“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
— JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Month: March 2024
Pagan Wordle 5
Depression and anxiety
A lot of people suffer from depression and anxiety, me included. It can act as a blockage to spirituality, too. All too often we don’t talk about it, for various reasons. We want to post content that cheers us and others up. And we don’t want loads of spurious advice about how to cheer up. But sometimes we need to be real.
CN: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation. But also what I did to overcome them.
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Eostre and Easter
Spring Equinox is approaching which means it’s time for the annual debunking of the BS that gets spouted about Eostre. There is only one historical reference to Eostre and it is in Bede’s history of the English church.
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I’ve always loved Cold Comfort Farm. It’s one of those books I keep more than one copy of in case I lend it to someone and it doesn’t come back. But I’ve also always been aware that it was a parody. The spoof introduction and dedication to someone who is obviously a caricature of Thomas Hardy makes that clear.
Continue readingMens sana in corpore sano?
A healthy mind in a healthy body… not going to happen as a result of school sports.
Games involving the pursuit of a ball on a cold wet field are absolutely pointless and stupid.
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Occultea 5: Conclusions
Joanna Wiedźma (polish.folk.witch on Instagram) has shared some prompts to get people thinking about online witchcraft community. To participate, use the hashtag #occultea and tag her on Instagram or Threads.
5. Conclusions
• What are some topics of conversation I’d like to see more of in our community?
• What are my community needs?
• Where would I like to be held and supported?
• Where do I feel like I’m not truly being seen by my community?
• How can we help each other in removing the external peer pressure and grow in community?
• How can we, as a community, come together more with constructive criticism without it seeming shady/passive aggressive?
• How can we, as a community, do better when we do receive criticism/feedback?
• Who are some community members that I look up to that are reliable resources and aspirations?
• Add any further thoughts/comments/prompt questions of your own/express further points/offer solutions.
Continue readingMission: Joy
Just watched MISSION: JOY on Netflix with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. A beautiful documentary about a beautiful friendship. Their laughter and joy is infectious and they offer their insights about joy coming from within, and from the feeling inspired by helping others—not from objects or wealth. Desmond Tutu mentioned about Doctors Without Borders and the amazing work that they do to help others.
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Dowsing for Divinity 