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The religion of the Other People the Otherfaith began in 2010 with a small group of Pagan teens.They wanted something different than the witchcraft & religious traditions they had read about.They wanted something new. The Otherfaith is polytheist & animist. Our theology includes our Four+Gods & our myriad of spirits. These spirits sometimes inhabit our own world. Sometimes they remain..
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11M ago
This is a collection of the writings I did over Reunion for the Gods and spirits..
I wrote two short pieces of mythic fanfic. The first is ‘Bâillon‘, which focuses on the giant Erann and his bonding with the Laetha Ava. Erann also has some prayers/poetry below dedicated to him. The second was ‘3 2 1 2‘, which focuses on a tense moment between the Ophelia and Clarene. I try to post up all my stories on the Four+ Gods and Their spirits on Ao3 under the ‘Otherfaith Religion & Lore‘ tag.
Poetry and Prayer Laetha and Dierne 1. for the Laetha, to be said after cleansing
My face I have hidden fro ..read more
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written in 2020, revised slightly for 2021
O spirit of Western Fairy,
Abel Blake
I speak of you.
May my words be heard
as I praise you,
capturing ineffectually
the entirety of you.
Accept this
fulfillment of my agreement with you
(and do not abandon
nor tear yourself away from my side).
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Beloved among the best,
you reject all who would own you
and make suitors bend to your whim.
Your body as welcoming as a fire
filling a home in winter.
Your tongue as cruel
as the cold outside.
You spread your arms wide
and accept all
if provided proper coin.
You paint your feelings
upon your painted faces
a ..read more
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I invoke first:
Ophelia, God of Rivers and Waters and Time.
I invoke second:
Abel Blake.
Temper your ancestral father’s flame.
I invoke again:
Ophelia,
God of Waters
of Duty
of, in darkest night, forgiveness.
I invoke now
Aster Aira
flame of flames
fire of fires
unholy child of Laethic conflagration.
Upon this, the night of your birth,
I honor you appropriately
in word and no more.
Eternal the incandescence of your body.
Endless the exclamation of your soul.
I honor this,
you,
your sacrifice.
Aster Aira is one of the children of the Laethic Firebird – the actual giant bird of flame that may be ..read more
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An Otherfaith ritual in celebration of the Autumn Equinox.
You can download a PDF version of this rite here. Please edit and adjust this ritual as you desire; it is intended merely as a starting point.
Timing
At or around the Autumn Equinox. This ritual can be performed any time after the Autumn Equinox until Halloween as well, with small adjustments made to the wording to reference the season rather than specifically the Equinox.
Tools:
Cleansing herbs/incense (if needed)
Main altar candle
Clarene candle
Incense, for all the Gods
Incense, for the Clarene
Censer
Liquid for libations (cider, b ..read more
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Known more specifically as the Apotheosis of the Dierne Pallis
Otherfaith practitioners might use these prayers in ritual and devotion to honor the Apotheosis of the Dierne. The Apotheosis occurs on July 31, ending Hell Month and moving our energies away from the more morose and traumatic focus it is associated with. These prayers may be said in front of an altar or while going about one’s daily life.
Only the last two prayers (‘O beloved among men…’ and ‘This day…’) use language that ties them specifically to the apotheosis. The other prayers could be used whenever a devotee desired.
The 50 A ..read more
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Hell Month is supposed to be about being able to acknowledge the awful parts of our lives, our existence, our society, but it was always capped off by an inspirational, aspirational emotion. The Gods win over evil (whatever that is). The injustices of the world are righted. We aspire and achieve hope. You make it through hell.
You make the world better.
Hell Month in 2020 on Patheos Pagan ..read more
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Only one prayer from the past week. I did not write as many as before. Hopefully this week I can find more inspiration.
Poem for the Clarene
Clarene,
Esteemed One,
I remember you
upon your dark horse
lightning cracking the sky in two
behind you.
Your hand outstretched,
the thunder rolling,
the nightmare cracked cleanly apart
when I beheld your face.
When you appeared in my life
devastating all expectations –
What have you made of me?
What have I been made into?
Do I know you,
in your form haloed in darkness,
your head crowned in antler or horns,
tall as a mountain,
and soft as soil.
Do I know ..read more
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Prayer to the Clarene on a New Journey
Adapted from Ostara by Keri Conner.
Holy Clarene, Great god, giver of life and creator of all good things,
I find myself on a new path –
a path I fear to go alone.
I ask for your guidance and your loving hand to support me on my way.
Lead me in the right direction, ever forward, never back.
Encourage me when I doubt.
Comfort me when I need.
Protect me from all harm.
Bless me in this journey.
Embrace me in your loving arms, full of peace and patience, and guide me in this life of mine.
Ophelia-Clarene Altar Blessing
Ophelia and Clarene,
this altar is for Y ..read more
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Great Gods of Western Fairy
And this wider world,
I ask you for aid.
Mighty Clarene, God King, ruler of all the West,
guide our leaders to do what is right.
Gentle Ophelia, you of the quiet flowing river, of soft showers,
grant us patience and compassion in the upcoming weeks.
Beloved Dierne, Queen of Heaven, master of all pleasures,
teach us to love one another from afar.
Healing Laethelia, Mermaid God, mistress of all medicines,
aid our healers and bring recovery to the ill.
Powerful Ophelene, Justice Herself, Unfailing One,
guide us in what is right for the world.
Quiet Darren, Hermit, cave ..read more
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For the Dierne.
“If I spoke on your behalf, then well,
you wouldn’t know how to talk“
For the Laetha and Liathane.
For the Laetha and Dierne ..read more