#déa

[pixiebiz]

Hail Kwan Yin, Sovereign Maiden of Compassion.

The Holy Crone is with Thee and holds Thee in Her Mysteries.

Blessed Kwan Yin, Maiden who Hears the Cries of the World.

Most Blessed Fruit of our Sacred Mother's Womb.

Holy Kwan Yin, Maiden of Healing Herbs and Life Giving Waters.

Pour out Your Mercy upon us that we may tend to our wounds, heal our hearts, and become Whole in the Divine Light of Dea.

Awen

[castledock]

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[chiropteracupola]

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[ladybrythwensinclair]

Blessed Rosa Mundi & Nativity!

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it is Rosa Mundi. Feast day of the Mother and the first fire festival of the year. It is also the beginning of the Mother half of the year. The focus of Rosa Mundi is the soul's reunion with Déa. For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, it is Nativity. Feast day of the Birth of the Daughter. It is also the beginning of the Daughter half of the year. The focus of Nativity is, quite obviously, the joyous arrival of the Daughter. Which ever you're celebrating, I hope you have a wonderful day. ~*~*~*~*~ Addendum: On this auspicious day, my eldest son is graduating from high school. I will not have time to offer up the rite of sacrifice for the community. If another member of the community could do so, that would be wonderful. Have a lovely day!

[rhosyn-o-magdalene]

"It is important to make life a prayer—to remember Déa at all times and often to turn to Her if only for a moment— to pour forth Her love into your life. If the false self has run loose all day in selfishness or temper or laziness, you will find it very hard to tame it at your prayers. It is helpful to make often a little act of faith—to say to yourself a few words, such as: ‘Kyria, I know that you are with me, have ever been and ever will be,’ whenever you feel alone or afraid, or simply when the desire comes upon you, as it more frequently will as you come to know Her."

Sister Angelina, Opera Omnia of the Madrian Orders (part 1)

[gwynsplainer]

So, question! How do you feel about adaptations (like the '28 movie and TGM) which give TMWL a happy ending? Because i'm a big fan of faithful adaptations and not sugar-coating, but at the same time I think this is a change that's for the better. IMO, the deaths at the end of TMWL do nothing to further the themes of the story and don't feel organically plot-driven. It almost feels like Hugo felt obligated to have a tragic ending.

Hmm this is a good ask and I appreciate it but I do have to think about how I want to answer. Personally, I do like the adaptations having given the story a happy ending, not because I need sugarcoating or can’t “handle” a tragic ending, but because the tragedy feels unnecessary or even unearned. I like tragic endings. Tragedies are great when it’s the ending that suits the story. I never liked the idea that Déa just “dies of sad.” It’s a terrible trope that I’ve hated since I watched Revenge of the Sith when I was eight. To portray women, especially a disabled woman like Déa, as so fragile and dependent on men for their literal will to go on living always felt like a betrayal to me, and a cop out. If something legitimately happened, even something like a suicide attempt out of grief that would have been something but that wasn’t it. I also think it’s really refreshing to see two disabled characters in love and happy without them being narratively euthanized! I simply feel like the story could have done a better service to its characters. I like to imagine them catching the boat to another place and living as happily as they can with each other to bring happiness to.

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[tragedyposting]

sometimes a family is a misanthrope, his wolf, the child he adopted and a second adopted child who his first adopted child rescued.