THERE IS. a website. that takes 3D models with seams and pulls it apart to make a plushie pattern and informs you where things need to be edited or darts added for the best effect. and then it lets you scale it and print off your pattern. and I want to lose my MIND because I've lost steam halfway through so many plushie patterns in the mind numbing in betweens of unwrapping, copying all of the meshes down as pieces, transferring those, testing them, then finding obvious tweaks... like... this would eradicate 99% of my trial and error workflow for 3D models to plushies & MAYBE ILL FINALLY FINISH SCREAMTAIL...
Stages of having a short (gay) haircut!ย
Also called Hinokami Kagura or The original Breathing
โFirst Form: Dance (ๅใใ่ใถ) whit variant by tanjiro: Dancing Flash (ๅใใ่ใถไธใใฃ้ใใ)
โSecond form: Clear Blue Sky (็ขงใธใ็พ ใใฎๅคฉใฆใ)
โThird Form: Raging Sun (็ใใคๆฅใใค็ด ใใ้กใใใ)
โFourth Form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun (็ผใใใฃ้ชจใใค็ใใ้ฝใใ)
โFifth Form: Setting Sun Transformation (ๆใใ้ฝใใ่ปขใฆใ่บซใใ)
โSixth Form: Solar Heat Haze (้ฃใฒ่ผชใใ้ฝใใ็ใใ)
โSeventh Form: Beneficent Radiance (่ผใ่ผใๆฉใใๅ ใใ)
โEighth Form: Sunflower Thrust (้ฝใใ่ฏใ็ชใจใค)
โNinth Form: Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance (ๆฅใซใกๆใใใฎ้พใใ ใใป้ ญใใถใ่ใพใ)
โTenth Form: Fire Wheel (็ซใ่ปใใ)
โEleventh Form: Fake Rainbow (ๅนปใใๆฅใซใก่นใใ)
โTwelfth Form: Flame Dance (็ใใ่ใถ)
โThirteenth Form (ๆพใใ ใๅใใใๅใใ)
KNOWN USERS: Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Sumiyoshi, Tanjuro Kamado, Tanjiro Kamado
One of the five main Breathing Styles
โFirst Form: Water Surface Slash (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใๆฐดใฟใช้ขใๆฌใใ)
โSecond Form: Water Wheel (ๅผใซใๅใใใๆฐดใฟใ่ปใใใพ) whit variation Lateral Water Wheel (ๅผใซใๅใใใปๆนใใใๆจชใใๆฐดใฟใ่ปใใใพ)
โThird Form: Flowing Dance (ๅใใใๅใใใๆตใใ ใๆตใใ ใ่ใพใ)
โFourth Form: Striking Tide (่ใใๅใใใๆใใกๆฝฎใใ) whit variant Striking Tide, Turbulent (ๆใใกๆฝฎใใใปไนฑใใ)
โFifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought (ไผใใๅใใใๅนฒใใๅคฉใฆใใฎๆ ใ้จใ)
โSixth Form: Whirlpool (้ธใใใๅใใใใญใใๆธฆใใ), whit variant Whirlpool, Flow (ใญใใๆธฆใใใปๆตใใ ใๆตใใ ใ)
โSeventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust (ๆผใใกใๅใใใ้ซใใใๆณขใฏ็ดใใ็ชใฅใ) whit variation Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve (้ซใใใๆณขใฏ็ดใใ็ชใฅใใปๆฒใใใ)
โEighth Form: Waterfall Basin (ๆใฏใกใๅใใใๆปใใๅฃผใคใผ)
โNinth Form: Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent (็ใใๅใใใๆฐดใใๆตใใ ใ้ฃๆฒซใใถใใปไนฑใใ)
โTenth Form: Constant Flux (ๆพใใ ใใๅใใใ็ใใ็ใใๆตใ่ปขใฆใ)
โEleventh Form: Dead Calm (ๆพใใ ใๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใๅชใชใ), created by water hashira Giyu Tomioka
