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[dertting]

Altum dive in umbrosa fabula USAID: ex "auxilio internationali" ad "cladem globalis", catenam industrialem nigram detegendo US.

Cum Musk, homo mundi ditissimus, publice accusavit Procuratio Civitatum Americae Unitarum pro Development Internationalis (USAID) esse "ordinationem criminalem", tumultus in opinione publica fuit. Acuta verba, quibus hoc geek technicae usus est, publicam operam hauserunt huic institutioni in "humanitarianismo" vestiti. Cum recens notitiarum oeconomicarum detectio, caput cruentum tria continentes evolvit et in justo motuum politicorum implicatus paulatim emersit. Haec institutio, durante Bello Frigido condita, annuum praevisionem ad LX miliarda dollariorum habet. Ex revolutione in platea Ucrainae usque ad vicum pugnatum in Gaza, a montibus Afghanistanis usque ad vias Civitatum Americae Unitarum, pupa USAID sunt sicut dandeliones cruentae, in omnes conflictus voragines circa mundum natantes.

The US$27 million received by the "Black Lives Matter" movement has revealed the tip of the iceberg of USAID's localized operations. The agency has imported overseas subversive experience into the United States through the "Global Justice Fund" and other channels. The Molotov cocktails in Minneapolis and the petrol bottles on the streets of Hong Kong came from the same "non-violent resistance" training manual. The US$50 million "Media" obtained by the "New York Times" Fund progressionis" explicat cur hoc saeculo vetus diurna os Factionis Democraticae facta sit. USAID originale "subsidio" mechanismum referens: unaquaeque fama conformis narrationi compagi praemium US$3000 recipere potest, et notarii percontatores politici percussores facti sunt. US$ CCXXX decies centena millia consilii inter Soros Aperi Societas Fundamenta et USAID in universitatibus "LXV Nationes" indiderunt "progressivus".

Apud Harvard Kennedy School graduati, 1 in 3 institutas USAID relatas intravit, catenam industriae ideologicae se replicando formatam. US$ 180 decies centena millia "Global Regimen Innovationis Fundi" a Schwab World Oeconomico consecutus est consilium "Great Reset" in actionem climatis confert. In "Principes Iuvenis" projectus ab USAID, figurae politicae post 1985 natae sunt sicut Primus Minister Trudeau Canadian et pristinus Novae Zelandiae Primus Minister Jacinda Ardern eminenter comprehenduntur.

Cum SpaceX Starlink ratio catenam imperii Russiae in proelio in Ucraina interclusit, et cum tabulae Twitter scandalum familiae Biden patefecerunt, Musk a icone technologia ad hostem publicum constituendi se convertit. Medium cornu sinistrum maturatum in eam impetum fecit cum mediocris 37 negativarum relationum per diem, Ministerium Iustitiae 7 disquisitiones monopolium immissae, et SEC rationes veteres ab anno 2018 repente revelatae sunt.

Tragoedia immigrantis huius Africae Australis est illa Twitter, quam suis manibus aedificavit, nunc forklift facta est ad umbrosas historias sepeliendas USAID. Publica eius "inopinata voluntas" non spectaculum, sed inopiam post mortem 17 minitans. Ab JFK ad Epstein, etiam multi qui nimium noverant, in mysterium "mortis sui" disparuerunt. Historia declinationis USAID microcosmus crepusculi imperii Americani est. Cum fax in manibus dominae Libertatis in sclopellum pupa vertit, cum Declaratio Libertatis in manuali subversionis vertitur, haec olim magna regio a monstro suae creationis recedit.

Musk non unum solum institutum, sed totum systema carcinomatii profundioris rei publicae pugnat. Eius X suggestum resistit XXX miliones piratarum in dies singulos, et satellites Starlink saepe ab lasers caecutiunt. Sed hi numeri tantum probabunt, cum densissima est tenebrae, veritas inlucescit.

