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| Shayno You Rock! |
| 03.31.05 (2:47 pm) [edit] |
Yet again, I managed to ruffle a few feathers with my last couple of posts (random acts of wackiness aside). What I find interesting about these last ones are that the stories – as far as I know—are fictitious and I clearly stated that in “A complete work of Fiction”, yet still people we’re pissed, offended and felt required by Jesus to inform me of my evil ways. I pondered that awhile and realized that the very nature of them being fictitious is what, in the end, made then offensive to some. If I had told the classroom story as if it had happened to me, or in one of my classes, I think it would have been taking differently. I’m sure people would still be praying for my unsaved soul, but there would be more sympathy for Sarayah, as a real human, not just a character in a story. The fact that someone took the time to create this falsehood of a story is what became offensive. That professor wasn’t a real person; no one of the Baptist faith is really like that. I’m sure are some of the thoughts. The thing of it is that there are people like that FOR REAL, and fictitious stories aside, take a look at this site http://www.landoverbaptist.or... and then try to convince me that people like the professor don’t exist. (I honestly can’t tell if this is a hoax site or not) I’ve been debating about what to do next, how to respond to the comments that have been left in regards to those posts, and then Shayno posted. See comments http://www.tblog.com/template... And then Shayno wrote at his own blog. And that is why I love Shayno http://shayno.tblog.com/. Shayno is a truth seeker, just like myself and others around here. His profile says he wants to be more like Jesus http://www.tblog.com/user.php... I’ll admit, when I first read that I though, “oh great, one of those”, I am very ashamed about that now. We’ve talked and I’ve realised that he’s what all of those think they are and will never be. Shayno, though his posts and comments has shown just how much like Jesus he can be -caring, forgiving, understanding, open minded, tolerant. http://www.tblog.com/template... We’re blessed to have Shayno in our lives (even if his perception of Halloween is a little askew, but don’t worry I’ll fix that *witchy grin*). Shayno talks of tolerance and acceptance in his blogs; he challenges Christians to ‘be more Christian’. http://www.tblog.com/template... We won’t always agree and we walk different paths to the Divine, but that doesn’t matter. We both seek The Truth and as he’s said – The Truth, not my truth, not your truth, The Truth. Hughmanatee http://hughmanatee.tblog.com/... (love the name by the way) asked, So what’s the lesson to learn from all of this? In truth, I don’t think there is a lesson. In the end, I posted a couple of stories, some people found them amusing and some like Darksaber http://darksaber.tblog.com/ hated one. I started to write a paragraph about a leson would be to stop judging people by ‘what’ they are: religion, race, sexual orientation, and look to see ‘who’ they are. But that ends up sounding so contrite and lame. Thousands of years of this being said, hasn’t gotten us anywhere. I don’t have a lesson, Just a deepening respect for a couple of new friends. Thanks Shayno and Hughmanatee. |
| Random acts Wednesday |
| 03.30.05 (10:18 am) [edit] |
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It's wednesday again the most boring day of the week, it's not friday, it's not saturday, just plain old wednesday. BUT AT LEAST there's the alternative The Random Acts Of Wackiness Wednesday Contest. The contest where on Wed. mornings when i first log in i pull up the first recent blogs i see and award then useless tbucks! Todays Winners rvee hotlips simeon angelsplace just to throw things up a little. rather then grapping recent posts all in a row i randomly clicked on the list and that's how you won. Congrats! and remember if you have no use for these tbuck, pass them on in your own contest, or whatever... Fairmoon |
| a complete work of fiction |
| 03.29.05 (2:32 pm) [edit] |
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The following story was posted at a discussion board i belong to and i liked it. It's a fun little story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ One day a student was sitting in class at college. She had been dreading this class, Religious Sociology, because it was well known that the teacher was a die-hard Southern Baptist, and got his jollies debunking non-Christian faiths. Sarayah, however, was not. She was Wiccan. The first day of class, her professor briefly summed up the content of the class. He handed out a syllabus that was subdivided into two categories. The first was "True/Factual Religions"; under that heading were Judaism and Christianity. Under the other was "False/Mythical Religions", which housed Wicca, Paganism, Hinduism, Atheism, Islam, and a myriad of other beliefs. Sarayah went back to her dorm feeling dejected that night. From the get go, in her hardest class this semester, her teacher was telling her in plain English that her beliefs were false and didn't exist. Something that should be mentioned is that while relatively meek, Sarayah is a redhead. She had a spell to cast. Sarayah came into the same class two days later and took her seat. Her professor, Prof. Moats, addressed the class. "As you all well know," he began, “we’re starting with the true religions. These are religions that can be validated through both centuries-old texts and personal experiences. False or Myth religions contradict these. Do we have any Christians in the class?" Sarayah's nails dug into her chair. A gangly youth in a polo sweater and wearing a white tee-shirt that exclaimed "Jesus Saves" in bright red letters stood up, and proudly walked to the front of the class. "Well, young man, what's your name?" Moats asked. "David. I'm a Baptist," David replied. "Well David, does your religion have a text that you follow? "Yes sir." "And that's the Holy Bible, is that