Chapter 9 - The Oracle, from my book Eos Renascent, is now on Wattpad. You can read it here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/176823549-eos-renascent

"The ambassador bowed her head with a look of sorrow. 'Then I am lost and do not know the way forward in this world,' she replied.

'You do not want this world,' the Oracle replied in a softer tone. 'The only thing of value in it is whatever part of it you look upon with love. This gives it the only reality it will ever have. Love cannot be taught or learned, for there was never a time when you didn't know it. It is all-encompassing, forming the essence of what you are. Your journey will end when you have recognized all that Love is not. That is the interference; that is what needs to be undone.' ”

Image credit: FFXIII-2

Speaking of horses, @RolandFrancis created Pegasus_Starry Fantasy horse and gave to me for Iknimaya. The color is so beautiful, I am not quite sure how he did it but it is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen, thank you Roland 🐴💗🐴
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:iknimaya

These beautiful horses were sent to me to upgrade what we have by Roland Francis for the Stuff N Things shop in the Masala Al Kohav Mall. Stop by and visit the shop and while you're there check out our many other shops and vendors with a couple of new Vendors who are still building their shops up. And the entire mall is finally rearranged and the TP boards upgraded as we moved our Welcome Center from to the mall to its own region. And as any mall owner knows, this will not be the last rearranging that gets done. Drop in and get your Upgraded Animesh Ridable horse they're awesome. Blessings and much love, Lavia.

New release of v3.2 the animesh horse script (can be worn or rezzed as vehicle) and optimized it for PBR viewer compatibility. I did some efforts to make the script more ubOde friendly (yes, with room for improvement) and the horse now has many new features for you to play with.

thank you to every one who came out to enjoy Floyd Fest Canada Day .. I hope to see more of you on Saturday JUly6th at 10am same place.. Pictures by Dorena thank you https://www.gridtalk.de/showthread.php?tid=4875&pid=53959#...

To ease your discovery journey, take advantage of the TP buoys
You will find buoys in water almost everywhere across the region
The destination menu is in both French and English
Buoysegiorno a tutti !

VE THE TIME TODAY FOLKS!
Hey Everyone 🙂 I'm performing at Stark Islands at 11:AM
Come join me, request a few tunes and have some fun!
Time: 11:00am Grid Time (2pmEST) (1pm Central)
Place: Stark Islands Harbour
Dress: CASUAL/SWIMWEAR/NAKIE
MAP: hop://login.zetaworlds.com/Stark/71/301/29

It has been 8 days since the Tenth Dimension Grid was born and became a world within the Metaverse made up of many diverse and beautiful galaxies we call the Hypergrid.
Hammers have been banging the nails are flying and progress is being made on the grid. The two shopping regions are still under construction. I have most of my inventory for my shop rezzed and am now in the process of sorting it all out...a big job. I didn't realize I had made so MUCH STUFF! :) If you see something you like and it isn't set for sale $0 yet, let me know so I can be sure you get it.

The region called The Tenth Dimension Project (not listed here yet) can be accessed through our portals if you want to learn more about the project I have spent the last 5 or 6 years researching and dreaming of. The region is divided into 10 parcels, with a platform in the sky above Imagine 6- Space exploration as this one will require both ground and sky and different environment settings. Some of the parcels already have the EEP made and applied, so please enable your settings to see how that "world's" atmosphere may look, (it could change as I go along). On each parcel, I have put out an Info board that shows 2 possible timelines for each parcel.
In the Tenth Dimension, there could be an infinite number of timelines and possibilities so I have narrowed it down to 2, A or B as these possibilities appeal to me and will challenge my abilities. I have many projects going on all the time as it is my nature and I have so many different interests, so this is a long-term project that will at times progress rather quickly and will also be slow to completion.
I welcome anyone to visit and check out the progress and have a nice chat if you wish if I am around. If you have any ideas or suggestions, I would love to hear them.
While you are here, check out the other regions. We are small but have lots to explore, especially in the Land Of Xzar, so take your time and have fun. See you soon!
PS Are you looking for a vacation retreat or a honeymoon adventure? Lots of places in Land Of Xzar to stay. A castle? There are a few. A large Manor on a farm? A small cottage in the forest or the mountains? A beach hut? A beautiful Moracan-styled hotel or the 1960s-style motel down the street offers two very different experiences. See me for more info.

