The Black Swan

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The Black Swan



The Black Swan is a keeper of time and Forest history; an ancient vessel created alongside the birth of The Endless Forest. She is rumored to appear as a wandering entity lurking within the deepest parts of the secluded birch, or haunting the Crying Idol on even rarer occasions. Legend states that if one were to wander far enough, they may stumble upon a clearing in the woods, where all direction and sense of time are lost. Shrouded by a looming mist and dense forest, she appears waiting under the sliver of a new moon. Encounters with The Black Swan are said to be unnervingly surreal and fleeting, and are most of the time written off as just, perhaps, an unsettling dream.

Despite the years, however, after many generations of this story being passed, those who have been visited by The Black Swan all recall the same: facing a pupiless gaze, chilling, and dark; pools of black so bottomless and deep it trapped the light within them. Instead of a window to the soul, they were met with a mirror of the onlooker.

They saw only themselves.

Genesis · Eternal · Omniscient · Force of nature · Boundless · Wandering · Burdened

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Reyy's picture

SAV- Entirely up to you. If

SAV-
Entirely up to you. If you feel that it's too much having it in there I'll take it down. (:
"Altering myself for others can be quite painful for me since my mood changes according to those that are around me or speaking with me."
I'm like this too because I also mold around the people that I'm with. That's just how I am.
I used to think I had no identity because of this, but I noticed that to other people I am always known as the same thing, and overall people just enjoy my company. I eventually came to realize that my own identity is just something I don't really have words for. It's just there and people know it too.
I'm so honored you love Ravyn. So, so honored. <3
It's also hard for me to express myself...

Krystal-
No need to thank me. <3
Everyone could use some company every now and then.

Tehe~ Nice to see that we

Tehe~ Nice to see that we have something in common C: So, go ahead and keep it up there. ROOTIN' FOR YA'!
OokamiAzura's picture

Quote:"Altering myself for

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"Altering myself for others can be quite painful for me since my mood changes according to those that are around me or speaking with me."

I'm like this too because I also mold around the people that I'm with. That's just how I am.


Wow...I am god awful relieved I'm not the only one who is like this 8'D

Though for me, there seems to be an intensity factor as well. Like say, for example, if someone was angry with me, I'd be twice as angry with them. It's like I'm a woofer, or something fkskfs ;;

There is a part of me that feels both fake and utterly ridiculous; fake, for adjusting my mood and actions according to the people I'm around, and ridiculous for the "amplifier" portion of it.

Hnn. Oh well. I suppose I'm just repeating things now. fkskfsk

Ookimi-chan/Ravvy~ OH YEAH

Ookimi-chan/Ravvy~
OH YEAH *gets cookie* anyway, thanks for feeling that way CAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT ALL DA TIME *bites the cookie* I luvs you alls!

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You're hawt. :B

*scurries off*
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Ravyn, Oh? Thank you. It

Ravyn,
Oh?

Thank you. It occurred to me in full not too long ago.

I see you're getting somewhere with the enigmatic swan.

I see...
I had not known. We have different philosophies, from what I see. My view of the world dictates that true knowledge of it is surpassing it, extending unto Truth beyond it, and that Truth is not of a melancholy nature at all. If we know of the world and only the world, we lose touch with the beyond. We do as you said:

I also feel people will always have this sense of longing for something more, and that they also feel an emptiness inside of them. To me, it's a lack of truth in the world.


By focusing on the veil, the Truth that lives inextinguishably within each of us yearns for itself, cries out in turmoil at the loss of the kinship of its kind, at our sudden refusal to search for it. We become uncomfortable, restless, in stagnation, like water rots away, except our own Truth can never die. It may become the dimmest star in all the Universes, but no matter what, it is present in every single thing that is, was, will ever be.

There is only one Truth, and in this manner as I say "my Truth is," I do not mean two conflicting sorts may always coexist, but rather that I acknowledge the possibility that I may ultimately be incorrect and all conflicting opinions are thus far as valuable as my own, and often as valid unless proven otherwise materially.

We are only melancholy when we have yet to embrace the final sliver of Truth: that the duality found in the manifest has a single origin of good, for lack of a better word. That the good and evil we find here come from Love. Until we can see that each and every part of this place is from that origin, our inner Truth will continue to live tumultuously.

