#Omnism

[usefulquotes7]

A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms. - Zen Shin

[rue-with-the-tarot]

The irony is that internet pagans mock Christians for posting prayers on the internet but then turn around and do the same damn thing, just replacing the Christian god with their own.

[witchcraftwithgodless]

If I have learned anything about witchcraft, everything has to do with intention and protection. You have to be clear in your intentions. You have to make sure you are protected and practicing safely.

Remember you are continuously learning and growing. You’re allowed to stop practicing regularly and then come back to it later. You’re allowed to change how to practice. You’re allowed to make mistakes but always make sure you still putting your safety first.

Your practice is valid and so are you🫶

[imaginalstudio]

You are in me as I am in you. God is in us as we are in God

[astro-witchery]

Hello all! I am hyper fixating on Anglo-Saxon Polytheism (AKA: Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, Anglo-Saxon Paganism, Fyrnsidu, Theod, and many other names I guess?)

I tried looking these terms up on tumblr for more community based info but got pretty much nothing except Norse Heathenry.

I know about the websites larhusfyrnshida, fyrnsidu.faith , wind in the world tree, and even this one (which idk if I agree with them as a group or not but they did have some interesting info) wednesburyshire.

A lot of this info is very hard to understand because they use a lot of the old English words and sometimes just inaccessible regular English.

I would really like to know if there are people here on tumblr that practice specifically Anglo-Saxon Heathenry and if there are any good books on the myths, customs, rituals, and even books on how to understand the runes and how to learn Old English.

Any help would be amazing, and I would love to follow your account if you’re an Anglo-Saxon heathen!!!

(Cross posting to Norse Polytheism tags bc there are literally no Anglo Saxon ones 😭)

[omnist-angels]

It's ridiculous how many exceptions to "thou shall not kill" people can come up with.

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[maceofpentacles]

i love being an omnist because i’ll read anything related to any religion and my honest reaction is always “cheers bro i’ll drink to that!” and then i move on with my life.

[tarotbee]

Do you have any suggestions for offerings/ways to worship Brigid? Particularly Brigid as a pagan goddess, I know she was later included into Catholicism as a saint because pagans loved her so much! Also would love anything that focuses on low energy things as I’m chronically I’ll and disabled! This would mean a lot to me! I’ve done lots of research on my own but brain fog can be difficult to deal with! Thank you and no rush!

Hi my love! As a disabled babe also, I get what you mean and I'd love to help out!

Offerings and Worshipping Lady Brigid

First thing I found is actually that Brigid is associated with water and springs so water would be a perfect offering

Stay hydrated!

Light a candle for her! Brigid is associated with fire!

Bonfires or food related gatherings with friends/families/partners

She is associate with the Hearth/Home. The hearth is often immediately assumed to be the kitchen as wood stoves historically provided warmth for the families but now your hearth can be wherever you feel most comfortable and at home 🧡

Eat good meals!

Celebrate imbolc! Simmer pots are a great smelling, low energy way to do that!

Florals! Flowers flowers flowers everywhere! Brigid is associated with Spring!

Wear floral scented perfumes and floral dresses or shirts

Straw/hay was actually commonly used to welcome Brigid and her gifts into the home and would make a great offering!

Brigid is a goddess of protection and fertility so if you're trying for a baby! Do it to honour her

Alternatively! Take your birth control as an offering

Practice safe sex!

Brigid is revered as a healer, so take your meds babe!

Brigid is also associated with poetry and wisdom which means reading or writing poetry in her honour is a great offering for her

Domesticated animals are also sacred to her so take care of your furry, scaly and slimy friends

Dyeing your clothes, knitting or crocheting

Brewed drinks such as coffee, tea, beer or mead

Cow imagery (especially white cows)

Practice divination

[childofthewolvess]

Becoming open and loud about being a pagan & witch is scary. But what makes that any different than a Christian being open and loud about their faith?

This is for any pagan, witch, or practitioner that may be in a similar situation as me; where it is perfectly safe to be loud and proud about identity and religion, but for some reason, the fear of being judged still lingers.

I am participating in ancient practices that long pre-dated Christianity, my morality and purpose is centered around my religion. It's very important to me. It connects to every part of my being, and I've been dedicating my life to nature itself for years upon years. Though I constantly reassure myself I am definitely not the only pagan in the world, nor my country, and definitely not my state, I sometimes feel as if others view me as "crazy" or "delusional" when they hear about my faith. There is stigma that comes with saying you're a witch; perhaps it is because I grew up in a military culture where I was surrounded by the normalcy of Christianity, or it's internalized fear of judgement since I'm a tour guide and my salary is reliant on how I am perceived by the public eye.

