Welcome / Rules

[fuzzyjayling]

Hello, and welcome to the group! This is a place, as the title implies, to discuss magic, spirituality, religion, etc, in the context of not being alone inside. Sort of a "plural perspectives on spirituality" type of thing. This could be in regards to plural systems, familiar spirits, shamanic or spirit guides who hang out near the surface, membership in a cooperative collective consciousness, or anything similar. You do not have to identify as such if you are interested or want to discuss the topic on here; all constructive conversation is welcome.

There are very few rules for the group:

- Post submissions are moderated; if you consistently post good stuff, we may go ahead and let you post without moderation. If it's obvious you were trying, and we can't accept the submission, we'll let you know why. Posts are good! We like posts! We just want them to be good posts.

- Please try to stay on topic with posts. (e.g. "we had this great kind of gestalten experience the other day" is okay, but "did you see what Famous Actor did?!" is not. "We went to a carnival the other day and..." is arguably off topic too, but may be tolerated for the sake of providing some positive discussion of what it's like outside of spiritual topics. :) For long posts, please use cuts.

- Likewise with comments on posts, try to stay on topic.

- Do not pass judgement on people's "plural" form or spirituality, whether it's a "real" phenomenon or not, whether it's "advisable", or so on. That's different from real, constructive knowledge seeking, and I'm sure you know the difference. Don't judge in general! This is intended to be a safe place, as much as possible in a public forum. Any persistent harassment or badgering will likely result in being dropped.

Hello, and welcome to the group! This is a place, as the title implies, to discuss magic, spirituality, religion, etc, in the context of not being alone inside. Sort of a "plural perspectives on spirituality" type of thing. This could be in regards to plural systems, familiar spirits, shamanic or spirit guides who hang out near the surface, membership in a cooperative collective consciousness, or anything similar. You do not have to identify as such if you are interested or want to discuss the topic on here; all constructive conversation is welcome.

There are very few rules for the group:

- Post submissions are moderated; if you consistently post good stuff, we may go ahead and let you post without moderation. If it's obvious you were trying, and we can't accept the submission, we'll let you know why. Posts are good! We like posts! We just want them to be good posts.

- Please try to stay on topic with posts. (e.g. "we had this great kind of gestalten experience the other day" is okay, but "did you see what Famous Actor did?!" is not. "We went to a carnival the other day and..." is arguably off topic too, but may be tolerated for the sake of providing some positive discussion of what it's like outside of spiritual topics. :) For long posts, please use cuts.

- Likewise with comments on posts, try to stay on topic.

- Do not pass judgement on people's "plural" form or spirituality, whether it's a "real" phenomenon or not, whether it's "advisable", or so on. That's different from real, constructive knowledge seeking, and I'm sure you know the difference. Don't judge in general! This is intended to be a safe place, as much as possible in a public forum. Any persistent harassment or badgering will likely result in being dropped.

Also, not to scare anyone away, but I do recommend exercising caution in revealing your identity in comments. The internets are forever.

That said, please enjoy!

Introduction

[fuzzyjayling]

I wanted to start by introducing our family. We are three women who identify with fae and angelic energy. Pseudonymously, we tend to go by the names of animals with whom we feel an affinity.

I've gone by fuzzyjayling on Tumblr, though I've had a lot of wolf influences lately, so I guess I'm in flux. ^^; I decided to retain the name for now. (It's unfortunate that Jay is typically a guy's name... hah.) I tend to identify with fae energy. You could call me the innkeeper. I'm the one who was born here and I spend most of my time here. I found the other two by inner journeying. (Or maybe they found me. :) We've become very close, though. I'm into cities and nature, technology and simplicity, all sorts of contradictions. I identify as pagan.

Next is Dove, who identifies with angelic energy. Less of the Judeo-Christian variety and more of a general helper to the divine. Her big thing is song, or rather Song. Also starlight (and by extension, sunlight). Lately she has been on a quest to understand and experience being human. Also, currently obsessed with cheesecake.

The third is Sparrow, who identifies with fae energy. She likes to spend her time in the wilds, telling stories and poetry, dancing around fires. She's vegetarian and prefers her food close to its source; she's obsessed with strawberries. :D

We like to write all of us into rituals we write. For the ones I go to, they sometimes participate from inside. They are also able to participate directly if we desire, by way of something akin to (but not identical to) "riding". Each of us brings a unique perspective to a ritual. Sparrow, for example, was involved in an ecstatic dance workshop and rocked it; we got compliments afterward. I had frozen and wallflowered. ^^; Dove has a special kind of calm and enjoyment in interacting with others, and of course Song. I'm very into the earthy aspects of rituals, and often alchemical associations.

It's often, almost always really, that we have not felt comfortable sharing that we are three, all participating sometimes. This is sad. I wish to change this, so I'm setting up this group, to open a conversation. Many people experience speaking with spirits in trees or visiting them in guided meditations, or whatnot. That some of us have taken it a step further and invited them to share our lives should not be so strange or scary as it is to many people. (I'm not saying it's never bad, just that there are plenty of cases where it's not bad, and is in fact awesome.)

I also feel that it's sometimes dishonest to bring two extra, actively participating people into a circle without saying anything to the celebrant(s), so I'd like to have a dialogue about how to handle such things. In general I would like for groups like us to come out of the shadows, and be able to discuss freely.

(Also, I've already broken my own rules in regards to long posts and cuts... mea culpa. ^^; But I suspect this will be quiet for a while anyhow, and it's all germane to the establishing the topic of the group.)