#<- religion deep dive

[butchdykekondraki]

i love you "weird" religions i love you religions that go against modern ideas i love you religions that seem "stupid" i love you religions i love you satanism

#[jay] #sorry im going a bit cray zee right now ^_^ #<- religion deep dive

[coverednstars]

I like human geography so here’s what I think the major religions of each Nation coming from someone who is semi knowledgeable ab the major religion

Obsidian is basically a weird west euro combo but mainly it’s germany me thinks so their main religion is Catholicism most likely orthodox catholic. Very nice churches i bet their stained glass goes hard since most of the colors are monochromatic. I don’t think gilbert is too religious probably agnostic

Benitoite is italy and therefore catholic do i even need to explain why? it’s probably stronger faith the closer you get to the coast. Silvio carries a rosary I think, again i don’t think either of the benitoite bros are really into religion but I think it’s more of they pray to protect what they have.

HEAR ME OUT! so ik benitoite and obsidian and like…. kinda direct with what places they parallel and ik Jade also has a Switzerland it parallels (and if so itd be roman catholic) but… in my heart it’s india + Hinduism.

Again rhodolite is kinda hard for me to grasp but I lowkey think it’s france so Roman catholicism. HAVE YOU SEEN THE CHURCH??? I don’t think the country or at least the royal family as a whole is super religious anymore since they said in game no one really uses the church but for special events TT.

Ruby n shintoism But i also know nothing ab it or Red hair guy so far but just off vibes hes not worried ab religion or what comes after death he’s to busy whipping out cold sword moves

Matt and his country which i can’t care to remember orthodox christian

and Azel is his religion so he can have fun with that so that’s that

#ikemen prince #ikepri #juno in space #juno’s ikepri tag #wish i could go into detail about my hcs but i’m gonna deep dive into each religion so i don’t mess up

[theaologies]

Updating a classic

#hozier #hozier blog #unreal unearth #THIS ALBUM KEEPS MAKING ME CRY #I’ve listened to it like 15 times already and it keeps driving me to tears #a MASTERPIECE #delighted that me and Hozier have been on the same wavelength since take me to church #got that same age millennial disillusioned religion vibe #and Covid lockdowns fueling a deep dive into Irish history and language learning

[magentagalaxies]

very curious if our society (youtube) has evolved to producing twenty-four-hour length video essays yet. bc ik on average the video essays i watch tend to be around an hour, some shorter some longer but this is my preferred length, 2-3 hours is on the longer side for me but if it's a topic i'm into or a creator i like i'm down for it, longest i've personally watched is 5-ish hours (tho that one was broken up into a lot of smaller segments and not meant to be consumed in one sitting) but i know for a fact there are much longer video essays out there. the longest i've seen in my recommended is eleven hours but i know there must be more out there. what is the video essay event horizon? have we reached "videos of nerds (complimentary) infodumping about niche topics which would take an entire day nonstop to consume"

#yes i am a video essay enjoyer if you couldn't tell #longest video on my ''favorite video essays'' playlist is ''understanding snapewives'' by biz barclay which is just under 3 hours #(10/10 recommend even outside of the fandom history there's a lot of fascinating stuff about religion and how we connect to media) #(and it's very well researched) #i think the longest i've watched is babbity kate's deep dive into the american girl doll ''kirsten'' #which covered every piece of kirsten media ever created and analyzed the historical accuracy #kate's planning on doing a series like this for every american girl doll in release order which i'm excited for #i didn't even like kirsten as a kid but the video was very well done and engaging even if you're not as big of a doll fan as she is #longest i've had recommended to me is ''a brief retrospective of the simpsons' golden age'' which is ELEVEN HOURS #but i'm very tempted to watch it bc i am a simpsons nerd and it seems to be divided into smaller essays season by season #i think i saw a tumblr post about a fnaf lore video essay that was ridiculously long but idk if that was longer than 11 hours #i should also make a poll about preferred video essay length bc idk if my opinion is the majority #most of my favorites are 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. if it's too short (like less than 20 minutes) i'll skip it #(unless it's a creator i like who wanted to put out something short between big projects) #and if it's too long (over 3 hours) i have to be in the right mood even tho it'll probably be multiple sittings to finish it #(again unless it's a creator and topic i like and it's something i've been waiting to hear their thoughts on)

