#Theresa of Avila

[monkeyssalad-blog]

HUDSON, Gwynedd M. Saint Theresa of Ávila, Golde Hour with the Saints, c. 1900s. by Halloween HJB

[marian-artwork]

cannot stop thinking about her

[brittanytaylorbarber]

The Art of "The Passion of St. George"

Classical art is a huge part of the narrative in my story, “The Passion of St. George.” Not only is it an art piece with a mythological subject that instigates the horror and starts the plot, but Sally, the main character, is an art history major and very passionate about art. Because of this, Sally references a lot of real art pieces in her narration. I thought would be a good idea to put…

[mrigasiras]

Uttara Bhadrapada is the sign of the renunciant. Its sister, Purva Bhadrapada, is fiery, loud, and extravagant. However Uttara Bhadrapada is Purva Bhadrapada's cooled down counterpart. Its natives are mystical and mysterious, often times hard for most to pin down.

Taking place in mid sidereal Pisces, it is the point where one must be spiritually surrendered to the mysterious tides of the 12th house. I have noticed many notable mystics and nuns have it prominently, as well as higher ups in society. Uttara Bhadrapada is stripped down, and because of this, ascends the ranks, spiritually and materially.

When you meet with God, you cannot take your possessions and your loved ones with you. To accumulate wealth, one must be able to hold themselves steadily, not acting upon impulse or emotion. One must surrender their ego completely, taking "I" out of the picture, not doing things for their immediate rewards, but for the liberation of their soul, letting the tides of divinity instead lead them.

The great Christian mystic St. Theresa of Avila had Uttara Bhadrapada ascendant. She coined the term "Dark Night of the Soul". The period when God seemingly abandons the spiritual aspirant, and allows for the heart chakra to be churned and opened, removed from sense pleasure. When one starts to act with their spirit fully taking the reigns.

I think that is also why their actions can be incomprehensible and strange to many. They have fully detached themselves and are now acting from divine channeling. I have noticed Uttara Bhadrapada art can be quite abstract and strange.

There's an inner strength and "toughness" that I sense with them. They seem to be quite sure of themselves, but not in a gaudy way, like Purva Bhadrapada might tend to be at times. They have been through the purging flames and now are acting from their own cultivated inner wisdom.

They are often times skeptical and rooted, knowing where they pull truth from. I've noticed that in films, Uttara Bhadrapada natives tend to play the characters who sense when things don't add up, and want to actually get to the bottom of the truth.

Salvador Dali, Uttara Bhadrapada moon

St. Theresa of Avila, Uttara Bhadrapada ascendant

Hildegard of Bingen, UB moon

Sufjan Stevens, UB moon

Bill Gates, UB moon

Leonard Nimoy, UB moon

Harry Houdini, UB sun

Debbie Harry, UB moon

[namedvesta]

“I saw in his hand a long spear of gold, and at the iron's point there seemed to be a little fire. He appeared to me to be thrusting it at times into my heart, and to pierce my very entrails; when he drew it out, he seemed to draw them out also, and to leave me all on fire with a great love of God. The pain was so sharp that it made me utter several moans; and yet the sweetness of this intense pain was so excessive, that I could never wish to be rid of it.”

— Teresa of Avila, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus (XXIX.17).

— Giuseppe Bazzani, The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (𝟣𝟩𝟦𝟪).

[emiliosandozsequence]

Traditional Catholic holy card of St. Theresa of Avila

[aziraphales-library]

First of all, you're doing the Lord's (or at least some celestial being's) work with this blog. Thank you!

I'm looking for a fic where Crowley "worships" Aziraphale. Specifically, he recites Angele Dei to him. I'm pretty sure I read it on AO3 but it might have been on Tumblr. It was probably rated E or M. Unfortunately, I don't remember much else. It was beautifully written and I'd love to find it again. This time, I'll be sure to save it!

You're much appreciated! xoxoxo

I believe you're looking for...

you're not a religious person (but) by isozyme (M)

"I'm in a bit of a pickle, my dear," Aziraphale said over the telephone. Crowley was seized by immediate fury. Not even a decade, and they're at it again, he thought viciously. You'd think they'd be embarrassed enough to stay out of things for a few centuries at least, after botching the apocalypse like that. "Who's done something to you?" hissed Crowley. "Ah," said Aziraphale, in the quiet tone of someone who didn't mean to learn someone else's secrets and was mildly sheepish about it. "This crossword clue -- I'm stuck -- 1980s French fencer, thought you might know. It's eight letters and has a Q in it." "Trinquet," Crowley snapped, in the tone of someone who had revealed one of his secrets and was annoyed about it. An account pertaining to the cultivation of figs, the ecstasy of St. Theresa of Avila, the ontological uncertainty of mammoths, the nature of temptation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the ten years following the end of the world.

