"The Angelic/ Ethereal essence can be described as the most divine expression of femininity. It is pure, mature, and mystical. It is power both potent and gentle.

Women with this essence tend to have a soft appearance and look like they come from another time and another realm (otherworldly).

Beautiful, sensual, earthy, and just out of reach. That 'just out of reach' is the signature of the Ethereal essence woman. It's an aloofness that comes from their looking and feeling like they don't belong in this world and they're just passing through.

Angelic movement is subtle yet majestic. These women seem to float away or glide over the earth, they have such grace and command. Angelic speech is sparse and commanding. They give the impression of never having to speak, opting to rather influence with their aura.

General

• A Shi'ite Encyclopedia: http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/

Analyses Pertaining to Specific Ahadith

• The Event of Ghadir Khumm in the Qur'an, Hadith, History: http://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/
• Verses of Ghadir: A Search Regarding the Holy Prophet’s Sermons on the Farewell Hajj and an Exegesis of the Qur`anic Verses Indicating the Incident of Ghadir Khumm: http://www.al-islam.org/Verses_of_ghadir...
• Hadith al Thaqalayn, a Study of its Tawatur: http://www.al-islam.org/thaqalayn/nontl/...

Foundational ahadith agreed upon by Sunni & Shi'a (see citations)

• Hadith of the pond of Khumm : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_t...
• Hadith of the Twelve Successors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_t...
• Hadith of the two weighty things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_t...
• Hadith of the pen and paper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_t...
• Hadith of Mubahela: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_of_M...

• My God, who can have tasted the sweetness of Thy love, then wanted another in place of Thee?
• Who can have become intimate with Thy nearness, then sought removal from Thee?
• O God, place us among those whose habit is rejoicing in Thee and yearning for Thee, whose time is spent in sighing and moaning!
  • Their foreheads are bowed down before Thy mightiness, their eyes wakeful in Thy service, their tears flowing in dread of Thee, their hearts fixed upon Thy love, their cores shaken with awe of Thee.
• O He the lights of whose holiness induce wonder in the eyes of His lovers, the glories of whose face arouse the longing of the hearts of His knowers!
• O Furthest Wish of the hearts of the yearners!

Ghost sickness is a culture bound syndrome reported to occur among Native American Indian tribes, including Navajo.[1] People who are preoccupied and/or consumed by the deceased are believed among some Native Americans to suffer from Ghost Sickness. Reported symptoms include general weakness, loss of appetite, suffocation feelings, recurring nightmares, and a pervasive feeling of terror. The sickness is attributed to ghosts (chindi) or, occasionally, to witches or witchcraft.

Ifrit —also spelled, efreet, efrite, ifreet, afreet, afrite, and afrit (Arabic: ʻIfrīt: عفريت, pl ʻAfārīt: عفاريت)—are supernatural creatures in Arabic and Islamic folklore. They are in a class of infernal Jinn noted for their strength and cunning. An ifrit is an enormous winged creature of fire, either male or female, who lives underground and frequents ruins. Ifrits live in a society struct...

• My God, though my stores for travelling to Thee are few, my confidence in Thee has given me a good opinion.
• Though my sin has made me fear Thy punishment, my hope has let me feel secure from Thy vengeance.
• Though my misdeed has exposed me to Thy penalty, my excellent trust has apprised me of Thy reward.
• Though heedlessness has put to sleep my readiness to meet Thee, knowledge has awakened me to Thy generosity and boons.
• Though excessive disobedience and rebellion have estranged me from Thee, the glad tidings of forgiveness and good pleasure have made me feel intimate with Thee.
• I ask Thee by the splendours of Thy face and the lights of Thy holiness, and I implore Thee by the tenderness of Thy mercy and the gentleness of Thy goodness, to verify my opinion in expecting Thy great ge...

philosophy

• mulla sadra
• ibn sina
• mir damad
• sadruddin shirazi
• hadi sabzawari
• primacy of existence (asalat al wujud)
• harakat al jawahariyya
• the first intellect
• the problem of evil
• the complex pipeline of intellectual influence (eg: einstein was influenced by spinoza, who was influenced by ibn sina)

miscellaneous

• ilm e huzuri
• china room experiment
• john von neumann
• herbert simon
• allen newell
• gödel's incompleteness theorems

Redeeming Love (2022)

