Interview Meme: RavensChild9
What animal do you see yourself being closed to/attractedm fascinated by?
Well, the obvious answer is lion, yes? Hence Ember Leo. However, my primary animal ally is actually Rabbit, from childhood onward. Stag came into my life (though I didn't necessarily recognise it as such) shortly after puberty, and I didn't really come to focus on Lion until my late teens, early adulthood. Then, of course, cats have always been part of my life.
There are other animals in my life, but those are the big three. Secondary influences include Redtail Hawk, Corvids (Ravens and Crows), Coyotes, Snakes, Horses (born in the year thereof), and I suppose Scorpions (born in the month thereof). Oh, and a shapeshifting ringtail/fox who likes to be a lemur or a raccoon or a cat or really, anything with a striped tail. But I'm not sure that counts as someone I identify with so much as someone who likes me.
Who would you study under, have as a mentor, teacher from history, until now?
I suppose turn-around is fair play? Heh.
Actually, I honestly have no idea. Or rather, I have too many ideas, but don't know who would suit me personally as a teacher. I have learned over the years that at least in my personal case, having a Master whose teaching style doesn't suit mine isn't anywhere near as good as having a Journeyman whose teaching style suits mine perfectly. The Journeyman may not know as much, but if I can learn almost everything she has to teach, and would only have learned a tiny fraction of what the incompatible Master has to teach, it's well worth it.
If I was guaranteed a positive relationship despite any superficial differences of culture, race, gender, etc. then I suppose it might be nice to study with...hmm...
Today I'll say Marie LeVeau, but tomorrow I might decide I'd rather study with Socrates, and who knows how I'll feel next week. Heh.
Which Goddess/God fascinates that you haven't worked with yet?
Ha! Many many many. That's what gets me into so much trouble, eh? But hmm, the one who has long held my interest and yet has never really come into my life is probably Athena. I used to identify with Her the most when I read mythology as a child, before I became a polytheist - so I didn't actually believe in Her, but I thought She was really cool.
Then I dated a Helenist who belongs to Apollo (and Dionysus - the usual pairing), and offered to get to know his religion better by studying Athena. At that point I was still not a polytheist, I just thought it might be interesting and a way to be close to my boyfriend, but he didn't think it was a good idea (looong story), so I didn't go in that direction.
A few years later when I came across Freya, after Odin knocked some polytheism into me, I realized that what had fascinated me about Athena was at least as true about Freya, but I had been interested in Athena as a virgin, and as a sexually active adult woman, Freya is now more my wavelength.
Still... it might be interesting to meet Athena someday.
Who do you admire the most and why?
I really don't know. Lots of people, but "most"? I just don't know. I should come back to this.
What is a terrifying thing for you, how do you avoid it?
I have a sort of habit of facing down things that terrify me, actually. I used to be downright phobic of the dark, and I've since faced that down. I've been confronting and working through my school anxiety for years now. Before I learned to drive, and at after bad experiences from time to time, I have been terrified of driving, but I push through it.
I suppose what really scares me is the things I not only can't choose to avoid, but also can't choose to confront proactively either. Things like losing my loved ones unexpectedly. And really, most of the things that come to mind as also terrifying amount to variations on that theme.
For more ordinary fears, of course there are variations on the fears of failure, but that's not terrifying, per se. It does, however, occupy far more of my emotional time than the outliers do.
--Ember--
Well, the obvious answer is lion, yes? Hence Ember Leo. However, my primary animal ally is actually Rabbit, from childhood onward. Stag came into my life (though I didn't necessarily recognise it as such) shortly after puberty, and I didn't really come to focus on Lion until my late teens, early adulthood. Then, of course, cats have always been part of my life.
There are other animals in my life, but those are the big three. Secondary influences include Redtail Hawk, Corvids (Ravens and Crows), Coyotes, Snakes, Horses (born in the year thereof), and I suppose Scorpions (born in the month thereof). Oh, and a shapeshifting ringtail/fox who likes to be a lemur or a raccoon or a cat or really, anything with a striped tail. But I'm not sure that counts as someone I identify with so much as someone who likes me.
Who would you study under, have as a mentor, teacher from history, until now?
I suppose turn-around is fair play? Heh.
Actually, I honestly have no idea. Or rather, I have too many ideas, but don't know who would suit me personally as a teacher. I have learned over the years that at least in my personal case, having a Master whose teaching style doesn't suit mine isn't anywhere near as good as having a Journeyman whose teaching style suits mine perfectly. The Journeyman may not know as much, but if I can learn almost everything she has to teach, and would only have learned a tiny fraction of what the incompatible Master has to teach, it's well worth it.
If I was guaranteed a positive relationship despite any superficial differences of culture, race, gender, etc. then I suppose it might be nice to study with...hmm...
Today I'll say Marie LeVeau, but tomorrow I might decide I'd rather study with Socrates, and who knows how I'll feel next week. Heh.
Which Goddess/God fascinates that you haven't worked with yet?
Ha! Many many many. That's what gets me into so much trouble, eh? But hmm, the one who has long held my interest and yet has never really come into my life is probably Athena. I used to identify with Her the most when I read mythology as a child, before I became a polytheist - so I didn't actually believe in Her, but I thought She was really cool.
Then I dated a Helenist who belongs to Apollo (and Dionysus - the usual pairing), and offered to get to know his religion better by studying Athena. At that point I was still not a polytheist, I just thought it might be interesting and a way to be close to my boyfriend, but he didn't think it was a good idea (looong story), so I didn't go in that direction.
A few years later when I came across Freya, after Odin knocked some polytheism into me, I realized that what had fascinated me about Athena was at least as true about Freya, but I had been interested in Athena as a virgin, and as a sexually active adult woman, Freya is now more my wavelength.
Still... it might be interesting to meet Athena someday.
Who do you admire the most and why?
I really don't know. Lots of people, but "most"? I just don't know. I should come back to this.
What is a terrifying thing for you, how do you avoid it?
I have a sort of habit of facing down things that terrify me, actually. I used to be downright phobic of the dark, and I've since faced that down. I've been confronting and working through my school anxiety for years now. Before I learned to drive, and at after bad experiences from time to time, I have been terrified of driving, but I push through it.
I suppose what really scares me is the things I not only can't choose to avoid, but also can't choose to confront proactively either. Things like losing my loved ones unexpectedly. And really, most of the things that come to mind as also terrifying amount to variations on that theme.
For more ordinary fears, of course there are variations on the fears of failure, but that's not terrifying, per se. It does, however, occupy far more of my emotional time than the outliers do.
--Ember--