i can’t believe i missed whoopee cushion day??? i gotta pay more attention to these things
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So does anyone else in the world have any upg about hethert and the lgbt community? Or is that just me? I just feel like she has a special interest in the community for some reason?
i haven’t really interacted with Her much, but i can sorta see that? like, the few times i have, She was really supportive (esp when i was freaking out about gay things and couldn’t ask anyone i knew for advice)
Purify Me From Isfet
Bless
me Noble Ma’at and purify me from Isfet.Bless
me Noble Ma’at and grant me Strength and Might to fight Isfet.Hear
me Great Ma’at and purify me from Isfet and its agents, like the waters of Nun
cleansing the divine body of the Netjeru.Hear
me Great Ma’at and purify me from Isfet and its agents, like the first sunrise
burning away the primordial darkness.Hear
me O Netjer(u) and grant me Ma’at in my Heart and Mind.Hear
me O Netjer(u) and grant me Ma’at in my Words and Actions.Hear
me O Netjer(u) and grant me Ma’at in my Voice and LimbsIn
my negligence I have committed falsehoods.In
my negligence I have committed wrongdoings.In
my negligence I have committed acts of Isfet.Take
pity on me Noble Ma’at, and purify me from Isfet and its agents.Take
pity on me Great Netjer(u), and purify me from Isfet and its agents.Let
Ma’at come before me and grant me Her Strength and Might to fight Isfet.Let
Ma’at fill my limbs so I may help another.Let
Ma’at fill my voice so I may help another.Let
Ma’at fill my words so I may help another.Ma’at
lives in my Heart and Mind eternally, purifying Isfet.Ma’at
lives in my Words and Actions eternally, purifying Isfet.Ma’at
lives in my Voice and Limbs eternally, purifying Isfet.I
beseech thee Noble Ma’at, purify me from Isfet and its agents.
RADICAL LOVE a millennial gospel mix for punk-rock prophets and their rough-around the edges devotees. For raging against the powers that be, raising up your brothers and sisters, and just barely getting by on guts, faith, and the courage to be kind. For a radical, irresistible love burning inside you, begging to be enacted in the world. listen.
i. Burn This House Down//Tedashii: For James and John, sons of Zebedee, sons of thunder, respective social media publicity agent and angel-hounded scribe of The Cause.
ii. Counting Stars//One Republic: For Mary Magdalene, anointed by Allah and committed to reconciliation between classes, genders, and creeds.
iii. Land of Confusion//Disturbed: For Andrew and Phillip, the rabble-rousing boots on the ground responsible for too many rallies and protests to count.
iv. Baptism//Crystal Castles: For John the Georgia baptist, God-touched and wild-eyed, always ready to lay on hands and defend his prophet baby cousin.
v. Church Clap// KB feat. Lecrae: For Peter, the passionate, fast-talking, fallible cornerstone of the neo-gospel movement.
vi. Dignity//New Polotics: For Jude, hyped up on social injustice, armed with compassion, and out to salvage the environment’s dim future .
vii. Jesus Walks//Kanye West: For Bartholemew, the penniless transient at the heart of the movement, reminding everyone what sacrifice, humility, and Christian love looks like.
viii. Famous Last Words//My Chemical Romance: For Judas Iscariot, armed resistance advocate, left hand of Christ, and anarchist extraordinaire.
ix. Bring Us Home//Michael Tait, Bianca Callahan, and Lecrae: For Simon, halfway through Rabbinical school, flush with passion for preserving Jewish history, and inexplicably in love with the words of Mary’s wayward son.
x. Afterlife//Switchfoot: For Thomas, educated, world weary, and blessed with discernment, with the ability to sort out the solid truth from all the hype.
xi. Cant Hold Us//Macklemore feat. Ray Dalton:For Matthew, the high-rolling heir to a corporate empire betting all his money and resources on Yeshua and happy to lose it all for the good of the Kingdom.
xii. Fire in the Kitchen// Manafest: For James, kid brother of the Christ, dropout, petty criminal, and prodigal son.
xiii. What Would You Do// Bastille: For the boy with constellations in his eyes, a backpack full of bread and fish for the homeless, a redeeming word for the call girl on the corner, and a fiery anger against the big business demons and churched hypocrites of this word. For Yeshua, the carpenter’s son, light and truth bottled up in a slow-smiling, soft-spoken flesh-and-bone body.
