#monk agere

[your-fellow-writer-of-the-night]

Monk agere fanfic

Would anyone read an agere Monk fanfic? If so which duo would you be interested in reading about?

I'm only on season two but it needs more content and I'll make it even if no one wants it lol

[littleroseprince]

cans u make an agere moodboard of monkey king from monkie kid hehe. Idk if u do moodboards so feel free to ignore or decline if u don't ;w;

omga yes!! this is my first time making mood board so I tried my best :3

Sun Wukong Lego Monkie Kid Agere Moodboard!!

[mothies-pup]

Adrian Monk moodboard!! Monk is one of my comfort shows

[prettybeearts]

hai dis is kinda specific but coulds i please gets a cg captain leland and age regressor adrian monk moodboard if you comfy with it? dey from the show monk

[dcdreamblog]

So is the Plastic Man who was in the All-Star Squadron and the Freedom Fighters the same guy who's still around today with the Justice League? The current one is so rarely serious in interviews I can't find any concrete information.

I know there's plenty of other Golden Agers who are still around, but he still looks exactly the same and so does this "Woozy" Winks guy who's in a lot of pictures with him.

Same guy. Same weird, WEIRD guy.

(A recent "glamor shot" published by Mammoth City Magazine) Because his identity is publically available I can help clear up some confusion for you. Plastic Man's birth name is Patrick "Eel" O'Brien. Little is known about his birth family save some measure of Irish ancestry. His father was abusive and abandoned Eel at a young age to a Catholic nunnery. Eel counts the main factor in his fall toward crime being his lack of a positive male role model, meaning the most affection and attention he got was from street toughs and gangsters. He started by running simple errands, then couriering illicit goods, then dealing, by the time of his adulthood he was running a small outfit in Mammoth City, New Jersey. Everything went wrong when he was shot during a robbery of the Crawford Chemical Works. Blundering into a rack of barrels a large industrial acid was dumped all over him, even entering his wound. He was presumed dead but actually ended up under the care of an order of monks known as Rest Haven. Taken in and given asylum despite his criminal past, O'Brien discovered that he could morph his body in any way he desired, save for its color. Viewing the monks as role models in his new life, Eel gave up crime and decided to make the most of his second chance. His crime career was helped by Wolfgang "Woozy" Winks (as far as I can tell that is the man's legal name) a former small time criminal who became a bumbling if loyal confidant to the man of rubber. He was, of course, drafted into the All Star Squadron during the war where he gravitated toward working alongside Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. He says that despite pitching it as wanting to be "as close to Phantom Lady as possible, mrrrowww" (sic) it was actually because like earlier in his life he respected Uncle Sam as a reasonable and appreciative male role model. For his famous sense of humor he was regarded as a trustworthy and respected member of the Freedom Fighters until the war's end. He was left behind when the Freedom Fighters made their exodus to Earth X, although the reasons have never been made fully clear as to why. He spent the next several decades working for the FBI, hunting down mobsters, killers and robbers under a low profile as to not upset the provisions of the Keane Act. At some point during this period he engaged in a prolonged affair with a woman named Angel McDunnagh (She is by all accounts a very kind and patient but utterly mundane woman. Do not go looking for her. Seriously don't. He tends to get testy if she complains about people snooping.) which resulted in the birth of their son Ernie Luke McDunnagh O'Brien. It just so happens that around this same time, Superman's appearance and the formation of the JLA rendered the Keane Act moot when Plastic Man reappeared on the scene. This lead to Angel and Eel separating and Eel becoming rapidly estranged from his son. Plastic Man would eventually be granted membership on the Justice League where he served with distinction and commendation, risking life and limb for his comrades, innocents and all mankind more than once. Even eventually making an effort to step back into his son's life. At this moment in time he is associated both with The Terrifics, a group of respected superhuman multiversal explorers as well as the brand new "Justice League Unlimited" initiative. As I have said many, MANY times before, I will not judge a man like Plastic Man by his attitude. Especially when there's not a damn thing wrong with his attitude. The man grew up in the shadow of the great depression, abandoned to a nunnery, became a criminal before he finished middle school, was mutagentically deformed and decided all of that was reason enough to turn into the GOOD GUY. And the psychological trade off the he makes is that he's kinda goofy. He has faced the worst of the worst from literal nazis on down the list, I say he gets to break the tension however he damn well feels like it.

