my other soul is a kobold

[pinkpolarity]

A while back I started posting on the controversial subjects board (mostly politics and religion) of a hobby site. Something to do when LJ was down, but I've become strangely fond of the place. It's majority atheist, with a healthy dollop of Christians and a couple of Jewish members. There are other Pagans, but they rarely post unless someone posts

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[pinkpolarity]

Fantastic comment, thank you so much! I love the practical application of this, especially since I'm just not qualified to deal with the more mystical "is this reincarnation or something else" aspects of this, like you I'm more interested in what people *do* with religion than in the "what is the ultimate nature of gods" kinds of questions that seem to be the main preoccupation of people on that board.

It's also a good check-in on what I've been doing so far with the rest of his interests. His main interest is the Japanese thunder demon Raijin, and I pointed him to resources on Shinto, suggested he learn more about the Japanese as a whole, and find ways to engage with the storms part of it with storm science, if he's inclined, and offerings during storms. I think whether or not he does any of the reading (and I don't think that's where his head is at yet), the general tenor of what I've said has stuck-- that religion involves learning and spiritual work, that the best way to know anything from another culture is to know the culture it's from, and to figure out what he can *do* with his inclinations on a more concrete level. I do know he's reading some basic comparative mythology (like "Everything Mythology"), and I think that's a step in the right direction.