What is your personal opinion on blood sacrifice?
So to answer this, I need to clarify a few things. In my view, there’s a few different types of “blood sacrifice”, especially in modern or Neopaganism. For me, there’s ritual bloodletting (not killing), which comes in several different forms, and then there’s blood sacrifice (the killing of a human or animal for sacrificial purposes).
I, personally, do not think blood letting or blood sacrifice on an animal or any human in a non consensual manner is okay. Of course animals can not give consent, therefore I do not think live animal sacrifice is okay. Using animal remains, meat which has already been hunted (I say hunted, because using meat which you have killed yourself for food and resources is much better than a slaughterhouse, both in general and for what we’re talking about here) and furs, bones, ect, is okay, in my opinion.
I also believe that ritual blood letting is fabulous, but only if you’re doing it to yourself, or if you’re doing it to another person, it’s 100% consensual and you stop if they tell you to.
Human sacrifice is .. Well it’s illegal and you’ll end up in jail lol so I would not recommend it.
KEEP in mind, that not ALL Gods and Goddesses and Deities actually like, or enjoy, blood. Not all of them actually appreciate you spilling your human juices for them, they probably think you’re gross for doing it. So do your research into which of them would actually find this appealing, before you do it.
ALSO; you should be VERY CAREFUL when using blood in rituals. It is an incredibly powerful tool and can invoke some very serious issues and spirits if used incorrectly (or correctly). Please, learn and read up on blood rituals before you perform them. This is imperative to your own safety.
DISCLAIMERS; okay so I’ve said a lot of topical things in this reply. I want everybody to know that I do not condone self harm, and do not want people cutting themselves for reasons not listed here. Please, do not hurt yourself! Do not use ritual prayer and blood letting as an excuse to self harm. That is not what it is for.
Blood letting, if performed, should also be performed SAFELY. Do not cut any length longer than .5 cm generally, and DO NOT bleed yourself! You really only need a drop, and just pricking your finger will do that! If you are going to perform blood letting, use a sterilised, safe instrument. Make sure you have a plaster or disinfectant with you, but again you shouldn’t be cutting yourself so much that you need a plaster at all.
Finally, as the ask has.. asked, it’s “in my personal opinion”. I fully recognise that everyone has their own opinions and views on this, which do differ to mine expressed here. I am not telling people this is how they should think, and this is what they should do, it’s simply my own personal opinions on the matter.
Aber, prayerglyph thank you for a cool question! Sorry for a lengthy reply! To put it simply, I do like performing blood letting on myself and I personally find it really rewarding.
As always, I’d love to hear everyone else’s opinions on the matter! (Ф∀Ф)* ✩‧₊˚* ✩‧₊˚
