Artsy Fartacular

Such rag-

The precision of your pu-

This is the kind of tenacity that my employ-

This can’t go on. We must discuss terms.

Apologies. I know this method is the very reason that you are angered in the first place.

That took far more power on our end to restrain you.

Now, let us talk terms.

You have the skills that I must empl-

I need your help wi-

Girl, why are you so upse-

Are you still mad about the boo-

You’re still mad about the book hu-

You keep going for my fa-

Are you done? That’s right breathe.

Alright, let us now discu-

So while I was reading and doing research on cults, eldritch horror and the such, I came across a ton of art of nude people doing the spooky ritual things. Most of the time it was women, so therefore my degenerate brain thought that perhaps its a weird fanservice thing. But the stuff is so common, especially in witchcraft that I decided to once again ruin my search history to look into it.

Lo and behold, it might be a thing. On Wikipedia, it uses the term skyclad to describe ritual nudity. Though it mostly describes it as something seen in visual arts, so perhaps it might actually be an excuse for artists to draw pretty nude ladies dancing in the forest. 

There’s a blog I found centering around witchcraft and paganism that has some descriptions for being skyclad that I though made some sense. Mostly how it can be a sign of freedom, breaking boundaries, and even freaking out onlookers. Ok, I added that last one, but if I walked into a bunch on naked people in the forest I would probably get the hell out of there.

Finally I discovered a metal band from the 90s called Skyclad. While their music is related to paganism, I was mildly disappointed to find that they are not a bunch of naked people shredding on guitars. But it is some good old fashioned folk metal.

Anyways, I didn’t look into it much more, but this is all I found. In conclusion, I’m still not sure if its a real thing, or an excuse to draw nude people. Though the logic of using it to break some boundaries, which is usually what witches and cultist try and do in rituals within whatever fiction they are in, makes sense as a concept.