i love your shrine for catholic artifacts, i'm in the same boat as a non-believer and collector. I think its because i'm an outsider that i find them so beautiful and interesting... such a rich visual and symbolic history! definitely inspired me to think about putting up a shrine for my collection :) cheers!
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New ghost How much in your eyes does the average "everyday superstition" carry reverence despite banality
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universalmyth
18 hours ago
Hi, great question :) I think it relies on the level of uncertainty or risk in someone's life. Following Malinowski's theory on magic (that people tend to believe in and use magic more during periods of uncertainty, risk, or danger) then the less "stable" an individual's life the more reverence for / adherence to superstition. 1/
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universalmyth
18 hours ago
There is a wonderful Italian phrase (non e vero ma ci credo) that means "its not true but I believe it". When the going gets tough, superstitions have an easier barrier to entry than something like organized religion, which is designed to fill the same need. In times of strife, anything that might help is worth trying. Check out this article:https://meissinger.com/uploads/3/4/9/1/34919185/gmelch_baseball_magic.pdf
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universalmyth
2 days ago
There's new music, new books, and new archive pages for each of those. Guestbook is back up, too.
by virtue of redoing everything i've been going back through all my travel photos from the past couple years, dusting up a lot of memories i've overlooked with time. i should add a photos page...
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Thank you!! I think there are many of us who find these things beautiful and fascinating despite not believing. You should totally make a shrine for your collection, I'd love to see it!