Words Meme

[qos]

burningskyfire gave me words. Let me know if you want some.

Death
I spent 42 years virtually untouched by death. Now, what strikes me the most is the finality of it. Whether you're talking about literal physical death or the metaphorical death of something, there is no going back. I feel very strongly about death with dignity, and the right of a person to choose to take his or her own life painlessly rather than be forced to endure weeks or months or years physical pain and/or mental degeneration. I both understand and deplore modern culture's fear and denial of death in all forms. As an Underworld priestess, it is part of my job to help people face metaphorical death and use it as an opportunity for transformation and healing. I would like to become skilled at being a death midwife so I can provide assistance for the physical death passage as well.

Veil
Currently, the veils of Qabalistic tradition are what first come to mind: especially the veil below Tiphareth, which must be opened to progress to the higher levels of the Tree of Life. I also think of veils when I think of the need to be selective about what I reveal about myself and my practices. I believe that part of my job is to be open about my path, so that others can be served by my struggles and insights. But I've learned that some things are too sacred to share. I've also learned that to serve different communities effectively, I need to selectively veil other aspects of myself so they do not get in the way of making a connection.

Counsel
I am grateful for the wise counsel I receive from others, especially my teacher and certain friends. I try to be a source of such counsel for others, trying to be aware of the limitations of my own understanding. I strive to give my daughter good counsel suited to her own understanding, without intefering too much in the process of her coming to her own conclusions. There's a delicate balance there for a parent to respect.

Devotion
It can be a noun or a verb. "Action motviated by love" is the phrase that suddenly comes to me. To love or to have other warm fuzzy feelings but not act on them in a meaningful way either betrays one's self as well as the beloved, or shows that the "love" being professed is actually something else. This is true whether one's beloved is a human, a deity, or some other being.

Joy
An emotion I have felt too little of since LM's death.
Just typing that brings tears to my eyes.

Comments

[elinox.livejournal.com]

This would be interesting to try, words please.

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

pirate

star

journey

innocence

tartan

theater

Devotion

[purplevenus.livejournal.com]

I love your phrase, lovely. I Devote to my Gods and people, as opposed to worship them...
And yes, I'll take some words.

Re: Devotion

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

collar

tiramisu

perfume

courtesan

priestess

passion

[watcher457.livejournal.com]

Joy

*hugs*

I'll take some words.

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

shamanism

jackal

ritual

law

purity

ocean

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

synaesthesia

Australia

angels

the erotic

mictlantechutli
(I have no idea what that is, but what a word!)

power

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

community

power

marriage

loneliness

veil

hedgehog

[tamyris.livejournal.com]

i would love some words, though i may not be able to appropriate respond for a week. i'm traveilng and won't be back in the states until then (and thus won't have regular or possibly anymore email access until that point).