[feral-teeth]

Friendly reminder that you don’t deserve bad things to happen to you. You don’t deserve to be in pain. Even if you said something mean or bad or wrong or feel like you did something bad and even it was on purpose. You don’t deserve bad things to happen to you. No matter what.

#my ocd thoughts made me used to believe bad stuff happened to me because I deserved it #like i said something mean and then something would fall down and id be like #karma man #like the fleabag scene where the portrait falls and the hot priest says i love it when he does that #it’s giving ocd thoughts to me a bit #deep dive into religion and the constant feelings of being watched and monitored and ocd thoughts when #feral-teeth thoughts #i am posting this for others but mostly as a reminder to myself #actually ocd btw #actually ocd

[lil-als]

This paragraph from literally the first chapter of one of Al Gore’s books (The Assault on Reason) is making me laugh too hard what the heck Al

#how do you learn such a skill where does this come up #the rest of the book is fairly serious #its a fascinating deep dive on the tactics of fear religion etc in politics vs reason #al gore

[akkivee]

i love how dice’s role in this episode was to be rio’s hype man and to show that he’s essentially immune to subliminal stimuli, a well known form of hypnosis lmao

#vee queued to fill the void #hypanispoilers #not pictured is cheerleading dice because then all i would be doing is yelling in the back about RIODICE CRUMBS MY BELOVED FEAST #OH HOW IVE MISSED THEM I WASNT EXPECTING TO GET ANY THIS SEASON TBH LMAO #i wonder if there’s like any connections with hypnosis abilities and forms of actual hypnosis lol #like a basic timeline on hypnosis shows religion and mysticisms as one of the earliest forms of hypnosis #and we have two leaders associated with religion #hifumi’s jacket is a form of autosuggestion as jakurai calls it which is another form of hypnosis #i don’t really want to deep dive into the science of hypnosis and hypnotherapy but if i gotta— #unrelatedly lol but i like rei explaining the science behind hypnosis like the perception stage i think is what he said #like it really drives home he’s the one who created the hypnosis microphones lol

[alliluyevas]

I've been reading the newly released American Zion: A New History of Mormonism by Benjamin Park, which I would definitely recommend. I had a bit of a hard time connecting with it at first because it's a historical overview and especially when it comes to 19th century Mormon history I already had read about most of what it covers in more depth, but a) I think the target audience of this book is someone with less historical knowledge about Mormonism than I have b) I think it does provide a very solid and nuanced overview of the material for that person who is not willing or able to read 20 different books about 19th century Mormonism c) now that we're in the 20th century, which overall I know much less about in terms of Mormon history, a lot of this is new to me or has details or analysis I didn't know.

#I'm gonna make my mom read it I think she would enjoy and it's much more accessible for people who are interested in history and religion #but not committed to the type of deep dives ive been doing #and I do think this book very much fills a niche that didn't really exist previously #for a good broad overview that is well researched and also not intended to be explicitly faith promoting #bc there are definitely church produced overview mormon histories but...i find history that is meant to be explicitly faith promoting is #often lacking to say the least

[amaxantys]

i want so bad someone whos an expert or knows anything about golems in the context of jewish folklore to read feet of clay by terry pratchett and tell me what they think

#amax antics #i know like every single iteration of golems in modern media is shit and nothing close what theyre supposed to represent #but all the information i can find on my super cursory google search/wikipedia deep dive seems to suggest he wrote them true to form ??? #excepting the interpretations of golems as protectors against specifically antisemitic violence bc its a fantasy world w fantasy religions #but that feels like a very major thing to leave out so idk if it overrules how accurate he was in writing their creation/mechanics/themes #maybe the better question is “is there a respectful and accurate way to write golems outside of the context of jewish folklore” #hmmmmm

