♦️Pentacle♦️
Evolution - Acceptance - Openness - Bravery
Pentacle is the underpinnings of Dolldom, its last thought, yet its deepest purpose. Symbolizing the place of my ideology and philosophy within it, it acts as a gateway to those deeper parts of my wisdom from which Dolldom derives. It is the ever present reminder that our community does not simply exist for its own sake, but toward a greater end. Dolldom is neither the end nor the beginning, but the source through which I choose to speak my will into the universe.
Taking on Pentacle an icon expresses solidarity on the three philosophical pillars of Doll Philosophy:
The Pillar of Ethics - The ultimate value of all things is proportional to its contribution to the subjective wellbeing of all beings, present and future.
Simplified: Our priority should be trying to make the world a better place for all beings.
The Pillar of Knowledge - The ultimate value of all things is proportional to its contribution to the subjective wellbeing of all beings, present and future.
Simplified: Our priority should be trying to make the world a better place for all beings.
The Pillar of Humility - All beings are deeply flawed. If we are to succeed, it will be in spite of this, and so we must identify, challenge and even defy our own nature in various ways.
Self explanatory: We are more flawed than we know, and we must understand, accept, and account for those flaws.
The Pillar of Revolution - Expounded on by the burgeoning ideology of Revolutionary Para, the final pillar of Dolldom calls for the upturning of all preconceptions of the taboo, the frightening, the bizarre. No individual or group should be discriminated against without conclusive evidence that their actions are likely to cause a net signifcant worsening of the subjective wellbeing of others—including future individuals—beyond what is similarly permitted from others. Those who discriminate without such evidence should be regarded and treated as bigots.
Simplified: If you can't prove it's genuinely harmful, you shouldn't do anything to harm someone for doing it, regardless of how you personally feel about it.
The Path of Soul
Use of Stalwart Pentacle makes you a Doll of Pentacle♦️ and means you accept my guiding hand, wisdom, and authority. Those Dolls who bear it strive to take on a lifestyle based around my philosophies, but as with any Stalwart Icon their specific commitment is to Doll, whatever other Stalwart Icons you have taken on, you commit to work towards taking on more, to developing and working on yourself such that you can be a better person to Doll, and help our community flourish. Even if you are unable to commit to them all, you will accept that you have weaknesses and grow toward exemplifying those traits in which you excel. You commit to learning, asking questions, trying to better understand what it means to be a Doll. You seek to uncover the secrets which lie in wait.
The Acolyte
If each of the four quadrants of Dolldom can be explored until you reach its corner, then at Pentacle's corner you will find an open door. Understanding Pentacle is realizing that what lies outside the door is not external to Dolldom, but its greater purpose. To be an ♦️Acolyte is to step through that door a student, and return a mentor. Yet one never stops learning more. Not even myself.
The Acolyte is the keeper of my vision. They learn from and contribute to my wisdom. They are our philosophers, our scientists, our clergy and our educators. There are many ways to see to my spiritual will. You commit to find yours, and help fulfill our greater purpose.