Wednesday Under Wraps




Greetings Earthlings!!

I'm feeling pretty over-confident in my ability to keep up with regular posting, so we'll see if this catches on or not.... But anyway... I'm wanting to do an other new series regarding veiling, and I think "Wednesday Under Wraps" is what I'm going to call it!

Each Wednesday, or at leas one Wednesday a month, I'm going to blog about some aspect of head wrapping. I'm not 100% sure what this series will look like, or if it will be something that I can keep going long term, or if I'll eventually run out of things to talk about...? Haha!

For today, though, I want to continue the conversation about my journey. So in my last post about veiling, I talked about HOW I discovered veiling, but today I want to elaborate more on WHY.

Why do I cover my hair? That's the million dollar question. The easy answer is, "because I want to, and because I can." But it's absolutely more complicated that that. Someone on Instagram asked me "What does veiling mean to a Pagan? Why do Pagans veil?" That is quite the loaded question!! I can't speak definitively for ALL pagans who practice head covering, but I do think that, often, there are a lot of similarities.



For myself, what does veiling mean to me? It is a multi layered mystery that is happy to reveal itself to me agonizingly slowly... AGONIZINGLY! Ha! When I first started Veiling, I couldn't give you a real reason. I just FELT like it was something I was supposed to do. I had read that it was a way to protect your energy; to put up a physical shield between you and everyone around you. I was curious, did this ACTUALLY work?? Could it work for me? I still struggle distinguishing what is coming from my intuition and "higher self," what is my imagination or "lower self," and what is coming from without myself or from what would be considered Deity? I do think that some one or something helped guide me in this direction!

If you read my last post about Pagan veiling, then you know HOW I was first made aware of the idea. But the question remains, WHY did it mean so much to me? Hundreds of people saw the post in question, and possibly even read the article that was being....discussed? Bashed? So why did I react the way that I did? Was it simply because I had a different understanding of the headscarf because of my previous research on other religions that practice head covering? Or, was I meant for this and simply needed a nudge in the right direction? Did my Goddess lead me here with a trail of bread crumbs? I think so! I really believe that Brigid was the one who encouraged me towards this path. Perhaps The Morrigan my have also had something to do with it, given that it is a form of protection and I do believe that She is in my life to show me how to be a stronger, more stable person. However, I didn't know that The Morrigan was with me when I discovered veiling, so I can't be sure if she had a hand in it, as well.



So, for now, to answer the question what does veiling mean to me, a Pagan? I have to say "its COMPLICATED!" It means a lot of different things, and at any given time, on any given day, it could mean something completely new and different!! I know that when I go out in public, when my hair is covered, I don't feel so anxious. I can get my errands done without becoming too frazzled and stressed. I feel more "together." Perhaps this is simply an effect of placebo? Maybe I'm just suggestible? In any case, I do feel like veiling has a positive affect on me and my mental health. Another reason that I think might often be overlooked. and possibly even disregarded as vein or vapid, is simply that I love the way I look with a scarf on! I love the way I feel! I feel feminine, confident and beautiful! And, really, at the end of the day it doesn't matter WHY you wrap, as long as you feel good and enjoy the practice! I think that sometimes we get wrapped up in the why's, how's, and should's of being Pagan, that we forget the simple truth: do what feels right for you, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else!

I apologize if this post was too windy! I had a difficult time gathering my thoughts for this, and I'm ultimately not sure if I adequately answered the original question... Do you have any questions? Please feel free to drop them down below!! I'd love to dedicate a post to answering a question or a particular set of questions!

Until next time!


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