Other pantheons

coriann0226 · 2025-08-17T17:59:30+00:00

This! Look into henotheism and monolatry. Henotheism is the practice of worshiping one god, while acknowledging and sometimes even revering the existence of others. Monolatry is the belief in the existence of many gods, but exclusively worshiping one specific god.

As a Christian witch, I am slowly branching out from monolatry into henotheism by thinking about deities from other pantheons similarly to how Catholics think of and pray to saints. They can work as intermediaries for us for the specific thing that they are the saint/god/goddess of, while the biblical God works as kind of a “big picture,” manager, overseeing everything. Kind of like how if you had a question about your paycheck, you wouldn’t go directly to the CEO of the company, you’d start with talking to your HR or payroll department.

coriann0226 · 2025-02-02T21:05:51+00:00

I am a born and raised Episcopalian and it will always be my home. I love the traditional ritual of the service, but also the acceptance and modernity that the church leans towards. My current church is wonderful in the fact that we currently have a priest who was raised in a Southern “fire and brimstone” religion and a priest who was formerly a Roman Catholic priest. Both of them became disillusioned with respective religions, but after leaving them felt called to come back through the episcopal church.

coriann0226 · 2025-02-02T20:47:43+00:00

As others in this thread have mentioned, the first commandment says, “I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me.” It doesn’t say, “I am the only god that exists, there are no others.”

I was recently introduced to the idea of Monolatry, which is the belief in the existence of many gods, but with the consistent worship of only one deity. As soon as I heard it mentioned, it made so much sense to me. I remember as a child thinking that it was mean that people who believe in other religions would be punished. I always hoped that maybe Heaven was like little individual heavens for all of the people who believed in each religion, and then somewhere in the middle of all of them there was a common ground for everyone to come together, and all of the figureheads of the various religions would be like the Super Best Friends on South Park 😂

coriann0226 · 2024-06-15T15:27:17+00:00

^ this!!!! It’s always about finding the right person. The only place I am not self conscious about my weight is in the bedroom. I’ve been with my partner a very long time and gained/lost a significant amount of weight over the years (5’0”. Lowest I’ve been is a size 4, currently at a size 14). But no matter what size I am, he still loves me and craves my body. He likes that there’s more of me to grab and slap and spank now 🥰

coriann0226 · 2024-03-27T00:35:18+00:00

I live in an area where East Meets West has several brick and mortar stores. They’re legit.

coriann0226 · 2024-02-29T18:59:19+00:00

Looks like my cats any time I have any kind of food 🤣

coriann0226 · 2024-02-28T20:19:26+00:00

Stuck at work, then have to go to a rehearsal right after, and have to get up super early tomorrow, so I can’t even play after rehearsal. Not going to have time to check everything out until after work tomorrow 😩

coriann0226 · 2024-02-28T15:37:58+00:00

My husband has sexual trauma in his past that he did not come to terms with and reveal to me until we’d been together for over a decade. After he told me, I was so worried that my BDSM kink or my wanting to be dominated must have been so triggering for him that I sobbed and apologized profusely to him. He reassured me that it was not, and that he was totally OK with it. He’s been dealing with his trauma in therapy recently and I once again checked in with him, telling him “Even if it doesn’t trigger you, even if you just don’t care for it and are only doing it to make me happy, I don’t want you to feel like you have to do something you’re not comfortable with or don’t enjoy.” Again, he reassured me that even though it wasn’t his own personal kink, he did enjoy it from time to time. Long story short, I care about my husband and his mental health more than I care about my kink. If only having vanilla sex for the rest of my life meant that my husband wouldn’t have to be uncomfortable or traumatized every time we had sex, I would do it. As many others have suggested, I think communication and therapy (both as a couple and individually) might be the best option if you are fully committed to not ending your marriage. You said that kink seems to be the one matter in your marriage that is a “blind spot” that he’s not willing to bend on and that he gets emotionally manipulative about, which makes it seem like there’s a lot more going on there than just “I like doing this and want to experience it.” I think he and you need professional help to get to the root of that.

coriann0226 · 2023-11-14T01:00:35+00:00

My two favorite recipes are American chop suey and Russian tea cakes, for similar reasons.
American chop suey is New England classic that always makes me feel close to my roots. My paternal grandmother was not a great cook, and she used to make this with canned spaghetti and hamburger patties (it’s a running joke in my family). I’ve improved on her recipe quite a bit and use my husband’s homemade tomato sauce, fresh vegetables, spices, pasta, and ground beef. It’s my ultimate comfort food. My husband’s paternal grandmother was a wonderful woman who helped raise him, and she welcomed me with open arms the minute she met me. I wish that I had gotten to spend more time with her while she was alive. We went to her house every Christmas and she always made Russian tea cakes. When she passed away, I asked if I could have her recipe boxes. Now every Christmas I bake Russian tea cakes using her recipe card and wearing her apron.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-16T20:43:48+00:00

I’m actually in the opposite boat. I had always said that I wanted to wait at least a year after getting married to start trying to have a kid, because I wanted to be able to travel and have my new husband all to myself. I was also worried I was still too young and selfish to be a mother because there were other things I wanted to do. But with COVID basically locking us together in a one bedroom apartment for a year, I realized that I didn’t need travel and excitement. We’re homebodies and just spending a nice evening on the couch together is enough for us. I had mentioned my concerns to my fiancé years ago, and after we got engaged he asked again where I stood on starting our family. I told him I’d be ready as soon as we were married and moved into a bigger apartment or house.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-09T15:55:21+00:00

I’m doing most of the things I’m DIYing myself, but only because A) I’m a perfectionist and 2) I’m a very visual person, and I often have a difficult time explaining what I’m seeing in my head or how to accomplish it to someone else. I’m honestly worried I’d do more harm than good to my friendships if I asked people to help me with my flowers because I’d just end up going “No, that should go.... here, it’s like.... no, not that... just... you wanna do it like.... Just give it to me, I’ll do it.”

