Why do you worship the gods/spirits/forces you do?

[SunflowerP]

Or were you asking about the ones I did link? What didn't you understand?

 

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Hi, Aubren, While it might not be immediately obvious from the phrasing of the rule (hence, a reminder rather than a warning), your habit - and high frequency - of making unexplained/unelaborated references to pop-culture things that aren't widely known outside the relevant fandoms does count as 'specialist jargon' under the rule, 'DO NOT use uncommon specialist jargon (technical, political, social justice, etc.) without explaining it in in plain language or providing a link to a place on the web where it is neutrally defined.' The point of that rule is to ensure that people's posts are readily comprehensible to most Cauldron members. If you cannot explain a thing in your own words, and cannot find a reference that illustrates them adequately (if the fandoms aren't super-obscure, they might have their own wikis with articles discussing the character or point you're making; that might suffice), don't use them as explanations, becuase they will fail to explain to the audience you're addressing here. Sunflower TC Forum Staff

[SunflowerP]

They used to be there, but YouTube copyrighted them.

 
:eek: YouTube did whatnow???

Sunflower

[Aubren]

A Reminder:

Hi, Aubren, While it might not be immediately obvious from the phrasing of the rule (hence, a reminder rather than a warning), your habit - and high frequency - of making unexplained/unelaborated references to pop-culture things that aren't widely known outside the relevant fandoms does count as 'specialist jargon' under the rule, 'DO NOT use uncommon specialist jargon (technical, political, social justice, etc.) without explaining it in in plain language or providing a link to a place on the web where it is neutrally defined.' The point of that rule is to ensure that people's posts are readily comprehensible to most Cauldron members. If you cannot explain a thing in your own words, and cannot find a reference that illustrates them adequately (if the fandoms aren't super-obscure, they might have their own wikis with articles discussing the character or point you're making; that might suffice), don't use them as explanations, becuase they will fail to explain to the audience you're addressing here. Sunflower TC Forum Staff

Replying because I understand what you've said, but not why.

First of all, I'm going point out that Juniperberry said "Loki was like this guy from X (uses a clip-filled video to explain entire personality reasoning)".

I repeated that style with Lorne and Spike.

If that was what triggered the response, then I thought we were inferring personality from how they appear on video.


If it was for ones I didn't have references to, however, I did elaborate with text. One can infer that Puck is, at the very least; a whimsical, fairfolk prankster. While Ikuto is highly sexual. Which was all that was really needed to understand.


The only ones I did that might violate the rules would be calling Marvel Loki Malfoy-ish and mentioning that Kamigami's Loki was more accurate then Marvel Loki. The first is so common as to nearly be defunct and the latter...well, I fully understand that one. I didn't do any explaining for that one at all.

[Juniperberry]

So, everyone's experience with a deity is different. A Loki like Danny De Vito is valid. Some people experience him as being like that.

 
Sure!

It's just when someone's problem-solving skills involve arson and endangerment, I'm going to think Frank Loki  and not sexy, charming Loki.

[Jack]

Sure!

It's just when someone's problem-solving skills involve arson and endangerment, I'm going to think Frank Loki  and not sexy, charming Loki.

 
You don't think arson is sexy?

(My problem is more that thanks to Disney's Hercules, I firmly associate Danny DeVito with the Hellenic pantheon.)

[Juniperberry]

You don't think arson is sexy?

(My problem is more that thanks to Disney's Hercules, I firmly associate Danny DeVito with the Hellenic pantheon.)

I still haven't really seen that...

Edit: This coming from someone who just finally watched Star Wars Ep 4-6 over Thanksgiving. So that's what the hype was about.

[Jack]

I still haven't really seen that...

Edit: This coming from someone who just finally watched Star Wars Ep 4-6 over Thanksgiving. So that's what the hype was about.

 
I guess the question then is whether you think blowing up planets is sexy.

[Lana288]

It doesn't work like that for me. My gods and their myths are the intermediaries through which I better understand the universe and our/my place in it. It can all remain in the background for long stretches, without me investing any time or action in them, and yet it's still there shaping my perceptions.

 
This actually reminds me a lot of my relationship with the Kemetic pantheon, as a whole; there are a few Big deities that tend to make up the backdrop of my world near constantly, but that I don't really work with terribly often. Like, I'm often *aware* that Geb is beneath me without me really thinking about it; He's just there. I don't think I've ever really talked to him, tho'.

I don't know if that's your experience at all, but I thought it made for an interesting comparison.

[Juniperberry]

I guess the question then is whether you think blowing up planets is sexy.

 
Yeah, I got nothing. I suck at witty banter.  

