gaelic polytheist. magic user. genderqueer. they. diviner and herbalist. embrace the gray, the liminal. trinity river, muddy water rising up
trinity river, couldn't drown me fast enough
Okay, real talk. How far from historical practice can you be, and how local can you really get with your cultus, before you can no longer call what you’re doing Hellenic Polytheism?
I think about this a lot. I’m a Gaelic Polytheist, not Hellenic, but still. Idk that I have a good answer, but I try to keep in mind that practices varied all over the ancient world, even between people of the “same” culture. The world was so fragmented that even shared practices had significant variations. And these traditions were living, changed over time, and embraced the local. So to me, it seems in the spirit of ancient traditions to embrace our locale, wherever that is.
I love that this is a conversation being had. Gaelpol as well (although I don’t often talk about it) and for me it’s important to remember that even though I use reconstruction approaches that these were and are living traditions. For me it’s a balance of continuing those things that are clear and present while also introducing localized practices that go hand in hand with those traditions. If that makes sense.
Hey y’all! I’m a Gaelic Polytheist, magic practitioner, and diviner. I’m also a bi, non-binary, and disabled artist.
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Witchy Amazon List. This has the mass-produced tarot decks and religious/witchy/tarot books I have my eye on. Feel free to buy used or even send me your own copy!
Amazon Gift Cards are also highly appreciated, especially since I’m saving up to get a particular rather expensive thing!
Rowan Branches. Where I live doesn’t have these trees, and rowan is actually used in my religion! (My name is just a coincidence though, lmao) Branches, twigs, and even harvested berries would be highly appreciated.
Divination Reading for 2019. I actually haven’t gotten around to doing a reading for next year yet. If year ahead readings are your jam, I’d love one from you! Any format and length is fine, the world is your oyster here, though I’d prefer it either over email or discord.
Pendulum. I’ve been meaning to buy one of these forever. I’d like the pointy kind, either amethyst or sterling silver. If you’re buying one, I’d prefer you bought one from a small business (especially one run by a marginalized creator)-- a friend’s shop is even better!
Bones. If you have some (legal to own) animal bones you wouldn’t mind giving away, I’d love to have it! The only request is that you label/identify what animal and part they are, if possible.
Moonstone. I’ve yet to get one of these, so if you have a piece to spare I’d appreciate it!
Magic Direct Action / Mutual Aid. I’m a leftist who believes that spirituality can’t be separated from the political (and visa versa). I’m very into the idea of using magic to help in a local sense: wards against white supremacists/police/ICE on a street corner, hexing local politicians and neo-nazi meetings, protection charms for protesters and sex workers, healing for tired activists, etc. If you are also doing this sort of thing, I’d absolutely love to hear about it!!!
Donate/Volunteer with any one of the following orgs
Southerners on New Ground
Black and Pink
National Bail Out
The Steady Collective or a similar drug harm reduction org in your area
its a bummer to see how much flak that last post i reblogged got.
like yes, obviously ancestor veneration is important and Valid. but its also important to recongize and reconcile when your ancestors have been complicit in or furthered systematic oppression... which for white practitioners is uh, pretty much all of ours? yeah.
even outside of that, there’s a lot of reasons for why someone might be uncomfortable with standard bloodline ancestor veneration. i’ve seen posts and asks time and time again asking if ancestor worship is nessecary for GP, if you have to honor your kin, what if you’re estranged... posts talking about this are needed, and without people butting in like “not all ancestors!” when we were not talking about anyone’s but our own.
People really out here thinking that myths are just patently untrue things that people just believe contrary to material evidence around them which need to be “debunked” rather than a story which in itself is artificial but conveys real truths about the world and that person’s identity through a narrative framework
Basically we are mythological creatures, mythology is like the most human thing in the world, we all believe in myths, get over it
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