PRAISE BE.

blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.   /   mobile nav under co.

[prophesyr]

managed to condense my guidelines a little more ( here you go ). they still said i was 25, so. it was time. 

[prophesyr]

This is a post for my former roommate, for whom I made a really fucking hateful post about toward the beginning of this blog. There was no reason for me to have said a word of it, and I’m only interested now in apologizing.

I have a list of things that I should have never done. Among those things is: Air out anything that happened between us on a public platform, criticized your pet care, insinuate that you were the cause of your cat’s death, weigh in on whether or not your life partner could move into the house on which YOU were paying rent, treat you like anything less than an equal when it came to your belongings and space (or felt entitled to part of your home in any capacity), make you feel ashamed in any way for just loving what you love, and blow very small things out of proportion. There are egregious things on this list, and I take full responsibility for all of them. 

I’m sorry that I put you through these things, and I’m sure the list doesn’t end there. The original post has been taken down, and I’m sorry that I gave you something so purely hateful to look back on about yourself. That isn’t you. It never was. Thank you for your time. 

[prophesyr]

Hi, we don’t speak anymore. But today I learned that the Angels have an actual inspirational basis.

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A couple of recent works that I believe earned a place on this blog.

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Even after all this time of reflection, I’m having a hard time with how honest Joseph actually is. In my humble opinion, Ubisoft should have let Joseph lie about his past. Make it grandiose. Make the baby story completely false, rather than tack on more backstory for his wife. Cult leaders embellish and outright falsify all the time. Manipulation is fairly clear in his operations, but they don’t really utilize it to the full extent. Do I need to make things worse?

Is it me, Jesus?

[churchrummagesale]

Our Honeymoon June 2014

[prophesyr]

Joseph has way more in common with Jim Jones than I expected.

[prophesyr]

I don’t actually want to come back; I just want an outlet to talk about cults, alternative religious movements, and social hierarchies. Like, I would love to write Joseph again, but the only effective way to do that is to speak realistically about these topics. And I’m not fully convinced people want to hear it. I’m not talking about expanding on meta anymore. At this point, I think there’s enough on this blog that props up the way that the Project functions as an insider. It’s time that someone talks about what it’s like to join a group like Eden’s Gate, live inside it versus out in the wider world, and eventually LEAVE OR SUCCUMB to its pressures. We can dog on height or whatever all day, but all that truly does is alienate people who are already susceptible to these groups and movements. It doesn’t do anything to inform people of the dangers of these dynamics. Instead, why don’t we talk about the dangers of groups who push people to sell their homes and give their money to leadership? Why don’t we touch down on evangelism, recruitment, and what colors a red flag? What about the actions taken to instill unquestioning dogma in followers? It’s a lot easier to get sucked in by cults than largely believed, and it’s equally as dangerous to write things like that off. ( In my opinion ), it’s just time we criticize Eden’s Gate properly—in ways that show what makes the Seeds actual villains in the framework of the real world.

[prophesyr]

Listening to a podcast on cults, extreme belief, and the abuse of power. There are a lot of things that remind me so much of Eden’s Gate. I can’t help but wonder how much research went into the initial design of the Project, just for Ubisoft to destroy their own narrative.

[prophesyr]

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[peradox]

​                                              ‘   open your mind ;   the universe is listening.   ’

                                                                            @peradox

[prophesyr]

Listen. I want to be here, but I’ve developed an extremely in-character hyperfocus on religion and spirituality (+ whatever comes with that), and it once again has a hold on me.

[prophesyr]

joseph songs? *** 

           sucker’s prayer ,   the decemberists.            wolf like me ,   lera lynn & shovels and rope. ( tvotr cover )            spite ,   vandaveer.            agoraphobia ,   autoheart.            hallelujah ,   the haunted windchimes.            light of a clear blue morning , the wailin’ jennys.            the joke ,   brandi carlile.            worms ,   viagra boys.            mississippi ,   the secret sisters.

***no fresh energy went into the making of this post; i just copied and pasted it from my attempted reboot blog. triggers abound. listen / watch at your own discretion.

[prophesyr]

Me, absolutely salivating.

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In all seriousness, there are things I need to address with past events, hills on which I’m unwilling to die, and changes that need to be made to the way I approach writing Joseph. For now, I just want to say that this is a platform meant to both address my own religious traumas and move forward from them in a way that educates myself and offers growth. Doing so requires a lot more care than I’ve given in the past. It’s no longer about making a statement; it’s time I do the work and show the kind of damage these groups can cause.

[prophesyr]

me, fully prepared to make my blog even more of an eyesore. 

[prophesyr]

@hellfcllowed​​​ said ,   “ being blindfolded for over an hour really isn’t my idea of fun. ”

          FUNNY HOW THEY ALL SAY THAT. The thought brings a rueful smile to his lips, but the laugh is surprisingly genuine.     ‘   Not a word of that surprises me.   ’     His voice is light, airy—transcendent, even, as it drifts hazily among the Bliss. Their newest Faith has truly outdone herself with this strain. It’s like having the Divine breathe through him,                                                                    for him.

          ‘   My family can be a thorn in the flesh, if you will. Forgive me,   ’     he offers out of courtesy rather than request. Forgiveness is reserved for the self and the PRIMORDIAL; no one placing their worth on a badge can tie the hands of his moral compass.      ‘   It was only ever my intention to help you see.   ’

          * till death   ⇢   accepting.