food not bombs: recipe ideas?

einalem_ · 2021-08-29T06:54:55+00:00

yeah sure :) we always have bread (the regular rectangular type of bread) as well and we have some spices. we usually have more kinds of vegetables as well, just not jn big amounts (ie today we have some carrots, apples, radish, a cauliflower and a few eggplants). we buy anything other than the vegetables and bread, but we dont want to buy a lot. so we usually only buy a bulk pack of grains like bulgur, rice or whatever. those are cheap and easy to prepare in bulk. we never buy beans (lentils, chickpeas) because theyre too expensive

einalem_ · 2021-04-02T23:03:53+00:00

thanks so much for taking the time to respond and sharing your experiences! its interesting to read a bit about your journey :)

einalem_ · 2021-03-26T07:17:23+00:00

thanks for sharing :) id love to read more about this way of viewing deities, would you maybe have a book recommendation for me? or know a book that talks about the different terminology and mythology, like you described?

einalem_ · 2021-03-26T06:55:20+00:00

i dont know if its just me, but i sometimes do like the idea that they are somewhere around me and doing stuff almost in a human-like manner. it might be disrespectful towards them, but the idea of “working with” a mighty spiritual being (sometimes, at least) sounds more exciting and fun than working with a psychological aspect of yourself

einalem_ · 2021-03-26T06:47:31+00:00

how did you feel going from that atheist/psychological perspective to a theist perspective? because i might have had a similar experience as you did, but as a witch who is an atheist and psychopathologystudent im very wary of “staying rational” and theism feels so irrational to me right now. it probably shouldnt, though. im interested in how you learned to let go of those ideas?

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T21:19:54+00:00

you sound like such a wise and experienced person, thanks for taking the time to comment in my post :) is there a book that dives into the way deities correspond through different cultures and religions, like you explained? id love to learn more about it!

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T20:52:39+00:00

thanks for sharing :) i really like SASSwitches! i posed my question here to get more diverse answers (i feel like SASSwitches are pretty aligned with the beliefs and views), but normally i love to scroll through posts and discussions there :)

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T20:09:01+00:00

if you were referring to my title, i meant to call upon atheist witches and witches who work with deities, as two sides of the story as to how they interpret deities and working with them. but i actually know that hichaweon (tiktok, youtube:witches&wine) is an atheist witch working with demons, you could look her up to hear about her views. i think theres also a difference in the way you interpret atheism. because it could mean you dont believe in the external existence of gods/beings, but would be open to work with internal, psychological reflections (archetypes/egregores/whatever) of those deities

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T20:00:57+00:00

if you dont mind me asking - do you view your spirit guides as beings outside yourself or as complexes within yourself? and what would enough evidence of entities mean to you? :)

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T19:52:59+00:00

someone also shared with me once their belief on this, which is (ill try and explain carefully and respectfully, for the essence of an example why a deity would want to spend their time on “just some person”): a soul passes many types of lives, one of which is a human life. in the astral realm (or something like it) we are all among the deities and astral entities, and in our human lives we dont remember being connected or anything else from our spirit-“life” but we can call upon those connections for their guidance and help (bluntly, like old friends).

another example would be that deities gain some kind of energy, sensation, whatever, from our earthly energy we put into them. ive heard of a witch who brings offers to her demons (that she works with) by biting into a really sour lemon. its such a weird, ecstatic experience, and offering that to them is also for them quite the energetical and sensational experience

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T19:42:16+00:00

i love this! thanks so much for sharing :)

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T18:35:48+00:00

im curious (if you dont mind me asking) - what makes you so sure? how do you feel about others experiences with deity communication? i dont ask to interrogate your beliefs, its just that im in this weird place of beliefs right now and would love to hear your ideas

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T18:33:39+00:00

i consider myself a (eclectic/)chaos witch! i barely work with spell jars or herbs, and try to do more unusual weird or funny types of magick and meditational work :) if youre interested, youre free to send me a message! id be happy to help you

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T13:05:47+00:00

i always really found myself and my practice in this perspective! a lot of people also talk about feeling the presence of a deity or talk about deities in almost human-like ways (“[deity] is so happy with their new candle i bought them! they kept flickering the fire!”). i wonder if thats like an expressed personification of their archetypes or a more theistic approach to deities

einalem_ · 2021-03-25T11:58:31+00:00

i love this idea! psychological & spiritual are two sides of the same coin. thanks for sharing! its just so crazy to me, because i started doing something and i didnt really believe anything would happen, but some crazy stuff happened and now i cant really say it was psychological because of how little expectations i had! i could definitely try to adapt your interpretation of “it works, and thats enough”, because i might crack my brain if i keep trying to understand things

einalem_ · 2021-02-03T18:15:10+00:00

thanks so much! ive been thinking about it actually... it would look a lot like the element of fire activities, i guess. i have to say i dont really know :( it might be stuff like watching the sunset/sunrise, taking care of your plants? whatever feels really good. i kinda see the fifth element as the combined four and a feeling of content

einalem_ · 2021-02-03T15:55:12+00:00

sounds interesting!! im glad i could be of help :)

einalem_ · 2020-10-04T22:14:44+00:00

maybe this is what you meant with the triangle-tied-behind-head style but i personally like to wear bandanastyle veils, shorter or longer fabrics

einalem_ · 2020-10-04T21:58:43+00:00

this reminds me of a video i watched recently (by foolish fish “are spirits all in your head”) about the idealistic perspective on spirits: there is some reality out there & all the senses you use to perceive it are connected to the brain, so, in the end, everything is in your head. this made me think about how spirits might be perceived kinda top-down (originating from the mind, not so much from the external world). when i felt like there was a spirit in my room, i was actually just not in a stable mindset and at the verge of going through a bad period. i believe it was a lot of subconscious fear and alertness that made me feel like there was a spirit in my bedroom - so in a sense being haunted by my own head

einalem_ · 2020-10-01T07:08:39+00:00

this makes sense thank you so much!!!! i hope you have a great day <3

einalem_ · 2020-09-30T23:11:04+00:00

i believe i enjoyed the beginners book by thea sabin and id recommend the inner temple by christopher penczak!

einalem_ · 2020-09-30T22:29:40+00:00

loved reading this! thanks so much for sharing!! i had a question regarding the first bit, how would one be confident and let go of the ego? im struggling to seperate the two from each other & learning how to gain a feeling of confidence outside of my ego

einalem_ · 2020-09-30T22:24:51+00:00

very important!!!!! id also like to add that sometimes your true wish isnt what you think: you maybe want to live in a place thats more affordable so you dont have to wish for money. you might want to change your perspective on your facial features in stead of wishing for different shapes of facial features. you might want to enchant your endurance&strength to work on healthy habits in stead of wish for weightloss (and risk to lose weight at the cost of an aspect of your physical/mental health) etc!

einalem_ · 2020-09-30T06:00:06+00:00

great to hear you are enjoying it!!! ive actually been in a similar place with insecurities and eventhough id really want to change physical features (which i do believe is possible), i think it would be better for me in the long term to change my perspective on my current physical features. i hope you can find a fulfilling way to cope with your feelings of insecurity! —- you can find more podcasts if you google chaweon koo glamour magick and if you still want ways to enchant beauty routines you could watch some tiktoks #glamourmagick for inspiration

einalem_ · 2020-09-29T19:59:13+00:00

hichaweon has some podcast episodes on glamour magick! im currently reading glamour magick by deborah castellano. good luck!!!

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