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Post by Blackbird on Mar 21, 2005 7:40:27 GMT -1
Thought it might be nice to discuss our practices a bit more generally. What form do yours take? How often do you _do_ something? Do your practices incorporate some kind of 'magic'? Do you celebrate seasonal festivals? Which ones? And how? Are there any aspects that are of prime importance - eg., are you primarily a seer, or perhaps a bard... a healer etc. Those are just a few ill-thought out starters, please feel free to describe your practices however you wish I'll answer my own question in a while, but will let the topic get going a bit first.
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Post by goldenhand on Mar 21, 2005 14:23:19 GMT -1
Hard to ask the right questions, isn't it ;D You start ruling people out before you're half way through So I'll ignore the questions and just tell you a bit about my practices. As you know, I'm a polytheist. I have lots of small altars around the house, each dedicated to a different God/dess. I spend some time tidying these, adding decorations, washing offering cups, making new offerings and so on. This might all seem very mundane, but it's an act of religion for me. I'm not really into seasonal celebrations in a formal way. I don't work with any groups or anything. I do like going outside and just observing the changes, noticing which plants are growing, which birds are around and what the animals are doing. I also like to only eat food that is in season, as I feel that connects me more to the cycles of the earth. I collect wild foods, this is another good way of staying in touch with the seasons. I must confess to being lazy. Sometimes I won't do anything at all for ages, other times I get into a frenzy of ritual or magical work. I do like to keep my meditation up, as this is a skill I've worked hard at, and I don't want to slip. I also find that after a busy day, it's an ideal way to recharge my batteries I don't think of my faith as being seperate from the rest of my life. There isn't a point where I think 'right, now I'll do the religion bit' It all works in together and I try to be aware of the spiritual aspects to even everyday tasks. Blessings, Angharad
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Post by Midori on Mar 21, 2005 15:09:06 GMT -1
I'm happiestwalking the Land, watching the seasons change, observing animals, birds, trees, plants and weather.
I don't do 'magic' in the way of spellcraft, unless I have my pointy hat on,but that's someting else.
I consider myself a healer primarily, and I teach occasionally. Most of all I like to be spontaneous in my celebrations, to react immediately to a sunrise or a rainbow.
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Post by branynos on Mar 21, 2005 19:11:54 GMT -1
I must confess to being lazy. Sometimes I won't do anything at all for ages, other times I get into a frenzy of ritual or magical work. I do like to keep my meditation up, as this is a skill I've worked hard at, and I don't want to slip. I also find that after a busy day, it's an ideal way to recharge my batteries I know that feeling there are times when simply 'being' is enough then I hit a phase where I want to be 'doing' as well. I find meditation quite hard (after all these years I still fall asleep ) though I do try to journey about once a fortnight to keep my hand in. I celebrate all eight festivals though some of them in a non-standard way, and spurred on a bit by the Alban Eiler thread I'm about to rename them to better fit a Brythonic model minus the mispellings and poetic license I'm told I'm a healer, as in being a healing presence, rather than doing any active healing.
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Post by Blackbird on Mar 22, 2005 7:00:18 GMT -1
spurred on a bit by the Alban Eiler thread I'm about to rename them to better fit a Brythonic model minus the mispellings and poetic license When you do, I'd love to hear what you decide upon.
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