[the-aviary-system]

Aviary System Intro Post

We've been putting this off for too long it's time to make something. We'll edit this as time goes on. For now, basic info and a list of current headmates. It should be a pretty decent frame of reference for our system, account, and individual headmates.

It's gonna get long so I'm gonna drop a read-more here.

Feel free to ask questions about our system :) we love answering and aren’t shy about interacting with doubles or sourcemates for the most part.

We're traumagenic, probably an OSDD system but not diagnosed. We are pro-endo and will block anti-endo blogs. So if you've got a problem with endogenic systems, get out. You don't know them better than they do.

We won’t block you outright but if you reblog a lot of content from anti-endo users that isn’t outright anti-endo (like generic system experiences with a “endos dni” tag on it), we won’t follow back. We have “anti endo,�� “endos dni,” and similar tags filtered so it shows us even if your repost doesn’t have those tags. We have them filtered because anti-endo people suck and we don’t want to accidentally reblog something from them!

On that topic, we're also supportive of xenogenders, neopronouns, otherkin, and other stuff like that. Bigotry will not be tolerated even if we don't have someone in our system who identifies with a certain label.

We don't have a full DNI list yet but it's kinda the usual for the most part, don’t be a dick or a bigot.

We tend to dislike blocking people since we want people to be allowed to speak, but if we say we’re done with an argument and that we’ll start blocking people who try to continue it, we mean it. That’s something we have to do for our mental health and if one member of the system doesn’t start blocking people to end an argument, someone else will.

Some of our headmates are littles and our host age regresses so we may interact with agere content, we feel obligated to say that our littles and regressors are not like this as some sort of kink, this is not DDLG, do not treat them as such. Our littles do not consent to being sexualized and that is a blockable offense for their safety.

Due to having littles we will refrain from following more adult blogs to curate our feeds for their comfort. Also, we won’t reblog or post NSFW on our account. That’s not a DNI, we just probably won’t follow you if you post too much of that, but we’re not gonna like block you or anything.

(Maybe we should make a sideblog dedicated to our littles though? Idk)

We're diagnosed with ADHD but probably also have autism, anxiety, and PTSD.

We consider ourselves a transmasc system because most of us are masculine, so you can call us by he/him, though we're used to people referring to us collectively by plural they/them. Ironically a lot of our headmates consider themselves cis in the wrong body bc plurality is just odd like that- even those who do consider themselves trans do so independently of the body, instead being trans in headspace.

We have a lot of fictives.

We tag posts with whoever made them or reblogged them under the format of [name] post.

Headmates

Condensed down for readability and ease of upkeep! And also because some of us had concerns we were sharing a little too much info.

Asakayu- he/him, lamia. Not an introject

Darmiir Ashmaul- he/him but in a nonbinary way. An introject of a D&D character, a mimic monk/rogue who played in a game of Curse of Strahd.

Dipper Pines- he/him, Gravity Falls fictive

Emyr- he/it, host, core, otherkin. Has quite a few kintypes, including a number of species, Sir Pentious (Hazbin Hotel), pink and cyan lizards (Rain World), and Chad (one of the background gators in TADC)

Grima- he/him, Fire Emblem: Awakening fictive

Laios Touden- he/him, Dungeon Meshi fictive

Lerian- he/they, heron laguz (a species from Fire Emblem) but not a direct introject of a canon character.

