I am a follower of Apollo. I’ve followed the Greek gods as long as I can remember, but Apollo is the one who reached out to me, who I gravitated towards without knowing why.

I enjoy the Norse gods, though, and am learning about Hindi gods as well. I want to be well-versed in most faiths as a way to show respect to others as well as to better understand my world.

I would probably describe myself as just pagan, although I have been told I act like a Druid. I have not trained in druidry and am not really comfortable with that term.

I have not been doing a very good job of maintaining pagan holidays and practices lately, and I am disappointed in myself for that. Life has just gotten so fast-paced and stressful, it is hard to take time to honor the gods properly and feel that connection to the Earth.

Additionally, there is a swamp near where I live, and the idiotic powers that be have decided filling it in to build a gas station is the best use of that land. They’ve been filling it in for 3 years now, it just keeps sinking, weirdly enough. But they tore down all the trees that were there and dumped all this dirt on top of what was clearly a special ecosystem, the whole place feels violated and raw now. It’s really disheartening to look outside now, and since I used to go to the swamp to connect with Nature, having that ripped away has left me with a huge hole. I have a hard time wanting to connect with Nature after I watched this happen and could do nothing.

So I subscribe to pagan communities and hope the discussions there help me recover my passion. I love the commraderie and fellowship these gatherings of like-minded people allow me to experience.