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mournfulroses

Olivia Tapiero, from her book titled "Nothing At All," originally published in January 2026

#semele #hera

nixscriptum

elminx

Y'all want the real shit, but can't handle that somebody else's spiritual catharsis is going to sound like ranting nonsense if it's not meant for you.

roycohn

will never forget the day of the charlie kirk shooting bc i found out from my direct report who just doubled over laughing at his computer suddenly and i was like what's up and he said "charlie kirk just got shot?" and i went and told my 85 year old work friend and HE was like "i don't care, he had it coming" (this man is a franciscan friar btw) (a literal man of the cloth) (you'd think they'd be the only people who morally have to be opposed to political violence but he was like "as far as my morals are concerned..... i don't want the guy who did it to get the death penalty" 🤷‍♂️) and then i had to go to ketamine therapy where i got high as fuck bc i had a little late summer cold and had taken a sudafed a bit beforehand and saw a vision of tilda swinton basically agreeing that political violence is fine and i afterward went to mcdonald's where they were playing all of sabrina carpenter's man's best friend album with literally none of the swears bleeped. and i felt like alice in wonderland the whole time.

margravelucian

after Nikolai Kalmakov

Dionysus and Elagabalus; gouache and paint marker on scrap paper. I'd like to do a big un of this. Kalmakov's original is a scrap painting as well, so I like the lineage. His depicts Dionysus and a very transy lookin Maenad so obviously, you know,

thegodwhocums

hello Lucian I was wondering if you might be up for sharing the kalmakov image you were inspired by? I have not been able to find it and I'd love to see them side by side 👯‍♂️

perplexingly

Don't be shackled by the idea that going out can only be done with a group of friends, learn to feel comfortable going alone [remembers that encouraging consumerism isn't progressive] into the deep dark woods

portalibis

Bronze handle attachment in the form of a mask (Dionysus), Greek or Roman, 1st century BCE–1st century CE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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pissssston

silly This isn't exactly how I picture Dionysus in my head, but I haven't come up with a finished piece—not just a sketch—to get it right yet

In my mind, he actually looks more like Zagreus than Dionysus. You know, this whole thing with the bull-headed god...

sacredheart-stigmata

Our Lady, Mother of Ferguson and All Those Killed by Gun Violence

Our Lady, Mother of Ferguson and All Those Killed by Gun Violence, often shortened to 'Our Lady of Ferguson', was created in 2015 by Black iconographer Mark Doox, after being commissioned by Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones for the Trinity Church in New York City. The icon was made to honor Michael Brown, a Black teen murdered at the hands of Darren Wilson, a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, in 2014. While Black Lives Matter and similar groups had already established their presence in the United States following the murder of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown's brutal murder brought all eyes across the United States onto the movement and forced the reality of police brutality onto the TV screens and twitter feeds of white usamericans who refused to acknowledge that reality.

Rev. Bozzuti-Jones, a Jamaican priest at Trinity Church, an Episcopal church in Manhattan, commissioned the icon to honor Michael Brown and all other African Americans taken by police violence. Rev. Bozzuti-Jones, who is known for his racial activism and writings in the Episcopal church, chose Mark Doox for his bold, unflinching combination of Blackness and religion. Influenced by Byzantine iconography and Dadaism, Doox describes his art as such:

Blending narrative elements, historical references, and spiritual iconography in his Byz Dada style, Mark aims to create works that challenge viewers to confront sometimes uncomfortable truths about race, Identity, and power in American history. His commitment to addressing these existential themes head-on aims to explore deep cultural and historical issues while inviting reflection, conversation, and healing.

Doox continues to create icons for the Episcopal and African-Orthodox churches, and recently published "The N–Word of God", a graphic novel and art book. You can purchase it here

ranrandraws

grapes

freelance-philosopher

“I created myself, echo and abyss, by thinking. I multiplied myself, by going deeply into myself…”

— Fernando Pessoa

lilypad-heart

If anyone has any resources on where to start with Dutch Paganism, specifically Frisian Paganism, please share them!

I quit my job recently to focus on my mental health and I think a part of that is reconnecting with my roots and delving more into the spirituality of my ancestors.

ulfheoinn-screaming-well

Using this as an excuse to talk about a few of my current favourite sources, fair warning a lot of this will be in dutch

Historical / specifically paganism

heidense heiligdommen - Judith Schuyf

This book is honestly my favourite source she compiles a lot of evidence and if you read anything here, this one is probably the best one, judith also has a blog where she posts related articles sometimes.

Noord holland in het eerste millennium - published by huis van hilde

all of huis van hilde is amazing and these are free and available as pdfs. they have a lot of publications in English as well definitely worth checking out they also have archeological an archive [chapter about animal symbolism is available in English here ]

Heilige bronnen in de lage landen - Linda Wormhoudt

This is one of those books where it is not as historically informed or acedemic as the previous two which has it's perks and it's downsides. Very interesting if you want to get ideas for things to incorporate into your own praxis as there's also talk of a verity of people's praxis in there.

Wodan's mythical birds - Nicolay, Johan; van Eerden, R.A

Acedemic paper about wodan's birds and symbolism in archological finds available here one of these authors also worked on noordholland in het eerste millennium

Sagas and fairy tales

Verhalen bank - here

This site has started to use ai which is ashame bc their work is honestly quite good and you can really specifically search for this to a locality or time period. Hopefully tgey drop it soon but i did want to mention it upfront.

veluwsche sagen

Feel like i have to mention this well refrenced book but anything that has dutch sagas if you connect to any of them that's honestly an amazing jumping off point in my opinion

Bonus books that i have not gotten to read yet but am curious about

Woden a historical companion - Stephen Pollington

North sea water in my veins - Imelda Almqvist

De Atlantische Edda - pieter jansen

This creature doesn't bite!! Come and talk about sources with me i love hearing about people's interpertations! And practices!

fernthewhimsical

Welcome! Glad you're here

I have a masterpost on sources I myself use for Dutch/Frisian paganism HERE A masterpost on the Frisian deity Baduhenna HERE And a masterpost on the Dutch Goddess Nehalennia HERE

And like Wolf, if you want to chat, or have questions, or anything else, feel free to reach out 💚

#dutch stuff

prairiebeetle

I think more pagans need to learn to accept the divine mystery of it all, sometimes.

things will not always make perfect logical sense because the divine is not necessarily confined to earthly logic.

not that it isn't worthwhile to speculate and discuss, but more of us need to get comfortable with the idea that there may not always BE an answer - or at least not one we're equipped to understand!