Erin and Justin's article on how late antique Christian ascetics often retained one slave when they renounced the rest of their property (in Early Medieval Europe)
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 29, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Erin and Justin's article on how late antique Christian ascetics often retained one slave when they renounced the rest of their property (in Early Medieval Europe)
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Since I'm working on a game with a more winter theme but only two characters, I decided to sketch some characters that didn't make the cut for Soulful Slide if they were in that game's winter ascetics.
Mostly started by wanting a better drawing of Jade to use as in Steam posts.
#OC #OCArt #Art
Mostly started by wanting a better drawing of Jade to use as in Steam posts.
#OC #OCArt #Art
September 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Where it might lack on memorable bosses, particularly interesting NPCs or intricate world connectivity, it has its strengths on complex combat and exciting world mechanics like the bonfire ascetics and NG changes
September 28, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Where it might lack on memorable bosses, particularly interesting NPCs or intricate world connectivity, it has its strengths on complex combat and exciting world mechanics like the bonfire ascetics and NG changes
💬 Top Voted User Review [DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin]
"Ng+ that actually changes, bonfire ascetics, best fashion souls, best PvP, Animation cancelling, Power stancing, most diversity..."
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September 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Yeah I would put Counter Culture movements on one side and Traditional Culture movements on the other. Even though the ascetics are opposite the reasoning for them is similar enough, to push cultural norms
September 27, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Yeah I would put Counter Culture movements on one side and Traditional Culture movements on the other. Even though the ascetics are opposite the reasoning for them is similar enough, to push cultural norms
#MovieChallenge 2026 week 39: Babette's Feast (1987)
It's got two of my favourite things to see depicted in film: huge platters of delicious food, and religious ascetics learning to chill the fuck out.
4/5
It's got two of my favourite things to see depicted in film: huge platters of delicious food, and religious ascetics learning to chill the fuck out.
4/5
📽️ #MovieChallenge 2026 - Week 39
There is little doubt that one of the worst foods in the world is a cinema hot dog, and most expense is popcorn. This week watch a movie with food or drink in the title or plays a role in the plot
Quote once done. Read more:
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There is little doubt that one of the worst foods in the world is a cinema hot dog, and most expense is popcorn. This week watch a movie with food or drink in the title or plays a role in the plot
Quote once done. Read more:
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Flint Lockwood Catches a Giant Burger
ALT: Flint Lockwood Catches a Giant Burger
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September 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
#MovieChallenge 2026 week 39: Babette's Feast (1987)
It's got two of my favourite things to see depicted in film: huge platters of delicious food, and religious ascetics learning to chill the fuck out.
4/5
It's got two of my favourite things to see depicted in film: huge platters of delicious food, and religious ascetics learning to chill the fuck out.
4/5
On the surface, there are dense forests where the plants don't grow right anymore, having not seen light in centuries. There are countless sunken ruins where gnostic ascetics commune with demons in dark cells. And of course there's that one corner of your cellar where something is lurking RIGHT NOW🫵
September 26, 2026 at 7:42 AM
On the surface, there are dense forests where the plants don't grow right anymore, having not seen light in centuries. There are countless sunken ruins where gnostic ascetics commune with demons in dark cells. And of course there's that one corner of your cellar where something is lurking RIGHT NOW🫵
This would be cool, but I don’t want them done in the modern persona styles. I want a remake of 1 and 2 to still have some of that SMT grit and ascetics to them. I feel 3 getting a lot of the persona 5 color saturation and menu ascetics fundamentally changed the vibes a bit too much for my liking.
September 26, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This would be cool, but I don’t want them done in the modern persona styles. I want a remake of 1 and 2 to still have some of that SMT grit and ascetics to them. I feel 3 getting a lot of the persona 5 color saturation and menu ascetics fundamentally changed the vibes a bit too much for my liking.
why? do you get mad that people who aren’t hermetic ascetics also need jobs?
September 25, 2026 at 9:37 PM
why? do you get mad that people who aren’t hermetic ascetics also need jobs?
