#commonplace entry

[theatrum-tenebrarum]

Lampyris noctiluca (common European glow-worm) commonplace entry. ☀️

Did you know that the organic molecule called 'luciferin' is in part responsible for the fireflies' bioluminescence? Yes, it got its name after the mythical light-bringer, Lucifer 🤍✴️

-Heidi 🖤 (@theatrum-tenebrarum)

[theatrum-tenebrarum]

A page in my commonplace book, as seen in my 'how an art historian & folklorist spends her days' video ☺️

It's a small article called 'Bringing Magick into the Ordinary' by Amanda Paulson, a paranormal investigator from Washington (known online as 'prettyfnspooky').

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[thebackrowseat]

𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘌𝘟 𓇢𓆸

Ⅰ. The Arts

Music — album reviews, song notes, lyrical studies, sound & emotion ⤷ Album review - Preachers daughter

Film — reviews, cinematography, scenes, theory ⤷ Movie review - Past lives

Art — analysis, artists, composition, photography

Ⅱ. Literature & Language

Books — reviews, annotations, literary history Poetry — excerpts, fragments, interpretations Writing — craft, essays, quotes Commonplace Entries — passages worth keeping

Ⅲ. Thought, Society & The Human Condition

Philosophy — reflections, schools, thinkers Politics — systems, ideologies, commentary Sociology & Psychology — culture, behavior, collective thought History — eras, movements, figures, lessons

Ⅳ. Economics, Finance & Systems

Economic Theory — classical, behavioral, modern macro & micro ⤷ Marx — Alienation and the Inversion of Life (1844 Manuscripts) Finance — markets, investing, risk, decision-making Business & Strategy — management, innovation, productivity Economic History — crises, revolutions, transformations Personal Finance — budgeting, saving, wealth, time value Notes & Models — charts, equations, useful frameworks

Ⅴ. Science & The Cosmos

Space — astronomy, exploration, cosmic awe Biology & Earth — ecology, evolution, the living world Technology — innovation, computing, AI, progress Miscellaneous Science — physics, chemistry, curiosities

Ⅵ. The Personal Archive

Journal — thoughts, reflections, observations Dreams & Memories — subconscious fragments Goals & Studies — learning records, academic progress Mind Clutter — loose thoughts, drafts, unfinished ideas

Ⅶ. Curiosities & Miscellany

Design & Architecture — form, structure, aesthetics Nature — weather, geography, the sublime Random Studies — any idea too strange to categorize

Ⅷ. Reference & Navigation

To Read / Watch / Listen — pending discoveries Deep Dives — long essays, syntheses, analyses Resources — data, links, bibliographies Archive — completed posts, older reflections