#basically the very idea of Mexican folk catholicism

[15-lizards]

do you think dornish religion is different to the rest of the seven?

Yes 100%

As I take the stance of "They still worship the Seven bc of colonization but its in a different fashion" I think its akin Central American Catholicism compared to Western European Catholicism. The idea that they syncretized aspects of the faith with worship of Mother Rhoyne. Festivals and ceremonies are veined through with folk imagery that's become part of the Dornish Seven Faith over the centuries. Traditional sacrifices, rites, dances, and other forms of worship have been adapted to include the new gods. Example: old Dornish fertility goddesses have been substituted by the Mother, who has taken on the traits of those old deities that the Andals did not originally give her.

[missnerdqueen]

John Munch x OC

Hello my darlings, here's my oc for my imagines I'm going to be posting soon or you can suggest some too.

Basic info

Name: Kristina Maria Hernandez (goes my Kriss)

Age: 25 (fic takes place in 2006/2007 durning season 8)

Sex/Gender: Female/Woman

Ethnicity/Race: Mexican/Caucasian

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Occupation/Life

Date of birthday: April 3rd 1983

Location of Birth: Brooklyn, NY

Current Lives: Brooklyn, NY

Education: High school graduate; NYU in Criminal Justice and NYPD police academy

Current Occupation: Police Detective @ SVU

Appearance

Hair/Natural Hair color: Her hair is shoulder length and sideswiped bangs and hair color is dark brown but dyes it due to gray hairs (she started getting gray hairs her senior year of high school)

Eyes: Kriss has heterochromia right eye is blue while her left eye is green

Body type: She's built quite average, curvy

Dress type: Pantsuits (during work) comfy clothes, graphic tees of her favorite bands or shows, plain jeans ( her wardrobe is out there she could wear a 70s hippie style too a 90s grunge look. she loves to vintage and thrift shop)

Family/Relationships

Parents: Altagracia Hernandez & unnamed man

Other family members: Maria Hernandez (maternal grandmother)

Love interest: John Munch

Friends: Jacqueline Penzik and Danny Wong, Elizabeth Biancardi (three of my ocs) Olivia Benson, John Munch, Odafin Tutuola

Personal Info

Theme:

Likes: Art, videogames, reading history books, helping others, making a difference,

Dislikes: Liers, Perverts, child abuse, germs (she's a germaphobe) racism,

Favorite colors: red and purple

Religion/Spirituality: Catholicism turned Agnosticism

Hobbies: Music (she loves to sing and play piano) Art (she's very talented in drawing and painting) Reading (her favorite genres are history, fantasy and mystery) Video games (grew up playing Pokemon)

Fears: Intimacy (stems from her abusive childhood and fear of trusting others per just getting too close to them) spiders, being buried alive,

Other facts

Her favorite genre of music is a tie between Alternative rock and 50s rock n roll

She's a huge nerd (anime, video games) but keeps it on the downlow

In high school she was a theater geek

She's a wiz with computers and codes in her spare time

She has two cats named Freddy and Bowie (named after her favorite musicians)

She loves art; either going to art museums or painting/drawing I'm her spare time. She finds it very therapeutic

Her favorite subject in school was history

And that's all folks. If you're curious to know more about her fill free to ask questions. And if you wanna suggest imagines or small fic ideas with her and Munch, just fill free to let me know!

[toverijenspokerij]

Hi there. How accessible is information on german folk catholicism in english? google is sadly not helping me very much as opposed to say italian, mexican, or irish folk catholic practices :/ if you happen to know any good books our sources I would greatly appreciate it! hope you're doing well.

Hello Anon!I’m doing good, thank you. Hope you are well too. German folk Catholicism in English?.... Pfhew! My guess is it’s not very accessible in English. But there must be something. I managed to find things of my country. Also- sorry to bring it up -anything ‘folk‘ still has a shadow of nazi with it. They were obsessed with things of the people. I had to do a quick google: but *this* link should provide an interesting thing to look at, if not, the references that are listed there should be of assistance. And, eh, not to be rude or anything, but learning some German would be a good idea. Even just basic stuff is a tremendous help. Counting from 1 to 10, the alphabet and a prayer or two, as a start. And cheesy German songs! You’ll pick up on it quick enough, especially vocabulary that is specific lingo. I suspect that there is more information to find, but it will be in German.  With that said, ‘The long lost friend’ by John George Homan could be classified as German folk Catholicism, since Homan was a Catholic, and it is an ever popular book for Pennsylvania Dutch brauchers/hexenmeisters. Also, look for books about the PD folklore/braucherei. They’ll give you a good base to compare from when you can read German journals that you find. And feel free to come off anon to talk to me. Hope this helps. - Toverij & Spokerij@ followers: if anyone has some ressources/links that you are happy to share/any relevant info, feel free to add it!  

[kitchenwitchupinthisbitch]

FAQ

It’s about time I work on this as I tend to have some FAQ now.

What kind of witch are you?

I focus on Brujeria, which is folk magic that is a mix of Mexican Native beliefs animism and Catholicism, it can be really personal and varies from family to family sometimes, so there is no ONE specific way to do it.

Specifically I've been getting into Gnosticism lately and looking a lot more into Aztec spirituality and deities. Jesus seems like a cool guy, I just haven't found a church I like yet unfortunately.

Aren't you married to a cis guy and have a kid with him? How can you be Bi/Ace?

It's 2024. That's really none of your business, but the long and short of it is. I don’t really understand sexual attraction or desire bc I have never had a libido. This likely has to do with poor interoception bc of my autism. That's basically what my Ace identity comes down to. And well, I am the kind of person who is very "don't knock it till you try it" and have always been open to the idea of dating anyone of any gender tbh. I just happened to marry a cis dude before I got around to asking any girls or theys out or them asking me out 😅

What is your ethnicity?

Mexican-American. My family is Native Mexican (mostly unknown Mexican tribes due to detribalization) from the Tampico region, the Rio Grande Valley and Houston.

How can you be Christian AND a witch? Like this?