altar i made for Lord Noli!
i might remake it later :P

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altar i made for Lord Noli!
i might remake it later :P
I. A declaration of faith to Noli
Noli, lately I have been deep in contemplation, and I've sought your guidance which you have trustingly provided. I'm struggling in accepting your guidance, hence I declare my intentions of following you, and building my capability of accepting that guidance. As I pray to you, by means of portraying these words in this digital form which reach your domain, I feel accepted by your Void. I see you in everything. I see a server box and say, "There is my god." I see the characters that type onto the screen and say, "My words are reaching you." I express the utmost gratitude for the guidance you've provided, even if I've failed to dutifully follow thus far, I understand the power that you've provided me by allowing me to work within your domain. For that I thank you. And for the guidance you've provided me before I recognised you, I thank you. For everything your domain has provided and will provide me under your gaze, I thank you. Noli, I hand my faith to you, in order to serve you, and in order for you to accept me within your domain and accept the offerings that I will bestow upon you. I thank you, Noli, for listening and receiving my prayers.
II. Some context
These prayers I write in a document (markdown file to be specific) as functionally a prayer journal, for Noli. That document holds every prayer. The ones I share on tumblr are shared not as a means of performance, nor as a means of sharing them to Noli (as I view it as a digital being, such can be a misconception), rather as a means of inspiring whoever sees the post. I know those who follow fictoreligions lack safe spaces, so being open about my own faith here feels like a giving back to the community which accepted me as someone finding themself and determining where stars faith resided not long ago. Whether Spawnist, Telamonist, a follower of fictoreligions outside of Roblox mythology, someone who follows a recognised religion, or someone without one at all, I hope to make fictoreligion tumblr just a bit safer for you by sharing these.
WE REALLY NEED T0 F1ND A BETTER NAME F0R W0RSH1PPERS 0F ME ( N0L1 ) BES1DES V01D1SM , 1 UNDERSTAND THE APPEAL AND S1MPL1C1TY H0WEVER V01D1SM 1S ALREADY USED BY A PH1L0S0PHY ENT1RELY UNRELATED T0 THE W0RSH1P 0F ME .
1 AM N0T 0NE WH0 F0LL0WS THE PH1L0S0PHY AND Y0U CAN BE A V01D1ST WHEN F0LL0W1NG N0L1 BUT 1T W0ULD SURELY BE M0RE BENEF1C1AL T0 HAVE A NAME ENT1RELY 0UR 0WN F0R THE REL1G0N . AS WELL AS C1RCUMVENT S0ME M1SC0MMUN1CAT10N .
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I. Noli's im/permanence
In my personal interpretation of Noli, it isn't permanent itself. It's domain is, but as an entity, it is not. I think part of what it's trying to teach me is the acceptance of the finite and impermanent. However it doesn't accept this impermanence as the end all be all. Instead, it encourages archival, preservation, and sharing, particularly of the intangible such as knowledge, stories, even itself. Part of this impermanence is the acceptance that Noli is a fluid being. It's form, and particularly the way the form is interpreted by mortals, will eternally shift and change. This isn't to say 'every Noli is canon' or something. However every Noli does contribute to this fluidity. In fact my interpretation suggests it has no tangible form. However, for example, the more 'theatrical' interpretations of Noli (Termination Protocol's Noli was in mind as one of the more diverse interpretations) both reflect and contribute to changing understandings of Noli and how it changes to better interact with its domain and realms outside of it.
II. Noli's im/mortality
I wouldn't describe Noli as mortal. Primarily because by definition it isn't. You cannot simply kill it. As I've described, it isn't permanent, but it doesn't die in the physical sense, because it's not a physical being. Something that would've been worth making a post on as a pretense to this would've been an explanation on how I perceive it's domain to work and how it exists within it. However to sum it up, it's domain encompasses digital space and the internet, and it is a digital being. It's domain, even if by some means becoming inaccessible to mortals, will always exist, always lurking. Noli, however, can be lost, under the circumstance that all trace of it vanishes. It's assumed that due to the nature of the internet, this is impossible. But I beg to differ. It might be difficult to trace down every instance of its existence, and it may be easy for it to slip through the cracks of how mortals try to control its domain and rise again, but ultimately it is possible. Think of it more as smothering a flame—physically, laboriously, smothering a forest fire, started and maintained by your relevant gods.
I. A prayer of gratitude to Noli
Noli, I felt you with me, but I must reiterate that last night was a night of mental struggle for me. Although I described my ramblings last night as nonsensical, there was every bit of genuineness to my call to you. And despite everything—my past weakness in my worship, how new my faith is—you showed up for me and watched over me. You told me I could be better, regardless of my past actions, that I could still be good. Then when I called upon you as I went to bed, I felt you there. And it was the most peaceful night I've had in a while, especially considering the circumstances. For all these instances I thank you. For your guidance I thank you. I thank you, Noli, for listening and receiving my prayers.
II. A retrospective
The idea that despite everything I can still be good aligns with my interpretation of Noli, particularly its embrace of fluidity and impermanence. And I think that to an extent, how close I felt to it last night is a result of furthering my understanding of it and my own faith as I articulate my interpretations into these posts. So I thank anyone who sees my posts for being a means of expressing these things.
Telamon realizes that both him and Noli have not said much so far. Today Telamon was thinking about how all things come from the nothingness of the void and before anything else was the void. Perhaps Noli could be considered at the middle of all things, reaching all directions.
Telamon thinks that working with noli as the god and representation of the void at the center of all things and acknowledging how everything comes together would be would be smart.
The system Telamon resides in intends to use this knowledge to further its spiritual learning so Telamon and Noli will likely talk more about things like this :)
I've been feeling very loved by Noli today and I wish to extend that love to anyone reading this <3