Truth is Love and that which comes with it. Truth is the nature behind each thing to search for answers, to want to be better, to help and to hold and to treasure. Truth is our will to become Truth in pure. Truth is without words. Truth is more than I could ever tell you, even as I became it. Truth is only experienced. It is the same way that other people cannot change our minds, or force us into anything; we go into it all by our own will, ultimately.

In my view, the Ultimate Realization is that everything needs everything else to be as it is. That the vibrations of Truth in the world create all these things, these parts, to function as a whole. That even as we appear separate, we are all leaves of the same tree, invaluable to life itself. Each and every thing within consciousness is there with purpose, with meaning, with need.

I do not expect to be agreed with. I hope you do not take offence to my general viewpoints. I always pause at expressing my opinions, for fear others may find offense, even as that is their choice to do so.
I admire your search.
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J!n's picture

I really miss the old picture

I really miss the old picture of Ravyn on here, but I adore the gif as well. I wish you'd use them both.
Reyy's picture

Quote:There is only

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There is only one...materially.

I agree with this. Being open-minded to other things, I think, is part of truth itself.
Forever accepting and open-minded and aware of the world.

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We are only melancholy when we have yet to embrace the final sliver of Truth...Love.

I agree, but this melancholy can be caused by other things as well.
I'm human and I'm young - I have feelings I don't understand and therefor I cannot properly communicate them to people who wouldn't understand them anyway, leaving me isolated.
Truth is NOT melancholy, but it affects me because of the atmosphere I'm in and the things that surround me.
Does this make sense?
The feeling itself though is beautiful and unspoiled. You already know this.

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Truth is our will to become Truth in pure. Truth is without words. Truth is more than I could ever tell you, even as I became it. Truth is only experienced. It is the same way that other people cannot change our minds, or force us into anything; we go into it all by our own will, ultimately.

I believe so much in this except, can a human really become truth - or just become aware of it?
Are we really able to grasp such a concept even though we may feel as though we do?
I hesitate to say "I am truth." or, "I became it." I think of myself (because I am human) as nothing compared to truth, and that I am not WORTHY of such a beautiful thing. I am unworthy because I am not perfect because I am human.
But I would like so badly to say those things...

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In my view, the Ultimate Realization is that everything needs everything else to be as it is. That the vibrations of Truth in the world create all these things, these parts, to function as a whole. That even as we appear separate, we are all leaves of the same tree, invaluable to life itself.

Yes.

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Each and every thing within consciousness is there with purpose, with meaning, with need.


I used to believe this until I came to realize that not everyone believes in purpose, and who am I to say that they do when they feel they don't, or they don't when they feel they do?
That is NOT my place in this world and I am no higher up than anyone else and therefor I do not have that power to determine the purpose of others although I would like to believe that everything in fact does...
I can ONLY decide for myself and never for others.
I can't interfere with their lives in such a way because like I said before, it's not my place, and I can only decide for myself and still be accepting of others no matter how hard...

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I'm sorry for writing so much and I'm sorry for how late this comment is.
I have to really prepare myself / be in the mood to talk about these things because it's very touchy for me and personal, and because I don't talk about these things often it makes it harder for me.
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You wrote less than I

You wrote less than I did.
Take all the time you need to write whatever you wish. I've learned not to expect replies to my words, but rather to enjoy them if they come upon me.
I myself take time to formulate a response. I have several windows open, that have been open, of things that need responding to.
I suppose these things are easy for me because, like I said, I talk and think about them often. My best friend is a shaman, a healer, a psychic, a medium... She teaches me.


Ah, I express Love in a multitude of fashions, in its own sense, omnipresent. I would say that feeling of togetherness we have with others when we feel understood is a form of Love that we seek, and thus when we are in disharmony with Love in any fashion, we are upset. Upset in the first sense of the word.
What you said next makes sense. I too find myself victim of circumstance, or rather, my view of it.

Again, I speak directly from my own perspective, voicing my opinion on the subject. I bet you can tell that I dislike stepping on any toes—it makes me feel bad.

