#pagan joy

[actiwitch]

Hot take, apparently, but genuinely harassing or insulting anyone's religion is not ok.

Criticizing religious institutions, proselytizing, extremism, or horrible behaviors/beliefs done in the name of a religion? YES! Totally. That should be criticized.

Unpromptedly popping up on random posts by religious folks to say anything along the lines of "god isn't real", "the pagan gods are fake", "there is only one true religion", "[any religious group] are stupid/dangerous/barbaric" -- NO.

It's rude. It's unnecessary. And sometimes, especially in the case of minorities or oppressed groups, it's outright hateful. Theres nothing helpful, funny, or cool about randomly insulting one of the most personal aspects of a persons life. Unless it's invited or warranted, stfu.

[sylviaplathreincarnate]

[tadpoles-and-daydreams]

Why I cuss (affectionately) at my deities, sometimes, and why it's important to me

I'm having some feelings tonight, so here have another "Frog is rambling again" post. This one's about Loki, because they seem intent on speedrunning teaching me shit. Seriously it's been like three weeks.

I wasn't prepared for what working with Loki actually looks like. /pos

Because what that actually looks like, apparently, is sitting watching a comedy anime and getting the distinct vibe that it has a sense of humor that Loki enjoys. And then realizing that's because Loki is actively hanging around... watching fuckin' anime with me. Why the hell would Loki want to watch a dumb comedy anime with the funny little guy he works with?

Seeing a post about watching comedy as a devotional act to Loki later felt intentional, so I ended up deciding to do just that.

Thing is, I grew up exposed to the idea that God is an all-powerful being who deserves nothing less than the best and humans are the scum of the earth. I'm only now seeing that it's been damaging my relationship with my deities. I'm afraid to just chat with them 'too casually.' I apologize if I feel like I said something that's too disrespectful. I've apologized to Loki multiple times because he pulled some shit and my response was "god damnit Loki" or "you motherfucker."

And then they remind me that I call my mom the same thing, and she laughs. It's the same with my friends. All because it's not insulting, or disrespectful, it's a sign of affection. I would never say that and mean it; they know that, so it's funny. It's playful.

Amongst many other things, Loki is teaching me that joy is to be valued. This world tells us that it's dumb, childish, or any other assortment of negative descriptors- and that it has no place in spirituality. Certainly no place in the presence of a god- and that's fucking sad. I think Loki is sad about it too. I think Loki's fucking pissed, actually. How dare we be made to feel shame for what makes us happy. The gods deserve to partake in our joy and our fun just as much as they deserve to be part of our sorrow and fear.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to think that hanging out with some fucker who's scrolling through memes and blasting music might just be a nice change of pace for them.

[mcbridemascfem]

Friendly reminder you can be Pagan/Christian and be trans

It’s feels hard to be a witch when many associate witchcraft with women hood

You’re not less of a witch for being a man

Your gods love you, you’re not a traitor or a bad person for being a man

You don’t have to fit into the aesthetic of dark femme if you work with or worship Lilith, the morrogon , hel, Hecate or anyone

Athena won’t view you as stupid and Aphrodite won’t view you as ugly

Artemis still loves you you’re not disappointing her

I love manly witches!

if you work with god in a pagan or Christian way is great! Your not a traitor for believing in god or Jesus

God made lots of cool things so why wouldn’t you be a man?

Mary still loves you

Your transition, whatever that may be isn’t a disservice to Gods creation (he’s not mad)

You don’t have to be a Christian in spite of being trans you don’t have to be trans in spite of being Christian Jesus was both man and god and Mary was both virgin and mother

If other queer people treat you badly for believing in god that’s for them to deal with not you

Being a man isn’t a bad thing

God already knows you’re trans so why hide from him?



[lostinvasileios]

Well, gentlemen, I'd love to continue this but Hermes has made my package come in pristine condition and earlier than expected once again and I must go shower him with kisses until he can't breathe properly

[mystic-silvermoon]

Self - Confidence and Self - Love

Was having some trouble pep talking myself. There are times when I feel super confident and comfortable in my body and then there are times that I find everything to compare...I don't like being there and usually I can tell myself to stop being silly...

I was having more difficulty that carried over into the morning so I decided to use the universe for assistance. This would be the first time since I started my witchy journey that I have asked for something for me. I created a shower satchel and hung it up in shower with me and a spell jar for self love and self confidence to hang in my space.

Satchel

Chamomile - soothing, self acceptance, self confidence

Lavender flower - inner peace, self confidence

Lemongrass - promote openness, cleansing, sexuality

Small yellow circle felt pad - yellow for joy, positive energy

Rose quartz - calming, love, self confidence

Spell Jar

Red rose buds - love, beauty

Lemongrass oil and flowers - promote openness, cleansing, sexuality

Lavender oil and herb - inner peace, self confidence

Full Moon water

Purple/Reddish wax

I used the satchel in the shower and imagined those feelings of confidence and sensuality wash over me...it also smelled great 😃

The spell jar is hanging inside of my witchy work space to remind me that I am confident and that the most important love is self love 💕

[cadaverskey]

if i'm being entirely honest i find the term "spiritual psychosis" annoying at best. it makes me feel as though i, as someone with schizoaffective disorder, need to work extra hard to "prove" my spiritual beliefs are valid.

here's the thing. my spirituality has always been and will always be flavored and colored by being schizoaffective. even when i was an atheist i could not untangle the two. there's never going to be a way for me to know where the line is drawn between my spiritualism and my psychosis. for example i will probably never shake the idea that i died and was resurrected, and that event holds SIGNIFICANT spiritual meaning for me, even on antipsychotics, even when i can recognize that yes, it's probably the remains of a delusion.

