[This post will also be a separate page on this blog, for easy access. It can be found here.] Finally, a long-needed post about the Four Gods that currently rule my life. This post is meant to explain the role each of these gods has within their own deity-family as well as their relation to us. I’ll list epithets as well. This month I’ll be exploring these gods more in-depth here at Patheos. After all, this is a huge portion... Read more
Before we even pour out our first offering to the faeries, we need to go over some basics. Everything I do starts from the standpoint that the spirits are autonomous and equal or greater than us. Both of those beliefs influence how I work. Read more
the Dierne teaches us that our self-worth comes from within. He is a good King because he is complete within himself. This ties into my readings on sacred Kingship and its connection to the land. The King is the sacred land. If he is healthy, the land is healthy. There can be excess and indulgence because the core, the foundation, is stable and unwavering. Read more
I finished the second page of a devotional scrapbook I’m working on. I know nothing about scrapbooking; this is merely my first attempt at grasping a craft I can use for the spirits. An immanent faith does not shame pretty keepsakes, right? Read more
Sundays are cleaning and cleansing days in my house. I clear off all the offerings and incense and wipe down the shrines. I go through my sacred items and decide which will be in storage or left out. Vacuuming and sweeping is done, and if I've had an especially tough week I'll dab water on the doorways and burn stronger incense. Sundays are days for reviewing my space and myself. Read more
It should go without saying that I don't write about all my practices. Not publicly, at least. There's plenty I don't share, either because I don't have the time to write it up (because I'm busy doing it) or because it can't be shared. But that doesn't mean that my life isn't soaked in devotional acts. Read more
While some people believe thought-forms are only ever in the control of their creator, my experience and the experiences of people I know and trust have all shown that to not be the case. Autonomy and independence are possible. Read more
I don’t get on my knees for my spirits because of fear. I get down on them because of trust. Read more
Discernment is great. Offending a spirit because they wear an unexpected face or challenge your assumptions is not so great. Read more
There’s this silly idea that somehow if you believe in gods and spirits you must believe in them without any doubt or discernment. Again, no. Belief doesn’t cancel out thought, as much as some people might claim it does Read more
Aine Llewellyn - Dalliances with Deities
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