Which I remembered because I have it tagged in my bookmarks with "crowley feeds aziraphale figs (sexually)" so do enjoy!

- Mod D

[ineffableclassics]

"I'm in a bit of a pickle, my dear," Aziraphale said over the telephone.

Crowley was seized by immediate fury. Not even a decade, and they're at it again, he thought viciously. You'd think they'd be embarrassed enough to stay out of things for a few centuries at least, after botching the apocalypse like that.

"Who's done something to you?" hissed Crowley.

"Ah," said Aziraphale, in the quiet tone of someone who didn't mean to learn someone else's secrets and was mildly sheepish about it. "This crossword clue -- I'm stuck -- 1980s French fencer, thought you might know. It's eight letters and has a Q in it."

"Trinquet," Crowley snapped, in the tone of someone who had revealed one of his secrets and was annoyed about it.

An account pertaining to the cultivation of figs, the ecstasy of St. Theresa of Avila, the ontological uncertainty of mammoths, the nature of temptation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the ten years following the end of the world.

Words: 19,728

Status: Complete

Rating: Mature

By @isozyme

Art Credit: Figs by Alyona Masterkova,2022

[sex-death-rebirth]

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as St. Theresa of Avila by Georges Clairin, 1906

[best-overplayed-song]

Re: Take Me To Church in response to anon-- a take by someone who first heard it a bit After it came out at the age of 20, was concerned it was overhyped, and on listening had to admit that it was in fact good. (Also disclaimer, I've got less context about like, Irish/English history and stuff than OP so uhhhh sorry this is just gonna be my own personal vibecheck)

Tw: sex mention.

A lot of my feelings on the song are more related to this bit: Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death and revolve around a. Possibly more sexual interpretation, so take that as you will (I was horny at 20 what can I say)

Okay first off let's talk about Why Church Is Horny. Religion and sex are both things that people often have a lot of feelings about. Christians specifically have even more feelings about sex, usually because they're saying it's bad. However, from a Catholic perspective, there's often a LOT of erotic imagery and stuff going on behind the scenes. See: lactating Jesus, saints' mysticism (for instance, Theresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena), and honestly just general medieval saints… people were SO horny for God. Plus, from an anti-sex Christian perspective, stuff still gets horny more often than you'd think. Milton was a Puritan, and that doesn't stop Paradise Lost from having originated Sexy Satan as a trope. All of which boils down to, coming from Christian, English-speaking cultural context a lot of your feelings about sex and religion, both of which carry enough baggage on their own, become intertwined.

So. All of that means you get the invocation of Christian stuff in the Bedroom anyway--lots of people say stuff like 'oh god' during sex, for instance. Think about the popularity too of the sexy nun trope, or even Destiel. A lot of people find desecration of the (Christian) holy, hot as shit, though it remains taboo.

For that reason! "Take Me To Church" being a song about sex?? About a woman referred to as a "lover," not a wife? Sex as worship? Get all those cultural hotbuttons pinged. (And that's just the first line we're looking at.)

I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies Hoo boy. So, again, worship = sex? That's a lot as seen above. Invoking the dog imagery as part of deference to a woman also gets into stuff about gender roles, taboos, and the breaking thereof. There's a lot to unpack here-- deference of a man to a woman, of an animal to the holy, the admission that it is a shrine of lies, and tied into all that is the implied desire and consent to do these things. That's sexy!

I'll tell you my sins, and you can sharpen your knife Shame is a strong feeling-- one that comes up a lot when we look at this religion/sex network. Telling of sins evokes the Catholic sacrament of confession. And then we get to the knife. I don't know how to explain my interpretation of this without getting real kinky so uh, let's just say that pain and blood can have significant associations with both Christianity and sexuality, and the use of the knife thing in this context brings in Yet Another hot-button thing.

Offer me that deathless death I always just interpret this as euphemism for an orgasm. But! That's not to belittle it. Could a deathless death also be an assumption to heaven? In the context of the previous line(s), it takes on so many alternate connotations it's insane. Has he been stabbed for his sins? (That carried penetration imagery with it fyi.) Has he been forgiven his sins and gets to go to heaven? Or is it sexual release? With the ambiguity the song leaves, all three are possible, keeping up all those threads of violence/pain, shame, ecstasy, sex, divinity, submission… there's A LOT here.

Anyway I'm gonna stop there cuz this is too long. I don't even like this song THAT much, I'm just here to explain why people do.