Are you a fairy, wizard, or other magical being in need of a beautiful wand? Check out Abby Willowroot's custom made magic wands. Beautiful wands adorned with a jewel will make any fairy smile. :) https://willowrootwands.com/product-category/01-all-wands/ Many styles and designs to choose from!

Half time with Dj James and Jami ♬ WHO: DJ JAMES & AND HOST JAMI BOGBAT
♬ WHAT:MIXED
♬ WHEN: 6-8pm GRID TIME
♬ WHERE: THE BADASS HARLEY LOUNGE
♬ COME DANCE WITH US!!!
♬ BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND SONG REQUESTS

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Badass%20Club%20Land/395...

One of the sweetest dreams in the virtual world is to own your own region where you can do as you please without anybody interfering, it is a way of finding a whole new life and the satisfaction gained from building your region according to your dreams is priceless. Here at the Genesis Roleplay Grid you can go beyond that dream and bring it to life so that your dream becomes a whole new story. Our land prices are very reasonable and our Grid Owners are friendly, kind and accommodating. Stop by our Real Estate office and review the Land Promos designed with YOU, and affordability in mind because owning your own region shouldn't break the bank.

You see, this is what happens when one has entirely too much free time on one's hands! Ya build stuff! This is sort of my rendition of the Babylonian hanging gardens but it's not theirs, it's mine and I'm happy to share it with you to use on your region. Li is 1600+, but it comes fully decorated, all you need do is set it out. It's on display at the mall so stop by and see it for yourself. Blessings and much love, Lavia

Hello! As everyone knows, I am awesome! As a result, I have been busy in my lab creating a (drum roll) DISH SPONGE! For those of you who have always wanted a dish sponge, I've made your dream come true! Finally! At Last! A yellow sponge that even has a floating label that says "dish sponge". Get yours now at cyberdatastorm.com:8002:Welcome Note: The spoon I made last month has been discontinued as only 32 people came and got one. Which is just weird. But anyway. As always please do not use my products to grief or harm any other person.

The dates for the world's fair are March 1st - March 30th, 2025. People creating exhibits can start building any time. If you are interested in exhibiting in any way please contact us in Discord http://discord.gg/4HTavUQBcx . Show off your grid, your projects, fashion, art, tech, education or just anything you want show the public.

Visit our website at: https://www.opensimworldsfair.com

Let’s make this fair spectacular!🎪🌟

Lynnestra Parker & On The Rocks present "Bungle in the Jungle"!

Sunday June 30th 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Pacific

DJ Maldrul will be playing a collection of Rock songs about jungles and what you might find there along with his signature selection of SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

Come check out Rocky Shores where you can dance, surf, play Greedy, hang out and explore!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Airmid/478/97/23

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

OMG I am so grateful that so many people and GRIDS have contacted me to show their support in my move from Junglefriends GRID.
Thanks to all of you who give me, Arthur and Linda Support through our work.
We don't want to give room for others to copycat our idea' what we build.
It is all of you who give us support, to want to continue doing what we love.
A preview of what I'm building...
Follow us at opensimworld for more news.
with kind regards Angelina, Arthur and Linda
VENDETTAGRID.LIFE

Dios mío, estoy muy agradecido de que tanta gente y GRIDS se hayan puesto en contacto conmigo para mostrarme su apoyo en mi mudanza de Junglefriends GRID.
Gracias a todos los que me apoyan a mí, a Arthur y a Linda a través de nuestro trabajo.
No queremos dar espacio a que otros copien nuestra idea de lo que construimos.
Sois todos vosotros los que nos dais apoyo, para querer seguir haciendo lo que amamos.
Un adelanto de lo que estoy construyendo...
Síguenos en opensimworld para más noticias.
Atentamente, Angelina, Arthur y Linda.
VENDETTAGRID.LIFE