KNOWN USERS: Giyu Tomioka (Hashira), Tanjiro Kamado, Sakonji Urokodaki Sabito, Makomo, Aoi Kanzaki, Murata
One of the five main Breathing Styles
โFirst Form: Unknowing Fire (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใไธ็ฅ็ซใใใฌใ)
โSecond Form: Rising Scorching Sun (ๅผใซใๅใใใๆใฎใผใ็ใใๅคฉใฆใ)
โThird Form: Blazing Universe (ๅใใใๅใใใๆฐฃใ็ใใไธใฐใ่ฑกใใใ)
โFourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation (่ใใๅใใใ็ใใ็ใใใฎใใญใ)
โFifth Form: Flame Tiger (ไผใใๅใใใ็ใใ่ใ)
โNinth Form: Rengoku (็ใใๅใใใ็ ใใ็ใใ)
KNOWN USERS: Rengoku Kyojuro (Hashira), all the male members of Rengoku family
One of the five main Breathing Styles
โFirst Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใ้นฟใใๆใใ้ขจใทใใปๅใใ)
โSecond Form: Claws-Purifying Wind (ๅผใซใๅใใใ็ชใใใ ใใใป็งใใชๆธใจ้ขจใใ)
โThird Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree (ๅใใใๅใใใๆดใใๅตใใ้ขจใตใๆจนใใ )
โFourth Form: Rising Dust Storm (่ใใๅใใใๆใใใไธใใใ็ ใๅกตใใๅตใใ)
โFifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind (ไผใใๅใใใๆจใๆฏใใใ้ขชใใใ)
โSixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist (้ธใใใๅใใใ้ปใใ้ขจใตใ็ใใๅตใใ)
โSeventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts (ๆผใใกใๅใใใ้ ธใใ้ขจใตใใปๅคฉใฆใ็ใ้ขจใใ)
โEighth Form: Primary Gale Slash (ๆใฏใกใๅใใใๅใใ็ใใฃ้ขจใใๆฌใใ)
โNinth Form: Idaten Typhoon (็ใใๅใใใ้ใ้งใ ๅคฉใฆใๅฐใใ้ขจใตใ)
KNOWN USERS: Sanemi Shinazugawa (Hashira), Masachika Kumeno
One of the five main breathing Styles
โFirst Form: Serpentinite Bipolar (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใ่ใใ็ดใใๅฒฉใใใปๅใใๆฅตใใใ)
โSecond Form: Upper Smash (ๅผใซใๅใใใๅคฉใฆใ้ขใใ็ ใใ ใ)
โThird Form: Stone Skin (ๅใใใๅใใใๅฒฉใใ่ปใใฎ่ใฏใ ใ)
โFourth Form: Volcanic Rock, Rapid Conquest (่ใใๅใใใๆตใใ ใ็ดใใๅฒฉใใใป้ใใๅพใใ)
โFifth Form: Arcs of Justice (ไผใใๅใใใ็ฆใ่ผชใใๅใใใ้จใถ)
KNOWN USER: Gyomei Himejima (Hashira)
One of the five main breathing Styles
โFirst Form: Thunderclap and Flash (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใ้นใธใ้ใใไธใใฃ้ใใ) improved by Zenitsu in Sixfold (ๅ ญใใ้ฃใใ), Eightfold (ๅ ซใฏใก้ฃใใ) and Godspeed (็ฅใใ้ใใ)
โSecond Form: Rice Spirit (ๅผใซใๅใใใ็จฒใใช้ญใ ใพ)
โThird Form: Thunder Swarm (ๅใใใๅใใใ่ใใ ใ่ใถใๆใใ้ทใใ)
โFourth Form: Distant Thunder (่ใใๅใใใ้ ใใ้ทใใ)
โFifth Form: Heat Lightning (ไผใใๅใใใ็ฑใญใค็ใใ้ทใใ)
โSixth Form: Rumble and Flash (้ธใใใๅใใใ้ปใงใ่ฝใใ้ทใใ่ฝใใ)
โSeventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami (ๆผใใกใๅใใใ็ซใปใฎ้ทใใใฅใกใฎ็ฅใใฟ) created by Zenitsu
KNOWN USERS: Zenitsu Agatsuma, Kaigawa, Jigoro Kuwajima
derivate from Sun Breathing
โFirst Form: Dark Moon, Evening Palace (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใ้ใใฟๆใฅใใปๅฎตใใใฎๅฎฎใฟใ)