correct?" "Yes sir!" "See class," the professor illustrated, "here we have the first sign that Christianity is correct and true; Centuries old text that supports its existence. Now David, have you ever seen your God?" "Yes sir. Well, not exactly, but I've seen the great things he's done, and I'm thankful that he saved me from my sins and Hell," David affirmed. Moats was grinning. "See, we also have personal experiences with God. How can something not be true if you have personal experience with it? Good David, you may sit." Sarayah found herself wishing that the Pepsi she was sipping had vodka in it. "OK, now a representative from a mythical belief. Do we have any Pagans? Wiccan’s? Anyone?" the professor asked, looking like a big game hunter in a zoo. Sarayah carefully hid behind the student in front of her. As if he'd been shooting at her and missed, her human shield was selected. "You, young man, what's your name and religion?" the professor inquired. "My name is Keith, and I'm Wiccan." Sarayah's shoulders tightened. Moats laughed. "Well Keith," he said, still chuckling," why don't you come up here and outline your 'beliefs' for the class. Keith stood and processed to the front of the class, and did exactly so. Keith summed up the God and Goddess as quickly as possible, as well as a small bit about how old the foundations of Wicca were. Moats pounced. "So, does your belief system have a set of ancient religious texts? Keith felt the room get smaller, but more crowded. "N-no..." he stammered. "What about personal experiences? Have you seen this 'god' or 'goddess'?" "Well...no..." "What about their effect on lives that aren't your own?" "Well...no sir," Keith struggled, his voice shrinking along with the room, "I'm a solitary Wiccan." "Ahh...so you don't attend a church of any kind then? No real rules, no texts to follow, you just make up what you want and go?" The Professor was going to drive this one out of the park. Keith remained silent. "Can your religion explain creation? I didn't think so. This, class, is what makes a false religion. When you question it, it's so full of holes it collapses. You'll find this with any religion that doesn't follow the one God. Have a seat Keith." Sarayah's stomach had the very same feeling as a car would have when you try to shift from 4th to 5th and accidentally slip into 1st, and the engine jumps out of the car in an ugly, twisted mess. With her engine went her temper. "Crucify me next!" she said, standing. The professor looked at her, then smiled darkly. "Fine," said Moats. "What's your name?" "I'm Sarayah, and I'm a Wiccan too." "Fine, fine. Come up here." She did so. "So, Sarayah, how old are your religious texts?" "About 50 years, when Gardner compiled the first Wiccan texts." She replied calmly. Moats laughed. "So your religion is only 50 years old. How can your religion be right if it's only 50 years old? It was just cooked up by a strange guy with an odd bondage fetish!" Sarayah stayed calm. "Christianity was only 50 years old 1953 years ago, and it was cooked up by 13 men who traveled around on foot trying to walk on water and killing fig trees for not producing fruit when figs weren't in season. At that time, there was n Bible either." This caught Moats off guard. He wasn't expecting a non-Christian that had obviously studied Christianity. He decided it wiser to pick a new angle. "Fair enough. Your deities still don't affect day to day life the way that the Judeo-Christian God does," he asserted. "Can you prove that? Can you prove that all of the things you attribute to your God aren't from mine?" She queried. "Well, the Christian religious texts say so." He rebuked condescendingly. "So what you're saying is that your religion is proven only by itself? How is that a "True Religion?" " Sarayah hammered. Moats changed the angle again, this time sweating as he could see the students turning against him, save David, who was praying for Moats to win the argument and "save" Sarayah and Keith. His prayer was the only noise in the room other than the two debaters. "What about personal experiences? Surely, you can't tell me that you've met your God and Goddess, or that they've saved you from anything. Their presence doesn't even explain creation. How can Wicca be true?" Moats yelled. He was losing his temper, and the veins were beginning to push at his forehead. "My Goddess Mother is someone I feel keeping me calm. My Father God is giving me the strength to put up with intolerance without losing my faith. Your God, however, seems to be utterly failing at doing either for you. I prayed and cast a spell last night that I would be given the opportunity to educate others about Wicca properly. The fact that you're yelling and I'm not tells me that the spell and prayer worked. My religion hasn't ever killed anyone en-mass for what they believe. Has yours?" Sarayah echoed. I say echoed because it was, to her, as if the words belonged to someone else, something more powerful, and not her. Moats was trapped. He dismissed the class abruptly, and as of last week was still on vacation in Italy. Sarayah found herself answering more questions than the substitutes and TA's that stood in for Moats, at least about her beliefs. The God and Goddess are the parents of all. May they protect you from harm the way they protected Sarayah in this story. -Corbin Allen. This is written by "SinsOfLight" from the Bolt.comWicca Board |
| In the beginning (have a sense of humour when you read this, eh?) |
| 03.29.05 (8:27 am) [edit] |
