#alternative religions

[i-am-theseeker]

The Carnux Sounds: You are the Magician

I once believed in a divide between the sacred and the mundane, but as I’ve journeyed through life, I’ve come to understand that everything holds a sacred essence. The notion of the mundane is simply a perspective. Within this reality, every aspect is imbued with significance and holds a sacred quality. If we can have […]The Carnux Sounds: You are the Magician

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[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #fashion #corset #religion #alternative #goth #gothic #90s #2000s

[texaschainsawmascara]

#I played around w the effects on ig for a 30 day music challenge n this was perfect lol #ethel cain #preacher’s daughter #preacher's daughter #music #alt #alternative #southern gothic #religion #christianity #catholicism #catholic #christian #catholic imagery #christian imagery #gif #hayden horner #hayden anhedonia #hayden anhedönia

[cavalier-consciousness]

+ ermitage saint-antoine de galamus, france

#france #art #church #rocks #geology #religion #religious art #religious #god is real #alternative #pale #fashion #architectural #cave #caves #style #artwork #as the world caves in #god is with you

[lucaspines]

To thee

#aesthetic #gothic #gothic americana #alternative #vintage #washington #southern gothic #south #ethel cain #americana #gay #landscape #grunge #polaroid #photography #emo #religion #trauma

[variousqueerthings]

there’s so many ways that queerness exists in texts, unintentionally and intentionally, coded and uncoded and partially coded and baited and confused and limited and expansive, and then there’s whatever is happening with Hawkeye Pierce, M.D. of the 4077th MASH unit

#hawkeye pierce #MASH #there is of course also the constant mist of gender/sexuality queering that hangs over the narrative because of its structure #its structure as comedy (often subject to whimsical departures from acceptable gender/sexualities) #its structure as anti-establishment and anti-conformity #its celebration of non-conformist personalities and lives and its redefinitions over and over of madness and mutual aid #its structure - of course - as found family #its structure as an island in a sea of militant and fascistic surrealism and answering the questions of: #well what does the alternative to that violence look like? #so the idea of intentionality/unintentionality sort of doesn't matter #because it's creating a manifesto/ethos of sorts that speaks the same language as queerness #and it's down to the DNAs of its structures #(not even mentioning the structures of echoing the realities of those making it -- ethnicities - romantic lives - cultures and religions - #friendships and political beliefs - family structures created on the set of the show itself) #but yes hawkeye pierce is depicted as fascinatingly overtly queer and comedy is (like horror... which....) an acceptable space #for him to be this #(which -- when the horror and tragedy takes more of a front seat his funny-man queerness is somewhat diminished #but a. still very much present b. given an air of drama that legitimises it further c. underpinned by seasons and seasons of existence #d. embedded in that self-same DNA of the structures -- he IS the main POV character #which means he's carrying so much of that idea of non-conformity/civilish disobedience as good and right/whimsy/gender-and-sexuality/etc #so you see... there's whatever is happening with hawkeye pierce M.D.

[never-let]

Crowley and Aziraphaella based on my 18th century fic!

You can read it on Ao3

You can read 1chap, 2chap on tumblr

#my art #my fic #alternative universe #alternative universe humans #aziracrow #aziraphaella #aziraphale #christianity #crowley #crowley x aziraphale #fairy tales #fem!aziraphale #good omens #good omens au #lithuanian mythology #lithuanian history #lithuanian folklore #long hair crowley #paganism #religion #ineffable spouses #ineffable husbands

[communistkenobi]

I’m curious if other communists have like a religious relationship to their political beliefs for lack of a better word? That’s not a good word to use but I don’t know how else to describe it. I’m solidly atheist but all of the feelings and emotions religious people talk about, revelation and spiritual connection to community and so on are all things I experience pretty regularly and I interpret those feelings as fundamentally communist. the way I take in and absorb information in particular feels revelatory in a religious sense. I’m pretty sure this is fairly common with MLs but I’m curious about it in general

#disabling rbs because I don’t want this to leave my blog #I’m using religious in a deliberately loaded way because I lack the language for alternatives #I joke frequently with my friend that communism is the religion of science but like I do unironically believe that lol #also not claiming marxism is ‘just another religion’ I do not think that’s true or useful to think of it in those terms #but if you take political theology seriously the belief in a socialist state is like the modern version of a desire for religious authority #anyway sorry extremely complicated things that I’m not remotely expanding on enough #I’ve just been thinking about it a lot recently #it’s like a totalising force in my life and shapes the way I interpret and understand the world and my relationship to it #I remember reading marx for the first time and in a very real sense I ‘converted’ to being a communist #I need to read more Benjamin because he goes into like jewish mythology and stuff in his work #but like him talking about the divine violence of the state made it click for me and is partly responsible for me making this post

[bunbunscider]

no fuckin' refunds >:]

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[neverlet]

Chapter one of The Queen Of The Dunes

Summary of the fic:

Crowley and Aziraphaella live in a small fishermen village which is surrounded by dunes from one side and from the other by the sea. Everyone knows Crowley who is famous because of his harmless but annoying jokes and everyone knows Aziraphaella - her kindness and her love for telling children her stories.