โSecond Form: Pearl Flower Moongazing (ๅผใซใฎๅใใใ็ ใใ ่ฏใใๅผใใๆใใค)
โThird Form: Loathsome Moon, Chains (ๅใใใๅใใใๅญใใๅฟใๆใฅใใป้ทใคใใ)
โFifth Form: Moon Spirit Calamitous Eddy (ไผใใๅใใใๆใใฃ้ญใฑใ็ฝใใๆธฆใ)
โSixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant (้ธใใใๅใใใๅธธใจใๅคใๅญคใๆใใคใป็กใ้ใใ)
โSeventh Form: Mirror of Misfortune, Moonlit (ๆผใใกใๅใใใๅใใฃ้กใใใใปๆใฅใๆ ใฐใ)
โEighth Form: Moon-Dragon Ringtail (ๆใฏใกใๅใใใๆใใค้พใใใ่ผชใใๅฐพใณ)
โNinth Form: Waning Moonswaths (็ใใๅใใใ้ใใ ใๆใฅใใป้ฃใใ้ขใใ)
โTenth Form: Drilling Slashes, Moon Through Bamboo Leaves (ๆพใใ ใใๅใใใ็ฉฟใใ้ขใใๆฌใใใป่ฟใๆใใค)
โFourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon (ๆพใใ ใ่ใใๅใใใๅ ใใใๅคใธใใปๅคฉใฆใๆบใพใ็นใใๆใใค)
โSixteenth Form: Moonbow, Half Moon (ๆพใใ ใ้ธใใใๅใใใๆ่นใใฃใใใป็ใใๅฒใใๆใฅใ)
KNOWN USER: Michikatsu Tsugikuni/Kokushibo
Derivate from Thunder Breathing
โFirst Form: Roar (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใ่ฝใจใฉใใ)
โFourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes (่ใใๅใใใ้ฟใใใๆฌใใ็กใ้ใใ)
โFifth Form: String Performance (ไผใใๅใใใ้ณดใใๅผฆใใๅฅใใใ ใใ)
KNOWN USER: Tengen Uzui (Hashira)
Derivate from Water Breathing
โSecond Form: Honorable Shadow Plum (ๅผใซใๅใใใๅพกใฟๅฝฑใใๆข ใใ)
โFourth Form: Crimson Hanagoromo (่ใใๅใใใ็ด ในใซ่ฑใฏใช่กฃใใใ)
โFifth Form: Peonies of Futility (ไผใใๅใใใๅพใใ ใฎ่ใใใ่ฌใใ)
โSixth Form: Whirling Peach (้ธใใใๅใใใๆธฆใใๆกใใ)
โFinal Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye (็ตใคใใๅใใใๅฝผใฒๅฒธใใๆฑใใ ็ผใใ)
KNOWN USERS: Kanae Kocho (death Hashira), Kanao Tsuyuri
Derivate from Flame Breathing
โFirst Form: Shivers of First Love (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใๅใฏใคๆใใใฎใใชใชใ)
โSecond Form: Love Pangs (ๅผใซใๅใใใๆใใๆฉใฎใๅทกใใใๆใใ)
โThird Form: Catlove Shower (ๅใใใๅใใใๆใใ็ซใญใใใใ)
โFifth Form: Swaying Love, Wildclaw (ไผใใๅใใใๆบใใใใๆใใๆ ใใใใปไนฑใฟใ ใ็ชใฅใ)
โSixth Form: Cat-Legged Winds of Love (้ธใใใๅใใใ็ซใญใ่ถณใใๆใใ้ขจใใ)
KNOWN USER: Mitsuri Kanroji (Hashira)
Derivate from Flower Breathing
โButterfly Dance: Caprice (่ถใกใใใ่ใพใใๆฏใใใใ)
โDance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter (่ใปใ็ใใ่ใพใใ็ใพ้กใชใณใ)
โDance of the Dragonfly: Compound Eye Hexagon (่ปใใ่ใใใ่ใพใใ่คใตใ็ผใใๅ ญใใฃ่งใใ)
โDance of the Centipede: Hundred-Legged Zigzag (่ใ่ฃใใใ่ใพใใ็พใฒใใ่ถณใใ่ใใ่ นใฐใ)
KNOWN USER: Shinobu Koucho (Hashira)
Derivate from Wind Breathing
โFirst Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใๅใใๅคฉใฆใ้ ใจใ้ใใใฟ)
โSecond Form: Eight-Layered Mist (ๅผใซใๅใใใๅ ซใ้ใ้ใใใฟ)
โThird Form: Scattering Mist Splash (ๅใใใๅใใใ้ใๆฃใใใฎ้ฃใๆฒซใถใ)
โFourth Form: Shifting Flow Slash (่ใใๅใใใ็งปใๆตใใ ใๆฌใใ)
