Latest Posts by rynven - Page 2

reblog to cast level 5 spell: everyone who reads this gets a full night sleep

me, just chilling on twitter, oh! Whats this alien stage thing? .

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oh no.

You know your cooked if your a fan of all three

when i listened to tmagp 21 last week it was in front of my mom and i had to act like everything was completely normal and i wasn't faced with the horrors.

You know, an interesting tumblr transformation that's happened gradually, and which I've seen no one talk about: ask-culture has essentially dropped off to nothing.

By which I mean, asks used to be WAY more of the tumblr economy. They used to be more common to send, and receive, and see. They were integral to the collaborative, forum-like behavior of old tumblr communities, not even to speak on the HUGE number of ask-blogs that used to exist to only be interacted with in ask-form.

I'm not saying this in a vying-for-attention way but instead in an observational way: I used to get way way more asks in like 2015, even with a fraction of my follower count. I wonder if it's due to the homogenization of social media sites? There's a lot more of this divide between "content creator" and "consumer" instead of just a bunch of peer blogs who would talk to each other. "Asks" aren't really a thing on twitter, are they? And as I understand it, the closest thing to an "ask" on instagram or tiktok would be a creator screenshotting some comment and responding to it in a new reel or video or whatever those content mediums are. Are asks just too tumblr-specific? Is that aspect of the site culture dying out as more and more people converge to using all their social media sites in the same way?

In case no one told you growing up

Bras last longer if you let them air dry. Don’t put them in the dryer.

If you have a problem with frizzy hair, don’t dry your hair with a towel. It makes the frizzies worse. (I recently read an article that said to use a t-shirt? I brush mine out and let it air dry.)

Whites wash best in hot water. Everything else can be in cold - save on your electricity bill.

You can kill 99.9% of germs in a sponge by putting it in the dishwasher for a cycle or by microwaving it for 2 min (be sure to make the sponge damp before microwaving and to put a cup half full of water in with it and please DO NOT squeeze the sponge until it has cooled off)

Airing out your room/house and letting sunlight in every so often can decrease the number of household pests like silverfish and ants.

Black underwear is best during your period as stains are less likely to be visible.

To save money, put aside 10% of each paycheck into a savings account. It’ll add up.

Unless your hair has something on/in it (like grease or mud or something), using conditioner first can actually be the better choice. The conditioner holds in the good oils that help you hair look sleek and beautiful, which shampoo would otherwise wash away.

Speaking of shampoo - if you have long hair, washing just the bits that touch your scalp is generally enough. The rest of your hair gets cleaned with just the run off from your scalp.

If you put a tampon in and it’s uncomfortable/you can feel it, you didn’t do it quite right. A properly placed tampon is virtually unnoticeable by the wearer.

Apply deodorant/antiperspirant a couple hours in advance of when you need it. This gives the product the chance to block your sweat glands. Using deodorant just before going somewhere where you’ll sweat (this means walking outside for people in high humidity places) results in your sweat washing the deodorant off and starkly limiting its usefulness.

After running the dryer, use the dryer sheet from that load to brush out the lint catch - it gets everything off in a fraction of the time it’ll take you to get it clean with your bare hands. Paper towels also work well.

Wash your face everyday, or as often as possible. Forget which brand of cleanser is best. Just washing your face everyday will guarantee you clearer skin. And do you best not to pop pimples, as tempting as the urge may be.

Fold laundry asap after taking it from the dryer to avoid wrinkles. This may seem obvious for dress shirts and silly for things like t-shirts, but you’ll notice the difference even then once your shirts stop looking like unfolded paper balls.

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

I love when you’re reading multiple fics by the same author and you start to spot all the phrases and adjectives they like to use

needles be serving cunt.

him and ink5oul are besties

Writing advice from my uni teachers:

If your dialog feels flat, rewrite the scene pretending the characters cannot at any cost say exactly what they mean. No one says “I’m mad” but they can say it in 100 other ways.

Wrote a chapter but you dislike it? Rewrite it again from memory. That way you’re only remembering the main parts and can fill in extra details. My teacher who was a playwright literally writes every single script twice because of this.

Don’t overuse metaphors, or they lose their potency. Limit yourself.

