has anyone else ever had a fanfic that just… haunts them? like it’s been months and maybe even years since you read it, but it just lingers with you and you can never truly leave behind the imprint it made on you? and maybe it’s just a single line, one sentence that you can’t shake off, that takes up residence in your mind and stays there, feeding into your psyche and subtly influencing your brainspace and maybe even your writing or other works?
Alot of times in our practices, we often just straight up forget. Not going to lie to you I didn't practice much until I got out of my mom's home...which was one year ago. And I also have a theory that since paganism isnt dogmatic and is meant to be ran by a community we fall out really easy, it's natural, paganism is different now. But anyways here is chaos's master guide on how to put on your big girl panties and get back the work.
(disclaimer: just because these things worked for me doesn't mean it's going to work for everyone else, this post is completely upg. I'm just offering advice.)
What never stuck to me is those post that are like: "stir your intentions into your coffee, light incense, pray" because like yeah thats a good way to start off I really dont think itll set in our brains to do this everyday. Instead what I recommend is finding days to practice and sticking to that day. Find a day where you useally do nothing and dedicate it to getting back into your practice.
You could use this day to research on all the things you forgotten (been there)
Or you could just leave offerings out for your deities and call it a day
I think if you uphold a certain schedule your mind will get into the habit of "oh today's witch day, time to do witchcraft" this is basic psychology, and I promise it works 😭😭
Little reminder: your gods are not mad at you. They do not hate you. They love you.
I have had so many falling outs with deities because I just couldn't uphold a schedule. Hekate being one of them. Hekate really showed me the way once I moved out of my mother's house, and after so many ins and outs of my worship to her, she still showed me love and compassion. I promise your gods will do the same. They understand our mortal lives more then you comprehend. After all, this is their earth.
Stuff you can do to get back into worship with your deities:
- offerings, big or small
- dedicate days to them, in my schedule Hekate is worshipped on Monday, and Aphrodite on Friday.
- research ways to connect with them more
- don't make big promises that you will get back into your practice and never fall out again, thats just putting yourself in more responsibility, your gods will now expect that responsibility. I've done this before and I definitely got side eyed by Hekate 😭😭
I recommend reading over these lovely post by @/khaire-traveler
Subtle deity worship
I honestly used this alot to get back into worship with my deities 😭😭 these posts go into worship you could do for deities while you are either hiding your practice or just want to do something for your gods. Really helpful post 10/10.
I know I kind of went over this already, but I feel like there needs to be some small steps to getting back into witchcraft before we get to rituals, spells and stuff of that sort.
To get back into witchcraft, I recommend meditating, either by yourself or with your deities. Meditation allows you to just focus on the present and let go of all your stresses. I like to meditate with my deities because I get visions from them easily this way, it's easier for me to communicate.
From there you can do research on the basics of witchcraft and work your way up to rituals and spell work... hopefully all of this makes sense
Anyways yeah that's all the advice I have to getting back into your practice, if I have anything else to add I'll reblog this and add more. But yeah! I really hopes this helps at least someone lol.
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"I am not wearing that sweater! It looks itchy!" Casper says, glaring at you as you proudly hold up a winter themed sweater. He huffs as he glares at you, clearly not happy with your request.
"Casper. Come on...pleaseee?" You insist, trying to use the weapon of a pout and puppy dog eyes against him. His face softens as he sighs.
"You...are insufferable. Hand me the sweater." Casper demands, holding out his hands. You smile happily and quickly hand him the sweater. He stares at you and motions for you to turn around.
About a minute after turning around Casper clears his throat, indicating that you can look again. When you turn around and see Casper, he was wearing the sweater and looked utterly adorable in it. A large smile quickly forms on your face as Casper frowns and crosses his arms.
"Are you happy now, sunshine?" Casper asks, attempting to hide the smile forming on his face as you eagerly nod. His attempt failed miserably as he chuckled and broke out into a smile.
"Good. If you're happy, I'm happy." He states smiling. The sweater perfectly complimented him, despite his pale complexion..he looked perfect in the pale blue sweater. Perhaps that's just a Casper thing, to be able to pull off anything and everything. He sighs as he glances down at the sweater.
"It's...better than I expected." He mutters, not wanting to admit how comfortable he truly felt in the sweater.
A few hours later, you and Casper arrive at your apartment after a dinner with friends. Casper was still wearing the sweater and turned to you suddenly.
"Stay here." He says as he quickly dissapears. You stand in place, confused. A few moments later Casper comes back and walks up to you with a smile. He moves an arm from behind his back to hang something above the two of you.
"I read that it's a human tradition during the holidays that when two people stand under a mistletoe, then they must kiss." He says smiling.
"Consider this payback for making me wear this ridiculously comfortable sweater." He says as he gently cups your face in his hand and leans in to kiss you. It was a quick but sweet kiss. As Casper pulls away he smiles sweetly at you and sighs.
"I don't think I'll ever get tired of kissing you, my sunflower..." He mumbles softly as he stares into your eyes, caressing your cheek.
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C: "Is this a sunflower plush? Why?"
MC: "Yes. It is. Remember how the first flowers you gave me were sunflowers?"
C: "Oh...yes...I remember that. But why a plushie?"
MC: "You said sunflowers remind me of you. Plus, this one can't die."
C: "...I maybe hate you for that."
He says that he maybe hates MC because he refuses to admit that the sunflower plushie made him happy, and since he can't lie he had to dance around the truth.
Varying shades of golden yellow wave in the wind. The crunching of walking as you both hold hands in silence, walking through the sunflower field as you enjoy eachothers presence. Suddenly, Casper stops and turns towards you.
C: "Sunshine?"
He asks softly, smiling.
MC: "Yes, love..?"
You reply, tilting your head.
C: "....Fuck..how do I say this..."
He mutters under his breath, sounding nervous as he glances at the ground. The sun setting in the background, a beautiful scene playing out in front of your eyes. A blushing Casper who's nervous to say whatever he wants to, standing in a sunflower field while the sunsets behind him. Not just any sunflower field, however, but the sunflower field that he imagines your wedding taking place in.
C: "Ah uhm...you're...goregous, amazing, kind, perfect..."
He continues to spew out compliments to you until his breath hitches in his throat, then silence. He sighs and speaks once more.
C: "...My sunflower, what I'm trying to say is that you mean the world and more to me. I....appreciate you...I appreciate everything you've done for me. I've never had anybody care for me quite like you do...so thank you."
He brushed some of his long white hair behind his ear and glances away, clearly flustered by his own words.
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