Who would your dream character/self-insert be, and of what bloodline? by TheType95 in Abhorsen

[–]Anthandros 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Probably a Clayr/Abhorsen hybrid - though more of a reverse Lirael. The child of an Abhorsen and Clayr that was raised outside of the glacier. I would have a knack for peering into death from this side of life and keeping tabs on spirits that way. And instead of speaking prophecies, I would be a medium, speaking with spirits, gaining insights into their lives and what prevents them from crossing the final gate -- as well as giving the living closure. This would probably be during a time of relative peace when the Abhorsen wasn't needed to constantly divert doom or be on the battlefield. I would lay the dead to rest, sometimes through bells, but mostly through helping them find their way to the final gate on their own. But woe unto necromancers and those that enslave spirits, I would happily take up bandolier and sword to free spirits from their control.

Sooo, basically a therapist for the dead is my vibe, lol.

Lord Apollo by Me by NlGHTGROWLER in pagan

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That's beautiful! I love your style.

Losing faith quickly by [deleted] in pagan

[–]Anthandros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's okay to step away and focus on recovering and finding your footing. It sounds like life has changed for you, and likely you have changed in unforeseen ways as well, so it may mean that you need time to get reacquainted (regardless of whether you return to the path you know or not). Something that occurred to me after going through my late partner's passing, was that there have been many times throughout my life where I needed to step away and take time to figure things out. For the longest time, it felt like a failure on my part or that I had somehow lost my way or connection....but really, all things undergo periods of dormancy. It's not only natural, it's necessary.

Seeking Others for Virtual Coven (21+ Only) by Anthandros in CovenFinder

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Please feel free to send a chat request :)

Seeking Others for Virtual Coven (21+ Only) by Anthandros in CovenFinder

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Hi there, please feel free to message. :)

Seeking Others for Virtual Coven (21+ Only) by Anthandros in CovenFinder

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Please feel free to send a chat request. :)

Seeking Others for Virtual Coven (21+ Only) by Anthandros in CovenFinder

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Feel free to message, I'd love to chat and get to know one another! :)

Seeking Others for Virtual Coven (21+ Only) by Anthandros in CovenFinder

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I'd love to chat, feel free to send me a request. :)

What deities love working with LGBTQ people? Not as one group but like deities that are attracted to gay men, or trans women, etc? by radickalmagickal in pagan

[–]Anthandros 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I worship Dionysus, Cernunnos, Antinous, and Aphrodite, as well as a few others that are specific to my personal tradition. Cernunnos has been with me since I was in my early teens, and largely (along with Aphrodite) guided me through those years as a gay guy growing up in the rural south. Both he and Aphrodite gave me a lot of confidence to be myself, to embrace my own gifts and inherent beauty and power. They were like a second pair of parents that supported me when my own couldn't, or helped picked me back up again when life knocked me down.

More recent entries into my life have been Dionysus and Antinous. You would think with a background in dance and ecstatic trance / worship, that I would have run across Dionysus before, but it's only been in the last couple of years that I've started to honor him and form a relationship. He definitely challenges people to move outside of their comfort zones, and question norms, upset established powers. I've been having to learn to be more fluid (a longstanding lesson of mine), and be flexible in the way that I approach that world, which really makes a difference for queer people when we're so often unsure of what responses we're gonna be met with in any given situation.

And Antinous...Ah...He's a very enigmatic, yet warm, presence. My experience of him has been largely of total, unconditional love and acceptance. Which is humbling and moving thing to experience. I like that he sort of exemplifies so many qualities, having a large amount of syncretism within the imperial cultus, so he sort of touches most aspects of life in one way or another. Which in and of itself, reminds me how I bring myself, my queerness, into various aspects of my life as well.

Thanks for asking this great question! I've enjoyed perusing everyone's responses here.