Congratulations to your daughter for embracing her true and authentic self! That must have been extremely difficult and Iām so thankful that she has a supportive and loving parent such as yourself. Good on you for being amazing!
While some people do still believe this, I can tell you from my own experience that most modern witches and practitioners alike donāt see gender and sex as rigidly and they may have many years ago. There is definitely space for masculine and feminine to co-exist in a single being. Even within shadow work as a psychological practice, there are concepts called the Anima and Animus that are said to exist within each of us depending on our gender identity.
Donāt worry about your daughter being left out ā there is plenty of room within witchcraft and pagan spaces for everyone, no matter their identity
It absolutely does! I believe the acronym has been updated lately to be something like LGBTQIA+ to include everyone that falls outside of the cisgender and heterosexual label. And itās definitely not a silly question!
Thanks for clarifying that. Im asexual and have to say i liked the look of some of tge stuff shared about magic that celebrates that group Lgbtq+ but i wasnāt sure if i may fit into that catagory and didnt want to do something thats connected to another culture or group if i didnt fit inyo it incase it night offend ppl or spirits or deities. Its not something i have really explored too much as i dont get out much and dont have to explain to ppl and ive not known how to explore that to begin with but this seems like a nice place to start. And i love using colour in magic, i didnt realise their might be dieties related to that group of ppl that could connect to and obvioisly the other suggestions are a good start to being able to connect to that side. I may have another side of this group of ppl that im just not sure where i may sit, but for now i just call myself a tomboy because its easier to explain that im not a girly girl but i still do some female things even if i also do connect a lil more to my masculine side. I just dint know if thats something that fits into any of tge catagories under LGBtQ+ or the updated one. Until i know if there is another name for where i fit, i just say im nor a girly girl or that im a tom boy. Because i dont really have ppl to ask who might know where i may fit and if i did. But its nice to knkw at least that i know where i may fit as an asexual. Even if i havnt been able to explore that really for what it means or to accept it no thats wrong word, celebrate it, i accept thays what i am i just havent gotten past that bit and while i tried to talk to family ages ago about it, other than my sister i dont think it was really undestood and after my dad had a rant about people with different sexual identitues ( i dobt think he really understands it all) and this after id said i was asexual and explainedā¦ i think hed forgotten ( caude im not sure if hes always listening to me when i talk) hed seem to forget i had yold him i was asexeual and that i was sitting next yo him as he ranted to other ppl were were working with during a training session on people with additional needs that i was supposed to be running for leaders of a volunteer group on a leaders camp. I felt so bad but i couldnt cry or say much as it wasnt just me and him and i didnt feel comfortable other leaders knowing that about me as it was all newā¦
Its nice this topic was bought up here because sometimes can feel alone in this part of identity and it gives a safe space to talk and to explore and even celebrate a side of self others might not accept and to know im not alone in this too helps. So thankyou for sharing this topic. And thanks for the ideas and thanks @MeganB and @BryWisteria for helping wuth figuring out about if i may fit into this catagory or group i appreciate it.
Iām happy if my thoughts could help you at all, Jill!
Much love and many blessings to you
This!
Big hugs to you, Phoenix!
Exploring your identity is a tricky and often stressful endeavor, and it certainly doesnāt help when those we love arenāt supportive or understanding about it. That being said, you are so right when you say youāre not alone- there are many great and supportive communities out there for those exploring their identities of all types! And youāve already found one- you are always very welcome home here, Pheonix!
That must have been extremely difficult and Iām so thankful that she has a supportive and loving parent such as yourself. Good on you for being amazing!
