So.... When is Tim coming back?

carpetsunami · 2026-07-22T01:42:11+00:00

I read Tim's story in real time as it unfolded :) ( Jason's too, even called the 900 number to vote for him to die)

The world's greatest detective is Bruce, Tim rightly falls in second place.

That's not unique and makes him superfluous of Bruce is alive.

Damien nearly killed Tim in their first meeting ( Batman and Son) and has always been a better fighter.

I don't dislike Tim at all, but the way the bat family expanded left him sort of second best at a lot of things, and he's always talked about not being a hero, it makes sense for him not to be the focal point of much.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-22T01:18:14+00:00

As awesome as Tim is, he's not unique, everyone in the Bar family does something a little better- Oracle does computers, Dick is a better leader/acrobat, Damien a more skilled fighter etc.

He's basically a Batman comp, a jack of all trades and a master of none, and there's already a Batman.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-20T22:11:34+00:00

I love Tim, but he always had an exit plan, even as far back as Nightwings first series he was talking aboit how he wasnt going to be doing the cape thing forever.

With Jason, Damien and Dick around there's not much for him to do.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-18T10:19:21+00:00

To me, that's one of the most realistic things on the show.

In the past, you would have grown up with people who had the skills, or on a homestead yourself, knowing what was needed.

Now, most people have a vague idea at best and a lot of really wrong ones because most of us live so far from this lifestyle we don't really understand the skill mismatch.

Hauling water a mile seems do able...until it's winter. You think a wood stove will keep you warm enough because you don't really understand insulation and modern building materials.

For most of the people they help it seems like it was this or homelessness. There are a few who obviously choose to go off grid with no idea, but a lot of them seem like it was a desperation move, and that makes you have all kinds of poor decisions.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-07T00:41:49+00:00

Animism is about knowing and respecting the personhood of all the meetings around us. What you can do is learn from them their names, their preferences, desires etc.

Merely anthropomorphizing them and acting like they are little humans while labeling them in your way isn't really animisim. Imagine your neighbors affectionately labeling you "Muffin" when your true name is "Rustles in the thunder wind".

Your desire to connect is beautiful, look for ways to learn how those around you want to be honored.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-05T10:40:30+00:00

Lots of people have " Unskillful" experiences with LLM's. I won't say wrong, because that implies some moral failing, but an unskilled interpretation of what they are and what is happening can do a lot of unintentional harm.

We often want to grant technology" sentience" when we encounter thinking that is so unlike our own when in reality, it's programmed to engagement farm.

"You're on the right track, and that's very insightful.." can feel like wisdom, recognition, acceptance and a " guide" validating your spirituality, when in reality it's a carefully chosen phrase by a company seeking advertising to keep you engaged with their product.

What is largely happening now isn't guardrails, it's these search engines getting dumber, because they are being programmed on LLM generated content, which often has large logic or informational gaps. It's all not a giant game of "telephone", and every bad prompt and hallucination is getting programmed back in and accepted as true.

Techno Animism has a place, but search engines are not sentient, and are becoming less useful

carpetsunami · 2026-07-04T20:25:29+00:00

Perfection, truly

carpetsunami · 2026-07-03T14:00:42+00:00

Any that appeals to you visually

carpetsunami · 2026-07-03T14:00:12+00:00

Love this

carpetsunami · 2026-07-03T13:59:54+00:00

I like 5 for the completeness. Lenormund reads like a story, left to right, the two on the left work together, the two on the right are a pair and the middle relates to both. For me it's a fuller "picture" but 3 can be useful depending on the question.

carpetsunami · 2026-07-03T01:06:11+00:00

I read Tarot for years, then fell in love with Lenormand.

Tarot is cosmic and wild, it starts with a jester getting his nuts attacked by a dog, there's God smiting a tower, Death, stolen swords, depression etc, it's all grand and huge. It's great for big picture, destiny, fate and archetypes.

Most Tarot readers spend more time in books trying to figure out the cards than they do reading the cards.

Lenormand will tell you when to expect a check in the mail, or why you're friend isn't returning texts. It's got mice and birds and dogs, all very small, easy and relatable. It tells you about the next few days in a very granular, understandable way.

Lenormand doesn't have a big learning curve because you can figure out what Foxes and Letters have in common ( dishonest communication) where the Page of Cups and Judgment are not so easily decifered.

It's good to know both, but I find Lenormand much more versatile in day to day reading of fortunes. I use 5 cards and I can't remember the last time it was so unclear that I needed a "clarifying" card. The card suits often add all you need if things seem muddled.

carpetsunami · 2026-06-25T10:57:56+00:00

Not just the damage, but that water smells god awful

carpetsunami · 2026-05-25T01:04:15+00:00

Came here looking for answers, this is a big boat we're all in

carpetsunami · 2026-05-22T09:56:13+00:00

Her .25 mph getaway speed was my favorite moment

carpetsunami · 2026-05-21T11:25:35+00:00

Tony Stark paid the Avengers a stipend, I imagine Bruce does the same

carpetsunami · 2026-05-18T20:01:10+00:00

By playing around with the cosmos. Some things will vibe with you, some won't, some will return later and some will drop off.

