Last Of The Glass Ravens

I am Synyster Lovely. The Last of the Glass Ravens, Hearth Witch, Unknown Devotee, One With the Flame, Pagan. Engaged to Ayvious The Fallen. This is my blog. I will be documenting parts of my personal faith, which is in the process of being created. I am a devotee of and work with a new Pantheon consisting of new Gods that have called to me. I support Pop Culture Paganism. I support cursing. I am not Wiccan nor do I abide by the Law of Three nor The Wiccan Rede. My inbox is always open to questions. If I can not answer your question, I will do all I can to help you get to an answer. This if for my moving fund! Any little bit helps! We're furniture-less!

[paganmisssyn]

Hey all, I know it has been a long time since I have posted on this blog. I have moved over to a different account where my personal blog is my main and I have completely changed my practice so I felt it best to move to a new location.

If any of you wonderful followers wish to continue following me my personal blog is located at http://synysterlovely.tumblr.com/

My new pagan blog is located at http://apriestessinmundus.tumblr.com/

[oshiete-kiab]

so since the morning after pill doesnt work for people over 165lbs

are they going to change the formula? or are they just labeling it now with this new information

[greenteashawty]

...

[carolxdanvers]

I just saw this ad playing before a youtube video and I had to stop and watch the whole thing. Incredible.

[eeveesanddragons]

Watch this. Now

[nickblackisadb]

Um…

[nauticmal]

"What seems to be the problem here?"

[crab-cakes-deactivated20220420]

don’t lie. you know this is a crossover you’d want to see.

[nightmareloki]

I AM LAUGHING SO FUCKING HARD RIGHT NOW

[thescienceofjohnlock]

errr

[paganmisssyn]

Ok, I may be coming back soon, but I really need to clean things up a LOT. Also I am starting a much more serious withcraft/religious blog over at http://synysterlovely.webs.com so go check it out! I will be moving some posts over there and really writing a whole lot more.

I'm gonna be moving soon!

[soloontherocks-moving-refol-blog]

would you mind expanding on the "problems with Neowiccans other than rede-thumping" thing? or pointing me in the direction of information on it? I'm not trying to attack you/question the validity of the statement, I've just always assumed rede thumping was the only issue and would like to learn more.

Pagans in general have a very bad problem with certain bad behaviors, and for almost all of those bad behaviors, Neowiccans tend to be the most regular offenders. This is not just my personal opinion; many many many observers will back me on this if you dispute my claim.

The bad behaviors would generally be as follows. NO Neowiccans are not the ONLY people that do these things. They are, however, the most FREQUENT and RAMPANT offenders. The vast majority of times you see a pagan do this, it is a Neowiccan.

cultural appropriation (for instance, non-Jews practicing Kabbalah, non-NAs using smudging, non-Catholics using Novena candles and rosaries, fucking dreamcatchers in general, etc etc). 

not recognizing that certain cultures are closed or require initiation (for instance, practicing Santeria without being initiated, practicing NA belief systems without being NA, claiming you are Wiccan when you are not initiated into a Gardnerian or Alexandrian coven, etc. Closely related to cultural appropriation).

entitlement/not recognizing that knowledge or titles need to be earned and that you are not automatically allowed to do anything you want just because ~*~paganism~*~ (for example, every teenage Neowiccan on the planet declaring themselves a High Priestess, or the tendency of pagans to “steal” personal private practices from other more experienced pagans a la “oh you’ve got ten years of experience dealing with this one entity only you deal with well now I’m going to deal with them too even though all I know about them is the little you’ve mentioned publicly”).

being actually fucking allergic to research/making false claims about history (for instance, anyone who thinks the “Burning Times” as described really happened, or people who expect more experienced pagans to just tell them how to do things so they don’t have to look it up, or people who claim that before Evil Patriarchy took over there was a universal Great Mother religion that worshiped the sacred feminine)

Taking deities out of context or simplifying them into tropes or rewriting them to suit an archetype that does not belong to their culture (for instance, claiming that Artemis, Selene, and Hekate are a Maiden/Mother/Crone goddess, or worshiping a Wiccan deity by a Greek goddess’s name, or viewing Thor as the god of lightning that’s it end of subject and ignoring the actual complexities and other areas he has dominion over)

shaming religions or religious practices Neowiccans think are “evil” (including but not limited to Satanism, Luciferianism, Christianity, Islam, the worship of “violent” deities like Ares, Tyr, or Thor, the worship of “destructive” deities like Loki or Ares, the worship of “patriarchal” deities like Zeus, or Odin, or Poseidon, or Yahweh, or the worship of “dark” deities like Haides or Lucifer) 

erasing non-Wiccan pagans (for instance, assuming everyone observes the Wheel of the Year, actually fucking not realizing there are non-wiccan pagans don’t laugh I’ve seen them do it, claiming X religion doesn’t count as paganism and they do this most often with Satanists and Christopagans, using the phrase “All pagans ____” ever, thinking Witch is synonymous with Wiccan, thinking Pagan is synonymous with Wiccan, thinking all pagans practice witchcraft, thinking all pagans worship nature, etc)