I can see where you’re coming from… Assuming that we are so confined you our human bodies and nature.
I don’t see us as human.
As I said before, “By focusing on the veil, the Truth that lives inextinguishably within each of us yearns for itself, cries out in turmoil at the loss of the kinship of its kind, at our sudden refusal to search for it. We become uncomfortable, restless, in stagnation, like water rots away, except our own Truth can never die. It may become the dimmest star in all the Universes, but no matter what, it is present in every single thing that is, was, will ever be.” In other words, the manifest world is the veil cast over Truth (and yet, in a fashion, reflecting it when one achieves that level of sight), and as a human body, even the concept of “human” itself is a material idea, I believe our nature must then be beyond and independent of it, or capable of being so when we let go of our attachments to the manifest.
I believe our human minds reflect our nature beyond them, though hold their own limitations enforced by the physical world and our ideas and conceptions of it. The moment we escape these limitations, we are Truth. I believe we have always been Truth, subdued only by our concepts that we are otherwise, whether intentional or not.
This does not mean that we are immediately enlightened upon exiting the body, as our essence itself is the mind, and that holds its own illusions bourn from the physical world, but still surely we see a bit better in these instances.
I would argue that, as essences (souls, even), we are Truth, and the closer we come to our realizations (abandonment of illusion), the more we reflect Truth as it is, and the more we understand it.
I believe that we are worthy of Truth because it is our core nature, and it is only our false ideas that make us believe we are anything else.
I like so much to believe these things. That I am a great thing, though as well equal to all others. That we are connected, and that Love binds us all. If I am wrong in the end, so it is.

I realize your point. I have for a long time. I refer to such a thing as “forcing someone into servitude,” in this case of an idea.
Here I shall make the case for my belief:
I may think what I think, and each other thinks what they think. If we are all silent about our thoughts, so there may be as many different styles of thinking as there are people, and yet we would know not of it at all. I may think “this person is an angel,” yet they do not sprout wings, yet they do not accelerate into enlightenment.
As I believe we are all here as a part of a distinct whole with our own purpose for being here, I know others disagree. I consider their beliefs needed as well. I consider every single thing that is at this moment to be needed, lest its presence. I believe that anyone who believes there is no purpose to anything has every right to believe that, and in fact, the Universe needs them to believe that at this moment, and that is why they do. I do not wish to force my ideas on others, as I value their ideas existing as they do. A field of flowers is much better left to grow wild than be replanted as solely white roses, and so I believe people are best left to their own decisions.
I do express my mind. That is true. But I believe that, no matter what I say and how many times I say it, if that causes anyone to change their mind about anything, that is their own elected choice. I cannot change their mind; that is their duty alone. I cannot decide their purpose; that is their duty alone. They dictate their direction by their own free will, and I may only voice my opinion and see what is done with it.
I respect your acceptance. I wish everyone was like that: a polite offerer of opinions who smiles at any outcome.

Perhaps it is I who should apologize for writing so much, hm? c:
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I am sorry I keep getting

I am sorry I keep getting disconnected. Do not be afraid to wander off since I am having such trouble staying connected I wont mind.
Reyy's picture

Gustiro - It's okay, no

Gustiro -
It's okay, no problem. I'm going to sleep soon anyway.
Thanks for the company earlier. ¦)
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Was my pleasure. I probably

Was my pleasure. I probably wont be long for bed myself.
J!n's picture

Merry christmas Ravynn.

Merry christmas Ravynn.
Reyy's picture

-holds close-

-holds close-
OokamiAzura's picture

-Stares at gif for about 5

-Stares at gif for about 5 minutes-

I also love that the top picture's back &hearts
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<3
GanzfeldEffect's picture

Tracking. The colors and CSS

Tracking.

The colors and CSS are divine.
Reyy's picture

Thank you. (:

Thank you. (:
GanzfeldEffect's picture

I am leaving the forest.

I am leaving the forest. Thank you for spending time with me today.

what did you dream of?
Reyy's picture

I dreamt of nameless faces


I dreamt of nameless faces and vast landscapes.

The Gods reached down from above and cast me into the sky and in my dream I was given the wings to match my name and I was able to fly.

