Mastodawn

In July 2024, I wrote in my witchcraft journal:

"A Hyperfixation on Witchcraft and Pagan Topics?

A few years ago, I learned about hyperfixations. I do not have any neurodivergent diagnosis, but I am on the neurodivergent spectrum. Hyperfixation gave a name to the phenomenon I have experienced all my life.

I became interested in witchcraft and paganism in the late 1990ies, but later drifted off into other spiritual fields. In 2019, my interest was back and this time, it was meant to stay.

During the pandemic, I read one non-fiction witchcraft or pagan book after the other, also reviewing them.
I created a blog on Facebook, later also on Substack. I tried Instagram, but left after a while again.

During those 5 years, I noticed several periods of what some people call „a spiritual slump“ – when you feel like you no longer have access to your spiritual activities or your spirituality in general.
This was especially happening when there was a lot happening in my everyday life, I had stressful days, etc.

And recently, I noticed a change. I no longer feel the urge to read every new witchcraft or pagan book that gets released. Because many of these are directed at beginners and many topics get repeated by different authors, though of course, all of them have their own views and ways to do or explain things. So I shifted to only read such books, if the topic especially interests me.

I also don’t do witchcraft that regularly anymore. I still stick to an easy daily practice and another one which I do monthly. I don’t do offerings for my deities as often as I used to do.

So now I am wondering: Was it all a hyperfixation, which is no longer there? It surely helped me through the pandemic. And I still want to be a pagan witch.

But I guess I have to adapt my activities in that field to how I live these days."
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Looking back at this now, it still is true.

#pagan #witch #witchcraft #paganism #hyperfixation #neurodivergent

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#Eurovision #BoycottEurovision #EBU #HarryPotter #Israel #Genocide #Hyperfixation

oh my spood Nov 17

so cold phrrrr 🥶🥶🥶 #cold #winter #socks #cactus #freezing #comfortitem #toys #hyperfixation #figures #actuallyautistic

Micolcosta Sep 28

Tempo fa' una delle mie fissazioni era la Coop.
Andavo a fare la spesa li, addirittura mi sono anche fidanzata con un ragazzo perché era ingegnere gestionale e lavora alla Coop.
Oggi ci entro dopo tanto tempo e mi sono messa a piangere perché i nuovi packaging sono fighissimi.
Vallo a spiegare a qualcuno questo sentimento.

#coop #emozioni #hyperfixation