Main faiths use the power of sacrifice for various aspects of religion and magick and you’ll even come across things in the simplest of sources that say to offer up this or that in the name of the gods. I have always wondered what you were supposed to do with the “sacrifice” when you are done sacrificing.
A few days ago Cyndi and I were out in the yard killing chickens to put in the freezer so we could eat them later and as they ran around without heads I got to thinking… could I harness the life-energies as they are lost out the little naked necks of these Turkens?
Then I thought to myself what if I did utilize such energies…what would happen to the carcass if I cooked and ate it? Can I give the life essence in sacrifice then keep the empty shell that remains for my own devices, or would that be bad form? And I’m not talking specifically about chickens. I’m taking about herbs, stones, and other things that one may offer up in supplication.
These and more questions I think I will ponder over the next few days and weeks as we kill off several more roosters. And until I can come up with a few answers I think my mind will grind and my belly will rumble…
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June 8th, 2008 at 12:02 am
Dude. I know this is an OLD article. But I’m sitting here listening to trancey loungey jazzy stuff and reading blog archives. This was pretty thought-provoking. I mean… really… what do we do with this stuff we offer when the answer isn’t obvious?
Herbs, like you said, sure, we burn ‘em. Then that’s that. Gemstones can be offered and then kept somewhere safe or carried on your person if you feel it has talismanic value I guess. But what about stuff that doesn’t evaporate or break down easily? Hm.