Really fast, I want to talk about reconstruction, and how it factors into my life- because I actually think reconstructionism is super useful, and I use it in different areas of my faith.
The way I approach holidays is very “inspired”, and not at all reconstructionist. The longer I go, the more I just… integrate Kemetic/Hellenic deities into holidays/months that I already celebrate. It’s easy for me to worship Aphrodite in April, or Sutekh in the winter and fall, or Nebet-het during Halloween, because the world around me reflects aspects of those deities (to me).
Alternatively, though, I try to stick to a more reconstructionist approach during ritual and prayer, especially when I’m approaching deities for the first time. (The biggest exception to this is Sobek, who I’m a little bit more experimental with.) And I prefer it this way- when I’m approaching deities through a framework I think they’ll be familiar with, with caution and respect, they usually react better and stronger.
I also combine elements of both. I’m fairly comfortable worshiping Kemetic and Hellenic deities together, because they were worshiped together in Alexandria. At the same time, it’s dubious that the deities I bring together are the same ones that the Alexandrians brought together.
-To counter that, I’d probably wouldn’t bring, say, Thor and Sutekh into ritual together, because to my knowledge, their cultures never met in antiquity, and the deities might not “get along”. (This being based off my own approach to religion; other perspectives will differ)
Anyway, what I mean to say is that the way you approach reconstructionism should really depend on what religious framework you’re using, what you want to do with it, and what you feel the gods want from you.
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