Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
Of King Sacrifices, Leadership, and Joe Biden
If you're not willing to sacrifice yourself for your people, you're not fit to lead.
Pagans know about sacrificial kings. In the past, this may have been—sometimes—a literal matter. But mostly, it's about the nature of leadership.
Sometimes, you have to put other people's interests before your own.
Trust Joe Biden to do what he sees as best for his people and his country.
His decision to pass the torch was courageous. I'm sure that it wasn't what he wanted. That's the nature of leadership. That's the nature of sacrifice.
That, ultimately, is what made him fit to lead.
Here's something else that pagans understand: sacrifice renews the world.
Thank you, Joe Biden, for having the honor and the strength to do the hard thing.
From here, the world begins anew.
Above:
Carl Larsson, Midvinterblot ("Midwinter Sacrifice") (1915)
Before the great temple of Upsala, King Domaldi bares his breast to the sacrificial blade
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