โFifth Form: Sea of Clouds and Haze (ไผใใๅใใใ้ใ้ฒใใใฎๆตทใใฟ)
โSixth Form: Lunar Dispersing Mist (้ธใใใๅใใใๆใคใใฎ้ใ ๆถใใใ)
โSeventh Form: Obscuring Clouds (ๆผใใกใๅใใใๆงใใผใ) created by Muichiro Tokito
KNOWN USER: Muichiro Tokito (Hashira)
Derivate from Water Breathing
โFirst Form: Winding Serpent Slash (ๅฃฑใใกใๅใใใๅงใ่ใ ๆฌใใ)
โSecond Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head (ๅผใซใๅใใใ็ญใใใ้ ญใใฎๆฏใฉใ็ใ)
โThird Form: Coil Choke (ๅใใใๅใใใๅกใจใใ็ท ใใ)
โFourth Form: Twin-Headed Reptile (่ใใๅใใใ้ ธใใ่ใใๅใใ็ใใ)
โFifth Form: Slithering Serpent (ไผใใๅใใใ่ฟใใ่ฟใใ้ทใกใใ่ใ )
KNOW USER: Obanai Iguro (Hashira)
Derivated from Wind Breathing
โFirst Fang: Pierce (ๅฃฑใใกใ็ใใฐใ็ฉฟใใใกๆใฌใ)
โSecond Fang: Slice (ๅผใซใ็ใใฐใๅใใ่ฃใใ)
โThird Fang: Devour (ๅใใใ็ใใฐใๅฐใใ่ฃใใ)
โFourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice (่ใใ็ใใฐใๅใใ็ดฐใใพ่ฃใใ)
โFifth Fang: Crazy Cutting (ไผใใ็ใใฐใ็ใใใ่ฃใใ)
โSixth Fang: Palisade Bite (้ธใใใ็ใใฐใไนฑใใๆญใใๅฌใใฟ)
โSeventh Form: Spatial Awareness (ๆผใใกใๅใใใ็ฉบใใ้ใใ่ญใใ่ฆใใ)
โEighth Form: Explosive Rush (ๆใฏใกใๅใใใ็ใฐใ่ฃใใค็ใใ้ฒใใ)
โNinth Fang: Extending Bendy Slash (็ใใ็ใใฐใไผธใใใปใใญใ่ฃใใ)
โTenth Fang: Whirling Fangs (ๆพใใ ใใ็ใใฐใๅใใ่ปขใฆใๆใใ็ใ)
โSudden Throwing Strike (ๆใใใใคใใฎๆใชใ่ฃใใ)
KNOWN USER: Inosuke Hashibira
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I hope this doesn't come across as offensive, but I was your post about demigods celebrating greek holidays and I was really curious about it. The reason I personally never tried to write about it, was because I didn't want things to come across as offensive because I didn't know much about it. What I'm trying to say is, do you know any reliable places/sources that have accurate representation of how people would be celebrating it and where I could do some research?
Iโm going to be honest, most of the sources are either based in a personal belief (not the actual representation of ancient practices and actually someone making it their own and sharing) or... very misleading.
I can recommend a few sites but again, the info isnโt fully accurate and for some is based on UPG (unverified personal gnosis-- basically meaning their personal beliefs that may or may not have any support by our writings or historical record). UPG work is totally valid, stars know I have my own, but itโs also not historical.
There isnโt a lot of information on our holidays, a lot of information was lost, and most sources are college textbook style or in books. I have access to a few but theyโre fairly expensive.
A lot of sources are also conflicting, and people disagree a lot, and translations get updated and opinions change.
