tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post511401088735297423..comments2023-11-05T12:28:33.509+00:00Comments on Arc of Angel Light : D is for .... Depression and the DivineLesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08090264099060924293noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-50975311349538657032012-02-20T03:38:25.749+00:002012-02-20T03:38:25.749+00:00Diagnosed clinically depressed here! And when I...Diagnosed clinically depressed here! And when I'm in my pits (as I non-so-lovingly call my down periods) I start to remove myself from anything positive. That includes my faith. So I've never intentionally tried to do magic, meditation, divination work etc while in that frame of mind. But... it is my faith in the divine and my purpose here that almost always brings me back. That and a medications switch... nonetheless, if it weren't for my faith I'd be lost for sure. Thank you for the wonderful post. Its always a good thing to know that we aren't alone!<br /><br />Blessings, <br />KourtneyKleaf19https://www.blogger.com/profile/03431526317881173434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-54435865588440877502012-02-17T20:11:32.074+00:002012-02-17T20:11:32.074+00:00I struggle with clinical depression too, and I kno...I struggle with clinical depression too, and I know it's hard. I also have a hard time performing magic under those circumstances. It's like I'm so drained I can't even bother. The lack of being able to do anything magical makes me even more down...<br /><br />That being said, this last time I actually found my faith at the bottom of that hold - which was really interesting. I have to say that before I was a witch first and a pagan second and now I feel more like a Pagan first and a witch second? It's still hard to get on with life sometimes, but I feel my deities beside me even in that dark place. I hope it gets better for you.Pixiehttp://pixiecraft.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-9388638193910792662012-02-17T18:51:08.877+00:002012-02-17T18:51:08.877+00:00Thank you all for your comments - and I'm glad...Thank you all for your comments - and I'm glad we can all support each other .. love bunni x x xLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090264099060924293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-43332218947042991422012-02-17T18:14:02.958+00:002012-02-17T18:14:02.958+00:00Thank you! I think many of us struggle with this, ...Thank you! I think many of us struggle with this, but are afraid to admit it. This was just what I needed today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-30189013032353294072012-02-17T15:55:39.071+00:002012-02-17T15:55:39.071+00:00Nothing doom or gloom about this post, in fact it ...Nothing doom or gloom about this post, in fact it is an incredibly empowering post. I completely understand where you are coming from as I too am a suffer of depression. It is hard to get motivated to do the magic or to make the connection when we are depressed but if we can it can lift us up like nothing else as it is a conscious act of awareness of our feelings and the decision to do something about it.Calenthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774632510748343141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-46075916222310236522012-02-17T13:01:32.459+00:002012-02-17T13:01:32.459+00:00It's tough to come to terms with depression ~ ...It's tough to come to terms with depression ~ we WANT to be able to "just snap out of it" as many will suggest, but that is not even possible. Sometimes, it isn't possible even with heavy medications.<br /><br />The questions you've raised are ones I've asked myself many times over. Along with, "how much devastation can a person take before they just quit snapping back like a rubber band that has been stretched too far?" The elasticity wears out and we're left with a limp lifeless circle of nothing useful.<br /><br />For me, communing with (or accepting that there even IS) Deity is difficult, but when I breathe in all the beauty around me, walk in the woods, watch my garden grow, listen to the music of singing birds, wonder at the beauty of the Moon...THOSE are usually the things that reinforce me and lighten my mood.<br /><br />Thank you for your post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723368404911817023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-91160620370193221252012-02-17T12:39:35.746+00:002012-02-17T12:39:35.746+00:00I can relate on so many levels and am glad to have...I can relate on so many levels and am glad to have a kindred spirit on Depression. I actually chose Darkness in the Pagan Blog Project this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-60381622462798728982012-02-17T10:47:30.810+00:002012-02-17T10:47:30.810+00:00I agree that you can do magic when you are depress...I agree that you can do magic when you are depressed. Since magic is a cooperative effort, what you are lacking in energy you borrow from your other magical/spiritual sources. Perhaps borrowing from these sources might also help you receive the energy you need to fight the depression itself.Aine O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372090267226506263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-51335426215398089122012-02-17T09:35:40.686+00:002012-02-17T09:35:40.686+00:00I don't think this is all doom and gloom.. It ...I don't think this is all doom and gloom.. It is honest and courageous and based on reality. It is not easy to admit depression, such is the stigma society place on it.. and while I do not suffer from depression, there have been a few heinous issues tossed at us of late those have left me stressed and flat and I wonder how on earth can one practice when you feel so negative and low.. and then I read this. Bless you for your honesty and strength.Wendy.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746230768488922629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9084916409302617230.post-75070644203043626912012-02-17T07:05:12.714+00:002012-02-17T07:05:12.714+00:00despite the gloom it was a wonderfully enlightenin...despite the gloom it was a wonderfully enlightening post. ~)O(~Oracle Foxlyn Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062972183197753089noreply@blogger.com