I am a reconstructionist but the truth is the eclectic mix you describe is closer to what our ancesters followed than is sometimes realized....
I identify them as Nymphs but yeah, I also feel them. I also tend to try and leave them out 'gifts' from time to time; a crust of bread, a bowl...
Summer for me. If I can't take off enough clothes to stay cool, I can always jump in the Lake. But then I'm also in Alabama so it feels like...
As for Pan's nature, Porphyry writing about 1800 years ago sums it up for me, "They made Pan the symbol of the universe, and gave him his horns as...
Your question is too vague. Which Christians? Which Pagans? Not all Christians are Baptists. Not all Pagans are Wiccans. It depends on what sects...
Just surfed through and I really enjoyed this thread. I am Hellenic Pagan of a decidely Pythagorean bend and I have to agree with you even though...
I had the exact same experience with an apple pie made with lard. My stomach was rolling fifteen minutes before I even knew what was in it.
Personally I see no evidence plants have feelings. A lack of a nervous system leaves me pretty sure otherwise. But rather or not a plant can...
What I don't undertand about that statement I wrote above is that chickens aren't animals, they are birds, so that reasoning is completely wrong....
BK didn't spend a chunk of change for a joke. They spent it to sell hamburgers. Subtle difference but it's there. There was a few KFC spots...
I am vegetarian, not Jain. I attempt to limit the amount harm I inflict upon the universe. I am under no illusion that I have eliminated it....
Diversity is part of life. Sounds like your friends are living an insular, self assured life. We are not all gonna eat meat so our meat eating...
>We are a family of three looking for a community like East Wind but has more >focus on family, spirituality, and heart/soul transformation....
Carnelian... one of the original birth stones for us Leos. Citrine and Amethyst are in a close second place tie.
December; Have you read Triumph of the Moon or Pagan Religions of the Brittish Ilses both by Ronald Hutton? I would love to hear your take on...
Here's a couple of my favorites: http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/LAO.html http://sannion.bravepages.com/Homer_Oracle.html The first one has...
I have to agree with ya'. A quote from the webpage: "A witch is anyone who cultivates divine and sacred gifts[.]" Is it possible to get any more...
I guess all religions have their sticking points. Branches of Christianity are as hung up on 'correct' belief as branches of Paganism are hung up...
I wish the link you referenced would have listed their sources. The idea of proto-democracy among the Ancient Celts is either interesting or a...
Keep in mind Paganism is an umbrella term for a group of religions. No one has yet came up with a good definition for Paganism yet save to say...
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