Jeff Russell

Late comment in the cycle, I know, but just wanted to say I appreciate your work with this project. Another one of those fun Heathen innovations that would seem jarring to a purist, but somehow makes a lot of sense. Catholicism has always struck me as the least "weird" and off-putting form of Christianity, since it's so much closer to polytheism and "normal" religions, as I like to call them (ie. the vast majority of historical religions that weren't monotheist and book/rules-based). The idea of combining spoken prayers with the tactile sensation of handling beads is appealing, and I like the idea of borrowing this.

Unfortunately it might be a little while before I get to actually try it and have any feedback for you, since I'd need to both assemble the physical beads themselves and do some translation work with the prayers. Well, I suppose I could just go with the English versions, since Gods presumably don't care about human languages, but something as personal as prayer would feel more right in my native language.

Still, I'll seriously consider the effort, since I think this could be a useful practice. As a former atheist, I'm still struggling a bit with how to relate to Gods and doing prayer and sacrifice properly. Having a structured framework for it like this one might very well reduce some of that friction and help make it a regular habit.