Imo the idea is “if ppl are willing to sabotage themselves in the physical world, it must be that they have some knowledge or experience of something else that would make them ‘sacrifice’ in such a way”.
But the thing is to a lot of ascetics it is not exactly a sacrifice but a satisfaction to them
But the thing is to a lot of ascetics it is not exactly a sacrifice but a satisfaction to them
September 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Imo the idea is “if ppl are willing to sabotage themselves in the physical world, it must be that they have some knowledge or experience of something else that would make them ‘sacrifice’ in such a way”.
But the thing is to a lot of ascetics it is not exactly a sacrifice but a satisfaction to them
But the thing is to a lot of ascetics it is not exactly a sacrifice but a satisfaction to them
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September 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
💬 Top Voted User Review [DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin]
"Ng+ that actually changes, bonfire ascetics, best fashion souls, best PvP, Animation cancelling, Power stancing, most diversity..."
👍 58 users found this review helpful
"Ng+ that actually changes, bonfire ascetics, best fashion souls, best PvP, Animation cancelling, Power stancing, most diversity..."
👍 58 users found this review helpful
In case you thought Sufism was all wandering ascetics and philosophers lol
September 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM
In case you thought Sufism was all wandering ascetics and philosophers lol
Very self indulgent, but Unicorn/ Twilight Chomper would be great with cloaks coz they could just warp right on top of you and entrap you instantly.
Also, given their ascetics, they would probably have absolutely stunning cloaks too.
Also, given their ascetics, they would probably have absolutely stunning cloaks too.
September 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Very self indulgent, but Unicorn/ Twilight Chomper would be great with cloaks coz they could just warp right on top of you and entrap you instantly.
Also, given their ascetics, they would probably have absolutely stunning cloaks too.
Also, given their ascetics, they would probably have absolutely stunning cloaks too.
The way I see it is that each of the 10s raised/established new standards for the series. DS2's mechanics just really let down a game that has cool build variety/lore/NG+/ascetics etc. Some improvements were made from DS1 but they're just all pushed down by a few bad design choices.
September 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The way I see it is that each of the 10s raised/established new standards for the series. DS2's mechanics just really let down a game that has cool build variety/lore/NG+/ascetics etc. Some improvements were made from DS1 but they're just all pushed down by a few bad design choices.
the analogs to damn dirty hippies are the Johannines, a cult of anti-Semitic ascetics who claim secret biblical knowledge, which is true in a sense.
(they are against the magical military-industrial complex in hippie-like ways, though I don't remember an analog to the Vietnam or Cold Wars.)
(they are against the magical military-industrial complex in hippie-like ways, though I don't remember an analog to the Vietnam or Cold Wars.)
September 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM
the analogs to damn dirty hippies are the Johannines, a cult of anti-Semitic ascetics who claim secret biblical knowledge, which is true in a sense.
(they are against the magical military-industrial complex in hippie-like ways, though I don't remember an analog to the Vietnam or Cold Wars.)
(they are against the magical military-industrial complex in hippie-like ways, though I don't remember an analog to the Vietnam or Cold Wars.)
#OTD #TDIH #September21, 1452: #BOTD: #GirolamoSavonarola #Ascetics #Preachers #Dominicans #Friars #Demagogues #Ferrara #ItalianRenaissance #Florence #Kulturshade #CrimesAgainstCulture #FundamentalistChristianity #Christianity #BonfireOfTheVanities #KulturshadeSky
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolam...
September 21, 2026 at 9:03 AM
7/There should be a time in every day when every desire of the body is checked. See if you can do it; and then as long as you can let the body go without listening to it, do so.
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A person might ask, 'Is, then, the secret of happiness in the way of the ascetics, in
8/
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A person might ask, 'Is, then, the secret of happiness in the way of the ascetics, in
8/
September 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM
7/There should be a time in every day when every desire of the body is checked. See if you can do it; and then as long as you can let the body go without listening to it, do so.
