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Most anyone with an education in Western European art or any understanding of the history of the Roman Empire will look at the image accompanying this post and immediately recognize her as Venus de Milo. Venus (or as she is known in the ancient Greek faith Aphrodite) is a goddess of love.
The Madrian community saw her as a cognate to Sai Sushuri. They recognized that both did hold sway over romantic love but also other forms of love. Sai Sushuri holds sway over platonic love, community bonds of affection, familial love, and the love that people hold for their land and livelihood. This is a limited list of the manifestation of love that Sai Sushuri and Venus reign over.
The Madrian community put greater emphasis on the love that came between a community and their respected leadership than romantic love. They also put greater emphasis on the love that is between people out of their basic humanity.
The Aristasian community adhered to these concepts as dearly as the Madrian community did before them. Somewhere in the process of the seclusion of the Madrian community and the Aristasian community's rising, a word was chosen to express the love of all: amity. Amity is a transpersonal, immersive love experience wherein one finds that there is something to love in all places of this world. It is similar to the Greek term Agape, as used with respect to love. It is a transpersonal, immersive, and expansive love for all.
The modern Filianic/Déanic community holds the concept of amity in a special place in their heart. All loves are viewed as valid and sacred, as gifts from Déa to strengthen, nurture, and comfort us in times of difficulty. Sai Sushuri is always with us, pouring this grace over us as per Déa's will. As such, Valentine's Day has been claimed by the believers in Déa as not a day to focus strictly on romantic love but a day to celebrate all forms of love and renamed Amity Day to reflect this.
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