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| One version of myself (I love SL a little too much) |
I am 32, a social worker of sorts, and an art hobbyist.
I am also part of the LGBTQ community.
My spiritual background began as I was raised in the Churches of Christ (the group associated with Alexander Campbell) and continued with a long period of learning about other Christian denominations, sects, and beliefs. I also began to learn both with others and on my own about Wicca and Neo-Paganism at around age 16-21. These were accompanied with a little knowledge of Buddhism and a fascination with Reiki.
As a child, I wanted to become a nun. Of course, this would not have been possible since I was raised in the Churches of Christ and had no desire to become Catholic.
As an adult, I am finding a certain kind of peace by cloistering myself --in a way-- while maintaining contact with everyone I know and love.
I drink a little. I smoke a lot when I am anxious. I would make a terrible monk or nun at this rate. All I have is my desire to commune with YHWH (who I sometimes call Kami).
Right now, I don't know what to really call myself, and choose the word "Christopaganism" to describe my path only because it's a word that some already know and can make sense out of. I prefer to not name my path simply because this is all I know how to do, and that will change over time, I'm sure.
It's not quite what exists out there and not quite divorced from it all, either.
