#pc pagan

[emilytheghostwitch]

Was just thinking about the real take off of fandom, and it surrounding McSpirk.

Any pop culture pagans work with these guys?

Like, the gods of the gays, the queers, those who love the sciences and arts, fandom in general. Healing for McCoy. Meditation for Spock. Acquiring new knowledge could be Spock’s domain. Crossing gender could be Jim’s, as well as calling on him for protection, for anything queer related, or even strength to get through something.

Anyone know if this has been done?

[knightofhylia]

I realized I don't have any hyrule specific spreads, so I'm working on putting some together. pardon my great graphic design I'm using ms paint and a touchpad

A good spread for when Calamaties hit! This spread is intended to be a good pep talk while giving you a nudge in the right direction. Use it to get messages from the Goddesses or with any spirit!

[fandommagus]

New 18+ Alterhuman Server For TES Fans

In an isolated location within Morrowind, a group of Yurts were built by the hand of a lone Ashlander. You, traveller, have found that camp, and been offered a seat at the campfire.

GIF by the-suthay-raht

The Cahndael Tribe is a fringe Ashlander group in the server founder's personal canon. Founded circa 2E590, it was meant to be the beginning of an ALMSIVI-worshipping Ashlander tradition, with the philosophy that a difference in religious belief should not mean the sacrifice of an entire culture. For now, it remains a place for travellers to rest and recuperate on their journeys.

This server is much the same. A place for the Farseer to build upon their faith and traditions, incorporating parts of Ashlander culture into their own ALMSIVI worship, while bringing together members of the Elder Scrolls spiritual community in a place we can be comfortable to share without the politics and prejudices of the rest of the fandom.

Rest a while, tell us stories of your travels, and be safe. All are welcome here.

Cahndael is an Elder Scrolls themed pagan server for otherkin and pop culture witches/pagans in need of community. Run and themed by an Ashlander who worships the Tribunal. All are welcome, whether passing through, observing or participating.

https://discord.gg/6xAewGg3df

[tmapagans]

we're considering starting TMA PCP. would you mind sharing how you first contacted the entities? it's been quite some time since we've reached out to a new deity and even longer since we've reached out to a new pantheon, so we're a bit nervous and unsure on how to do so

Hey there! I totally understand being nervous, and we'd be more than happy to share!

We went into tma pcp as we would any other type of spirit work. Here's just a really quick breakdown of what we do:

Research, research, research

This might be hard since they're not historical deities with a history to back them up, but look into the lore of the Fears

Surround yourself with imagery of who you're trying to reach

Again, there aren't really correspondences you can go off of from historic worship, but trust your gut (and maybe do some divination to see what they would like) i.e the Eye would probably like eye imagery, green stones, etc, while the End might like bones or taxidermy. Don't be afraid to ask around to see what works for other people

Making first contact

After you've done all this for a while and feel ready (maybe seeing some signs), start actually reaching out. Do some divination with the entity, see what they're like and what they expect from the relationship. Don't forget about giving an offering when doing this

Offerings

Try to keep up with offerings as much as possible. They don't have to be huge rituals every time, but burning some incense or doing a small devotional act or prayer every once and a while will work wonders!

In our experience, pc entities are harder to offend than historical ones, mostly cause there's no history of "bad offerings/behavior" though I understand the nervousness. And remember, you can always start with worship and see where it goes from there! Good luck with your pcp journey!

[folklord-myth]

Self Insert (??) Magic

Where I write myself or a off shoot of myself into my fandom/source practicing magic in that world. I’ve done it a few times with Pokémon, and spells and rituals come to me a lot quicker. PC and non-PC magic. And it’s fun. So when I start to watch a bit more Naruto, I’m gonna attempt to figure out seals.

[the-angels-heavenn]

Correspondences for the RUINS

these are my own observations and personal associations based on personal gnosis and information found in-game. this post is merely an outline for myself and other practitioners interested in undertale paganism

the Ruins is the first area encountered in Undertale, serving as your introduction to the game. i associate the element of earth most with the Ruins, as its filled with vegetation and isnt quite as developed as the other areas in Undertale. earth is the element of grounding and nurturing, which fits the tutorial area very well, as well as corresponding with Toriel's nature! below ive written a few correspondences for the enemies found in the Ruins!

Froggit - beginnings, frogs, information, advice, mustard seed

Dummy - beginnings, tutorials, dolls, ghosts, pacifism

Whimsun - sensitivity, moths, apologies, anxiety, compassion

Moldsmal - dancing, rumination, balance

Vegetoid - plants, self improvement, cooking, gardening, vegetables

Migosp - being alone, self expression, dancing

Loox - sight, immaturity, friendship

to incorporate the Ruins into your craft, i would suggest adding purples and reds to your sacred space, alongside ivy or other easy-going plants. ive found that the monsters in this area are very beginner-friendly, and highly suggest working alongside them if you are new to spirit work or pop culture paganism :)

i will be making a separate post for working with Toriel and Napstablook in the future

[rolling-sea]

So oops Final Fantasy 14's consumed my brain again, but it gave me some covert PC pagan ideas. My best friend and I have our own semi-private FC in FF14 (it's a guild, basically) with our own house and a bunch of alts, so I decided to turn an alt's room into a religious space, or at the very least somewhere for our characters to hang out in together while we do our separate rituals, as we both work with a pantheon from a relatively uncommon source.*

This is our shrine atm. There's also a music player with a customized playlist per god that gets changed out when we change out the altar.

