https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/Luxo.xml It's just a feed for now Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:51:28 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:51:27 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Mon, April 1, 2024 12:51 PM EDT <p>I want to post a quick thread about my take on cosplay, historical legitimacy, and what I mean by &quot;living the traditions&quot; in modern pagan spaces.</p> <p>I spent a lot of time in my younger years in the cosplay scene, specifically steampunk. It was pretty cool to be able to wear silly raver goggles on top hats and also delve into prop-making, but the whole thing felt kinda empty in a way that other cosplay scenes didn&#39;t.</p> <p>When Steampunk collapsed, I had little interest in returning to the historical cosplay scene. I&#39;m a white lady and I was trapped in a culture that had no traditional dances or rituals, but man, did I want to dance and do rituals that were my own. Thus the die was cast.</p> <p>I&#39;m an avid consumer of Neofolk content, but that word itself is very much becoming a slur. We&#39;ve all seen native headresses and face paint on non-native people with hastily added runes mixed with dreadlocks and feathers. It speaks to the same walk I&#39;m on I guess</p> <p>It should be VERY obvious that my vestments don&#39;t reflect a historically accurate costume. I can drone on about my sword being a seax, my masks being inspired by pictish stones and helmets from the dark ages, but the dances I perform and the music I listen to is derivative.</p> <p>What can any of us do then, if we want to live the traditions? I want to perform dances in the dark and speak to the energies that my ancestors did half a world away in a time forgotten to common memory. So I have to invent, and I do so carefully.</p> <p>I&#39;m constantly scouring my socials for folk costumes, festivals, and dances of my ancestors. Folks in England, Germany, France, and Slavic countries as well. I find primary sources and seek inspiration from other people dedicated to doing the same legwork. It&#39;s worth it.</p> <p>I have a dream of one day hosting events where we all dress like mummers and wildly dance in the darkness, and that dream still lives in me, but I&#39;m still seeking those that can balance the primal need of engaging in ritual while also doing their homework.</p> <p>Pagan dance deserves to be practiced by those of us who carry the mantle, and I&#39;m happy to place myself under strict self-scrutany. I&#39;m also welcoming of criticism and feedback from fellow practicers of dance from all traditions, as well as scholars of medieval history</p> <p>What I do not welcome are those that carelessly accuse or seek to deter me from my path. I have my own muse to please, and I don&#39;t directly slander anyone else in my community as they seek their own truths either. Give me the same courtesy if you have nothing helpful to say</p> <p>If you&#39;re interested or inspired by my work, I&#39;ll keep demonstrating by example that there&#39;s those of us in this scene that are holding their own culture, as well as others, in holy reverence and respect. Thanks for reading.</p> Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:51:28 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328910 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328910 I want to post a quick thread about my take on cosplay, historical legitimacy, and what I mean by "living the traditions" in modern pagan spaces. I spent a lot of time in my younger years in the cosplay scene, specifically steampunk. It was pretty cool to be able to wear silly raver goggles on top hats and also delve into prop-making, but the whole thing felt kinda empty in a way that other cosplay scenes didn't. When Steampunk collapsed, I had little interest in returning to the historical cosplay scene. I'm a white lady and I was trapped in a culture that had no traditional dances or rituals, but man, did I want to dance and do rituals that were my own. Thus the die was cast. I'm an avid consumer of Neofolk content, but that word itself is very much becoming a slur. We've all seen native headresses and face paint on non-native people with hastily added runes mixed with dreadlocks and feathers. It speaks to the same walk I'm on I guess It should be VERY obvious that my vestments don't reflect a historically accurate costume. I can drone on about my sword being a seax, my masks being inspired by pictish stones and helmets from the dark ages, but the dances I perform and the music I listen to is derivative. What can any of us do then, if we want to live the traditions? I want to perform dances in the dark and speak to the energies that my ancestors did half a world away in a time forgotten to common memory. So I have to invent, and I do so carefully. I'm constantly scouring my socials for folk costumes, festivals, and dances of my ancestors. Folks in England, Germany, France, and Slavic countries as well. I find primary sources and seek inspiration from other people dedicated to doing the same legwork. It's worth it. I have a dream of one day hosting events where we all dress like mummers and wildly dance in the darkness, and that dream still lives in me, but I'm still seeking those that can balance the primal need of engaging in ritual while also doing their homework. Pagan dance deserves to be practiced by those of us who carry the mantle, and I'm happy to place myself under strict self-scrutany. I'm also welcoming of criticism and feedback from fellow practicers of dance from all traditions, as well as scholars of medieval history What I do not welcome are those that carelessly accuse or seek to deter me from my path. I have my own muse to please, and I don't directly slander anyone else in my community as they seek their own truths either. Give me the same courtesy if you have nothing helpful to say If you're interested or inspired by my work, I'll keep demonstrating by example that there's those of us in this scene that are holding their own culture, as well as others, in holy reverence and respect. Thanks for reading. <p>I want to post a quick thread about my take on cosplay, historical legitimacy, and what I mean by &quot;living the traditions&quot; in modern pagan spaces.