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Through the window I faced the sun
and asked my mother of the gods,
but my assumptions were at odds
when told that there was only one.
She never knew in the summer breeze
that on her bike when loud I sung
the wind ripped out from my tongue
songs of praise to listening trees.
And as childhood fell behind
I'd climb into our woods alone
and play a flutist's wavered tone
in hopes those spirits would be kind.
Years later before a shrine
I bid a Fox to hear my prayer -
I felt him in the mountain air
and knew that One God wasn't mine.
Though now I dwell in city lights,
I offer to the steadfast wights,
and in reverence my head nods
to my high and honored gods.
and asked my mother of the gods,
but my assumptions were at odds
when told that there was only one.
She never knew in the summer breeze
that on her bike when loud I sung
the wind ripped out from my tongue
songs of praise to listening trees.
And as childhood fell behind
I'd climb into our woods alone
and play a flutist's wavered tone
in hopes those spirits would be kind.
Years later before a shrine
I bid a Fox to hear my prayer -
I felt him in the mountain air
and knew that One God wasn't mine.
Though now I dwell in city lights,
I offer to the steadfast wights,
and in reverence my head nods
to my high and honored gods.
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My journey into pagan religions started long before I realized it had. Ever since I was young I believed in nature spirits, benevolent "minor" gods, and the small pieces of magic you're sometimes lucky enough to see in the world. Most of these beliefs that came naturally to me clashed with the beliefs I was raised with and I found myself trying to uncomfortably fit them in a Christian framework. Eventually I realized I'd been a "just-in-case believer" most of my life. This came to a head when I experienced Shinto while living in Japan. While praying to Inari (the Fox mentioned above) I realized I fully believed in his presence with a smile. How could I call myself Christian if I believed in (and honored) other gods?
So I set all preconceptions aside and studied many religions with a clean slate and open mind. Paganism was the fit. Which was terrifying as a former Christian - identifying with possibly the most condemned religious group out there? But settling into it, especially after finding Heathenry, was a sigh of relief to my soul.
The title can be read two ways - that these beliefs were inherent to me, but also how growing up in nature guided me to these beliefs. Hail the gods!
So I set all preconceptions aside and studied many religions with a clean slate and open mind. Paganism was the fit. Which was terrifying as a former Christian - identifying with possibly the most condemned religious group out there? But settling into it, especially after finding Heathenry, was a sigh of relief to my soul.
The title can be read two ways - that these beliefs were inherent to me, but also how growing up in nature guided me to these beliefs. Hail the gods!
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Sometimes when I'm reading poetry, I get so confused because I can't really tell or relate to what is being said. This was like reading a journal or diary entry, and it makes me happy knowing that I can understand what you're saying when you write. ^.^ <3 I didn't realize how much I missed reading your works (and YOU! 
) until now.
) until now.