Duotheism Puns

Hello lovely people, sorry for using a throwaway, my main is not tied to anything personal and I want to keep it that way.

I've been a practicing solitary Wiccan for almost 10 years now. Since the beginning, I've been very duotheist in practice - all the Gods are aspects of one Great God, all Goddesses are aspects of one Great Goddess, and they're both part of a big Thing that encompasses the universe. I thought this was the common view also held in traditional circles, until a friend told me that no, Trad Wicca worships two Gods out of many, and that the Trad cosmology is much more polytheistic (many, many Gods) than my Wiccan duotheism. (I'm trying to be as vague as I can about Trad since it's supposed to be oathbound and all.)

I've been itching to join a BTW coven near me for more than a year, met the local priestess, all that. I feel ready to embrace the community and leave my metaphorical shack in the woods.

My question is, when I join a BTW coven (is it called Trad. Wicca here in Europe?), is one of the requirements to recant my duotheism and accept this many-gods polytheism instead? Can I not join Traditional Wicca while being a duotheist? I am interested in Gardnerian Wicca in particular, though if some Alexandrians would like to chime in with their view I'd be very happy to hear it!

I hope this type of post is allowed! I am very new here. I was raised Christian and realized a long time ago that I simply did not believe in any of it. I did a lot of soul searching back then and asked myself what I believed in, because I couldn’t find a religion I felt really described my beliefs. I realized that what I believe in is not so much a deity, but an overarching divine life force in everything. At the time, the closest I could find was Hinduism, but that never felt quite right either. I have called myself an atheist since then for sake of ease.

Over a long chain of events, I started looking into Wicca recently and it seems so close. I have even found references to All That Is and a Divine Source. I’ve been doing research and even bought the recommended Scott Cunningham book. I read it nearly cover to cover. The general consensus I have found is that Wicca can be highly personalized, but every single source I have looked at has mentioned the God and Goddess (with an asterisk about some people worshipping only the Goddess and the author’s personal feelings on that).

I just don’t have belief in any deity outside of this overarching divine energy, and I have yet to see a source that includes direct worship of it, rather than worship through a deity. The closest thing I have found is non-religious witchcraft, which doesn’t really feel like an answer.

I’m sorry this is so long! In the most respectful way possible, because this feels a little rude to ask, I guess my question is if that would still be Wicca or if the duotheism is a sort of prerequisite?

Thank you so much for any insight anyone can spare me.

For most of my life I prayed to one deity (God) and I struggle with praying to both Lord and Lady. I am used to speaking with God and I know what 'His' presence feels like. I don't feel as connected with the Goddess energy even though I have tried many times. When I pray I find it easier to speak to one energy. This bothers me because I want to honor both equally. I thought about praying to God about certain 'fatherly' things and the Goddess about 'motherly' things, however I am struggling with this also because there is so much overlap in roles and I find myself having to use old fashioned gender role concepts for them. I find it is much easier for me to conceptualize deity as monotheistic, but at the same time I want to honor both male and female energies as equal. I think because I was raised with the concept of Father God, it is easier for me to conceptualize than the Mother Goddess. I feel a Mother energy at times especially on esbats, however when it comes to prayer and just talking with deity I find this really hard to manage. I find it easier talking to one vs two. I think I may need help with conceptualizing the two of them, their traits, and their relationship better.

Does anyone have an idea to make this easier? Is it possible to focus on one energy? Is there a way to pray to one energy while honoring both male and female? I really like Wicca, but is a non Judeo-Christian monotheistic witchcraft path possible? Can someone explain the roles or differences between the two deities/energies?

I don't know a great deal about Wicca, but I tend to resonate its beliefs. One of the draws for me to Wicca was always the duotheistic quality. I always liked the idea of there being both a God and a Goddess. As I have grown in social consciousness I have become more aware of the damage a binary view of gender in humans can be. I wondered if anyone else had grappled with this and what their thoughts were. This is in no way a criticism of Wicca. I grew up in a tradition with only one God, so 2+ is a vast improvement. And like I said before the presence of a God and Goddess who complement and harmonize with each other has always been something I have valued. I just wondered what people in general but also especially people who are Wiccan and part of the GLBTQ think about it. Thanks!

I guess the concept didn't work

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Mathematical puns makes me number

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Put it on my bill

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

A play on words.

Calcium, nickel, neon

They just don’t work!

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My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

Pilot on me!!

Christopher Walken

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

The bartender says, "Sorry, no minors”

Nothing, he was gladiator.