Romany beliefs
So I think I have finally found my path. I love the Romany gypsy way of mixing Christianity with older beliefs and customs. This sits right and feels good to me. I have faith in God but I also feel a connection to Mother Earth, the Goddess (Gaia) and also mother Mary. So I will be addressing both God and Goddess in my spiritual practice. This is not to say that I am putting anyone above God I am just honouring the Goddess too. This is not something new either. It was very common at the begginings of Christianity. My own ancestors one was a Christian and also the village healer. Which to me states that whilst attending church she was also likely to have been a witch. There are no relatives to confirm this as my Nan is now in a nursing home with advanced dementia, it's just my guess. At any rate alot of what my Mother remembers points to our Romany heritage. My great Nan was very superstitious and I just wish I could have learn't from her. It's a shame my Mum wasn't more interested in her heritage before she passed. So now I am picking up snippets from Mum about a Nan who was a medium who held seances and other such things she does remember. I will continue to read books on the Romanies to see what else I can learn.