• 9/10 ✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭
• One of the most beautiful embodiments of Divine love i've ever seen on screen; simultaneously thought-provoking, powerful, spiritual, and heart-shattering
• Extremely painful, violent, & disturbing at times, but stunningly beautiful overall
• Made me cry too many times to count; incredible ending
• One of the most moving transformation/redemption arcs i've ever seen
• Beautifully acted & written; the lead actress was absolutely mesmerizing & the lead actor left me smitten- both did a phenomenal job embodying their characters and made the story feel tangibly, painfully real

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

• The time for praying Salatul-Layl is from midnight (midnight is reckoned as the time which is exactly half the time between sunset and the actual dawn) to the time of Adhan for Fajr prayers. However, it can be prayed at anytime after Isha prayers but it is better to pray during the last part of the night near to the time of Fajr prayers.
• If it is not possible to pray after midnight or before Fajr, then it can be prayed in the morning or any part of the day with the niyyah (intention) of Qadha. If one has missed Namaz-e-Shab there is great merit in performing its Qaza.
• Salatul-Layl is made up of eleven Rak’ats.
• The first eight Rak’ats are prayed as normal in pairs of two Rak’ats each with the niyyah of Nawafilatul-Layl.
• The next two Rak’ats are prayed with the Niyyah of Salatul Shaf’a.
• The remaining one Rak’at is prayed with the Niyyah of Salatul Witr.

• My God, tongues fall short of attaining praise of Thee proper to Thy majesty, intellects are incapable of grasping the core of Thy beauty, eyes fail before gazing upon the glories of Thy face, and Thou hast assigned to Thy creatures no way to know Thee save incapacity to know Thee!
• My God, place us among those within the gardens of whose breasts the trees of yearning for Thee have taken firm root and the assemblies of whose hearts have been seized by the ardour of Thy love!
  • They seek shelter in the nests of meditation, feed upon the gardens of nearness and disclosure, drink from the pools of love with the cup of gentle favour, and enter into the watering-places of warm affection.
  • The covering has been lifted from their eyes, the darkness of disquiet has been di...

Qualities of Ideal Location

• Beautiful scenery
• Pleasant weather
• Environmentally-friendly
• Peaceful
• Sustainability initiatives
• Limited socioeconomic stratification
• Decent/high ranking on Global Peace Index
• Decent air quality
• Moderate/friendly populace
• Politically sound/relatively non-corrupt government
• Steady population
• Masajid nearby

Costa Rica

• environmentally sustainable
• clean air & energy
• stunning scenery
• extremely biodiverse

• "All our fears are lies."
• "Believe more in Me than in the limitations of the world." (Two Listeners)
• The greatest prayer is patience. (ttbha)
• Practice Right Speech and Right Action. Live with honesty and integrity. Ask: Is what I am about to say or do beneficial to anyone? (ttbha)
• Do everything with a mind that lets go. (ttbha)
• "What other people think of you is none of your business."
• Quaker meetings are completely silent, unless someone feels moved to express themselves, in speech or in song. Quakers believe that this silence helps them discover the "still, small voice" of their conscience or soul. (ttbha)

• And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead. {Nicolas-Sebastien Chamfort, suicide note}
• I must go in, the fog is rising. {Emily Dickinson}
• I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark. {Thomas Hobbes}
• Now comes the mystery. {Henry Ward Beecher}
• I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have. {Leonardo Da Vinci}
• I know you have come to kill me. Shoot coward, you are only going to kill a man. {Che Guevara to his assassin}
• Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven't said enough. -{Karl Marx to his housekeeper, who urged him to tell her his last words so she could write them down for posterity}
• God will pardon me, that's his line of wo...

Louis Theroux

• A Place for Pedophiles
• The Most Hated Family in America
• America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
• Born Again Christians

Nat Geo

• Life in a Day
• Too Young to Wed

Vice

• Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
• Inside North Korea

Other

• Buddhist Monk Levitation
  • see also: African Shaman Performing Levitation

Im Yunjidang was a Korean writer and neo-Confucian philosopher from the Joseon period. She defended the right for a woman to become a Confucian master and argued that men and women did not differ in their human nature by interpretations of Confucian values in moral self-cultivation and human nature.

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein , commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent woman of letters and political theorist in both Parisian and Genevan intellectual circles.

Always remain balanced in your virtues. Let yourself be deeply loving & tender yet self-sufficient, soft-hearted yet self-respecting, compassionate yet firm, humble yet confident, vulnerable yet resilient, & open-minded yet principled.

