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Aesthetics, Nostalgia & The End of the Piscean Age:

The fascination, even fixation, on aesthetics (such as webcore, Y2Kcore, vapourwave, mallsoft, etc) of nostalgia and idealised imagery evocative of a world that once appeared to still have soul (Such as pre-Y2K for Millennials or the 00s for Gen Z) are the dying gasp of a Piscean aeon. Pisces, sign of dreams and ideals (but also endings), perfectly encapsulates the bittersweetness of nostalgia found in both recollection of 'better times' and idealisation of the past as well as memory and imagination. In terms of the cycle of life, Pisces is also said to represent old age, specifically the time just before death; A life flashing before one's eyes or the soon-to-be departed spending their remaining days in quiet reflection.

(Image taken by our resident photographer on their Kodak Charmera; a device and product that is deeply symbolic of this transitory period, and an attempt to capitalise on the phenomena mentioned prior)

about me

my name is kendall, & i use she, her, hers pronouns

taurus through and through

born and raised in the southern united states, living in central time zone

interests

philosophy - primarily Nietzsche and the ancients

botany - i love caring for/ rehabilitating plants! i have an excessive number of trash babies that i have saved from the dump

animals - I have two rescue doodles who are my entire world

academia

in jesuit university system in the u.s.

aspiring philosophy grad student

i’m looking to eventually go into ideally becoming a college professor, seeing as philosophy is a typically pale dominated field, but would be very happy teaching classics in jesuit primary schools!

goals

Make new friends, esp other philosophy gals! I haven’t found very many :(

Detail and document my research processes on major projects and papers

Learn from others about the application for Philosophy grad programs

Be active and create my own content

expected content

digital notes - i know pen and paper is vastly the norm here, but I would love to help more people utilize technology more

journal spreads - i love journaling and collaging

scheduling - i’m a micromanager, and am generally excellent time manager, something I know a lot of people struggle with

daily documentation - looks into y day to day

inspirations

@philostudyblr @philosophystudyblr @life-and-law-studies @gingerspicestudies @studyquill @emmastudies @soymilkstudies @tbhstudying @studioustype

There is this concept in physics.. entropy..

It tells us that every system will approach to a disordered state.

Have you ever wondered why or how a species like humans ever evolved??

We have such a specialised form of tissues and organ system and most importantly a brain all this should work in a correct order and a specific way to keep us alive. It just seems to disobey this concept of physics

But there is one side that we seem to overlook.. the human nature.

Distortion and to destroy comes with us. Wherever we go, the greed comes with us, this has already destroyed our planet and no matter on what Mars we go, we will ultimately destroy and then again start hopping from one planet to other.

The HUMAN species can survive but it can’t coexist..

I don’t know where this trait come maybe instilled in us by the universe to maintain its disorder.

Last time, I showed off the comparison between the first cover I commissioned for Against the Eldest Flame, and the final cover I published. Today I’m going to talk about how the final cover came to be. At the top of the page, you’ll see my original sketch that became the cover for Against the Eldest Flame, and really set the stage for my vision of the series’ visual identity. It’s not the same…

Hi there, tumblr, it’s been a while.