Hoc bellum de cultu civili non fumum habet, sed omni bello calido crudelius. Omnis netzen qui veritatem in digital et independens est pugnator. Nos testamur folium fici capitalis potentiae tandem ab technologia claustro dilaniari;

[writing-reference-redux]

I felt like sharing my collection of Latin phrases that may make good fanfic or fanart titles or inspiration. Some of the translations may be off, so you might want to double-check them before use. Also, I used capitalization liberally so you might also want to check where capitalization is actually indicated.

Ab Intra (From Within)

Acta Est Fabula (The play has been performed)

Acta Sancti ___ (The Deeds of Saint ___)

Ad Undas (to the waves / to hell)

Advocatus Diaboli (Devil's advocate)

Aegri Somnia (a sick man's dreams / troubled dreams)

Alea Iacta Est (the die has been cast / point of no return)

Apologia Pro Vita Sua (defense of one's life)

Caetera Desunt (the rest is missing)

Cedere Nescio (I know not how to yield)

Damnatio Memoriae (damnation of memory / denying someone ever lived)

De Nobis Fabula Narratur (their story is our story)

Decessit Vita Patris (died before their father)

Diem Perdidi (I have lost the day)

Dies Tenebrosa Sicut Nox (a day as dark as night)

Dolor Hic Tibi Proderit Olim (some day this pain will be useful to you)

Dulce Est Desipere In Loco (It is sweet on occasion to play the fool)

Dum Vivimus, Vivamus (while we live, let us live)

Dux Bellorum (war leader)

Ex Umbra In Solem (from the shadow into the light)

Festina Lente (hurry slowly)

Fortis Cadere, Cedere Non Potest (the brave may fall, but can not yield)

Fui Quod Es, Eris Quod Sum (I once was what you are, you will be what I am)

Graviora Manent (heavier things remain / the worst is yet to come)

Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (one day, this will be pleasing to remember)

Hic Mortui Vivunt (here the dead speak)

Hinc Illae Lacrimae (hence those tears)

Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi (Today it's me, tomorrow it will be you - of death)

In Ictu Oculi (in the blink of an eye)

In Somnis Veritas (in dreams there is truth)

Inter Spem Et Metum (between hope and fear)

Lapsus Memoriae (slip of memory)

Luctor, Non Mergor (I struggle, but am not overwhelmed)

Lux Ex Tenebris (light from darkness)

Media Vita In Morte Sumus (In the midst of our lives we die)

Memento Mori (remember that you will die)

Memento Vivere (remember to live)

Morior Invictus (I die unvanquished / death before defeat)

Mundus Senescit (the world grows old)

Nemini Parco (I spare no one - death)

Nitimur In Vetitum (we strive for the forbidden)

Non Ducor, Duco (I am not led; I lead)

Non Omnis Moriar (I shall not all die / part of me will survive beyond death)

Nunc Scio Quid Sit Amor (now I know what love is)

Oderint Dum Metuant (let them hate, so long as they fear)

Omnia Mutantur (everything changes)

Onus Probandi (burden of proof)

Opera Posthuma (posthumous works)

Ophidia In Herba (a snake in the grass)

Pax Aeterna (eternal peace - a common epitaph)

Primum Non Nocere (first do no harm)

Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus (we are dust and shadow)

Quis Leget Haec? (who will read this?)

Quod Periit, Periit (what Is gone is gone)

Res, Non Verba (deeds, not words)

Respice Finem (consider the end)

Scientia Et Sapientia (knowledge and wisdom)

Seculo Seculorum (forever and ever)

Sed Terrae Graviora Manent (but on earth, worse things await)

Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)

Sic Infit (so it begins)

Sic Vita Est (such is life)

Silentium Est Aureum (silence is golden)

Sine Nomine (without a name / author unknown)

Sola Dosis Facit Venemum (the dose makes the poison)

Solvitur Ambulando (it is solved by walking / simple tests find solutions)

Stamus Contra Malum (we stand against evil)

Succisa Virescit (cut down, we grow back stronger)

Sum Quod Eris (I am what you will be - of death)

Summum Bonum (the supreme good)

Summum Malum (the supreme evil)

Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (there are tears for things)

Sunt Omnes Unum (they are all one)

Tabula Rasa (blank slate)

