Wicca is a modern pagan witchcraft religion that celebrates the sacredness of nature and the diversity of its practitioners. While traditionally viewed as a female-dominated practice, men are indeed welcome in Wicca. However, it is important to note that gender dynamics in Wicca can vary depending on individual covens or groups. **In Wicca, gender equality is a central principle**. Wiccans believe in the polarity of masculine and feminine energy, which is present in all individuals regardless of their biological sex. This belief emphasizes the importance of balance and harmony between these energies, rather than favoring one over the other.

Alan Tudyk: Hoban 'Wash' Washburne

Wash's Stegosaurus : Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it. "This Land.". 'Wash's Allosaurus : I think we should call it "your grave!". Wash's Stegosaurus : Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! 'Wash's Allosaurus : Har har har! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! [the Allosaurus attacks the Stegosaurus] Wash's Stegosaurus : Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

[wanting free time with her husband] Zoë : Sir, I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off. Wash : [being dragged away by Zoe, in mock tired voice] Work, work, work.

Mal : Did you send word to Patience? Wash : Ain't heard back yet? Didn't she shoot you one time? Mal : Everybody's makin' a fuss.

Mal : [on the 'lawman'] Comes time, someone's gonna have to deal with him. That should be you. But I don't think you've got the guts. And I know you don't have the time. Simon : What do you mean? Mal : [pause; face deadpan, voice serious/grave] Kaylee's dead. [Simon doesn't react at first, then he looks a little shocked and afraid; as Mal turns and walks to the Bridge, Simon runs to the infirmary; sees Kaylee, quite alive; she waves at him] Simon : [out of breath] That man's psychotic. [on bridge, Mal, Jayne, Zoë, and Wash are laughing hysterically] Wash : You are psychotic! Mal : No! You shoulda seen his face. Oh, I'm a bad man.

Jayne : Here's a little concept I've been working on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash : It *is* her turn.

Simon : You don't have to worry about me. Wash : [pause] Well, Zoe's out on a deal I always worry. So, it's not out of my way.

[trying to escape the Reavers] Mal : How close are they? Wash : About 20 seconds from spitting distance.

Wash : You're lost in the woods. We all are. Even the captain. The only difference is he likes it that way.

Zoë : I know something ain't right. Wash : Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail. Zoë : It's just that the Captain's so tense. Wash : The man needs a break. In fact, [starts lightly rubbing her back] Wash : we could all use a couple of days leave. Zoë : We still gotta drop the goods. Wash : And when we do, we'll fly off to Boros, rich and prosperous - well, less poor. But with enough to find some sweet little getaway. Zoë : Oh, wouldn't mind a real bath. Wash : Yeah, and a meal that included some form of food. Just a couple of days lying around. You with the bathing, [pulls her close] Wash : me with the watching you bathe. Zoë : Well, if the Captain says it's alright.

Wash : What if we just told Mal we need a couple of days 'stead of asking him? Zoë : He's the Captain, Wash. Wash : Right; and I'm just the Husband. Zoë : Look, I'll ask him. Wash : Don't forget to call him "sir". He likes that. Mal : [walking in] Who likes what? Zoë : It's nothing, sir. [Wash smiles sarcastically and gives her a thumbs up]

[on merchandise they've just stolen] Wash : I'd say worth a little risk. Jayne : Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' ya did there. Wash : That's right, of course. 'Cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded. I'm just the pilot. I could always say that I was flying the ship by accident.

Mal : Wash, you gotta give me an Ivan. Wash : I'll see what I can do. [over the intercom] Wash : Kaylee, how would you feel about pullin' a Crazy Ivan? Kaylee : [sounds weak but positive] Always wanted to try one.

