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February 5 - February 25, 2025
allegorical
something contains a hidden meaning, usually moral or political, that is conveyed through symbols
crucial step in creating the philosopher’s stone, the chemical substance that promised to make its owner healthy, wealthy, and wise.
buckram-covered
Buckram is a stiff cotton, or occasionally, linen or horse hair cloth with a plain, usually loose, weave, produced in various weights similar to muslin and other plain weave fabrics.
Bodleian
The UK's second largest library, established in 1602 and containing over 11 million works.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,’”
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" is a phrase from the Bible, specifically Matthew 6:34, which means that each day has enough troubles of its own, so there is no need to worry about tomorrow's problems as they will arise when they come; essentially, "don't worry about things you can't control today by stressing about the future
détente.
the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Boyle’s law?
diving 🤿
vinyasas.
a transition between yoga poses in a flowing style of yoga, where the movement is linked to the breath
Normal’ is a bedtime story—a fable—that humans tell themselves to feel better when faced with overwhelming evidence that most of what’s happening around them is not ‘normal’ at all.”
horehound
🤢🤮 gross
A vampire had to desire another creature more than anyone or anything else in order to mate, and cravings were rooted in desire.
“Was this in 1986? Was it Halley’s comet?”
this was a real event. it was a huge deal. I remember that my great grandmother had been alive and remembered seeing it twice in her life
“Ma vaillante fille,
My brave girl
“À la tienne.”
cheers” or “to your health
“Elle est une puissante sorcière,”
She is a powerful witch
“I absolutely refuse to treat a Gutenberg Bible as a reference book, Matthew.”
“Ta gueule,”
Your face
teetotaler.
A person who never drinks
vampires and witches to share children,”
Twilight Vibes
allies must not kill each other.
we don't eat our friends Andarna.
