I don't know if this will make me lose followers or not, but it is very clear when someone in the pagan and/or witchcraft spheres hasn't deconstructed any of their previous religious trauma. What I mean by this is that when people go around saying things like "Why would the gods ever care about us? We are just puny mortals that aren't worth the dirt under the bottom of their shoes. We're lucky to be breathing the same air as them." or anything along those lines, it reads the same as some Christians being this way with their God as well. Now I am not saying that the pagan gods inherently love you. That is also a Christian type belief that you can do nothing to get on the gods radar and they will automatically love you no matter what. You still need to build up the relationship with the gods, in whatever respectful way that looks like to you, but like...once that relationship is built yes the gods will genuinely care about you and your wellbeing. I have had gods that have intervened during my mental health spirals, that have encouraged me to drink water and take care of myself, and that respect when I need to take a break. These aren't cold and unfeeling entities here that are distant and so much different than us. In many different cultures mythos (Greek, Norse, Egyptian, etc.) the gods have emotions, make mistakes, and have relationships just like we do. These are gods that I would argue are supposed to be related to and more approachable even to the Ancient peoples, so we can understand them, relate to them, and feel seen through them. There is Apollo feeling grief at his lovers passing, Loki and fixing the results of his pranks and jokes, Odin's thirst for knowledge, Hera and her "jealousy", Demeter being angry at her daughter being gone, and many more instances that make these gods understandable to mortals because we do and feel the same things. These gods don't hate us, if anything they're indifferent to us until we build that relationship with them and then they begin to care more just like any human would when starting a friendship or relationship. These gods are reaching out to work with humans in the modern day not because they're bored or have nothing better to do, but I would argue it's because they want to genuinely help mortals with things in their life. If they thought of us as so much lesser than them, why would they reach out to help you with your life, your trauma or your magic? Rant over.
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