Link- he/they, Breath of the Wild fictive

Lucifer- any/all, introjected from the general concept of christian mythos rather than any particular media

Mister Mistoffelees- he/him, gli/glitterself, spar/sparkleself, tri/trickself, il/illusionself, Cats (1998) fictive

No-Face/Kaonashi- it/its? Spirited Away fictive. Nonverbal

Pure Vessel- it/its, Hollow Knight fictive, nonverbal

Rum Tum Tugger- he/him, Cats (1998) fictive

Strahd von Zarovich- he/him, Curse of Strahd fictive

Strix- she/they, snowy owl harpy, little. Not an introject

FNaF Fictives

The aftons- Michael (he/him; Husk kin (Hazbin Hotel)), Evan (he/him; little), Vanessa (she her; movie version; rabbitkin)

The Daycare Attendants- Sun (he/him), Moon (he/it), Eclipse (they/them)

Charlotte "Charlie" Emily- she/her, middle, based on the games

Jeremy Fitzgerald- he/she

M.X.E.S.- xe/it, gatekeeper

Mary Schmidt- she/her, adult version (so around the era of FNaC 1)

Mimic- it/any, based on both the books and the games

Rain World

Artificer- she/they

Five Pebbles- he/him

Gourmand- they/he

Hunter- they/them

Monk- they/them

Saint- they/them, maybe it/its?

Scavenger- they/them; looks like either scav ID 48 or 140. No name yet

Sofanthiel- Undecided pronouns

Survivor- they/them

The Amazing Digital Circus

Caine- he/him

Jax- he/him

Pomni- she/her

Zooble- Varies (genderfluid)

Toby Fox

Categorizing Undertale and Deltarune under the same banner for saving space

Kris Dreemurr- they/them

Eldritchrune!Kris- they/them, introjected from lynxgriffin's AU

Napstablook- they/them, star/starself, neb/nebulaself, gala/galaxyself

Rouxls Kaard- he/him

Sans- he/him

Susie- she/her

Vivzieverse

Hazbin/Helluva, also lumped together for space. Also, for the record, we recognize the flaws in these shows. It's just super introjectable for some reason?

Adam- he/him

Alastor- he/him, gatekeeper

Angel Dust- he/him

Charlie Morningstar- she/her

Lucifer Morningstar- he/him

Stolas- he/him

Valentino- he/him, angerholder

Velvette- she/her

Vox- he/him, it/its, wy/wireself, bit/byteself

Wings of Fire

Clay- he/him

Fatespeaker- she/her

Glory- she/her

Moonwatcher- she/her

Qibli- he/him

Starflight- he/him

Sunny- she/her

Tsunami- she/her

[4me4you]

4me4you visits Stolen Space Gallery which showcased “BE STILL, LIFE”.

‘Be Still, Life’ exhibition brings together StolenSpace artists who capture still life with a fresh perspective, who have put their creative stamp on the classic principle of ‘still life’ art.

We’re living in a world where peace, tranquility and ’stillness’ is ever diminishing, it’s hard to find that stillness when we are presented with fast paced technology, and information at our fingertips. With this show we pause time, offer quiet reflection, and a moment to pause and question what we surround ourselves with. ‘Be Still, Life’ examines still life in our contemporary, and how it has transformed from it’s art historical roots to be relevant in today’s society: a snap shot of the ‘now’.

Artists exhibiting: Beau Stanton, Bennett Slater, Dan Rawlings, Dan Witz, Dave Pollot, David Bray, Hans Sures, Jack Panik, James Joyce, Joram Roukes, Kathy Ager, Kristen Liu-Wong, Nick Sheehy, Noah Verrier, Paul Stephenson, Peter Frederiksen, Sarah Best, Simon Monk, Sofia Enriquez, Steeven Salvat, Thiago Nevs, Tom Gerrard, Usugrow, Xavier Casalta, Yohta Matsuoka.

