6 Īs a favor to the Roman god, Terminus, Dream came to emperor Augustus in a dream. She refused, and out of pride Kai'ckul condemned Nada to Hell. ![]() Kai'ckul appeared to her soul and told her he would make her queen of the Dreaming. The next morning Nada's kingdom was destroyed, and she killed herself, knowing she was responsible. They both knew there would be terrible consequences if a mortal fell in love with one of the Endless, but they gave in to their desires, in large part due to the meddling from Desire itself. She fell in love with him, and went to the Dreaming to see him again. The village of Litharge was granted a charter by the Endless and became the new necropolis.ĭream, as Kai'ckul, appeared to Nada, the queen of an African city. The Endless revoked the Necropolis charter, causing it to be destroyed. The Necropolitans had long lost their passion for their job, and didn't know about the Necropolis arrangement with the Endless, so they laughed at them when they asked for Despair's cerements and the book of rituals. When Abel got lonely, Dream commissioned his brother Cain to join him next door as a storyteller in the House of Mystery.Īfter Despair was murdered, Dream and the Endless went to the Necropolis to put her body to rest. He made Abel a storyteller and gave him the House of Secrets to live in. The parents, who predate all other existence, have grown estranged, and care little for the mortal world Dream concerns himself with.ĭream took Abel away from his sister Death, and offered him a place in the Dreaming. The Endless are the children of Time, and Night is the mother of at least Dream. Dream was one of the Endless, personifications of ideas and concepts that were tied to life, and were fated to fulfill their functions until the universe ended and all life disappeared from the cosmos. But, very fortunately, I was wrong and have appreciating reading everyone's honest and heartfelt responses that have come in.Dream came into existence once lifeforms capable of dreaming appeared in the universe. I swear if someone r/Emojerk's this post.Įdit: Thanks for the engagement you guys! I was a little skeptical this sort of discussion would be welcomed due to how self-deprecating this sub usually is. What are the thoughts, anxieties, ideas and aesthetics that we associate with this music? I would seriously appreciate responses, and I don't think we should just diminish the depth of emotion that accompanies this genre, there is something going on underneath the surface that I think we should look at further. This seems to be how everyone approaches this, but I wanted to create a dialogue to actively discuss why we listen to this stuff. I think I once saw a Youtube comment that just said: "when I see someone listening to Midwest Emo I'm glad I can just sit back and say 'I get that'." There seemed to be a consensus implicit understanding of what it is we feel when we listen to this music. ![]() What is so powerful about the progressions and vocals of Merchant Ships? or Marietta? or any other band like them for that matter?ĭespite this, I was hard pressed to find anyone else explicitly articulate what this music was giving insight into. Regardless, I felt these emotions very strongly, and I felt that they were illuminated beautifully by Midwest Emo. But I felt a particular resonance with the idea of growing up in the midwestern setting which I could not really explain either (this association was disproportionately incurred by the sort of twinkly guitar riffs of american football). ![]() Undeniably there was also an association with youth and all the anxieties that come along with growing up, but I hadn't really fully articulated these emotions. I revealed in the isolated dreariness of the midwestern myth, as if it best exemplified my conception of the state of existence. I remember being totally preoccupied with the Midwestern aesthetic: the vast, flat cornfields the wide suburban streets with old wooden houses the cold, snowy weather an all together empty and decayed feeling. So, I guess what I am trying to do is appeal to this subreddit to help me understand the emotions/ideas that this genre is successfully appealing to. In retrospect, I can't really even fully remember what that emotional connection was-why I was so drawn to the music in the first place. ![]() I stopped listening precisely for the reason that I lost that emotional resonance for whatever reason. Moreover, I remember resonating emotionally with the music to an extent that I have never since reached with any other type of music. I remember being especially invested in the genre in my mid-teens i.e. I have recently gotten back into the Midwest Emo genre (american football, marietta etc) after a long hiatus.
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