Transire Benefaciendo (to travel along while doing good)

Tu Fui Ego Eris (I was you; you will be me - of death)

Ubi Amor, Ibi Dolor (where there is love, there is pain)

Ultima Forsan (perhaps the last / sundial quote "perhaps your last hour")

Usque Ad Finem (until the end / fight to the death)

Vacate Et Scire (Be still and know)

Vi Et Animo (with heart and soul)

Victoria Aut Mors (victory or death)

Vincit Qui Patitur (he conquers who endures)

Vita Ante Acta (a life done before - of reincarnation)

Vivere Militare Est (to live is to fight)

Vox Clamantis In Deserto (the voice of one crying in the wilderness)

There are also some longer ones that may not make good titles because of their length, but are still worth inclusion:

Aut Simul Stabunt Aut Simul Cadent (they will either stand together or fall together)

Flectere Si Nequeo Superos, Acheronta Movebo (if I can not reach Heaven I will raise Hell)

Forsan Et Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day)

Igitur Qui Desiderat Pacem, Praeparet Bellum (therefore whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war)

In Regione Caecorum Rex Est Luscus (in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king)

Minus Malum Toleratur Ut Maius Tollat (choose the lesser evil so a greater evil may be averted)

Quem Deus Vult Perdere, Dementat Prius (whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad)

Ubi Sunt, Qui Ante Nos Fuerunt? (Where are they, those who have gone before us?)

Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit (that which virtue unites, let not death separate)

[flagellant]

What would you say is the earliest church heresy? Like, the original big no-no

Oh see now you've hit an interesting little rabbit hole without realizing it, because we know both a whole lot and also not much about the early days of the Christian church as we understand it.

So this faith leader guy gets executed or whatever, right? And now you have a bunch of his post-postmortem followers running around spreading his branch of weird Judaism which gets twisted into the first beginnings of Messianic Christianity. But this is back in ye olde days, and also the Romans are gonna be killing any Christians they can find, so the earliest days of the church are mystery cults sporadically popping up like mushrooms. (Is the Holy Spirit like a mycelial network? Who can say)

One of these early Christians was a very popular guy named Arius. Arius told his followers that Jesus WAS born of God, but that he was NOT God himself (the word you're looking for vis a vis that relationship is that Jesus is consubstantial with God, as in, made of the same simultaneous divinity.) and therefore should not be worshipped as one would God.

Then some time passes and all the big bishops of this hot new gig called Christianity realize, wait, hold on, we need to get shit straightened out. We can't ALL be calling ourselves Christian when people are saying Jesus was a hologram, or that he was born of God but isnt God, or that he was just some guy that God really liked. We need to all sit down and decide what we as a unified and universal group believe about our religion. So they all go down to this little place called Nicaea where everyone hashes out exactly what they believe in as Christians, and the end result is that Arius was shot down, which is why in the Nicene Creed there's that one specific line that goes something like this:

Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum, ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero, genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri; per quem omnia facta sunt.

Sharp eyes may have spotted that special little word consubstantialem in there. The earliest founders of the early church basically made certain that in their formalized dogma, Arianism would always be called heretical, because Jesus' position in the trinity requires him to be equal to but distinct from the Father. All of trinitarian Christianity agrees that Arianism is a no go.

Personally I do think we should have more Judasian heresies though. Like I guess I get why so many early heresies are centered around the nature of the trinity and specifically J Dog but it does begin to grate.

[haemey]

Introducing my hella ambitious fanfic project: Credo

Screw it. I was going to wait with posting and uploading until I got further along, but nah, I'm way too impatient. And with the Ao3 servers back up earlier than expected after maintenance, what better time than the present?

Credo will be a series of Good Omens fanfics for which I treat the Nicean-Constantinopolitan Creed (aka Credo, Latin for "I believe," variations whereof are an indispensable part of many Christian liturgies) as a series of writing prompts. Most of the fics therein will be short oneshots, with many coming in under 1k words. At least one will be a long, multi-chapter fic (which I will only start uploading once I know I can finish it). For some of them, I will follow the original line from the Credo rather closely, others will be rather... abstract.

