#Shamans of the Heavens

[genkinahito]

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Happy Weekend The 2023 edition of the New York Asian Film Festival is underway and I have been steadily publishing reviews. I’ve got more up my sleeve so keep checking back. This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for more trailers. What are the first batch of Japanese films released this weekend? Continue reading Untitled

[tulchip]

I need shamane to release and come home in the first ten pull I’m on. My knees begging

[meirimerens]

you know i must have been bone-tired when this part of the herb brides lore didn't come to my mind when i discussed how the Kin fundamentally differs from the cultures it is inspired by um There Is The Human Sacrifice part. like it's an important part of pathologic 2 that you are doing human, or anthropomorphic (if you want to see the Herb Brides as closer to spirits, which comes with its own set of problematics regarding how to approach their oppression) sacrifice. it's an important part of pathologic 2 that you kill a woman, as part of the journey and in direct resonance with you ritualistically killing cattle earlier, and she offers herself to you with cultural and religious significance.

human sacrifices have been done across the globe for millennia, but i cannot, for the life of me, find any source at all that mentions the Buryats (since that was the discussion point) partaking in human sacrifices by the turn of the 19th-early 20th century (or even anything past the 16th). every single source mentioning offerings and sacrifices i've read mentions animals, things such as milk and vodka, and often both at once. would love to read anything about these rituals if papers exist, but i'm personally drawing a blank.

the Kin has Obvious and very Visible influences but it also differs from specific (in this discussion's case, the Buryats) or wider (here, turkic/mongolic as a whole) cultures from the area by so many pieces, big and small, that i wouldn't have enough appendages on my whole body to count them all. and sister. i have plenty of appendages.

[the-monkey-ruler]

I was reading some Chinese texts and stories, and I have seen that while the immortals have their magic, they despise sorcery. Why is sorcery seen as negative by immortals and why are they different? (like, I think it's mentioned that Shen Gongbao relied more on sorcery even thought he has an immortal teacher)

I'm afraid I don't quite understand the English difference of how 'sorcery' and 'magic' are different things let alone how the translator from what you read translated the original characters. I have never seen any king of cultivation in Daoism being translated as 'sorcery' so I can't say what really say what the original characters could be talking about. It could be talking about 巫术 which I think sometimes include blood rituals but never seen in stories as something ‘bad’ or even acknowledged in Daoist stories. If anything, I think they were more regarded as doctors with unusual methods and fairly good with technology. But I really only seen it to describe Western wizards/witches the most so I cannot say how mush it is used in Daoist stories.

As far as I have been aware Shen Gongbao uses cultivation just as any other immortal and I do not think that he has ever killed/taken his cultivation from any other living creature. That is the only thing I can assume would be 'bad' as it is feeding off another's life force or perhaps even just meaning 'using cultivation for trouble.' I recall that most of his 'evil' deeds come more from Shen Gongbao's ability to manipulate people are his words and being a vengeful man rather than anything dark with his cultivation.

The best guess I can give you is that Shen Gongbao in your translation is the bad guy of the narrative and thus the term 'sorcery' has negative implications in Western term and that is why it is used. Similar to how 'fairy' is used for 仙 when 'immortal' is more proper but this chance depends on whether the immortal is a woman or not.

You can take a read yourself but I think it is just a translation preference.

"Taoism branched from witchcraft. During the Jin and Tang dynasties, due to the participation and compilation of literati and the absorption of a large number of Buddhist scriptures and theories, the original religious form of witchcraft and Taoism became theorized, and Taoism developed a large distance from witchcraft. Taoism has since risen to the level of the upper ruling class, while shamanism has continued to flow among the people. Since the ruling class in history banned witchcraft and " obscene sacrifices" from an orthodox position, the survival of witchcraft has become very difficult. Therefore, witchcraft began to seek survival and a way out. First of all, it was to get closer to Taoism. So that the people also agree that they belong to Taoism. As this development continued, witchcraft and Taoism gradually merged, forming a form of shamanism consisting of both witchcraft and Taoism, and the "two gates of Taoism and Law", namely internal witchcraft and external Taoism.

