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haptalaonThis series is about the three regular practices of Fencraft; but it's also about tradition-building.
I think Cassini is right to spot that there's very little content showing you how to find or hack your own religious tradition. This is a shame - because nothing is quite as intense or otherworldly than encountering the sublime, or discovering the divine for yourself, or expressing it through imagery which sets your mind on fire. The Three Practices are the three basic techniques I used, which lead me to developing my own religious system; so that's why I've named them the official three practices within the tradition, the roads to follow to get to the same kind of place. But I feel confident that anyone following them for a period of time will benefit: they deconstruct and explain some of the practices which are often assumed within Pagan/Occult stuff.
At their core, the Three Practices are a way to make space in your life in which you can encounter the Landweird. For non-Fencrafters - they're quite simply a way to make space. It's the long road, filling your mind with ideas and images, your life with experiences, and just giving it time to percolate.
(There's also the secular Practices: they are a reminder to spend more time doing what you love. Your humble author is profoundly depressed; and so, these daily practices are built around the things that keep me healthy, happy and well. There's an important lesson here for system-builders: your religion should call you to do more of the things which nourish you. If you love blues rock, then put it in your rituals. If you make clothes, then design robes and masks for it. And so forth. Make sacred.)
Finally: There's nothing new here. There are an awful lot of "Seeker First Steps" techniques and pathways; and this one is mine. These are the three I think are most important. They are achievable and accessible - nothing is worse than "two months of waking at dawn, three meditations a day, and cold showers" as an initial step no one will ever actually pass. And I encourage you to adopt and deconstruct them - you could use them within whatever tradition you're currently following, or to consider Fencraft, or as first steps towards developing your own thing.
I think Cassini is right to spot that there's very little content showing you how to find or hack your own religious tradition. This is a shame - because nothing is quite as intense or otherworldly than encountering the sublime, or discovering the divine for yourself, or expressing it through imagery which sets your mind on fire. The Three Practices are the three basic techniques I used, which lead me to developing my own religious system; so that's why I've named them the official three practices within the tradition, the roads to follow to get to the same kind of place. But I feel confident that anyone following them for a period of time will benefit: they deconstruct and explain some of the practices which are often assumed within Pagan/Occult stuff.
At their core, the Three Practices are a way to make space in your life in which you can encounter the Landweird. For non-Fencrafters - they're quite simply a way to make space. It's the long road, filling your mind with ideas and images, your life with experiences, and just giving it time to percolate.
(There's also the secular Practices: they are a reminder to spend more time doing what you love. Your humble author is profoundly depressed; and so, these daily practices are built around the things that keep me healthy, happy and well. There's an important lesson here for system-builders: your religion should call you to do more of the things which nourish you. If you love blues rock, then put it in your rituals. If you make clothes, then design robes and masks for it. And so forth. Make sacred.)
Finally: There's nothing new here. There are an awful lot of "Seeker First Steps" techniques and pathways; and this one is mine. These are the three I think are most important. They are achievable and accessible - nothing is worse than "two months of waking at dawn, three meditations a day, and cold showers" as an initial step no one will ever actually pass. And I encourage you to adopt and deconstruct them - you could use them within whatever tradition you're currently following, or to consider Fencraft, or as first steps towards developing your own thing.