[sourdivinity]

things will be added as they appear

content warnings

flash warning

eyestrain

cw (topic)

(topic) cw

sign offs

monk 🥭

pebbs 🌸

spyte 🍪

five 🍭

nish ☄️

messy 🐍

guts 🥩

general

our posts

reblogs

agere

petre

moodboards

stimboards

stims

edits

resources

our writing

others writing

arts n crafts

[your-fellow-writer-of-the-night]

My Masterlist

Lucifer:

Moodboards:

Regressor Lucifer Morningstar

Regressor Lucifer Morningstar

Regressor Lucifer Morningstar (with Maze and Chloe)

Regressor Lucifer Morningstar (with carer Dan)

Sleepy regressor Lucifer

And yet another regressor Lucifer

Regressor Lucifer and babysitter Maze

Vent regressor Lucifer

Vent pet regressor Lucifer

Another vent regressor Lucifer

Caregiver Micheal Demiurgos (with some headcanons)

Stimboard:

Lucifer Morningstar

Headcanons:

Regressor Lucifer Morningstar

Fanfics:

As Sweet as Whiskey (regressor Lucifer, carer Chloe)

Sleepy Devil (regressor Lucifer)

Wake up bud (regressor Lucifer, carer Maze)

It's not because I'm tired (regressor Lucifer, carer Amenadiel)

Good Omens:

Moodboard:

Regressor Crowley (with cg Aziraphale)

Regressor Angel Crowley

Regressor Crowley 👻 (spooky vibes, my favorite moodboard so far)

Regressor Beelzebub

Caregiver Aziraphale

Caregiver Aziraphale 🕊️

Another caregiver Aziraphale

Caregiver Crowley

Crowley and Aziraphale

Fanfics:

Milk, Honey and a Tea Spoon of Vanilla (regressor Crowley, carer Aziraphale)

Cozy fireplace (regressor Crowley, carer Aziraphale)

Doctor Who:

Moodboards:

Regressor Tenth Doctor

Regressor Tenth Doctor

Tenth Doctor

Supernatural:

Moodboards:

Regressor Dean Winchester

Regressor Dean

Another regressor Dean

9-1-1 Lone Star:

Moodboards:

Regressor TK Strand

House M.D:

Moodboards:

Regressor Greg House (with cg Wilson)

Regressor James Wilson (and teddy bears)

Regressor Robert Chase

Another regressor Chase

Caregiver James Wilson

Headcanons:

Regressor Robert Chase

Fanfics:

The average dog is nicer than the average person (pet regressor Wilson and carer House. *unfinished)

Monk:

Moodboards:

Regressor Randy Disher

White Collar:

Moodboards:

Regressor Neal Caffrey

Regressor Neal Caffrey (with cg Peter Burke)

Another regressor Neal Caffrey

The Fraud and The Con (Regressor Neal, CG Peter - Suits crossover)

Fanfics:

Time out (regressor Neal with El and Peter)

Prodigal sons (regressor Neal, CG Peter - Suits crossover)

Suits:

Moodboards:

Regressor Mike Ross

Vent Regressor Mike Ross (tw- weed)

Regressor Harvey Specter (Racing Hearts)

Regressor Mike Ross (Racing Hearts)

Regressors Mike and Harvey (Racing Hearts)

Harvey and Jessica (Poker Face)

The Fraud and The Con (R Mike, CG Harvey - White Collar crossover)

Regressor Mike and Caregiver Rachel

Caregiver Donna Paulsen

Regressor Mike and Caregiver Trevor

Fanfics:

Racing Hearts (Regressor Mike and Harvey)

Poker Face (Regressor Mike and Harvey - littles are known)

Prodigal sons (Regressor Mike, CG Harvey - White Collar crossover)

Auribus Teneo Lupum (Regressor Harvey, CG Mike)

Sleep tight (Regressor Mike, CG Trevor)

A Little Help (Regressor Mke and Louis)

Casu Consulto (Regressor Harvey and Gordon Specter)

Bones:

Moodboards:

Regressor Seeley Booth (with cg Temperance Brennan)

Regressor Jack Hodgins (with Booth and Angela)

Moon Knight:

Moodboards:

Regressor Steven Grant

Hannibal:

Moodboards:

Regressor Will Graham (with cg Hannibal)

Hudson & Rex:

Moodboards:

Regressor Charlie Hudson

Regressor Charlie

Regressor Charlie (wintery theme)

Regressor Jesse Mills

Headcanons:

Regressor Charlie Hudson

Dexter :

Moodboards :

Regressor Dexter (with CG Rita)

[littleroseprince]

HEADCANON OF THE DAY: LEGO MONKIE KID (AGERE)

Red Son LOVES being called cute nicknames, but his favorite is prince or princess, though he often prefers princess. He'll even dress up in little tutus and tiaras to play the part. It's ADORABLEKEKRBDJE

[leos-regression-cove]

Fandom content Info:

If you have any agere content you'd like to see, hit up my inbox and I'll write a little blurb for you :)

What fandoms do I write for?