OMG, ich bin so dankbar, dass so viele Menschen und GRIDS mich kontaktiert haben, um mir ihre Unterstützung für meinen Wechsel von Junglefriends GRID zu zeigen.
Vielen Dank an alle, die mich, Arthur und Linda bei unserer Arbeit unterstützen.
Wir möchten anderen keinen Raum geben, unsere Vorstellung von dem, was wir bauen, zu kopieren.
Sie alle sind es, die uns unterstützen, damit wir weiterhin das tun wollen, was wir lieben.
Eine Vorschau auf das, was ich baue ...
Folgen Sie uns auf opensimworld für weitere Neuigkeiten.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen Angelina, Arthur und Linda.
VENDETTAGRID.LIFE

Mio Dio, sono così grato che così tante persone e GRIDS mi abbiano contattato per mostrare il loro sostegno nel mio trasferimento da Junglefriends GRID.
Grazie a tutti voi che supportate me, Arthur e Linda nel nostro lavoro.
Non vogliamo dare spazio ad altri per copiare la nostra idea di ciò che costruiamo.
Siete tutti voi che ci sostenete, che volete continuare a fare ciò che amiamo.
Un'anteprima di quello che sto costruendo...
Seguici su opensimworld per ulteriori notizie.
Cordiali saluti, Angelina, Arthur e Linda.
VENDETTAGRID.LIFE

Mon Dieu, je suis tellement reconnaissant que tant de personnes et de GRID m'aient contacté pour me montrer leur soutien dans mon déménagement de Junglefriends GRID.
Merci à vous tous qui me soutenez, moi, Arthur et Linda, dans notre travail.
Nous ne voulons pas laisser la possibilité aux autres de copier notre idée de ce que nous construisons.
C'est vous tous qui nous soutenez, qui souhaitez continuer à faire ce que nous aimons.
Un aperçu de ce que je construis...
Suivez-nous sur opensimworld pour plus de nouvelles.
Cordialement, Angelina, Arthur et Linda.
VENDETTAGRID.LIFE

Sunday Brunch Blues with DJ Kith on the Bayou Belle every Sunday Morn at 9:00AM (SLT)!!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event 2024-06-30 09:00 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
Get up, grab your breakfast and come on down to The Bayou Belle to chill with DJ Kith & The Tribe for coffee and relaxing blues!! DJ Kith may be a lousy cook but he's a fabulous blues DJ! He's got the blues that will both ease your troubles from the previous week, put a smile on your face and give you the motivation to head into the next! No better way to start your day than with a heaping helping of DJ Kith and some chill blues! See you there!!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

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Live from Rockin' The Blues! It's Saturday Night with DJ Kith! 7:30PM-9PM!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-06-29 19:30 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
Blues man DJ Kith continues our Saturday Night Blues Party!! DJ Kith is gonna ROCK OUR HOUSE with the most exciting blues anywhere!! Kith's sets are guaranteed to be fresh and full of surprises, so if you like your blues with an edge... Grab a friend and hop the first gator down to Rockin' the Blues on Wyldwood Bayou Grid! This party will be full of fun, friendship and awesome blues tunes!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

DJ Riker's Saturday Blues Showcase at Rockin' the Blues tonight at 6:00PM!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins: 2024-06-29 18:00 SLT
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
Calling all blues lovers! Get ready for a night of smokin' hot blues with DJ Riker at Rockin' the Blues! Riker is a master of the blues, with a deep knowledge of the genre and a knack for keeping the dance floor packed! He'll be spinning your favorite blues from classics to contemporary! Rockin' the Blues is the perfect place to soak up the atmosphere of the blues! Come on down!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues

Join us at 5 pm grid time for an hour of great fun with a live performance from Steven Strikker.
The Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together.
Drop this link into your map;
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

DJ Alex comes on fire, guys at 3 pm grid time! with the hottest tunes for everyone to set the mood. Yes! because it's always time to party. What's the reason for it? Well... we are PARTY PEOPLE!
Piazza, where great fun and good friends come together. Drop this link into your map; http://bridgemere.outworldz.net/:8002:Paradise Lagoon

I want to preface this with the following disclaimer:
I am not trying to shame anyone, nor am I trying to start a riot. I simply want to share this information with the community so that folks can make an informed decision as opposed to, "Well, I read I could do this, so I did it."

