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Stop compartmentalizing everything. Everything exists here, in this reality. Darkness means 'without light'. Showing the hidden ones is not evil, it is sharing the light. Everything will be seen from now on.

There will be no more secrets. There are no more barriers. We hear you, you hear us; you see us, and we see that you see. That kind of light is not- cannot be- wicked. Yet, even light can be blinding, when intentionally misused. Light that is darkness is dark indeed.

I have always loved the so-called 'dark' aesthetic, and wondered at that- why do I, a servant of YHWH, enjoy looking at and listening to music, lectures, and art about the 'occult' things of the world? It is because the things that are 'dark' are only dark because they have not been illuminated. They are not all wicked.

Seeing a thing is not condoning it, neither is it condemning it. Seeing a thing is witnessing it, learning something about it... seeing it in the light. The drawings might give some a safe place to be seen.

I think this is good. I think it glorifies YHWH, God the Creator. Even if what is seen IS terrible, and doesn't just appear so to the ignorant, as is almost always the case when it comes to appearances. It isn't a sin to open a curtain and look at some terrible thing happening outside. That's not to say no one who looks at a car crash sins- some do. But the sin is not in seeing. YHWH made the ear to hear and the eye to see. Hypocrisy is a sin, though. Fear of anything but God is a sin.

I think it goes without saying, but being a peeping tom is a sin, I'm pretty sure. The subject of the right to see does get some serious nuance when this aspect is considered... The gist of this argument is related to the objection raised against seeking to see- that I should mind my business, and that the hidden world is hidden for a reason.

I don't have an absolute answer to that. I think the subjects I draw are willing participants, in most cases. The exceptions are the drawings that end up seeming like they might represent a human being, or the few drawings that intentionally do. No disrespect is ever meant by me. All people, be they Gnome or Man, deserve their privacy. I won't be explaining most drawings in a way that would identify or implicate anyone.

A layer of secrecy still obscures the view, too. Most will dismiss it as trash, not looking closely enough, or long enough, to see what hides there. Many won't even see the facade it hides behind, thinking the mass of child's scribbles is all there is to see, and moving on to the next 30 second video in their feed.

This is good, too. They aren't meant to see. This bit of light is splashed out for those who are.

Be as innocent as doves, but wise as serpents. Believe me when I say, doves see a lot. They aren't going to close their eyes or look away out of fear unless they are actively being shot at. But, they aren't going to do anything to hurt anyone else; they do talk a lot of ♥♥♥♥ though.
Don't get me started about serpents.






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