You can also find me at @donnodubus, which will be my main account going forward.
| Pronouns | He/him |
| Tradition | Gaulish Polytheism |
| Politics | Antifa |
| Alt Acct | https://mas.to/@donnodubus |
Donnodubus
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Sepaníos | Solitary Gaulish Polytheist | Post-Modern Neo-Paganism | He/him
It's been rare for me to run into an account that worries me here on #Mastodon—e.g., a right winger who's up to no good.
But when I DO, I have a problem: there's no way to check their "favorites."
That was a key way for me to protect against crypto-fash accounts on #Twitter. People who carefully curate their posts often still expose themselves with their "likes." Probably half my blocklist was based on what people "liked."
This is a key #safety feature that's missing here.
Just because there are limits to "reconstructing" #paganism does not mean authenticity goes out the window, and everything is a free-for-all.
Plastic #shamanism, plastic Paddies, #fakelore, etc., still need to be rejected.
History is not the only source of authenticity—or even the main one.
In an era where people no longer carry coins on them, jinja in Japan (Shinto shrines) are trying to implement cashless payment systems for making offerings:
Nothing like shoveling snow in the subzero winds to make you feel like you've earned your hot coffee ❄️☺️
It's so disappointing to see a very vocal clique of people try to gatekeep Mastodon, and frankly chase new users away.
Free Software and open standards are supposed to be about the exact opposite of that. The Fediverse is meant to be for everyone.
The incessant, smug elitism towards Twitter "culture" is also just incorrect, to say nothing of how toxic it is. Do people really not see how they're doing what they claim to be against?
The renowned Lettuce Man has a great new piece about localized practice in #polytheism :
https://axeandplough.com/2022/12/20/with-the-wind-at-my-back/#like-757
On the eve of #Eponalia, I offered rose incense to #Epona and enjoyed some drinking afterwards 🍻. Today, I listened to a playlist of songs about Epona from Eluveitie, Enya (and yes even Zelda 🤫).
My friend @dianmanios was also so generous to make a proxy offering for me as part of the Bolgoi's Eponalia ritual today 🙏
molatus eponí ! 🐴🌹❄️