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1. Why Spirituality?

   Tue 13 Apr 2021 21:59 introduction question

   I originally answered this question on the Around Grandfather Fire Discord server, as one of their weekly prompts, but I thought it would be good content for here. The question was "Why? Why pursue mysticism, magic, spiritwork, etc? What's the drive? What's the push?"

2. Culture and Conflux

   Fri 22 Jan 2021 17:03 introduction culture

   Before I get particularly into the specifics of beliefs and practice, I figured it'd be helpful to define some terms and basic assumptions. I talked a bit in the last post about this whole exploration being involved with culture, because gods, spirituality, and religion are themselves intimately involved in culture. (That, among other things, is why cultural appropriation is so important to consider; practices can't always be disentangled from the rest of the culture that birthed them.) Sarenth Odinsson wrote a lovely post recently on what developing culture could look like for modern heathens. That path isn't mine, but the writing about it shows the interrelations and considerations between spiritual practice and culture.

3. Introductions and beginning-places

   Wed 20 Jan 2021 23:12 introduction

   I didn't really expect to be starting a blog. I was trying to write a book. Weirdly enough, it's a lot easier for me to wrangle page layouts and heading styles in print than it is for me to get a blog running. But when I asked how to go about working out and sharing my myths on the Around Grandfather Fire Podcast, the hosts quite reasonably called me out on this being a faster and more accessible way to share it, a sentiment which my gods resoundingly agreed with. I'm still doing the book. I love the idea of doing a book, and having a physical object I can hold that represents this work, but now I also have this.

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