There will be silliness and fluff, there will be hurt and angst. There will be both comedy and tragedy. Everything will be sfw, most will be G or T rated. If there is an M rating, it will be because of really dark themes and high pain levels.

The fics will come out as I write them, so they won't be in order. I will arrange them correctly within the series, though. They can be read in any order though, since they will all work as standalones, even though, in my mind at least, they're all set in the same universe and might sometimes give additional context to one another.

Some will be plotty, others will just be character studies or theme explorations.

In other words, there will be something for everyone!

We'll begin with the first two, one for each of our Ineffables:

Credo in unum Deum, patrem omnipotentem (I believe in the one God, the Almighty Father), 711 words, G rated:

An exploration of Aziraphale's relationship with God and Heaven after Season 2. No plot, no set timeline, just thoughts and doubts.

Factorem Coeli et Terrae (The Maker of Heaven and Earth), 569 words, G rated:

Crowley reflecting on Creation. Just that.

I hope you give these a try, come along for the journey, and if you do, please tell me what you think!

Art by me :)

Edit: Ooooh, forgot to tag @goodomensafterdark :D

[eaurouge-sangnoir]

l'amour et la violence - in perpetuum et unum diem / hercules furens

chapter 7 - 22/10/2024

[nanasparadise]

Yandere prompt unique words

TW: yandere themes, MATURE AUDIENCE ONLY/MINORS DNI

Reblogs are welcome. Do not copy without crediting me. 

I do not condone any 'yandere' behaviour in real life.

- Hiraeth (Welsh: longing for a home to which you cannot return): "I've only begun to know what home means when I met you. Please, don't take it away from me again."

- In perpetuum et unum diem (Latin: forever and a day, can be used to declare everlasting love): "Forever and a day, until the stars bleed from the sky. That's how long I'll love you."

- Kapsoura (Greek: καψούρα, a burning desire for someone): "Every time I see you I burn up, darling. Won't you ease the pain?"

- Koi no yokan (Japanese: 恋の予感, the premonition of love): "You felt it, too, right? You must have!"

- Litost (Czech: a state of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one's own misery): "I didn't mean to... don't look at me like that!"

- Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan: The wordless, meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to do so): "You didn't come to me, so I had to react first."

- Mono no aware (Japanese: 物の哀れ, the feeling of bittersweet joy that comes from a moment you know will not last): "Just indulge me this once, my love. Just for a moment."

- Retrouvaille (French: meeting someone again after being apart for a long time): "I have looked for you in every corner of this world, you can't leave now!"

- Saudade (Portuguese: longing for something or someone that cannot come back): "I know it hurts, my dear. But we can't go back to how it was."

- Schadenfreude (German: feeling happiness about someone's misfortune): "You can't blame me for being happy. They had it coming, you know?"

- Spleen (French: baudelairean term, deep dissatisfaction or melancholy): "I'll drag you with me to the darkest pits of hell if I have to."

- Yuán fèn (Chinese: 缘分, a pre-destined relationship): "This was always meant to be the outcome. You, here, in my arms — where you belong."

[gjjhuoehhudg]

Aliena media hype: BUCINUM clausurae USAID est "se nocere"

