And also— perhaps beside the point, but I couldn’t help but wonder— I wasn’t familiar with the type of pagan invocations you briefly alluded to (and this is not because I question their veracity, but rather because I am very intrigued by them!), so I was curious if you had any reading recommendations through which a novice spritual-anthropology-hobbyist like myself could learn more about the aforementioned topic? I would be so grateful to edify myself on the matter!
Anyways— thank you for all you wrote here. Be well.💚
That little excerpt is actually drawn from S. K.’s own essay, “At a Graveside”, where he paints the “temptation” of mourning as either to expell all sincerity in explosive grief or alienation. It certainly reminded me of the stories about Celtic pagan practices that I'd heard when I was young, but I'm not making a theological claim about their actual practices!
I got to visit the cemetery. A quiet Saturday morning in October. It was serene and peaceful.
A lovely post that gave me a good pause💚
And also— perhaps beside the point, but I couldn’t help but wonder— I wasn’t familiar with the type of pagan invocations you briefly alluded to (and this is not because I question their veracity, but rather because I am very intrigued by them!), so I was curious if you had any reading recommendations through which a novice spritual-anthropology-hobbyist like myself could learn more about the aforementioned topic? I would be so grateful to edify myself on the matter!
Anyways— thank you for all you wrote here. Be well.💚
That little excerpt is actually drawn from S. K.’s own essay, “At a Graveside”, where he paints the “temptation” of mourning as either to expell all sincerity in explosive grief or alienation. It certainly reminded me of the stories about Celtic pagan practices that I'd heard when I was young, but I'm not making a theological claim about their actual practices!
Oh! I see! This makes sense then. Fascinating!