06/02/2024: Gratitude and Faith

Yesterday, on my tour, I listened to the two sweetest ladies talk about how thankful they were for the Christian God & Jesus (capitalized out of respect for their religion). These two women were in tears looking at the beauty of nature and speaking on how grateful they were to experience God's gift. They talked to me about one of their grandsons, who was a priest who dedicated himself to "our lord and savior Jesus Christ." They were so proud of him and his dedication to the Divine. They talked about guardian angels and how they must've been blessed today, with all the amazing wildlife we'd seen on the tour. I smiled. It was wonderful hearing how proud they were of their faith.

I paused underneath a pine overshadowing my van while my tour was exploring by themselves. I thanked my deities, especially Apollo, for healing my sore throat to allow me to storytell on my tour, and Loki, for the beautiful chaos of nature itself. I thanked Ares for his strength to get through the 10 hour day while struggling with my disability, and Aphrodite for her beauty and charm that allows us all to express our love toward the beauty of the mountains. I thanked my familiars for being my guiding light my whole life, for running alongside me and teaching me the way of the wolf, for dancing through my storytelling and protecting me.

In that moment, I realized it: we're not all that different. Those two ladies, thanking their God and angels, are not at all different than me, thanking my gods and guides. In fact, the only difference itself is the system we each believe in, but somehow, across both drastically different religions, we equally found gratitude for the mystical speaking through the natural beauty of the physical world.

It gave me hope.

If these two ladies, living by God and Jesus's word their whole life, didn't receive a blink of an eye at their deep gratitude toward their faith, then neither should I. Why should I worry about being open about my identity as a pagan, when I don't blink an eye myself at another person's dedication and faith? What makes me, as a witch, "crazier" or "delusional"?

And that's just it: nothing does. It's a stigma existing within myself and within society to fear others that are unlike us. An instinct. As humans, the unfamiliar and mysterious frightens us; including the beliefs of our fellow humans, because if we don't believe what they believe, what is to say that our or their belief is wrong? But that's just it: there is, and never has been, a wrong and right in religion.

It all boils down to gratitude and happiness. If you are happy and content with your faith, then why hide? Why hide, when it is safe to express your love for your religion, when it brings joy to your life and possibly others?

That's just it. You don't hide, if you don't need to.

I decided yesterday, I won't hide anymore. There is nothing for me to fear but the judgement of others, and the only judgement that matters in my life is my own. I will be loud, I will be strong, and though I don't feel the need to convert others to my religion, there is something special about explaining how my faith brings joy into my life and shapes my moral trajectory. There is nothing wrong with expressing it. I would never judge another person for finding beauty in their religion and gratitude amongst their faith. So I won't fear myself finding beauty in my religion and gratitude amongst my faith.

[silly-fox-and-its-stuffies]

Allah? (SWT) God? Aphrodite? Moon? Universe? Mother Earth? Lucifer? someone? I need someone to talk to. my thoughts are getting loud and blurry and scary. I need these thoughts gone. I dont want to go back to a time thats in the past

[rue-with-the-tarot]

Pagan syncretism is the best. I love being able to worship whomever, whenever. I love being able to study occultism from around the world and put together a practice that is so unique and special to me. I love being able to worship gods from ancient societies like Greece. I love the even more ancient gods from Egypt. And we can go back further and revive the gods from Sumer! I love honoring spirits of the sun, and moon, of death, and love. I love being playful with the faeries, soaring with dragons, and meditating with bodhisattvas. If it is open to me, I am willing to learn and boy has it enriched my life tenfold! I don’t ever want to stop!

[wanderingmind867]

Someone should write a fantasy story wherein they combine all religions. An omnist bible, one might say. I'd try to do it, but I'm not good with anything besides ideas. My skills with dialogue are particularly atrocious. But I'd love a story like that. Finding a way to connect Greek mythology with Norse mythology, and Norse mythology with Christianity and so on. It'd certainly be interesting to see just how many you can connect to each other.

I'd also like it if someone translated the Bible into modern English and made it into a ya fantasy story like Percy Jackson. I don't want to offend people who like the bible (my mom was raised Catholic), but I also cannot understand old english. But if you were to make a version of the bible with 21st century language, written in the style of something like Percy Jackson or Harry Potter, then I'd probably be able to read it. This applies to other mythological and religious texts too. Give me a version of the illiad written like Percy Jackson and I'd be happy to try reading it. But don't expect me to ever try the old english. I simply can't do it.

[zenwannabe]

studying hinduism just a little bit has been such a beautiful relief because it’s like hey. there’s an ultimate reality (brahman). a god beneath and beyond it all, if you will. and that eternal spirit expresses itself in literally thousands of ways through so many paths. because different humans need different things. the deity/energy you’re drawn to is the one to follow. this is how i galaxy brained myself back to jesus lmao 

[mamamoon92]

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[omnist-angels]

Hello. Are there any other butches that veil in here. Please send a signal. What are your favorite styles