Paganism
Column: Godspouses, in Conversation – part one
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Luke Babb and Bat Collazo collaborate on a two-part series of conversation and context surrounding “the godspouse,” Pagans whose practice includes romantic or erotic love toward a deity.
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Luke Babb and Bat Collazo collaborate on a two-part series of conversation and context surrounding “the godspouse,” Pagans whose practice includes romantic or erotic love toward a deity.
“It took me a very long time to realize the kind of worship that feels most real to me is living into the energy of my gods. To me, this feels a little like a deliberate practice and a little like the forces that make pets look like their owners.”
What starts as a lesson in spinning wool into yarn turns into a rumination on identity, building a life, and the goddess Frigg.
Luke Babb writes about their experiences with those entities some call “the good neighbors,” some “the fair folk,” and some by dozens of other names – not all of which may refer to the same class of being.
Luke Babb ponders how individuals and communities share their knowledge of the spiritual world, and thinks of what it would take to build a Paganism that sharpens every individual Pagan’s wisdom.