Queer wicca/witchraft?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 3:15 pm
Hi all!
I bring today a topic which is very close to my heart, and it is something I pondered bringing for a long time (I also first thought about putting this under "Gods/Goddesses" so apologies if it would have been better there!)
We mostly know that Paganism work under a generalisation of binary couples. We have our Gods and Goddesses, Sun and Moon, and Elements/Cardinal points that work well with and against each other - amongst many other associations. The main idea is that there is balance, there is union in everything we see, from nature to spiritual signs of all kind.
I was recently listening to the great podcast "3 Pagans and a Cat" - which I an only recommend! And they brought up the question of queerdom and non gender conforming identities to pagan circles. One mention was about the Gods and Goddesses and the inherent female/male nature of the worship - for those who worship or work with Godly Beings.
I did believe myself that even if I am working with let's say, a female deity - or one worshipped as a woman - it doesn't mean that the energy she brings in only female. And vice versa. Most mythologies include bits about cross dressing and gender fluidity and it does not sounds like a stretch to say that these themes are brought from the Gods' energies rather than just human nature.
There is also paths that only work with a female/a male energy and reject, if not "ignore" the opposite energy. And some that just do not follow any gender idea.
What is you own take on it? As a queer woman - and a femme woman - gender identity and interpretation is something that is not only weaved into my daily life, but also something that I keep finding in my practice. It seems that I attract different identities and performance of gendered energies, and icons of birth/death and transformation. This "queerness" of life in witchcraft is not really widely discussed to my knowledge? But I find that many of those working with magick are not conforming to the binaries our craft usually dictates.
I thought it would be interesting to see different opinions/views on this! Especially because this forum has such a wide range of beliefs and practice and I can't wait to see what people think about this topic
I bring today a topic which is very close to my heart, and it is something I pondered bringing for a long time (I also first thought about putting this under "Gods/Goddesses" so apologies if it would have been better there!)
We mostly know that Paganism work under a generalisation of binary couples. We have our Gods and Goddesses, Sun and Moon, and Elements/Cardinal points that work well with and against each other - amongst many other associations. The main idea is that there is balance, there is union in everything we see, from nature to spiritual signs of all kind.
I was recently listening to the great podcast "3 Pagans and a Cat" - which I an only recommend! And they brought up the question of queerdom and non gender conforming identities to pagan circles. One mention was about the Gods and Goddesses and the inherent female/male nature of the worship - for those who worship or work with Godly Beings.
I did believe myself that even if I am working with let's say, a female deity - or one worshipped as a woman - it doesn't mean that the energy she brings in only female. And vice versa. Most mythologies include bits about cross dressing and gender fluidity and it does not sounds like a stretch to say that these themes are brought from the Gods' energies rather than just human nature.
There is also paths that only work with a female/a male energy and reject, if not "ignore" the opposite energy. And some that just do not follow any gender idea.
What is you own take on it? As a queer woman - and a femme woman - gender identity and interpretation is something that is not only weaved into my daily life, but also something that I keep finding in my practice. It seems that I attract different identities and performance of gendered energies, and icons of birth/death and transformation. This "queerness" of life in witchcraft is not really widely discussed to my knowledge? But I find that many of those working with magick are not conforming to the binaries our craft usually dictates.
I thought it would be interesting to see different opinions/views on this! Especially because this forum has such a wide range of beliefs and practice and I can't wait to see what people think about this topic