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You guys would like my posts a lot more if you had my exact life experiences and internal monologue
“At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.”
— Unknown
do you ever sit there in your bed with your head in your hands and it's like you can just imagine 9 swords behind you
questions to ask when developing your practice
(Art by John Bauer)
A lot of beginners have asked me in the past about how witchcraft works, if the mechanics behind spell would work, which pantheon to work with, which deity to follow, and what they should believe. I believe that religion is ultimately a very personal experience, as we each have different ways to reach towards something beyond us. I think that telling someone else what to believe or how to practice is not just robbing someone of the spiritual experience of discovering their own beliefs, but also flat-out dangerous and controlling. I strongly believe that one shouldn't find an established practice and try to force their beliefs to align with it, but instead should self-reflect upon their naturally-held beliefs and find a practice that aligns with them. So instead, I like to provide a list of questions that scratch just the tip of the iceberg of establishing a foundation for your belief system. I don't think that reflection should end at this short list of questions, and that you should continue to reflect upon your belief systems beyond this. I do also want to emphasize that your foundational belief system is allowed to change over time with new experiences.
How does magic/witchcraft work? Is it through spirits and the agency of the materials you're working with? Is it through symbolic recreation? Or something else?
Is magical power internal or external to you? Or in other words, does the ability of magic to work come from the strength of an individual, or outside forces?
Why does spoken word have power? Why do materials have correspondences, where do they come from, and how do they perform work? Do thoughts/intentions have power, and why?
If you believe in deities, how do you think they exist? Representations of forces of nature? Thoughtforms/created by people's beliefs in them? Independent spirits that are inherently divine? Local spirits that have been elevated through belief/relationships? Something else?
Do you believe that there's one true religion? That religions can coexist? If you believe that they can coexist, do you intend to follow more than one? If so, how would could you practice those multiple religions while remaining culturally sensitive to both? Are different gods faces of each other, or entirely separate? How do those belief systems compliment each other? Where are there differences, and how do you understand those differences?
Outside of deities, do you believe in spirits? Do you believe that spirits can impact the world around us? Do you have interest in interacting with spirits? Why would motivate a person to work with spirits?
How involved are spirits v. deities in our lives? Would you turn to one over the other for various things? How might different types of beings be interacted with differently in your practice?
Do you believe that the world around you is inherently alive, beyond things/beings understand to be biologically living? How do you define life? What determines what has a spirit or soul?
What's motivating you to pursue polytheism and/or a magical practice? What's important to you when finding a path? Ancestral or cultural re/connection? Pre-existing related interests? Are there certain values you want your practice to align with? Is there something you don't want your practice to look like?
Where do you already find divinity and/or magic around you? What makes you feel the most connected to divinity/magic?
putting the poly back in polytheism
something that I've noticed in neo-pagan/polytheist spaces is this focus on one or a few deities. while this is a valid approach and seems to be working amazingly for many people, i wanted to write a short defence of a different form of polytheism that, while maybe less visible on social media, is equally viable.
the poly in polytheism necessitates the belief in multiple gods however modern forms of worship take many different forms on top of that. from my years being in pagan spaces on social media I have noticed that to many, being a polytheist means worshipping one or a handful of gods and having very close relationships with them. which deities someone chooses to have this kind of relationship with stems from multiple possible sources, for example, personal interest, the deity's domain being somehow related to a person's life or an inexplicable draw to them.
to me, this seems to be the dominant view on social media of the form that neo-paganism takes, however, after years of exploring my spirituality and practice, I have come to the conclusion that this is not how I want to worship. I am writing this post for more people like me, who are interested in exploring this often less mainstream approach.
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Friction: A Reading List on Why Inconvenience Can Be Meaningful
We prize convenience and efficiency, almost to a fault. Sometimes, though, we’re missing out on surprise, serendipity, and anticipation when we avoid friction. Courtney E. Martin brings us five reads that examine the pros and cons of life’s little hurdles.
Without getting too nostalgic about it, these readings will make you revisit the forgotten, sometimes wonderful feelings that go with friction. We don’t have to throw away our cell phones to bring spontaneity back into our lives. We can be intentional and collective. In fact, we must be intentional and collective; it’s the only way to live expansive lives connected by slow and messy delight. And that is an aim far more worthy of our finite time than productivity, no matter what the false gods of Silicon Valley and late-stage capitalism say.
oh i'm going to misusle and straight up fuckle this knowledge so badly
[very clearly indulging the urge] im fighting the urge
ohhh the only person that can save me is me