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dramoor · 5 months
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“Silence is precious; by keeping silence and knowing how to listen to God, the soul grows in wisdom and God teaches it what it cannot learn from men.”
~ Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew, O.C.D. (1550-1626)
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federer7 · 1 year
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Dancing in a Monastic Brothel, c. 1932
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blackcrowing · 3 months
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Book Review of 'Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters'
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I wasn't entirely sure what I was expecting when I picked up this book but... generally I was expecting... more.
I don't feel like I learned much from reading this book, aside from prehaps that (unsurprisingly) those being called to deeper devotional practices in the Pagan/Polytheistic world are mostly being offered options based firmly in Western traditions. While I was sure that inspiration for such a movement would draw from monastic Christian traditions I had hoped to see it also drawing from antiquities temple traditions and, more modern, Eastern traditions where temples for worship are often maintained by monks/nuns and in this way monistaries and temples are one in the same.
Aside from getting a feel for the current climate and areas of inspiration that seem to be present inside this community... I don't feel like I learned... much of anything... most of the essays felt... a bit like advertisements to me... and most didn't feel particularly helpful to one interested in the path or particularly insightful in anyway.
To be honest this felt like a book that was created mearly to mark the phenomenon and offer a screenshot of it for the purposes of third-party study as opposed to a tool for someone genuinely seeking information about what this kind of calling might look like in their own lives.
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annaslapek · 1 year
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Opactwo Cystersów, Kraków.
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thesynaxarium · 1 year
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Today we celebrate the Venerable Benedict of Nursia, the founder of Western Monasticism. At the age of fourteen, Benedict was unsettled by the life of sin of the society around him that he decided to devote himself to the monastic life. He eventually began his own monastery where he developed his own monastic rule which has been passed down from generation to generation and is still practiced today by the Western Benedictine monasteries. This rule he believed to be a way of attaining perfection, or Theosis in this earthly life. Having lived a life of purity and prayer, the Lord granted him the gifts of wonderworking and prophesy before his peaceful repose. May he intercede for us always + #saint #benedict #stbenedict #benedictus #nursia #italy #rome #monk #monastic #monasticrule #rule #west #western #westernmonastery #monastery #prayer #faith #love #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Monte Cassino) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpvo5lUDebr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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slangtasy · 2 years
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filius-mariae · 1 month
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If you liked ✨Into Great Silence✨, get ready for…
The House at The End of The World: The Carthusian Cloistered Monastery
It’s in Korea, filmed in the exact same way, and every bit as calming and peaceful and spiritually life-giving to watch!! ❤️
Thank me later xo
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lil-tachyon · 2 years
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The age of the Ancients is thought to have been lacking in magic (whether from lack of knowledge or ability is unknown) with the singular exception of Psionics. It is believed that in those days, Psions were numerous, their schools prestigious, and their methods highly-developed. The Ancient Psionic masters were said even to interface noetically with complex artifices, creating a seamless and powerful marrying of man with machine.
Following the various collapses and declines that have led to the present day, Psionics retreated from its central position and is now considered one of the more esoteric branches of magic. Its practitioners are strict ascetics and must train under masters for countless seasons before even beginning to comprehend the complex mind/body synthesis central to the art. Those willing to pay the heavy price of a life given over to such intense study, however, are rewarded with abilities regarded as among the most powerful achieved by any present-day thaumaturge.
Psions are known to travel the realm in search of relics of the ancients- artifacts whose latent power can only be released and channeled by the skilled application of their art. Contemporary Master Psions can be easily identified by their myriad mechanical prosthetics- artificial extensions of the senses and abilities accumulated over a lifetime of study and dedication.
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dramoor · 11 months
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" . . .God wishes to make you holy.  Be humble of heart and continue your  prayer in God, the prayer God gives you . . . Die that mystical death  to all that is not God . . . You ought not to be living in yourself, but  in God.  Jesus lives in you and you in Jesus.”
~St. Paul of the Cross
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tidalgrace · 2 years
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monastery (2022) #tidalgrace #berlinartist #montrealartist #malagaartist #artberlin #contemporaryart #socialcommentary #art #visualart #modernart #digitalart #christianity #monastic #brutalism (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfUGLfyrYUO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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dndcharactersinfo · 7 months
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Monastic Traditions by Laser Llama
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lettersoftherainbow · 8 months
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Geghard Monastery, Unesco World Heritage Site in central Armenia
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annaslapek · 1 year
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Opactwo Cystersów w Mogile, Kraków, Polska.
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thesynaxarium · 1 year
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Today we also celebrate the Righteous Melangell the Abbess of Wales. Saint Melangell was born of royal Welsh lineage and was thus expected to marry. Yearning for the life of prayer and solitude, Melangell renounced her royal status and fled for Ireland in around 590AD and settled in an isolated area where she would sleep on bare rock with a cave as her cell. She remained hidden her for almost fifteen years. One day, as the Welsh Prince Brochfael Ysgithrog was hunting in the area, his hounds found a hare which they pursued with the intent of killing it. The hare ran through a bush and the Prince followed it. He then unexpectedly found the Hermitess Melangell in such deep prayer that she remained undistracted by the commotion happening around her. The breathless hare had found refuge in the folds of Melangell’s garment. When the Prince’s ordered his hounds to snatch the hare, the hounds dared not approach the Saint. Now aware of what was happening, Melangell calmly, but boldly, drove the dogs back. The Prince had never seen such a thing before and was in utter amazement. He cautiously approached the hermitess and asked to hear her life story. Deeply moved by the Saint, the Prince marvelled at Melangell’s beauty, purity, and love for God. Nevertheless, he suggested that she leave her solitude and marry him. She gently but adamantly refused, and the Prince was so impressed with her sanctity and determination that he donated a parcel of land on which she would found her monastery. This monastery became a refuge not only for animals, but for all people who came to Melangell to be comforted by her words. Saint Melangell lived for almost forty years in her monastery guiding and counselling all who came to her. During her life, no animal was ever killed on her land, and for centuries after, those who live in the area do not dare to hurt any hares as they are regarded to be protected by the Saint. Saint Melangell is considered the Patron Saint of hares and other small animals and performs miralces for those who come to her with faith. May she intercede for us always + #saint #melangell #ireland #wales #hermitess #monastic #anchoress #God #love #prayer #orthodox (at Newcastle, Powys, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDexdth4en/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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