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acts of faith 🗡 my piece for @palimpsestzine

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um. happy last day of pride

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Hello, I started reading about anchorites because of playing Pentiment, but it sounds like the whole "receiving visions from God" part isn't really a central part of anchorites? Is that correct?

Either way, is there a different term used within (medieval/renaissance) Christianity to refer to people who regularly received visions, like the character in Pentiment?

And do you have any recommendations for where I could read more about the prophecy aspect specifically?

Thank you ^•^

That's correct; visions were not assumed to be part of living as an anchorite. However, in addition to being an anchorite, Sister Amalie is also a mystic. The closest historical analogue would probably be Julian of Norwich, who was an English anchorite and mystic in the 14th/15th centuries.

One of the saints mentioned frequently in Pentiment, Hildegard of Bingen, was also a mystic.

Christian mysticism is a really fascinating topic. Prophecy is only a small part of it and many mystics did not have prophetic visions. Anyway, great thing to dive into IMO.

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Pale white horse

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"We are in the tabernacle. The heart of the labyrinth."

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amalie...

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of course she has blue hair and pronouns

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i will literally get obsessed with whatever

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Can you handle the heat? 😏

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your research will lead you to mysterious places. (a book so niche it's not even on goodreads)

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Smaug <3

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If you want a Tolkienesque man, you have to become a Tolkienesque woman….

Be six feet tall, have gray eyes, and long hair

Weave spells of enchantment upon your enemies through your singing

Create strikingly lifelike sculptures

Dance in glades

Slay the embodiment of fear and death

Protect your own woodland realm

Help the resistance effort to overthrow the enemy that took over your land

Give good advice

Decorate your home with water lilies floating in pots of water

Only give your shiny hair out to short kings

Befriend a giant dog

Give gifts

Weave a really good banner

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there was an educational event at a castle where I met a very fascinating man. He has no social media and when I asked where I could learn more about him and his work, he told me that he’d changed his website to declare his retirement so NO. He said at SOME POINT he will publish a proper book so WATCH OUT. He has beautiful hand-illuminated books he’s made about the social and economic history of lenscraft. He had glasses you could try on, and showed how optical physics was understood in medieval Europe and the Middle East. He showed how you could read a manuscript through a round bottle of water, and put his demonstration spectacles on the kids. He is RETIRING GO AWAY (he will explain everything.) what a great, great niche he has. I want to learn more about him but I also love his mystery. He said I could have these pictures. I guess what I’m really asking is how can I find out when his book comes out

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gay_irl

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Belphie has gotten soooooo much better, but at his core he's still an annoying baby