#keasthoughts

The universe is massive and mysterious and everything that exists is a child of the universe. We are literally all family.

The sun, the earth, the ocean, the air? Alive. Spirit. Friend. Family. Part of the ecosystem of the universe. All divine.

Spider, and cats, and birds, and trees, and sand, and dirt, and all the creatures and elements? Kin. Family. Friend. Ecosystem. Symbiotic. Revered. Respected.

I can't help but notice how this idea that deities arent friends/family or that it is disrespectful to see them as such is very anti-indigenous and anti anything outside of Christianity (and its branches like Jehovas Witness, Evangelical Christian, Mormon, Etc).

If an individual prefers a more formal, stoic, impersonal connection to deities or spirits then that is their choice. I'm not saying that everyone has (or should have) the same beliefs as me. I'm saying mine are not wrong for being different than theirs.

So in my belief, the universe is symbiotic full of ecosystems both physical and spiritual In which they are perfectly organically alive and to feel love and reverense and an emotional bond to those with harmonious symbiotic relationships can never be disrespectful.

Humans and part of our organic; perfectly imperfect design: are emotional creatures. We form bonds with people places and things. It is how we connect to ourr lives and assign meaning to anything. We feel things. Even the most stoic human is still innately sensitive and emotional because emotions are physical changes in our body that have been designed to convey information to us.

Anger: increased heart rate, adrenaline, cortisol and other things. The information it delivers is "this is not okay. I must fight. I must protect. I must stand my ground". Emotions are highly effective at conveying Information and giving us direction or motivation to take action.

So on top of "deities arent friends or family you are disrespecting them" being annti-indigenous and anti- anything outside of christianity- I think it is also very anti-human. Like how we as humans experience life is fundamentally disrespectful, disgusting, inferior.

Milions of years of evolution honed us and tailored our senses to our needs. As social mammals we are very relational creatures. Sensitive. Emotional. Sentimental. Again, even those who think they are all logical. (And obsession eith logic over emotion is a tally an emotional response to the fear tactics instilled by white supremacy and patriarchy. White supremacy because the poc they were oppressed were seen as "high strung" and emotional which was used to justify why poc are inferior and deserve to be slaves. Patriarchy because *puffs chest* men better! *caveman grunt* men logical! Women emotional! We must control women because they are incapable of rational thinking!!)

So yeah, ma you societies instil fear and disgust about emotions and love and sensitivity because it is seen as inferior. So those who think they are not emotional are having the response to this that *only an emotional creature could have*. The type of abuse from social congitioning would not work if we were not innately emotional.

Anyway thats all I got for now. I'm sure this pretty much only makes sense to me, but who knows.

Bye.

And damn, so many people in the comments agreeing lmao. Just get on your knees and beg daddy patriarchy to fuck your mouth already.

Sexism, misogyny, psudoscience bullshit.

"Glad i'm a lesbian" except i've met plenty of lesbians who also believe that the role of a femme/fem is to be emotionally supported and the role of a butch/masc is to be a problem solver.

However true butch+femme identities decenter men and patriarchy and reclaim masculinity and femininity outside of toxic ideology. So really any butch or femme that perpetuates it still has things to deconstruct.

Recently i've been writing responses and then erasing the whole thing. Or going to post something and then either drafting it or straight up deleting it. Or posting things and deleting it. (I posted my perspective about not being into astrology on threads and then shared it to Instagram and deleted it in both places).

I just get really passionate about things that matter to me and i'm like "sharing this makes no difference" or if a so called friend does the "erm actually" and tries to make me seem like an idiot for not using astrology id have to cut them out of my life for the same reason if I had a Christian friend and I spoke about how I specifically dont like Christianity being PUSHED onto me, and they "erm actually god is real and if you dont believe in his word you'll never be as strong spiritually as you could be" I would also cut them off.

And I would hate that. Part of me would at least. Another part of me is empowered by the truth and would rather clear out people who arent alligned with me. But I also hate making my group smaller. Im an extrovert man. I am also disabled and autistic and my only friends are online.

But I know that a truly free and sovereign life includes people around me that dont make my world feel smaller. And fuck, it doesnt change how I feel about MYSELF if people exist In the world that view me through the lense of astrology, but it does shrink the potential of free expression within the context of Individual relations with people who do view me that way. It's one of my non negotiables I fear. That you dont use a man made system to shove me in a fucking box.

Im posting this. Im not deleting it. Fuck it. Doing it for Loki. I may be a lover boi but damn it i can also have strong boundries. And I cant wait to meet all the people who wont shove me into a box so we all have ample space to stretch and expand and evolve and grow and give so much love and fuckin dance and have a gay old time.

One of the main reasons I don't like+ don't use astrology is because it's just more assigned at birth forced identities.

Two things I did not chose: The day I was born and the configuration of my genitals.People assume I'm a woman even though I'm trans (nonbinary) and then they assume all sorts of other things about my personality, strengths, weaknesses, hobbies, life goals, core drives... etc.... and many people do the same with astrology.

Nuance next, hang on there!

I am trans and non binary and do not identify with nor experience a sense of empowerment when it comes to my assigned gender. However MANY cis women DO find womanhood and sisterhood incredibly empowering. Because it does genuinely align with who they are.

I'm referring to those who have deconstructed patriarchy btw. Not referring to those who have internalized misogyny. The Venn diagram of "women who internalized misogyny" and "TERFS" is a damn near circle.

Now, back to the astrology bit...

If other people are empowered by utilizing astrology as a tool within their own life- I am all for it. If it's about yourself, doesn't at all take away from your personal autonomy or sovereignty- then FUCK YEAH literally more power to you.

What I do not tolerate is when that is projected onto me, or others. When you view me through the lens of something I don't even connect with or value in my personal life. When you ask my sign to try and decide who I am without actually getting to know me.

And let's just say... it is HARD to find people that agree or understand where I'm coming from as I am a LESBIAN and in spiritual/ witchy spaces but I am a chaos magician not a witch. Belief is power. and if you believe in astrology it'll be real for you. And if you believe I am my sun sign, you will see those traits and ONLY those traits in me.

I find that really disappointing and just as invisible and suffocating as when people call me a woman and view me through that lens. I would much rather be recognized for my choices. My date of birth and genital configuration are not among the things I have chosen for myself. And those two things are far less fascinating.

ANYWAY today is my last day of being 32.

*added later*Also in regards to my analysis on the way astrology and gender are reminiscent of eachother: Weaponised Incompetence.

"I'm not good with emotions. I'm a Capricorn. Stoic, sturdy, and masculine. I'll leave feelings to those emotional, unstable, feminine water signs."

"I'm not good with emotions. I'm a man. Stoic, sturdy, and masculine. I'll leave feelings to those emotional, unstable, feminine women."

remember I am speaking of when it's used in an unhealthy way

Both are identities. One is historical, one is modern. People feel at home in certain identities for different reasons. That's completely fine and normal.

Non binary as in not a man or woman, not "must be androgynous or else you're really actually binary in a different font". Non binary does not mean "if I call myself fem or masc im just upholding the binary"

For pride month I send in my humble request that we don't assign moral failings to non-harmful terms people use to identify themselves. Forcing the label onto others IS ick. Labeling ourselves is chill. Cool? Simple enough? Awesome.