maidens if you are going to flee dramatically from my castle in the middle of the night once i reveal my true nature to you please leave your candelabra on the little ledge by the portcullis we are running out of them
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida - Clotilde in the beach (detail)
ever since I was a young lad I knew I wanted to be a middle-aged man with an undone tie around his neck who’s having a crisis so he goes to the bathroom to splash water on his face only to look up at himself in the mirror and wonder at the stranger looking back
The Elements are the forces of Nature and life, and are incorporated into ritual and magick. Every aspect of existence is bound up in Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. And the fifth element which is Spirit (or also deemed Aether), which is present in each of the other four. Each of the four classical Elements is associated with one of the four cardinal directions; North, East, South and West.
There are also energetic associations, that add great depth to interpretations of how people with different zodiac signs interact with each other, for each sign is associated with an Element, and each Element is different.
↟Direction: north
↟Energy: ♀
↟Rules: grounding, strength, healing, nature, stability, foundations, empathy, fertility, death, rebirth, and wisdom.
↟Season/time: winter/midnight
↟Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.
↟Ruling Planets: Venus, and Saturn.
↟Colours: green, brown, black, white, and gold.
↟Plants: cedar, cypress, honeysuckle, ivy, magnolia, grains, primrose, oak, sage, and nuts.
↟Crystals: emerald, tourmaline, quartz, granite, dedrock, peridot, onyx, jasper, and amethyst.
↟Tools: pentacle, salt, crystals, dirt, herbs, wood, plants, and flowers.
↟Virtues: patience, truth, dependable, thorough, focused.
↟Direction: east
↟Energy: ♂
↟Rules: mind, clarity, knowledge, logic, abstract, wind, consciousness, intuition, and memory.
↟Season/time: spring/dawn
↟Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
↟Ruling planets: Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus.
↟Colours: yellow, gold, white, and light blue.
↟Plants: acacia, anis, aspen, clover, frankincense, lavender, lemongrass, pine, and vervain.
↟Crystals: topaz, amber, citrine, jasper, and agate.
↟Tools: feather, wand, staff, incense, pen, broom, and bell.
↟Virtues: intelligent, practical, optimistic.
↟Direction: south
↟Energy: ♂
↟Rules: energy, will, destruction, courage, strength, self-knowledge, power, passion, sexuality, self-healing, divinity, light, and flame.
↟Season/time: summer/noon
↟Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
↟Ruling planets: Sun, and Mars.
↟Colours: red, orange, gold, and white.
↟Plants: allspice, basil, cinnamon, garlic, juniper, hibiscus, nettle, onion, poppies, peppers, and thistles.
↟Crystals: ruby, garnet, red jasper, bloodstone, quartz, tiger’s eye, and agate.
↟Tools: candle, lamp, athame, dagger, and burned herbs.
↟Virtues: courage, enthusiasm, willpower.
↟Direction: west
↟Energy: ♀
↟Rules: emotion, intuition, psychic, love, deep feelings, the unconscious mind, fertility, tides, reflection, lunar energy, and healing.
↟Season/time: autumn/twilight
↟Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
↟Ruling planets: Moon, Neptune, and Pluto.
↟Colours: blue, aqua, silver, and green.
↟Plants: aloe, apple, chamomile, ferns, gardenia, jasmine, lemon, lily, lotus, moss, seaweed, rose, thyme, and willow.
↟Crystals: amethyst, aquamarine, beryl, blue tourmaline, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, and sodalite.
↟Tools: seashells, ocean water, seaweed, moss, stones, chalice, and cauldron.
↟Virtues: love, compassion, receptivity, and flexibility.
“i am a monument to all your sins” is such a fucking raw line for a villain it’s amazing that it came from halo, a modernish video game, and not some classical text or mythos
Victor, 22, queer, genderfluid/bigender, he/she/they, intp, autistic 𓇚
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