June Ask Game - Tumblr Posts
Another fun ask game ;)
June ask game:
1) As a witch, somebody caught between two worlds- not fully belonging to either one, what anchors you to the physical world?
2) Is there something you found particularly shocking or surprising once you took up magic?
3) Tell me about an insect native to your region, especially if you work with them.
4) Do you attempt to localize your practice? If so, especially if you’re living on colonized land, has that proven difficult?
5) I’m not sure how others feel but it seems like the online occult community has been very quiet for a while. How do you think we can get it more active again? Or, do you feel the fallow periods are inevitable, good even?
6)How do you think your younger self would react to seeing where/who you are now?
7) Is practicing, or wanting to practice witchcraft selfish? Is it necessarily wrong for it to be a selfish pursuit?
8) From what I’ve seen some gaulpols believe in what they’ve termed “the gifting cycle”. I give, that you may give, that I may give again. (Other gaulpols pls correct me if I’m mistaken) does a similar concept exist in your practice?
9) Do you find sensory engagement or deprivation more helpful in your magic?
10) Is breath or voice of particular importance?
11) Are paradoxes or opposing opposites important to you? I.e. Fire and Water.
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7) Is practicing, or wanting to practice witchcraft selfish? Is it necessarily wrong for it to be a selfish pursuit?
Selfishness is not a bad thing - everything we do is, in a way, selfish. Even kind acts can be argued as selfish: 'you helped that person despite it being inconvenient because you feel good doing kind things'.
Witchcraft can be selfish, and it should be at times. You should want your practice to be your own and benefit yourself above all others - otherwise it is martyrdom. I think that if it suits you, your practice can also be selfless; providing for and benefitting others at your own energetic cost but it does not have to be.
11) Are paradoxes or opposing opposites important to you? I.e. Fire and Water.
I'd say so. I work with and worship nature, and nature is full of opposites and paradoxes. I cannot revere the light of the sun, if I do not recognise how it also shines on the moon. I cannot worship the beauty of new sprouts, birth and life without also worshipping rot and destruction and death. We must appreciate both sides of the coin.
9) Do you find sensory engagement or deprivation more helpful in your magic?
I find that each has its place!
For example, if I want to meditate and focus on my inner eye and visualise, I will wear headphones and shut my eyes/wear a blind fold to help my focus.
However, sometimes I like to focus on all my senses, especially when I'm connecting to nature! What can I see, smell, hear, touch, taste?
Each have their uses and benefits!
10) Is breath or voice of particular importance?
I think breath is important for a number of reasons!
It is our connection to the element of air. It is our life force and a very real symbol of life and death (first and last breaths have poetic importance and are a clear reminder of our mortality). Our breath connects us to every part of our body and can help reset our nervous systems when in a distressed state.
Focusing on my breath is an important part of my spiritual practice, and also my generally wellbeing - I use breathing exercises for my mental health and magic.
Voice is also important to me. I think words carry a lot of power and we need to acknowledge that. No matter your intention, you can never take back the words you say or the impact they have on others.
I enjoy speaking my prayers and spells out loud, I enjoy singing and writing too, but speaking out loud has a different, special feeling to me.