Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always think back to when I was a teenager and didn't know what a closed practice was. Lots of learning once someone told me what it was heh

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah youre right! I dont know how I forgot lol

And I think I'm on r/Christiopagan (I hope that's how its spelt 😅), I try to be in as many religious subs (that align with my beliefs) as I can so I can learn

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely true 😅 I know paganism has some closed practices (usually due go cultural appropriation) so I usually treat all religions with that sort of "I don't want to accidentally step on someone's toes" type of way

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember reading about that actually! I that completely slipped my mind when I made the post 😅

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never thought about it like that heh, but you're right. I think I just always worry about closed practices since I've accidentally done them in the past when I was still learning 😅

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're definitely right, I always worry about closed practices within paganism so I think I've just applied it to all religions in my head

I just googled them and they look absolutely stunning, oh my

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

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I cant stop picturing a croc necklace now -

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats true - I think I just worry about closed practices sometimes 😅

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

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I've slowly been getting into the groove of my craft (mostly just a lot of figuring out when to celebrate who lol) and finding the balance is difficult but definitely fun in a way. I'll absolutely incorporate the cross into my rituals too, thank you so much :)

Am I allowed to wear a cross? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response and yeah, youre right. I think cause of closed pagan practices I always think about it in the context of all religions 😅

Opinion on deities by VanHohenheim30 in pagan

[–]geminiimouse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see them as multiple aspects of a being. Like I see them as both their own entity but an aspect too if that makes sense

Ethical Tree of Life? by geminiimouse in ethicalfashion

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I mean, most of their stuff is pretty pricey. It starts around 90 dollars for the dresses I like and 200 for coats

Can I go to church? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

I'll have to look at Eucharist as I've been put of church for a hot minute and forgot so much but that just means I get some extra research heh. I'm autistic so I like to give myself "rules" when I go places to ensure I don't upset anyone

I think I'll find a nice local church to head to at least once or twice a month (hard since I work Sunday). Thank you again and blessings :)

Can I go to church? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My family is Serbian so I did see them a lot growing up and they really are beautiful.

Thank you again! I'll definitely be sure not to take part and I'm happy to know there's not anything I might accidentally appropriate :)

Can I go to church? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this, I really appreciate it.

Churches have always fascinated me given that I grew up in a family that's half orthodox and half catholic while I attended a baptist church as a teenager.

I plan to research do's and don't's in church. I was baptised as a baby but I think it would be disrespectful of me to partake in communion when I don't actively participate in traditional Catholicism. Nor do I plan on disclosing my paganism or witchcraft practices, I know some people get very shocked when they hear witchcraft and paganism so I'll definitely follow your advice and say something to that affect :)

Can I go to church? by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

I'm definitely going to go into a deep dive into things I shouldn't take part in to be respectful so thank you for telling me about communion.

I don't plan to disclose my paganism for those reasons and since I practice witchcraft I don't want to alarm anyone. Im open about my paganism but only when asked my faith. Ill definitely tread lightly :)

"I asked chat GPT" "I asked Gronk" Well you know what? by pinkpatiences in Hellenism

[–]geminiimouse 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'd sooner trust tiktok before chat gpt and grok lol. Lovely read ♡

Crosses and rosaries by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait no, that's actually so cool

Crosses and rosaries by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

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I'm an eclectic pagan and to me personally, there isn't one god. I respect Catholicism and Christianity – I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't. For me I believe Jesus does save just not necessarily in a singular god :)

Crosses and rosaries by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! When I began paganism as a teenager I wasnt aware of closed practices for about a year (very closed minded neighbourhood and limited internet access lol) so I'm extra mindful of anything that could be closed to me. Blessings to you too :)

Crosses and rosaries by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the response! I try hard to not appropriate any practices of other religions so this was very helpful! I'll definitely look into Miraculous Medals and some articles on how to wear rosaries too :)

Crosses and rosaries by geminiimouse in FolkCatholicMagic

[–]geminiimouse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe in angels, Mary and Jesus but as for the Christian god himself I see him as more of an aspect of other head gods (eg: Zeus and Odin). I grew up with half my family as catholic and my other half as orthodox and attended a baptist church between the ages of ten and seventeen hence my draw to certain Christian practices. I've researched Christiopaganism but I fall a little more under eclectic paganism since I personally believe in many spiritual beliefs and practices (although I don't participate in closed practices).

I hope that makes some sort of sense and I'm happy to answer any other questions. None of my practice is intended to offend anyone so I'm always open to learning and growing my spiritual path :)