Oh man, that feels good.

[kiya]

It's been so long since I've done my ritual work from a place that isn't reaching out of pain, a place that resembles some sort of wholeness. (And while the underlying pain and broken parts are there, they are not currently dominating my reality. Which is is a nice damn change.)

It feels so good to light the candle, light the incense, pour out the water, and give thanks. And to laugh for the sheer joy of it, the feeling right and whole and aligned. I can breathe it.

Dua Wesir, Who has sustained me.
Dua Wepwawet, Who has shown me the way.
Dua Set, Who has kicked my ass.
Dua Hetharu, Who has not allowed me to forget love and beauty.
Dua Nimue, Who has never stopped laughing.
Dua Melek Taus, Who has comforted me in solitude.

Nekhtet!

I am pure, my netjer is pure . . . the shopping carts are aligned and the universe is well.


(And you. You know who you are. You get your share of the blame too.)

Comments

Joy!

[suzanne.livejournal.com]

I am pure, my netjer is pure . . . the shopping carts are aligned and the universe is well.

*joyfully offers hugs and her own prayers of thanksgiving* I'm glad to hear this dearheart.

naiad

Re: Joy!

[kiya]

It's good to be sane. I should get in the habit of it.

Re: Joy!

[artan]

A core of sanity is a much happier thing to have than any of the alternatives. And different. I think I could get used to being somewhat sane. I'm glad it's contagious.

*hug*

Re: Joy!

[kiya]

It is good that you are willing to accept your share of the blame. ;)

[arianadawnhawk.livejournal.com]

Whoa, you aligned shopping carts? Congratulations! ;)

But seriously, that is very good to hear. *hugs*

[kiya]

That comment could probably do with some context. ;)

[ardaniel]

Come align my housemate. Please. ;)

The idea of aligning the Triple Souls of shopping carts fucking cracks me up, though. :)

[kiya]

With a hammer, I presume?

[brooksmoses]

She's a Set kid. She's supposed to make comments that crack people up.

[pariyal.livejournal.com]

I followed that link; thank you! It's one of the things I do, too, but I've always only explained it in the negative, "what would happen if everybody left their rubbish around?"

[kiya]

A friend and co-religionist was commenting a while back that there isn't enough practical theology work being done in our shared faith; that's the first of me throwing things out to try to address the need.

[apollonides.livejournal.com]

It's nice to know someone else who does that! :-) I hate seeing carts floating out in the parking lot or thrown into the return slot so haphazardly that it might as well not be there. I also will often take a cart from someone who is finished unloading and roll it into the store with me as I go in, just to not add another one to the chaos.

[arianadawnhawk.livejournal.com]

Heh. I found that essay after I read the entry, and yes, it made more sense. The essay kinda related to an ongoing discussion/friendly debate me and my friends have about macro and micro perspectives. (He leans toward macro, I lean toward micro in general.) Ma'at seems like such a macro thing - it's good to see an idea of how it works out in the micro.

[larksdream]

This is *good* to hear. *hig bugs*

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

I popped over from a friend's friendslist.

So, Melek Taus? I'm curious as to how Melek Taus figures into your religious calculus, as it were... if it's too personal and you don't want to talk about it, I understand!

[kiya]

Are you familiar with Him from a Yezidi perspective or a Feri perspective? :}

The short answer is: I'm a Feri student (specifically one of yezida's). I would not go so far as to say the Peacock God of the Feri is the same entity as the Peacock Angel of the Yezidi, but there are strong parallels. (An adversary/potential adversary reconciled to the Creator, say.)

I was having a very difficult time, and He comforted me. Which gave me some confidence in building up my peacock-related religious symbol arsenal, heh.

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

I'm familiar with Melek Taus from a Yezidi perspective. While adhering to Christian beliefs, I think this the Yezidi story is beautiful, and in some ways reminds me a bit of the Christian belief of a benevolent, forgiving God...

I admit my complete ignorance to the Feri belief system! Feel free to enlighten, if you like.

[kiya]

Feri is a form of American religious witchcraft; if you're familiar with Wicca, you have some knowledge of the genre of practice, though the actual religions are very different. It's a very syncretic and dynamic religion, with concepts drawn from a huge variety of areas, with a great deal of focus on personal strength and health.

Cosmologically speaking, the prime Creator is known as the Star Goddess (She has many names); among her offspring (sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes both, sometimes neither) are the Twins, Who are identical-and-opposite. (Yin-yang type dualism, where each is essential to the other.) When the Twins unite, They result in the Peacock God, proud and beautiful (this icon's text is a reference to a story about the Peacock God my teacher tells; the image is a close-up of a peacock feather's eye).

The story of His that I know best is that He loved the world and its people so much that His tears of compassion extinguished the flames of Hell. I saw Him from a distance in a time when I needed compassion and care; I am looking forward to the opportunity to know Him better.

More information about Feri in general can be found linked from the information page of the LJ Feri community.

[lady-and-lion.livejournal.com]

YAY! I am so happy to hear that. :) Glad things are going well.

[sigerson.livejournal.com]

This was really beautiful.
I hope you don't mind me saying so, but you're teaching me a great deal.

[kiya]

I'm glad that my maunderings are useful. :)