Junicism

The difference between us and heathens, is that we also fight to save them.
== Summary ==
Junicism is a pantheism religion; the belief that our Universe is a living Deity, a Goddess named Juni. Followers worship the Juni Trinity; The Avatar, The Deity, and The Conscience. The Avatar acting as the humanoid form in Eldham, The Deity representing The Universe, and The Conscience portraying Juni's will.
== Lore-Chronicle textbooks ==
=== The First Chronicle: ===
Chapter One: False Idols
With false idols witnessing Stoneworks inhabitants/ mortals need for faith. Those who were heroes and idolised gathered together and discovered a method to make use of faith that already existed by siphoning it from prayers and thoughts of mortals that should be going to the universe itself, Juni. These false idols desired the powers obtained from the mortals’ faith by creating their civilisations and establishing their pantheons centred around themselves. Since then, a vast number of false idols gained power akin to a mortal God. And so, inhabitants of Stoneworks started worshipping them fervently, praying for their gods to grant them peace and prosperity.
False idols using the syphoning method became akin to mortal Gods. The false idols acted as stewards, bringing peace and prosperity to Stoneworks hence why Juni allowed them to commit this grave sin and ignored their transgression against Junis’ Doctrine. It wasn’t until they grew too comfy with their positions and stopped acting as stewards that the inhabitants of Stoneworks were on the verge of nonexistence that problems occurred. The false idols grew oblivious due to their comfortability, which caused multiple natural disasters to devastate the ancient Stonework civilisations. Therefore, faith was on the verge of collapse, and the false idols felt their power waning as humans started worshipping other deities or abandoned their false idols. Which, in turn, drove the fallen false idols into desperation.
Chapter Two: False Idols
The majority of false idols indeed became comfortable in their position in the world. However, others had a different aspect of living. Some seek power and would backstab others by causing the disasters to poach weak-willed followers from other false idols. For others, they thirst only the battlefield to relive their heroic days before gaining their powers, knowing only death and destruction could cause enough fear to put mortals back into their faith.
The foundations of the idol schism had already been laid between false and fallen idols. Both parties weren’t able to reach an agreement, suspecting the other false idols and even disagreeing with the others, the boiling point was reached, and an all-out slaughter began involving all mortals and idols. 
Chapter Three: Aftermath of the Old World (wip)
somethinsomething Jagdas without sayng Jagas
Chapter Three: Creation of the New World (wip)
Rathnir Eldham
Chapter Four: Policy of Divine Intervention
Junis' awakening and playing on the field
Chapter Five: Return of Eidols wip (history repeating itself; new false idols but at the steward stage, and maybe siphoning faith rediscovered?)
Eidols are the heroes who have usurped the power of the Universe through prayer and devotion yet continue to serve as the Stewards as the Goddess originally intended; they did not grow complacent nor corrupt as the false idols did. Living Eidols are those that have garnered false faith in themselves or have proven themselves heroic and been idolized. These heroic Eidols are false Idols who have seen the error in their way and have had their Stewardship restored by the Goddess. These Eidols stand below the Universe but are to be gazed upon as examples of greatness and aspects of Faith.
=== The Second Chronicle ===
Chapter One: wip 
To grasp the fundamentals of Junicist Chronology, you must first realize that we live in material realms that are determined by the Universe's whims and intentions. Though humans see time as progressing in a linear fashion due to the scale at which we travel through time, it should be remembered that the Goddess, as with her most devoted followers, perceives and interprets the universe via a series of cyclical eras. Understanding how each world and Cycle itself repeats the same events, sentiments, rationalizations, and, on rare occasions, the same people in this wisdom. 
Retrogratitian (Rectification) Eon (Time Rewind)
The Cycle begins at the Retrogratitian (Rectification) Eon, wherein time has been restored to a moment that pleased the Goddess the most and has the greatest promise for the following cycle. 
