[Note: I wrote this several years ago before i knew much about trans people. please forgive the narrow focus.]
It’s August, it’s hot, and I’m pissed. Regrettably, only the first two are seasonal.
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Recently I've been watching the second season of the Crown on Netflix. One of the things I've really enjoyed about the series is how the show explores the concepts of identity and role and makes clear the distinct difference between identity and role. A little further down, Ill use the show to demonstrate what these differences are, but let's take a moment and consider what each of these terms has to do with magic.
In some magical practices, people can choose to take on a particular role that they use to embody their connection to magic. An example would be coming up with a magical name. The magical name serves the process of assuming the role that the name represents. When a person uses their magical name they are choosing to make that role prominent in the moment they are in.
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I like the idea of a crown, headdress/hood, priest/monastic zucchetto or scullcap or even a Harry Potter Wizards Hat to cement th -
Roles are a way to be something you aren't temporarily, which can be useful under the right circumstance.
So: I'd like your opinion on a theological matter of some importance.
I know it sounds like a joke, but it isn't really.
I don't like mead. I've never met a mead I liked.
I'd rather drink bad beer than drink good mead.
I'd rather drink water than drink mead.
Hell: I'd rather drink goat piss than drink mead.
(Insofar there's any appreciable difference between the two, anyway.)
So, can I still be heathen?
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I'm interested in the question Chris raised. Each time I try to fill in that blank of the sine qua non of a witch, I find someone
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I like to think that flexibility is inherent in polytheism: a world in which there's nearly always another option! -
Lots of Asatru kindreds provide an alternative beverage for non-drinkers. Sometimes there are two horns, with with alcohol and one -
From my personnel perspective I hate being told "You've got to do this if you want to be that" or "You can't do that if you want t -
Gods, ya gotta love the Lore. "Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it." Well, that's quite a conundrum you pose there, sir,
Identity, such an elusive concept/construct.
Who are you?
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You know, I own and have read "Infinite Cities" and have read Solnit and Gomez-Pena’s piece on contingent identities, but didn't r -
I know, I love the whole book/atlas, but that one in particular was so sweet and wonderful to think about....
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So many of the leadership problems that I see in the Pagan community come down to issues of our personal identity. There are leadership techniques for building healthy communities, models for understanding group dynamics, and tools to mediate conflicts. But the truth is…all of that stuff is a house built on a faulty foundation if we don’t also do our personal work.
To do that work, we have to understand identity.
And we also have to admit that all of us need to do this work. Unfortunately, the way identity functions can make it hard to change our own bad behaviors, and ego is pretty good at denial. When a group blows up you’ll often hear, “It’s just too much ego.” They’re sort of right, but it’s a little more complicated.
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Oh man I have a few things to work on: Not making decisions because I want people to like me Gossip! That turns into... Toxic
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You all have inspired me to do a few posts on gossip. I'm thinking at least one on discerning between information sharing and mali -
I did the exercise and posted it above. Then I took it to turn into a paper to post over my desk... Here's what it looks like:
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Wow. This is timely. I've been engaging in mirror work around this, and have found: 1. Overcommitment, which leads to... 2. Poor
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Over committing is a big one for me and I must admit that I will entertain gossip.
