#religion art stuff

[tempvoir]

He’s my little meow meow forever and ever

I love blasphemous sm..

[phosilli]

eye of the vulture king

[froondy]

The hyper fixation is bad when i project catholic guilt onto it

[spotsupstuff]

Gold is often connected to divinity in rl religions. In Buddhism, it indeed symbolizes enlightenment and such, and it is often kept pure in order to not ruin its brilliance. In Tibetan Buddhism, statues are gilded with it and the 5 tonne Golden Buddha statue in Thailand is composed of 18 karat gold, almost fully pure.

Within this world, I like to think that gold has caught the eye of the Anemons in a religious sense upon the (,,re/")discovery of the Void Sea. The golden waves of it shaped the perception of their world, from explaining the sun as coated in a layer of Void, to giving an idea of what "cleanliness of soul" should look like. Wheel Flowers are also attributed to the Void as sprouts of it, because of their ethereal gold coloration.

The feeling of the divine has however faded when the motivations behind handling of the Void went terribly south, replaced by the extremist corruption and greed of High castes.

In other words, I wanted an excuse to draw Euros as a šarkan/змей.

[emil1863]

The most illegal thing Koby has done is learn a divine language... Which is only a little bit more illegal than dating a God

So.

Thoughts on language/religion in regards to this au. They aren't fully fleshed out but I'll clean it up as I go.

Learning a divine language is kinda taboo, like, you can learn them, and it's certainly less frowned upon than poneglyph, but outward practice isn't really accepted. Many people who are religious or follow religious practices are well versed in divine languages, in order to feel closer to their respective Gods.

Besides, religion makes people feel at ease and the world government is pretty relaxed when it comes to punishing those for worshiping or following their Gods. With how many there are, and how deeply a lot of it is ingrained into so many cultures, it'd also be a pain in the ass to control both that and pirates.

Koby learns through the people he meets while traveling. A lot of them think it's odd but fascinating that a young, wide-eyed marine wants to learn something like that. They indulge him anyways.

He did get better at understanding the language but his pronunciation isn't great, kinda hard to make some of the sounds Luffy makes too. Especially when he isn't used to talking like that, nor are most people. Demigods have an easier time picking up on speaking the actual... Words?

Robin understands the language of the Gods, and the rest of the Straw Hats do pick up on it a little bit just through exposure to Luffy. Luffy isn't the greatest teacher, but having people who want to understand him is always exciting. He is thrilled when he meets up with Koby on Water 7 and Koby can understand him.

[aelenist--writng--process]

Religious Questions in your fantasy story

Let’s return to the questionnaire format. Here are some thoughts I consider when creating a religion.

1. What are the fundamental tenets of your religion?

These are essential. I’ve read many fantasy religions with detailed descriptions of temples, holy days, and rituals, but they often lack depth. What does this religion stand for? If a typical follower were asked to summarize their faith, would it be about sacred days and ornaments? Probably not, unless the faith is more respected during times of crisis than in daily life.

Often, fantasy religions default to models based on Christianity or Wicca—either focusing on forgiveness and love or on nature and agriculture. This doesn’t always make sense. For instance, a desert-dwelling people likely wouldn’t revere nature in the same way as a rural community would. Think about logical principles for your world. How do the inhabitants survive? Which gods do they believe are responsible for their well-being? What practical tasks could become religious rituals?

2. What are the relationships between the gods?

Many fantasy gods feel flat because they are created in isolation with stereotypical personalities. A goddess of fertility, for example, is often portrayed as calm and nurturing. What relationships do these gods have? Study mythologies to see how gods interacted. For instance, why was Apollo associated with poetry, medicine, and prophecy? These connections are complex and can enrich your narrative.

Even in a monotheistic setting, people will create stories about their gods. Explore how divine legends accumulate around a central figure.

3. How do gods interact with mortals?

In too many fantasy novels, gods interact in ways that bore the reader. The classic notion is that gods are so powerful they can solve everything with a wave of their hand, which leads authors to keep them distant. This is based on flawed assumptions about their power and influence.

Gods can be portrayed in various ways—distant, intrusive, or even indifferent. The key is consistency. If gods are distant, rituals and prayers should not yield visible results.

4. How does your religion handle apostasy, heresy, and non-believers?

Unless a religion is truly global, there will be issues with heresy. Historical conflicts show that religious wars can be brutal. Often, fantasy authors depict one religion as "good" and another as "evil," leading to cardboard characters and simplistic narratives. And where are the atheists and agnostics? Characters who don’t believe are rare in fantasy, yet many worlds should have them, raising questions about their silence or indifference.

Religion can be a deep source of conflict in fantasy if handled thoughtfully. Unfortunately, many authors simplify these complexities.

[how-good-day]

False Pieta

((Ref under cut ))

Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Pieta

[boar-cry]

blinding ire

All these foolish religious weepers and overzealous preachers; don't they know the Gods remain indifferent to the plights of man?

Omnipotent beings sitting high atop their shrines, deaf to the screams and sorrows so far below, collecting gold and rot as if offerings owed. And yet still there are those who carve their names in polished silver and iridescent stone; sculpt temples with diamond pillars and weave jewelry out of pearls; not out of desperation, but delusion – that if they worship so called divines, they can somehow remold their spoiled lives.

What good are useless Gods that regard us no more than grains of sand?

[tothesolarium]

The first and second sacrifices

Some iconography for the atomic angel story. In the story I call the the martyrs, as Christianity had a history of only respecting those who died in the past. However, we live in a time of extreme Islamophobia where Palestinian people are being killed at horrific rates, and are religious martyrs for their people. So I might change the wording as a whole in the story.

Anywho! Flayed god son and a planet that’s super healthy and wasn’t abandoned :D

[dicktat]

Halloween’s over says who? In this family we support monsters all year round. Big thanks to @killershushikk for that delicious vampire Hakon art🩸🩸🩸offer him your blood or…?

Also French dialogue translation dedicated to Kaisar love you king

[cassoliravioli]

Confessions of a rotten girl miku but it's me and p1 cuz why not

As miku in the video is wearing her school uniform, I put myself also wearing my school uniform!

[ignatiusteto]

i think sacred music in the kryn dynasty would be very cyclical and repetitive in form to symbolize the idea that life is a continuous thing (at least those who are consecuted right right) and is a cycle across lifetimes and yeah

[willingcannibalvictim]

one time i was talking about mouthwashing with my friends and said “catholic curly” instead of “captain curly” and this was born

[jadecantcreate]

i had…an Idea(tm)

what if i made a silly little side blog for the cult of gherix (basically a sarnax centric blog)…………..

i dont know what id actually do with it, probably an askblog (?) or compiling mentions of gherix/cult of gherix things (tm) from sarnax (quotes w/ timestamps etc)

idk, let me know what you think! could be fun mayhaps

[desengelein]

Arcane knowledge

[hometoursandotherstuff]