okay so theres an episode of whats new scooby doo where the gang goes home on valentines day, and i guess the studio really wanted to avoid the implication that daphne and fred were sleeping together because daphne and velma live together and fred lives with shaggy and scooby
but that attempt at avoiding anything risque backfired spectacularly because now it just seems like daphne and velma are a comfortably domestic couple and fred is trying to learn how to live with his boyfriends over excitable and really hungry great dane
It’s far cuter like this anyway.
OOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP
CANON
i don’t have a source for this just a gut feeling, but doesn’t everyone in the gang call him “freddie” at some point?
which would imply that the entire gang is poly and dating
If any group in pop culture is poly, it’s definitely the errant kids from the 60s with a groovy hippie van
I’ve been thinking a lot about witchcraft, magic, darkness and the shadow side of… well everything. I’m not talking about curses necessarily, though these would fit in this overall theme– I’m talking more generally about working with not just ‘white magic’ or the peaceful feeling of working with ‘nature’ as imagined as a sun dappled meadow surrounded by trees and filled with wildflowers. I’m talking about the mud and the storms, the shadows, the aspects often feared like the Tower card in tarot or the planets in retrograde. These do not represent evil, but they do often evoke or symbolize that which is difficult, that which is hidden, that which we would rather put high on a shelf in a dark closet and forget it’s there. But lately, I’ve been receiving message after message in my practice that it’s time to be pulling it out, dusting it off, and embracing it. And since we’ve had some asks recently about whether certain practices will attract dark forces, I decided to bring y’all along for the ride.
First of all, witchcraft is not inherently tied to anything evil. Witchcraft is simply a way of interacting with the world and trying to influence the outcome. Can a witch– even a ‘good witch’– curse someone? Certainly. Can a witch invoke something dark and evil? It’s possible. But it is predominantly due to a Christian morality that witchcraft is assumed to be inextricably linked to evil, and it’s a belief that I reject out of hand.
I do think many witches are more open to the idea of working with the shadow side of things, because we do not see them as inherently evil but instead as the necessary counterpoint to lightness. It is this acceptance and embrace of the shadows, though, that gives witches a reputation for evil – because when you (cough-Christianity-cough) labels darkness ‘unclean’ or ‘base’ or ‘evil,’ that’s what happens to anyone associated with darkness regardless of their intent and true work. Further, I think it’s worth exploring what we think the dark forces from beyond the veil can or will do that is worse than the evil we already have here in our world? There is already hatred and violence and despair, so instead I see witchcraft as one possibility that has the strength to work against those forces, or to turn them in a different direction for a different outcome.
“Those who practice shadow magick do not worship the darkness but seek to understand it and actualize it for positive ends. Embracing the darkness is part of divine balance. While some would like to disregard the darker aspects of Deity and pretend they don’t exist, that whole half of the spectrum is waiting to be understood. While it may be comfortable to believe that spirituality is pure blissful light, this is only half of the equation. Spirit is the paradox; it is both, it is neither. We would not have the light gods if it weren’t for the dark ones, and vice versa. Nearly all occult paths, including Witchcraft, emphasize balance rather than pure light or pure darkness.“
–Raven Digitalis, from “The Shadow Magick Compendium”
Just as we cannot live without the sun, neither can we live in constant light. Night, darkness, the underground, and shadows can represent rest and the opportunity to go inward rather than always looking outward. This introspection and self-reflection is absolutely essential to maintaining a strong and fulfilling practice.
Finally, remember that witchcraft and magic is about intent. Remember that what you fixate on is what you manifest. If you do magic while fixating on fear and darkness, especially without recognizing and accounting for that fixation, that is what you can attract or create. But if you recognize the fear ahead of time, you can manage for it. If you recognize and embrace the fear, you can use it. And of course, before doing magic, ground and center yourself. Ward or shield if that feels good to you, and then proceed with your working. Focus on the good that you are trying to manifest, not on the bad that you fear. But again… darkness isn’t bad. It’s just that the good is harder to see.
As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good.
The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive. Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down.
Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement.
Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites.
Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf,
Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:
“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.
But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”
Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care.
It’s not that the world doesn’t care, it’s that Americans don’t. (And they make a vast majority of the internet)
@eyesofredau Oh screw off! We do care, but if you pay attention to the petition, it specifically asks for Europeans, leading us to believe we also can’t sign it. Also, do you think a bunch of European Politicians are going to listen to a bunch of Americans? They already turn their noses up at us every opportunity they get, if we signed, they’d just see us as sticking our noses in their business, even though they stick their noses in ours all the time.
Also, it’s not our fault Major American News stations care more about suddenly being outraged at policies that have been going on for a decade than this. We have little control what News Stations pay attention to.
That being said: You CAN sign the petition even if you’re not European. I just did. They do allow you to enter non-European countries (despite it asking for an MEP represented country). Whether they listen is another matter.
ok underrated part of ragnarok: “and he knows i love snakes”. hes just so friendly. just so famously loving of snakes that loki was like, oh, i know whatll get him, the friendly bastard
Pewdiepie: *he violently shakes the bed* Bro?… Bro please….! please say it’s just a prank… i’ll be better next time please you can’t leave me like this * he cradles the baby and holds onto it for dear life, its the only reminder of you he has left*
Markiplier: *he screams really loud* BABIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! mmmits markiplier .. here… i’m nothing without you! *he can hardly look at the baby. it’s difficult for him to accept your death and he will probably block it out until he is forced to face the harsh reality that is the circle of life*
jacksepticeye: he thinks it isnt real and tries to wake you up with a funny joke.. like top of the morning. unfortunately for you it is bottom of the evening becayse you are dead.
evil jack septic eye: Kek… well it’s just me and the baby now … you only ever weighed me down, shanon.. *he secretly really misses you and he punches the hospital walls. he screams out for you in pure agony* he makes it his job to personally kill the doctors who tried to help you
evil markiplier: *tugs on shirt sleeves* he shows no emotion… he doesn’t want to be seen as weak infront of your family. when he goes home he cries while he looks at the babie…
As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good.
The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive. Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down.
Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement.
Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites.
Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf,
Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:
“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.
But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”
O.K. I Have To Be Hornest With You Now About Some Thing Important
Moth Man Is Not Real. He Is Not Real. I Checked. I See Ghouls And Ghosts And Spectres And Baba Yaga All The Time But I Never Seen No Moth Man. I Look All Over West Virginia And I Never Seen Him. He’s Is Not Real. Im Sorry.
