#associates-grace

[phoenyxoftheashes]

associates-grace reblogged your post anonymous asked:SOLOMON WAS A FRI... and added:

Admittedly Solomon isn’t the best example all things considered BUT YEAH this.

Eh, if you’re totally reliant on the bible then there’s very little to suggest his dabbling in magical arts.  It’s mostly apocryphal work, like the Testament of Solomon, and other myths surrounding him that speak of the magical working of King Solomon. 

I personally like the idea of King Solomon being a positive example of performing God given/approved magic

[gnczhanna]

You are rad and you're the chillest of ice cubes and you like my art which is a gr8 act of kindness that i appreciate. Also your love for justice and SU is amazing.

thnk u fren <3

[aliendiety]

associates-grace replied to your post:gdi I’m gonna have to break things off with this...

Aw what happened?

okay so idk if you saw the post where I’m ‘flirting’ and calling myself a lizard person, but it went in a weird direction and I called boobs “organic milk sacks” and he was pretty much like “that’s the least sexy thing I’ve ever heard boobs called” so I said some others (udders, fat globes, etc) and he said I was ruining boobs for him and I said something to the effect of “if you can’t find them sexy when I point out why they exist you’re weak and don’t deserve them”. I kinda meant it, was kinda using tumblr humor. The point is, I got this message from him:

“And that was the first time anybody’s called me weak I don’t like it haha”

Which I have two major problems with:

1) I am not down for passive aggressive male anger. That’s not something I want to be dealing with further down the road.

2) I am not down for guys who are obsessed with patriarchal masculinity and can’t/don’t like it when they’re viewed in a way outside of that. I really can’t deal with a guy who thinks he has to be strong all the time. I was really thinking this wasn’t the case with him. He’s pretty progressive and seems to be a feminist, but maybe he’s not as far in his journey as I had hoped, and frankly if he’s still at this point I don’t want to be his teacher.

[gnczhanna]

Steven Universe ask: OTP, fave location, fave gem, and as a bonus who's your least favorite gem

OTP

Stevonnie, Garnet, Larsadie

Favorite location

That one crystal island with the smiley face fish idk what its called

Fave gem 

Amethyst

Least favorite gem

This is least favorite but not dislike but probably Peridot

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[aliendiety]

associates-grace replied to your post:associates-grace replied to your post...

I dunno if it’s just where I’m at but there are polygender, bigender, and agender members everywhere - yes, the ordinances in the Church are set up a certain way (of divine origin) but you have to make yourself a place if you’re different in any way.

well, idk, I’m in a small ysa ward in Montana, so it’s not as if there’s a lot of genderqueer people around to begin with. I mean there are some, and I’m friends with a couple of them, but idk genderqueer Mormon is kind of a small subset to find in MT

[aliendiety]

associates-grace replied to your post “associates-grace replied to your post:[[MO I swear I go from happy...”

There is a place for you doctrinally - there is a place for everyone. But people aren't the doctrine. You have to decide if you're willing to present as you are and deal with the comments or not.

I suppose I should say that I don’t have a problem with my spirituality or anything like that. I know that there is nothing wrong with my in the sight of Heavenly Father. I’m also not out to anyone but my bishop, so it’s not like people are making me feel left out. It’s just that I’m having a problem with the set up of the establishment of the Church. Everything is set up for either men or women, and I am both and other at the same time, so it just literally feels like there is not space for me there.

[aliendiety]

associates-grace replied to your post:[[MOR] I swear I go from happy to depressed in...

Yeah, I’ve been running into this too, although more with my mental illness than with my gender issues. Nevertheless I hope you can find a safe place in the Church eventually.

I think the problem is that I feel like there isn’t a place for me. The Church is very binary, and I’m just feeling more and more like I’m only welcomed for who I present myself as when I’m there, not who I actually am. I think I need to talk to my bishop about it because honestly I don’t think I can continue doing this. When these lows hit me they hit hard.

[rikkalorelei]

I hope that this isn't an offensive question, but in Christianity are there prayer beads that aren't associated with the Rosary or other liturgical prayers? I'm not a Catholic, so I wouldn't be using the Rosary prayers, but I have high anxiety and fidget a lot when I pray and the consistency and patterns of prayer beads would probably help my nerves a lot... I don't want to offend or appropriate anyone's religion though.

I completely understand the benefits of praying with beads as my mind can wander off track. There are Chaplets for various causes and Saints. I know the Anglicans have sets of prayer beads as well. Actually, many faiths use prayer beads. Prayer beads are not exclusive to Catholicism.

Honestly, the best thing I would suggest is for you to write out the order of the prayers you want to say. Designate a certain bead or spacing for prayers that repeat so that while you are using them you notice the reminder to switch. Then you can make one with cord or beads.

Shameless plug warning: I can also make any sort of custom prayer beads a person could need through my shop.