Before you write your novel, write a page of anything from your characters POV so you can get their voice right. Do this for every main character introduced.

The lack of supplemental information is what will kill me. No background, no follow-up.

Did the nephew play his violin?

Did the artist get another tattoo?

Was it a beautiful spider woman that recommended the movie? Is she single?

I need to Know.

Norris' statements: Love is filled with horrors beyond your comprehension.

Chester's statements: IF YOU FUCK AROUND YOU WILL FIND OUT I SWEAR TO GOD DO NOT FUCK AROUND I SWEAR-

Unhinged conspiracy theory time!

Hear me out! Just give me a second, ok? Listen, listen!

The Magnus Archives were what happened when Jonah Magnus got clever and figured out how to end the world. What if he got caught? What if this is a universe where someone figured out/outed his body hopping bullshit?

That would explain the giant empty room where the archives should be that have nothing in them. If the, lets say government for shorthand, confiscated it all that would explain the lack of wood pulp noted by RedCanary.

It would also explain why there's a government agency tracking the formation of avatars. Every statement so far aside from that One involves the giver becoming an avatar, or at least encountering one and being compelled rather than afraid.

My theory:

The Magnus Protocol is tracking avatar formation for clues on if anyone else is figuring it out. But curiosity is a compulsion in and of itself. Freddie (yes I know that's not the spelling I'm on my phone and not looking things up) started manifesting voices about the time Jon, Martin, and Jonah died in the panopticon. So here they are. Three fully formed avatars reading out true statements. Much like how real ones refused to record in the old universe. Now they are read out by Chester, Norris, and Augustus. Chester trying to warn them, desperately, still caught up in preventing the apocalypse he feels guilty for. And inadvertently creating Curiosity. We have Norris, trying to warn them about what happens if you get caught up in it, how easy it is to just give in. How you lose yourself to the surrounding universe.

And then there's Augustus. The only one who sounds *human* in the computer. Whose voice quality doesn't change the more sucked in you get. The only one who has body hopping experience. The only one who also died in the panopticon at the end of the world, Mag 200 has no reference to his corpse being found in the rubble. And he's here to fuck shit up. Again. Because his soul is committing tax fraud *constantly*.

Lena says Gwen doesn't have what it takes to climb *this* particular ladder. Because they just ruthlessly eliminate anyone who Might be either Magnus or catching on to his realization. If Augustus can convince Gwen that Lena is Bad then he can twist her into eliminating the most immediate threat to him.

Do I know how everyone else fits in? Nope! I'm willing to believe, having met Scotsmen and IT people, that Colin is just Like That. Alice is a trans tumblrina trashposter who must be protected at all costs. Sam? I'm sorry love you're the main character and therefore doomed by the narrative.

HI HI HI HI I SAW YOUR POST WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TMAGP?

YES YES YES PLEASE IM SUFFERING

none of my friends have listened to the magnus archives and none of them wanna listen to the magnus protocol, so please someone talk to me im suffering in my head alone.

Anyway that’s why you wear wool and a life jacket babeeeyyyy

The golden age of piracy

the suffering never ends

Getting Back Into Your Practice

Sometimes life is shitty and your spiritual practice doesn't take priority. Thats okay. Here are some tips for how to get back into your practice once you're feeling up for it.

Cleanse and Clean Your Space This is defiantly the first think you should focus your energy on. This can take as long as needed and as intensive as you want or feel is needed. Spiritual and physically cleanse your space. Pick up items, open windows and start your cleansing method of choice.

Redo Wards and Protections Once you've cleansed its important to redo your protection. Cleanse to get rid of, protect to keep it away. Even if nothing has *hit* your protections and wards, its important to keep up to date on them being energized.

Keep Actives Low on Spoons Now that you've done the basics, stick to low spoon actives and slowly build from there. Even if you feel super energized and ready to get into it- you want to take things slow. This'll help you from losing steam..

Slowly Add Back In Your Daily Practice This is totally unique person to person, but dont expect to be back into your multi step daily routine right away. Add in each step one at a time, or slowly so you wont feel overwhelmed.

Come Up with a Ritual Youre EXCITED About You want to focus on the parts of witchcraft you love. Do something you've always wanted to try, something you always love doing, or anything that will make you excited for the working.

