so now i'm a heretic....sometimes....i wish putting my fist through a wall would type out the perfect explanation of Christian Witchery for me...
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Most of my followers know that I’ve been veiling daily when I go outside of my home. To contrast it, I purposefully went out without covering. These are my observations: *I received fewer migraine headaches while covering, but when I went without my head coverings, I got them daily and I wonder if this may have something to do with being an empath. *I was treated more respectfully by those older than me. I’m in college, but I look younger than my age; some people have even mistaken me for being as young as 15. While covering I looked my age if not a few years older. *I received far more compliments while covering and people seemed kinder in general. I only had one negative experience while covering, but it was actually directed towards a friend I was with not myself. *I felt much calmer and more grounded while veiling and I was better able to focus on what was important. Such as what my teachers were saying versus chit-chat around me and I had a much easier time focusing on my class work. *I felt less likely to flirt and attract unwanted attention when covering. When I don’t cover I flirt with more or less everyone and I do it subconsciously. This often leads to unwanted attention.
I plan to continue veiling most of the time I’m in large groups of people, i.e. school, church, the store, movies, craft fair/farmer market type places, etc. The exception will be when I actually want to just be lost in the moment, make new friends, attract potential mates, or to pick up on the energy around me, i.e. parties, concerts, most ritual and spell work, hanging out with friends in their homes or mine, carnivals, etc. The type of head covering I wear will depend on the situation. For all day wear I’ll probably stick to the tichel style, although wearing wide cloth head bands worked well for smaller group situations. I think bandanas would work well too as well as more “middle eastern” styles similar to hijabs. That could also be a good choice for cold weather. I intend to experiment with snoods for this purpose as well. For shopping and running errands I think hats and bandanas would probably be most appropriate. My largest dilemma is the “covering all my hair vs covering just the top of my head” debate. My goddesses have yet to show a preference and I’ve made no decision. I have really long hair so it’s a pretty big deal for me and I’ve seen others struggle with this decision as well. So that’s a large reason I’ve decided to experiment with multiple forms of covering. I love the mantilla/chaple/blush veil style. To me it’s very beautiful and it reminds me very much of priestesses in the ancient world. But I also think this ethereal between-the-worlds quality makes them slightly out of place in everyday life. But I think it could be a nice special occasion look and for certain rituals. I definitely think that if I ever become a high priestess of a group I would wear this style during ritual. I think it gives an air of authority and power, a certain regality to the wearer. I just want to say that I’ve been fascinated by veiling and head covering for years. I’ve just always found it a very beautiful thing. In a way I feel like the sudden wave of openness about veiling in the pagan community is like an answer to my prayers. It really seems like this “trend” had blossomed in the past few months. Last year or so when I had started looking at head covering it was difficult to find good sources on head coverings in modern paganism. And now it’s one of the biggest topics (I almost want to say controversy) in the pagan community! Chant and Be Cursed! | Hail and Welcome! »It really makes me angry that Z Budapest is doing this. . . . Its childish.
Blood Taboos: Sekhmet and Blood Offerings. « Mystical Bewilderment on The Spiritual Turnpike »I really think everyone needs to read this. Absolutely amazing post!
This is the first day covering at school and around my friends. I almost didn’t cover today. My hair looked amazing! But this is just something I really need to do. It keeps me grounded and reminds me of who I really am!
So I just realized a new problem (completely unrelated to my families comments of "you look retarded) with daily head covering. I do not have a scarf that matches my "Easter" dress. Really it's just a nice pink and flowery dress that works well for any spring special occasion. But when most of your scarfs are black or covered in skulls, they're probably not the greatest choice when going to church with your extremely conservative grandmother. In light of it, I will probably be wearing the same pink bandana I did today and simply folding it differently. But sometime this week I am definitely going out to buy a white lace, a black lace, and a brown lace scarves and I think that should cover just about any special occasion outfit ever.
So anyone that follows this blog has clearly seen the drama in the pagan community the past few days. On the bright side I’ve yet to have a coven of teenage girls telling me they’re going to curse me. Instead I’ve been told I’m whining about imaginary oppression. Because apparently only Christians oppress Pagans. Well… . historically speaking… Pagans oppressed Christians first. Dun dun duuuun! On the other hand I’m a history major, so maybe I can’t expect everyone to know that? I tend to think most people have some education. I was also told that I have no right to say anything because by “following Christ” I am lumping myself in with the Christians. So I should just roll over and take it when someone is a jerk over my beliefs??? Um, I think NO!
I’d also like to say that I wouldn’t say I “follow Christ”. I have his mother as my matron, and a pretty good relationship with his (debated) wife. I think most of the Bible is corrupted and no longer applicable (My opinion only, I am actually reading it currently). I go to church often, but often disagree with what’s being said. My true “church” is a facebook group called the Christian Pagan Fellowship. I very rarely ever even work with or pray to Christ. Out of the Christian “pantheon” I work almost solely with his Mother, the arch angels, and few fallen angels, as I feel they better compliment my workings with the Greek Pantheon. Assuming that I as a Christopagan “follow Christ” is really no different than an ignorant Christian assuming that I follow Satan. Except the Christian generally isn’t going to tell me to go “fuck yourself” in the same sentence. So there’s my rant for the day. Everyone that’s been supportive or at least polite, thank you. I don’t expect all pagans to get along. But I do expect them to have basic manners. And most of you do. So thanks. Stick with me a little longer and all the drama SHOULD be cleared up by the weekend. (Original posting here: http://practical-magick.tumblr.com/post/20548742898/drama-drama-drama If anyone wants to read the comments. Not going to post them here because I just don't feel like bringing the old negativity over here). |
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