(Starred fandoms are open during limited requests.)

Marvel (I specialize with Loki, but I'll write for most character/franchises)* (Loki or Mainline Avengers⭐)

Parks and Recreation ⭐

Good Omens ⭐

Bee and Puppycat

What We Do In The Shadows⭐

Our Flag Means Death⭐

Abbot Elementary⭐

Ghosts UK ⭐and US

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (I haven't finished season 5)

Community⭐

30 Rock

M*A*S*H

Futurama

Adventure Time

Transformers (Original Series)⭐

Steven Universe

Animaniacs

Monk ⭐

(*To an extent*) Better Call Saul (and CG!Jessie Breaking Bad)

(*To an extent*) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia⭐

*Note: it has been brought to my attention how BIG the Marvel Cinematic Universe really is and the fact that I have missed MOST of the tv shows. Please be patient about: Daredevil, Punisher, Agents of Shield, She Hulk, Moongirl & Devil Dinosaur, Werewolf by Night, and Moon Knight while I catch up.

If it's not on the list, shoot over a DM or ask and I'll see what I can do.

What content am I willing to write?

agere content (please specify if you're requesting physical regression)

non-agere content

Violence (It will be properly tagged and warned for.)

Whump, angst, and hurt/comfort

Xreaders

Shipping/romance (not used while a character is regressed, otherwise underage, etc. Keep it legal, keep it ethical.)

Fluff!

AUs

Chapters for preexisting fics!

No real people. (No bands, YouTubers, or actors)

(If you have a writing prompt which is nsfw please go to my main blog @goatmilksoda and I'll answer it there. I'd like to keep this blog sfw)

All pieces of writing uploaded on here will also be uploaded to AO3. If you don't want this, or don't want your username in the notes, please note that in your request.

Ongoing fics and AO3:

Also I write on AO3! You can find my work under the name goatmilksoda (just like my main blog)

Here are my main fics:

Nothing In The Parenting Books Prepared Me For This: my longest running fic, It's >200k words of cute regressor!Loki and flip!Sylvie with (usually) caregiver!Mobius fluff.

All The Lessons I Never Learned: a modern New York AU about permaregressed preschooler!Thor coming from Norway to live with Loki, who hardly knows him. As they adjust, they meet little!Sylvie and caregiver!Mobius who help guide them through some everyday challenges.

Lets Get This Over With: Post-season 1, Loki is pushed through the portal into a version of Asgard where Littles are common and everyone expects him to be the royal baby.

If you'd prefer to access my fics via Tumblr here are the masterposts for three: All The Lessons I Never Learned, Nothing in the Parenting Books, The New Little. [NOTE: as of February 2nd 2023, Tumblr accessible updates will cease. All new chapters are exclusively uploaded on AO3]

[iwishthereweremoreof]

I wish there were more Monk agere fics! I just recently started watching the show, and I think Monk would be such a cute little one!

💕

[gefdreamsofthesea]

Second deck just arrived!

This is the Water Temple Oracle by Suzy Cherub with art by Laila Savolainen. It is a 44 card deck of goddesses and watery sacred sites.

The deck is structured into several "temples" (Mystic Temple, Healer Temple, etc.) each with a "goddess guardian" and "supporting guides" often her consort or children, as well as related symbols.

The goddesses are from many different cultures. There's Aphrodite, Brigid, Sulis Minerva, Our Lady of Lourdes, Ganga, Rán, Anuket, etc. Some examples of "supporting guides" are Ares and Shiva. I'll talk more about this list in a bit.

