Thinlyveiledlokean - Your Soul Will Shape Your Body Into A Home

Greetings from a pagan who covers his hair!

As far as the first question goes, any kind of precedent for how you feel You would like to show or cover your body is nice to have but ultimately unnecessary. Having one is going to depend on the specific path that you follow, I know I have seen many Hellenic individuals cover their face with a historical precedent for the style that they wear. I believe I have seen one kemetic as well, But if there is historical or cultural precedent for it, I'm not one to know. I follow a primarily Nordic path and there isn't really much of a precedent for me covering, But syncretism and eclecticism is a thing and many are just more comfortable expressing devotion in this way.

Although these examples that come to mind are usually in tandem with covering the hair and more of the body, do what feels right to you and for your expression of devotion!

As far as acquiring a religious accommodation, I would first first figure out what style I would be actually wearing at work and start wearing it outside of work first to make sure it's what feels right. But most places will have religious accommodation. Unless you are working somewhere that requires protective equipment to be worn over the nose and mouth, hopefully bringing it up to your supervisor is enough. For me when I started veiling I kind of just... Started. If anyone asked then I would answer, and I am blessed that I have been met with well- meaning curiosity. Although of course, depending on your area that may not be the case. Listen to your gut and make sure you are safe!

Another thing I wanted to add is that you should not have to out yourself specifically as pagan. Simply stating that it is religious should be enough, as no one has an encyclopedic knowledge, of sll religions and all ways to practice them. I have never come into a situation where I had to defend or points to any sacred text or history to justify the practice

Hey, for all you pagans out there on tumblr who follow me or might see this post, I wanted to ask some questions to you all! See, I've been wearing a mask every day out in public since covid times, and a couple years ago I thought about potentially covering my face as a statement of faith. I was inspired to do so after hearing about people covering their hair in pagan faith. I've spent the year or so working up the confidence to wear a face veil in public, bc I'm kinda tired of just wearing disposable face masks all the time. So I wanted to pose some questions to fellow pagans who know more about veiling than I do:

1. Is there a precedent for those of pagan faith covering their faces? Do people tend to use face coverings in addition to veiling, or are there people who just cover their face? (The latter is what I've worked out with my deities thus far. I find my hair to be gender affriming and also a way to connect to my deities.)

2. How do you get religious accomodations for this sort of thing as a pagan? Since paganism isn't an organized religion, there isn't really any kind of religious texts I can point to that tell me to do it. It's really just a call from my deities to do so, but I'm not sure that reasoning would fly in places with dress codes.

Even if you don't have any answers or resources, a reblog would be appreciated to help this find the right people! Blessed be, and thank you for your help!

Happy Loki Day!

“You will search for me in another person, I promise.”

— Unknown

Loki breaks free at the onset of Ragnarök (by Ernst H. Walther, 1897)