The City That Eris Built, Part 1

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think this Black Madonna aspect may be a completely independent interpretation. I wish I was able to research this.

[Doktor Howl]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

[Nast]

This is all very fascinating.

Dok, if you visit the shrine next time, will you take pictures?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

[Requia ☣]

It occurs to me that while these guys are called the cult of the Black Madonna, the only thing really linking them are back statues of feminine figures, this could be an entirely different set of symbolism that's just gotten painted with a more familiar brush by the unaware.  We don't exactly know what they call themselves.

I've been looking for rituals that involve the destruction of objects, but all I've found are sympathetic magic rituals (akin to voodoo dolls) and some middle stone age stuff where they burned spearheads (not truly destructive to stone, but they were discarded after).  I can't for the life of me figure out what all the electronics would represent, and the spearhead thing isn't really understood.

I've got next to jack in terms of knowledge and sources of more recent magical practices though, so these things might be more common in recent times.

[Doktor Howl]

This is all very fascinating.

Dok, if you visit the shrine next time, will you take pictures?

Yeah.

[Doktor Howl]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

No shit.

We'd be robbing banks by Friday.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

No shit.

We'd be robbing banks by Friday.

Are you shitting me

We'd be robbing banks right fucking now. I know how.

[Doktor Howl]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

No shit.

We'd be robbing banks by Friday.

Are you shitting me

We'd be robbing banks right fucking now. I know how.

And I've got the 6 shooters.  No shit.  Great big fucking matched Bisleys.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

No shit.

We'd be robbing banks by Friday.

Are you shitting me

We'd be robbing banks right fucking now. I know how.

And I've got the 6 shooters.  No shit.  Great big fucking matched Bisleys.

Goddamn, that's beautiful. Makes me want to start our own state.

[BabylonHoruv]

It occurs to me that while these guys are called the cult of the Black Madonna, the only thing really linking them are back statues of feminine figures, this could be an entirely different set of symbolism that's just gotten painted with a more familiar brush by the unaware.  We don't exactly know what they call themselves.

I've been looking for rituals that involve the destruction of objects, but all I've found are sympathetic magic rituals (akin to voodoo dolls) and some middle stone age stuff where they burned spearheads (not truly destructive to stone, but they were discarded after).  I can't for the life of me figure out what all the electronics would represent, and the spearhead thing isn't really understood.

I've got next to jack in terms of knowledge and sources of more recent magical practices though, so these things might be more common in recent times.

Well, spearheads were technology, for that time period.

[Cain]

It occurs to me that while these guys are called the cult of the Black Madonna, the only thing really linking them are back statues of feminine figures, this could be an entirely different set of symbolism that's just gotten painted with a more familiar brush by the unaware.  We don't exactly know what they call themselves.

I've been looking for rituals that involve the destruction of objects, but all I've found are sympathetic magic rituals (akin to voodoo dolls) and some middle stone age stuff where they burned spearheads (not truly destructive to stone, but they were discarded after).  I can't for the life of me figure out what all the electronics would represent, and the spearhead thing isn't really understood.

I've got next to jack in terms of knowledge and sources of more recent magical practices though, so these things might be more common in recent times.

Maybe some John Zerzan influenced and very confused Catholics are running around the place.

[Requia ☣]

Hmm, the philosophy fits the destruction of the electronics, and the egalitarian aspects fit with Black Madonna symbolism.  The timeline is a bit off, but I can see that philosophy appealing to an aging Luddite cult pretty easily.

[Doktor Howl]

Woops, thought you guys lived in same area.

There's laws against that.

Some of the few "good laws" on the books, if you ask me.

No shit.

We'd be robbing banks by Friday.

Are you shitting me

We'd be robbing banks right fucking now. I know how.

And I've got the 6 shooters.  No shit.  Great big fucking matched Bisleys.

Goddamn, that's beautiful. Makes me want to start our own state.

Bump for August.   

[Jasper]

Really enjoyed rereading the OP.