Friday, January 11, 2013

Head covering 1.0

I have always had this love for head covering, some of you may be familiar with the Jewish Tichel or the Muslim Hijab ( there are others as well, like the Amish and the Mennonites) I am completely obsessed with modesty but in a good way! Hear me out!

Now what is this very syncretic Latter Day Saint thinking? Wearing a head covering when it is not exactly part of my church's belief? Well call it personal revelation. Now I actually started covering my hair while I was still "pagan" I am going to use this term loosely here as I was practicing a different spiritual path and am now melding my previous knowledge with what I learn as I attend the LDS Church ( Now you may understand to extent why my profile says odd LDS lol!) and on a side note I am not typing this so I can be chastised or told I am doing something "wrong" I will boldly state this: at the end of the day no matter the spiritual path you follow- your path is yours alone- what you do is between you and your Deity.

With that said. I had this longing to cover for YEARS! YES! YEARS! And it all came down to one single post a member of a Facebook group I belong to posted on head covering. I was instantly excited to read about this "event" and joined a group of women of a variety of faiths that also felt or already covered their hair for whatever reason ( as the reason or reasons do vary).

I started researching veiling, head covering, and whatever else I could find on the subject. I prayed , I contemplated and something told me to go for it. So of course I did! I have many reasons for covering. I will go into them briefly.

When I thought about my reasons these popped up, I wear my head cover to protect me from surrounding energies. I consider myself an empath, call me crazy but I tend to feel what other's feel, or rather I have a sense of how they are feeling and sometimes this weighs heavily on me. I wear my head cover to represent my love and commitment to my husband- this idea is actually taken from Judaism- women covered their hair after being married. I liked this idea due to the fact that my hands are often swollen and there are times I cannot wear my wedding ring. I wear my head cover because for me I feel less modest without it. I don't care what anyone thinks. I also feel closer to Heavenly Father.

I know there are some people out there family and friends who may not understand fully. Heck I am still coming to my own understanding. Those were my reasons to begin with, but as I continue to cover it changes and grows.  I will save this for another post.

I want to blog more about this- look for more posts and thank you for reading.

~Lexxy~

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3 comments:

  1. Oh my Goodness! You and I are a lot alike! I will definitely be reading more of your blog! Here I thought I was the only odd LDS inspired to cover! Though I don't have much paganism in my background, my core beliefs are Baha'i. I so agree that each person has their own personal path! I have said that multiple times. And I also am her empathetic and love to look at people and their paths of life and spirit! I haven't been covering as often as I feel I should, but I am working on it. I am so glad to have found your blog!!!

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  2. From your "about me" under your name, it's as though we should be neighbors! (laugh) We seem to have many activities in common PLUS I too am curious about head coverings. Mine are not religious or faith based, more out of living in such a new diverse area (where it is widely accepted). I'd be tickled pink to write you more and hear more about your head covering experiences.

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    1. Beth,

      Thanks for the comment :) I love my head coverings, I also wear them for style reasons- there are days it beats trying to fight the unruly hair lol!

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