#spiritworking
I have a hard time supporting pagan authors now. Specifically in the religious sect of things. I think it’s because I can’t trust them. I’ve read to many books that turned out to be completely false or have so many misconceptions in them. Including books from organizations like the Troth. Though theirs is a bit better, they still used outdated theories. Even their whole system is based on Icelandic saga material, which is skeptical to me. There’s also misconceptions about what the term gothi actually is or means.
I think my problem is that I just…can’t rely on them to provide me with information that they claim they have. Yet also say they’re experts. They’re not. I don’t mean the Troth, I mean literally any neo pagan saying they’re an expert. Like, maybe they do a thing that is theirs but it isn’t historical like they claim it is. That’s why it’s called neo paganism. I can’t rely on people who basically lie about their own profession.
O lady of void
I call you
O lady of shadows
I know you
O lady of dark
You come
When Dusk is done
O lady of Night
We succumb
To your veil
We sleep
You know our dreams
You keep the stars
In your wings of dark
Flying beyond
The horizon
When sun is gone
You’re our guardian
O lady of Night
Nótt
You darken the skies
Your deep blue
We look into your hue
Nótt
O Maker of dreams
Maiden of Nightmares
Sing us a song
That lulls us to sleep
Help us to know our fiends
Face our fears
Not grow to weak
O Nótt
Lady of Void
Bring to me
Your Wisdom
Of Shadows
I think it’s good and healthy if your concepts of deities evolve. Like, even though I still see Loki as a shit starter sometimes, I more call on him to help me with what to say to people. Which wasn’t like before. I did it..but it wasn’t as often. Now it’s more Odin who is the shit starter. Idk sometimes it just be like that. Gods play different roles in our lives and sometimes those things they do fluctuate over time or go in cycles/phases.
(For the Love of Loki, yes I love him. Yes I consider him a shit starter sometimes. Don’t assume he doesn’t mean something big for me just because of this. My practice and views don’t dimish yours. This post doesn’t express all the passion and respect I have for him!)
