The Fox altar I made in Room 23, inspired by the Húxiān (胡仙) cult in northern China; I am filling up the bookshelf in the center with books relevant to foxwork

#foxes #spirituality #foxwork #huxian #altar #folkreligion #shapeshifting

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huxian

BDG news: Thai Police Find 41 Corpses at Buddhist Monastery Linked to Controversial Meditation Practices

Read here: https://tinyurl.com/yz28pa4d

#buddhism #theravada #thailand #buddhistpractice #meditation #corpsemeditation #animism #folkreligion

China’s burial policy requiring mandatory cremation sparked protests in one city, where some see it as an attack on ancestor veneration and traditional folk religion.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/05/chinese-protestors-say-cemetery-policy-an-attack-on-ancestor-veneration.html

#Guangshui #burial #death #ancestorveneration #cemetery #burialpractices #folkreligion

Dual faith practice and folk witches

Many people practice folk Catholicism and syncretic folk witchcraft. That doesn’t mean they’re buying into the oppressive practices of the church.

#folkWitchcraft #folkReligion #dualFaithPractice #syncretism

https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2023/09/07/dual-faith-folk-witches/

Dual faith practice and folk witches

Many people practice folk Catholicism and syncretic folk witchcraft. That doesn’t mean they’re buying into the oppressive practices of the church.

#folkWitchcraft #folkReligion #dualFaithPractice #syncretism

https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2023/09/07/dual-faith-folk-witches/

can't remember the last time I did an #intro #introduction, so here we go!

my online handle is vopro, and some of my interests, posts, and boosts include:
#knitting
#dungeonsanddragons
#heathenry
#animism
#NordicAnimism
#paganism
#folklore
#legends
#folkreligion
#anarchy
#punk
#cybersecurity
#embroidery
#nynorsk
#pianolearning
#filmmaking
#vfx
#digitalart
#foss

Hello to whoever finds this!

Chinese authorities search for illegal religious literature ~ Officials near Wuhan inspect bookstores to prevent the selling of unauthorized religious material.

https://wildhunt.org/2023/06/chinese-authorities-search-for-illegal-religious-literature.html

#china #religion #folkreligion #XiJinping #ChineseCommunistParty

The ninth day of the first month (Zheng month 正月) of the Chinese Lunar calendar is the birthday of Yüdi 玉帝 (The Jade Emperor) the ruler of the heavens.

I guess wishing him 万岁 is pointless.
Happy birthday, I guess.

#Religiodons
#religion
#taoism
#daoism
#folkreligion
@religion

I absolutely adore the scholarship of Ronald Hutton, but am nearing the end of his published work on British paganism. Anyone have recommendations for similarly readable yet reliable pagan scholarship?

In particular, Hutton often contrasts the dearth (but by no means absence) of evidence for British pagan survivals with a relative abundance from, for example, Celtic and especially Nordic areas. Who is publishing (in English) good overviews of paganism in those areas?

#History #Prehistory #Archaeology #Paganism #Religion #FolkReligion #ReligiousStudies #Anthropology #Folklore #Nordic #Celtic #Germanic