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Gatekeeping the Divine in the Community
A recurring problem within the community is that people feel as though the Divine need to be gatekept. They use this sort of thing to their advantage and it’s not for any real reason that is ever explicitly appointed in any theosophical records or any part of any pantheon ever. It is simply humans who… Continue reading
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Parts of a Shrine
In the past, I have written about how to establish a shrine and how the objects on the shrine can be anchor points. I gave a brief overview of the different parts in the initial blog and a practice for devotion. In this blog, I am going to be writing about the different parts of… Continue reading
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On UPG, Egregores, Sock Puppets and Beyond
An acronym that started going around the wider heathen community in the early days of growing reconstructionist traditions is UPG (unverified personal gnosis). It was thought to separate common thoughts, opinions, and experiences from well-known facts about the Gods. If the UPG is then shared, it can become Shared Personal Gnosis (SPG). If the SPG… Continue reading
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Reshaping How We Connect with the Gods
If you can think of the Divine fulfilling a part of you that is already missing – akin to puzzle pieces – you can sort of see that there tends to be a missing part of humanity itself in which the Divine once naturally occupied and does no longer. The void, however, is never completely… Continue reading
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Drawing Closer to the Divine: Building Rapport
There are certain things to consider when building a relationship with the Divine. Building rapport with the Divine means learning how to operate in a way that is more respectful and tolerant for our differences while also acknowledging that there is a connection and understanding between us and Them. These are some of the things… Continue reading
Devoured by Flame 