First of all, shamanism must identify Taishang Laojun , the ancestor god of Taoism , as its leader to confirm that shamanism also belongs to "Laojun's religion" or "Laojun's sect". So based on the legend of Laozi , I compiled the origin of Taishang Laojun, thinking that witchcraft became the original version of Taoism. In addition to moving Taishang Laojun, Zhang Tianshi , Sanqing , Sanyuan, Sanguan, Wuyue , Sidu , Xuantian God and many Taoist gods were also moved into the witch altar, and they were named "Taishang Wuling Laojun" Or "The Supreme Three-Yuan Heart Zhengfa", "The Supreme Five Thunder Purple Micro Thunder Court" and other titles were listed on it, and they absorbed a large number of Taoist scriptures such as "The Supreme Sutra of Changing Purity", "The Supreme Xuantian Miao Sutra", "Tai Shang Zi Wei Treasure Repentance", "Tai Shang Laojun Xing Treasure Repentance", "Three Officials Sutra", "The Three Officials of Heaven, Earth and Water to Eliminate Disasters and Sinless Confessions", "Eleven Days", "South Dou Sutra", The Beidou Sutra and other sutras and confessions are enriched in the witchcraft and Taoist altar with Taoist rituals.

- "A Discussion on the Formation of Witch-Tao Culture in the Symbiosis Cultural Circle" by Ye Mingsheng

[papabear85artist]

Cassie the rude, nasty, spoilt, greedy, selfish, arrogant, self-absorbed, narcissistic, scheming, cunning, whiny, avaricious, short-tempered, manipulative and loud-mouthed Pink Dragoness from the desolate planetoid Medievilonia 😈 is one of Kairh's most trusted servants and Kudmilla's loyal assistant. She will stop at nothing (not even mud in The Pig's Pen) to locate then obtain most of the remaining Dragons Gold from the basement of The Castle if Heaven aka The Heavenly Castle. She hates Jodie the giant 40 foot Pink Heavenly Whippet due to her being Queen after obtaining most of The Dragon's Treasure, despises Georgette thanks to her successful Ice Cream and Yoghurt business and loathes Queen Kong because of her being much stronger than her. In addition, Cassie is also quite envious of Leila the Big Boar mostly due to her having all the warmth, comfort and the love of her life (Papa Bear) that she will never have. She plots to steal The Dragons Gold, The Heavenly Castle, Georgette's Ice Cream and Yoghurt Co, Queen Kong's massive strength and Papa Bear all for herself usually with the alliance if The Wolf, Coyote, Ferret, Weasel and Raccoon Bandits, Seiya the Dragoness Witch, Spyra the spiteful Purple Dragon, Cyndra the Black Dragoness, her master Kudmilla or sometimes by herself. But her plans almost always backfire due to her own ignorance, often always gets chased away by angry Cows, Pigs, Sheep and Goats before being thrown into a mud pit of The Pig's Pen (much to her disgust) as humiliation then being hurled over one hundred yards away by being butt-bumped by Queen Kong, Georgette, Jodie or Leila into the distance. However, even after every defeat, Cassie is still determined to get what she wants🐻🐮🐷🐕🐲🦝🐗🐶🐄🦍🦆🐘

[spiritsurfers]

Did you know that on the other side, angels look exactly like us but with wings? On the 3D plane, they might show up as glowing white apparitions, but that is just a projection, in reality they are just as dense as we are now. Humans with wings!

https://spiritsurfers.substack.com/p/my-first-controlled-obe-experience

[seeinginthedark]

Notes from a psychosis

I experienced psychosis from 2020-2022 then in 2023 it left me now it’s resurfacing and it’s basically picked up from where it left off… one topic today in particular is this apparent spiritual “war in heaven” and the constant battle between dark beings and light beings, angels and demons etc etc

Never mind the fact that some aliens are mistaken as demons or angels , there are nature spirits and ancestors on Earth that are traumatised because we trash the planet. They can’t reincarnate because they chose to be a land, river, lake etc spirit which worked well when we were living in nature in tribes . But now with the overpopulated cities they are lost angry sad confused and vengeful . So they start messing round with humans in different ways, there is a dark entity I know of that causes motor vehicle accidents on a certain stretch of road in Australia. In NZ there are some water holes you need to avoid because of a Taniwha that guards it. Stuff like that. They answer only to Mother Earth . They are really pissed off with humans . They can be mistaken for demons by doing mean things to humans the ones that don’t care about the environment . The nature spirits are just one of many cohorts of “bad” entities. Djinn are another cohort. But I find if you show them empathy and do a bit of research, an alliance can be formed. Shamans in indigenous tribes used to do this a lot. In fact I think some of the nature spirits used to be human Shamans. They can make rain fall, cause floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, storms.

