Why the New Blog?

I believe that we too readily disconnect ourselves from the simplest forms of spirituality by designating some aspects of life as mundane. By calling the act of brushing our teeth a mundane ritual, we lose sight of the fact that it is a ritual of sorts and that it can help us commune with the divine. In truth, our ancestors connected many so-called “mundane” aspects with a divinity or spirit of some sort.

That said, why am I creating a blog specifically to discuss aspects of spirituality? Won’t I now be separating it from my more “mundane” posts about my social life and career?

The more I think about it the more I realize that that isn’t the case. As long as I am mindful of my own spirituality in my life, and as long as I am not intentionally separating the two, they won’t be separated. Creating a blog specifically for matters of spirituality, and in particular my main interests of Paganism - Druidism in particular - will only make it easier for me to take a closer look at my spirituality. In my normal blog I have a tendency to write one post about everything going on in my life. It gets very muddled, and I imagine that it’s not all that interesting to many people.

I would also like to have larger, more public conversations about what I’m doing in regards to Paganism but my other blog is not public. It is also too full of personal details. I want to discuss my spirituality while being somewhat more anonymous due to my career. So this blog will just be for personal spiritual musings and experiences. I’ll keep it somewhat minimized on my other blog. Many people who read that are probably not very interested in my spirituality anyway. And if people are looking for what I think about Druidism and Paganism, they don’t have to wade past my personal life.

I think that will be it for my first post. Perhaps my next will be a summary of how I came to where I am in Druidism.