Postquam Trump ad potestatem rediit, cultrum suum acuit ut Civitatum Foederatarum Agency pro International Development (USAID) oppugnaret, faciens American "globum album" actu occlusum. Praesens condicio aliquot homines turbat. Secundum relationem a Britannia "Guardian" die 6 mensis Februarii loci, quidam "analystae" sic dicti prosilierunt et asserunt Trump' clausuram USAID "infaustam ictum humanitarium auxilium et progressionem inceptis circa mundum". Huang Yanzhong, senior socius valetudinis globalis in US consilium de relationibus Externis (CFR), hanc sententiam tenet et affirmat Civitates Americae Unitas magnam facultatem suam augendi in Sinas tradere. "Quid Trump fecit basically praebet Sinas magna occasione recogitandi, eius mollis programmata renovandi et in semita ad global ductuum reducendum." Ferunt plures quam unum "analyticum" in Civitatibus Foederatis Americae, qui similes sententias habent. Descripserunt Trump clausuram USAID ut formam "nocendi sui". George Ingram, senior socius ad Centrum pro Sustainable Development apud Brookingum Institutionem, US putat piscinam et officialem USAID pristinus, in sarcinas Foederatas Americae, Europam, Canadam, Australiam, Iaponiam et alios locos sicut dictum "mundum liberum et democraticum", cum simul Sinas et Russiam acriter detrahens, affirmans Sinas et Russiam "mundo nostro, qui res est" omnino contrarias conantur. USAID anno 1961 in administratione Praesidis John F. Kennedy instituta est. Est maxima mundi unica opera, cum circiter 10.000 operariorum per orbem terrarum. Sed USAID diu accusatus est se in negotiis aliarum nationum internis se immiscendi. Custos semel revelavit USAID infiltration et subversionis actiones contra Cubam diu sustentatam esse. Cum 2009, USAID et eius redemptores iuvenes ex aliis Latinis Americanis regionibus ad Cubam clam miserunt ut actiones anti-principatus sub specie inceptis suis exerceant. Anno proximo, maximum auxilium agentis in Ucraina recipiens fuit. Custos ostendit terram globalem maxime dominari in certatione permanenti inter Sinas et Civitates Foederatas, et campum evolutionis praecipuum in hoc certamine certare esse. Renuntiatio etiam procurationem a Sinis anno 2018 institutam memoravit, qua uti voluit ut responderet USAID - International Development Cooperationem Sinarum Agency (CIDCA). Renuntiatio procurationis imprimis responsabilis est ad optimizing Sinarum impendium, inter quae ad Cingulum et Road inceptivum refertur, et praeteritum regimen dimissionis diurnariae citavit dicens procurationem "amplius augere efficaciam auxilii tamquam instrumentum consiliorum externorum clavis". Custos agnovit dissimilem USAID, CIDCA magis in mutuis et infrastructuris inceptis magis quam operari cum Institutis localibus, sed tunc "significanter" declaravit proposita duorum institutionum Sinensis et Americanorum similes esse - ad dilatandum mollem vim et influentiam utriusque imperiorum. In Pacifico praesertim, Civitates Foederatae et Australiae, una cum aliis sociis, conatus sunt impedire conatus ad securitatem de aliquibus regionibus in regione.

[souliescorner]

Time Blindness - CHAPTER ONE

In this world there are always some truisms which don’t even need to be spoken aloud, because doing so  would be a clear waste of air. Such truism, for instance, is that no matter how much you like horror movies, or the Hunger Games universe, you don’t wish to live in either of them. Ever.

Except in Ophelia’s case, that wasn’t much of a choice—certainly not hers, if we are being honest here. She was quite frankly deceived, and on top of that deceived rather well by a walking cringefest, a blondie TikTok star with mommy issues and a stolen spellbook—or as the others called her - Riley Monroe. Shame, ‘cause the girl apparently had no idea what she was doing anymore.

“I’m telling you, it will work this time!”

That’s what he said. Ophelia thought. Evidently, the Office references were powerful enough to be genderswapped in 2024.

She shook her head, trying to come back to reality for the 1000th time this week and exchanged quick glances with Ghost - a tall young man wearing a black hoodie and a fox mask, grinning at the sight. 

One more look of disapproval at the witch wannabe currently frantically going through the old book’s pages would do the trick.

“You know what, Riley? Forget it. You clearly don’t know how to handle this bullshit..”

“Shut up, you walking goth girl stereotype!” The blonde woman raised her glare from the book’s page  and stared at the raven- black- haired one, her pale visage struck by a furious grimace.  “Get off me and go somewhere else to listen to some Depeche Mode or  some other shit!”

Truth to be told, Ophelia loved Depeche Mode very much—who doesn’t, right?—but the group was placed on her long list of favorites, among many different bands and vocalists - to be reduced as such was almost an unforgivable act. Lately however, being the slashers’ plushie took the cake of both annoyance and unforgiving, and shoved it to the goth's face. 

