#earth keeper

[godzilla-reads]

“When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth.”

N. Scott Momaday, you will be missed. 1934-2024

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

The Rocky Mountain National Park was established 109 years ago today. Happy birthday! Photo: Janet Camp Olsen (Jan 26, 2024)

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“You see, I am alive, I am alive I stand in good relation to the earth I stand in good relation to the gods I stand in good relation to all that is beautiful I stand in good relation to the daughter of Tsen-tainte You see, I am alive, I am alive” ― N. Scott Momaday, In The Presence of The Sun: Stories and Poems

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“There was a time when “man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent,” this New World, “commensurate to his capacity for wonder.” I would strive with all my strength to give that sense of wonder to those who will come after me.” ― N. Scott Momaday, Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land

[atompowers]

"When we dance the earth trembles. When our steps fall on the earth we feel the shudder of life beneath us, and the earth feels the beating of our hearts, and we become one with the earth. We shall not sever ourselves from the earth. We must chant our being, and we must dance in time with the rhythms of the earth. We must keep the earth."

—N. Scott Momaday, Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land

[tru-trublog]

“To be Earthed; to feel, is to be surrendered.” - TRU

[dreamcrow]

whoaaa, the hades x toa crossover dlc is looking fresh :0 i can't believe it took me THIS LONG to figure out how to fully upgrade their keepsake—but it turns out unlocking the aspect of arthur was, in fact, worth it!!

[tessawinterbourne]

Come, let’s run through the forest 🌲

[lucyshypemaster]

it's actually criminal that there isn't any official fintan, brant and jolie art

[jetcat-14]

Do you Remember?????

Hilda HAPPY 6 YEARS !!!!!!!!

[valentine--heart]

[collectorofallthingssentimental]

if there's one thing about me..

i fucking love rocks

F U C K I N

H E L L

Y E A H

R O C K S

[you-have-been-frizzled]

Kesline kisses (for better quality click on the image)

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[godzilla-reads]

🌎 Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land by N. Scott Momaday

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

“In my truest being I am a keeper of the earth. I will tell the ancient stories and I will sing the holy songs. I belong to the land.”

In 2020 I was gifted this book by my parents (it was on my book gift list) and I read it in one sitting, being profoundly moved by Momaday’s words. In the wake of his passing, I return to Earth Keeper, meditating on what it means to be a keeper of the earth, meditating on who was on American land first, thinking on how to be respectful and a good steward of the land.

Momaday writes eloquently, lyrically. He writes about his own experiences with nature and people who have also been earth keepers, reflecting on how his ancestors held the land and what that means. In the first part of the book- The Dawn- he reminisces his spiritual journeys in his landscape and how important those journeys are. In the second part- The Dusk- we stop to look at ourselves and the importance of being reminded to be a keeper of the earth.

“We humans must revere the earth, for it is our well-being. Always the earth grants us what we need. If we treat the earth with kindness, it will treat us kindly. If we give our belief to the earth, it will believe in us. There is no better blessing than to be believed in.”

[lalalin-imacancer]

i hate timezones. it's 5:30 PM in my country and still no Fitz portrait TT

[deathontheroad]

More doodles!!!

I tried thinking of ways to draw the Lethal Company entities that I haven't drawn yet in my style. I am satisfied yet not really with the Forest Keeper and Thumper's design. Also, are the things in Thumper's head extra mandibles or are they just skin flaps? In here, I interpreted them as extra mandibles, but I am not sure :/

No pen doodles today :(

[gingermintpepper]

On that trojan war au thing you're writing. 1. What are the tags for it, cause I'm super interested! And would love to read what you have so far! 2. "And Odysseus is a much grimmer darker man due to his home being one of the places that were first swallowed up by Erebus" - I wanna know more about this. Please tell me more.

Oh , wow, I'm so flattered! I'm very happy it sounds appealing to you <33 This work is a huge passion project of mine so I'm always glad to talk more and more about it, especially since there are many aspects occurring in the background (such as the alternate fates of the main players of the Trojan Conflict) which I cannot properly cover or even explain within the events of the novel itself.

That said: 1) If you mean tags as in ao3 - unfortunately, this work isn't on ao3 my friend :( As I said above, these are elements and concepts in the greek mythology based-fantasy novel I'm currently writing (the concept of which I outlined here in the introductory post of my novel concept!) As for wanting to read whatever writing I currently have available: I currently have three fics available on ao3 that are written in my Pursuing Daybreak verse!

The Prince and Princess series deal with a young Apollo and Artemis and the many consequences they face after Apollo has slain Python. The two works uploaded right now are Exeunt Phoebus Apollo which covers the murder trial of Python and Manent Apanchomene Artemis which covers the intense feelings of helplessness and alienation Artemis experiences after Apollo returns from his banishment and is completely changed. Both of these have themes of family, grief and relationship exploration at their heart.

The third bit of writing I have up is quite outdated but does cover the immediate aftermath of Hyacinthus' death. It's called A Petal Falleth and features Apollo making one of those Big Silly Decisions that have completely unintended but extremely important consequences: namely, instead of the larkspurs being made of Hyacinthus' spilt blood, Apollo anchors the boy's soul to the flowers so Thanatos wouldn't take him. Like the Dawn is also set in this world but because it is nsfw in nature, I wouldn't recommend it as easily as the other three bits of writing. If you don't mind the whole naked men thing though, I'd definitely suggest reading Like the Dawn for a better idea of what my current writing is like (along with eventually getting to see characters like Hector, Andromache and Cassandra/Helenus) Like the Dawn's themes are also different to the other three works with it focusing more on the power dynamics of a god/mortal relationship, exploring masculinity and masculine sexuality and self discovery.

The running theme here, of course, is that all of these bits of writing are centered on Apollo/Artemis or Hyacinth because my novel itself is centered around them. There are, of course, other important characters and figures like Eros, Psyche, Penthesilea and Iaso (one of Asclepius' daughters) but while there is the definite presence of characters from the Trojan War they most certainly aren't at the center of the novel (and the ones that are aren't the Greeks but rather the Trojans i.e Hector, Alexander, Andromache, Cassandra, Helenus, Aeneas, so on and so forth.)

2) The basis of the apocalypse in my work is cosmological! Due to Apollo's err-- untimely departure, there's no longer anyone maintaining the axis of the heavens or the navel of the earth. Because of this, Erebus - whose darkness is usually kept firmly in the spaces between the realms - begins to spill out into both the heavens and the earth. The beasts of Erebus (referring primarily to the Seven Curses - Old Age, Misery, Deceit, Violence etc etc) consume, torment and destroy whatever is inside of Erebus' darkness and Ithaca, as one of the islands on the far edge of the world, was one of the very first places that were devoured in this manner. Odysseus was visiting the Argives at the time for a festival and had left the pregnant Penelope at home since he didn't want her to suffer through the voyage in discomfort. He only finds out about the destruction of Ithaca after it had already been consumed when Athena personally interrupts a feast to warn both him and Diomedes. Needless to say, Odysseus, like everyone else, assumes that everyone on Ithaca has died and thusly is a very, very different man in terms of humour and comport. A part of him still stubbornly clings to the belief that Penelope managed to escape - that she was smart and resourceful enough to see the end approaching and do her best to escape - but that doesn't stop him from being dour for the majority of the time. Diomedes does his best to keep his spirits up in the meantime. Without him around, Odysseus is something of a black hole when it comes to the oppressiveness of his discontent though he does manage to lighten up when in the company of Helen, Clytemnestra and even Menelaus on occasion.