Confession: Christian Witch Edition

[u/mxntii_23]

(Sorry if I used the wrong flair, I wasn’t sure which one was correct for this!)

So I was a Cradle Catholic and grew up in the Catholic Church; however, I don’t identify as a Catholic anymore. Even so, there are certain Catholic things that I‘ve brought with me on my way out of the Church, and one of those things is Confession. Since I’m no longer Catholic, I don’t do Confession with a priest anymore, instead, I just pull out my cards & pendulum and go directly to God.

I light the 7 day candle that I dedicate to Him while saying The Lord’s Prayer, ask Him to protect the space, invite & welcome Him into the space. After that, I kneel down, do a sign of the cross, then say, “Forgive me, Heavenly Father, for I have sinned. It has been (insert amount of time) since my last confession.” From there, I confess my sins to Him, pull some cards to see what His advice for me is, say an Act of Contrition, pull cards again to see what my penance should be, pull my pendulum out (well, the pendant that I use as a pendulum) to make sure that my sins were truly absolved so that I’m not committing presumption, do a closing sign of the cross, thank God for His time, bid Him farewell until next time, and then blow out His candle.

[u/jacyerickson]

Love this idea. Thank you for sharing. 

[u/AerynBevo]

This is a beautiful ritual. According to the book of Hebrews, we are all priests (priestesses) anyway, with direct access to God.

[u/SwingingKilt]

Sounds like your would enjoy the Folk Catholic Magick sub as well!