I believe in:
- the pre-Christian gods of the British Isles;
- genius loci, i.e. spirits of place and/or landscape;
- animism, i.e. spirits in plants, animals and some objects scientist might deign inanimate;
ancestor worship; - an energy, or force that permeates everything, though I am unsure as to its source (it could be the gods, or perhaps they are a part of it, like us);
- the effectiveness of magic and/or witchcraft, i.e. the ability of humans to source and utilise that energy and/or force;
- the ability to craft magic is unconnected with religious beliefs;
- crafting magic is a gift, in the blood, not a skill anyone can harness;
- the connectiveness of all, not unlike the heathen Web of Wyrd;
- the gods are separate from us, external, not something we project;
- (most of) the gods/goddesses are separate individuals and not aspects of just one;
- the gods are superior to us in some ways, mostly their ability to wield power/magic/energy;
- the gods are fallible, just like us;
- there are planes of existence other than this one, and they touch at certain points, even interact, with ours;
- it is possible to know the non-human denizens of the Otherworlds, such as the Sidhe and other beings, and that we can communicate with them.
1 comment:
Yes! I share this reality with you. Yes, the gods are fallible and outside of us. I find it insulting when someone dismisses my gods and my tree friends as projections of my own psyche. I'm delighted to find a kindred soul. Keep writing . . . and your poetry is fine, too.
Best wishes,
Puny
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