RE: https://bardicperspiration.club/@tiefling/116253426463908331
To be super real, I don't hate Christians.
I hate their religion. I hate their god.
But Christians? Most of them are victims.
#readmore #Christianity #Christian #MurderGod #Pagan #Wiccan #FediCoven #Resistance #PolyTheism #Polytheist
Expanding my thoughts on Christianity's theft of who we are, its insidious nature.
You are not its worshipers, you are its victims.
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Christianity has stolen who we truly are.
In the name of their supposedly loving god, they enslaved and murdered our ancestors. They co-opted our sacred days and our sacred spaces. And they erased our goddesses and our gods, brainwashing later generations who have bought the lie that the Christianity is our heritage.
But… it never was. It never has been.
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#Christianity #Christian #MurderGod #Pagan #Wiccan #FediCoven #Resistance #PolyTheism #Polytheist
It was a pleasant surprise to discover that the new #Academic Anthology "Rethinking the Qur’ān in Late Antiquity" has a few chapters on Ancient #Arabian #Polytheism
#AncientArabia #Antiquity #LateAntiquity #AncientNearEast #ArabianPaganism #ArabianPolytheism #AncientReligions
#Pagan #Paganism #Polytheist
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111342306/html
How the Qur’ān reflects on and responds to the regional cultural, religious and political currents swirling in Western Arabia and neighboring areas during the great war, 603-630, between the Roman and Sasanian empires? The book approaches the Qur’ān through six case studies. The first two consider the era 200-800 CE, which classicist Peter Brown dubbed late antiquity. The second two contextualize quranic stories and tropes in the era of Herakleios and Khosrow II. The final pair consider issues in how the Qur’ān was constituted, both physically and stylistically, and also sets these processes in their late antique context. The book treats the constitution of the quranic text, first physically and then rhetorically. The use in the Qur’ān of the technique of narrative apostrophe is for the first time subjected to a concerted analysis. These themes are all united by a concern to understand better issues in why the Qur’ān makes certain narrative choices, how the narrative changes over time, and how it articulates with other texts and perspectives.
Ppl are like "get rid of religion bc patriarchy" and I'm like "religion doesn't mean judeochristian only, Susan."
Fk, my personal pantheon is Selene/Selune, Lilith, Pikovaya Dama, and Hecate among others. I'm pretty sure the only patriarchy stuffs we're doing together is burning it down.
Friends,
It is strange to get a snippet of insight or some small foretelling or a casual cledon regarding current events far beyond ones own scope. Yet when we have been looking at the world around us through lenses such as the acrostic eye & intersectionality for so many years then come they will & you learn to get used to it.
Whether or not the Democrats do cravenly end the current Government shut down without concrete concessions from the Republicans, I fear that the lesson that the powers that be will learn is that threatening the most vulnerable & SNAP will get them what they want, or closer to it. This isn’t entirely by happenstance. The people who preach whether from pulpit or podium or podcast mic or of the glories of greed & power-over very much want this to be the situation. By removing anything resembling affordable health-care, by working to ramp up food insecurity in the US & around the world, by sowing every form of division they can within society & culture, the authoritarians in power & their allies seek to keep those they wish to subjugate weak & disorganized & struggling to survive.
All so that people will not come together.
We as individuals can feel overwhelmed & helpless in the face of such sweeping events. The powers that be count on that. As individuals we often struggle. Communities, however, solve problems & survive & sometimes thrive in the face of sweeping events & authoritarian aspirations.
Two of the main fronts in which battle for control of our age are being fought currently are Food Insecurity & Healthcare/Health Insecurity.
So what can WE do?
Which of the two fronts is calling to you the strongest in the current moment? What skills or experiences can you bring to the work? Start looking at what is being done around these issues in your area. What 501c3 charities or mutual-aid groups are working on them? Are any of these projects you could lend a hand or a few dollars to? Are you called to work with any of them? Are you moved to create something new? Who might your allies (either individuals, groups, or organizations) in this work be?
A month ago when I started looking at the persistence of hunger and food insecurity where I live I was both appalled & inspired. Appalled at how large the problem appeared to be. Inspired by the number & variety of groups both formal & informal who were fighting the good fight. Now I am taking baby steps towards greater involvement in my local community.
“The journey of ten-thousand miles begins with a step” as the saying goes.
Bliss & Blessed Be,
Pax / Geoffrey
Time to update my #introduction -
I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions.
I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all.
I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck.
I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.
Are you #pagan or curious? Inclusive Minoan spirituality might be your groove! Open to all, it's a #polytheist #animist spiritual path that embraces diversity and respects the Earth. I've written four books about inclusive Minoan spirituality that might ring your chimes.
Hail Freya, it's Friday! Time for a #FridayPaganPoll:
Do you keep a "daily" practice?
As an author and artist, I'm a small business trying to make my way in the crowded marketplace. Once a week I share one of my creations with you. Maybe one of them will ring your chimes. Up this week: Labrys & Horns, the how-to guide for inclusive Minoan spirituality. Meet the deities, set up an altar, invite their energies into your life, do some sacred crafts and other fun stuff. Ariadne, Dionysus, Rhea, the Minotaur, Therasia and so many others await you...
https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns
#pagan #paganism #Minoan #inclusive #polytheism #polytheist #spirituality #book #books #nonfiction #bookstodon
Introducing the first edition of The Dandelion Newsletter!
With staff oversight and a volunteer team, this is a newsletter designed, created, and put together by the community for the community!
Bacchic Blessings and Embrace the Madness!
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