Psychonaut Extraordinaire

I engage the enemy in his own mentality. I chase his dreams, I shall fight his demons, I live his nightmares. In other words: I'm a Psychonaut. I also like comic books. //Independent Psychonauts rp account, all interaction assumed online unless decided ooc otherwise, sidebar image credit to call-me-otacon.// tracking: agentrazputinaquato

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SALP

[noun]

(plural salps, salpa, salpae or salpa) a barrel-shaped, planktonic tunicate. It moves by contracting, thus pumping water through its gelatinous body. The salp strains the pumped water through its internal feeding filters, feeding on phytoplankton.

Etymology: Neo-Latin, special use of Latin salpa < Greek sálpē - kind of fish.

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Not drawing fanart until I’ve actually completed the game, as per.

And what a good game it was, though playing as this guy certainly makes a big change from all the silent protagonists in the other games I’ve player recently!

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deep dark fears

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So we got some hamsters in at work.

And I just thought I’d share them with you guys.

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SHAZAM! #29, June 1977, cover by Kurt Schaffenberger

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if you love food follow my blog!

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1928

by Hedda Walther

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an inked+color commission for deerlet, featuring razputin aquato of psychonauts!

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hey as a neuroscience major and someone who wants to study and research the human consciousness in the future, this post was a must!

MIND OVER MATTER

if you believe you sleep well your performance improves

scientists convince people their hands are rocks

lying on a bed of nails without injury

many people in one body

yogi nearly stops heartbeat

curing cancer just by thinking you are cured?

the insane effects of hypnosis on some people

meditation drys wet towels

nocebo effect

phantom pregnancy

WOW FINDINGS ON THE HUMAN BRAIN

your brain makes decisions before you are even conscious of it

finding out what cats see

mental disorders and their brain scans

mirror neurons: everyone can read minds

the vegetative patient who could TALK to doctors

learning how to RECORD your dreams

loosing sleep can kill brain cells

what do babies dream about?

linked brains

rat brain scans during death

moving a bionic arm with thoughts

music can improve a lot of things

mind control is possible

BIZARRE CASES

the mentally ill man who cured himself with a gun

the woman who scratched through her skull

the man who can’t feel emotion

the man with almost no brain

the twins who share a consciousness

the creepy lazarus reflex

synesthesia: hearing colors, tasting shapes

savant cases

explaining parasomnia

monkey head transplants

explaining the split brain effect

the case of phineas gage

brain science explanation behind sleep paralysis

girl with half a brain

Alright that’s all I got so far guys! Be sure to check back on my science section because as we progress further and further and have amazing cool new things, I’ll have new posts with more information :)

Feel free to add to this list also!

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Swedish Fish - As Requested!

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Produce, Wright Kitchen

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RUNAGATE

[noun]

1. vagabond.

2. fugitive; runaway.

3. a deserter; apostate; renegade; renegate.

Etymology: alteration of obsolete renegate, influenced by run and agate, “on the way”, from Middle English, from Mediaeval Latin renegātus.

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This is a rusty, sponge-encrusted shipwreck but it looks like the most terrifying sea monster I have ever seen ever

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Steps to Letting go of Painful Memories

Experiences can leave us with some painful memories. They tie us to the past and prevent us moving on. And the only way to freedom is to work on letting go – so these memories don’t haunt us or keep us trapped in pain. Below are some guidelines to help you work on this.

1. Before you can let go, you must face whatever happened and accept that it is part of your past experiences. Suppression doesn’t work as a long-term solution. It can only be a band aid that brings temporary relief. Talk to someone you trust, or write about it in your journal. You need to share what has happened, in order to move on.

2. Identify the lessons you have learned from what has happened. There’s always a lesson – so look for what you’ve learned. It doesn’t make it better – but it does lessen its power.

3. Write the lesson down on a piece of paper and repeat it to yourself when you’re hit by painful memories. For example, if you’ve been scarred by abuse, then you might write something like: “My experience of abuse does not determine who I am. I’m a stronger person now, and that is not my destiny. I’m choosing my own future, and the person I will be.”

4. Repeat this mantra often so it takes root in your mind. Allow it to be stronger than the bad experience. Say it often – till you mean it– then you’ll start to feel you’re freer. Persevere and keep on fighting when the old memories return.

5. Seek to be a person who’s a peace with themselves. When peace is your focus, old thoughts and memories have much less power over how you think and feel. However, seeking after peace must be a conscious, constant choice.

6. When the past tries to intrude focus firmly on the present. Ground yourself in what’s happening around you in the room, and try to breathe deeply - and deliberately relax. You are here in this moment; you’re not living in the past.

7. Forgive – for your own sake. Try to heal from what happened – then let resentments go. You don’t want them in your life for they’ll just tie you to the past. You may need some help with this – but it is worth the daily struggle. It is a powerful tool for moving forward, and being free.