Every villager is used to see Crowley as lazy and irresponsible fellow, while Aziraphaella tries to open his hidden side.

As they are trying to get to know each other closer, they notice horrible things happening to their village.

Chapter one summary:

Aziraphaella finally meets Crowley in person. Although their first meeting doesn't go quite well, she decides to invite Crowley for a walk, hoping that the this meeting will be more successful.

Word count: 2k

Next chapters will be longer, this one is like an introduction.

You can read it on AO3

This work is based on Lithuanian folklore, mythology and everything is happening in this country, but you don't have to know anything about Lithuania itself in 18th century, as everything is explained.

#my fic #good omens #fem aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #aziraphaella #mythology and folklore #lithuania #lithuanian history #lithuanian mythology #lithuanian folklore #paganism #christianity #religion #fairy tales #alternative universe #alternative universe humans #aziracrow #aziraphale #fem!aziraphale #Good omens au #Gomens #long hair crowley #crowley x aziraphale

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

the idea that people should respect spirituality simply because spirituality is not religion reeks of run-of-the-mill spiritual/religious entitlement to me. like, if y'all want to be seen as different from the major faiths, maybe try being different from the major faiths, and keep that entitlement in check?

#it makes me think that a lot of you are judt religious people looking for an alternative #anti-religion #anti-spirituality

[i-am-theseeker]

The Natural history of Religion

The most prolific Philosopher on the subject of the natural history of Religion, is without a doubt David Hume. In his book The Natural History of Religion Hume speaks of the idea of polytheistic religions which were developed through the feelings of fear and hope. Looking at the theory in more detail, David Hume articulates […]The Natural history of Religion

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[witchrealms]

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#u #web finds #jewelry #rosary #necklace #crosses #religion #fashion #accessories #goth #gothic #alternative #romantic goth #90s #00s #flickr

[astralbondpro]

R.E.M. // Losing My Religion

#R.E.M. #REM #Losing My Religion #Bill Berry #Peter Buck #Mike Mills #Michael Stipe #Alternative Rock #Alt Rock #Rock #Rock Music #Music #Music Gifs #Gifs #REM Gifs #AVMusic #AVMusicGifs #AVGifs #AVREM #AVREMGifs

[nateconnolly]

The gods are not aware of us. That’s what I like most about Aristotle’s cosmology. The gods are perfect, and therefore they only think about perfect things (themselves). We are imperfect, therefore we are not worth thinking about. They don’t know that they caused us. 

You’re probably more familiar with the Olympians—figures like Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon, the sort of Greek gods that appear in Percy Jackson or Disney’s Hercules. Those gods are deeply invested in human affairs. Homer portrays the gods sponsoring armies, and making alliances with humans. Aeschylus has Athena begin democracy. They have children with us, they accept offerings from us, they even lash out at us in judgment. But Ancient Greece was a huge civilization that lasted an incredibly long time. Sometimes they disagreed with each other.

For Aristotle, praying to the gods can’t ensure a good harvest or military success. It can’t even get their attention. We are able to relate to the gods, but it is a completely one-sided relationship. If your motivation for practicing religion is purely transactional, then there is no reason to care about these solipsistic prime movers. But for Aristotle, the gods can help us achieve virtue. 

We can imitate them. We will never win their favor, we will never have their love, but we can follow their example. Although we will never be perfect, we can observe perfection and try to learn from it. We can be a little better than we are today. Perhaps that is enough. 

#Im NOT saying this is better than religions with a personal or devotional or transactional god #but it’s a fascinating position #if your religion is important to you then one way to nurture your religiosity #is to compare and contrast with the alternative religions and spirituality #so if you have a devotional religious practice #then this is good to know about #this is NOT a knock on Percy Jackson #shoutout to rick riordan fr #gotta be one of my favorite young adult authors #I’m just saying he didn’t have time to cover every single theological position ever held by an Ancient Greek #nate's writing #philosophy #greek philosophy #classical theism #god #aristotle #original post

[texaschainsawmascara]

A House In Nebraska (Live) - Ethel Cain

#ethel cain #a house in nebraska #music #alt #alternative #preacher’s daughter #gif #religion #catholic #catholicism #christian #christianity #southern baptist #church #preacher's daughter #preacher’s mother #preacher's mother #preacher’s wife #preacher's wife