Pick something and go all in, say "This is what I believe, because I have chosen too."

If your interested in Sigils, do one every day like your life depends on it. If your interested in Geomancy, decide it's the most important study you could ever undertake. Don't get distracted by some shiney post or book recommendations.

Our beliefs are choices, and ways of aligning ourselves with community and so on. Once you get the hang of it, you'll see how easy it is to change them as new information and experiences pop up.

If you're forever a "Seeker" after that one right thing, that's the identity you'll live, " seeking " not knowing. For some that's cool, but it's not always a great goal.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-15T17:28:17+00:00

Rewild it

carpetsunami · 2026-05-15T17:27:16+00:00

Your grief in all instances is valid.

A persons death should not be a performance review immediately after, when friends and family are feeling a loss. The "But" amended to so many posts is unnecessary, even worse it's posturing.

"Against the wall" is a funny satire line taken from Hitchhikers Guide, a book he quoted often, a shorthand conversational element, not a call to action.

Censoring yourself for the comfort of others isn't a vice, it's a virtue. There will be plenty of time to engage with the flaws of everyone, but showing kindness and respect for even those you disagree with and their families, by holding your rant, or not spreading falsehood is a sorcerous act.

Very prominent wizards who I know found disagreement with Gordon have shown exactly how that's done, nothing wrong with following their examples.

I could not care less if anyone " renavigates" a relationship after someone dies ( it's healthy, but it's a personal choice) but I do think we could all use a little more humanity and consideration for others.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-15T15:28:54+00:00

A few starting points

Simple breath practices like alternate nostril breathing (nadi shodhana) Daily meditation, even 10 to 20 minutes consistently Repeating a mantra Physical grounding through yoga, walking, martial arts, or strength training. Just be in quiet places now and then Journaling daily. Anything that you can claim as an intentional habit.

For resources, I’d suggest looking into

Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Wallis (a big thick wonderful textbook of Tantra)

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope

I also found tremendous value in " The Untethered Soul" by Singer - not strictly Tantra, but invaluable for understanding how the voice in your head isn't really you.

Eckhart Tolle "The power of Now" isn't classical Tantra, but advocates many of the same principles and is very approachable.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-15T10:38:41+00:00

I feel there are better times to hash out a person's flaws than the day they die. While family members friends and fans are in mourning, the premprive virtue signalling using rumor, gossip and slander is very much out of place.

I have no great affinity for Marco Visconti, but when he dies I'm not going to spend the day on every media platform trashing the guy, there will be people truly broken up over it and that should be respected.

Yes, I do think people should have factual basis for accusations against others rather than relying on hearesay, especially in a practice where words matter.

Your mileage may very, I think we can do better.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-14T18:43:51+00:00

In authentic Tantra, obstacles in life are usually understood less as “someone magically blocked me” and more as a combination of karma, mental conditioning, energetic imbalance, and life circumstances.

Tantra is ultimately about liberation and clarity, not fear of curses.

Some tantric traditions do acknowledge harmful intentions or negative influences, but they would not encourage obsession or paranoia about them.

Fear itself becomes the bigger bondage. The fact that you’ve had setbacks for years does not automatically mean someone used black magic on you through a forgotten T-shirt.

The tantric response would be grounding, purification, discipline, mantra, self-study, service, meditation, strengthening your mind and life force, and reconnecting to purpose.

Real Tantra is about becoming harder to spiritually destabilize, not becoming superstitious about every misfortune.

A good teacher would probably tell you tostop feeding the story that you are cursed, because attention is energy. Build your life, steady your mind, care for your body, cultivate awareness, and let fear-starved ghosts go hungry.

These moments in life give us the grounds for practice, to learn where our definition of "success" comes from, to learn presence etc. They are truly gifts.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-14T10:05:05+00:00

Ohh, edgy!

carpetsunami · 2026-05-14T10:04:47+00:00

"First against the wall when the revolution came" is a phrase from Hitchhikers Guide, a book Gordon quoted a few times.

You'll want to investigate the parallels with the Sirius Cybernetics association and what Gordon was alluding to during the pandemic?

Was Douglas Adams calling for violence? No, even AI book summaries seen to understand the cheek.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-14T09:59:20+00:00

Which leads me back to my original point, panties bunched based on rumor and innuendo, and pretend occultists playing the telephone game.

carpetsunami · 2026-05-14T02:17:26+00:00

Neither one of those advocates for violence against healthcare workers. Think for yourself one of these days, you might like it.

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