fannishliss

title:  how he might win
author: fannishliss 
warnings: none, G, no pairing
spoilers: 6.22
length: 200 words
disclaimer: do not own, except in the ways I do.  :)

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The Qualities of Angels

Initially, upon reading this book, I thought it would make an excellent prompt table for stories about Castiel.  In actuality, it has become a prompt table for stories about Dean and his attempt to make a new life after losing Sam in the post-5.22 Promise Verse.  Castiel is still lurking behind the scenes though.

In Extremity: 
endurance      courage         compassion        comfort        healing      



The Noble Life: 

service          guardianship         justice       aspiration     hope     vision



Life's Blessings: 
hospitality       music      excellence      light    harmony      enjoyment      love     praise



Personal Qualities:  
humility    affirmation      perception         confidence      wisdom      serenity



from

ANGEL INSPIRATIONS: Essential Wisdom, Insight, and Guidance, by David Ross. 




Hi!  I’m not trying to set up an oppositional dialogue, I just needed a short and catchy title for a chunky essay.

What I’m trying to talk about here is how Supernatural uses the lore of Christianity, without actually engaging with many of the most central tenets of Christian belief. In my humble opinion, Kripke has developed an independent, fictional mythology that uses language and concepts familiar to folks because of our “Christian” ethnic background as Americans – but not using them as a religious person would, but instead as a storyteller – much like the Easter Bunny and the Christmas Tree are part of American mythology, much different from the meanings those symbols hold for religious Pagans.

This is important because many folks hear the religious terminology, which has run rampant during season four, and seem to think of it as Christian, which it really isn’t.  It’s religious language being used by Kripke to tell his story of two heroic brothers, their battle of good and evil, and the personae who populate their world.

Here are some of the things I’d like to touch on: 

1. “christo?”
2. How to break a deal with a demon
3.  Whether someone contaminated by demon blood is Doomed(  more... )  My husband, the Pagan Witchalok, first read over and beta’d this for me (this is the kind of thing we talk about ALL THE TIME), and then used his Witchalok Power of Slow, Dramatic Clapping.