Pick a New Topic, Not an Older One Getting into your practice and going to an older topic might feel disheartening. Pick a new topic like astrology, plants, or an aspect of witchcraft you havent gotten too into before. Then go back to the older topic you left on.

Do Some Divination on What You Need Right Now Spend time with your spirit team, deities or ancestors and figure out what you should be focusing in on right now. Maybe you need more rest, maybe theres a ritual they want you to work on.

Remember You Dont Have To Do Magic Daily Dont put too much stress into doing something every single day. Take breaks. Youre still a witch.

I hope these helped. Remember to take things slow and dont let the pressure of getting back into it weigh you down. Magic is suppose to help not hinder.

✨2022 Celestial Events✨

✦✧ Lunar Events ✧✦

🌑Jan 2nd New Moon in Capricorn at 18:35 UTC

🌕Jan 17th Full Moon in Cancer at 23:51 UTC ~ Old Moon;

🌑Feb 1st New Moon in Aquarius at 5:48am UTC

🌕Feb 16th Full Moon in Leo at 16:59 UTC ~ Snow Moon

🌑March 2nd New Moon in Pisces at 17:38 UTC

🌕March 18th Full Moon in Libra at 7:20am UTC ~ Worm Moon

🌑April 1st New Moon in Aries at 6:27am UTC

🌕April 16th Full Moon in Libra at 18:57 UTC ~ Pink Moon

🌑April 30 New Moon in Taurus at 20:30 UTC

⚪ May 16th Full Moon in Scorpio at 4:15am UTC (Sagittarius from 11:51 UTC) ~ Flower Moon ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio visible in North America, Atlantic Ocean, western Europe and western Africa

🌑May 30th New Moon in Gemini at 11:32 UTC

🌕June 14th Supermoon in Sagittarius at 11:52 UTC ~Strawberry Moon, Rose Moon

🌑June 29th New Moon in Cancer at 2:53am UTC

🌕July 13th Supermoon in Capricorn at 18:38 UTC

🌑July 28th New Moon in Leo at 17:55 UTC

🌕 Aug 12th Supermoon in Aquarius at 1:36am ~ Sturgeon Moon; final Supermoon for the year

🌑Aug 27th New Moon in Virgo at 8:17am UTC

🌕Sep 10th Full Moon in Pisces at 9:58am UTC ~ Corn Moon, Harvest Moon

🌑Sep 25th New Moon in Virgo at 21:55 UTC

🌕Oct 9th Full Moon in Aries at 20:55 UTC ~ Hunters Moon

🌑Oct 25th New Moon in Scorpio at 10:49am UTC & Partial Solar Eclipse in Scorpio

⚪ Nov 8th Full Moon in Taurus at 11:03 UTC ~ Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus visible in eastern Russia, Japan, Oceania, western North America

🌑Nov 23rd New Moon in Scorpio at 22:58 UTC

🌕Dec 8th Full Moon in Gemini at 4:09am UTC

🌑Dec 23rd New Moon in Capricorn at 10:17 UTC

✦✧ Solar Events / Wheel of the Year Dates ✧✦

✨ Feb 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Imbolc; Southern Hemisphere Lammas

✨ Mar 21st Equinox at 15:24 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara; Southern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon

✨ April 30th Partial Solar Eclipse in Taurus visible from southeast Pacific Ocean; southern South America

✨ May 1st-5th Northern Hemisphere Beltane; Southern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ June 21st Solstice at 9:05am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha; Southern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule

✨ Aug 1st-7th Northern Hemisphere Lammas; Southern Hemisphere Imbolc

✨ Sep 23rd Equinox at 12:55am UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Autumnal Equinox/Mabon; Southern Hemisphere Vernal Equinox/Ostara

✨ Oct 25th Partial Solar Eclipse visible over western & central Russia, Kazakhstan

✨ Nov 1st-7th Southern Hemisphere Beltane; Northern Hemisphere Samhain

✨ Dec 21st Solstice at 21:40 UTC ~ Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice/Yule; Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice/Litha

✦✧ Astrological Events (Mostly Retrogrades) ✧✦

💫 Dec 28th 2021 Jupiter Moves into Pisces ➛ May 10th (positive for mutable signs)

