hard domming however isnt off the table, if he gets fed up enough and annoyed—hes more then willing to use some of his strength to put you in your place.

likes to have a hand wrapped around your neck, not enough to suffocate but has a good bit of pressure on there.

there are times where ares can just, lose himself when hes with you, the pussy drunk thing is REAL and oh my stars if he could he wouldn't stop fucking you every second of the day

[hats-off-to-hermes]

Info-dump on starting angel work Because it's been a while since I've posted about angel work!

I love angels!

People particularly work with Archangels because they are the leaders of their domains. There are theoretically infinite angels and you could really pray to any in any domain but we'll get back to that.

There are many different groups of Archangels, rather than one agreed upon "pantheon"

I work with the Ars Paulina system, which includes but isn't limited to (because there are many): Archangel Samael = Angel of Execution Archangel Haniel = Angel of Grace Archangel Raphael = Angel of Healing Archangel Gabriel = Messenger Angel Archangel Michael = Angel of Protection Archangel Zadkiel = Angel of Mercy Archangel Cassiel = Angel of Temperance Archangel Azrael = Angel of Death Archangel Uriel = Angel of Wisdom

Lists in this post courtesy of my friend @angelmilkdreams <- amazing blog for angel work btw

Ars Paulina is the angel version of Ars Goetia and is part of the Lesser Key of Solomon

You can also look into your birth angels or sun & moon angels through this system! They're your teaching angels, so they can sort of tell you what you may do in this life or something about your energy. The angels are assigned by zodiac:

Traditional: Aries & Scorpio = Samael Taurus & Libra = Haniel Gemini & Virgo = Raphael Cancer = Gabriel Leo = Michael Sagittarius & Pisces = Zadkiel Capricorn & Aquarius = Cassiel

Modern: Scorpio = Azrael Aquarius = Uriel Pisces = Asariel

For more about your birth angels, I suggest checking out Ariel Gatoga. I still recommend him after all this time.

If you ever get into angel work, you might want to explore different sets of angels to see who resonates with you. You also don't have to work with every angel in a pantheon. The main ones I call upon are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel and Haniel. I bring in other angels for prayers to others, though

Practitioners have different opinions about this, but I think angels are one of the easiest spirits to work with!

Because they love unconditionally. They love to help us and their purpose is assisting creation! They do still exist beyond this material world though - so it's not like strict servitude to humans

Another great reason: they don't require ceremony to be summoned. You may come across things like ceremonial magic for angels, or enochian magic etc. Ars Paulina also has rituals for summoning but I found you don't need them (maybe if you're asking for huge stuff).

That's cool if people want to do that though you simply need to use your words. Just invite them into your life, or your space, or something (like job, if relevant). There's no structure to prayers but you can be inspired by helpol prayer format if you so choose.

"Archangel Haniel, Archangel of Grace and Harmony, I invite you and your blessings into my life."

This is a good enough prayer to say to start a devotional connection with Archangel Haniel.

Angels don't need offerings but they're still nice to give. We usually say you venerate angels or work with angels rather than worship. But it's up to you as well - this way is just more common.

Some offerings can include angelic imagery or icons, flowers, things that remind you of angels, items that are specific to certain archangels (oils, sachets of herbs, amulets and talismans), incense!

Where do they come from? Who knows? /hj Depends on your belief system.

I believe angels come from a variety of sources. I believe angels came from the universal source, I believe they probably came from God too. I believe pagan gods have angels. I believe Hermes, Iris, Eros and Thanatos are angels who have their own angels. It doesn't really matter to me where they came from - I just know they exist in different forms across religions

Fun fact: Did you know the most common hierarchy of angels was written by a guy named Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite? His book was called On the Celestial Hierarchy

Extra fun fact: His inspiration is said to be the Chaldean Oracles and Hekate's triad of angels. The iynges (don't know too much about these ones), the synochesis (intercessors and guides) and teletarchai (something to do with initiation, probably with mysteries).

Extra extra fun fact: Zeus was said to have an angel (angelos) in inscriptions at Stratonikeia, Hekate's most significant town as a civic/patron goddess. Some scholars theorise the unnamed angel in Stratonikeian inscriptions could be Hekate herself

Anyway, angels like devotional acts too! Prayers are a good way to communicate with them. It is possible to sense the energy of angels! I noticed a difference in my room when I started working with angels - I could tell they were around, and they made things a little brighter

Can you use prayers from Christianity and Catholicism for the angels if they resonate? Yeah sure

You can also get into astrology with angels. It's a pretty big part of Ars Paulina (the planetary aspect). If you want to work with Haniel at a peak time, do it on a Friday when the planetary hour is aligned with Venus. If you want to do the same for Gabriel, Monday on Moon hours. For Raphael, Wednesday on Mercury hours.

Angels have sigils and symbols. You can use the planetary symbols as sigils for them too. I've attached a couple sigils for Raphael here

This website has information from Ars Paulina - another I still recommend after all these years: https://www.archangels-and-angels.com/

Ariel Gatoga's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/arielgatoga

Let me know if you'd like to know anything else about angel work! Practitioners can have varying opinions about all this, so be sure to research and consider what works for you. It can also change over time.

[choco-worms]

Not a request just like a question-

See, I've wanted to make a House M.D. oc from a while now, but I'm afraid I don't know a lot about medicine or how hospitals work and I'm afraid to appear as a fool, so

How do you do ocs or have any suggestion 😭?

(I love love your art btw)

Hi!!! First off thank you so much <3!

Any knowledge i have of medicine or hospitals comes from medical dramas ive seen (House MD, Krank Berlin, Greys Anatomy, New Amsterdam, so on) besides from the very limited things i can glean from the job i have (which is adjacent to medical billing).

I use a looooot of google and lots of scowering reddit posts to get a better idea of the hierarchy in a hospital and the different responsibilities each position would have. I also picked specialties by vibes alone. Anything medicine wise i am always super purposely vague or exaggeratory with ahaha.

I just try to keep in mind that these shows are purposly focused towards entertainment and often are filled with innacuraccy. As long as im not proclaiming my ocs and the medicine they practice are fully accurate then I dont see any issue with being silly with it hahah. I feel like if I was to take a more serious approach to medicine in art, I would directly reference a situation in the show so I dont need to go through Med school to get some passable details.

My rule of thumb for like any of my oc posts is "Assume that whatever needs to be correct for this to work is correct <3"

heres a picture from VeryWell Health that summarizes the doctor hierarchy pretty well!

For reference, House is an attending (as well as the head of the diagnostic department) and the ducklings are fellows.

Hope this helps somewhat hahah, just remember you are having fun!!! It doesnt need to be 100% accurate!