Communities Change, People Change
I’m slowly recovering from an absolutely magical Northeast Thing (NET) 2023. If last year was about rekindling the fires of faith and cracking open the seed of change, this year saw that seed burst the rest of the way into the light and blossom.
I describe NET as “the center of my religious calendar,” but it’s not just about the devotional aspects of religion. NET is a powerful space for me, where our gods feel more present, easier to reach. It offers the opportunity for intensive spiritual and magical work, and a wider array of people to do that work with than I tend to have the rest of the year. It gives me the opportunity to ‘check my answers’ against a community of like-minded people. And while I am not (and may never be) ready to go into a lot of detail about that work on a public website, it has fueled a foundational change in my understanding of myself.