The people in my mundane community are mostly conservative,
lower middle-class, blue-collar, rural, with High School educations. They struggle. They look like me and, when they see me, they
assume that I share their world view. The
Witches in this area mostly exercise discretion, as does the LGTBQ community,
the Leather and Kink and Poly communities, and even the Socially and
Politically Liberal community.
Some days it is a challenge to be at work where my
customers and co-workers feel free to speak about their politics. I am honest with my employers and co-workers
about my religion and my identity as a Queer, Poly person (although my kink
tendencies are something I keep private in this situation) I also do not
believe that a bank is an appropriate place to give voice to religious, social,
or political ideas. At times, I become very annoyed, and irritated by the
ignorance and delusions I hear, it wears on a person.
But I cannot see them as my enemies. They are human beings struggling to get by. They are sleep-walkers suffering from soul-sickness,
as so many in our society are. They
deserve my pity, not my hatred. I need
to remind myself of this truth often these days.
And every now and then, I need to do something to remind
myself of who I truly am. The past few
days I received 3 new tattoos. One to
honor my Brothers, both my younger brother, whom we lost this past summer, and
my older brother whom I love and cherish.
The other two honor Spirit Allies, Bear and Wolf. There
will be more in the future. It helps me,
to look less like my neighbors, and to see the ink upon my skin, to remember
who I am, and what I truly believe.
Those who are asleep, ignorant, delusional, and blind,
those who are arrogant, power hungry and manipulative, those who speak untruths
with impunity, those who would do harm, may not be my Enemies but, they are not
my Community, my Family, or my Tribe.
I can do many things to positively affect the future. There are many ways that I can be open and
use my voice to speak Truth and to support others as they too speak and resist
and fight the good fight. I believe in
peaceful resistance, in Magick and in Prayer.
I believe in the Truth against the World, Heart to Heart, Shout above
the Shouting, until there is Peace.
I have spent a great deal of time considering how I might
contribute to the work of making things better.
I believe that being more open in my mundane community and actively
serving the Earth, and the humans I share this Earth with, is a good place to
start. Praying and doing Magick to heal,
awaken, and re-enchant the world are actions that I can commit to.
Encouraging others to resist, letting them know that they
are not alone, and supporting them in that work are also actions that I can
sustain. Letting my elected
representatives know how I expect them to represent me and my issues is also my
duty as a citizen.
I will remember who I am, and I will remember my purpose,
and I will do those things that I can do to make things better. So Mote It Be!
