The Roots of Day
@rootsofday
South African author, theologian, and creator of the Roots of Day: a worldbuilding project set on rediscovering the sincerity of masculine storytelling.
Inspired by @NathanCJHood 's and @CorncrakeMag 's stream last night, I've compiled a new book trailer. Take a look: youtu.be/07YQ9-3a41E
Didn't expect Jan Smuts to make an appearance. I wonder if this indicates some kind of "apparenting".
Colored drawing over two pages of the residence of Lochner and his land, in the year 1786, on which the four seasons are depicted through farming activities. The 'place' is named Vergenoegd and is located in Hottentots Holland (near Stellenbosch). The drawing shows the farm…
Though I prefer my elves properly dressed (@allyauteurs1138 😛), this was very good to listen to; very well put together: youtu.be/k9sKRqhWyHk
Things I (re-)learned at Corpus Christi 2025 this week, a selected list:
The world knows what it needs, but it fears the cost of confession like a doctor's appointment. It is the struggle between the devil one knows and the comforts he offers, and a promise of freedom that one doesn't deserve yet desires. One cannot have both the devil and freedom.
Andy Warhol (1928-87) - L: Repent and Sin No More! (Positive) - 1985-86 - acrylic paint & silkscreen ink on canvas - 20" x 16" - Private Collection R: Repent And Sin No More! (Negative) - 1985-86 - acrylic paint & silkscreen ink on canvas - 20" x 16" - Museum Brandhorst, Munich
Also a good memory. The town at the foot of the castle is also still very authentic.
Schloss Braunfels, a 13th-century castle in Germany.
The significance of metaphor, just after a discourse on how interspersing exotic words between common words can help strike the balance between a vulgar and an overly demanding style. It's all about pattern-recognition as far as I can tell.
They don't make them like this anymore.
The craftsmanship inside the 1,100-year-old Sahastrabahu Temple in Rajasthan, India, is truly breathtaking.
I find these inspiring.
Why not make a map of Africa (work in progress). I'm suffering a heatwave currently, there's about 800 degrees celcius in Finland for couple of weeks. I'm fed up with it. So fed up. #Africa #MapMaking #geography
Unapologetic reminder that if you are tired of AI slop and opportunistic ragebait, Visuals of the Ancients is your page for History and Art with zero drama.
This reminds me of a great Arthurian novel by Kazuo Ishiguro: The Buried Giant.
Do men and women need each other?