It’s all about the fantasy?

Ever wonder why people have this need to include fantasy in their lives?  Well, for one thing, it breaks up the mundane of our daily lives, and can help in our sexual release..but what about in a spiritual connection?  Now some would state that a belief in god, any god would be fantasy in itself due to their not understanding in a concept of an omnipotent being who watches us make our mistakes , seeing all the evil heaped upon our innocents, and the hate and rhetoric spewed at people who dare to believe something different than we do, or dare to live a different lifestyle.  And yet it is believed that souls will be “saved” if one just believes.  Now that sounds like a story straight from a fantasy novel doesn’t it?  And yet people believe in it..they develop their spirituality around it.  And that is their prerogative.  Pagans are not immune from things such as this…I’ve seen people believe in unicorns, fairies, dragons, being “otherkin”, vampires, werewolves, witches.  I know that in our realm of things, some things do indeed exist, but to actively add them to as path to the exclusion of common sense seems a little ridiculous to me.  I mean unicorns are cute and sparkly, but seriously..does anyone really believe they exist out of story books or cartoons?  dragons exist in various forms throughout the ages and some use them as guides, so cannot entirely discount them…I am a great believer of the Fae, as they are part of my heritage ..vampires do exist, some practice sanguination(that is blood to you) , while others are of the psychic variety and may or may not know that they practice as such, since they are the ones who can suck all the energy out of a room as soon as they enter it.  Witches exist..we are those who practice the craft of old in various ways.  The “otherkin” is difficult to explain and while some cultures have a form of shape shifters, it is usually those young or inexperienced who lay claim to this label ..I have yet to wrap my mind around it.

And then there is the whole genre of people who watch the shows and movies from Hollyweird and believe that all who are wiccan/pagan are as portrayed in them.  I shake my head at those who cannot miss an episode of the newest one “true blood” because it contains all the addictions, sex, blood and the occult. Witches hunt the vampires, there is plenty of fairy glitter to sprinkle around, and a witch who is said to be Wiccan, since that is a legitimate faith  recognized by the U.S. supreme Court.  And yet, mainstream news always wants reaction from ‘real” witches to see how they feel…There will always be those who cry foul and demand that this is not the truth, and in some aspects they are right.  The best fiction always carries a grain of truth to be more believable to the reader.  Charmed witches used herbs for workings..so do those of us who are real witches…we don’t go hunt down demons, because why would we try to destroy those who cannot be destroyed , and could be a potential help in what we are trying to do?  FYI..demons/daemons/angels..same things depending upon the faith one is checking out.  Harry Potter used enough terms used by those in the pagan world to resonate with the “muggles” who do not practice.  But as with the show Bewitched from days gone by and “I dream of Jeanie”, it is all entertainment, not meant to be a primer on what those of us who go about our daily lives do on our paths.  Go ahead and enjoy the fantasy, it breaks up the monotony of life, but temper it with some reality.  The shows are entertainment, nothing more.  Want reality?  Spend some time with a single mom who has to budget life so that her child(ren) have the things that are necessary in life as well as maybe some of the frills their friends get, while receiving little or nothing  from the other parent.  Or try  talking to a veteran who came home from fighting for his country to find there is no employment for him in this economy, so how is he supposed to support his family and deal with all he’s seen and done in the name of freedom?  Those are realities that people deal with every day, and nobody makes movies of those because its not entertaining or sexy enough to hold your attention.  so the next time you feed your fix for the “occult”..remember that its only fiction and nothing like the real world..but that can be a good thing most days when life has been handing you crap.

Peace out.