OH YEAH AND PS: ADD TO ALL OF THIS THE SHAME/RELIGION/SEX FEELINGS AND ASSOCIATIONS CAUSED BY THE LISTENER BEING QUEER okay bye

I loved reading your interpretation! Thanks for the breakdown!

[themuseumwithoutwalls]

MWW Artwork of the Day (10/9/24) Gianlorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598-1680) The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (c. 1647-52) Marble statue, 350 cm. high Cappella Cornaro, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Bernini tackles a theme, as old as the tradition of images: the female principal transmuted by the action of the male principal. The two figures are situated in space with a subtle displacement of their bodies. Almost indescribable is the gesture of the angel-satyr, shown as he draws the dart from the female body, caught in momentary abeyance before it falls back. The figures are brought to life before our eyes. The centre of gravity of the complex mass of marble is shifting: the saint is sinking down (her symbolic foot emerging), and the young satyr moves into the forefront. The focal point of the whole is in that flame-tipped arrow so vividly described by St Teresa of Avila in her spiritual autobiography.

[whaledocboi]

“What?”

“Nothing.”

“Shan.”

“She sat next to her in chapel today.”

“Who sat next to who?”

“Whom,” Beatrice can’t stop herself from correcting.

“Oh, now you’re both giving me shit?”

“Language.”

Mary rolls her eyes.

“Camila sat next to Lilith in chapel. Left with her, too,” Shannon elaborates.

“Well, now, that is something,” Mary smirks.

“Do you gossip about all of us like this?” Beatrice asks.

“Absolutely, baby girl.”

“Mary,” Shannon sighs. Mary ignores her.

“Hopefully they find a quiet spot to have normal-ish conversation.”

“They were in the courtyard, discussing St. Theresa of Avila’s The Interior Castle,” Beatrice supplies. Mary groans.

ah yes, the emotionally charged mutual infodumping about random subjects because neither of them wants to just say "hey, how are you?" god forbid they have a regular conversation for no reason like normal people. others might get the impression that they're friends. what a horrible misconception would that be.

offtopic, but mary and bea would definitely have the back and forth of "who the fuck-" "language!" "WHOM the fuck-" "no!" (remind me to draw it later)

[albertfinch]

PROBING SPIRITUAL REALITIES

"Prepare for battle! Soldiers at attention! Present arms! Advance! Turn your shovels into swords; turn your hoes into spears. Let the weak one throw out his chest and say, 'I'm tough, I'm a fighter.'"  - Joel 3:9-10 The Message Bible

The call to arms to pray has never changed since the prophet Joel wrote these words.to inspire the advancing of His Kingdom in the earth.

It is in prayer that we probe spiritual realities, communicate with God, access the arsenal of Heaven, and expand God's Kingdom on the earth. It is as simple as pulling aside to a quiet place and opening your heart to God, and as dynamic as tapping into the power and imagination that created the cosmos.

As with God, nothing is impossible, so it is that through expectant  prayer, nothing is implausible.

PRAYER GIVES HEAVEN PERMISSION TO INVADE EARTH

Through this discipline, we are able to pray Heaven down to keep Hell from rising. You must fully embrace that God will never abandon you but is ever-present wanting to co-labor with you to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom as He advances His calling on your life.

As Theresa of Avila said: "All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent."

God is right here with you, living inside of you, ready to release His Kingdom through you, because "the Kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21).

Every Believer is equipped with an arsenal of incredible life-altering and world-changing power.

For those who rightly esteem the privilege of accessing God's armory of possibilities, each word spoken through or by that person holds enormous, innovative potential and creative power. The Father has entreated each one of us to be involved in a dialogue that marshals angels and sets forth the weaponry of war—weaponry that impacts the spiritual realm and affects how events unfold in the natural world.

Your heavenly Father is a big God who created a big world for you to do something big in. He is always trying to communicate with you. Prayer is the means by which you engage Him in His purpose for your life and strategies for fruit-bearing for His Kingdom.

SEAMLESS AND ETERNAL COMMUNICATION

Heaven's communication is easily lost here where we live in the massive stream of constant stimuli, static, and distraction. This is why you must consistently clear your calendar and reconfigure your daily agenda so that you can learn the art of strategic prayer. This will allow you to plumb the depths of the Spirit, to navigate new spiritual terrain, to conquer old enemies of your soul, and to seek the revelation you need to advance in your God given destiny.

According to Jeremiah 7:13, God is always speaking. Are you listening?  Develop within you the "knowing" that you have received the messages sent.

Prayer creates hedges of protection that keep you and your loved ones safe, provides the strategies of Heaven that will give you victory, knits you together with others of like precious faith to form the army of God, and builds within you the strength of character to see the battles through to their victorious end.

