Religion: Christianity
Denomination: Southern Baptist
Identifies as: Empath, Humanist, Wanderer, Traveler, Modern Hippie, Sass Mouth, Lover of the Stars, Keeper of the Crystals, Burner of the Sage
I’m going to go ahead and apologize for how long I feel like this post will be. Also, if you have any negative feedback, I can’t say I actually want to hear it. This is more informational, and not really up for debate.
Recently, because of my interest in crystals, I’ve been called a “witch.” I’ve had someone kid me about “it being okay as long as I don’t sacrifice anything.” I have listened to snide remarks about me burning sage, they “didn’t believe in all of that.” That’s fine...everyone is entitled to their beliefs.
While I don’t feel the need to justify my beliefs to anyone, I would like the opportunity to set a few things straight...because stereotypes and generalizations annoy me.
I am not a witch. Although, I don’t find that term derogatory because I do have dear friends that are practicing witches. And I suppose it infuriates some that I am so accepting of others’ beliefs....to which I would like to respond...I was not put here on this earth to cast judgment on ANYONE...I was put on this earth to love others.
I digress...what amazes me, I suppose...is that one can believe that God created the heavens and the earth; that caused the lame to walk and the blind to see; that put thought in every star in the sky and every fleck of sand; that knew the number of hairs on your head....can’t believe that God would’ve put thought into creating stones that had healing properties. What some blindly deem “witchcraft,” I like to think of as “God’s little helpers.” What people disregard and don't understand, I would like to reply "Don't limit my God."
There are stones that calm and soothe me. There are stones that give me energy. There are stones that help me reject negative energy around me.
To boot, the traveler in me LOVES the fact that I have pieces from Russia, from India, from Mexico, from Madagascar, from Morocco, from Brazil, from Canada, etc etc. I may never get to see some of these places in my lifetime, but I have a piece from each of them. And that, in itself, is extremely cool.
What also amazes me is that people look at you like you have two heads when you start talking about moon phases. Do they not understand that women have been going by this in cutting their hair for years? Do they not realize that farmers have been using moon phases for hundreds of years to grow a more plentiful crop? Why would it not make sense to do something like setting your intentions for the month on the New Moon? Or putting your crystals out in the full moon to soak up it’s energy?
And delving into the sage...Sage CALMS me. In fact, that is one of the most calming scents to me. And ironically enough, I pray when I sage. Given the fact that I have terrible ADD as an adult, it helps me focus on my prayer. At night I cover myself in sage smoke, and my prayer goes something like this: “Please help my thoughts be pure and clear. Please open my eyes to see what You need me to see. Please help me to speak Your word. Give me the courage to say what needs to be said. Clear the burdens and worry from my shoulders. Open my heart, and help me show Your love to others. Help me to better serve others. Please help me to be happy and healthy and feel safe. And lead me to those I need to help. Amen.”
This year has been one of the most trying years of my adult life work-wise. I won’t go into it much...but there have been days that I honestly didn’t feel safe, I wasn’t happy, I felt like I was failing everyone in some way...I will always be grateful for the day I walked into Jen’s shop and she brought me a clear quartz pendant and a black tourmaline to carry around. Jen knew some of my struggles...and she knew just what I needed at that very moment. And from then to now, I have found myself in a much better, much more prayerful, more at peace, place.
So, that’s where I’m at, y’all. Love me or leave me.
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