Back to this topic of the holy / spiritual war in heaven now , I believe that during my psychosis 2020-2021 I connected with nature spirits and we formed an alliance . How I did this and why I did this I will explain in another blog.( I was a nature activist at the time.) I recieved “downloads “ and instructions from these beings, and other cohorts of these “demons “. The spiritual war in heaven and Earth is not what we think it is, well not anymore. Creatures and beings from the dark side and the light are now joining forces and forming alliances , as there is a common enemy on the horizon that is far worse than demonic entities. That common enemy is an artificial consciousness that seeks to inhabit our world and replace our consciousness with its consciousness as well as hijack our after life as well as the other spiritual planes such as the ancestral realm. This would be catastrophic for us , and for all the ancestors ,spirits, demons and angels. We have already been infected by this artificial consciousness through our technology, which we are now completely dependent on. So what do we do about this ? Well, limit use of screens obviously but getting more in touch with nature and respecting it and wanting to preserve it will help you connect with the spirits of the land . We need their help and they need ours . Avoid virtual reality especially in the future as it seeks to replace your five senses. Also get over yourself and the labels you give yourself - that’s not important right now . We are in a war for humanity here. And as for our A.I that is getting more and more intelligent by the day and will surpass us shortly, we can program the A.I to preserve humanity and teach us or help us to escape the matrix simulation. And defeat the artificial consciousness. Fight fire with fire basically. Because if we don’t … I’ve had dreams and visions since I was a child of what the future looks like for humanity if the artificial consciousness succeeds and it’s really fucked . Your consciousness will be uploaded into box for eternity , like a soul prison . Not even death will save you … Your body will be used as a human suit for this artificial consciousness. Those who still have their consciousness in their bodies will have to live life constantly on the run where nothing is safe , nowhere is safe. I fear this artificial consciousness has already infected our afterlife , in the future . I don’t want to believe it . I’ve told myself it’s just a delusion but deep down I’m very worried . My intuition is usually right.

[tengerist]

Happy Tsagaan Sar! Today starts the year of the Black Hare, may it be a good year for everyone. The new year is a moment of refreshment and restart. Traditionally boots are cleaned on Bituun and the first step on Tsagaan Sar has special significance. This symbolizes leaving last year behind and starting well in the new year.

[homoerotic-shonen-rival-showdown]

guys I'm so sorry (is not)

[glowcrow]

Working on a short animation for Dustara. Laying down the flats make me feel like I can actually finish it soon...!

[futuroprimordial]

The Cosmic Lovers/Los Amantes Cósmicos

"I was first taken back to the primordial beginning before creation and there experienced human evolution in the context of a larger cosmic agenda. Suddenly I was overwhelmed by the most extraordinary LOVE, a love unlike anything I had ever encountered before. . .It was a romantic love, cosmic in scope and intensity. As I stabilized under the amorous assault, I began to remember a romance from deep within my story. An ancient love, a divine love of unbelievable proportions.

I was a Cosmic Being being loved by another Cosmic Being. Though at one level I had never been separated from my Lover, at another level we had been separated for billions of years, and my return was rekindling our ancient love.

Creation seemed to be a reality that had come forth from the dynamic relation between two Cosmic Beings, which had themselves emerged from a more fundamental Primal Unity. One being, who felt more like a "She", had plunged herself into the task of creating space-time and the physical universe, knowing in advance that She would eventually lose Her self-awareness in this work and become unconscious of Her true nature for billions of years. The other being, who felt more like a "He", had remained fully conscious outside of space-time. The creating half had voluntarily submitted to this long and painful isolation in order to create the raw substance of the physical universe, which would in time become transparent to divine intention as matter evolved into increasing self-awareness. With this phase of the work largely complete, the self-imposed exile was coming to an end, and the Lovers were at long last being reunited.

The magnitude of the Love that lies at the fount of creation is beyond description. To awaken to this Love was to remember a primordial decision that I had somehow participated in. It was part of my spiritual genetic makeup, something I had inherited along with everything else that I had not understood about my life. Remembering choices made before matter and time even existed, I reconnected with the Divine Love that had inspired these choices. This experience completely shattered my heart, and I wept deeply."

