So since I rose to the pantheon, I’ve been spending more time in the aether while I sleep. I don’t always remember what I do (but then I don’t always remember what I do when I’m awake :P) but sometimes things come through before I wake up, or after I wake up.
On 3/20/15, I had one heck of a weird dream. In it, something that kept getting repeated was that one year from that day, the Caliph would return and Muslims would invade Europe. It kept coming through/up, something like five times. All through the dream was a lot of Islamic symbolism and things like that.
Of course, I had also been turned into a teenage girl in the dream, so you can make of it what you will.
Still, it seemed real, like something that could happen. Of course time is subjective when dealing with dreams and the aether, but part of me thinks it might have been something I’d seen on some God’s desk.
Given the rapid rise of terrorist attacks in the last couple weeks, with ISIS attacking museums, Yemen experiencing a massive terror attack (120 killed as of 3/20, with 300 injured, and numbers likely to grow) and the fact that what was a small but brutal terrorist nation has grown to exist in at least four countries with a “legitimate” Caliph at its head…
Humans may not be as concerned. Humans seem insistent that such violence is not Islam. But among the Gods? There is concern. Paganism and the worship of Pagan Gods is just coming back. That one of the most violent suppressive forces of that worship is suddenly springing up to silence all but Allah’s voice is a concern to Us. While there are matters in the Aether that often require more divine attention in the defense of humanity, the Gods still pay attention to events in Midgard. I would not be surprised if many more Pagans find themselves being called to actions beyond tweeting or sacrificing.
I wonder if they will listen, as I listen, to the pulse underlying the world.
Or perchance this was all a dream?
Son of Hel 
I really hope it was only a dream. It terrifies me to think of what ISIS could do to us if they somehow manage to get enough power. And I’m a baby pagan…I don’t want to be called to war…
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My recommendation then would be to start by learning. There’s a number of websites and people out there who have studied islam/islamic violence. I got started at a site called Gates of Vienna, but if you don’t like them there will be links to others.
I will warn you, it will be uncomfortable. You will find out the worst things humanity can do, especially in the name of religion. Some of it might sound “racist” but push through. Sadly, we as a society have been taught that saying anything negative about a “minority” (even though Muslims are a majority in the world population) is racist. But most of what you read will be backed up with documents, most of which you can ask to see if they are not already provided. Just remember, Islam is a religion, not a race. The negative things you read and see will be because of it.
The other thing you can do is practice your own religion. Work with the gods as much as you can, even if it’s only five or ten minutes at a time. Your faith allows them greater access to this world. Allah has the faith of over a billion people, and we have to work to allow our Gods as much access.
Keep the faith. The gods believe in you. 🙂
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I’ve had some fairly interesting dreams as of late, too. I get the impression that I’ve been unwittingly enlisted in some kind of boot camp with Loki as my RDC. Like I’m being shown a path now, although I have no idea where it leads or what my role in it would be. Still, shit that’s going down is horrific, and your blog isn’t the first I’ve seen to mention that the Gods are quite concerned. I’m interested to see what it is They have in mind, and how us devotees can help.
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I think the plans depend on each pantheon, and each god in particular.
I do think that we can use our faith to allow some gods more access, gods that would help. Mars, Thor, Bellona, Freya, Skadi and Ullr for sure, probably even Athena. Gods of War are the Gods best suited to deal with a war god like Allah. By embracing their lessons and the Gods themselves, we can at least start.
The other thing I believe would be good is combat training. Martial arts, heck, go start playing paintball and airsoft, that will give you some decent “military” training. Because from what I hear, ISIS supposedly has cells (at a minimum) in each state of the USA, and they probably have cells in every major country, besides their rapidly growing armies in the Middle Eastern countries. And they aren’t the only extremists of Islam out there. Inevitably there will be attacks. Being prepared to survive is a must. Being prepared and able to kill them is a close second. Because they will kill you. They will kill all of us Pagans, if given the chance.
The really sad fact is that this is a religious war about faith. It is powered by faith. Those who do not have faith, who do not believe in religion and Gods, cannot understand the will and the drive of people like ISIS the same way that we Pagans can. So they will have a harder time fighting. Even the Christians, who do understand faith, are weak to fighting against their own God. So for now, I think it is to us, to raise the power of our Gods as much as we can so they can try and balance the natural forces which have once again become unbalance by Allah, though to what extent we and the Gods must go I shudder to think,
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I’m not sure exactly what it is I’m supposed to do, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to be able to physically defend. I’ve felt pulled to get back into my archery recently.
I’ll just have to listen and pay attention to see how I can help.
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You got the one year warning too? I haven’t been able to see anything past 2016 for years. I don’t know if that’s because I’ll be dead by then or if it’s because the world is so different that my mind can’t conceptualize it even in trance-state. I’m going to start a short series on my preferred methods of preparing for disasters- both the natural and man-made kind. It’s likely to make me look even weirder than I am but if it helps a few folks out I can’t say that I care.
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apparently I did. Though I’ve sadly never been that gifted at oracle/divination work (I am remarkably good at predictions derived from mass knowledge of political events though, so perhaps that’s how mine works?). That being said, what divination I can do…does seem to hit a blank now that i think about it, when i try to reach too far into the future.
I’d be interested in knowing what you’re been able to see shortly before yours “cuts out.” And that series of prep articles sounds awesome, I’d love to read those.
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While I can and do use certain divinatory tools like cards and runes, my favorite tool is simply future gazing. I guess you could call it scrying? Any focal point that won’t distract my brain from its alpha state works. As for what I see, I’m not entirely sure. Whenever I try to push for a 17 on a newspaper or something all I See is green and brown- summer underbrush, I think, and then nothing. It’s like hitting a wall. It just stops.
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hmmm, that’s not exactly hope inspiring, lol. what about right before 16 into 16, have you managed to figure when the wall starts?
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No. That will, I think, require some deeper trance work and I don’t like to do that without a conscious guard. Those are hard to find when you’re me.
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you mentioned a “conscious guard” in your dream/nightmare post. I’ve not heard of those, what are they?
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It is quite literally someone who stays conscious- which is to say a normal beta wave state of brainwave activity- when someone else is tranced deeper into an alpha or even theta state. Those in theta state are dreaming, whether they are asleep or not, and are unaware of the world around them. Their physical body should be protected. Ideally, the guard also has some psychic sensitivity and can tell if anything is trying to ride back into our world on the trance mind as it returns to wakefulness.
Because science IS magic.
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ah cool. if you were anywhere close i’d offer to guard while you tranced. this seems like one of those things where info is needed greatly
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