Being a nice person isn't about being an agreeable, submissive doormat who allows others to mistreat you; it's about moving with a sincere balance of kindness, authenticity, and self-respect. True goodness flourishes when you have healthy boundaries that reflect the respect you have for yourself and others.

When you habitually give too much at the expense of yourself, it can gradually become a form of self-betrayal. You don't exist just to be good to other people; your first responsibility is to be good to yourself.

Caring about other people's emotions, worries, and needs is an essential part of b...

"INFJs tend to have a peaceful, calm, and yet mystifying demeanor. Although they may not realize it themselves, people around them usually feel comfortable and at ease. They tend to be rather polite and have a calming aura in the way they speak and carry themselves. They are very easy to be with.

INFJs seek deeper meaning in every aspect of life from their career to their friendships, relationships, and even interactions with random strangers. They try to look at what lies beyond the surface to understand people, situations, experiences, and life more profoundly.

People in this personality type are witty. They always know what to say and can be exceptionally funny when they want to. Most of the time INFJs are hilarious and they can impress anyone with their sense of humor. They are also experts in making the strangest jokes and delivering instan...

Confidence isn't about being the loudest or most aggressive person in the room; it's about having tranquil, unwavering certainty in the value of who you are & what you bring to the table as a person.

Confidence means being a self-ignited flame; to be so internally fulfilled, inspired, & happy that you carry a light within that isn't dimmed by external circumstances or setbacks.

Confidence is about being so at peace with yourself & what you embody, it doesn't really make a difference how other people receive you; neither praise nor censure can steer you away from your chosen path & the things you feel most deeply drawn to & moved by.

Confidence also means remembering that you have nothing to prove; to speak with sincerity, act without fear, and remain loyal to your beliefs & insights without feeling a need to impose them on anyone else...

Concentration of Media Ownership

Back in 1983, approximately 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the United States. Today, ownership of the news media has been concentrated in the hands of just six incredibly powerful media corporations.

Media consolidation infographic: http://static2.businessinsider.com/image...

Narcotizing Dysfunction

Narcotizing dysfunction is a theory that as mass media inundates people on a particular issue they become apathetic to it, substituting knowledge for action. It is suggested that the vast supply of communications Americans receive may elicit only a superficial concern with the problems of society, while importance of real action is neglected, and this superficiality may cover up mass apathy. Thus, it is termed "dysfunctional" as it assumed it is not in the best interests of the people who compose modern complex society to form a social mass that is politically apathetic and inert. The term narcotizin...

Imru' al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi (Arabic: ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حُجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ‎) was an Arabic poet in the 6th century AD, and also the son of one of the last Kindite kings. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" (Arabic: قفا نبك qifā nabki) is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse.

• Imru' al-Qais was the originator of a great many things the Arabs considered beautiful, and which were adopted by other poets. These things include calling up his companions to halt, weeping over the ruins of abandoned campsites, describing his beloved with refinement and delicacy, and using language that was easy to understand. He was the first to compare women to gazelles and eggs, and to like horses to b...

• "You have forever to be dead, might as well live while you have the chance."
• "If youth but knew. If age but could."
• "You can never be on top of the world if you're carrying it on your shoulders."
• "If you want to see something wrong, you will."
• "When you really know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for others isn't such a big deal." (Abed Nadir)
• "One language dies every 14 days." (National Geographic)
• "Your comfort zone is a lie."
• "People don't like or dislike you, they like or dislike how you make them feel."
• "When you put someone on a pedestal, they have no choice but to look down on you."
• "Individuals are reasonable; people are stupid."

• Stoicism
• Neo-Marxism
• Anthropic principle
• Fine-tuned Universe
• Aesthetic realism

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• http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2006/oc...

30 Day Poetry Challenge:

• Day 3- Find the nearest book (of any kind). Turn to page 8. Use the first ten full words on the page in a poem. You may use them in any order, anywhere in the poem.
• Day 4- Write a haiku. They’re often about nature, but yours can be about anything.
• Day 7- Take a walk until you find a tree you identify with, then write a poem using the tree as a metaphor for yourself or your life.
• Day 13- Write a short poem that a child would like.
• Day 27- Begin with the title “The Poem I’d Never Write.” Then, write that po...

• Dark Dining: you go to a restaurant that's completely dark, so you can't see your food or the people around you. This heightens the sensory experience of taste while also making people likelier to be vulnerable and open with complete strangers.