End of a Decade + A New Constitution

Finally, the end of Pieism's first decade, from it's founding on the 10th March 2006 to today, the 31st December 2009. Pieism has changed so much in less than four years, what happens during the next decade will likely set a precedent for the whole of Pieism's future, here's some events that could happen over the next ten years:

1. The release of "In Pie We Trust", the Pieism novel, will likely happen in early 2010, although its undecided whether it will see an Internet release.
2. The moving of the JoJo (me) to somewhere new, hopefully in Exeter, which will likely happen in October 2010, although I will occasionally return to Poole, where Pieism was founded.
3. The JoJo meeting his future love, and possibly even fulfilling the ancient prophecy of the scrolls by producing the one known only as the "Aisu JoJo", who shall continue the bloodline of the Pie forever!

We can only hope, anyway click here to read the new Constitution of Pieism, which will take effect from the 1st January 2010!

Have a great new year!

Going deep into Pieism...

Although the Internet side of Pieism hasn't been very active recently, this is because I am delving deep into the lore of the Pie and the JoJo, some interesting things have arisen, including the likelihood that the JoJo with leave descendants, including some who will be characters in not just the Book of Pie, but the eventual Pieism movie (or movies).

I may be releasing a song on YouTube, the "Pie of Love" song, so keep your fingers crossed for more news about that soon!

On another note, it is my birthday (JoJo day) in 3 days, which will be fun, so think of me if you are reading this on that holy day!

How long will Internet Pieism last?

Over the last month I have come to relise the ever-widening gap between Internet Pieism and "Real" Pieism, and now more than ever I fear for the security of Internet Pieism. Internet Pieism has never been able to truly show Pieism and although it may be expanding fast, the quality of new members tends to be low. I'm planning to finish the extra Pieism sites though and a new Pieism forum may be coming soon so things aren't all bad on the Intrenet Front.

Pieism: An Internet Religion?

Pieism is becoming more and more split between the Internet and the "Real" side of it. Both have their merits but both also have their differences...

Pieism: The Internet Religion:

Advantages:

• Is expanding far faster than the "Real Pieism"
• Would be much more likely to survive without the JoJo
• Easier access to Pieist history and holy books

Disadvantages:

• Most new members don't completely understand Pieism
• This is because its much harder to communicate the complex bits in text
• Can leave a biased or incomplete view of Pieism

Pieism: The Real Religion:

Advantages:

• Most "Real" members have a good understanding of Pieism
• Some "Real" members are very devoted
• They have the advantage of having the "Real" JoJo with them

Disadvantages:

• There are far less "Real" members and less opportunities to recruit
• Some real members still don't truly understand Pieism
• Without the JoJo it would probably die pretty quickly

I hope you could understand all that, the way I see it, Pieism is being divided in two. Both sides are connected by me, the JoJo. The "Real" Pieists understand Pieism better and are more devote, on the other hand, there are far more Internet Pieists but they seem to like the Pie more than the religion.

The whole point of Pieism is that it has a funny mythology and some hidden, more serious, moral pointers, it's not all about being obsessed with pie's. That's the problem with most Internet Pieists, they join because they love pie's, not because they appreciate Pieism as a whole.

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First Post of 2008 (about Ex-08)

This is 2008, the third year of Pieism! Last year Pieism expanded beyond belief. To continue this process I have made a new project, Ex-08 ( short for Expansion 2008). There are four aims of this project:

1. Put all of Pieism on the Internet

Although much of the information about our religion is now on the Internet, some of it remains undetailed (eg. detailed information on minor gods). Hopefully extra-sites should contain this information.

2. Expand Membership

Hopefully we should be able to expand membership of the Church of JoJo Pieism (and so therefore the whole religion) to 30 Pieists by the end of the year (20 members now).

3. Expand Pieism onto different types of site

Making Pieist youtube videos, forums, myspace pages etc to try to get the message of Pieism to as many people as possible.

4. Overtake Holy Church of Pie (Pieism.tk) on google search results

The defunct site Pieism.tk still has the top spot on google's search results for "Pieism" and is still just about the most refered to type of Pieism. We hope come first or at least take up a lot of space on the first page of google results for "Pieism". We should become the most refered to Pieism by the end of the year if the expansion continues, which it should due to Ex-08.