STEPPING INTO DESTINY

Will you be one who grabs hold of the strategic concepts of spiritual war to change your city, your state, your nation, and the world?

Like the five virgins who ran out of oil waiting for the bridegroom to come and thus missed the wedding celebration, this call will pass over those who are not filled with the Spirit and are not advancing in God’s purpose for their life

God is waiting for you to step up and become a disciplined leader in His army—a leader who knows how to equip other believers in their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit.

Will you be caught ignorant, unprepared, and lacking?

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."  - 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

[spectral-honey]

@bibimimii HH okay idk why but i tried to save the post with your ask abt the vid essays to drafts so i could make sure the links worked right and tumblr OBLITERATED it i cant find it anywhere ;~; BUT i luckily had written down my video essay recs elsewhere so! i have them but i have no idea what comments i originally meant to pair with them i am so sorry

i tried to choose favorites but i am just very bad at that so i have like a long list of recommendations and then i chose like a few top ones from said list so here are the “favs”:

Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story)

Man in Cave

The Rise And Fall of Frenemies

Abortion vs. infanticide: is there a moral difference?

I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis In the British Healthcare System

i also split the rest of this into interesting or fun ones and ones that deal more with politics for ease of interaction

Fun/interesting ones:

Evermore: The Theme Park That Wasn’t by Jenny Nicholson

How ARCANE Writes Woman by schnee

Our conception of love is messed up. by oliSUNvia

Queerbaiting Celebrities: An Overanalysis by Alexander Avila

The Modeling Industry: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Mina Le

Small Quick Ordinary Look at The Umbrella Academy by Quinn Curio

The Rise And Fall of Frenemies - Trisha and Ethan’s Impossible Podcast | TRO by The Right Opinion

TempleOS | Down the Rabbit Hole by Fredrik Knudsen

Furries | Down the Rabbit Hole by Fredrik Knudsen

What The Internet did To Undertale by Super Eyepatch Wolf

What IS Nathan Fielder? by Super Eyepatch Wolf

‘00s Bisexual Chic by verilybitchie

Your city is full of fake buildings, here’s why by Answer in Progress

Envy | ContraPoints by ContraPoints

A masterclass in gaslighting - i wanna marry harry by Jordan Theresa

The Craziest Moments In Brony History by Izzzyzzz

Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story) | Unraveled by Polygon (Brian David Gilbert)

Man in Cave by Internet Historian

The Cost of Concordia by Internet Historian

The Supernatural Finale Aired, And Tumblr Exploded by Sarah Z

and the more political ones:

How Social Media Changes Your Mind by verilybitchie

Aborting the sun: the facts, the feels, and the action | Khadija Mbowe by Khadija Mbowe

Abortion vs. infanticide: is there a moral difference? by oliSUNvia

The Problem With “Google is Free” Activism by Rowan Ellis

I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis In the British Healthcare System by Philosophy Tube

also i think any trigger warnings are either self evident from the topic of the videos or are mentioned by the creators of the videos but i am always here

[catholic-saint-tournament]

Hello! Can i suggest St Theresa of Avila? Shes the first female doctor of the church and generally very cool

uhhhh duhhhhh yes St Teresa of Avila is coming along for the ride! Spanish Carmelite mystic. Female doctor of the church. General badass. YES.

[scobbe]

I had an amazingly enlightening conversation yesterday with one of the Sisters who run our University and it made me realize I’d been spending so much time looking outward that I had almost forgotten that my own self is sacred, too. This came after a discussion about “boundaries” with someone else but suddenly I began thinking of my own person as a holy city sanctified by God and containing all the gifts that give me joy (one thing the Sister asked me was, observing my “heaviness”, what I do for fun) and how little attention I’ve really paid that city. But if God is within us (and God is, let St. Theresa of Avila tell you about the Interior Castle) then the care of that city is of the greatest importance. I’d just read that St. Augustine ordered priorities as God first, then your own soul, then your neighbor, and then your physical needs. But after God you have to attend to your own person or it actually goes against your nature as a human being. 

I don’t know if I have ever taken inventory of what I actually am as something definite and circumscribed as all human beings are; I think women especially (and if you were deemed “gifted” it’s worse) are expected to be all things to all people, or at very least compromise as much as possible. But in reality we are each extremely unique creations, like individual blades of grass. In our contemporary culture of homogenization and like-seeking through mass appeal, how much more are we subverting our most personal selves? 

If each thing that brings you joy is a building in a city, what is that city like? Is there a garden? A library? I’m going to map this all out. I’m going to draw it if I have to, before I meet with the Sister again in a month.