u/SapphiraTheLycan

I hope this isn't an issue to share but I had the most interesting and surprising dream this morning with F.I.R. in it.

I'm not going to share the other parts of the dream that aren't as related to F.I.R.

Anyways, it started out with hearing them on the radio in the car as everything else went on, I think it was supposed to be Zombified and then their new song Joseph.

Then there was this massively popular interview they were a part of that was live on youtube, still a part of the background yet was noticeable.

I think we drove and walked past them a couple times.

Eventually me and my hubby went to the mall and we bumped into the band at the food court when we were getting something to eat.

There was a part where I hung out with them though and we talked. Apparently about one of their cats, home life, music inspiration.

It gets fuzzy after that, it goes something like -

A weird thing happened where an enemy from earlier in by dream disrupted things and broke us up, causing me n my hubby to leave and the band to fight them off. But I think they were okay as there was another interview a couple minutes after that incident that was heard on the radio.

The thing is he was a jerk in the interview and in public. But everyone was chill and just normal, cool, and Ronnie sounded like a person, during what I could only consider a meet and greet. I don't know how to describe it other than that. Also Ronnie's hair and tattoos were blue and his tattoos looked like the character Lilith's siren tattoos from the Borderlands videogame series.

Though it was just a dream, my dream. It really makes me wonder though. How much of everything media-wise is extra.

Hello. I wanted to show appreciation and hopefully inspire others by sharing my current experiences relating to my beliefs. For clarity, I am a theistic pagan. I lean more towards animism and druidism.

For a couple months I began questioning what I believed, where I belong, and I felt insecure about my beliefs themselves. So, I began doing research, looking outside of what I already knew. I've seen things, people from posts I've read on here, to books, to people in my physical life, share their beliefs in differing depths. What most had in common was a sense of self, passion/devotion, and a sense of kindness/care. That helped me a lot. I felt like I belonged somewhere, without having an exact fit. No specific religion (no offense, I have no issues with anyone), no one group, with my own set of beliefs. Now I'm finished looking for a place to belong. Not out of anger or resentment. But because there is genuinely no point looking for something I had all along.

To be more specific and clarify further. I have been open minded, seeking to understand almost everything in the world since I was little. I still have specific things I prefer, connect with, enjoy, and understand more than others. However, I have this sense of wonder, interest, connection, and understanding towards other's beliefs, perspectives, and opinions as well.

The way I believe things is that I focus on my beliefs and perspective based on experiences and I learn and interpret what others share into something for myself. But I genuinely believe in other people's beliefs (to some degree, because it hasn't spoken to me the same way, no offense), alongside my own.

I can understand and respect other religions, pagan or not, other beliefs within that and outside of that. I can carry a conversation with others and feel a connection/kinship in some ways on that subject and as humans. That makes me very happy.

I don't feel so isolated, so impossible for others to understand, or even wrong/out of place in my beliefs. Others were able to understand me enough, as I understand them. I am starting to accept myself on such a subject and enjoy all the beliefs, perspectives, and experiences in the world again and I want to thank this reddit, the posters in this reddit, among others, for helping with that. Plus, I know that I have groups/religions I can join if it speaks to me more. This is symbiotic with me feeling more comfortable with who I am as a person.

Thank you. I don't feel so lost and frantic anymore. Everyone have a nice day. I hope this helps others to feel less of the way I felt before, and can comfortably learn and find things in time and not in a haste and stress.

May nature help to guide you, if you're okay with that/what I said.

On my currently hyper focused spiritual journey, I've been thinking about the fascination, affects, and symbolism of the moon. I stumbled along on the interwebs and found that it is International Moon Day. Yay! ...

I won't get into what the day is about though. Rather, I wanna open a fun discussion on what the moon means to you. What do y'all like about it? What does it symbolize/represent to you?

For me it symbolizes truth and clarity. Ever since I learned that the moon has an effect on life, including humans, I've seen it as a way to reveal the truth of things. I notice that even things I tend to ignore get minorly amplified.

It's something we all share the experience of seeing. And because of songs and tales of people thinking of being under the same stars and moon no matter how far away they are from each other, I really appreciate the concept. Especially when I was younger.

It's amazing how much the full moon lights up the area. I don't know for certain if it truly helps the hunting animals significantly more than the prey animals. But it certainly is good at creating more activity in general at night. It looks beautiful.

Nighttime used to be the most fun time for me growing up so it makes me happy automatically, especially because I enjoy certain spooky, dark, monster, vibes. Especially because of my connection with wolves and lycanthropy.

On top of that it's real and tangible which makes it is so much more fascinating and beautiful.

I could go into further depth on it's symbolism to me, but I think that's good enough.

If you got this far, thanks for reading!

Reddit suggested that I share a post I made where I explained that I redefined my belief of lycanthropy while introducing myself.

So I am here to ask and introduce myself here as well and see what happens and what people say and stuff.

I don't understand druidism or know if it is more of a set pagan religion or is an open term like animism and theist. Is it?

I won't go into it too much but lycan in a more realistic sense to me would just be a person who can kinda "shift" their mindset and be more in touch with their animal side n stuff. There's obviously more to it but yeah. What are we thinking?

It's okay either way, and I'll take comments with a grain of salt.

Been on an ever growing long journey to discover what I believe and where I fit. I have found most of everything. Wrote down my beliefs, got a book going on it. But now I just discovered there's a difference between secular and theist. I don't know which one I am. Can I have a couple of opinions?

First I believe in Life, Death, and Nature as the personification, avatar, or beings of the force and definition of the words. I have no names for them yet still believe. Do they qualify as deities? I don't see them as what I think of gods and goddesses to be (sorry I only know so much on other beliefs, literally no offense is meant).

Also, I do believe in a kind of magic.

I have a very open mind towards all beliefs and not only interpret things in my own way but also believe many other beliefs as they are may/can/do exist alongside my own.

Could I be closer to secular or theist or am I clearly one or the other? Which one?

Don't worry I will take things with a grain of salt.