tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836664455022539794.post396016245321999488..comments2022-03-26T17:12:42.162-07:00Comments on Three Shouts on a Hilltop: (Not) Alone in the darkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836664455022539794.post-11914126993019977732013-11-11T00:19:05.389-08:002013-11-11T00:19:05.389-08:00Hey Gorm, someone pointed me your way and specific...Hey Gorm, someone pointed me your way and specifically linked me to this post, because, well. Hi, I'm a fellow devotee of Donn. Nice to know we're not alone, huh? :]<br /><br />I don't really use blogspot so I'm not likely to see any replies to this, but if you want to get in touch you can find my contact info on my about page on my tumblr.Tchyhttp://tchy.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836664455022539794.post-14275427431973580122013-09-25T19:01:32.320-07:002013-09-25T19:01:32.320-07:00I can sympathize with this, too. Though not a dev...I can sympathize with this, too. Though not a devotee, per se, I honor Flidais regularly as I work in emergency veterinary medicine and my own UPG says that domesticated animals kept as pets fall under Her jurisdiction. I've only ever met a few people that have even heard of Her, let alone knew much about Her. Granted, literary sources are scant, but still. I felt Her pull for YEARS before I ever heard or read Her name, and yet She was there. On top of generally feeling isolated as a religious minority (even the other Pagans I know are generally Wiccan-ish), I feel alone in my focus. Manannán and Lugh play heavily in my life, as does Brighid (which I find understandably common), but sometimes it would be nice to connect on that most personal level. polarbear1986https://www.blogger.com/profile/01451734509569219213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836664455022539794.post-28013267387459431982013-08-18T05:10:42.254-07:002013-08-18T05:10:42.254-07:00"Donn is unique in that he is not counted amo..."Donn is unique in that he is not counted among the TDD, yet is none the less recognized as a deity."<br /><br />Interesting stuff. This is the perspective I take on my primary deity, too - Bhearra (sometimes called Cailleach Bhearra, but as soon as I add that epithet to her local name, people start going "oh, *the* CAILLEACH, I know her" and talking about someone that I'm not sure I've ever had interactions with). Bhearra in her Munster form is really unique, and my UPG is that she's not a member of the Tuatha De Danann, though of course that's hard to prove. I've certainly never met another person who attempts to honour her in her older, very local, Co. Cork form. She's incredibly difficult to find out reliable information about, and I didn't really get to know her until I started honouring her in her own landscape.<br /><br />So, it's good to hear from someone else who honours a lesser-known and lesser-worshipped deity. :) I have my 'star-quality gods' too, but knowing that Bhearra isn't widely worshiped does help me to connect more closely with her.Léithin Cluanhttp://leithincluan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836664455022539794.post-47726519676662607282013-07-23T17:11:04.490-07:002013-07-23T17:11:04.490-07:00"Then again, a lot of people (swarms, it seem..."Then again, a lot of people (swarms, it seems at times) have written about their experiences with deities like An Morrigan (and Babd, Macha, Nemain, Annu, etc.), and seem to lack functional associations one would normally expect with a goddess known primarily for slaughter. "<br /><br />"But I stand up for myself and fight my inner demons and that's what being a warrior is REALLY about! Oh, and I play war in the SCA!" <br /><br />Actually, I know a few who are devoted to her who are soldiers and/or LEOs. Some of us not in those professions actually have found ways to, well, work on it as a vocation...after all thee are aspects of modern service which do not fit other aspects of the war bands of old. I also think a case is made for seers following Her, as well, although seer-warrior seems even more appropriate. And by 'seer" I don't mean "oh, I do tarot readings on occasion." <br /><br />On the other hand there are others, yeah...well....*blink*<br /><br />I think the vocational aspect is one that needs more exploration. I have often boggled at how it's often ignored when some are so clear. I suppose a case could be made that anyone following Lugh is pretty safe on finding a connection. However, I often have wondered why some have gravitated to a particular Deity who seems to have no connection to their life, when another so clearly does. <br /><br />Oh, LOVE the photo/caption combo. ~:) Saighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330045789400336110noreply@blogger.com