Wash : Everybody hold on to something. Wash : [to himself, as if talking to the Reavers] Here's something you can't do. [turns the ship around in one swift movement & blows right past the Reaver ship; to everyone in the engine room] Wash : Now! [Book and Jayne engage the engine, causing the thruster to burn hot & ignite the atmosphere; knocking the Reaver ship aside & launching high-speed into space]

Wash : Captain, I got a ship incoming. Mal : How the hell did they find us? I thought you said we could get around 'em. Wash : It's not Alliance. Mal : You sure? Wash : It's a smaller vessel. Mal : Commercial? Wash : Um. yeah. I read it as an older model Trans-U class freighter. Mal : I didn't know Trans-U class ships still operated. Wash : They don't. Mal : Get me a visual. Wash : They're still too far out to. Mal : [interrupting] Get me something! Wash : [looking at the scanners] Wait a minute. I'm picking up a lot of radiation emitting from the approaching ship. why, they're burning without reactor core containment. Well, that's kwong juh duh. That's suicide! That's. [both Walsh and Mal look at each other with dread and then turn to the spaceship in the distance getting bigger and bigger as it approaches them] Mal : Reavers. Wash : Oh god. oh god. oh god.

What is the meaning of Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal?

A quote from the Pilot episode of the glorious TV series Firefly. Spoken by Hoban Washburn ("Wash") as he plays with his plastic dinosaurs on the dash of Serenity, a Firefly class ship and the namesake of the show.

This belief emphasizes the importance of balance and harmony between these energies, rather than favoring one over the other. **Both men and women are seen as equally capable of attaining spiritual enlightenment and leadership positions** within the religion. Traditionally, certain covens may have been exclusively female or male, but this has been changing over time.

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What is the meaning of the curse?

of Curse, Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.

What is curse of vanishing?

There is no curse for that.

Television boon or curse?

Televisions can be considered to be boon and not curse.

What s the meaning of curse mark sasuke?

he loses it when hes fighting Itachi. but loosing the curse mark was a good thing for Sasuke. after he lost it, he obtained the mangekyou sharingan. with the curse mark it was impossible to get his sharingan to the ultimately level.

What is a bazagrah curse?

A bazagrah curse is an ancient form of Indian curse or black magic. It is said to be a form of spiritual protection against harm or threats. The bazagrah curse is believed to be cast by a practitioner of the occult, typically through a ritual that involves chanting and offerings. The curse is believed to cause a person to suffer misfortune and bad luck, and is thought to be irreversible. It is said to be one of the most powerful curses in the world, and has been known to cause physical illness, financial hardship, psychological distress, and even death.

Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Betrayal

As the party steps onto the gangplank, Icania receives a secret message in his mind. His father offers him infinite power, infinite resources, and infinite life, as well as the chance to survive the Awakening. All he has to do is kill the party of meddlers he's just befriended. Icania doesn't think he can survive without a connection to the Negative Energy Plane, and tells his father so. Acromonius says they'll work something out. Icania really doesn't like the Awakening, and kind of does like the party, and tells his father no. But he doesn't have time to stop the party from walking into the trap. As soon as they're all inside, they're surrounded by nesferati warriors. Acromonius is standing in the middle of the room, but Ashra and Leilah recognize him by another name -- Alphabet. He disappears in a puff of smoke. Icania apologizes to the party and says he's on their side. Then he charges the largest and toughest warrior. The warrior catches on fire and starts fighting Icania blow for blow. It tries to curse him, but he's immune. Snipers with ghost guns shoot Ashra and Faust. One of the infantry attacks Leilah. Ashra hears someone downstairs and someone in the ship. She starts buffing. Faust retaliates by hitting the snipers with Color Spray. He kills one of the infantry. Icania and the heavy keep fighting. Faust would have died from another attack, but miraculously survives. Galland tumbles around, settles into assassin stance, and strikes one of the Nesferati. His sword is hurt, but the blow connects. Leilah casts Mass Shield of Faith, taking a blow from a demon when she fails to cast defensively. She then brandishes her holy cold iron guisarme and casts Banishment, sending three mooks back to Hell. Ashra gets shot again by one sniper. The other hits Rostan with a storm of magic missiles. Ashra hits the lesser of the elite warriors with Recall Agony and heals herself. Faust hits some of the demons with Lightning Bolt. Galland stabs one of them again. A lightning bolt comes crackling back in retaliation. It bounces harmlessly off of Ashra's SR, Rostan jumps out of the way, and Leilah sees it coming and steps aside. One of the snipers misses Ashra. Rostan stabs another mook. Ashra regains focus. Icania attacks the heavy, which spring attacks back at him. Faust takes a lot of hits. One of the demons successfully makes a death pact with Galland. Leilah smacks it for doing so. One of the demons casts a spell that causes jets of flame to shoot out when someone steps into the wrong place. It singes Cicero. Somehow the lesser elite warrior hits Icania. Ashra repeatedly fails to debuff them. Faust tries to Break Enchantment Galland's death pact, but fails. He almost dies at the hands of a demon, then time reverts and Ashra's debuff goes off. Faust fails the Break Enchantment again, but this time he runs away to the ship after casting it. The biggest warrior has managed to get out of the area where Kanye was trying to trap him, and is attacking everyone it can get at. One of the demons prepares to counterspell. Cicero casts Wall of Force, leaving little boxes around the snipers. They Dimension Door out of the boxes. Galland kills another of the infantry. Leilah tries to Make Whole Icania, but the demon counterspells it. Icania wants to kill the guy with the death pact, but the party fears for Galland. Cicero runs over to Ashra and holds out the party's spell of Break Enchantment. Leilah gets magic missiled by a sniper. The other sniper shoots Ashra, gets a critical, and she disappears. Some of the party consider collapsing the tower, then learn that Ashra's spell will return her to wherever she was, even if that's a pile of rubble. Faust casts Prismatic Spray again. Icania kills the demon with the death pact. Galland survives on the second try. Part of the demon soul remains within him, unbeknownst to the party. Galland flies up and into one of the boxes for safety. Leilah casts Divine Power and heals herself. Rostan and Cicero are hit by Blightning, which makes them unable to cast spells for a few rounds. Rostan and Faust hold a wand of cure light wounds, and Cicero karate chops it apart. Faust gets hit again and starts to bleed out. Icania charges with an axe. Leilah gets hit by the big guy. She also poofs. On the elemental plane of mimosas, she and Ashra commiserate and keep very intentional eye contact, as there are now a robe and suit of armor on the floor of the Deep Tower. Galland buffs himself and attacks, dropping one of the enemies. Cicero attacks one of the infantry. Rostan takes a magic bandage from Cicero and uses it to stabilize Faust. Cicero kills the other sniper, then runs back and starts shielding Faust with his body. Galland nearly dies against the big demon, but the attack fails. Icania picks up Leilah's magical weapon and hits the demon with it. He criticals, but the thing isn't quite dead. He tosses the guisarme to Galland, who thinks he remembers how these funny things work. He runs up and kills it. The resulting explosion kills Faust, but Cicero is able to save himself. The party stands around healing. The force wall runs out. Cicero hands Rostan a tanglefoot bag launcher and tells him to slime the entrance. Leilah and Ashra finally reappear and claim their possessions. Leilah gets Cicero to help her get her armor back on. A goblin pokes his head through the glue and asks if they're going to kill him. He says it wasn't his fault. He doesn't show up on Detect Thoughts, but he does intrude on telepathic conversations. He doesn't show up in Mirrors of True Seeing, but he does in Icania's True Seeing. He claims to own this tower and have rented it to the demons. He says his name is Meebo . Ashra curses him out in Xeph to see if he responds; she thinks he's just reacting to the tone, but Icania thinks he's deceiving her. The party needs to leave now before anything else can happen. A few people have looted the demons' bodies and shoved the loot into party loot. They rush back onto the Thought, bringing Faust's body with them. Ashra sees the Bloodfoe not far off, floating suspended from a balloon. Looks like this won't be a trivial escape.

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