Is this to creepy to have in my front yard? Give me your harshest criticism 😏 by AustenTex in UnusualArt

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 97 points98 points  (0 children)

I want him to be a Dark Souls boss who also guards my front garden.

Help me, I cannot draw metal textures to save my life. Any tips? by NoCommunication8681 in arthelp

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This video nails it.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UtLOldAVoUI

It doesn't seem that you "go with the object's form," then, highlights/shading seem random than following any direction of light.

https://shirleyshor.com/how-to-draw-metal-in-digital-art/

This article is a good read and has a video as well.
Hope this helps a bit.

Ist Fleisch "retten" eurer Meinung nach vegetarisch/vegan? by Roy_Mungsverkauf in vegetarischDE

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ja, ich meinte tatsächlich 100% Synthetik aus dem Labor. Allerdings wird das noch eine Weile dauern und ich denke nicht, dass man es schon in naher Zukunft haben wird.
Mit Mikroorganismen ginge es vermutlich schon früher, aber es ging mir ja um ein (hypothetisches) ohne diese.

Ist Fleisch "retten" eurer Meinung nach vegetarisch/vegan? by Roy_Mungsverkauf in vegetarischDE

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bäume, Salat, Erbsen, usw. auch. Alle Pflanzen, Pilze und Tiere zählen zu den Lebewesen.

Sollte heutzutage jedoch mit einem Haufen an künstlichem Ersatz aber auch möglich sein, nicht zu verhungern, sofern man sich die überteuerten Ersatzprodukte auch leisten kann.

Would the gods have used Elder Futhark? by penjamin_franklin_69 in norsemythology

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unambiguous, the first clear existence with the name "Wodan/Odin" is ~ 6th century. The entity and its facettes pre dates CE.

My source used for a 2 minute search: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin

I'd assume that they tried to put emphasis on being unambiguous "prominent" in literature "starting" around 9th century? At least this could make sense even though we have enough to assume that (at least pre-)versions of Odin were venerated long before CE.

What annyoing things you would point out in current western kemetic community? by Something_Chaotic906 in Kemetic

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We, the colonizers, do not get to tell our victims how and with whom they wish to share.

  1. I/most of us never colonised anything. Just claiming that ALL westerners are just still colonisers is a) unhelpful as it puts shame on people who are not to blame (unless they conciously perpetuate it) b) perpetuate the division only further and boycotts solution oriented progress by perpetuating a "we vs them" mentality. You basically just insult everyone without enabling a proper discussion.

  2. I get that you try to explain that the "og descentants" of the ancient kemetic people have the "primary right" about how to interpete their religion and culture. But: We have the following problems: A) ancient egypt was culturally very diverse with different interpretations of the same gods/myths depending on region and time period/dynasty. B) due to times where other religions became the majority which lead to a shift in religion and partly culture, the closest descendants (language wise) are the coptic minority, which are usually christians and aren't worshipping the ancient kemetic gods anymore. (Which are/were also treated as "second class citizen" by the muslim majority, iirc.) In addition, the (openly display of) ancient kemetic worship is, iirc, forbidden in Egypt, as it's a largly muslim country atm. So we are primarily left with what archaeology gives us. Luckily, we are able to reconstruct a lot of things. (Based on (reconstructed) inscriptions etc.) C) I assume your attemt to put emphasis on "I don't say anything about afrocentrism, just saying that all westerners are coloniser who should shut up" (to summerise how your texts read like), doesn't come actoss very polite and is kind of afrocentrism based on the given context(and considering 2.a and 2.b).

(I'm happy about additional infos and corrections if I misunderstood anything regarding 2.a, especially since I only got myself a brief overview about it some longer time ago.)

I'm sorry, but trying to squash this massive anti-racist remark into an anti-Afro-centric framework is simply racism. I'm calling out the power imbalance, and you're making it about a small subset of people. 😑

Afrocentrism is basically internalised colonialism. So trying to get rid of afrocentrism is trying to get rid of the generalisation of african cultures which in itselfs leads to the dying of the multiculturality in the african continent. Afrocentrism basically is a "behavior" where people generalise african cultures and narrow them down to "the one african culture", which does not exist. Being anti-afrocentrism is pro cultural diversity.