</p> <p>I spent a lot of time in my younger years in the cosplay scene, specifically steampunk. It was pretty cool to be able to wear silly raver goggles on top hats and also delve into prop-making, but the whole thing felt kinda empty in a way that other cosplay scenes didn&#39;t.</p> <p>When Steampunk collapsed, I had little interest in returning to the historical cosplay scene. I&#39;m a white lady and I was trapped in a culture that had no traditional dances or rituals, but man, did I want to dance and do rituals that were my own. Thus the die was cast.</p> <p>I&#39;m an avid consumer of Neofolk content, but that word itself is very much becoming a slur. We&#39;ve all seen native headresses and face paint on non-native people with hastily added runes mixed with dreadlocks and feathers. It speaks to the same walk I&#39;m on I guess</p> <p>It should be VERY obvious that my vestments don&#39;t reflect a historically accurate costume. I can drone on about my sword being a seax, my masks being inspired by pictish stones and helmets from the dark ages, but the dances I perform and the music I listen to is derivative.</p> <p>What can any of us do then, if we want to live the traditions? I want to perform dances in the dark and speak to the energies that my ancestors did half a world away in a time forgotten to common memory. So I have to invent, and I do so carefully.</p> <p>I&#39;m constantly scouring my socials for folk costumes, festivals, and dances of my ancestors. Folks in England, Germany, France, and Slavic countries as well. I find primary sources and seek inspiration from other people dedicated to doing the same legwork. It&#39;s worth it.</p> <p>I have a dream of one day hosting events where we all dress like mummers and wildly dance in the darkness, and that dream still lives in me, but I&#39;m still seeking those that can balance the primal need of engaging in ritual while also doing their homework.</p> <p>Pagan dance deserves to be practiced by those of us who carry the mantle, and I&#39;m happy to place myself under strict self-scrutany. I&#39;m also welcoming of criticism and feedback from fellow practicers of dance from all traditions, as well as scholars of medieval history</p> <p>What I do not welcome are those that carelessly accuse or seek to deter me from my path. I have my own muse to please, and I don&#39;t directly slander anyone else in my community as they seek their own truths either. Give me the same courtesy if you have nothing helpful to say</p> <p>If you&#39;re interested or inspired by my work, I&#39;ll keep demonstrating by example that there&#39;s those of us in this scene that are holding their own culture, as well as others, in holy reverence and respect. Thanks for reading.</p> Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:49:36 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328907 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328907 I want to post a quick thread about my take on cosplay, historical legitimacy, and what I mean by "living the traditions" in modern pagan spaces. I spent a lot of time in my younger years in the cosplay scene, specifically steampunk. It was pretty cool to be able to wear silly raver goggles on top hats and also delve into prop-making, but the whole thing felt kinda empty in a way that other cosplay scenes didn't. When Steampunk collapsed, I had little interest in returning to the historical cosplay scene. I'm a white lady and I was trapped in a culture that had no traditional dances or rituals, but man, did I want to dance and do rituals that were my own. Thus the die was cast. I'm an avid consumer of Neofolk content, but that word itself is very much becoming a slur. We've all seen native headresses and face paint on non-native people with hastily added runes mixed with dreadlocks and feathers. It speaks to the same walk I'm on I guess It should be VERY obvious that my vestments don't reflect a historically accurate costume. I can drone on about my sword being a seax, my masks being inspired by pictish stones and helmets from the dark ages, but the dances I perform and the music I listen to is derivative. What can any of us do then, if we want to live the traditions? I want to perform dances in the dark and speak to the energies that my ancestors did half a world away in a time forgotten to common memory. So I have to invent, and I do so carefully. I'm constantly scouring my socials for folk costumes, festivals, and dances of my ancestors. Folks in England, Germany, France, and Slavic countries as well. I find primary sources and seek inspiration from other people dedicated to doing the same legwork. It's worth it. I have a dream of one day hosting events where we all dress like mummers and wildly dance in the darkness, and that dream still lives in me, but I'm still seeking those that can balance the primal need of engaging in ritual while also doing their homework. Pagan dance deserves to be practiced by those of us who carry the mantle, and I'm happy to place myself under strict self-scrutany. I'm also welcoming of criticism and feedback from fellow practicers of dance from all traditions, as well as scholars of medieval history What I do not welcome are those that carelessly accuse or seek to deter me from my path. I have my own muse to please, and I don't directly slander anyone else in my community as they seek their own truths either. Give me the same courtesy if you have nothing helpful to say If you're interested or inspired by my work, I'll keep demonstrating by example that there's those of us in this scene that are holding their own culture, as well as others, in holy reverence and respect. Thanks for reading. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:02:15 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328842 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328842 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:02:13 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328841 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=328841