Post by solginn on Aug 20, 2015 15:18:18 GMT -6
Umm...well, y'all can call me Amelia or Solginn, doesn't matter which. Some of you may know me as stormsdottir on tumblr.
I'm 21 years old Southern, white, non-binary (she or they is fine) and demisexual/panromantic, and I've been a witch and polytheist (well, technically omnist) for about a year and a half now. I spent the first 13 years of my life as an unhappy Southern Baptist, then another 7 years as a miserable agnostic with no religious or spiritual affiliation whatsoever. I was in a very dark place mentally in my life when I finally said "fck it" and dived headfirst into paganism, tossing aside everything I'd been brought up with and embracing something new and interesting and forbidden. The first deity to approach me and guide me in the right direction was Bast, and while she wasn't meant to be my patron, I still hold her in the highest respect and will never forget that she essentially saved my life.
As it turned out, Loki became my patron deity. I was skeptical and hesitant at first. All I knew about him at the time was that he was the Norse trickster god, which a popular Marvel villain was loosely based on.
...It took about a week for him to wear me down. I still don't know if I should laugh or smack myself for being so easily won over. But I haven't regretted it, not even once.
Odin required a little more effort, though. As I began researching the Norse gods more thoroughly, I was pretty biased against the Old Man for the way Loki was treated in the stories; I found that while my feelings were understandable, it was very possible that the stories could be simply metaphorical, exaggerated, any number of things. And it didn't seem like Loki himself had much negativity about it. So...eventually...I accepted Odin into my life as well. A decision that I haven't regretted yet, but I'm not holding my breath because I mean this is Odin we're talking about, yknow. Anything could happen.
So while I mostly focus on the Norse pantheon and Loki and Odin in particular, occasionally a few of the Kemetic deities pop in, and two or three from the Irish and Welsh (though my godphone for them usually has poor reception for reasons unknown). I'm also a pretty big fan of Hades and Persephone despite not having any interactions with them.
My witchy habits are usually pretty basic home, hearth, and kitchen stuff, with the occasional green and hedge thrown in. I do techno witchcraft subconsciously a lot of times. Honestly I'm kind of a lazy witch and the only thing I do consistently is make sure my energy stays positive and clear of stagnation, and I read tarot and runes for myself better than other people.
Anyway...that's about all I can think of.
I'm 21 years old Southern, white, non-binary (she or they is fine) and demisexual/panromantic, and I've been a witch and polytheist (well, technically omnist) for about a year and a half now. I spent the first 13 years of my life as an unhappy Southern Baptist, then another 7 years as a miserable agnostic with no religious or spiritual affiliation whatsoever. I was in a very dark place mentally in my life when I finally said "fck it" and dived headfirst into paganism, tossing aside everything I'd been brought up with and embracing something new and interesting and forbidden. The first deity to approach me and guide me in the right direction was Bast, and while she wasn't meant to be my patron, I still hold her in the highest respect and will never forget that she essentially saved my life.
As it turned out, Loki became my patron deity. I was skeptical and hesitant at first. All I knew about him at the time was that he was the Norse trickster god, which a popular Marvel villain was loosely based on.
...It took about a week for him to wear me down. I still don't know if I should laugh or smack myself for being so easily won over. But I haven't regretted it, not even once.
Odin required a little more effort, though. As I began researching the Norse gods more thoroughly, I was pretty biased against the Old Man for the way Loki was treated in the stories; I found that while my feelings were understandable, it was very possible that the stories could be simply metaphorical, exaggerated, any number of things. And it didn't seem like Loki himself had much negativity about it. So...eventually...I accepted Odin into my life as well. A decision that I haven't regretted yet, but I'm not holding my breath because I mean this is Odin we're talking about, yknow. Anything could happen.
So while I mostly focus on the Norse pantheon and Loki and Odin in particular, occasionally a few of the Kemetic deities pop in, and two or three from the Irish and Welsh (though my godphone for them usually has poor reception for reasons unknown). I'm also a pretty big fan of Hades and Persephone despite not having any interactions with them.
My witchy habits are usually pretty basic home, hearth, and kitchen stuff, with the occasional green and hedge thrown in. I do techno witchcraft subconsciously a lot of times. Honestly I'm kind of a lazy witch and the only thing I do consistently is make sure my energy stays positive and clear of stagnation, and I read tarot and runes for myself better than other people.
Anyway...that's about all I can think of.
