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Shrines
Feb 1, 2015 14:01:00 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by Mivi on Feb 1, 2015 14:01:00 GMT -6
So, general shriney/altary things. I know sea-related things (sand, shells, sea stars, horses) go well with ocean-related deities (is there a sea god that didn't create a horse? I'm honestly curious about this now), but what about things for the more trickster types? I don't think Manannán had anything to do with creating horses but he sure did have a cool one. (Also fun fact most horses are so terrified of the ocean if they're not exposed to it a lot how did they come to be associated with it so much.) E-shrines are p great. They don't take up space and you can turn scrolling endlessly through tumblr into a devotional activity. And while you def still need to research and make sure you're within cultural frameworks, shrines are supposed to be a way for you connect to your deity, so anything that reminds you personally of them should work. For example, my e-shrine for Manannán has a "roads" tag. There's nothing in lore that connects him to roads specifically, but there's plenty to connect him to liminal spaces and journeys, so I made an intuitive connection. It may not work for anyone else, but it does for me, so it stays. This. I am not so sure a non-ethnically Chinese person would be given leeway into worshipping their folk deities like Wukong. You're missing so much cultural context, like how they (and this is so general, there's a bunch of branches within Chinese ethnicities which is why you get so many languages in one country) would set up a proper shrine, what offerings to give and how, etc. It would be the same with korean deities like 칠성할미. I highly recommend thisisnotchina.tumblr and ask if it's appropriate. --- I don't have a lot of physical space, so I only have a physical shrine for my akhu and Senut. I'm working on making an altoids shrine for the 신, and simply inscribing their names on very thick paper and gluing that to the top of the inside. /ponder But until then I take care of n shrines for them.
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Post by wickedlittlecritta on Feb 1, 2015 14:28:23 GMT -6
I don't have a lot of physical space, so I only have a physical shrine for my akhu and Senut. I'm working on making an altoids shrine for the 신, and simply inscribing their names on very thick paper and gluing that to the top of the inside. /ponder But until then I take care of n shrines for them. I've made altoid shrines before (in the mini ones actually so they're tiny) and they're super awesome. I cut out a little piece of fabric to line them so the things inside would bang around so much, and glued a little picture that reminded me of them on the top of the inside, and then filled it with little things. (This is an older picture it's acquired a piece of sea glass and a quarter since.) Travel-sized for your convenience.
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Shrines
Feb 7, 2015 16:43:08 GMT -6
Post by Chev on Feb 7, 2015 16:43:08 GMT -6
Thanks much for the feedback guys! And once I get some more feedback from Mivi, I'll definitely look at a thread in the East Asian board.I do campaigns for work as well and right now is down time. Any suggestions for mobile shrines/altars or do you think I should just leave it at eshrines? I've got a small corner of my bedroom I've been considering as a makeshift area - it's a lavendar blanket over a Fluval Chi box, but it's mostly just got some random stuff on it. I could potentially use that as a makeshift area, but it's a bit cramped (bedside table on one side and laptop desk on the other - barely able to get to it at all. Edit: I don't think Manannán had anything to do with creating horses but he sure did have a cool one. (Also fun fact most horses are so terrified of the ocean if they're not exposed to it a lot how did they come to be associated with it so much.) E-shrines are p great. They don't take up space and you can turn scrolling endlessly through tumblr into a devotional activity. And while you def still need to research and make sure you're within cultural frameworks, shrines are supposed to be a way for you connect to your deity, so anything that reminds you personally of them should work. For example, my e-shrine for Manannán has a "roads" tag. There's nothing in lore that connects him to roads specifically, but there's plenty to connect him to liminal spaces and journeys, so I made an intuitive connection. It may not work for anyone else, but it does for me, so it stays. This. I am not so sure a non-ethnically Chinese person would be given leeway into worshipping their folk deities like Wukong. You're missing so much cultural context, like how they (and this is so general, there's a bunch of branches within Chinese ethnicities which is why you get so many languages in one country) would set up a proper shrine, what offerings to give and how, etc. It would be the same with korean deities like 칠성할미. I highly recommend thisisnotchina.tumblr and ask if it's appropriate. This is what I was most concerned about. Like I said in my other thread, I'm not Chinese at all. It does kind of suck, but maybe it'd be best if I just pined looked on wistfully from afar then. wickedlittlecrittaOoh, thanks! Do you dab glue on various things to keep them in place (like larger objects) or just let them rattle around as they wish?
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Feb 7, 2015 19:23:33 GMT -6
Post by wickedlittlecritta on Feb 7, 2015 19:23:33 GMT -6
wickedlittlecrittaOoh, thanks! Do you dab glue on various things to keep them in place (like larger objects) or just let them rattle around as they wish? I let them rattle, lol. I glued some fabric down as a liner to keep it from being super obnoxious. If you wanted to glue things down so they'd stay I think that would work fine too. I just wanted to be able to add or remove things easily if I felt the need.
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