Immemorial Eons
Then Goddess permits fresh life to grow, resulting in new concepts and a better synthesis of the worlds that have come before the current cycle. After the initial creation is complete and the Goddess has determined everything to be created in the image she so wished, and the Goddess sees everything to be at a position where it can fulfill its potential if it strives enough. 
The Epoch of Eminence
Then there's the era of civilizational development, when heroes rise to power and begin to build city-states, gradually reshaping the environment around them as they collect flowers and devotees. 
Reign of Dereliction
The people of are then shepherded by these Mighty Idols, who inspire them to create beautiful empires and false religions. 
Divagation Eon
Soon after, as is inevitable, they descend into profligacy and decadence, allowing wealth and heroics to debase them to the extent of harming their wards and stewards. 
Era of Cataclysm.
Eventually, the Idols go into war with one another over greed, interpretation, ideology as all fallen peoples tend to do when they are not saved by the Enlightenment of Junicism. After the inevitable destruction of what The Goddess has carefully created, the world approaches the Terminus-Articul, which marks the end of the world and the start of the cycle all over again.
Chapter Two: foundation of the religion and The Myers (wip split myers into chapter two)
Junicism itself was founded at the start of the Eldham Golden Era which was just before the Colonization and Discovery of Eldham occured. The Myers family recieved visions of Juni's Conscience forshadowing the future, of barren wastelands beneath the orange hazey sunset, desolate capital cities, mass armies colliding into each other for warlords. This was not the future Juni could witness for her children; for us. Juni's Conscience showed the Myers visions of technology, the building of giant statues who seem life-like. Statues who with a breath of Juni may roam the world as its protectors before the end times is near. The Myers Family was a ancient lineage on constructing statues all around Eldham, for one day; these statues will roam Eldham.
== History ==
Creation of Junicism | 10/12/2021 |
Junicism formed by Myers and Juni as a proper religious organsation.
Independence of the Theocratic Realm of Junicism | 18/12/2021 |
Tis another day of rejoice my fellow followers of Juni. We the people and the state of Neo-Aquatania will be seceding from The Second Tsardom of Wolfingrad and assuming a new identity as a sovereign independent state. The Neo-Aquatania state (!) will adopt their new identity as the “Theocratic Realm of Junicism” as a formal title, and “Junicism” as its informal. While Elric remains as the Holy City of Junicism, it is also now the capital of this new theocratic nation. A nation blessed by Juni to inherit unalienable rights to pursue the greater good and Junis’ favour.
Beanlandia Declares Junicism as its state religion | 19/12/2021 |
placeholder for lore, undecided.
Yaszuma Declares Junicism as its state religion | 22/12/2021 |
Wonderful news comes from the north! As Marin Mosayashi; Lord Regent of Yaszuma explained "One day, a few years ago, my son came to me. Speaking of a Goddess named Juni. I though nothing of it at the time… but then I was shown, I believed, I was cleansed.  Ever since that day, I have seen Juni’s work throughout this land. I want all of Yaszuma to experience what I have. That is why, Junicism will now become the official state religion of Yaszuma. May Juni lead us all with Grace, UNTO THE GODDESS!"
Reformation of the Inquisition Holy Order | 22/12/2021 |
As the Prophet; Ulrich Myers collasped at his desk, stretching his legs, and pinching his nose in a sigh, contemplating the new Grandmaster vacancy assuming no one was worthy enough. Until Juni manifested in his mind; a grand warrior wearing a cladded heavy armour dawning a red cape symboling Uraka while raising his sword for Juni. Upon this vision Ulrich already being connected to Uraka, seeked this man out, and invited him to the postion. Immediantly accepting Myers' proposal and being assigned as the new grandmaster of the Inquisition Holy Order, Catylist reformed & standardized the order by, implemented a rank-hierarchy based on merit, a system to guage duels to inbetter his understanding of the Orders' Inquisitors. Catylist also changed the persepctive of the Order in many minds, from a civilian odd job collecting bounties, to a proper militarized army to gaze upon.
