#zimby

Did ya’ll know mustelids are my favorite family of animals? I mean, look at these little baby predators~!

In order - ferret, honey badger, marten, mink, otter, wolverine

Ψ Happy Birthday, Philip Zimbardo! Ψ

Zimbardo isn’t just my url; he’s a notable psychologist who was deeply interested in the good and evil nature of humans. 

A few quick facts about him:

He was born in New York City to a family of Sicilian immigrants. He faced many prejudices, which is what sparked his interest in human behavior (x)

He had a triple major in psychology, sociology, and anthropology (x)

He was a professor at several universities, including Yale (x)

He ran the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971, which not only provided raw insight into the dark nature of human behavior, but also helped paved the way for the ALA’s ethical guidelines (x)

He wrote The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure (x)

Someone made a crocheted doll of him named Zimby (photo)

Accepting that I was pansexual wasn't too difficult at first, because I thought I was bisexual for years and had already accepted that I wasn't straight.

That was, until I got into a serious relationship with a man. I suddenly felt like I was "betraying" my pansexuality. Which sounds dumb, but it's how I felt.

Then I started to really think about my gender identity, how I always felt in the middle of male/female. But then, all this stigma came forward about gender and I was afraid to admit that I was androgynous, even within my own community.

I don't even like saying I'm pansexual because I always immediately get, "that sounds made up", or I have to explain it just to get immediately get shut-down. So sometimes, I would say that I'm bisexual, because I had already become desensitized from those kind of questions/stigma (I hope that makes sense). But that made me feel worse because I was identifying with something I'm not.

THEN I thought, "How can I advocate for my own community when I'm too much of a coward to be honest about myself??" Or worse, I have thoughts that, "These are all just made-up, I need to stop putting labels on myself and just live".

Red Jasper – Connection to Earth. Knowledge of the connection between natural and human events. Helps in difficult situations. Stabilizes aura. Improves circulation.

Serpentine – Retrieval of wisdom. Helps to remember past lives. Corrects mental and emotional imbalances. Clears the chakras. Detoxifies the body.

Opalite – Assists in life transitions. Emotional strength and persistence. Helps to express secret or hidden feelings. Helps to open the third eye chakra. Boosts sex drive and enhances sexual experiences.

Blue Goldstone – Useful for making wishes. Helps to increase job opportunities or career advancements. Great deflector of negative energies. Protection within the spirit realm. Eases headaches or migraines.  

Blue Calcite – Helps with retention and learning. Better decision making. Aides in enhanced communication. Opens the throat chakra. Helps heal the throat, lungs, and thyroid.   

Apache Tears – Spiritual grounding. Protection from sorrow and grief. Helps in letting go of hurt and allows forgiveness. Volcanic stone that cleanses aura of negativity. Strengthens the immune system and calms muscle spasms.    

Calligraphy Stone – Helps connect with spirit guides. Useful aide for automatic writing. Helps access Akashic Records while meditating. Builds connection between the sacral and the third eye chakra. Supports fertility, pregnancy, and birth.

Quartz – Has many healing uses, energizing other crystals. Useful for channeling, healing, manifesting, meditation, and protection. Retrieves and stores information. Aides in communication with other worlds. Relieves chronic fatigue, depression, fibromyalgia, and intestinal problems.