Okay, this could sound weird since I've already said in a thread or two that I don't have a religion but however, this idea of a repentance/purification/making amends/atonement practice fascinates me and is still something I'd like to do. (Since shame and regret are my best buddies but a bit too loud sometimes...) I find that kind of practices fascinating and humbling somehow and I'd like to both try and learn more about them.
And even if you didn't have a non-religious formula for such a practice, please do tell about yours! (If there's one, if not, then why not?) These kind of practices seems to be something people behind when leaving their previous, often guilt-based faith so is the concept of atonement even important in a/your Pagan worldview? Paganism in general doesn't seem too concerned with regret, guilt and the like but I assume you still have those feelings left and probably have a spiritual practice for treating them.
(At least repentance/atonement/purification/whatever must be some kind of human condition, otherwise there wouldn't be so many words for it! By the way, I don't know if the word 'purification' sounds a bit odd there, it might come from Buddhism since they quite often call those repentance practices purification. I like the idea of purification so it kind of stuck with me.)
And even if you didn't have a non-religious formula for such a practice, please do tell about yours! (If there's one, if not, then why not?) These kind of practices seems to be something people behind when leaving their previous, often guilt-based faith so is the concept of atonement even important in a/your Pagan worldview? Paganism in general doesn't seem too concerned with regret, guilt and the like but I assume you still have those feelings left and probably have a spiritual practice for treating them.
(At least repentance/atonement/purification/whatever must be some kind of human condition, otherwise there wouldn't be so many words for it! By the way, I don't know if the word 'purification' sounds a bit odd there, it might come from Buddhism since they quite often call those repentance practices purification. I like the idea of purification so it kind of stuck with me.)
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