I'm pagan for a while and recently I'm having sudden curiosity urges towards norse paganism and heathenry I've been researching about it I think I'm being visited by Loki but I'm not sure and since I have a mental illness I have the constant fear that my dreams and upgs are not real and only an image of my sick mind. Can you help me to be sure?
Well, it’s a little trickier than that. No one can tell you whether it is, or is it not, Loki, and be 100% honest. But that is a part of the reason that we’re here; to help you make sense of these sorts of things, and investigate in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
I quite often feel the same way that you do, but a while back, threedifferentways said something to me that really helped me deal with my own doubts:
"Take notes. Question everything. Challenge anything that claims to be a god, including yourself. Demand proof. If you say you can do a thing, demand proof from yourself. Let the science side investigate. Let your other side do what it needs to do. Find the balance and go. And if anyone else says “It’s just stories”, it’s /your/ story. Do what you need to do to take care of yourself."
The question isn’t necessarily ‘is it real?’ so much as it is ‘is it real for you?’.Do your research. Keep reading. Keep coming to us, and other Lokeans, with your questions; trust us when we say that there are no stupid questions and we will always be eager to help you out with anything you might like some more help understanding or figuring out.
If you feel it’s right for you, perhaps try leaving Loki an offering - I tend to leave him coffee, which is one of many shared UPGs amonst tumblr, but you can give him anything you think he’ll like - and simply pray. Let him know that you’re thinking about him, and would like to know his intentions. Or perhaps seek out a diviner/tarot reader that you trust to ask your questions for you. I wish you luck, anon.
- Mod T
Another applicable (paraphrased) piece of advice from coldalbion in a post that I can no longer find: If, upon reflection, something sounds like it could have been whispered by a mysterious figure in a black cloak in a cliche fantasy novel, don't listen.
-Mod E