...Still a champ at social anxiety though!

[SunflowerP]

*** MOD HAT ON ***

Replying because I understand what you've said, but not why.

Because you do it in many of your posts, not just in this thread. Because you do enough of it that people have difficulty understanding what you're talking about. (And I'll note that expecting people to go watch four video clips, totalling over 20 minutes, just to get a handle on what you're saying if they aren't already familiar with the shows, is not reasonable.)

You've already been reminded that TC is a discussion and debate forum, not a fellowship forum. That means that posting so that people understand what you're talking about and can therefore discuss it with you is essential.

First of all, I'm going point out that...

Yes, I've been following the thread; I know what happened without having to have it re-described to me.

The only ones I did that might violate the rules would be calling Marvel Loki Malfoy-ish and mentioning that Kamigami's Loki was more accurate then Marvel Loki. The first is so common as to nearly be defunct and the latter...well, I fully understand that one. I didn't do any explaining for that one at all.

 
'Malfoy-ish' is the one, out of all of them, that isn't a problem; the Potterverse is sufficiently widely-known that references to it aren't 'specialist jargon'.

As for, 'The only ones I did that might violate the rules': YOU DO NOT GET TO DECIDE THAT. When a staff member tells you that you've crossed the line about rules - even if it's expressed as a reminder because the way it's a rules violation might be non-obvious - that means you crossed the rules line. Attempting to explain why it wasn't really a violation falls afoul of these rules:

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and
'DO follow instructions/suggestions from staff members and hosts about how to post and/or behave on The Cauldron (quoting, formatting messages, etc.). Staff members have no interest in hearing why you would rather not do it the standard TC way.'

As such, this is a warning this time, not just a reminder, and your first strike.

Sunflower
TC Forum Staff (Board Coordinator)[/mod]

[PiscesMoon]

I'm interested in knowing why you worship the specific deities you do. Who do you work with? What started your relationship with them? Why do you continue investing time into them? Are you deeply committed to them, or is your relationship with them temporary? Which relationships do you consider most important, and why? Or are they equally important to you?

Ignore/modify the questions as you need to. They're only supposed to serve as prompts.

Many years ago, when I was trying to detach myself from the (strict) Christian religion I had been brought up in, my struggles led me into an alternative London bookshop.

Amongst the books were small statues of various Buddhist figurines, (Tara?) and several Hindu deities. I can remember standing and looking at them and thinking that if only the vengeful, judgemental god I had been brought up with had instead been like them, I might not be the messed up person I had become.

So, I bought one and brought her home. I didn't quite know what to do with her, so made a small shrine with her seated in the centre and started doing some serious seeking. Those searchings put me on the path I am today, but that statue and all she represents has always held a special place in my heart.

I found out not long after bringing her home with me is that she is Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity- and although I don't technically incorporate Hinduism into my practice now, I still bring her out to honour and thank her at Diwali, and also use her as my symbolic Goddess for Beltane.

She is for me personally the 'face' of the Goddess that I most relate to- just because when I most needed a helping hand, she was the one who held it out, and never let me go through a very dark and difficult time.

[Altair]

I still haven't really seen that...

Edit: This coming from someone who just finally watched Star Wars Ep 4-6 over Thanksgiving. So that's what the hype was about.

Oh you poor thing. You'd never seen the original Star Wars nor The Empire Strikes Back? If all you were going on was the prequel trilogy abomination, no wonder you must have thought all these rabid fans had lost their goddamn minds.

[Altair]

I'm often *aware* that Geb is beneath me without me really thinking about it; He's just there. I don't think I've ever really talked to him, tho'.

I don't know if that's your experience at all, but I thought it made for an interesting comparison.

Something like that, yes. I can't say I've ever had a conversation with any of my gods; they're just not that literal for me. But I feel them running through me and around me all the time.

[Juniperberry]

Oh you poor thing. You'd never seen the original Star Wars nor The Empire Strikes Back? If all you were going on was the prequel trilogy abomination, no wonder you must have thought all these rabid fans had lost their goddamn minds.

I never really sat down and watched the prequels either! But we just started these last night so I can get caught up before we watch The Force Awakens .

(But yeah, the prequels aren't nearly as good.)

[lizcommotion]

This actually reminds me a lot of my relationship with the Kemetic pantheon, as a whole; there are a few Big deities that tend to make up the backdrop of my world near constantly, but that I don't really work with terribly often. Like, I'm often *aware* that Geb is beneath me without me really thinking about it; He's just there. I don't think I've ever really talked to him, tho'.

I don't know if that's your experience at all, but I thought it made for an interesting comparison.

 
OH. Thank you for that.