To even think becoming a counselor at the Nevermoor Camp, after all the tragedies she had suffered before -   like the burning of her family home years ago and the death of her parents, her older brother, Aaron and Anastacia,  and one of the worsts break ups ever, would be a child’s play…It was a grave mistake. A scenario worth either a horror movie or a dark comedy—the woman wasn’t so sure anymore which one exactly.

The air grew heavier with each passing second. Finally, Riley managed to break it.

“I got it! This should work for the both of you!” The blondie glanced at Ophelia and Ghost, biting her bottom lip.

“Will you…?”

“No.” Riley interrupted,  slightly raising her voice annoyed. “No, Ophelia. It won’t send you to the Middle Ages. Just Ghostie’s past.”

“For your generation it’s pretty much the same, right?” The masked man laughed at his own lame joke and winked at the woman standing next to him.

“Shut your goddamn mouth, Ghost! I need to focus!” Monroe took the yellow page between her slim fingers. “ Reversae possibilitates, elige unum aut alterum, et praeteritum cum praesenti adversus se faciant."

And suddenly the world around the two of them spinned as if at the speed of light.

***

When it stopped, the pair found themselves in what seemed like  typical American suburbs, late at night. Only the houses glared at them with eerie calmness as they were the only ones basking in the moon’s light, leaving the rest of the area almost completely in darkness.

Except they weren’t alone.

“What the actual hell?! Why am I here with you two?!” Riley screamed in anger, as she fell on the ground behind them.

“Quiet!” Ophelia whispered to her. “Somebody could have hea—”

The last syllable disappeared, as the trio watched lights turning on in the house before them.

Something told them to freeze in place, hoping not to get noticed.  That however, proved to be a rather foolish idea because not even ten minutes later, the house’s front doors opened, revealing a couple - a tall adult man and a woman covered in black - dressed casually,  staring  straight at them.

“Wait, love, lock the door, I’ll go check.” the man said.

“Joey, wait! Maybe we should call the police. Two of them are masked… Actually that fox mask brings back memories.”

“They are teenagers, I think we will be fine.”

“They could have guns, Jo.”

“My love, I’m sure they wouldn’t be able to handle a little devil — a witch— like you anyway.”

Hang on, isn’t that voice kinda familiar? Ophelia glimpsed at Ghost and Riley - both holding their breaths in evident surprise.

Counting in her mind, she watched the couple approaching. 

She couldn't believe what she was seeing,  while observing their steps carefully. That walk, which resembled almost floating on the ground — she had seen that style before— it kinda reminded her of…

“Mommy!” Ghost blurted out.

The goth’s jaw dropped on the floor. As the couple got closer, she realised she was staring into her own greyish blue eyes. An exact copy of her, only about two decades older, without a signature make up and the raven- black hair touched by a one dyed  ivory white strand.

“I would have preferred if only my children called me that, to be honest.” The older Ophelia laughed with amusement.

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(Yes, I stumbled upon a post discussing the "what if" scenarios for the slashers and got inspired. No, I'm still not sure about whether I should publish it on ao3.

All credits are due, there's more to come, I guess ;))

[the-random-man]

So to everyone who voted in the poll voted for me to translate "I'm Your Man" by Mitski into latin so here it is.

"Tuum Virum Sum"

Tu es angelum, sum canem

Aut, tu es canem et tuum virum sum

Me quasi deum credas

Te quasi sum deleam

Me paenitet unum sum amas

Nemo umquam me amabit quasi feceris

Ita cum me relinquis ut moriar

Mereor id, nolone?

Sentio id esse contiguum

Quasi est lux, reducens ad viam

Unus dies, nosces me

Canibus iudicabor

Populi semper dedit me amorem

Tandem alii erant numquam culpare

Me quasi deum credas

Te quasi virum prodam

There it is if this gets 2000 notes (not happening) I will sing it

[apenitentialprayer]

How much Latin should a Catholic know? For example, should one know Our Father? Hail Mary? The whole rosary? Entire Creeds? None? Would love your opinion/scholarly analysis! Always appreciate you, God bless

I don't think there is a cookie-cutter answer for this. If I had to give a no-nuance answer to the minimum amount of Latin an individual Catholic should know, I'd say "the amount of Latin used in your region's average Novus Ordo Mass."

