May 2013
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Fear and Worship - Two sides of the same coin?
[[MORE]]Awhile back I joined a community online for heathens of various types. While most of the members seem to be Asatru, there are no rules against Lokeans or people who follow different heathen religions. But when someone posted a link to some lore about Loki recently, strictly for study purposes without saying anything about worship, another member quickly commented to let her know that posts...
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Everything is Full of Gods
lokisgift:
It appears I’ve offended the Tetrad++, if only by offending their most ardent and devoted priest. This clarification is for Them: Panpsyche, Panhyle, Paneros, Pancrates, Paneris, Panprosdexia. May they be as eternal as they are novel and necessary.
Here…
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Fear is Not the Goal →
adaoineile:
Inspired by a conversation I had with urban-pooka earlier. I was originally going to post on some art projects I have brewing, but this post let me get my frustration out and feel productive.
I don’t get on my knees because of fear. I get down on them because of trust.
I love this. My experiences with gods have definitely not been this intense (I often have trouble connecting...
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definitivelysarah:
megahetero:
\(•_•) ) )z / \
you are the dancing queen
\(•_•) ) )z / \
young and sweet
\(•_•) ) )z / \
only seventeen
dancing queen
(•_•)/ <) ) / \
feel the beat
(•_•) ~) )~ / \
of the tambourine
\(•_•) ) )-@*jingle* / \
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Sanil Squee: To everyone who is complaining about... →
miaulementx:
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I agree that Hasbro isn’t doing some evil plotting and trying to make their target audience insecure and unhappy. That would be some really bad strategy. But their goal is more likely to have all the characters be pretty, and it’s sort of a vicious cycle because…
First off I’d like to thank you for the non-malicious response, unlike the...
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To everyone who is complaining about the mane six...
miaulementx:
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I agree that Hasbro isn’t doing some evil plotting and trying to make their target audience insecure and unhappy. That would be some really bad strategy. But their goal is more likely to have all the characters be pretty, and it’s sort of a vicious cycle because that very narrow depiction of body types in the media contributes to an idea that only thin...
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ALRIGHT YOU LITTLE SHITS
lycaons:
rosenkristall:
TUMBLR AND IT’S FUTURE IS AT STAKE HERE
SIGN AND REBLOG IF YOU WANT TO SAVE TUMBLR FROM YAHOO
SIGNAL BOOST
and, and look at this:
“Mayer [President and CEO of Yahoo] wants to incorporate Yahoo!’s products — including search, email, and its popular homepage — into the “daily habits” of its users.”
HELL nO.
I know Tumblr likes to panic about changes and this might...
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I’m reading something by bell hooks and I love it. I came here to write about her, but got distracted. So this post is pretty much all about me, which now that I’ve written it feels dumb. But that’s where my mind is right now, so here’s some self-indulgent rambling about how I might actually have a career as a writer.
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I know I’m really late to this...
adaoineile replied to your post: adaoineile replied to your post: adaoineile…
Viz is rereleasing it in 3-in-1 volumes at barnes and noble, and I saw magic knight rayearth. So ill hopefully pick those up!
Excellent! I will have to be on the lookout for those, thanks for the info.
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Today I found out about missing e and how to reply to replies. It’s not what I planned to do today, but I’ll call it a success. :D
adaoineile replied to your post: adaoineile replied to your photo: Hey look, a pop…
Awesome <3 I’m currently trying to wrangle up the volumes of X 1999 cause that was sooo powerful and influential on me.
That’s one I actually haven’t seen. I’ve read parts of it and it seemed interesting, but it never seemed to be in the stores I visited when I was looking for it.
adaoineile replied to your photo: Hey look, a pop culture shrine! I don’t “worship”…
Is that magic knight rayearth? (If not don’t hate me I surely am lacking in my CLAMP education)
It is! It was the show that got me started with anime in high school, and it’s still my favorite. I have the manga in English for reading, but this set in Japanese just has such beautiful covers and reminds...
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Oops, I’m back. So much for productivity.
But seriously, all this arguing over pop culture paganism is pissing me off. I understand why some people don’t like it, they have their own more traditional approach, and I think that’s great for them. But the arguments against anyone else practicing it (from people I generally really like and respect!) seem to boil down to “If...
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Okay enough procrastination I have a speech to give in less than two days and I have not written it yet.
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adaoineile replied to your post: While lots of bronies are freaking out about…
I am underwhelmed bu the trailer ;.;
The trailer does not impress me either. Really I’m pretty sure this series only exists to let them compete with Monster High rather than because they actually thought it was an interesting story to tell, and usually that sort of motivation does not lead to great writing...
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Pop Culture Pagans Need Respect Too
dythetiern:
The post that brought me here. Source
This is exactly the problem with the fandom approach to the gods I am seeing more and more lately. People treating their (supposed) interactions with deities no differently than a brainstorming session for a piece of fanfic (as I said once before, failing to “discern between what a god might like, or do, or say, and what They...
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While lots of bronies are freaking out about Equestria Girls, I just want to know if the dolls will be released by my birthday.
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Jay Gatsby was black: an explanation
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stevebuscreaming:
So let me explain this theory for those of you who haven’t heard it before already.
The Great Gatsby is a story of a man that makes his fortune bootlegging and throws countless magnificent parties all in hopes of attracting the attention of his old flame Daisy.
But it’s really a story about insurmountable class barriers. Daisy will never be with Gatsby, no...
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whoreofabaddon:
“Satan was ordered to bow down to Adam. He replied: O Lord! If You forgive me for not prostrating to him, I would worship You the kind of worship that no one else could match.” — Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq
The Sufi portrayal of Satan is a remarkably tragic one, which makes the agony of the fallen angel’s separation from the host of Heaven appear even greater and more...
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The Hekatean Prayer and Ritual Book: Call for... →
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“I believe in love like I believe in God. You can’t see it, you can’t...”
– Cory Matthews, Boy Meets World
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I’m giving a talk this week on pop culture as a source of secular values and moral education, so I’m trying to put it together now. Really excited but also really nervous. It will be the first time I’ve done public speaking on my own in almost a year.
So far on the list of sub-topics:
How fast culture changes these days and how we adapt to our environment (using memes and the...
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tylerthelatteboy:
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largepizza:
Hello friends! I don’t know how to introduce this so I’ll just get straight to the point. A friend of mine’s mother was diagnosed with leukemia and at this point, the only option is surgery. But here’s the problem: it’s way too expensive and they cannot afford it on their own. It would mean a lot to her and her family if you could donate a few...
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penispixie:
white cis-het males have a problem with social justice because it is the only place where their voices do not matter most
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Since my first ritual for Holda a couple of weeks ago, I’ve started thinking of her more and more. I’ve slowly started to notice that all of my shrines for other gods sort of remind me of her, which makes me think that if I’m not careful she’ll take over my whole religious practice.
I have not yet decided if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
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