Roommates

March 18th, 2026

I'm going into college this fall, and I've been looking for a roommate, but it's kinda hard to be honest. I haven't often been in the position of starting conversations with people, I usually wait for people to talk to me first. It's especially scary when the topic of religion comes up, and even though the people I'm actively talking to are agnostic or atheistic, they still tend to seem a little frightened or concerned when I tell them that I'm non-religious, but practice the occult.

I hear from older practicioners all the time that its best to keep your practice hidden and to not reveal it to others, even those you know well, but honestly I'm torn. On one hand, on a personal level, hiding it from others reduces conflict and people seeing you a certain way due to prejudice. But also, I'm a huge advocate against religious and spiritual discrimination, so often I don't hide it from people. I wish it was more normalized, and it slowly is getting more and more normalized, but in the Bible Belt, real life discussions about the occult with people who don't even believe in God or anything at all can feel strained.

Often they initially get a look on their face, or ask something like, "Oh... what does that entail?" as if they think I'm sacrificing animals to curse my opps every weekend. I have to explain and explain and be like, "Well, it's a more philosophical thing..." and all that sort of stuff. At that point I don't even dare explain to them what my theurgy entails... how am I supposed to tell these people I work with demons at that point...

Luckily, some people use words like "esoteric" to indicate their beliefs without drawing attention to themselves, but unfortunately, most of the time these people are just New Age-y. And there's nothing wrong with that, but I heavily do not mess with New Age stuff, personally. It's pretty hard to find people around my age that are into the same occult stuff that I am. Maybe its just the age range, and as I get older I'll encounter more people in real life who practice. It's felt pretty isolating, as my entire life I haven't been able to find someone outside of the internet that shares my greatest interest.

On a lighter note, though, I have spring break until the 30th, yay! I graduate in May, and I'm actually counting down until the day.

If you can relate to me and wanna talk I would love to :3 you can email me at bestblergs@gmail.com

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