I am blown away by the outpouring of prayers, poetry and heartfelt expressions of devotion you guys have been posting for the gods and spirits of our tradition.
I know for me, personally, adopting this cycle has been really beneficial, encouraging me to keep focused on them throughout the day in a number of small ways. On top of that every time something has come through from one of you it’s put them in my thoughts and let me experience something of them through you – and that’s been really cool. So thanks.
One thing that I want to maintain with the thiasos (at least at this stage) is its flexibility. No one’s obligated to do anything, no one’s going to come checking up on you and you’re free to express your devotion in whatever way you feel called to. That leaves room for inspiration, creativity and flow – all essential components of the way we do ritual.
I’ll make suggestions and you decide if you want to play along.
Each Thursday I’m going to post a devotional challenge that will take effect on Sunday with the start of a new weekly cycle. It’ll be something small you can do each day to meet your requirement or something done in addition to regular ritual practice for them.
This week’s challenge: come up with three devotional activities for each of our divinities and share them with the group, either in the comments here or at the Facebook page. While you could come up with all of them at once I’d actually recommend setting aside some time for each of the gods or spirits on their day and see what occurs to you either by thinking deeply about them and their associations or putting yourself in an open state and just seeing what comes through.
And yes, I will be ruthlessly exploiting your suggestions for future challenges. I’ve got a ton of brilliant ideas – but you know what, so do you guys! So let’s see what we can come up with together.
Tagged: religious practice, thiasos of the starry bull
