Merry Meet!

I suppose it's ironic that I started this blog on a Sunday, my least favorite day of the week. Like any average family we go to church on Sunday. My parents are big Christians and are narrow minded enough to think that anyone who isn't Christian is going to hell. I guess it's a good thing that I don't believe in that kind of thing. Maybe one of these days I'll tell them I'm pagan, but until then I'll suffer through.

I guess for my first post I should tell you a little more about myself. I'm 25 years old and finishing up college. I have a little girl who is currently 8 1/2 months old. I'm a single mom, which definitely has it's challenges...including the fact that we live next door to my parents. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the home that we have, but I just feel that I have absolutely zero privacy. I can't go anywhere without them needing to know where I'm going and when I'll be back. Plus they just waltz right into my house if they need something even if I'm not even there! Which means that I can't even maintain a permanent altar.

I feel as though my spiritual practices suffer because I can't be completely open. I have to hide so much of who I am because I can't afford to lose everything that I have. I don't know, maybe I'm making too much out of it and not giving my parents enough credit. I'm just afraid that they won't be able to accept me for who I am. You would think that if they could accept me having a child out of wedlock, then they would easily be able to accept that I'm pagan. But I'm not so sure. I'm sure they would have to have seen it coming. My interest in the occult began when I was only 11 or 12 years old.

I was always interest in Norway and Norwegian customs (which is a whole different story, in short I'm adopted and unsure of my heritage, but I've always felt a connection with Scandinavia). I learned everything I could on the subject and I came across runes. For those who are unfamiliar with runes, they are an ancient form of writing and often used in divination and ritual work. Anyway, by the time I was 12 I was fluent in runescript (I even taught my friends and we wrote our notes to each other using rune so that no one else would be able to read them). In my early teenage years I came across as set of rune stones made from hematite. I've been divining from them ever since!

I've also always been close to nature. I grew up on a large farm with over 300 acres of land. I spent most of my childhood outdoors. I could spend hours just sitting under a tree or by a stream or lake. What really calls to me though, is the moon and the stars. I love to sit outside at night and stare up at the sky. So I guess following an earth-based religion just makes sense to me.

Well, that's all for now. I'll post more later and go into more detail on different things. Have a blessed week!

Lyra