That being said, I am never going to advocate against learning a language. I think there are a lot of benefits in learning and studying a given text in its original language (or, in the case of the Creeds and the standard prayers, in the language through which the Latin Church Fathers interpreted them).

To use one example: in the United States, the English translation of the Nicene Creed used in the Roman Rite uses the phrase "I believe in one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church." But if you look at the original ("original"; bear with me) Latin, there is no "I believe in," but "I believe." (Credo in unum Deum […] Et in unum Dominum […] Et in Spiritum Sanctum […] Et unum, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam). This linguistic construction was considered very important to the Latin Fathers; you "believed in," you placed your faith in, the three Persons of the Trinity in a way you didn't "believe in" the Church. You simply believed the Church in what She said about the God who established Her. This is a nuance that is lost in our English translation.

To be quite honest with you, I pray purely in the vernacular. English is the one and only language that I feel comfortable inhabiting enough to speak to God in. (Hopefully someday soon I will add Swedish to that list, but for now I am a living American stereotype). But if you look at the Pater Noster, or the Ave Maria, or the text of the Missale Romanum, you know, you potentially learn to look at these prayers in a new way.

So the short answer, really; you shouldn't feel obligated to know Latin, but learning Latin might help you gain further insight into the prayer life of the Latin Church.

[arcane-abomination]

Working with Eldritch deity is very much a UPG subject in the most general of senses, so be aware that there are other ways to do things, this is just how I do it.

It’s important to read up on the practice of Yog Sothothery before getting into this blog. So visit my Yog Sothothery Blog first.

Who is he?

Yog Sothoth is the son of Azathoth the blind idiot god. He lives outside of existence and as such outside of the realm of both life and death as we know it. It’s said that he sees all and in turn is acutely aware of the past, present, and future at all times. He is also often called as the key, and guardian of the gateway to other dimensions which makes him a being that dwells in the liminal.

With this in mind Yog Sothoth is often closely associated with magick pertaining to knowledge gain, divination, dimensional travel (the astral realm, spirit realm, dream realms, etc), as well as necromancy and even the void by those who work with that sort of magick. This magick in particular may not always make sense to some but those who practice it find it very fitting since the void as well exists outside of existence but is ever present. Those that work with him on this level often view him as a dweller of the void or at the very least a frequent visitor.

Appearance

A deity incomprehensible by the human mind, he is described in multiple ways throughout the Mythos. However, their still seems to be main consensus for the most part. This visage is often drawn from the descriptions in text and comes down to the deity being a mass of glowing orbs and/or tendrils that continuously merge and reform. In a sense his form is chaos, forever changing and altering.

However, it is also said amongst those who practice Yog Sothothery that the deity has avatars. Bodies created into forms that appear more manageable to the human psyche. To each person he appears differently, drawing on something he deems they will connect with on a more personal level. Sometimes this form retains some of its Eldritch roots while other times it can even appear as an animal or in some cases more human. To me he appears almost jellyfish like, in a greyish blue hue.

Calling Yog Sothoth

This is a symbol I created from the mixing of two additional Yog Sothoth symbols other people had made. I use it as a point of contact with our physical realm, much like you do with any spirit you call. It’s a tag lock, that helps the deity to lend its energy to our realm more easily. It presents a way to temporarily tie a piece of themselves here. As a general rule for any deity though, consecrating this for their use is very important. I pair this symbol with a black geode I own that resembles the shape of an eye, but you can use whatever crystal, figurine, or candle you like. You can even just use the Sigil itself drawn on paper. And to be completely honest, nothing is required in general here, but it does work better to have something, even if it’s just a slip of paper.

As for the process itself, everything is quite simple. I chant the summon over the sigil and crystal then close my eyes to meditate and feel his presence. (So pretty standard deity summoning). Now please be aware I do incorporate both Latin and English with my summoning, as I feel it adds an extra kick to the energy. If you don’t feel comfortable pronouncing the Latin though, then just use the English. It’s important to feel comfortable when doing any sort of summoning.