(tell me,
how would you have loved him?)i would have loved him like starlight.
like a bird loves the sky,
like a gardener new plants
oh,
i would have loved him like a precious thing.
beautiful and fragile and more
more than i could ever be.(would you be mary, then?
which?)oh,
oh, all.i would have loved him like mother.
would have felt every sacrifice,
every lash,
every tear as though it were my own.
would have smoothed his hair on nights
when the air was too heavy with work left to be done.
would have told him ‘sleep,’
though he’d plea, ‘one prayer more.’
when he was gone
i would have laid awake at night,
arms curled like they were holding the babe
long lost to me.i would have loved him like magdalene,
apostle,
i would have followed him to the ends of the earth and back,
small thanks for the one who finally quieted the demons.
i would have readied him for the grave shaking.
would have stood there at the empty tomb, teary-eyed,
hands in fists,
begging, ‘where have they taken my lord?’
i would have wept with joy when he said my name.
when he was gone,
i would have carried on his message
as the only light of his i had left to combat the darkness.i would have loved him like bethany,
fallen woman,
judged for past and present,
for rubbing oil on his feet
for being unable to do anything but hear his words
even when my sister needed aid.
i would have loved him like he was starlight.
like he was the sun.
i would have loved him like he was the only one to see
and to care for who i really was,
because he was.
when he was gone,
i would have wept for lost chances.oh,
i would have loved him, then.
like mother, like apostle, like redeemed.
would have seen him and known him to be more
than i ever could be.
would have loved him
for he would have made me feel like more
than i ever could have dreamed.
had i known Christ then, Drea Onzagle (via susanpevensy)
In Which Diversity Isn’t a Myth
Ok. I’m tired of the typical vampire, werewolf and fairy.I’m also tired of the occidental-centrism in mythology. Hence, this list.
I tried to included as many cultural variants as I could find and think of. (Unfortunately, I was restricted by language. Some Russian creatures looked very interesting but I don’t speak Russian…) Please, add creatures from your culture when reblogguing (if not already present). It took me a while to gather all those sites but I know it could be more expansive. I intend on periodically editing this list.
Of note: I did not include specific legendary creatures (Merlin, Pegasus, ect), gods/goddesses/deities and heroes.
- Dragons
The Ancient Dragon (Egypt, Babylon and Sumer)
Of the Cockatrice (creature with the body of a dragon)
Alphabetical List of Dragons Across Myths (Great way to start)
- Little creatures (without wings)
The Legend of the Leprechauns, The Leprechaun
Chanaque /Alux (the equivalent of leprechauns in Aztec/Mayan folklore)
Elves in Mythology and Fantasy
Kabeiroi or Cabeiri (Dwarf-like minor gods in Greek mythology)
The Myth of Loki and the Dwarves
- Creatures with wings (except dragons)
Fairies in Old French Mythology
Bendith Y Mamau (Welsh fairies)
Peri (Persian fairies)
Yü Nü (Chinese fairies)
Garuda (Bird-like creature in Hindu and Buddhist myths)
Bean Nighe (a Scottish fairy; the equivalent of a banshee in Celtic mythology)
- Spirited Creatures
Jinn (Genies in Arabic folklore)
Aisha Qandisha and Djinn in Moroccan Folklore
Oni (demons in Japanese folklore)
Boggarts: The British Poltergeist
Demons in Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology (list)
Demons in the Americas (list)
European Demons (list)
Middle-East and Asia Demons (list)
Judeo-Christian Demons (list)
Mahaha (a demon in Inuit mythology)
Flying Head (a demon in Iroquois mythology)
- Ghosts
Toyol (a dead baby ghost in Malay folklore)