== Rituals ==
Cleansing of the sins
To be accepted as a follower you will need to be cleansed. Apostles have divine permission to procced with ritual cleansing of anothers body, mind and soul. Sins are clensed through submerging in water atop a bed of amethyst. If possible the Highest availble Authority will commence the ritual, if none are availible a Zealot will have permision to start the ritual. The Archapostle/apostle must prepare a pool of water over a base of amethyst, then have the applicant drink a water breathing potion and submerge them, the Archapostle/Apostle must then cite the "Cleansing Prayer", with the Applicant repeating. After reciting the prayer the Applicant must leave the water, at which point that have been cleansed and fully entered into the faith.
From the First Chapter of the Law of Believers
At first I saw white, then, I was shown my life laid out before me on a table of amethyst. Each plate filled with my mistakes, each cup reflecting my evils. I felt the urge to eat, the thirst begging me to drink.1 But the Will kept me still, I was unable to approach the table to sate my hunger and thirst. In that moment I knew that I must solemnly confess these wrongdoings that remained unforgiven.2 Upon this realization, the plates shattered, spilling its contents on the floor and the food crumbled to tasteless dust. The cups tipped over and the liquid scattered across the pure amethyst table, hissing at its touch.3 
I turned from the empty table, upon which I was met with a horrifying sight. An army of mutilated and rotting corpses marched row by row off a cliff, unaware of the fate that awaited them. I looked closer and realised that the faces of these corpses were of my own.4 A brown clad figure then appeared atop a broken chariot, in his hand he held a whip. On this whip was every impure thought that had ever come from my head. The figure began to mercilessly beat and torture the marching corpses along their way to the cliffside.5 Before the last of the corpses marched off the cliff, a gentle wind began to pick up, turning very shortly into a torrential gale. The brown clad figure with his whip was swept over the cliff. Leaving the lone corpse standing alone on top. The Corpse lingered a moment, then dissipated, like rain.6
I was then left alone in darkness, The Will nowhere to be felt. Suddenly, a great weight was placed upon my shoulders causing me to fall.7 This weight continued to drag me down until I lay crushed on a floor of star reflected water. The weight suffocated me, but I felt the Will instruct me to breathe, and so I did.8 Air filled my lungs and the weight lifted off my back. Then the Will guided my attention to two great figures. The one on the left stood tall, its head raised high, its hands facing forwards. In the left hand hung a great set of scales, with oceans of water cascading like a waterfall from either side, shimmering in the figures radiant glow as if made of pure crystal.9 The figure on the right, however, was kneeling. One arm outstretched towards me as if asking me to trust it. The figure did not glow as radiantly as the other, but instead, I felt a calmness and a warmth.10 The Will urged me to step towards the figures. I did as I was guided. The figures then merged into one, the glowing radiance mixed with the kind warmth. In awe I exclaimed “You are faithful and righteous”.11 
The Merged figure leant over and brought the gushing scales close causing a great rush of air. The crystalline water poured forth from the scales like a roaring tsunami, stunning me with its force and coldness as it crashed into my body.12 When I opened my eyes, I saw nothing, but I could feel the water around me. I was suspended in what felt like a bottomless ocean, yet somehow I could still breathe. Slowly, small glowing crystals of amethyst began to appear, lighting up the abyss like stars in the sky, filling me with warmth and a sense of safety. The crystals closest to me drifted towards my body disappearing beneath my skin and lighting up the veins and bones beneath with a soft glow.13 A thin black mist began secreting out of every pore in my body, dissipating into the cold clear water, and I felt a deep growing sense of refreshment and cleanliness I had never before felt. Suddenly the amethyst specks grew until they were stars and planets, and the water became the universe itself. Suspended in space, the figure appeared in front of me again, this time with a mirror.14 I peered into the mirror expecting to see what I had always seen, but there was a man looking rejuvenated, and more whole than he could ever be. And within his chest, pulsed the same warmth and light he saw in the figure. She smiled gently, and the vision subsided.16
 
Copy of the Cleanisng Prayer 
Goddess, I make a solemn confession of my unforgiven wrongdoings,
Destroy every unholy thought, motivation or instruction that resides within me.