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A person might ask, 'Is, then, the secret of happiness in the way of the ascetics, in
8/
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A person might ask, 'Is, then, the secret of happiness in the way of the ascetics, in
8/
If you have any bonfire ascetics (and a fragrant branch of yore if you haven't already gotten the hidden bonfire near it), you could farm The Rotten for a bunch of souls to power level.
September 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
If you have any bonfire ascetics (and a fragrant branch of yore if you haven't already gotten the hidden bonfire near it), you could farm The Rotten for a bunch of souls to power level.
"Soṇa, there are ascetics and brahmins who—based on form [feeling, perception, etc.], which is impermanent, suffering, and perishable—regard themselves thus: ‘I’m better’, or ‘I’m equal’, or ‘I’m worse’. What is that but a failure to see truly?"
SN 22.49, Soṇasutta, Sujato translation #Buddhism
SN 22.49, Soṇasutta, Sujato translation #Buddhism
the world would be a much less frustrating place if people could manage to realistically self-assess every once in a while
no deluded arrogance, no toxic humility, no ego invested in the idea of being Better Than (or Equal To) Others
no deluded arrogance, no toxic humility, no ego invested in the idea of being Better Than (or Equal To) Others
September 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"Soṇa, there are ascetics and brahmins who—based on form [feeling, perception, etc.], which is impermanent, suffering, and perishable—regard themselves thus: ‘I’m better’, or ‘I’m equal’, or ‘I’m worse’. What is that but a failure to see truly?"
SN 22.49, Soṇasutta, Sujato translation #Buddhism
SN 22.49, Soṇasutta, Sujato translation #Buddhism
no emblem? what the fuck are we, ascetics???
September 20, 2026 at 2:33 AM
no emblem? what the fuck are we, ascetics???
So I've just posted a new track - a blues and lofi mix that I drew inspiration from Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers (its not a cover or a remix, rather I just liked some of the ideas in the structure).
soundcloud.com/vinull/cloudy
soundcloud.com/vinull/cloudy
Cloudy
This is my first exploration into mixing blues progressions with lofi ascetics. Inspiration drew from the chord progression in Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, in particular the turn around walk of
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September 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
So I've just posted a new track - a blues and lofi mix that I drew inspiration from Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers (its not a cover or a remix, rather I just liked some of the ideas in the structure).
soundcloud.com/vinull/cloudy
soundcloud.com/vinull/cloudy
We tend not to be very keen on contemplating our own demise. Our culture is about youth and beauty and winning. But contemplating a bit of darkness might actually do us some good!
#CharnelGround #meditation #darkness #mortality #death #EndOfLife #OldAge
markrobertfrank.substack.com/p/morbid-con...
#CharnelGround #meditation #darkness #mortality #death #EndOfLife #OldAge
markrobertfrank.substack.com/p/morbid-con...
Morbid Contemplation for the Sake of Bringing Out Our Best
Hindu and Buddhist ascetics of days gone by sometimes meditated in the charnel grounds where dead bodies were left for the elements and scavengers to do with as they will.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
We tend not to be very keen on contemplating our own demise. Our culture is about youth and beauty and winning. But contemplating a bit of darkness might actually do us some good!
#CharnelGround #meditation #darkness #mortality #death #EndOfLife #OldAge
markrobertfrank.substack.com/p/morbid-con...
#CharnelGround #meditation #darkness #mortality #death #EndOfLife #OldAge
markrobertfrank.substack.com/p/morbid-con...
The achievements of the ancient Indians in the field of philosophy are but very imperfectly known to the world at large, and it is unfortunate that the condition is no better even in India. There is a small body of Hindu scholars and ascetics…
— Surendranath Dasgupta
#philo #spleen #books #booksky
— Surendranath Dasgupta
#philo #spleen #books #booksky
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September 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It would be great if all these Stoic-obsessed would be ascetics would fuck off to live in seclusion rather that making their hangups everyone else's problem.
September 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
It would be great if all these Stoic-obsessed would be ascetics would fuck off to live in seclusion rather that making their hangups everyone else's problem.