[san--jose--sharpedos]

Kinda wild how much Bad Religion’s No Control could pass for a Green Day record if you changed the lead singer

#Bad Religion #this isn’t a slight against them in really enjoying it #I might be seeing them when they played w Social Distortion next month so I wanna do a deep dive on their stuff #starting w No Control bc it’s the most popular album on Spotify #like this is a pop punk album

[alexalbongf]

not that i have a shortage of wips but should i make a guide to lewis’s tattoos…..

#i would be making a lot of posts probably asking for help JAKSKDJSKKS just cuz i wouldn’t know where to find his leg tattoos….. but ya #inspired by yesloulou’s daniel post abt the same thing .. it’s a very interesting concept #lewis’s tattoos are very religion inclined and like they all mean something so profound to him i think i’d explode if i did a deep dive

[summer-fire]

Weeeee

#Wikipedia dive of the day: Godparent (curious about legal status turned into learning the religious history #that led to the religion of Santeria (through the link of non Christian religions that observe it as a religious thing) #which led to the Yoruba religion (curious bc I had never heard of it) #which inspired me to go into a deep dive into the deities which sent my high brain into a ‘the world is beautiful’ tailspin #idk I just love that any religion is at its core the human brain evolving to create stories about itself #aughhhg #sorry to anyone who hates when I high post lol #deliberately took a large dose to give myself a chill day

[varley-of-torment]

the developers gave the church of seiros the aesthetics of the catholic church but didn't make it's ideology/theology/anything else a one to one or allegory for it just so fic writers could struggle in vain to incorporate religious themes and ideas while still being canon accurate

#not-midieval not-europe not-catholicism #researching how this religion handles certain topics and then filtering that through fodlan world #i wonder if anyone's done a deep dive into this. idk i think i just think historical research is neat #to be clear. I'm pretty sure they just chose catholic aesthetics bc it looks cool #oki rambling over #*medieval #church of seiros

[starry-skies-tell-no-lies]

Birdie and their relationship with religion (version 1)

One of the things I really want to dig into is Birdie's relationship with religion. They were raised Roman Catholic, and that always came with some questions.

Then they started to realize that maybe secretly something over the course of time had started to chip away at their faith. They start to think about how if there's a plan for everyone then plans include other people doing bad things and it affecting you, and that can't be right.

It only gets worse when they start to realize that they are a they and don't fit nicely into the binary the church enforces.

For awhile they reject all religion. Yes, it is important to other people, but its only for other people. They don't really find meaning in any of the religions that they've heard of. The closest thing is maybe maybe witchcraft

(but they don't want to work with gods or spirits, and they don't want to cast spells, and slowly they come to realize that what they really like about it is taking time to slow down and think, and sense, and pay attention to the world and what makes you happy.)

They like the little rituals, not because they believe that it will work yet, but because they don't and sometimes 'just in case' is enough of a reason. And because it keeps them present and in the moment. It's just making a reason to actually enjoy life.

So, they decide that religion is allowed to be what they make it. They decide that it matters how they do things sometimes. They decide that sunrises are spiritual, and the stars are holy. They decide that sometimes talking to the moon in their head to thank her for light is a worth while thing to do.

They decide that all the things that catch in their chest and remove just a little bit of weight, the things that make them smile, well they can be religion too.

