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.
When Libations Pour Themselves
Here in Paganistan, as across Pagandom, when you open a bottle of, say, wine, it's customary to pour out the first few drops onto the ground in thanksgiving to Themselves.
But sometimes you forget.
You know how it is. A glass gets knocked over, the wine is lost.
“Was this bottle libated?” someone always asks.
Turns out, usually, it wasn't.
Here we see, then, yet another good reason to pour libations.
If you don't, They'll just take it anyway.
A little preemptive generosity goes a long way. Be a good pagan, and be a good host.
Give the Gods Their share.
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