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In the beginning, God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach combined with an abundance of green, yellow and red vegetables. He did this so that Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. Then, using God's bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Queen and Tim Horton's. And Satan said: "You want hot fudge with that?" And Man said: "Yes!" And Woman said: "I'll have one, too...with sprinkles." And lo and behold they gained 10 pounds. And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane, and combined them. And Woman went from size 2 to size 14. So God said: "Try my fresh green garden salad." And Satan presented crumbled Bleu Cheese dressing and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast. God then said: "I have sent you heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them." And Satan brought forth deep-fried coconut shrimp, butter-dipped lobster chunks, and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man's cholesterol went through the roof. Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with potassium and good nutrition. Then Satan peeled off the healthful skin, sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them in animal fats adding copious quantities of salt. And Man packed on more pounds. God then brought forth running shoes so that his children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan introduced cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering light and started wearing stretchy lycra jogging suits. God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and the 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then Satan said: "You want fries with that?" And Man replied: "Yes! And super size 'em!" And Satan said: " It is good." And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest. God sighed...and created quadruple by-pass surgery. Satan chuckled and created The Canadian Health Care System. |
| Religious View |
| 03.24.05 (12:46 pm) [edit] |
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When my son gets a new toy he sits down and play with it until he’s figured out everything that it does. He pushes all the buttons, turns it around and looks at from every perspective, moves it this way, tosses it that way until he completely understands what the toy is for and what he can do with it. He’s not content for me to show him what it does. He has to try it himself, figure it out for himself, and learn then come to an understanding on his own. This is how I look at religion. This is how I learn about my own and other religions. I think this is how it should be; it is human nature to question and be curious. We should be that way with everything. I don’t want to be told what to believe, what is right to believe and more than my son is content for me to tell him how his toy works then not let him explore it for himself. We should all be like two years olds, but potty trained. |
| Interview with a Witch |
| 03.24.05 (11:09 am) [edit] |
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At one of the discussion boards that I belong to, this question was posed and this is my answer: Imagine that you've just done something really cool, (perhaps you've written a book or article that is changing the way people view religion/faith/spirituali ty/) whatever the case right now is your fifteen minutes of fame. The interviewer asks you to about your religious beliefs. How would you answer? How would I answer an interviewer? When I first started thinking about this question, I figured I’d answer, “I’m a witch.” Here, on the message boards, and at my blog that’s what I say. There is a level of anonymity here and that allows me to be brave and confident. If this were an interview on TV that anonymity would be gone and because of that, my answer, I think, would be different. I expect I would hedge around the topic. Say, “I have my own system of beliefs”, but if pressed for details I would say something like this: FM: My faith is Earth Based Divinity, which means I respect all people and things on the planet as divine. I believe that each person caries the Divine within themselves and are capable of knowing and understanding the Divine as they see fit. INTERVIEWER: That doesn’t sound a thing like witchcraft at all. Where’s all the spells and hocus pocus? FM: Spells aren’t the issue. The issue is my relationship to Spirit and my faith in knowing that there is a Supreme Being. I don’t choose to give it a Male or Female Persona (most of the time) although when I do, I see it in terms of Feminine and Masculine Energy, or Divinity. Equal and balanced. INTERVIEWER: So you believe in a Goddess? FM: Only as a human created construct to help me relate to a universal power I otherwise couldn’t comprehend. I believe that humans have anthropomorphised the energy of the universe in to Gods and Goddesses as a way of finding connection to it. We can’t comprehend anything so great and powerful, just as we can’t count all the grains of sand on a beach. Yet, but giving it a form we can understand and communicate, with our faith is strengthened and we have hope. INTERVIEWER: You don’t believe in a Higher Power then? FM: I do. I just don’t believe that we can truly perceive it in an understandable way, hence the creation of Gods and Goddess. They are fragments of that Higher Power. If all the fragments where pieced together, we still wouldn’t see everything. INTERVIEWER: How is that Witchcraft then? FM: Many people who are Wiccan or Witches believe this. They believe that everything is divine deserving respect. Most believe that there are two Divine beings a God and Goddess, or male and female divine, although not all believe that. Witchcraft is a system of beliefs that allows that freedom. Specifically, as I said before Witchcraft is Earth Based Divinity. It is inspired by pre-Christian western European beliefs, where central deity is often mother goddess, or mother earth. We often see the Earth as our Goddess. And, we treat her with the same respect we would ourselves and God. Yes, Witchcraft involves benign magic, herbalism and spells, but those are side issues. (see my other post Spells and the Modern Witch http://www.tblog.com/template...) |
| My Computer Geek of the Week |
| 03.23.05 (4:49 pm) [edit] |
