Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
The Gods Are Angry
Wildfires. Drought. Floods. Violent storms.
For pagans, climate change is a religious problem.
It means that the gods are angry.
What do you do when you wrong someone?
You apologize.
You make restitution.
You don't do it again.
Climate change is a man-made problem. We have wronged the gods.
Paganism Lite usually shies from the language of sin, confession, and atonement.
The ancestors, though, did not fear this language. It was, in fact, part of their religious technology for righting wrongs, wrongs done to the gods.
What do you do when you wrong the gods?
You confess.
You offer sacrifices of atonement.
You don't do it again.
Paganism Lite won't get us through the current state of imbalance, through this War of the Elements.
In our day, as the ancestors did, so let us do also.
The ancestors also acknowledged, though, that prayers and sacrifices are worthless without underlying change of behavior. Call it repentance, if you will.
Pagan, in your own life, there are changes to be made. Ask in your heart: what are they?
Let these be your sacrifice.
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Friday, 19 August 2022
Fortunately, we're not alone in our endeavor.
Who is god of carbon sequestration?
Witches call him the Green Man. -
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I looked around my yard this year and decided I needed more fruit and nut trees. This year I have bought and planted a Peach tree, a Cherry tree, A Chestnut tree, a Hazelnut bush, a Black Current bush, a Pomegranate tree, and a Lemon tree. The Black Current bush and the Pomegranate both died. For now at least the others are still alive. I planted a crepe myrtle in the spot where the Pomegranate was; we have lots of large old crepe myrtles in the neighborhood. Next year I will plant a Banana plant where the Black Current bush was; I counted six Banana plants in the neighborhood when I took a walk yesterday.