💫 Jan 14th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 3rd February

💫Jan 19th Uranus Ends Retrograde

💫Jan 29th Venus Ends Retrograde

April 3rd Mercury at superior Solar Conjunction

💫 May 10th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 2nd June & Jupiter moves into Aries ➛ Oct 28th (positive for cardinal signs)

💫 June 5th Saturn Retrograde ➛ Oct 23rd

💫 June 28th Neptune Retrograde ➛ Dec 4th

💫 July 29th Jupiter Retrograde ➛ Nov 24th

💫August 24th Uranus Retrograde

💫 Sep 9th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 2nd October

💫Oct 31st Mars Retrograde

💫 Dec 29th Mercury Retrograde ➛ 18th January 2023

✦✧ Dates for Viewing Planets/Meteors ✧✦

⋆⁺｡ Jan 3rd & 4th Quadrantids Meteor Shower (Above average shower; runs from Jan 1st-5th; peaking on the 3rd) Near Constellation Bootes

🔭Jan 7th - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (19.2 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Western Sky after sunset

🔭Feb 10th Venus at greatest brightness

🔭Feb 16th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (26.3 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ April 22nd & 23rd Lyrids Meteor Shower (Average Shower; runs from April 16th-25th) Near Constellation Lyra

⋆⁺｡ May 6th & 7th Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Produces more meteors over Southern Hemisphere; runs from April 19th -May 28th) Near Constellation Aquarius

🔭June 16th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (23.2 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ Jul 28th & 29th Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower (Average shower; runs from July 12 - August 23rd) Near Constellation Aquarius

⋆⁺｡ Aug 12th & 13th Perseids Meteor Shower (Runs July 17th to August 24th) Near Constellation Perseus

🔭Aug 14th Saturn at Opposition (at its brightest)

🔭Aug 27th Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation (27.3 degrees from the Sun) Visible low in Western Sky after sunset

🔭Sep 16th Neptune at Opposition (most likely still invisible without telescope)

🔭Sep 26th Jupiter at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Oct 7th Draconids Meteor Shower (Minor meteor shower; runs October 6th-10th) Best viewed early evening, near constellation Draco

🔭Oct 8th Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (18 degrees from the Sun) Visible in Eastern Sky before sunrise

⋆⁺｡ Oct 21st & 22nd Orionids Meteor Shower (Runs October 2nd to November 7th) Near Constellation Orion

⋆⁺｡ Nov 4th and 5th Taurids Meteor Shower (minor meteor shower runs from September 7th - December 10th) Near Constellation Taurus

🔭Nov 9th Uranus at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Nov 17th, 18th Leonids Meteor Shower; (1st since 2001; runs November 6th-30th) Near Constellation Leo

🔭Dec 8th Mars at Opposition

⋆⁺｡ Dec 13th & 14th Geminids Meteor Shower (Biggest Meteor Shower, runs December 7th-17th) Near Constellation Gemini

🔭Dec 21st Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation; visible in Western Sky after sunset

⋆⁺｡ Dec 21st & 22nd Ursids Meteor Shower (Minor shower, runs December 17th-25th) Near Ursa Minor

if i had a nickel for every time a gay show gave me a gay kiss before ruining my gay life…

id have two nickels. which isn’t alot but its FUCKING DEVASTATING THAT ITS HAPPENED TWICE

Me watching Sahar and Imogen at the end of episode 8

This twitter thread has me thinking thoughts

ah the classic story. allied too close to the sun and started developing sapphic feelings.

I love how much Heartstopper emphasises queer COMMUNITY and how important it is to see other people like you. Nick finding the courage to hold hands with Charlie after seeing an older gay couple. The rainbow ocean reaching out to Ben at the queer art exhibition. Coach Singh telling Nick about her wife and promising to protect him from homophobes on the rugby team. Nick watching Tara and Darcy kissing on the dance floor and realising he can be both happy and queer. Elle meeting other trans people at the art school and feeling at home.

Heartstopper constantly shows that surviving as a queer person is a group effort and it’s not only accurate, but comforting to queer youth. It’s a plot point that only a queer person could have the conscience to write.

i have no one to talk to about heartstopper season 2 so dm me and lets talk!!