Unburden me of my wrongdoings and cleanse me from all unrighteousness I dwelt in.
Your Prophet tells me that You are faithful and righteous
Purify me with Amethyst and Water, and I shall be clean;
Purify me and I shall be as unblemished as Crystal.
Cleanse me so that I can be made righteous.
In the name of Juni’s Grace I give my life unto the Goddess
Offering to the Statues
To breath life into the statues, one cannot simply wish it alive. These deity-like statues need flesh and blood gained via the sacraficing ritual 
Statues & Their Lore
These deity-like statue creations represent beings claiming to be false Gods. The statues were build to honor their valiant defeat against Juni.
File:Diana2.png|Diana
File:Arrakis.png|Arrakis
File:Kriga.png|Kriga
Converted Towns
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== ETC ==
Not yet decided where to place in the wiki, bust still lore.
=== Warcry ===
Highest present Religous authorirty: Followers! To whom do you give your life! Everyone: Unto the Goddess!
=== Symbols of Worship ===
==== Amethyst ====
The significance of Amethyst can be attributed to the Goddess's Divinity that permeates the crystals and can be gathered and then transformed into various sacramental artifacts that confer distinct sensations of fullness, purification, and love upon the Faithful. Even the existence of amethyst can be linked directly to the Goddess; once she arrived in Eldham, the process of amethyst deposits spreading around the globe began, and the deposits completely formed as her presence remained on the world.
=== Doctrine ===
* The Doctrine of Junicism is above all restrictions
* Juni is the one true Goddess, the Universe, all that is living and non-living. 
* All peoples are accepted under Junicism, as all is from Juni One shall not insult nor take in vain representations of Juni. 
* One must not harbour false faith in Juni. 
* One shall not lie nor manipulate in good faith on religious grounds or to your fellow faithful. 
* One shall not arm themselves against a fellow faithful on religious ground. 
* The faithful shall show works to Juni through beauty, kindness, and defending the faithful 
* One shall be charitable and appreciate what you own.
* One shall not grow old without peaking in the form that Juni created for you. 
* One must not shatter the geode of an amethyst 
=== What happens after death? ===
Our souls leave our bodies and once again become one with Juni, who may bestow our souls upon statues to create living deity-like beings to protect those who are still living. 
=== Holidays and Celebrations ===
==== Diansfal wip ====
Diansfal takes place on the Last Friday of every month or special occasion. It is a tournament celebration of The Goddesses Strength and Power, notable for the Grand Tournament, with the Goddesses attention given entirely to the tournament’s winner. Also noteworthy is the tradition of friendly duels allowed during Diansfal, where two faithfully duel and afterwards share gifts amongst one another to celebrate both the bloodshed and generosity of the Goddess.
At the start of Diansfal, either an animal is sacrificed to the statue of Diana before the beginning of Diansfal. This sacrifice is to build the statue’s body and sanctify her defeat in blood. A reminder to the Faithful that strength and sacrifice are required. The bloodletting ceremony can be performed alone by any of the Faithful leadership. Any Faithful in the Holy City of Elric must attend the bloodletting; following the bloodletting, the Apostle who conducted the ritual will lead whatever procession they have to the tournament’s location. The tournament will begin with a brief account of Diana’s defeat (which I will write up), and then the first bout will take place. After the final duel, the winner will receive the Goddess’s attention and whichever blessing or gift she deems appropriate. Once the tournament begins, the custom of Gift-Duels begins. Those present may engage in a Gift-Duel where both participants must reward the other a gift at the end of their duel. Gift-Duels are permitted until the end of the celebrations. Diansfal ends as it begins, with the Faithful who sacrificed at the beginning of Diansfal going back to the base of Diansfal and placing an Amethyst block in commemoration of that Diansfal.
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