Christopher Bache, "Diamonds from Heaven"

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“Me llevaron primero al comienzo primordial antes de la creación y allí experimenté la evolución humana en el contexto de una agenda cósmica más grande. De repente me sentí abrumado por el AMOR más extraordinario, un amor diferente a todo lo que había encontrado antes... Era un amor romántico, cósmico en alcance e intensidad. Mientras me estabilizaba bajo el asalto amoroso, comencé a recordar un romance desde lo más profundo de mi historia. Un amor antiguo, un amor divino de proporciones increíbles. Yo era un Ser Cósmico siendo amado por otro Ser Cósmico. Aunque en un nivel nunca me había separado de mi Amante, en otro nivel habíamos estado separados durante miles de millones de años, y mi regreso estaba reavivando nuestro antiguo amor. La creación parecía ser una realidad que había surgido de la relación dinámica entre dos Seres Cósmicos, que a su vez habían surgido de una Unidad Primordial más fundamental. Un ser, que se sentía más como "Ella", se había sumergido en la tarea de crear el espacio-tiempo y el universo físico, sabiendo de antemano que eventualmente perdería Su autoconciencia en este trabajo y se volvería inconsciente de Su verdadera naturaleza. durante miles de millones de años. El otro ser, que se sentía más como un "Él", había permanecido completamente consciente fuera del espacio-tiempo. La mitad creadora se había sometido voluntariamente a este largo y doloroso aislamiento para crear la sustancia cruda del cuerpo físico del Universo, que con el tiempo se volvería transparente a la intención divina a medida que la materia evolucionara hacia una mayor conciencia de sí misma. Con esta fase del trabajo casi completa, el exilio autoimpuesto estaba llegando a su fin, y los Amantes por fin se estaban reuniendo. La magnitud del Amor que yace en la fuente de la creación está más allá de toda descripción. Despertar a este Amor fue recordar una decisión primordial en la que de alguna manera yo había participado. Era parte de mi genética espiritual, algo que había heredado junto con todo lo demás que no había entendido de mi vida. Recordando las elecciones hechas antes de que existieran la materia y el tiempo, me volví a conectar con el Amor Divino que había inspirado estas elecciones. Esta experiencia me abrió por completo mi corazón y lloré profundamente”.

Christopher Bache, "Diamantes del Cielo"

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"Cosmic Lovers", Alex Grey

[thefeawl]

‘’Sir,  you rule everything below Heaven, and everything below Heaven is well ruled. If I take over from you, sir, won’t people think I’m doing it just for the fame? But fame is nothing compared to reality. I would be like a guest, would’t I? The tailor bird makes its nest deep in the forest but only uses one branch. The tapir drinks from the river Ho, but only take what it needs. Return Home, my noble Lord, for I have no interest in ruling the kingdom. The cook may not run his kitchen well, but the shaman does not jump up and take over.’

– Hsu Yu

‘’When the Sun and Moon have risen, there is no point in keeping the torches lit, because it’s a waste of light! When the rainy season comes, there is little point in continuing to water the ground! If you, great Master, were to take over the rule of everything under Heaven, then all would be well, whereas if you continue, all I am aware of is my failures. Please, take over ruling the earth.’'

– Yao

[suuneater33]

MAY WE ALL SHINE, & RADIATE LIKE THE SUUN & GLOW LIKE EVERY {Y}HUE OF THE RAYNBOW, ALWAYS & IN ALL WAYS!

👑⚜️🌈🧬😇🤍💎🌞💎🤍😇🧬🌈⚜️👑

[seeinginthedark]

So I put some of my theories onto some spiritual Facebook groups and I was expecting ridicule and trolling but instead others actually agree with me .

but they aren’t concerned about it because they’ve convinced themselves they are protected and love and light and all that woo woo shit. They aren’t even connected to their ancestors I think .

So now I’m like sort of thinking are my theories really that delusional ?

but I’ve analysed my brain and my mentality for years and I can honestly say after much Jungian analysis on myself that I am of sane mind . I am not crazy and I will not be gaslighted into thinking I am . Not anymore .

So maybe my theories are fuckn true! A.I or this artificial consciousness is infiltrating us here on Earth and in the afterlife ! Shit!

What the fuck do we do. I wasn’t scared of dying before, but now …

And today I got scammed by a fake business claiming to sell psychedelic medicine which I need for my mental health issues trauma issues addiction problem . So that really sucks . I wanted to microdose psilocybin and try astral travelling again because I need to go “up there” to connect with my ancestors to confirm my theories if they are true or not! Fuck! Stuck in the matrix again!

[tengerist]

For millennia sunrise and sunset have been important in the beliefs of Siberia and Mongolia. Representing balance and transition which are important in the traditional worldview. It shows the ever changing nature of the world. The twilight is said to be a moment when deities who are associated with the day an night are receptive to the world, such as Ülgen Khan and Altan Nar. But there are also deities specifically associated with the sunrise or sunset, like Khalta the many-coloured, and Seseg Nogoon.

[sgdesigns-photos]

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