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This weeks My computer geek of the week is jerneedog http://jerneedog.tblog.com/ who is such a computer/movie geek that he knew that in the movie "Hackers" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0... the megasuper computer that Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller hack in to is called The Gibson, named after William Gibson http://www.williamgibsonbooks..., the Author of Neuromancer where the very first reference of Cyberspace is used. Wow, six degrees of Kevin Bacon anyone? http://www.cs.virginia.edu/or... BTW: Angelena Jolie and Jonny lee miller are 2 degrees from Kevin Conga Rats all in a row for you Jerneedog now get back to work! :-) Fairmoon |
| Winners! |
| 03.23.05 (12:05 pm) [edit] |
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That's didn't take to long. As it turns out the winners of my tbuck literary contest were Farfarello http://farfarello.tblog.com/ for correctly identifing the line as being from Neuromancer by William Gibson. (though he looked it up on google, which is sort of cheating) and xstraightedgx http://xstraightedgx.tblog.co... for correctly stating that it is important because it is the first sci-fi book that introduced the concept of cyberspace The word cyberspace was coined by William Gibson http://www.williamgibsonbooks..., and that line was the first line in Neuromancer in which the term was used. If you haven't read this book, GO read it know!http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obi... Now for the absolute Computer Geek of the Week question: there was a movie made in the '90's in which a magesuper computer is hacked, that computer was named after the author of Neuromancer-- The Gibson. Name that movie and it's stars. there's another 1000 useless tbucks in it for that total geek. (remember i know the answers, so what does that make me?) Fairmoon |
| tbuck contest hint |
| 03.23.05 (8:24 am) [edit] |
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Okay here are a few little hints: fiction pub. date 1984 won hugo, nebula, and philip K Dick awards is sci fi genre author lives in Vancouver BC recently other books my author: idoru, cout zero good luck |
| tbuck literary contest |
| 03.23.05 (8:11 am) [edit] |
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Here we go, another contest from Fairmoon. This one not so random. In my other life when i've not a pagan priestess I'm an avid reader, I love books and I love this one in particular. The following is a line from one of my favorite books. If you can tell me the name of the book and its author You'll get 1000 tbucks. Tell me why it's a significant line of writing and i'll give you 2000 tbucks. Here's the line: An year here and he still dreamed of cyberspace, hope fading nightly. Good luck. Fairmoon |
| Random Acts of Wackiness Wednesday Contest |
| 03.23.05 (8:02 am) [edit] |
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It's Wednesday yet again, the most boring day of the week, unless you're a Gilmore Girls or West Wing Fan. Oh I guess there's a new episode of Americas Next Top Model on tonight to, but nobody admits to watching that, do they? OR, there's the alternative The Random Acts Of Wackiness Wednesday Contest. The contest where on Wed. mornings when i first log in i pull up the first recent blogs i see and award then useless tbucks! Remember, if you're not a winner but need some tbucks for yoursite, just ask and I'll send then to you. If you're a winner and don't need these pass them on or create your on random acts. Todays winners are: lionel319 jerneedog OverLod3 countess Congra Rats to all of you! Blessings, Fairmoon |
| mother earth starving |
| 03.22.05 (11:03 am) [edit] |
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I am sitting in my house, wearing a mesh-back and hoping that my son will tire himself out so I can have a nap. I thought I was going to have something insightful to say about the world today, about Terri S. perhaps working in some unique reference to the Goddess- present a pagan point of view- but I’m at a loss as to what to say. I feel so tired right now, so worn out and flat, that anything I attempt to write also falls flat. To be perfectly honest I am sick of hearing about this woman. I am sick of reading about her life and the horrid way all of her family is treating the situation. It’s none of my business, its nobodies business and everyone- Everyone- should just butt out. But that’s not going to happen and I know that. I’ve been watching snippets of this documentary called Visions of Heaven and Hell, about technology and the future. I haven’t been able to watch all of it, because it’s hard to pay attention with a two year old roaming about with wooden cars. It’s an older movie, pre-millennium, yet interesting just the same. It’s talking about the drastic way the world is changing, its dramatic pace and we’re all just racing to keep up. It’s overwhelming and uncomfortable. We’ve reached a point in where we know that the world isn’t going to end in a spectacular mushroom cloud and bright sparkly searing light. Rather we’re headed towards a meandering decline that is slow and achy, much like Terri’s situation, and know the inevitability of that, this slow starvation of the planet, is terrifying and probably why everyone is so worked up about Terri, we see our world in her. She is our Mother Earth Starving. I guess I had something to say after all. |
| the other people, or how i learned to stop worring and love the Bible |
| 03.21.05 (6:14 pm) [edit] |
I read a story similar to this on another website somewhere. Rather than just repost, I rewrote. I don’t necessarily believe this story, but it’s defiantly interesting to think about. The mission, of course, it to save my heathen soul by turning me on to "The Word of the Lord" - the Bible "But none of that applies to me. I don’t need salvation because I am not tarnished by original sin. I am of the Other People." A Bible Story I read the bible, I find it fascinating, there are amazing the stories within this book, and Song of Solomon is damn sexy. I do know the bible, I have a copy of it on my book shelf and I read online versions, to get different translations. The best site for that is crosswalk.com, and the following passages are lifted from that site using the The Douay-Rheims Bible.
