#metal magic

[bolaneno]

I had a beautiful day 🥰! We went to both a park and the lake.

I saw black swallowtail butterflies at the park 🦋😍🦋. I also meditated and charged a copper penny in the earth to make it a charm. At the lake, I just took deep breaths and listened to the waves.

It was perfect ✨🧘🏾‍♀️✨.

[metalsongoftheday]

Friday, January 26: Pantera, "I'll Be Alright"

R.I.P. "Diamond/Dimebag" Darrell Lance Abbott (1966-2004), Vinnie Paul Abbott (1964-2018)

Metal Magic wasn’t very metal, and it certainly wasn’t magical, but considering that the Abbott brothers were still in their teens when their dad helped them make the first Pantera record, it had its moments.  The songs may not have all been there, but a handful of tracks like “I’ll Be Alright” showed an initial spark that would set the band on their way.  In the early days, Pantera was all about having fun, and this track reflected that with enthusiastic playing from every member, and if Terry Glaze’s screeching was always more than a little ridiculous, it also always felt like he was right there in the mix with the Abbotts and Rex “Rocker” Brown.  “I’ll Be Alright” was a no-frills early ‘80s Z-grade headbanger that sounded much more like a group of guys trying to get a party going than shooting for the stars, and that was fundamental to its charm.

[madcat-world]

Flesh and Blood: Herald of Erudition - Alexander Mokhov

[oldschoolfrp]

Cybertech Bunkerbreakers and Wartechs; Yoyodyne Skychargers, Shigaru, and Zero-G Gliders; Phagons; ca 1987-92 from the Spacelords line by Hobby Products / Metal Magic of Germany, most sculpted by Josef Ochmann and Michael Immig, catalog images from the Stuff of Legends site.  Some of these were a good match to the style of early Citadel Rogue Trader figures, with the Phagons being alternate abhuman beastmen.  The scale was closer to 25mm and fit well alongside the Stargrunt and Star Wars Miniatures Battles figures of the same era, so the Shigaru could serve as Imperial Army or Navy troopers.

[bretthorton]

[marshthebogwitch]

my elemental practice

my main elements:

- 💧water: i work in/with rain as often as i possibly can! i don’t have any bodies of water within walking distance, but when i can, i like to go creeking. hearing the flowing water is an incredibly cleansing and refreshing experience. i also collect water from a bunch of natural (and sometimes artificial) sources to use for my plants or myself. don’t worry, i never collect from stagnant water and i always boil it! i also swim, but not as often as id like. wave pools are the closest i can get to being in the ocean, since i live in ohio.

- ⛰ earth: this is my other big element. i have a rock collection ive been working on since i was in preschool. i go barefoot or flip-flopped as much as the weather permits. hiking, rockhounding, or even just drawing with a stick in the dirt are all some of my favorite earth activities. the cats at our local gem and mineral shop finally know who i am because of how many times i stop by with whatever extra money i have at the time, with intent to buy yet more rocks! just holding my favorite specimens fills me with energy.

my other elements:

- ⚙️ metal: depending on the culture of origin, metal is either a subset of earth or a separate element unto itself. i tend to associate metal with copper, gold, silver, bronze, iron, and brass specifically. as part of my rock collection, i have some copper. other than that, my interaction with metal is primarily utilitarian. i sometimes use it to amplify communication, but that’s about it. it’s the element most closely associated with money, so it would do me well to work with it more, i think.

- 🌲 wood/plant: this is another one that changes depending on the culture. in central chinese tradition, wood is one of the five elements. in many european cultures, plants were not themselves elements, but spirits or faeries. either way, i use a lot of dried herbs in my spells, and my house plant is doing well! i also carve storm-felled sticks into wands, staves and brooms.

- 🔥 fire: i enjoy fire well enough now, but i used to be incredibly scared of it. i overcame that once i learned how to properly start, sustain, and extinguish one for myself, but i still don’t work with it much. it’s just because i get hot very easily. cute little votive candles are fine, and i like those a lot, but unfortunately it doesn’t feel like it has the same strength as a bonfire.

- 💨 air: i barely use air in my magic. i use breath work as the foundation of my grounding and cleansing, and occasionally when the atmosphere seems too stagnant outside, i’ll try to call up a breeze. it doesn’t usually work out, which is what i get for not giving air it’s due, i guess.

[fightti11death]

[gonzohistory]

Flanked by an attentive scribe and a burly abhuman bodyguard, Lord Mortsafe undertakes a fact-finding mission to the slums on the outskirts of Landfall City.