Personal & PC Gods {Where do you draw the line?}
Apr 8, 2015 13:43:46 GMT -6
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Post by Chev on Apr 8, 2015 13:43:46 GMT -6
So, I wasn't sure where to put this? Feel free to move this wherever it might be better else suited. (Probably PC Polytheism? But that doesn't seem quite right...)
But yeah. I asked one of these questions on... popculture... something. I forget the name of the tumblr atm. Anyway! Before I derail myself before I get started.
So, I was wondering, on the topic of PC God/desses, how those practitioners felt about viewing the icons as actual deities/avatars? E.g. Princess Luna, Toph, Luna Lovegood, etc. The fandoms that have taken a life of their own, like the Potterverse and Homestuck, I'm more comfortable with, but those that aren't at that status yet I'm... It feels weird. I mean, I'm slowly sinking into the understanding that it's not weird or childish or whatever, but it still feels... odd to me, to take that next step and elevate them so high.
Side B to the above question is the question of personal gods and goddesses. Like characters you might have made or creatures you're super fond of. This is even moreso a weird feeling than taking fictional characters and making them "real". Like I'm kinda going down a path that's not safe. I mean... Examples, that'll make it easier to convey my thought.
So, I have this one character, Deyon. Total sexual freedom and comfortable with her body, though a bit shy to just stand stark in front of someone she doesn't know. She's a character I modeled after specific emotions and attitudes. She's one of six, maybe seven, characters that are created this way. Kari, as a second example. She's the aggression and loyalty model, fond of those she keeps close and has no problem taking a bullet for them. Deyon is one that I kinda look to to help my libido (because it sucks), and Kari is the one I look to sometimes for confidence and to, pretty much, take zero crap from anyone.
Now, do you, reader, think it to be wise to consider them avatars, maybe demi-gods, or is this a bad path to take? I kinda feel like I'm already... re-absorbing? the qualities I gave them, beyond the emotional channeling. (I have a single tag devoted to "channeling" Deyon on my Tumblr because, nnmph, some ladies, some guys... and I'm having issues with my sexual identity.)
I'm trying to explore my personal polytheism in a safety net, but that's largely comprised of examining the water from ten feet away and with so many different ways to do it, so many unique paths to take and such, and I don't really know what is the correct way to look for this information, other than looking to what other people have already come across.
But yeah. I asked one of these questions on... popculture... something. I forget the name of the tumblr atm. Anyway! Before I derail myself before I get started.
So, I was wondering, on the topic of PC God/desses, how those practitioners felt about viewing the icons as actual deities/avatars? E.g. Princess Luna, Toph, Luna Lovegood, etc. The fandoms that have taken a life of their own, like the Potterverse and Homestuck, I'm more comfortable with, but those that aren't at that status yet I'm... It feels weird. I mean, I'm slowly sinking into the understanding that it's not weird or childish or whatever, but it still feels... odd to me, to take that next step and elevate them so high.
Side B to the above question is the question of personal gods and goddesses. Like characters you might have made or creatures you're super fond of. This is even moreso a weird feeling than taking fictional characters and making them "real". Like I'm kinda going down a path that's not safe. I mean... Examples, that'll make it easier to convey my thought.
So, I have this one character, Deyon. Total sexual freedom and comfortable with her body, though a bit shy to just stand stark in front of someone she doesn't know. She's a character I modeled after specific emotions and attitudes. She's one of six, maybe seven, characters that are created this way. Kari, as a second example. She's the aggression and loyalty model, fond of those she keeps close and has no problem taking a bullet for them. Deyon is one that I kinda look to to help my libido (because it sucks), and Kari is the one I look to sometimes for confidence and to, pretty much, take zero crap from anyone.
Now, do you, reader, think it to be wise to consider them avatars, maybe demi-gods, or is this a bad path to take? I kinda feel like I'm already... re-absorbing? the qualities I gave them, beyond the emotional channeling. (I have a single tag devoted to "channeling" Deyon on my Tumblr because, nnmph, some ladies, some guys... and I'm having issues with my sexual identity.)
I'm trying to explore my personal polytheism in a safety net, but that's largely comprised of examining the water from ten feet away and with so many different ways to do it, so many unique paths to take and such, and I don't really know what is the correct way to look for this information, other than looking to what other people have already come across.
