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Extremely frustrating how people can "respect" you as someone who isn't Christian but still expect you to sing praises for Jesus, including other non-Christians?? "Well you still have to admit he was a pretty cool guy—" I don't have to admit shit actually! That guy can fuck off and so can you!

moon-in-rags

Food is my love language. If I love you, in any form, you can bet your ass that I’ll be cooking for you. There is no magic, no love, more nourishing than that in the shape of a good stew or soup.

thethingatthecrossroads

They’re really not kidding about the veil thinning this time of year. Trying to get back to the corporeal plane after slipping between existences during Samhain was one hell of a time. I sure am glad to be back on this side of things with my enchanting little rectangular device

I hope you all enjoyed the season and found yourselves on this side of the dirt as well

Now go forth, hug a headstone, eat a whole pumpkin in one sitting, frolic through the graves, howl at the dark moon, drink someone’s blood (with their consent of course), exhume grandma (with her consent of course) and split something pumpkin spice adjacent together, do whatever it is that makes you happy

Happy All Hallows Eve ^.^

hiiighpriestess913

Y’all I’m being so serious when I say this: go to the library for witchcraft reasons.

You can usually find books on witchcraft, yes, but there’s also field guides on local foraging and wildlife, cookbooks, books that teach you how to craft and DIY, books about environmental protection and stewardship, books on how to use herbs medicinally, books about other religions, cultures, and spiritual practices. My favorite local library even has a seed swapping program and fantastic resources to research your own family history!

Go to the library for witchcraft. Please. :) <3

gothtaino

Also, library use is engaging and being in community with others.

That contributes to your craft, your personal work, your spirit.

Go to the library for witchcraft.

brigitte-poetry

This is inspired by a comment that I got on another post, but I wish people - both pagans and the general public - would realize that so much of the horrible stuff that deities do in their myths is usually (not always, but often) explained by considering what those deities allegorically represent.

Zeus is so horny in Greek mythology because he represents the fertile rains and weather which literally impregnates the land and the lives of mortal humans. And the myths about his wrath, like when he strikes Asklepios with lightning, is just because lightning is known to do that sometimes!

Hera punishing Zeus' affairs isn't because she's petty and has too much power, but because she's a goddess of marriage, so of course she's working to uphold fidelity! Most of the time that was probably just to reflect her role as a goddess of marriage in the story and her power as the Queen of the Olympians, so it was a reflection of her domain rather than just a tale of her jealous wrath.

Hades kidnapping Persephone and taking her to the underworld makes complete sense when you view it as death kidnapping spring to the underworld in autumn, after which she returns to the world in springtime and brings new life with her mother, a goddess of nature. That's literally just how seasons work.

Aphrodite is so fickle and unpredictable in myths because that's just what love is like. Love can either be the best thing in your life, or can absolutely ruin you. She's not a vengeful goddess, love is just like that sometimes!

Sutekh/Set is a personification of necessary chaos, so his battles with Horus and Osiris, gods of rulership, makes complete sense. It represents the war between order and chaos that all civilizations contend with.

The Morrigan both curses Cú Chulainn and promises The Dagda victory after he sleeps with her because she's a war goddess, and war can either end your life or grant you victory depending on how you approach it. Cú Chulainn rejected The Morrigan, which could be interpreted as an act of cowardice since she represents war, and so she ends up killing him, like a fearful soldier dying in battle. Meanwhile, The Dagda embraces her by sleeping with her, which represents a brave soldier taking on war, so of course he gets granted victory instead!

Loki's more wicked myths are simply related to his role as a trickster within Norse mythology, and most tricksters across the world have some particularly gruesome myths to their name. Loki is a bit complex because his role in the pantheon is a little less clear than that of other gods, but he was obviously associated with chaos and trickery, like Sutekh, so it's not surprising that he pulls some nastier tricks here and there. Also, I would like to point out that his myths about killing Baldur and betraying the Aesir at Ragnarok actually make total sense when you factor in what Odin and the rest of the Aesir did to his kids. If Odin imprisoned two of his kids and Thor is constantly trying to kill the other one, then him killing Odin's son actually seems pretty understandable.

Paganism is an inherently earth-centric religion, and the gods we worship usually embody certain natural or societal forces, and those forces aren't always nice. So the allegorical nature of our deities is a key part of their identities, just as much as their myths or personalities are, and we need to consider what they represent when we discuss them too.

thequeer07puss

Pray the gods for random things. Ask the sun gods to help you dry your clothes. Ask beauty-related deities to help you find a good outfit or hairstyle. Ask the sky gods for good weather while walking or travelling.

Prayer doesn’t always have to be about big things. Prayer can be about the little things, about short-term solutions to minor problems, about petty things, about anything.

goldenraysofra

I asked ChatGb- Yea well i asked Thoth, and he said have you tried opening a book or forming your own opinions

grenadineghost

you want to be mommy’s adjective noun, don’t you, pet name? you want to verb and verb for mommy like a good gender

alhyastarain

you want to be mommy's weird potato, don't you, Brian? you want to skip and somersault like a good jester

aropride

(so mad i can’t see straight) Yeah i just don’t think chat gpt is a good classroom tool

homo-sex-shoe-whale

So recently the mayor of my city placed a bunch of sharp stones under a bridge commonly used by homeless people to escape the harsh tropical storms we experience during the summer

A priest decided that was an utterly anti humanitarian course of action (rightfully so) and so his solution.. was to destroy those rocks with a hammer.

I'm not Catholic (in fact, I grew up Jewish and am now atheist) but I feel this is what religion is supposed to be about. Using the divine to help humans behave a little more... human.

smooththegoofyshark

Fuck it up Father Julio

yms1

what doesn't kill you makes you stay on tumblr for 13 years and counting

pitbolshevik

the funniest christians are the fucking like...dudebro evangelicals like mark driscoll

pitbolshevik

"jesus had a sword and he was tattooed and he fucked sooo many women and he had a six pack and loved to punch people" okay well i dont think he did any of that actually but im glad you're having fun

pitbolshevik