buh bye 2022
Dec. 31st, 2022 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vivienHere's the summation of 2022: It sucked. For the most part, it was stressful and frustrating and very, very sad in many ways. I'm not going to taunt 2023, because heaven knows, it could always get worse. But I have some hope that this new year will be one in which I take care of myself better, cut myself more slack, and have more fun while mitigating stress as much as possible. I don't usually make resolutions, but I am setting some specific goals for the year. I'm also going to explore some areas of spirituality that I've never considered. Or, I have considered them, but in a casual, "oh don't be silly" way. I've been a casual pagan for... ever? I love the cyclical nature of solstices, the pagan echoes of holly and ivy peeking through at Christmas, and old ways. But I'm not a believer - I dipped my toes into wicca and pagan paths about 10 years ago, and I just don't believe in the deities that it seemed were integral to practice. I don't believe in the power of crystals and magical herbs, and wowzers, I don't want any of the hooey "facts" that have been made up around both ways of worshiping.
However, I do very much believe in setting intentions and honoring old traditions, and I'm going to lean into that, while I pay attention to cycles of nature and more meaningful connection to it. I don't believe in gods or goddesses, but I absolutely believe in the energy that binds everything together, and I've always considered it a feminine energy, and I can call that "goddess" for shorthand.
I mean, y'all know I love the witch aesthetic. I'm mired in it. So why not claim the witchery that makes sense to me? So I will. I need that spiritual growth to support myself in this unpleasant world. I have white sage to burn at midnight right after I open the front door and the back window to let the old year out and the new year in. I have two more days off, and I am just going to clean and organize and snuggle my kitty and hope for the best.
However, I do very much believe in setting intentions and honoring old traditions, and I'm going to lean into that, while I pay attention to cycles of nature and more meaningful connection to it. I don't believe in gods or goddesses, but I absolutely believe in the energy that binds everything together, and I've always considered it a feminine energy, and I can call that "goddess" for shorthand.
I mean, y'all know I love the witch aesthetic. I'm mired in it. So why not claim the witchery that makes sense to me? So I will. I need that spiritual growth to support myself in this unpleasant world. I have white sage to burn at midnight right after I open the front door and the back window to let the old year out and the new year in. I have two more days off, and I am just going to clean and organize and snuggle my kitty and hope for the best.