Take note, there is no mention of Adam, Eve or Eden. That comes in the next chapter. So here we see a Plural God –note the use of ‘let US make man in OUR image’, either the Queen Mum or a Pantheon of God’s created these men. (but we’ll discuss THAT in another post) And these people are to spread out, fill the earth and live everywhere. Again I must stress there is no Eden yet.
Since were looking at a time line here, it is safe to say that this slimy man was created on the eighth day when God also created Eden. This is of course where the dispute will arise. That’s okay, because we already know that humans were made before this and are spreading out as God is resting. Now we see Eden, and the man God creates to put in this little zoo.
So he took one man -who was alone in Eden- God says so himself, and drops him like Survivor into paradise. We know what happens next, God creates Woman out of a rib bone of Adam and we have Eve.
They eat the fruit as we know, but God doesn’t kill them as He said He would, He shows mercy (and that he’s a big fat liar) and bans then from the garden, posting chubby cherubim’s at the gate with flaming swords. I like the serpent’s line, you shall be as Gods, you will be God like, you’ll know what is right and wrong and basically have no need for God anymore, because you can figure it all out yourself. You’re in his image, now you have the same intelligence! That’s kinda a cool thought to ponder. (careful, don’t hurt yourself) How did God figure out what Adam and Eve had done? Why, they were suddenly ashamed of being naked. It hasn’t bothered them before, and now they hide in the bushes. Moving right a long… So God banishes them where they toil, get blisters and they have a couple of kids who squabble and one kills the other. Now here’s the tricky part. After Cain kills Abel, he is banished. Cain is alone and he lives alone, until Genesis 4: 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch. Where the heck did she come from? The name of the place isn’t mentioned in this version of the Bible, in others as in the New American Standard, the place is called Land of Nod, east of Eden. (And Henoch is called Enoch.) This wife was never in Eden, she isn’t a child of Adam and Eve. She is “the Other people” created before Adam was put in his zoo, ah garden. She and all the people that are around to fill up a city are a part of the first group, those that were created and send out to ‘be fruitful and multiply. Why does this matter? God very clearly imposed Original Sin on Adam and Eve for eating of the Tree of Knowledge.
And yet also, very clearly there are people wandering around Nod-land who are without this sin. God didn’t curse them. And yes the God of the old testament is a big meanie and He could curse them by proxy or prorate it back to his first people. This could possibly be true, but it’s my thought that if He was going to that He’d make a big show of it, like His waterworks with Noah, He would have down so and we’d read all about THAT in His book too. It’s easy at this point to say that all the descendants are cursed because of the blood line of Cain, or from Adam’s other son Seth (Gen 5:4) but what about all those people living in the city of Henoch who didn’t marry into this cursed family? What of them? The Bible is the story of lineage, that of Adam and Eve's descendants and their special relationship with their particular God. It can be said that those who are not of Semitic descent do not share the curse, because they are not of that line. Many of them are Cain's wife's people, or Seth's wife's people, or some other people across the river and over that hill. They are the Other People, called pagans and to which the Bible continues to reference. "learn not the ways of the Pagans..." (Jer 10:2) "You must not behave as they do in Egypt where once you lived; you must not behave as they do in Canaan where I am taking you. You must not follow their laws." (Lev 18:3) God, this God in the Bible, is clearly not the god of the Pagans. