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Don't let modernity take the magic out of your life. Allow yourself to see the world as a beautiful place, a place you belong in, one that you were made for.

mxmorbidmidnight

Nazis will never be welcome in paganism. They have no space in our communities, we will have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to nazis. You have no right to the cultures, gods and religions you hijack to spread your disgusting ideologies. You will find no refuge or comraderie amongst pagans.

Reblog to let nazis know they’re not welcome here.

yourpaganuncle

Opinions on asking deities for medical help

As someone who deals with chronic pain and mental health issues daily, I often ask the gods for help with managing my symptoms.

That being said, I think it's important for us as pagans to take advantage of the glories that modern medicine provides

I see too many people saying that the gods will fix their issues completely so they don't need to seek professional help. This is an AWFUL way to look at things! The gods are always happy to help you but you also need to put in effort yourself to fix the issue.

To summarize: Take your damn meds, talk to your damn doctor(s) and remember mundane before magical also applies to deities!!!

busridetohelheim

Yeah. Agreed. Today I prayed quietly to Eir for relief from a migraine. Only after having taken medicine for that migraine and giving it time to work.

livingbirch

Eir is such a great example. I've prayed to her several times when sick. Everytime, I end up getting ever so slightly worse. Just bad enough to justify going to the doctor, who immediately helps me feel better. I think it's because I used to pray so I wouldn't have to go to the doctor at all, but I needed to. (Hospitals scare me) And I needed to understand that prayer isn't a replacement for medical attention.

absentia-misere

Hey idk you but you are loved.

If you see this rn its Freyja's will that you know you are loved and seen and you just have to accept that.

Trust me, she told me personally that she wants you to remain positive in your plight.

#freyja

vvitchofthewilds

Altar refresh 04.02.25

vieramars

I think that if a dragon were to rot it would be like a whale fall. The event is so rare that is teems with opportunist scavengers and creates a boom in the ecosystem. The flesh is uniquely rich and saturated with raw magic that will imbue the next few generations of vultures with sharper talons and bile twice as acidic. That magical energy disperses through the food web to grant small gifts to billions of different creatures. Insects are the first to find the carcass and the last to pick its flesh. Then the plants and fungi take over when there are only bones. Apothecary shelves will be overflowing for months with unique flowers, fruits, and mushrooms. Some gardeners and brewers plant trees in the exposed ribcage.

Humans also play a role in this decay, naturally. Even quite rotten, dragon meat carries no diseases or parasites. There are delicacies made from the flesh at its most rotten state, though most prefer the fresher meat. The scales, bones, teeth, and claws are valuable to jewelers, armorers, and smiths of tools and weapons. If you're lucky, it'll be your local craftsmen who get their hands on them, and you might get a nice set of bone kitchen knives for a high but reasonable price. If you're unlucky, some company will step in to strip away all the valuables from this dead angel, and the 1% will enjoy some novelties they don't appreciate the significance of. They've never seen a dragon rot, or dug through its decaying flesh with thick gloves to stave off its acidic blood.

What remains of the bones will eventually be covered in earth and lush new life. It will become a garden, perhaps tended by the humans who remember it, or perhaps only by the birds and squirrels that scatter the seeds. Someday dragons might visit this place to rear their young on its bounty, and thank the dead for what they've given back.

weirwolves

Find me in the future!

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

crazycatsiren

White pagans of today really need to remember that the people of ancient non Christian and pagan religions across the globe have been colonizers and oppressors throughout history, too. Ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, ancient Egyptians, the Vikings, the list goes on.

Religions have been used for the wrong reasons for as long as human civilizations have been a thing. Any religion, in the wrong hands, can become a tool for conquest and destruction.

No religion is inherently "good" or "bad" for being a religion.

servantofthefates

You want to see real sorcery happen in your life?

Start talking to yourself.

Comfort yourself when you’re down.

Soothe yourself when you’re hurt.

Encourage yourself when you’re scared.

Feeling nostalgic? Tell yourself some memories.

Messed up? Tell yourself it will be fine.

Time to sleep? Tell yourself good night.

When you’re tired, ask yourself to take a break.

When you’re panicking, get yourself to breathe.

When you win, congratulate yourself.

If you do these things sincerely and consistently, you will witness true sorcery.

Your body will start healing itself for you.

Your heart will start feeling whatever you want it to.

Your mind will start changing your environment to fit you.

No one in this world will love, nurture and protect you as much as you will yourself.

But as with everyone else, you first have to earn yourself’s devotion and loyalty.

So start talking to yourself today. What’s the first thing you will say?

likecanyoujustnot

Leave me and my weird names in peace

deactivated-blog

RECLAIMING DISCIPLINE CAN LOOK LIKE:

• keeping small + manageable promises to yourself daily

• healing your attention span (ex: reading books, watching movies without scrolling, letting yourself be bored)

• moving from "I'll try" to "I will"

• reframing pain + difficulty as often where the growth happens

• showing up as the person you want to be

• making mindful & nourishing choices VS choices that result in instant gratification

morganathewitch

Trollforest in Lida, Sweden.

creature-wizard

Just about every "AKSHUALLY, this thing is SECRETLY PAGAN!" claim can be traced back to:

Protestants making shit up to try and "prove" whatever shit they decided to hate on was secretly Satanic.

German nationalists making shit up trying to "prove" that Christian holidays had no connection to anything Jewish.

People failing to understand that European converts to Christianity retained many of their old customs and traditions, because Jesus being Lord doesn't mean there's no dragons in that there lake or that the plant lore everybody knows is all bunk.

People making wild assumptions due to a failure to comprehend that similarities between traditions does not inherently imply connection between traditions.

ao-fc

American Yellow Warbler (📸 glen.noyer)

#this bird has no business being this pretty

audible-smiles

the social norm of “its your ethical responsibility to be constantly aware of, and angry about, every bad thing happening in the world at all times, even if you can’t possibly do anything about it” is possibly the best way I can imagine to create burnout and cynicism and depression in a population, so good job guys