#og.txt

[kityenok]

something beautiful is happening somewhere in the world. youre right you ARE doing everyone a service. stay safe love u girlie

[redwingedpenguin]

MY MAYOR SOME GUY MY BAGELS EVERYTHING CAROLINA NOT A DICK CANES IN SIX!!!!!!!!!!!

[the-witchy-sideblog]

TMA Entity Playlists

EDIT: Tumblr has consistently messed up the links, so links are also written out in case they need to be copy-pasted

Collective/Master playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SxIIcREM1CXiT1ERBAurP?si=8_wX0n86RFSAIOLY7I9ajQ

The Eye: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5D5WBygnCEIGjARKniEkng?si=ZfqMynpASPit6P9V9sBImQ

The Vast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3cQYZZzz9SOufNAvanNPyc?si=wxzI41lqSEecwgfHsOkc7A

The Spiral: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fA2VvHyFwVHflDeHxqsAr?si=GJbzR3hgSFOEQPgIBda9WQ

The Hunt: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1vyw2wMrfMMtYAzfxynFwk?si=UCL1zSCbQ-2QsgHUIzebkw

The Buried: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/09bCV0RoHO92QXZEvWifVB?si=70YYdiHMQSGfwaZWhr1Hww

The Lonely: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uAgva2LpQtG1K9av22RNc?si=_tIC6lBrSeqwmuKLENk-IA

The Dark: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2WgvPEEx6JiC9zeHmAaFHx?si=-qh2_OzRSIWl5WtnpxagMg

The Stranger: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SxNkfHKZ7XOovPwTRY1UE?si=7VF-wEugQkq4L2NUvkK6ew

The Slaughter: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FFmyNnkJ3S5hUuNFPKaLW?si=Vmp2BLjvTMKie8lh3xJMgQ

The Corruption: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jPTpEN80t3dp9yuT69GwB?si=AQMxSP6VSzG9OWwH7k5oUQ

The Web: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7owwzpXXWyz7oAdO7nnlxu?si=99WuTzwTTVa7bx_kHZdlBw

The Flesh: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WwizO5RQfrDHDXvqMr0ye?si=-2N_uKRHTu-BmYS-dM0hAA

The Desolation: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1MD22WOy9UxDJ4DcWqwsbr?si=6DIF4AsJRvW929QqyAYy0g

The End: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/794JMdr0PTb31TIbnmD5px?si=qprxA76tTMCXR4_Y-2V7jA

[janegirl-onias]

Something I see semi regularly and really don't like is when someone is criticizing a religious group that does genuinely bad stuff, but includes in their criticism a mostly harmless practice that is either 1) done in marginalized religions or 2) done by marginalized members of the broader religion the criticized group belongs to, as well as that group

One I see a lot is mocking Pentecostals for being adorcists (a concept found in MANY religions, but especially in religions that Pentecostals are in regional conflict with- it is, for example, somewhat common in most of Africa to believe in positive saint/angel/spirit possession as a nurtured relationship). It's been a hot joke for a few months and usually involves the term "religious psychosis" being thrown around, so it also invokes ableism and indirectly, racist narratives about the minds of people who practice adorcism that are rooted in Enlightenment era anti Blackness.

But I also see it not infrequently from Jews criticizing Chabadniks by making fun of their tzaddik veneration (one of the relatively harmless things they do imo, though it gets weird where that overlaps with messianism). Tzaddik veneration not only also happens among a lot of Hasidim, it is a major part of Jewish culture in Africa and West Asia. It has only declined due to explusions and various other forms of violence done to Jews from this region (including violence by other Jews who believe "Oriental" Judaism is inferior to European Judaism). Some communities still maintain this practice (mainly Moroccan Jews), it is very precious to Jews who do so. It was also historically a site of positive interfaith relationships, as until maybe 100 years ago the vast majority of Sunni Muslims believed in Sufi saints and there was a high degree of overlap between Jewish and Muslim traditions in this regard, with some Jews venerating Muslim saints and some Muslims venerating Jewish saints. (Its also probably not a coincidence but I've noticed some modern Hasidic beliefs actually have several similarities to Sufi traditions, but I don't know exactly what happened there).

Frankly I find these kinds of criticism are not only petty, they are primarily founded on two attitudes: "that's unfamiliar so I think it's bad" and "I think this is irrational and we modern, enlightened people must move past it". Both of which are very illogical and disrespectful attitudes to have! In the case of tzaddiks specifically I also mainly see anglosphere Jews comparing it to Catholicism, which isn't unwarranted, but to me betrays a lack of curiosity and research into both Islam and the particulars of how tzaddik veneration came to be. Further this comparison sometimes comes with a sense of superiority- "they're basically pagans haha". Which again, I feel betrays incuriousity not only about what the hell "pagan" or "monotheist" even are (hint: some Hindus consider themselves monotheists, and some "Hindu" schools were recognized as monotheistic and occasionally syncretized with Islam!) but about accepted, modern Jewish mysticism itself, which could easily be slandered as pagan if we apply the same superficial attitude.

I'm not asking anyone to be a mystic or not have opinions on what is or isn't heterodox, but I do wish people would be more respectful and delve deeper into these topics and how these customs impact large swathes of people, especially before explicitly or implicitly comparing them to the financial extortion, racism, or abuse that occurs in Pentecostal or Chabad communities (and more!) when they are simply not the same.

[sycamoresbeforetheflood]

we've all heard of "died and came back wrong" but what about "died and the resurrection ritual also gave me bottom surgery"

[sris-sys]

HELLO THERE okay. Why not. Time to ask.

IF WE WERE TO TRY AND GET INTO QSMP, where would y'all reccomend we start?? No clue where to look, who to watch, when to start from, if you absolutely have to see everything, etc etc so. Thoughts appreciated. Gonna maintag this for reach on this question in particular, sorry if you werre looking for fanart or something 👍 dont have that but would love to get into the thing youre brainrotting over so yeag

[leuvieve]

we really have SIX members’ birthdays in february what

[katieparr]

Anne: I'm small but knowing.

Catherine: You don’t be knowing what the top shelf looks like.