About

Howdy,

My name is Cynthia and I'm the creator of this here cult. It is entirely fictional. Disappointing, I know. It was created as part of a body of work where I explore the figure and different ways to depict it. I chose first to cente on fear as a means to distort the figure and add elements to abstract it, then it developed into a study of how we express the things we're afraid of. Then it developed even further as a deep dive into what we are afraid of and the things we will do to relieve ourselves of them. 

I somehow ended up on religion and a sense of worship. Fear is a commonly used form of worship in that it teaches diciples to be cautios and relish in the awe of their god(s). I took this phenomena literally and created an organization that not only uses fear as a means of worship, but idolizes fear as a thing to worship. It sounds a bit confusing, I'm still baking it as I go along. 

Check back to see more updates as the body of work progresses and remember, 

Embrace thy fears, and let the dance begin.

With Dreadful Reverence,

The Mother of Dread

Cynthia 

Sources

• "10 Most Common Phobias & Fears." Baptist Health Blog, Baptist Health, www.baptisthealth.com/blog/family-health/10-most-common-phobias-fears.

• "Fear is a Form of Worship." Gentle Reformation, 23 May 2023, gentle reformation.com/2023/05/23/fear-is-a-function-of-worship/#:~:text=Fear%20is%20a%20Form%20of,Lord%20and%20fear%20him%20alone.

• OpenAI. "ChatGPT - Fear is a function of worship?" OpenAI Chat, chat.openai.com/c/9e9beaa4-0d5f-4dca-92ad-03456508230b.

• Coss, Shawn. 'Inktober Illness Series II.' Shawn Coss Art, www.shawncossart.com/inktober-illness-series-ii."