As regular readers of my blog and Twitter feed might know, I consider myself a devotee and follower of Freyja. I mean, I’ve mentioned her a few times. I started getting close to Freyja and feeling her draw me in during what I would call the third phase of my search for my own place … Continue reading Ramblings about Freyja from a Devotee
[Content Note: Frank sexual talk, including discussion of masturbation.] This week, I want to blog about chapter three of Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow. This chapter is titled “Religion and Sexuailty.” I’ve struggled a bit with figuring out how I want to handle this chapter. It’s the first chapter where none of the blog prompts … Continue reading Being gaily religious and religiously gay: Blogging freestyle for chapter 3 of “Changing Paths.”
In my previous post, I mentioned that I had been a guest on four different podcasts over the past few years. I also realized that I had never posted links to all four of them or talked about them. I thought I’d take a moment to do exactly that in this post. The very first … Continue reading Reminiscing about podcast interviews I gave
The following is a compilation of a Thread I posted. The book I mention can be found here. So I had a few thoughts while reading Chapter 7 (“We Gotta Have a Talk about Deconstruction”) from @pastortrey05‘s book. It’s the chapter I got this quote from: “Liberation lies in the community of testimonies. It is … Continue reading Musings Leaving Christianity and Still Relating to Christians: Inspired by Trey Ferguson’s book.
Earlier this week, I ran across Patheos blogger Astrea’s critique of the “Inner Goddess” movement. I agreed with a great deal of her criticisms, though I found myself disagreeing with some of her theological statements. As a fellow polytheist with different views on the human-deity divide, I would like to explore those statements and why … Continue reading The Human-Deity Divide: A ResponsE
This post was inspired by Question #37 from this list. I think a huge portion of everyday spirituality was covered by my podcast episode on the everyday sacred. Much of working my spirituality into daily life is just doing little things to help me remember that I and everyone and everything around me is sacred. … Continue reading Witchy Questions: How do you incorporate your spirituality into your daily life?
This post was inspired by Question #34 from this list. One of the practices I’ve ben trying to work on regularly is just spending a few minutes connecting with my body. I will close my eyes and try to calm my mind. Then I will breathe deeply and focus on my body. I try to … Continue reading Witchy Questions: Do you meditate?
This post was inspired by Question #31 from this list. I feel like my journey into the Craft was pretty perfect. Or at least perfectly planned. Sure, there’s part of me who wonders if I could have taken a more direct route to where I wound up if someone had, for example, suggested I read … Continue reading Witchy Questions: What is something you wish someone had told you when you first started?
This post was inspired by Question #30 from this list. When it comes to everyday stuff, I tend to work most closely with Freyja. She’s the closest I have to a regular guide, as she offers me advice and guidance along with instructions on what she wants me to do as her devotee. I have … Continue reading Witchy Questions: Do you have a spirit guide? If so, what is it?
This post was inspired by Question #22 from this list. This is the post where I confess that I’m probably not a very good witch in the eyes of many other witches. I do not currently and don’t think I have every had a permanent altar set up. It’s something I keep thinking I should … Continue reading Witchy Questions: Do you have an altar?