Swirling Black Lilies, Totally Ripe

[lokisspanana]

I need to re find it but I remember on pagan forum someone did a survey on Queer pagans and norse gods they worship and everyone expected Loki or Frey to be the highest in the results but it was Thor. It took people by surprise.

More the I think about it the more Thor makes sense as Queer god or Queer affirming spiritually. Having Thor be your protector is very comforting and i find he has very open caring attentive vibe.

I can see in general groups where there’s invisible ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ and rarely anything during pride etc people going for big ol’ Thor but not feeling safe openly talking about being queer and worshipping Thor in these groups. It’s a shame because we should be able to talk about Thor and connect him to anything positive we find in our queer lives too. As openly and safely as Lokeans can be with sharing this.

[broomsick]

Thor is a protector! In my experience he fiercely protects ALL his worshippers, and he loves them very much like a guardian or an older brother. He is a great ally to any and all oppressed groups.

[salixsociety]

also important but so underrepresented is the fact that with respect to the ancient culture at hand, Thor is closely associated with women and the proletariat through a modern lens. most Mjölnir pendants found in graves are found in women's graves and are associated with domestic protection and blessings, not to mention that Thor's hammer is deeply associated with life and blessings of life (he revives his goats with them). further, in a lot of ancient Germanic cultures, Woden/Odin was much more closely associated with chiefs and kings and their religious lives*, whereas Thunor/Thor was - as he always has been - associated with the protection of the common people.

it's a real shame that neoheathenry has kind of pushed aside Thunor because of this shallow, semi-comic macho man association that he's often given in popular media. as leftists he should be one of our principle gods that we confide in for blessings and protection together in solidarity. he is truly the ultimate friend of the people.

[orpheusbeheld]

i unironically love taking the eucharist and praying the rosary and the saints and incense and the mother mary as a figure and the liturgy of mass and even confession as a concept but alas the catholic church is so fucked up lmaoooo. like how hard is it to not be sexist and homophobic :(((( guess i'll be some variant of anglo-catholic but technically protestant even tho i hate the monarchy

[goat-theology]

As a second generation Pagan, my favorite Christian holiday is actually Pentecost because it's so weirdly Pagan in flavor while also having absolutely no equivalent on the modern neo-Pagan calendar. Like, I think the fact that the Christians have a special wind and fire holiday is lovely, and more liberal Churches at least usually make a point of including different languages in their service for the day. It's the best!

And yet, it's such a minor holiday that when I tell real practicing Christians that Pentecost is my favorite I am almost always met with confusion. At best I'm asked why, at worst people actively forget that this is a holiday celebrated in their own religion.

It is well and truly the Mabon of the Christian calendar. Technically there, but deeply forgotten. And it's such a bummer because I think it's incredible.

Anyway, just 50 more days!

[goat-theology]

I do like that Palm Sunday is just normal church but they hand you some leaves at the beginning. They should do that more often.

[s4ltwat3r]

Oh, to be the most fuckable guy at the seminary 😔

[goat-theology]

Worshipping Dionysus will have you knowing that disco is a form of prayer

[titimylove]

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Shabbat Salmon!

[goat-theology]

Movement is sacred

This is not some new revelation

And it is only one of the many things that can be sacred

Those who can not move are not less holy for it.

But there is a reason

That when we feel an emotion so large it can not be contained

We call it "being moved"

There is a reason

That when someone is empowered to make change in the world

We call them a "mover and shaker"

The gods gave us

these restless limbs so we could dance

These busy fingers so we could tap and thump and snap

These unruly mouths so that when all other motion is lost, we can still sing.

Do not let the body go so unnoticed

That you forget that you are holy too

[dragongirlsweetie]

[dreidelsanddragons]

First my sister, now relentless Tumblr ads. Stop telling me to find Jesus! Im Jewish! I don't care that you lost him again, that's your problem!

[meshaamem-li]

[goat-theology]

Jesuits are incredible in the way that they always seem just a little resentful of the fact that they're Catholic

[audioexorcisms]

Another amazon package for the white buddhist

[fairycosmos]

[goat-theology]

Listening to the Beach Boys and thinking about God again

[goat-theology]

Interesting thing about being aromantic and religious is that most love songs can just be about god(s) if you want them to be

[goat-theology]

Does anyone have good resources on somatic prayer techniques that don't come with a lot of other fluff and nonsense? I really just want like a library of different movement options for my own prayer uses and I'm coming up empty.

[goat-theology]

God forbid the guided meditation about an anxious pool of water not be ecologically sound