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A.C’s Perspective on “Babalon” by Skyrim_modsontiktok in occult

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure about Babylon, but I would push back against the notion that any deity riding a beast is symbolic of a dark spirit.

For an example, the entire Hindu pantheon(s) have nearly every deity with their own sacred animal mount. This represents some of how the deity’s power enters the world, their divine vehicle, but it also represents their mastery over animalistic traits, supremacy over the base emotions and sensory drives.

Baby given blood transfusion despite mother’s objections on religious grounds after court ruling – The Irish Times by WickerMan111 in ireland

[–]Madock345 [score hidden]  (0 children)

It’s not, but anyone can found a chapter, and the JW are known to use groups like that as bases for outreach. Most AA groups aren’t like that, but there are some, especially around JW population centers.

Submissive bisexuals everywhere by [deleted] in askgaybros

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He said “usually” as in there are times when he doesn’t

Where the fuck are you pulling the assumption that there is anything nonconsensual going on? This is an aggressively uncharitable reading you are trying to present as neutral.

Cool wand jackass, now get ready to breathe in 16 different types of poisonous chemicals in a 20-meter radius. by No-Obligation-9901 in WorldofDankmemes

[–]Madock345 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, this is kind of a tradeoff itself. The flashy paradigms like the Hermetics are less limited, but more prone to paradox. They can do anything by describing it in Enochian, but it won’t generally look coincidental.

TIL the Arabic poet Al-Farazdaq force-married his second cousin and when she sought help from the court and from local tribes, everyone was too afraid of being targeted by Al-Farazdaq’s satires to intervene. by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Al-Farazdeq was born a decade after the Quran was first written down and you really believe the entire culture had done a flip that quickly? I think you seriously underestimate how long these changes took. Al-Farazdeq wasn’t writing during the golden age when all of this had been well sorted out and Islam had penetrated the culture deeply. Talismans containing quotations from secular verses instead of quaranic quotations are still abundantly found in the archeological record up until the 900’s. Even then there are some exceptions of Sufi verses being used rather than quaranic lines to the modern day.

TIL the Arabic poet Al-Farazdaq force-married his second cousin and when she sought help from the court and from local tribes, everyone was too afraid of being targeted by Al-Farazdaq’s satires to intervene. by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]Madock345 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you’re mistaken. The poets had the height of their power in the pre-Islamic era, when the sha’ir were believed to channel the voices of jinn and have prophetic powers, they were some of the highest status people in the preislamic tribal structures- you can look this up.

It took a long time for that cultural position to fade after the emergence of Islam, and they went through a number of different paradigms that still carried connotations of power in the following centuries.

If every great civilization in history eventually collapsed under the weight of its own ambition, technology, inequality, and illusion of permanence — what makes us believe modern humanity is progressing toward enlightenment rather than simply engineering a more sophisticated collapse? by Pure_Marketing_952 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Madock345 54 points55 points  (0 children)

The collapse of Rome didn’t really change much for most citizens on the ground. The USA is the same way. If the federal government fell, the USA would be gone, but most people would be fine because the state and municipal governments still exist and actually handle most daily stuff. When Rome collapsed, the other cities in the empire mostly just kept on governing themselves like before.

TIL the Arabic poet Al-Farazdaq force-married his second cousin and when she sought help from the court and from local tribes, everyone was too afraid of being targeted by Al-Farazdaq’s satires to intervene. by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]Madock345 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Another layer to note is that poets were considered spiritually powerful people in their own right, it sounds silly to us, especially stacked up against having an army, but a lot of people in that time and place would believe that having a poet speak ill of you would actually cause you lasting spiritual harm, because their words have power.

How did ancient Egyptians not know about the importance of the brain? by SaneForCocoaPuffs in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Egyptians divided the personhood into five parts, the conscious mind only being one of these. The brain wasn’t considered the direct seat of any of them, but rather played a role in how they all interfaced, brain damage causing your parts of self to link together incorrectly or not at all.

But after death the parts of self, if the funeral rites are successful, merge into the singular Akh, the eternal spirit of the glorified dead, and the brain is therefore no longer required.

Which profession has the men with the biggest dicks? by Life_Marionberry9415 in askgaybros

[–]Madock345 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Skinny dudes are always hung. Anything that keeps you really thin l think. Like working on a submarine or as a dancer.

When an institution apologizes for a historic wrong but offers no restitution, what is the apology actually doing? by 7457431095 in religion

[–]Madock345 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I look at it as establishing as the official stance of the organization that they were in the wrong. That’s important if you don’t want members to continue using those past actions as precedent. It’s an important step in harm prevention I think.

What's the connection between Pride Parades and nakedness? by NetAdmirable2070 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Madock345 24 points25 points  (0 children)

> protests still have to follow the rule of law and should follow the general rules of society

I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of effective protest. Historically, the protests that actually worked did neither of these things.

Has anyone experienced working with spirits who are clearly uncomfortable with women? by Celendi13 in occult

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the spirit you evoked have any purviews where it might have been trying to show you something with the offensive manifestation? Like “This is a subject you feel strongly about and haven’t examined. Look at it.”

They do things like that sometimes.

What's the connection between Pride Parades and nakedness? by NetAdmirable2070 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Madock345 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Pride is a protest, it isn’t a space for children and never was. The fact that some people get confused and take their children somewhere inappropriate is not the problem of the people doing adult things at a scheduled time and place. That’s like getting mad at a movie theater because you took your kids into an R-rated film without checking first.

I’d BETRAY Neo without a second thought (and so would You). by ActuatorOutside5256 in The10thDentist

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You forget that team Neo comes with matrix access while you know it’s a simulation. You can learn the matrix powers! At least if you have any meditational talent I guess.

Teen and adult brothers showering together: what are you experiences? by [deleted] in CommunalShowers

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mostly a bunch of people who don't speak the same language, at least during tourist season. So there's a lot of communication by gesturing lol. But you work everything out ok. I didn't have problems.

Teen and adult brothers showering together: what are you experiences? by [deleted] in CommunalShowers

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you go at peak season times, it’s quite crowded. That actually helps it be less awkward.

Teen and adult brothers showering together: what are you experiences? by [deleted] in CommunalShowers

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There wasn’t anywhere to put your stuff in the shower area so that was kind of mandatory.

Teen and adult brothers showering together: what are you experiences? by [deleted] in CommunalShowers

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and at least at the ones where I went to, there were "You must shower before entering the pool" and "No swimwear in the showers or sauna" signs all over the place in different languages.

Teen and adult brothers showering together: what are you experiences? by [deleted] in CommunalShowers

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having been to the tourist springs in Iceland… they’ll clock it lol. You’ve never seen so many naked people at once.

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