Enforcing a gender binary that erases or shames LGBTIA pagans and forces a harmful stereotype on both LGBTIA and cis/het pagans, especially those who are not capable of or willing to reproduce (for instance, the idea that balance must be between a male god and female goddess, the insistence that women fall into a maiden/mother/crone life path, shaming or attacking women who worship gods or men who worship goddesses, claiming women MUST worship a goddess or they’re neglecting the “sacred feminine” don’t laugh I’ve been accused of that before, assuming soft fertile peaceful things = female and hard fierce warrior things = male, the OVERWHELMING emphasis on childrearing status in a woman’s life, JUST FUCKING CONSTANT DISCUSSION OF THE ~*~MAGICK~*~ OF MENSTRUATION WHAT THE FUCK PEOPLE SERIOUSLY??, etc)

and of course, rede-thumping (which for those who aren’t familiar with the term, would include assuming all pagans follow the rede or that the rede is a universal law that applies to everyone. Most noticeable when Neowiccans rede-thump in order to attack or complain about witches who curse)

I think I’ve covered everything, but keep an eye on reblogs or replies to this post because I’m sure my followers will think of other examples. 

[castingshells-deactivated201603]

This needed to be said..

[paganmisssyn]

Hey Everyone!

I'm spending the night somewhere else so I am visiting for the day! I might have an altar article tucked away somewhere in the depths of my computer files that I may post. Anyway I'm here for questions and everything! I will just be here until midnight Arizona time however, so make sure you get all questions in before then!

[paganmisssyn]

A Bit Of An Update

I'm still not back and I won't be for a while more now. The money for our housing still hasn't gone through and I am struggling with the start of semester. We were informed yesterday that it will probably be another month until we see the money so it will probably be another month to a month and a half. It makes me sad but that's how it is right now. I figured I'd give you guys an update.

[paganmisssyn]

Leave of Absence

As much as it saddens me, I will be taking a leave of absence from this blog. I'm sure you have already noticed a lack of activity recently. My housing is currently up in the air and I do not currently have the ability to do pagan related things. It is even difficult to look at my pagan tumblr. I will be returning, but the amount of time until then is unknown. I will not be returning until me and my fiance get settled into our apartment and things in my life settle down. I apologize for the lack of notice, but this is the firsy chance I've gotten to post. If you really wish or need to get a hold of me, send me an email at [email protected]. I will reply to my emails. I know I will lose some followers during this period, but to those who will stay I thank you and owe you my gratitude. I love you all.

[paganmisssyn]

Makes perfect sense to me! I work with 2 onieros, Morpheus (who asked for the journal) and Icelos (who is more antagonistic and possessive). And I just bought a little notebook today, making that easier, so good (:

Yay! This makes me feel good! Haha.

[paganmisssyn]

I'd like to see how someone else interprets the deck. Can I ask about how I should go about this dream diary I was asked to keep?

Keep in mind that’ I’m totally new at this, so feel free to tell me if I fail.

2 of Cups- Harmony, Balance, Compromise. As it comes to the journal (correct me if I’m wrong) it seems as if the journal bears a burden that you need to compromise about with whomever asked you to find a way that makes creating the journal easier on you. Possibly only dreams you remember just in a note book.

[paganmisssyn]

For the Yu Gi Oh card readings in my inbox!

I'm sorry I haven't posted them yet! The cards are being difficult to decipher. They are sitting in my divination notebook waiting to be thought out.

[paganmisssyn]

Free One Card Tarot Readings!

That's right! I'm doing free one card readings because I need the practice! All you have to do is leave me an ask. Feel free to ask a specific question or otherwise! I am using the Zombie Tarot!

[paganmisssyn]

I love the Zombie Tarot? I find it really easy to use, but I also get really hungry and tired if I don't caffeinate and/or feed myself during or just before the readings.

I've actually notice a bit of a worsening head ache each time I do another reading. Oh well, you have to pay a price somehow.

[paganmisssyn]

I Got My First Tarot Deck!

It's in my hands right now! I got the Zombie Tarot! I love the cards so much! I am so excited!

[borgia-bastard-deactivated20131]

Babies, I’m home. (I’m still not a Pagan or a godspouse, btw.) I still have a few posts to repost and I’m still working on getting my url back, but I’m home. Oh, tumblr…

- Khal

[muchwords-blog]

And tumblr rejoiced! We’ve never spoken, but I’m thrilled to see you back. :)

[borgia-bastard-deactivated20131]

*salutes* Glad to be back. My photo/fandom blog was nice, but it’s not you guys and it’s just not the same.

[paganmisssyn]

The song on your blog totally fits too! I laughed when I heard it!! (It's also one of my fave songs)

[paganmisssyn]

All of Bone's work is now tagged with BonesWorks and there will be a link on my index page to that tag. It is also like that for Tumblr Savior purposes.