Thank you for the company.

um... can you assist me with

um... can you assist me with css? im on msn if you can.
Reyy's picture

Yeah I'll try my best. Did

Yeah I'll try my best. Did you add me?

yes, i did. just in case mine

yes, i did. just in case mine is
Wake1236's picture

yes that was me I've seen

yes that was me Smiling
I've seen you around before, but which deer was that?
"With Gorilla gone, will there be hope for man?" ~Ishmael
Eleru's picture

A breath-taking

A breath-taking biography...
This is absolutely amazing.
-Tracked
I am Eleru. The defensive and caring doe.
Serendipity's picture

&hearts;

Reyy's picture

Wake1236 - What do you mean?

Wake1236 -
What do you mean? Wasn't it my deer? o:

Eleru -
Thank you, that's very kind.

Seren -
Thank you for the lovely story

I get the image of myself sliding my fingers through someone's skin and fingering their rib cage, or maybe someone else doing it to me.
I find bones to be very sensual no matter how morbid they're described which makes me a little sick no matter how you look at it with the above statement, hahaha.
Serendipity's picture

I have to agree, I adore

I have to agree, I adore bones.
Hip bones, especially, they're mesmerizing, I want to touch them when I see them, slip my fingers through the holes. hmm ♥
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<3..

❀❀❀
Reyy's picture

mhm...

mhm...
Hart's picture

Havent retracked

Havent retracked this...
*Fixes*
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Ravynn...? How are you ....?

Ravynn...? How are you ....?<<33
" ~ Lady in Red ~ "

♥ ♥

Reyy's picture

Vee - awesome.

Vee -
awesome. thanks.

Vala
Wonderful. Miss you... <3 How are you?
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Fine , thx miss you too.....

Fine , thx miss you too.....<<33.
" ~ Lady in Red ~ "

♥ ♥

Holy sheet Ravyn your

Holy sheet Ravyn your signature is gorgeous

OokamiAzura's picture

Whoa, new and improved

Whoa, new and improved signature. Holy shit, that's gorgeous. &hearts

It was good to see you last night. It's been forever, huh?
Verdalas's picture

Walter sends his regards.

Walter sends his regards. It's nice to see one of his few remaining friends again.
Reyy's picture

Kono - All thanks to Saosin.

Kono -
All thanks to Saosin. (:

Azura -

Ah, yes. It was nice to see you.


Verd -
Ravyn had to say hello.
(:

wassup im on my old account

wassup Smiling im on my old account (its silversav~)
ocean's picture

Perhaps this isn't the best

Perhaps this isn't the best place for it, but would you be willing to give me to some songs/artists you listen to? You always find such beautiful ones. [That one you linked on Unplugged's updates, Forgive by Burial, is...amazing.]
Reyy's picture

SAV - Hi Ocean - I'll give

SAV - Hi Smiling

Ocean -
I'll give you as many links as you want tomorrow. <3
ocean's picture

Ahh, thank you! I'll check

Ahh, thank you! I'll check back. <3
Reyy's picture

I've been into music lately

I've been into music lately with a lot of bass.
I call this brain chemistry music, because it has no words, but has such strange sounds that I would imagine the brain to make.. if it had any:

Burial
I haven't had one song that I disliked by burial.
I adore everything by him.
So listen to anything that has Burial in it. (: Haha.

The XX

Drake
I pretty much hate everything on the radio...
But one day I decided to look more into Drake, because I do like rap, and I fell in love with his voice.
Idk it's kinda bad. I listen to him like every day. :'P
Here's something more... vulgar if you're interested: Drake

Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death
I love day-dreaming to this band.

I think I'm going to make a music blog.

Make a music blog...those are

Make a music blog...those are gorgeous ♥

ocean's picture

Please, please do it. I'm

Please, please do it.
I'm going to look into all of those!
And for Forgive by Burial, I noticed that I could suddenly focus. Not sure why.
And heck, I'm willing to try all genres. Sticking out tongue
Thank you!
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<3
Apparanza's picture

Looks centered to me 8D

Looks centered to me 8D

By Leuvr
GingerNut's picture

If my intuition is correct, I

If my intuition is correct, I do believe my Turkey had a lovely time interacting with her... I'm quite honored that I've gotten to meet her in-forest, and that she would take the time to play with the Turk for as long as she did x3

Thank you so much<3
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1100 &hearts

1100 &hearts

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