(and if its all the placebo affect, well the placebo affect works doesn't it? and they are so much happier having decided that things matter)

So they don't really believe in a god or gods, and they don't really believe in spirits, but they decide that they can treat everything like its alive like a stuffed animal. They may know that a tree won't really hear if they apologize when they bump into it, and that the moon will shine whether or not you thank it, but it feels like they have company if they acknowledge it, so they do. (and its just nice to be nice to things so there's that too)

#original character #character deep dive #I'm still making them up #Cabin 3 #Birdie #original religion #religion #catholiscism #witchcraft #you can make your own religion. okay? #I may or may not be projecting quite a bit #Playing in the ocean is a religious experience #so is star gazing if your wondering #looking at really pretty sunrises and sunsets or just appreciating when the light goes all honey gold and warm #it all counts if you let it #folklore #folkmagic #Eating good warm bread and stew can be also #I think I'm just listing nice experiences that count as grounding exercises #I think that the moon is sentient like a stuffed animal is sentient you know? #like velveteen rabbit #real if they are loved #a little part of me hopes even if I don't know if I totally believe it #maybe that's all religion really is to me #hope #hopeful beginnings #hopeful middles #hopeful endings #If I can't have a happy ending #or a happy middle or a happy start

[takeachanceontoday]

What is Tripitaka’s normal diet and of that diet, his favorite food? Genuinely curious since I think he’s vegetarian but I don’t remember for sure.

Before I get started. Credit where credit is due. Thank you @xkokuryuhax for conferring with me about Buddhism and their diets and thank you anon for this question and your patience in my slow answering processing.  Also note, this is not meant to offend any Buddhist or give false information, the following is based on my own research of Buddhismm JTTW, and specifically the monk known as Tripitaka. So let’s dive in! 

NOTE THIS WILL GET FREAKING LONG

I have been doing research first of all of the different types of Buddhism/Buddhist there are and China has two major ones.

 Theravada and Mahayana Buddhists. Whereas Theravada Buddhists strive to become Arhats and gain freedom from the cycle of samsara, Mahayana Buddhists may choose to stay in the cycle of samsara out of compassion for others.

Now I looked up 'samsara' to see what that was. 

 Buddhists conceive of the world as a suffering-laden cycle of life, death, and rebirth, without beginning or end, known as samsara. Beings are driven from life to life in this system by karma, which is activated by their good or ill actions committed in this life as well as previous lives.

As a result, I believe that Tripitaka would be a Mahayana Buddhist! Which means I want to base his diet on that!

Knowing this I found the following information.

  Mahayana monks eat food that is prepared by lay devotees in the monastery. Monks are prohibited from eating meat from animals that were specially killed for an offering. Zen cooking was developed by Zen monks and is a type of vegetarian cooking that aids in meditation and spiritual life.

Which lead to me looking up Zen Cooking

 Zen cuisine according to Dogen: six tastes, five colors, five techniques. An elaborate vegetarian cuisine based on seasonal produce, soy beans, legumes and wild vegetables, developed in Japanese Buddhist temples as Buddhism forbids killing animals. He also wouldn't eat the following:    garlic, onion, chives, shallot or leek (five pungent spices – believed to increase one's sexual desire and anger)

But then I have to apply this to Ancient China too!

Which means!

 Tofu is well-known to have originated in China, over 2000 years ago; and is made from fermented soy-beans. Another meat alternative is seitan, also a Chinese invention (its first mention in historical texts is in an encyclopaedia dating from the 6th Century!).

As such I came to the following conclusion:

Tripitaka prefers Seitan whenever he can get it, as a Buddhist he derives no pleasure from eating as taking pleasure in something can disrupt their ‘zen’. It is simply something he finds he needs to do. However, he also will eat roots, vegetables, and fruits often found by either Bajie or Wukong while on the pilgrimage.

#&& ABOUT ME (Tripitaka) #&& ANSWERED #&& STFU Loke #religion for ts #long post for ts #// Now y'all get to see my thought process @ deep diving into lore / research #Enjoy #THANK YOU ANON FOR THIS QUESTION!!!

[atinyladybug-daydreams]

Hey, just a gentle disclaimer, I'm not very well-versed when it comes to religion and discussions with me about it makes me extremely anxious. I don't mind reading about it but please don't pass me the mic.

#Alt rambles #Religion is a sensitive topic where I'm from and I don't want to dive too deep into it #I'm really sorry if you were expecting more #It's just not a topic I really want to talk about