Whats up febi we are watching THE WICKER MAN (70's kind) for #monsterdon tomorrow, are there any experts in #Paganism or related bodies of knowing that would be down to join us or give us a lil preshow context??? We cant pay you but I can guarantee that you will have the rapt attention and respect of a few hundred nerds and can plug your research and show off how cool you are and whatnot
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@jonny wow they’ll get exposure!
@jonny
not an expert but that's a hell of a good movie!
In 77 CE, Isalnd of Anglesey, was a place of resistance to Roman rule because it was an important centre for the Celtic Druids and their religious practices. Tacitus writes "On the shore stood the opposing army with its dense array of armed warriors, while between the ranks dashed women, in black attire like the Furies, with hair dishevelled, waving brands. All around, the Druids, lifting up their hands to heaven, and pouring forth dreadful imprecations, scared our soldiers by the unfamiliar sight, so that, as if their limbs were paralysed, they stood motionless, and exposed to wounds."
"Then urged by their general's appeals and mutual encouragements not to quail before a troop of frenzied women, they bore the standards onwards, smote down all resistance, and wrapped the foe in the flames of his own brands. A force was next set over the conquered, and their groves, devoted to inhuman superstitions, were destroyed."
not an expert but that's a hell of a good movie!
In 77 CE, Isalnd of Anglesey, was a place of resistance to Roman rule because it was an important centre for the Celtic Druids and their religious practices. Tacitus writes "On the shore stood the opposing army with its dense array of armed warriors, while between the ranks dashed women, in black attire like the Furies, with hair dishevelled, waving brands. All around, the Druids, lifting up their hands to heaven, and pouring forth dreadful imprecations, scared our soldiers by the unfamiliar sight, so that, as if their limbs were paralysed, they stood motionless, and exposed to wounds."
"Then urged by their general's appeals and mutual encouragements not to quail before a troop of frenzied women, they bore the standards onwards, smote down all resistance, and wrapped the foe in the flames of his own brands. A force was next set over the conquered, and their groves, devoted to inhuman superstitions, were destroyed."
@leftcoastjim
Reading about this now, this context sets it up somewhat as a revenge against colonialism story, the return of the Christians
Reading about this now, this context sets it up somewhat as a revenge against colonialism story, the return of the Christians
@jonny
As an almost lifelong witch, I can tell you that, so long as you are watching the one with Edward Woodward, there is really only one thing wrong with it, and that is they did not make it clear to him that he had the option to say he was not willing.
As an almost lifelong witch, I can tell you that, so long as you are watching the one with Edward Woodward, there is really only one thing wrong with it, and that is they did not make it clear to him that he had the option to say he was not willing.
@jonny
I will say this, I never really "got" what the May Pole was about, until I saw it done with a wreath....
@jonny That would be me. I'd be glad to help. When is it?
@Ooze
Omg yes. It is Sunday at 6PM Pacific, pretty informal - we just start the movie at roughly the same time and then post to the hashtag with public visibility (so it shows up in the hashtag feed). Me and @Taweret can boost your posts so the rest of the folks can see em :). No obligation but we'd love to have ya along ♥
Omg yes. It is Sunday at 6PM Pacific, pretty informal - we just start the movie at roughly the same time and then post to the hashtag with public visibility (so it shows up in the hashtag feed). Me and @Taweret can boost your posts so the rest of the folks can see em :). No obligation but we'd love to have ya along ♥
I think it would be really cool to in general have film history ppl, or when a movie is centered around folklore or mythology experts in knowing those things around. To merge the joys of shitposting about a movie and also knowing stuff about the world and the people in it and the things they believe
