#divine perspectives

[bsahely]

The Diamond Spiral: Nine Perspectives of the Divine in a Holofractal Kosmos | ChatGPT4o

[Download Full Document (PDF)] This document presents The Diamond Spiral, a framework for spiritual integration and healing that draws on various philosophical and mystical traditions. It proposes a new way of perceiving the Divine through a multidimensional lens that emphasizes coherence, embodiment, and the interconnectedness of all life. Abstract The Diamond Spiral serves as a sacred map for…

[ourslutfactory]

Queen of the night

[nephritebabie]

perspective is gained and our eyes open like never before

[wardensantoineandevka]

it's kind of funny that we're back at the start, as it was known from the very beginning, as the story always was, the old lore: "the Divine Gate was built in response to the destruction and suffering of the Calamity as the Prime Deities realized was far too much and, as such, they needed to also remove themselves from Exandria to protect it from the ruin that the gods dwelling here brings"

[direquail]

One of the many things I find funny and irritating is the slant of a lot of interpretations of Alecto's name (that it's about feminine rage)--on this here wlw internet in the year of our lord 2024, it's easily made to figure as rage against God, or rage against patriarchy, or religious oppression, and therefore an allusion to the idea that she's going to get her vengeance on John for betraying and oppressing her somehow, but like

John is the one who named her Alecto. He's the one who named her that. So, naming her "Alecto" is alluding to the embodiment of John's rage--their rage, since they are joined inseparably (John even explicitly says that when he first perceives her: "You wouldn't stop screaming. You were so scared. You were so goddamn mad").

He says of Alecto to Harrow, "In a very real way, you are [Alecto's] children". At a very surface level, Alecto is (depending on the text or tradition), one of the Furies--famously, in several surviving Greek tragedies, who punish Orestes for the crime of killing his mother. In fact, in Aeschylus' Oresteia, they declare that they are specifically bound to avenge matricide.

So the name "Alecto" alludes to the nature of John's mission and how he sees it.

It also implies that his divine rage, the rage that gives him power, the power that makes him divine, that he either represents or wants to represent, is feminine rage. He was chosen by Earth (which, Furies are sometimes the daughters of Gaia); he is her champion, however he's managed to fuck that up. Once the truth of that comes out, it becomes clear that all of his power comes from her.

And that's why you get statements from Tamsyn Muir like:

“[T]he God of the Locked Tomb IS a man; he IS the Father and the Teacher; it’s an inherently masc role played by someone who has an uneasy relationship himself to playing a Biblical patriarch. John falls back on hierarchies and roles because they’re familiar even when he’s struggling not to. Even he identifies himself as the God who became man and the man who became God. But the divine in the Locked Tomb is essentially feminine on multiple axes – I think Nona will illuminate that a little bit more."

So yes, he plays the role of Emperor and God and Teacher, with all of the things that implies. And I don't think it should be discounted. But he also is (and partly sees himself as) the chosen champion of a goddess, or what is for all intents & purposes for a human like him a goddess. He is her avenger, and while she sleeps, her avatar.

And I don't think we're meant to read him purely as a parasite who's taking advantage of her to gain power for himself, either. Or an oppressive, Kronos-like figure. Especially if you consider Palamedes' theory of the Grand Lysis, even if he was purely motivated by desire for power before (which I really doubt), there are parts of each in the other, now. What was clear and separate before is uncertain and interpenetrated. Is his rage his own, or hers? Is his mission of revenge his, or hers? If he wants power, is that his own selfishness, or her desire to survive?

And does it matter?

[technological-existentialism]

[rnelodyy]

guys please im literally begging yall to understand that "the gods should have interfered when i was a hurt and scared little kid begging them for help" and "the gods shouldnt be forcing themselves onto mortals by way of colonial incursion" are not contradictory statements. ashton's perspective is flawed and biased due to their own experiences sure but its not hypocritical.

[lightnersdream]

to be fair i would also start engaging in strange behavior if some guy tried to steal my powerful artefact that i made with my own hands by divine command

[lotus-pear]

i love causing discourse so i want EVERYONE who sees this to comment which bsd character has the best character design and WHY. i want to see some analysis in the tags or simply why u think ur blorbo is on top in terms of fashion taste

[idkstuffiguess]

I need more fics talking abt Bart Allen being a thousand years away from home, being homesick for a home that doesn’t exist and you will never see exist

[eliseliedl]

3rd run party! (Fane, The Red Prince, Ifan Ben Mezd and Lohse) Divinity Original Sin II 32 / ?

[mrkmciver]

#Tonight Prayer

[foreignfuneral]

I think what likely happened with the god-king in Hellenic beliefs is that his various aspects were compartmentalized. So in Norse beliefs you have Woden who contains within him all the god-king's aspects, whereas in Hellenic ones you have Zeus who is the heavenly father and arranger of the world's order, but the other aspects, which his Norse homologue contains, are worshiped as his sons. His warlike, frenzied aspect relegated to Ares, his transcendental mania to Dionysos, his divine inspiration and prophetic power to Apollon and his wandering trickster-magician aspect to Hermes. That's not to say none of these gods were originally separate from Zeus, but that a lot of their aspects and character were indeed inherited from their father. This compartmentalization might also be part of the reason Deus Patter, the heavens, merged with the god-king in the first place.

Of course what actually happened is probably a lot more complicated than this, but I think it's a good baseline for thinking about it.

[boxwinebaddie]

oh freckle, freckle⠁.. what makes you so s p e c i a l?

[witch--tips]

you NEVER need to wait “until you have the money” to start practicing witchcraft. you do not need ANY money for witchcraft. you can have all the money in the world and practice witchcraft every single day without spending a single cent on it. everything you need you already have, inside of you and around you as well.

[crystal-verse]

(inspired by the poems of @venlafaxinehcl )

held gently

within

my palms

I hear your

heartbeat, beating

once, twice, thrice,

a song

that lulls to sleep

my wand'ring thoughts

precious treasure

encased

in crystal

your own lifeblood

held safely

within my palms

when I wish it

were instead

my ribcage

oh, my love

could ever you forgive

this selfish creature

that you call

your beloved?

divinity

is a selfish

sickness, and

all gods are

monstrous,

as you well know

forgive me

for I cannot help

but want to keep

you,

forever,

eternally near