growing up catholic, i was introduced to other realms as important or as real/existing as the ‘now’ or living on earth. this made me continually scared and even made me weep when i did something that had harsh consequences as i did not want to go to hell that day.
is this stretching of the imagination necessary and what is the motive?
my nan grew up in southern ireland in the 1940/50’s surrounded by catholicism and its beliefs. praying on hard stone floors to an entity you didn’t know was a punishment for children who talked back to a teacher or yelled out an idea. the not-there held so much power, whose followers utilised this to guide and preserve.
how do these beliefs translate to the now or within a modern context?
all hallows eve- a day/night after summer harvest where it is believed a spirit world collides with the human world. usually strong boundaries fade and spirits have the opportunity to ‘visit’ and have to be chased away from the human world with various rituals.
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