Another New(ish) Start

I revamped my blog today.

There were a few reasons for me to do so, but it was mainly because I have been going in many different directions lately.

Guanyin and Buddha always have a place in my heart, but as of now...so many more deities and cultures are tugging (hard!) on my heart strings. So in the spirit of change, and the turning of the year, I took stock of where I am at right now- spiritually speaking.

I think this new found yearning for change has stemmed from my recent readings on Hermeticism and a few books on traditional and European witchcraft by Raven Grimassi.
Europe is, of course, the heartland of the witchcraft tradition, and with Mr. Grimassi being a practitioner of Stregheria himself, my readings have been slightly skewed towards the original practices of witchcraft. Ancient Greece and Italy are historically linked with the first occurrences of the craft. In the days of Homer and Pythagoras, mystery religions dedicated to the Gods thrived; the cult of Mithras and the Hermes Trismegistus were part of the ancient Greek culture, and they influence our modern learnings in Hermeticism and parts of Neo-Pagan practice.

And so in learning more about these traditions, my views of the craft have deepened and my focus is changing.

There are things I will always love through having them as part of my life for so long, like an old, inseparable, friend. They will always be there for me.
But there comes a time when the new must be embraced; there is no other way than moving forward and forging a new turn in the meandering path of my witchy life.