God Mode has helped many of us out, especially when it comes to adjusting, retexturing, or outright fixing a mistake. When an avatar leaves a grid or can't be reached to fix permissions on an item they've acquired from a reseller, God Mode makes the impossible, possible. After scripting a full fledged system and then "selling" my parcel with items without setting scripts to full perm, God Mode fixed it. When I accidentally deleted my original 3D model and didn't have the full perm version in my inventory, God Mode came to the rescue. In short: There are times when God Mode is useful and the use of it is justified. Though along the same vein, there are times when God Mode should not be your first choice.

The reason I bring all of this up is that it came to my attention today that an item I spent many hours over the course of many days scripting, adjusting and creating custom textures for, even watching a YouTube tutorial on how to make edits to the mesh in Blender for, and eventually sharing with no-mod script permissions and copy/mod object permissions, was made full perm through the use of God Mode. To add insult to injury, the script was then offered for sale on the Marketplace, where I had intended to sell a good portion of the script myself, sans the model and textures. To be clear, the mesh was not created by me, nor were the original textures, though the textures I included were my own modifications/creations. I take no issue at all with the fact that someone wanted a full perm copy of the mesh, nor do I particularly care about the textures. What I take issue with is the scripting that is now full perm, open source, able to be hacked apart and broken off for use in different ways, and (most infuriatingly) being sold from someone who apparently had no idea how to script to begin with.

As a scripter, and an active store owner in SL, one of the things I love about scripting is that I am secure in knowing that sending out something no-mod means exactly that. Objects, textures, sounds, animations - these could always be accessed or downloaded in some way, form, or fashion. Scripts, on the other hand, were the Fort Knox of creations that could be shared securely. In OpenSim, things function differently; this I find both refreshing and maddening all at once. I spend the majority of my time working on scripting projects and ignoring the builds on my SIMs, partly because I find it engaging and partly because it's something I can give back to the community.

I realize that it sounds very hypocritical to complain that my scripts were made full perm when I essentially did the same thing with the mesh model. I get it. I hear you. I agree with you. To that point: Unlike the case of the mesh model, which the original creator of is not willing to bring over to OpenSim (and yes, I did inquire), my scripts are being created here and shared with the community for free. I offer my scripting ability to the community because I realize that there's a lot of functionality that is readily accessible in SL that can't simply be Marketplaced for cheap, or in most cases for free, for OpenSim. I revel at the idea that something I've made is being shared and appreciated by those who have come across them and/or shared them. My only (simple) ask is that you respect the permissions of the scripts that I provide for use in OpenSim.

I tend to think of myself as a friendly, giving person and I strive to be helpful whenever I can. I'm readily accessible, both in and out of world, and am more than happy to provide you with full perms with nearly anything I create - you just have to take the time to reach out to me and allow me the time to provide you with it. In previous cases, I have never denied someone who has requested a full perm item, nor did it take me longer than 48 hours to respond to the request. Depending on the request, I may not be inclined to provide full perms for a script, but I am more than happy to adjust/change the functionality to suit your needs. This may be because I plan on selling all or part of the script on Marketplace, or because the script was made for a particular use/case, or because someone requested it and asked that I not share it, or simply because it's a script someone paid for and needed adjustments to but didn't know how.

With that said, from now on, I will be including a script/snippet in all of my scripting projects that I release. This will check the creator and permissions of any scripts that are included in the item; should it find that the permissions or creator have changed on the script(s), it will delete the scripts and you will be banned from accessing my regions. I really do hate doing this, but I feel it's necessary to ensure my kindness and time devoted aren't being taken advantage of. So, to reiterate: If you want something of mine full perm, please reach out to me here or in-world instead of using God Mode and alienating yourself from me, my SIMs, and my current/future shares.

TL/DR: God Mode can be your friend, or it can add you to my ban list.

[ Edited To Add ]
I appreciate those of you who came into the comments section with curiosity, concerns, encouragement, and constructive criticism. Quite a few of you have directly messaged me regarding this and I greatly appreciate the thoughts you've all had, ideas offered, as well as the thought provoking insights. At this time, I feel the conversation is getting off topic and becoming less productive and more of an entertainment source, so I feel it's best to leave this one for the archives and lock comments.