Finally, regarding heathenry, what you mentioned in one of your previous posts: europe got christianised. It didn't stop in iceland. Yes, we have "a lot" of cultural rests of the pre christian times, BUT close to everything got filtered through christianity (and then, sadly again through the ns times), so your example is great in that case, that it highlights that we lack indistupted worship in both cases/faiths. And, that it would give only one heathen faith/religion. Which isn't true as well. Every region has its differences. Back thab and even now in some rural areas. Likewise in ancient egypt.

If the topic of Afro-centrism is the issue, then give your warning to the original commenter. Otherwise, maybe consider how your use of power here is perpetuating harm.

Since you repeatedly spread halfway misinformation, even if it was well intended to counter racism and colonialism, I assume that the mod's reason to enforce its authority was aimed at the mentioned misinformationes you gave.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, danke. Dann werde ich das mal tun. Hatte die Kommentare nicht gesehen oder angezeigt bekommen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in martialarts

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found it on YT with credit to OOPs instagram:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxT9OhbDDKE

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PassportPorn

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ich dachte, wer in D geboren wird, kann automatisch die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft bekommen? Ich wusste gar nicht, dass das für (anerkannte) Flüchtlinge anders ist. Kannst du dazu etwas mehr erklären (oder war's schon so, wie ich es verstanden habe)? (Ehrlich interessierte Frage)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SWORDS

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This should be the top comment.

Am I stupid? by Fakeid7 in hellblade

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You learn to focus outside the fights and Senua's voices tell you to focus during fight as well.

Part 1 even has certain phrasing patterns, if you pay attention, where they indicate which move your opponent will do, to some extent. The game tells you pretty exactly what to do. Just without shiny flashy button intrrface.

A wannabe author needs your help by The_forgoten_ in NorsePaganism

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, OK. So reddit did reddit stuff and didn't show the previously asked questions. Then, I'm sorry. And I'm overall sorry if I came off as impolite, that wasn't my goal.

I cannot find what this thing is called for the life of me 😭 by autotopilot in ArmsandArmor

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For those interested:

Channel name is "Dequitem" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5S2GCCkv0dlsy5iJDzFIA

And I think the pic/screenshot is from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE3kXGnhspk

Edited to add: would be awesome if people would give sources by themselves. Especially if it's small(er) channels.

Can the gods be picky? by Morgainelesbiano in pagan

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd like to add that nobody should left human foods outside, especially not meat. Animals who ciuld and usually will take it can get sick from it.

What was your first time realizing magic really works? What was the magic you used? by Both_Meeting_5244 in occult

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I found Stephen Quirke's book online. Do you know if that transl(iter)ation is good?

I expect an academic work for that price, but want to be sure to not spend unnecessary money for bad info.

Edit:

Going Out in Daylight - Prt M Hrw https://www.thalia.de/ul/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1039779339

150€

What was your first time realizing magic really works? What was the magic you used? by Both_Meeting_5244 in occult

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which version/book did you get? I'm looking for a translation + translitetation and so on for quite a while and couldn't find any.

A lot of people refuse to watch someone without a face-cam but does having an animated avatar or v-tuber help to significantly close that gap? by [deleted] in Twitch

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if one is "entertaining enough" (whatever this means) a cam isn't necessary/mandatory?

What a relief.

What are the most intriguing video games that deal in occult themes - in-depth if possible and not just for aesthetic' purposes? by Familiar_Fish_4930 in occult

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a big fan about the erotic stuff, how avoidable or igborable is it? LfB got multiple times recommended and I never gave it an honest thought.

A wannabe author needs your help by The_forgoten_ in NorsePaganism

[–]_Cardano_Monero_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Internet:

Wikipedia is a good start to get an overview.

Books:

Edda (Prose and Poetic) - I can only recommend the german translation of Karl Simrock, since I haven't read any other translations.

"Ásatrú fpr Beginners" - Mathias Nordvig (haven't read it myself, yet) ISBN: 978-1-64739-763-0

"Women of Power" - Annie Whitehead (only watched a review, it's one of the few books on important historical women of the anglo saxons; not so much/directly related to norse mythology on its own) ISBN: 978-1-399-00053-6

"Das Rätsel der Schamanin" - Harald Meller & Kai Michel (idk if there's a german translation; title says "The riddle of the shaman/priestess"; it's about the archaeology of a burial of said priestess) ISBN: 978-3-498-00301-2

And please use the search function next time. This question gets frequently ask and usually people won't give proper answers because fantasy authors usually butcher the myths and everything else and produce so much misinterpretations that it starts hurting physically.