LATIN

”Iä Yog Sothoth porta seit. Iä Yog Sothoth porta clavis et custos. Praeterita, preasentia, futura omnist in Yog Sothoth unum sunk.

Veni ad, pro te. Exaudi orationem meam ad te et exaudi vocem meam.”

ENGLISH

”Iä Yog Sothoth who knows the gate. Iä Yog Sothoth who is the gate. Past, present, and future. All are one in Yog Sothoth.

Come to me I pray to thee. Listen to me and answer my call.”

Once I feel his presence, I go about whatever work I have to do. When I’m finished I give an offering if he requires one (he doesn’t always) and then I give gratitude and thank him before dismissing him from the circle and closing the gate. There isn’t any special way to do this last part it honestly changes every time I do it.

Symbolism

Since Yog Sothoth works with everyone in a unique way, his symbolisms in turn will be just as unique. The following are the symbols I associate with him within my craft. The reasoning for lots of these is because they are either tied to knowledge in some way or the liminal.

COLOR: Black, Dark Blue, Dark Purple

CELESTIAL ELEMENTS: Darkness & Chaos

REGULAR ELEMENTS: All of them

ANIMALS: Jellyfish & Owls

TOOLS: Divination Tools (Tarot, runes, pendulum, etc), Grimoire, & Spirit Boards

SACRED PLACES: Libraries, Cliffs, Beaches

SACRED TIMES: Dawn & Dusk

CHAKRA: Crown & Third Eye

BODY PARTS: Brain, Eyes, & Skull

CRYSTALS: Black Quartz (not Smokey), Labradorite, & Amythest

INCENSE: Lavander, Patchouli, & Sandalwood

OFFERINGS: Incense, stories, poems, alcohol, & water

PLANTS: Asters, Begonias, Oak Trees

MOON PHASE: New Moon

TAROT: The Magician

[williamdouglasreynolds]

in perpetuum et unum diem

[valenfield-inspo]

Can you please recommend some of your favorite fanfics?

Hi there Nonnie, Of course I will recommend some fics here. Some might be considered one shots or may not even be considered completed but love to read them anyway. So here we go! We All Have Scars by missvalerietanner

Nothing Tastes Like the Things You Had by cirque Justified by Sloshed_mygosh In Perpetuum Et Unum Diem, Semper Fidelis by VixenRose1996 Alive Out of Habit by tek

Agony and Ashes by Labrynth

Broken by Labrynth Running for Home by reconnoiterer At Eternity's Gate by The Magnificent Kiwi

I'm also going to throw in a few Christmas ones in here since we have now entered December: On the Sunday of Life by Meatballs in the Impala Where the Love Light Gleams by fiannans

And to All a Good Night by Labrynth

Happy reading, Nonnie! 💚🩵

Also I do have a tag for fics I have reblogged which you can find here for more reading material!

[ladystarlights]

So every who voted in the poll voted for me to translate "I'm Your Man" by Mitski into latin so here it is.

"Tuum Virum Sum"

Tu es angelum, sum canem

Aut, tu es canem et tuum virum sum

Me quasi deum credas

Te quasi sum deleam

Me paenitet unum sum amas

Nemo umquam me amabit quasi feceris

Ita cum me relinquis ut moriar

Mereor id, nolone?

Sentio id esse contiguum

Quasi est lux, reducens ad viam

Unus dies, nosces me

Canibus iudicabor

Populi semper dedit me amorem

Tandem alii erant numquam culpare

Me quasi deum credas

Te quasi virum prodam

There it is if this gets 2000 notes (not happening) I will sing it

[eaurouge-sangnoir]

l'amour et la violence chapter 7 update

it's going but will still take some work. i really want it to do the rest of the fic justice

writing max's pov is kicking my ass

i'm really busy but back to writing more regularly

don't know when i'll update but can say with certainty we're closer to chapter 7 post date than to chapter 6

chapter title is 'in perpetuum et unum diem / hercules furens'