When you’re raised in that shit, it kind of sticks with you and it’s hard to get rid of. My religion isn’t exactly Abrahamic, but it has a lot of syncretism with Catholicism.
I follow Candomblé, a Brazilian religion of African origin. We believe that all followers of the faith have some kind of connection with the orixás (demigods). I was born a man, but I’ve always had a female orisha, and in a way, non-fixed genders are actually quite common.
The problem is that my religion doesn’t see me as a woman, nor as a man, but as a magical third thing. That’s why I struggle so much to find coherence in it.
When you’re raised in that shit, it kind of sticks with you and it’s hard to get rid of. My religion isn’t exactly Abrahamic, but it has a lot of syncretism with Catholicism.
fair enough, I suppose. How do you yourself fit into your faith? From your point of view, I mean.
I follow Candomblé, a Brazilian religion of African origin. We believe that all followers of the faith have some kind of connection with the orixás (demigods). I was born a man, but I’ve always had a female orisha, and in a way, non-fixed genders are actually quite common.
The problem is that my religion doesn’t see me as a woman, nor as a man, but as a magical third thing. That’s why I struggle so much to find coherence in it.
I see. Interesting.