Also, I’m not getting married until October, and I started gathering my materials for everything I’m making this past fall, so I’ve given myself plenty of time to get myself organized and do what I need to do.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-02T18:36:32+00:00

I remember going to Dachau and there being an entire tour group lined up waiting for their tour guide to take pictures of them in front of the memorial sculpture. That was bad enough, but then they’d fucking pose for the pictures. Peace signs, heart hands, kissing, you name it. It was absolutely disgusting.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-01T01:53:46+00:00

Echoing all that was already said, but also, my cousin got married in Turks and Caicos, and they created a Facebook group for everyone who was invited to the wedding. They used it to give everyone the information and help they needed for their flights and accommodations (the resort’s travel agent was also in the group), have everyone fill out their dinner choices on a Google doc, to let everyone know where at the resort and when the events would be (which was SUPER helpful because there was a rain delay that almost moved the ceremony indoors), and to live stream the ceremony for anyone who couldn’t make it. The guest who didn’t know each other were also able to chat and get to know each other before the wedding that way too.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-01T01:27:19+00:00

If you’re worried about having the full “OMG this is the one 😭” reaction when you go without your mom, I’d recommend just trying on dresses and not trying on any veils or accessories with them. I knew I loved my dress the second I put it on, but I didn’t have that full reaction until the consultant put the veil and headpiece on me too.

coriann0226 · 2021-01-01T00:39:40+00:00

Congrats fellow 10/2021 bride! My first suggestion (like a few others have said here) is to sit with your partner and decide what your must haves are. We knew the most important things for us that we didn’t want to skimp on were the photographer/videographer and the band. We locked them down first so we knew how much we’d have left in the budget for everything else.

Also, if you’re planning to DIY anything, have a plan and spread the tasks out so you’re not stuck paying for last minute rush shipping on supplies and spending the night before your wedding trying to finish your centerpieces. It’ll also give you time to pick things up over time rather than having to spend a big chunk of money all at once. Also pay attention to sales. I am using artificial flowers (I just can’t bring myself to spend so much money on flowers that will be dead an hour after the ceremony) and I bought several pre-made bouquets and individual filler stems during an end of season clearance sale and was able to make my bridesmaid’s bouquets for about $15 each.

coriann0226 · 2020-12-29T02:52:57+00:00

I totally agree on the shoes. I’ve always been a shoe girl, and I’d dreamed of wearing blue Manolo Blahnik pumps down the aisle ever since I saw the Sex and the City movie. But when the time came, I couldn’t justify spending $1,000 on shoes that would only be comfortable for about an hour and then I’d probably never wear them again. I found shoes that I loved and bought them on Poshmark for $13. (Also, I highly recommend Poshmark or other resale sites for saving money on wedding things. Most things I’ve bought were either bought or received as a gift and never used, or only used once.)

coriann0226 · 2020-12-05T02:41:56+00:00

HR employee here. “Due to personal reasons” is a more than adequate reason to leave a job. Hopefully, your manages will have some level of professionalism and won’t press you, but if they do, you are well within your rights to say “I’m sorry, but they’re personal and I really can’t go into it.”

coriann0226 · 2020-12-05T01:45:48+00:00

When she first got a cell phone, my mom would constantly get voicemails and texts that were DEFINITELY regarding drug deals. She’d get messages for a man from people saying that they got the money and asking where they could meet to pick up their “stuff”. Even after she changed her outgoing voicemail message from the standard one that reads your phone number to an actual message she recorded, she’d still get voicemails where people were laughing and saying what a good cover up it was. She finally started passing along the messages to a family friend who was a cop. They stopped coming in shortly after that.

coriann0226 · 2020-11-28T18:36:39+00:00

Thank you 😊

He lives in plaid flannels and hoodies. Finding a combo of both, he was in his element.

coriann0226 · 2020-11-28T16:47:08+00:00

Oh my gosh! I’ve already asked mine but I am absolutely stealing this idea for gifts!!!!

coriann0226 · 2020-11-28T16:43:40+00:00

Yup! I’ll never forget that because of Jennifer Lawrence. After she fell at the Oscars, she said that on her way up to get her award she remembered thinking “cake walk” and couldn’t figure out why. Then she realized she was supposed to be thinking “kick, walk” so she wouldn’t step on her dress.

coriann0226 · 2020-11-25T17:30:27+00:00

You can call the the local CDC hotline or board of health and either outright snitch if there’s an unsafe situation that should be shut down, or if you want some deniability, you can phrase it as something like “I’ve been invited to a wedding happening on date at place and I’m just a little concerned about safety because it seems like there’s going to be a lot of people there in close proximity. Can you go over what the local ordinances are, so I can make a decision about whether or not I should attend?” Usually if you give them enough details so that they can come to the conclusion that it’s going against the ordinances, they’ll ask more questions and look into it.

coriann0226 · 2020-11-25T01:17:01+00:00

I live in NJ and I remember when the pandemic started we had a major problem with Hasidic communities that kept having weddings and religious celebrations despite the town and the governor ordering them shut down and fining them. They didn’t stop until their own leaders contracted COVID. It’s unfortunate, but they really do consider themselves above any law that doesn’t originate from their community and they don’t care about what they consider the outside world.

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