so please tell me, why is it anyone else's business if i incorporate that into my religious practices? it harms no one and gives me one more reason to rejoice. if it started causing actual problems, putting me in danger, causing me distress, bringing along disorganized thinking or anything of the sort, that's when it would be time for me to get help. but really and truly i would not want random people im not close with to tell me to get that help, especially if their only clues into my mental state come from my spiritual practices. i am not a dog to be taken to the vet. sometimes people are psychotic and we exist in your communities and we have religious beliefs and you have GOT to suck it up and allow space for us, however our conditions affect us and our practices.

it's also just. buries my face in my hands. you can just say psychosis, you don't need a special term for it. again it just makes me feel like i'm being singled out and not being taken seriously because there's a long LONG history of psychotic/schizospec people having our mental illnesses used as reason to disregard us. please just mind your business.

[maceofpentacles]

i don’t enjoy making “call out” posts but this user is part of the jos (joy of satan) cult and is running around spreading harmful and hateful information.

i just read through a bunch of their posts AS WELL AS the site they have linked where some of the embedded links take you directly to the jos website so please stay safe.

[bandcampsnoop]

1/10/25.

Girls Names (Belfast, Northern Ireland) released a couple of my favorite albums back in the early 2010s (both on Slumberland). Their drummer (Neil Brogan)also went on to release several Sea Pinks LPs - also some of my favorites.

But, really, I stopped listening to Girls Names after "A New Life". Mistake. "Arms Around a Vision" (2015, Tough Love Records) is an amazing post-punk album that sounds like a cross between Joy Division/early New Order and Protomartyr (AllMusic also mentions Nick Cave). Cathal Cully's voice carries this album in a way not done on earlier releases.

Members have gone on to play in the aforementioned Sea Pinks and New Pagans.

[stanislav-s-vrabtchinskyj]

[angelellipsis-devilofdots]

thinking about at the local pagan festival when a music performer was giving a speech about the queer community; they were older, maybe in their 50s-60s and very androgynous, and they said something beautiful along the lines of:

"some people tell me i sound like a gay man. that's cool. some people tell me i look like a lesbian. that's also cool. i am every gender and i am no gender. i am a man, i am a woman, i am everything in between. my sexuality is everything and nothing all at once. i am the L, the G, the B, the T, the Q, the I, the A, and the +. i represent you all and i love you all."

[boringgg-bunnyyy]

🌸 watch me while i bloom 🌸

[mischa-leper]

🌀 Intro post 🌀

🪲Hello! You can call me antlers, Mischa, jonah, Toshek, or Moth.🪲

My pronouns are He/They 🌀 I’m a transmasc demiboy 🌀

I have adhd, gad, dysthymia, and have recently been diagnosed with hsd !

👁️Interests👁️

The Magnus archives, Creepypastas, NBC Hannibal, activism, Zelda, Supernatural, alternative stuff, poetry, The penumbra podcast, not quite dead, Marble Hornets, Detroit become human, the mechanisms, Hozier, The Amazing Devil (also alt folk in general),The Witcher, Sherlock and co, Stardew Valley, and much more :3 I’m a big research nerd 0-0

🪲interact if you:

Are a therian,would be considered a “weird queer”,love crafts,love internet horror and spooky stuff,use “creepy” xenogenders,love talking about NBC Hannibal,love yaelokre,like analog horror and ARGs,love storytelling/folklore,are a cryptid,are pagan,are dealing with trauma or mental illness,and in general if you are a neurodivergent queer <3

🪰DNI:

Maps/pedos,pro Israel,TERFs,sex blogs,racists,ableist,queerphobic,or generally ppl who are assholes for the wrong reasons :3

[freyjalestrange]

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 & 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒊𝒍

Hello witches, I want to share with you a recent magic oil I made for candle dressing & spell making🕯✨️ you can also use it for your overall craft,

You'll need:

🌼 Chamomile

🌼 Calendula Flower

🌼 Lavender

🌼 Clove Powder (*can be replaced with whole clove)

🌼 Copal Incense (*I used copal resin for a concentrated infusion)

🌼 Carrier Oil (*I used olive oil)

🌼 Small Jar

Instructions ~

Cleanse your jar with salvia/sage incense, or cleanse with your preferred method,

Gather your dry ingredients into your jar: the chamomile, calendula flower, lavender, love & copal resin,

Set your intentions for your herbs, I like using my hand over each herb before putting them inside the jar, guiding each herb with which correspondence or property I'll need,

Pour in your carrier oil of choice, do it slowly allowing the oil to get to the bottom, this will get rid of any air bubbles,

Say your last intentions for the overall oil, close with the cork or cover, and let it sit for a few days to allow the infusion to set in,

When the oil is done resting, pour your concentration infusion unto another bigger jar without the herbs, it's okay if bits go in though,

Finally, top off the remaining or the jar with more olive oil,

And that's it! Your Prosperity & Joy Oil is ready for use, whether you want to dress a yellow candle to bring joy, happiness, prosperity & clarity to your daily life, or use topically before bed, etc.,

*Please note that this or any oil infusion posted here is NOT meant to be ingested/eaten, keep away from children & animals !!

Happy Crafting!

[mcbridemascfem]

For my Aphrodite devotees out there

[darkcranemedia]

A bright and Blessed Yule and a Happy Winter Solstice to all. May the turning of the wheel, bring you love, peace and good fortune. Let us welcome the returning sun with hope and joy. Blessed be