Alright so this last week was Thanksgiving week and I really wanted to finish up with this class this week so to pass that final hurtle, I'm writing this.
This last week a did a lot of reading on famous ceremonies that pertained to some Indian gods that were a little more obtuse than most. There were even a few that I read twice but were under different names. I really enjoyed this reading because the sections were fairly short and easy to read while also containing very relevant information. It was a good way to learn about several gods in a short amount of time.
I actually haven't done any writing this last week since I"m pretty much done with the class, but I think I've done some really interesting writing in my spare time. I like to write stories in my spare time and I've just been playing around with writing a medieval fantasy story, which helps me get out my creative side and keeps me from buying reading books at the bookstore.
So far in my other classes it has been going pretty slow. I had to write a short five page paper for a low level politics class which really wasn't my style and it was really hard to just make myself sit down and write it despite having all the information together a week ago. I submitted it ten minutes before it was due. :( Then I'll have another short quiz for the same class this Tuesday which I think will continue in the same fashion. However my Capstone class is where I really need to work hard because I have a 20 page paper and a presentation on said paper due in December for finals which I really need to get on top of. I don't even have my subject picked out yet....I know dumb.
In other news though, I had to work through Thanksgiving so that all the lovely people in my city could have their Thanksgiving centerpieces and arrangements. However I'm not upset about it because my boyfriend had to work too and really my job isn't that bad at all so it's forgivable. Also there was holiday pay involved. :)
Showing posts with label Week 14. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 14. Show all posts
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Week 14, Reading Diary B, Neogi
The Fatal Oath
About the goddess Sashthi, another journey of self discovery where the main character searches for the goddess, finds her, and everything becomes well again.
Sacrificed to Varuna
A Brahman sacrifices his grandson to Varuna so that they can get water for their well/pond, then by praying ardently to Sashthi, the daughter-in-law regains the sacrificed child.
The gift of Joya
A father commits some psychotic acts against his son in order to try and prove the falsity of his wife's deity. However the goddess passes every test.
Saved from the Cat
Another about goddess Sashthi and her ability to save people.
The wife Who Use to Eat the First Morsel
So apparently in this fable, the gods were upset with a woman because she always ate the first morsels that were suppose to be given to them so the gods never let her children live past the age of the cradle. The mother-in-law fixed this.
The Wife who Cooked Beef
in this a servant kills a calf for meat and her mistress cooks it unaware it is beef, when she finds out, she cannot serve it and throws it out and then after sacrificing to the gods she reanimates the cow.
The Banished Girls
This is just a repeat of "The Pir's Power" which places the girls in opposite positions and excludes the father Brahmin from the later part of the story.
About the goddess Sashthi, another journey of self discovery where the main character searches for the goddess, finds her, and everything becomes well again.
Sacrificed to Varuna
A Brahman sacrifices his grandson to Varuna so that they can get water for their well/pond, then by praying ardently to Sashthi, the daughter-in-law regains the sacrificed child.
The gift of Joya
A father commits some psychotic acts against his son in order to try and prove the falsity of his wife's deity. However the goddess passes every test.
Saved from the Cat
Another about goddess Sashthi and her ability to save people.
The wife Who Use to Eat the First Morsel
So apparently in this fable, the gods were upset with a woman because she always ate the first morsels that were suppose to be given to them so the gods never let her children live past the age of the cradle. The mother-in-law fixed this.
The Wife who Cooked Beef
in this a servant kills a calf for meat and her mistress cooks it unaware it is beef, when she finds out, she cannot serve it and throws it out and then after sacrificing to the gods she reanimates the cow.
The Banished Girls
This is just a repeat of "The Pir's Power" which places the girls in opposite positions and excludes the father Brahmin from the later part of the story.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Week 14, Reading Diary A
The Gift of the Ascetic
A story about a king that is childless and in order to have children makes a deal with a yogee who requests that one of his children shall be his. Reminds me of Rumplestiltskin. In the end the prince that is taken ends up beheading the yogee during a sacrificial ceremony after which he was married to the young princess who was being held with him and they lived happily ever after.
The Sun’s Twin Sons
A pure woman, in a difficult circumstance, promised to wed the sun should he appear for her. He appeared and when she refused to appear he wed her spirit. Then she had two children and without a flesh and blood husband. Her children turned into blood during the day and human by night so that she poured her children into a tree during the day. They required 17 plums and plum leaves and rice and other things fit for gods from travelers.
The Consequences of Generosity
A devout woman lends her image of Narayana to her friend the milkmaid, after doing so the devout woman and her husband become very poor and are not recognized by any of their friends or family. They spend a year in poverty and then when the year it up the devout woman chastises all her friends and family for treating her and her husband horribly during the year of poorness.
The Brahman’s Ban
This is the story of when a Brahman turns Indra into a cat for twelve years because Indra insulted him. Then Indra’s wife lives with him and begs a boon of the goddess Kalika that she should let them sleep deeply throughout the whole twelve years.
The Pir’s Power
Basically this is the story of how easily a god can give and take away, flighty creatures.
The Gander-Eater
In this a young boy steals a gander from the king’s aviary and the king finds out a sends him to prison. The mother of the boy prays for her sons release. The boy ends up being released and engaged to the king’s daughter and becomes the heir to the kingdom.
A story about a king that is childless and in order to have children makes a deal with a yogee who requests that one of his children shall be his. Reminds me of Rumplestiltskin. In the end the prince that is taken ends up beheading the yogee during a sacrificial ceremony after which he was married to the young princess who was being held with him and they lived happily ever after.
The Sun’s Twin Sons
A pure woman, in a difficult circumstance, promised to wed the sun should he appear for her. He appeared and when she refused to appear he wed her spirit. Then she had two children and without a flesh and blood husband. Her children turned into blood during the day and human by night so that she poured her children into a tree during the day. They required 17 plums and plum leaves and rice and other things fit for gods from travelers.
The Consequences of Generosity
A devout woman lends her image of Narayana to her friend the milkmaid, after doing so the devout woman and her husband become very poor and are not recognized by any of their friends or family. They spend a year in poverty and then when the year it up the devout woman chastises all her friends and family for treating her and her husband horribly during the year of poorness.
The Brahman’s Ban
This is the story of when a Brahman turns Indra into a cat for twelve years because Indra insulted him. Then Indra’s wife lives with him and begs a boon of the goddess Kalika that she should let them sleep deeply throughout the whole twelve years.
The Pir’s Power
Basically this is the story of how easily a god can give and take away, flighty creatures.
The Gander-Eater
In this a young boy steals a gander from the king’s aviary and the king finds out a sends him to prison. The mother of the boy prays for her sons release. The boy ends up being released and engaged to the king’s daughter and becomes the heir to the kingdom.
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