Legit could use this for any deity or spirit you work with as long as they're okay with it, I think. I love games with options to let me do stuff like this haha. *I know I'm generally very open about my practice within reason, but these gods have made it clear they'd prefer I keep things more private than I usually do. Far be it from me to argue.

[knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce]

-Ganondorf’s Gloom-

Context lost in translation and how that can affect Hyrulean PC faiths.

This post is heavily inspired by “Gloom vs Malice: The Untold Secrets of Gloom in Tears of the Kingdom” by QuestWithAaron on YouTube. I will be making many references to his video, including his thoughts on the Japanese texts while giving my own thoughts. His video is discussing the lore of the video games, but I will frame much of this in the context of how these revelations can relate to my own Hylian Faith and other Hyrulean based faiths.

Fans often wonder what the differences are between Malice produced and used by Calamity Ganon in Breath of the Wild and Gloom produced and used by Demon King Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom. For starters, what was localized into English Malice was the Japanese word Onnen meaning “deep-seated resentmenment.” This is a Buddhist concept referring to the essence of one’s hatred that persists throughout the cycle of death and rebirth.

Pictured here is the dragon Naydra corrupted by Malice.

Gloom was actually a rather odd choice of word chosen for the English localization. The Japanese word that was used was shouki meaning “Miasma, toxic gas, bad air.” Anyone who ever watched Inuyasha should be very well acquainted with the concept of miasma. The miasma produced by characters like Sesshomaru or Naraku is in fact quite similar in function and form to Ganondorf's gloom. This shouki becomes linked with another concept known as jyaki. Jyaki is translated literally to mean "evil energy." This evil energy is a corrupting force that can infect people. We see the effects of this evil energy throughout the Legend of Zelda series, whether it is corruption of land, demonic possession, what have you.

In the Japanese text of the game, there are two words that describe how gloom or miasma affects people. These are the words mushibamu and okasareru, which refer to an invasion of the body and spirit which deteriorates physical and mental wellbeing. However, these invasions of the mind and body by shouki and jyaki can be opposed with purification.

All of this relates heavily to a term I have spoken on before which originates in Shinto thought: kegare. This kegare, or impurity, bogs us down and separates us from our connections with divinity, whether it be our own innate divinity or our relationships with our deities. In Shinto, which was a major inpiration for the Legend of Zelda series as well as my own Hylian Faith, the Kami and humans are deeply interconnected via musubi, the power of creation or becoming. Harmony. In fact, in Tears of the Kingdom, the terminology used says that the royal family of Hyrule was born from a musubi (harmonious relationship) with a tribe of Kami, referring to the Zonai.

This gloom produced and harnessed as a weapon by Ganondorf to corrupt the land and infect the people within it served to destroy this harmonious relationship which had produced so much power of creation and peace.

While I hesitate to say whether there exist literal evil figures that seek to corrupt us and our relationships with the divine, impurity absolutely exists. Whether it is generated by our own negative thoughts or feelings, harmful actions, or even literal filth, this impurity must be purified in order to maintain harmonious relationships with divinity.

This image depicts Princess Zelda in BotW purifying herself in the Spring of Wisdom before praying to Goddess Hylia.

Purification is an important practice that should be used relatively often. I need to partake in this practice far often, myself. I have written of purification in past blog posts but I intend to expand on purification practices that can be used specifically in a Hyrulean PC context.

[lostwoodstarryskies]

Hyrulian PC Blogs

So things have been vanishing for our community of people. I wanted to create a list of HISTORICAL blogs, whom we have lost the knowledge of, blogs whose name has changed, and active/newer blogs.

As of January 9th, 2023, here are the LOST blogs,who we will remember forever. We miss you all!:

@hylianshrinemaiden

@sapphula-divine

@suntomoon-moontosun

@floridacraft

As of Januaru 9th, 2023, these are the changed blogs/ blogs I haven't seen actively posting about Hyrulian PC-WHICH IS FINE!

@confident-conch is now @roachratt-no active HPC posts.

@singasongoftime is now @witchliibra -I'm unsure about HPC/HPM, but I have seen LOZ posts!

@moonlitfox is now @heckin-vivi- unsure of HPC status

@bwitchys is now @croneboulder -still active in magic, not in HPC- I think.

As of January 9th, 2023 these are the blogs who haven't been active in 3+ years-from what I can tell

@legendoftheseawitch

@hylianshrine

@them0thprince/@them0thprincegrim0ire

@chaosundone

@thebookofhyrule

@pathofthehero

@oldfaerieofwinds

As of January 9th, 2023, these are the blogs I have seen posting or referencing Legend of Zelda/Hyrulian PC within 2 years:

@kakarikowitch

@farorestempest

@magic-on-tina

@lostwoodstarryskies -AKA Me! Ask me about anything!

@knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce

@knightofhylia

@folklord-myth

@rolling-sea

@mx-sunshine-witch

@low-resolution-rock

@cleansed-majora

@triforceofwitchcraft

@hyruletarot

@eventide-imp

@ocarinawitch

@a-song-of-healing

@noren-mekuri

@hylian-crown

@scatterbrainwitch

A good bet is to just scroll through some of the tags included below!

Also, feel free to join the Community of Hyrulean Faiths Discord server! We are a collective of people happy to support you in building your path! All are welcome as long as respect is given! See @knightofhylia-sageofthetriforce's blog to learn more!

[zeke-does-pop-culture]

Mulan: A Guide to Worship

Mulan is the protagonist of Disney’s Mulan (1998). She is the first Disney princess to be considered a princess through acts of heroism and honor. She stands for bravery, advocacy, and protecting those you love.

There are many ways to worship her:

Worshiping/honoring your ancestors

Defying gender roles

Learning about her myth/poem, Northern Wei Dynasty history, Chinese war history, etc.

Learning in general

Defying gender roles and authority/obedience

Proving people wrong (especially when they underestimate you)

Observing nature

Showing kindness and courage

Advocating for yourself and ‘lesser people,’ especially women, the elderly, and the disabled

Exercising, training, or doing sports or martial arts

Cutting your hair of styling it to look shorter than it is

Setting boundaries and keeping them

There are many things to offer her and put on an altar to her:

Swords

Dragons

Family guardians/temples

Tea

Horses and horse-riding

Crickets

Good luck charms

The color red

Old bird cages (like the one Cri-Kee is in)

Armor

Other traditional Chinese clothing/dress

Wooden poles (especially with an arrow on the top, as shown in the movie)

The Ballad of Mulan

[aoitakumi8148]

[Improving some of my gifs/gifsets these days] 𝟙 of 𝟙, 2023.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓽, 𝓷𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼, 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰.

[knightofhylia]

Cultural Appropriation Resources

The spiritual community is rife with conspiracies, dangerous misinformation, racism, appropriation, queerphobia, ableism, and so much more. This section is to help arm yourself against such forces, recognize dog-whistles, and recruitment tactics of extremists. This is by no means an exhaustive list.

*The purpose of including authors here is not to blacklist them, but to spread awareness. Many authors on this list have had an enormous impact on the spiritual community, but their works are rooted in misinformation, cultural appropriation, and racism. If you see a book citing these authors as sources, take note and read critically. Nuance and critical thinking is essential. *

[These images are just image previews. Visit the link at the top to read the sources]

This is not an opportunity for you to "WELL ACTUALLY" unless you can prove it with a source (source can also include living in that culture). If you have sources or topics you would like added, there is a section at the bottom of the webpage to do so.

[popwitch-dorian]

Pop Culture Devotion Society is Reopen!

Pop Culture Devotion Society has been reopen! Invite code: evmxwyrwTf

This discord server is 15+ and a great way to interact with your fellow pop culture witches and pagans

Make sure to read the rules and you'll gain entry for sure!

Hope to see you there!

[tmapagans]

I wonder if anyone has done pc paganism with Watership Down (yes the book about the rabbits). It has established mythology and the author wrote a sort of sequel to the book consisting of different mythological stories of the rabbits. I could see people reaching out to el-ahrairah and doing work with him, especially rabbit non humans/alters. It seems interesting and there is a lot of content out there, I might even be interested in it at some point.

[folklord-myth]

Jar of Malice

Preferably created on a Tuesday or Saturday, but a Mars or Saturn symbol on the jar will work just fine.

Ingredients:

Glue

Red and black paint

Thorns/Rusty nails/broken glass

Rotted/dead plants

Dead bugs

Hot sauce

Chili powder

A taglock of your target (name, hair, etc.)

(Optional) Clear quartz; does NOT go in the jar IF you plan on giving the target a chance to redeem themselves.

The clear quartz requires a bit of prep. Over the course of a few day charge it with all the anger you have for your target. Take it with you to work/school and every inconvenient thought, every annoyance, charge that quartz.

It acts as a piece of Ganondorf’s secret stone. To get the leaking hatred that is actual malice in the matter of a few days is impossible, but with the secret stone, it will at least be amplified enough to make your target feel it.

As you toss these ingredients together, feel free to monologue. Let them know that, try as they might, escape is futile and the malice will slowly drag them to the depths. If you plan on forgiving later, give them an ultimatum. Shake the jar violently afterwards.

Make sure to shake it every once and awhile, especially when you’re in a bad mood.

To make sure the glue doesn’t dry, sit the jar in hot (not boiling) water.

[the-angels-heavenn]

greetings! my name is angel (he/him), and this sideblog is dedicated to my spiritual practices! i've taken an interest in pop culture paganism, and felt i needed a dedicated space to share my works/thoughts. this blog will primarily focus on deltarune, but i may dabble in other sources from time to time.

if there are any other deltarune or undertale practitioners out there, or just anyone interested, i'd appreciate it if you could like or reblog!

i hope we can all become good friends!