The New Paganism and the Culture of Death
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I beg to differ...
I have spent a considerable amount of time chatting with self. Not only are there simularities as I expressed to RSK earlier, but there are common interests and goals.
I find the spirituality of both go hand in hand. There are mark differences, but I would say no more different then any of the Christian faiths.
I accept life and I accept death, I accept everything inbetween. I accept that I am the male and the female I accept I am whole. I accept my Fae is representative f my earth and my Love of Life I accept my Pan as my representitive of the arts and creativity and Love of Life. I see all my Goddess and Gods as mirrors of my self. Loving Kind and Learning. That scares you and your followers because Im in control of my own destiny and the only control in your belief is left with a controling god. I will lite a candle for you......for peace
I thought better of you sanctus. Calling someone elses religion "rubbish" is just plain rude
I spend so much time being a sarcastic ass, that I sometimes fail to see it now, if that was sans sarcasm, then thanx.
I am seriuos about the simularities though, there are many common traits.
Not being sarcastic at all. I am still reading many pages on Native Spirituality and I can't see connecctions to Wiccan-neo-paganism...obviously I'm missing something.
Im shocked (in a good way) and Im thanking my candle right now
Shocked why?
i've never read a damn thing on either of them, beyond a little skimming and i can tell u a similarity to start with. Reverence for the earth itself.
Well, maybe that's not quite what the rubber meets... ;-)
But in the main you're correct on this point. Catholic missionary organizations in Africa in the heart of the AIDS plague do deny people the information and the products that'd enable them to practice safe sex. I'd hardly expect them to do otherwise given the Vatican's continuing mediaeval stance on contraception, but it means they are contributing at least indirectly to the spread of the pandemic.
Not all pagans practice magic or sorcery to tame occult powers. A pantheist believes that God is all and all is God and that a piece of divinity is within all things in existance. Gaia worshippers hold that the Earth is our mother and revere her as such. They may pray to her but do not attempt to tame her so as to place her at one's service. This is actually in opposition to Gaia worship. An animist may revere an animal and try to take on the best attributes of that animal but would not think to place that animal in service to them. A female bear in defence of her cubs in the epitome of a truly great family value as a mother who would lay down her life for her family yet taming a grizzly is left to Hollywood animal handlers and zoo keepers.
Those seem pretty familiar to me, don't you agree sanctus?
I believe the the Great Spirit is seem in all creation.
I believe that Mother earth is sacred, although she was originally represented as Tutrle Island.
I believe in the Totem, or animal spirits, I myself being guided by the Bear.
Those seem pretty familiar to me, don't you agree sanctus?
I believe the the Great Spirit is seem in all creation.
I believe that Mother earth is sacred, although she was originally represented as Tutrle Island.
I believe in the Totem, or animal spirits, I myself being guided by the Bear.
If paganism took off and became a popular organized religion Sanctus would be out of a job. No one wants to be out of work. Got a trade to fall back on Sanctus? Even Jesus of Nazareth was a carpenter/framer before he ventured in to the messia business.
rotflmffao!!!
btw, I'm sorry I didn't give you credit in that post to sanctus, about where the simularities are.
Why? Because you dont seem the open minded type. Im fairly good at reading people and your very attached to your biases....sorry.....you asked.
No problem, my son. Mayhaps you can be my apostle and carry my words of tolerance and inclusion to the unbelievers. I am a sheetmetal worker by trade if the messia bizz falls off I got something to fall back on. rotflmao
And selfactivated can collect all my words and publish them in The Gospel According to Tam.
No problem, my son. Mayhaps you can be my apostle and carry my words of tolerance and inclusion to the unbelievers. I am a sheetmetal worker by trade if the messia bizz falls off I got something to fall back on. rotflmao
And selfactivated can collect all my words and publish them in The Gospel According to Tam.
LOLLLLLLLLLLL Gawd I LOVE YOU!!!!! My Sister (the Catholic!) says I need to start a new religion called Tamism.....LOL She says Id save the world
LOL