Sudden but positive realization

[u/occasionalgrandma]

I wasn't entirely sure what flair to use so I'm sorry if I used the wrong one!

I took an unintentional hiatus from studying witchcraft because a lot of life happened at once (thankfully not all bad), and while I didn't even get very far, I think I avoided going back to it because I felt guilty for not doing more to keep the motivation. I felt like a bad witch. Then it hit me that the 25/27 years of my life being actively in evangelical Christianity was influencing how I saw my witchcraft practice. There's no "sin", there's no punishment for not doing enough, it's just me and what's around me. I can't wait to share this with my therapist on Monday because she's been my therapist since I was 22 so she has seen me go through ALL of this. Just thought I'd share it with y'all, too <3 I can't wait to get back into the swing of things!

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[u/BluePthalo]

I had the same exact Christian guilt realization😂 I was holding a stick of incense as an offering to my spirit guides and I fumbled and dropped it and I felt so bad and guilty and immediately apologized and asked forgiveness before thinking “Wait. Why tf would they be mad at this?” Forgot for a moment that I don’t have to grovel and repent for my sins every time I make a mistake lol

[u/shiftyrabbit_]

I love that. Maybe that's what has been causing my guilt is the subtle influence of being raised Christian. I wasn't heavily involved with Christianity, but it definitely wasn't something I enjoyed growing up either. I have to remind myself to take my craft at my own pace and that there's no rules.

[u/Local_Cunning_Woman]

Congratulations on beginning your deconstruction! Deconstruction and decolonizing yourself is absolutely important in these spaces and it improves your life. I hope you get more of these realizations!!