The art is very pretty. It reminds me of the artist who did the Whispers of the Ocean Oracle only this deck is human centric. The author and artist have done other decks I just don't have any of them.

My issues with this deck are the same sort of issues I have with other multicultural decks in that some of these deities are from living cultures and here they are shoved into a product that will mostly be consumed by people who are not from that culture with instructions like "call on Lord Shiva to fix x problem in your life". So working with this deck will be interesting.

My other issue with this deck is related to the first but one of the goddesses in this deck is Tara and I honestly cannot recall any connection with water and her. It was a bit jarring to get to the very end of the deck and see a "Tibetan Buddhist Monk" card. Does anyone know of any associations between Tara and watery sacred sites or is she in the deck because white New Agers think Vajrayana Buddhism is cool?

[4me4you]

4me4you visits Stolen Space Gallery which showcased “BE STILL, LIFE”.

‘Be Still, Life’ exhibition brings together StolenSpace artists who capture still life with a fresh perspective, who have put their creative stamp on the classic principle of ‘still life’ art.

We’re living in a world where peace, tranquility and ’stillness’ is ever diminishing, it’s hard to find that stillness when we are presented with fast paced technology, and information at our fingertips. With this show we pause time, offer quiet reflection, and a moment to pause and question what we surround ourselves with. ‘Be Still, Life’ examines still life in our contemporary, and how it has transformed from it’s art historical roots to be relevant in today’s society: a snap shot of the ‘now’.

Artists exhibiting: Beau Stanton, Bennett Slater, Dan Rawlings, Dan Witz, Dave Pollot, David Bray, Hans Sures, Jack Panik, James Joyce, Joram Roukes, Kathy Ager, Kristen Liu-Wong, Nick Sheehy, Noah Verrier, Paul Stephenson, Peter Frederiksen, Sarah Best, Simon Monk, Sofia Enriquez, Steeven Salvat, Thiago Nevs, Tom Gerrard, Usugrow, Xavier Casalta, Yohta Matsuoka.

[art-of-manliness]

Podcast #392: How Jesuit Spirituality Can Improve Your Life

500 years ago, St. Ignatius of Loyola, a soldier turned religious convert, created the Society of Jesus. My guest today argues that many of the principles Ignatius used to guide the Jesuit order are just as applicable to living a flourishing life today.  His name is Father James Martin, he became a Jesuit priest after a stint in corporate America, and he’s the author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life. Today Father Martin and I discuss why the insights of Ignatian spirituality have proven useful to people from various faiths and backgrounds, and what these insights can teach us citizens of modernity. We discuss why you should pay more attention to your desires, the benefits of living simply, and how to free yourself from what Ignatius called “disordered attachments.” We also explore how not to be disappointed with your friends, how to improve those relationships, and how to think the best of others and ourselves.   While Father Martin’s advice is obviously given in the context of faith, nonbelievers will also find plenty of insights in this show. Show Highlights * The story of Ignatius of Loyola and how the Society of Jesus came to be  * The sometimes humorous, but also tragic vanity of Ignatius  * How Fr. Martin found his way into the priesthood, and the Society of Jesus specifically  * 4 tenets of Ignatian spirituality * The difference(s) between Christianity and Stoicism  * Why folks from all walks of life have appreciated the message of Fr. Martin’s book  * What is “the examen”? How does one practice it? * Why should we pay attention to our desires? * How do you learn to want to want the things you know are good? * What are “disordered attachments”? How do they mess us up? * How do we get over our disordered attachments?  * “Act like your best self would” * How to live simply without becoming a monk  * What is the principle of the presupposition? How can it help our relationships?  * How to love people as they are  * Keeping and nurturing friendships in adulthood  * The virtue of obedience  Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast * AoM series on spiritual disciplines  * Thomas Merton  * What Do You Want to Want? * You Can’t Return to Eden * Agere contra — acting against * Why You Should Go to Church — Even If You Aren’t Sure of Your Beliefs * Want to Feel Like a Man? Then Act Like One * Francis of Assisi * Building Your Band of Brothers * How Not to Be Disappointed With Your Friends * On the Importance of Keeping in Touch With Old Friends * 5 Types of Friends Every Man Needs * Don’t Just Lead Well, Follow Well * Doing Good vs. Doing Nothing Connect With Fr. Martin  Fr. Martin on Twitter Fr. Martin on Facebook Fr. Martin on Instagram Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!) Listen to the episode on a separate page. Download this episode. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. Podcast Sponsors Spotify. Spotify is making it easy for you to stream this podcast and many others like it on your mobile device, desktop app, and smart speaker. Open the app on your mobile device or desktop, click on the “browse” channel then click on the “podcast” section to find the Art of Manliness and many others. Stitcher Premium. Marvel is unveiling their first scripted podcast ever, and it’s available exclusively on Stitcher Premium. In ​Wolverine: The Long Night​, you’ll be immersed in a murder investigation that explores a string of mysterious deaths in Burns, Alaska. To listen now, go to wolverinepodcast.com and use the code MARVEL for a free month of Stitcher Premium.  Proper Cloth. Stop wearing shirts that don’t fit. Start looking your best with a custom fitted shirt. Go to propercloth.com/MANLINESS, and enter gift code MANLINESS to save $20 on your first shirt. Click here to see a full list of our podcast sponsors. Recorded with ClearCast.io. Read the Transcript Coming soon! The post Podcast #392: How Jesuit Spirituality Can Improve Your Life appeared first on The Art of Manliness. http://dlvr.it/QMq4q3