Yuki-onna (a ghost in Japanese folklore)
The Pontianak (a ghost in Malay mythology)
Funayurei (a ghost in Japanese folklore)
Zagaz (ghosts in Moroccan folklore)
- Horse-like mythical creatures
The Kelpie (Could have also fitted in the sea creatures category)
Hippocamps (sea horses in Greek mythology)
Horse-like creatures (a list)
Karkadann, more on the Karkadann (a persian unicorn)
Ceffyl Dwfr (fairy-like water horse creatures in Cymric mythology)
- Undead creatures
Asanbosam and Sasabonsam (Vampires from West Africa)
The Aswang: The Filipino Vampire
Folklore Vampires Versus Literary Vampires
Callicantzaros: The Greek Vampire
Loogaroo/Socouyant: The Haitian Vampire
Incubi and Sucubi Across Cultures
Varacolaci: The Romanian Vampire
Brahmaparusha: The Indian Vampire
The Ghoul in Middle East Mythology
The Medical Truth Behind the Vampire Myths
- Shape-shifters and half-human creatures (except mermaids)
Satyrs (half-man, half-goat)
Sirens in Greek Mythology (half-woman and half-bird creatures)
The Original Werewolf in Greek Mythology
Werewolf Syndrome: A Medical Explanation to the Myth
The Kumiho (half fox and half woman creatures)
Scorpion Men (warriors from Babylonian mythology)
Domovoi (a shape-shifter in Russian folklore)
Aatxe (Basque mythology; red bull that can shift in a human)
Yech (Native American folklore)
Ijiraat (shapeshifters in Inuit mythology)
- Sea creatures
The Kraken (a sea monster)
Nuckelavee (a Scottish elf who mainly lives in the sea)
Lamiak (sea nymphs in Basque mythology)
Bunyip (sea monster in Aboriginal mythology)
Apkallu/abgal (Sumerian mermen)
An assemblage of myths and legends on water and water creatures
The Encantado (water spirits in Ancient Amazon River mythology)
Zin (water spirit in Nigerian folklore)
Qallupilluk (sea creatures in Inuit mythology)
- Monsters That Don’t Fit in Any Other Category
Aigamuxa, more details on Aigamuxa
Myrmidons (ant warriors)
Giants: The Mystery and the Myth (50 min long documentary)
Inupasugjuk (giants in Inuit mythology)
Fomorians (an Irish divine race of giants)
The Manticore, The Manticore and The Leucrouta
The Orthus (two-headed serpent-tailed dog)
Rakshasa (humanoids in Hindu and Buddhist mythology)
Yakshas (warriors in Hindu mythology)
Taqriaqsuit (“Shadow people” in Inuit mythology)
- References on Folklore and Mythology Across the Globe
An Overview of Persian Folklore
List of Medieval and Ancient Monsters
Native American Animals of Myth and Legends
Bestiary of Ancient Greek Mythology
Mythology, Legend, Folklore and Ghosts
Ghosts Around the World, Ghosts From A to Z
Strange (Fantastic) Animals of Ancient Egypt
On the Legendary Creatures of Africa
- References on writing a myth or mythical creatures
Writing a MYTHology in your novel?
10 Steps to Creating Realistic Fantasy Creatures
Creating Fantasy Creatures or Alien Species
Book Recommendations With Underrated Mythical Creatures
(I have stumbled upon web sites that believed some of these mythical creatures exist today… Especially dragons, in fact. I just had to share the love and scepticism.)
This is perfect for my latest project ^~^
I need this to finish fleshing out my urban fantasy beyond Europe. Thanks!
Statue of St. Mary Magdalene inside the Basilica Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay, France.
12th c.
by Someday man on Flickr.
“Nephthys, the God’s (Osiris’) sister, the Excellent-one" (translation of the hieroglyphs on the top right).
Nephthys is represented wearing the vulture headdress topped by the hieroglyph for Her name.Temple of Hathor and Maat at west ‘Uaset’-Thebes,
detail from the north wall of the north shrine.
the Goddess Nephthys (wearing on Her head the hieroglyph for Her name) bringing loaves.
Detail from the “House of Eternity” of Petosiris at Muzawaka in the Dakhla Oasis
bennu rising 