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I had never seen this sculpture before until today and I have been obsessed with it all day.
Here is Eve looking God in the fucking eye.
Prompted by Lucifer she takes what rightfully belongs to humanity – the knowledge of good and evil. Not afraid of God’s threats, not ashamed of her nakedness, (that goddam sassy hand on the hip!): it’s as if she’s daring him to do anything about it.
This is not a Fall – this is mankind rising up against the tyranny of servitude and the suppression of sexuality. It’s as if she’s grabbing God by the balls.
In medieval paintings of this theme Eve is either portrayed as innocent (pre-apple incident) or ashamed (post-apple incident). Usually Lucifer is depicted also, coiled around the tree. We don’t see Him here but we know He’s in the background, about to be cursed by a vindictive and controlling tyrant.
But He is here. We see Him in Eve: full of pride, rebellion, power, wisdom, and knowledge; unafraid of death and assured of her future. This is not a Fall. This is freedom.
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This morning, an active shooter at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill murdered at least seven eight people, possibly more. Four responding officers have been wounded as well. The killer surrendered to police and is now in custody.
Please keep Pittsburgh’s Jewish population in your thoughts, and continue to demand stronger action to keep weapons out of the hands of those who would commit hate crimes.
If you are local, the Central Blood Bank has experienced shortages recently and will surely benefit from your help. If you are able to donate, especially if you are a rare blood type, please go in and do so asap.
Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.
Fuck this.
Protect Jews at all costs.
Destruction to the enemy.
All Jewish friends and followers: I am so sorry. I love you.
We had our first official meeting of the church. It was basically a brainstorm session. It was small, around ten people, but they had been carefully chosen. It was an interesting blend of political, artistic and occultist types of various stripes. There were different levels and types of theism represented. All participants were enthusiastic, and all had something unique and special to bring to the table.
Here are some of the notes:
1. We want this church to be activist and liberation focused, with a left-wing bent. We are interested in projects supporting the homeless, the addicted, sex workers, and the incarcerated. Free meals, free safer sex supplies, free clothing closet and pantry, needle exchange, letter writing parties to send some love to prisoners, fundraising events towards prisoner support, etc. Some of these projects will be costlier than others, some are longer-term goals– hosting 12 step meetings or having a drop-in shelter will have to wait until we have a physical space, for example. Some of them we can get started on right away, such as letter writing campaigns. There are numerous organizations around the bay area that we can probably partner with on some of these other projects. Sending church members to volunteer with existing orgs who are already doing similar things would be a great way to start making a difference while also getting our members good experience in the field, and doing valuable networking.
2. We want to be theistic-friendly. We will welcome atheists and agnostics, but we want this to be a real church with a vital religious component. We want regular services. We want liturgy for baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals. We want competent pastors who know how to provide real spiritual support (a big part of why I am going to seminary).
3. We want ALL the educational events, skill-shares, book clubs, etc. We will need a library. We are Luciferians, after all.
4. We want to be non-hierarchical. We are looking at various models and structures for having a directly democratic org that still can get things done. Current inspirations include Alcoholics Anonymous and the IWW.
5. We would like to be open to practitioners who are aligned with Luciferian values but use different liberator/lightbringer type deities. For example, we currently have a really excellent Enkian in the group who fits right in.
6. Some members are definitely interested in an art collective component, which I think should be easy as pie for us to accomplish. So far it is a somewhat artsy group.
All of this will obviously need to be refined. These are merely the fruits of the first brainstorming session.
What came out of this in terms of practical plans is the need for a monthly meet-up where we can keep doing this work. We are currently in the process of securing a space for this. Are in conversation with the venue, dates just need to be confirmed.
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