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I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Return Gifts of Sacrifice

July 9, 2018 By Chris Godwin

This series is a series on my mystical experiences in indo-european polytheism. I cataloge the exact experiences in these articles: I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: An Introduction I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: Reaching up the Tree, Begging for its Fruits to Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Fruits Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Return Gifts of Sacrifice Psychological Realizations I realized exactly to what degree my current feelings and perceptions were altered by events from the past…. Read more

I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Fruits Fall

July 6, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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This series is a series on my mystical experiences in indo-european polytheism. I cataloge the exact experiences in these articles: I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: An Introduction I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: Reaching up the Tree, Begging for its Fruits to Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Fruits Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Return Gifts of Sacrifice My Fourth Soma Experience While liftoff was commencing, my adventurer companion started asking questions. But I was in this cave… Read more

I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: Reaching up the Tree, Begging for its Fruits to Fall

July 5, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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This series is a series on my mystical experiences in indo-european polytheism. I cataloge the exact experiences in these articles: I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: An Introduction I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: Reaching up the Tree, Begging for its Fruits to Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Fruits Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Return Gifts of Sacrifice Sacred Plants as Guides Soma is not only a read drink, but it is seen as the god that carries… Read more

I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: An Introduction

July 4, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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This series is a series on my mystical experiences in indo-european polytheism. I cataloge the exact experiences in these articles: I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: An Introduction I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: Reaching up the Tree, Begging for its Fruits to Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Fruits Fall I Sacrificed Myself to Myself: The Return Gifts of Sacrifice Introduction & Preparation The mystic experience is the quintessence of the hero’s journey that Campbell saw. It is a… Read more

The Hero Priests You Need to Meet: Problems with PriestCraft 3 of 3

June 18, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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Continued from last post. The Hero Priest is an ideal I use to aspire to be better. It’s an idea and an ideal. I am not saying that I meet these standards. While it is important to be yourself as a priest, you must do it in trying ways stretching yourself over new territory and in several directions in order to grow. From the social media feedback I received I’ve sorted the different memorable acts clergy has done for the… Read more

7 Problem Priests You Don’t Want to Meet: Problems with PriestCraft 2 of 3

May 15, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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In the last article in this series, we visited the reasons why we have clergy. Clergy is needed, useful, and nature makes people who are good at the role. But having clergy comes with its own problems, problems which express themselves in problem priests. Problem priests do harm and cause danger to the real benefit that devotional polytheism offers. I think it is important to visit the issues. I asked everyone on social media what was the worst thing they observed pagan… Read more

Problems with PriestCraft 1 of 3: What is Clergy For?

April 3, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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Everyone who practices the old ways does so in a modern context. Not all contexts are the same. While I have easy access to farm animals and cows which are a big part of my religion, others may only relate to cows through their appearance in myth. There is also solitary only versus the group/personal practice spectrum as different contexts. So between all the contexts, they land on an x,y graph between group and personal on one axis, and rural… Read more

Do the Gods Need Our Devotion?

March 23, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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Short Answer: No Long Answer: Yes The Gods are immortal. This much is clear from the lore. Not only do they have things like pigs that are alive the day after being eaten, and apples which provide youthfulness forever, but they also reappear in the myths after death. You just can’t get rid of them. The Gods are beings like us, and therefore are on a scale of sentience and skill with all other beings. We’re all patterns in the… Read more

Why It’s Important to Enchant Instead of Over Romanticize Your Paganism

March 15, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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Don’t be a romantic thinker, be an enchanted big thinker. There is a big difference. One shows up. One isn’t swayed by whims. One doesn’t let themselves get in the way of attaining their romance. Read more

What is Shadow Work and Techniques for Draoithe, Priests, and Pagan Leaders

March 9, 2018 By Chris Godwin

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I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I’ve been knocking from the inside.” ― Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi – مولوی This quote is the first thing I recognized from the outside world as being anything close to my experiences with shadow work and the mystical experiences it brings. I could have just looked inward at anytime, but everytime I did, every time I lugged the lamp of my consciousness over… Read more