Paganism in the Mainstream: Ghoul-Theosophy?

[Abishai100]

I was thinking about how the pedestrianism 'doodling' promoted by comic book art (a new genre of art really) creates a lot of newfound interest for paganism-oriented storytelling for the masses. Special macabre comic book characters such as Spawn and Deadpool (with such peculiar names) exemplify this new age curiosity about non-traditional views on purgatory.

Perhaps this 'socialization' began with the Halloween series of American horror films including Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

Wherever it started, there is a distinct creative bias in modern pop culture for 'grotesque-art' dialogue conducive to paganism-oriented literature.

Have you noticed what your kids are doodling or what they're playing with these days?

This is good for metaphysics.

 

[Maponos]

The examples you've shown seem to not have anything in common with paganism.

 

[Futhark]

the only thing ive seen so far is 'Commercialization' effect kind where as they try to make paganism look cheesy with the Thor movies and such, some people who are asatru may take offense to commercialization where as others may like it because 'it gets the word out' about our heathen gods

 

[Quintessence]

Pagan art is grotesque? Er... what? This is grotesque?

Spoiler: Examples of Pagan art

Sorry, not seeing it.

 

[Abishai100]

Ghoulies!

By grotesque, I simply mean garish but in a marketable way.

Commerce can be ironically good for religion. Even churches need money sometimes.

The examples I presented were meant to make simple allusions so as to avoid any controversy regarding the advertising of religion in the media.

Anyone see the film Witchboard?

 

[vaguelyhumanoid]

Deadpool isn't "macabre", he's a self-aware parody of other edgy 90s antiheroes. The whole "dark age of comics" had nothing to do with paganism and everything to do with black spandex, huge weapons and ridiculously-drawn anatomy.

"Ghoul Theosopy" would be a pretty rad title for a black metal album or something tho.

 

[Quintessence]

Yeah, still not seeing what this has to do with Paganisms, and they (modern superhero comic books) are definitely not advertisements for Pagan religions. Sorry to disappoint.

 

[Politesse]

I don't see something which dishonors life as Pagan in the sense that I usually mean it.