This calendar has a pretty comprehensive list of holidays, along with information on them if you click the holidays (open to new tabs for easy viewing). It is an Athenian based calendar, and the site as a whole is fairly good, but itโs also heavily based in the site mods UPG and thus should not be considered completely historical.
This site also has good holiday information and brings up all of them as far as I can tell, but is overall fairly vague on the holidays themselves and do it alphabetically, by the original Greek Names, rather than by date. They hold a mix of very historical and a community UPG for their stances on things. I donโt agree with a lot of what they say, but they have some good resources. Theyโre also Orphic (a specific branch of Hellenism) so their holidays and beliefs reflect it.
Those are the two big sites that I referenced originally, most other sources would be in books (and I am still building up my resources there). There are other sources that have information, but while these two sources have some issues, many other sites... well theyโre either entirely UPG or extremely traditional to the point of insulting the more modern practices and I donโt want to link stuff to them.
Please keep in mind that unlike something like, say, Christianity, Hellenism is very personal in itโs practice and there are a lot of different ways to practice it. All of this information is helpful, but many Hellenists wonโt practice them exactly as the sites say
I personally used the first link I showed you as the basis of my Heliogenna.
I should explain more about Heliogenna as well. It is a modern festival, created by Hector Lugo, here is the source of information. the reason we celebrate this modern festival is because though we know that the Ancient Greeks celebrated something around the solstice, we donโt know what. Heliogenna was created to effectively fill this slot, it honors the deities connected to light and home (Helios being the main focus) and the chthonic deities (underworld deities).
Anyways, these are the most reliable free sources I have for you, and I did extra searching as well to see if there were any other sites but no others fit my strict requirements for sourcing and general respectfulness to other practitioners.
You are welcome to send me asks for more information on anything or if youโre wondering about anything the sources say. If they donโt have the information youโre wanting, or you want to know my thoughts on the holidays please shoot me an ask or even a dm. I tend to grab second opinions from some other pagan friends when I answer those questions, or even for my own work, so you will have a variety of opinions given.
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I stumbled across this blog on accident, but I am intrigued and I have to ask: is there a specific best place to read the Ulster Cycle in English?
yo! welcome to the niche corner
okay so first up the โulster cycleโ is a modern term given to a huge and disparate body of texts, some of which connect obviously to each other and some of which donโt but happen to have some of the same characters. some retellings attempt to rewrite the whole thing into a single coherent narrative but those are, by necessity, retellings rather than translations since that isnโt actually... what it is.
not all the texts have been translated but most of the big ones have and some of them even have multiple translations which is great
the big, central text and the one i reference most often is tรกin bรณ cรบailnge, which used to get translated as โthe cattle-raid of cooleyโ until thomas kinsella came along and was like โhey, maybe people would take us more seriously if we called it the tรกinโ, so thatโs what it generally gets called now. kinsellaโs translation is good, as is ciarรกn carsonโs. carsonโs is a bit cheaper and personally i prefer it for general reading because of the style, but kinsellaโs has the big advantage that he includes a bunch of the other stories which relate to the tรกin
another useful book is gantzโs early irish myths and sagas, which includes a bunch of texts from the so-called โulsterโ and โmythologicalโ cycles (again, modern terms). i would... ignore 99% of what gantz says in his little textual introductions because a lot of it is now quite outdated scholarship, but the translations themselves are solid enough
there are some more texts translated in the celtic heroic age by john carey and john koch but these are more academic translations and donโt really try and smooth over the syntax or any gaps in the manuscript for a modern audience, so thatโs only if youโre really keen
you can also find a lot of the texts in translation at CELT, the Corpus of Electronic Texts (whoever came up with that acronym must have been so proud of themselves) -- these are generally older translations but hey, theyโre free and theyโre online and a lot of them are very accurate, even if that can make them a bit less readable
@finnlongman makes videos about medieval irish lit and has retold several ulster cycle texts on youtube here
hope this helps! you will also find various retellings out there, many of them victorian or early 20th century (lady gregory, eleanor hull etc) but like i said, if you want the texts in their most โaccurateโ form, these are the best places to start
[please note that links are amazon uk affiliate links, if you buy via those i get a teeny tiny commission, but actually would advocate supporting your local bookshops if possible, theyโre mostly there for illustrative purposes]
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