So on the drive to see my grandad in Wales with just my mum, which made things easier, the subject of belief came up. Last thing she knew, we had stopped going to an Orthodox church and that it was probably because we had nowhere close to go after it moved.
However, I couldn't lie to her, so when she asked I had no choice but to come out of my spiritual closet. It was very strange because at the moment I am not sure what I am, but thankfully she is live and let live Christian. My dad however is unpredictable. He is young earth non-trinitarian ie doesn't believe Jesus is God but believes the first people were around 6,000 years ago. 'Coming out' to him will be more difficult. Well, one parent down, but when I relayed the conversation to my (atheist) wife, she rather disparagingly asked "what, so you believe in gods and spirits?"
Well, it was 11pm and I was in no mood to make a statement so I just brushed it off with ambiguity. But this does raise an issue. I thought she was cool with my pagan leanings and animistic/ancestral honoring beliefs. Maybe I haven't been talking to her about these things as much as I have to myself in my head.
What would you do in this situation? Mindful that I can't really experiment with any ritual in the house without it being very obvious.
However, I couldn't lie to her, so when she asked I had no choice but to come out of my spiritual closet. It was very strange because at the moment I am not sure what I am, but thankfully she is live and let live Christian. My dad however is unpredictable. He is young earth non-trinitarian ie doesn't believe Jesus is God but believes the first people were around 6,000 years ago. 'Coming out' to him will be more difficult. Well, one parent down, but when I relayed the conversation to my (atheist) wife, she rather disparagingly asked "what, so you believe in gods and spirits?"
Well, it was 11pm and I was in no mood to make a statement so I just brushed it off with ambiguity. But this does raise an issue. I thought she was cool with my pagan leanings and animistic/ancestral honoring beliefs. Maybe I haven't been talking to her about these things as much as I have to myself in my head.
What would you do in this situation? Mindful that I can't really experiment with any ritual in the house without it being very obvious.
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