[dylana431]

Art Almost Finished and Dies Irae- W/C 13/04/2020

Dies Irae (17/04/2020)

Rachmaninoff used the Dies Irae in Isle of the Dead, first appearing at 1:01 as if to represent a distant sight of the island. When the island is in sight the music becomes joyful and the Dies Irae dies out (Huscher, n.d.). Today the composer added his interpretation of the Dies Irae to the project. The notes are the same but are not played in the same order as Rachmaninoff’s. The notes are played off a synthesizer and string ensemble instead of french horns. The Dies Irae is being used as an introduction instead of representing the island, a separate chord progression has been composed for that. 

Art Almost Finished (18/04/2020)

A message was received from the artist today saying the art is almost finished. He sent over some screenshots and details of how he created it. The painting was originally designed using monochrome. The word monochrome comes from Ancient Greek and means one colour (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). In an artistic sense, it refers to art made using one colour (Tate, n.d.). The painting, however, is made of several colours. Monochrome was applied so he could figure out the lighting, colour was then added layer by layer until he was happy.

Below are some of the developmental screenshots:

Research and Analysis

Dies Irae

The Dies Irae is a Gregorian chant composed around the 13th century by catholic monks. Originally used for funerals, the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) eliminated texts from the Middle Ages with negative spiritual messages (Bugnini, 1990). The Dies Irae translates from Latin to ‘Day of wrath’. Catholics believe this is the day God will judge the living and dead and decide who goes to heaven or hell for eternity. The Dies Irae is a chant describing this day of judgment (Kottke, 2019).

Over the next several hundred years the Dies Irae would start appearing in various musical works outside the church. The Dies Irae can be found in Mozart’s Requiem (1791), Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem (1874), and Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead (1908). French composer Hector Berlioz took the Dies Irae to a new level in his Symphonie Fantastique (1830). He took the melody of the four notes and left out the vocals, playing them on horns instead (Rayner, 2019).

In the modern world, the Dies Irae is featured in many movies (Ludwig, 2019), perhaps its most famous use is in The Shining (1980). This is the perfect signifier for the Dies Irae as The Shining is a well-known horror film.

- The twin scene from The Shining, arguably one of the scariest scenes. This photo is from Rob Ager’s analysis, 2015.

The Dies Irae is very haunting for several reasons. The first two notes (E/F) are only a semitone apart, creating a dissonance. They are played in a minor key, minor keys sound sombre and dark in comparison to major keys (Ludwig, 2019). Rachmaninoff used the Dies Irae in several other works including Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (1934), and the Symphonic Dances (1940).

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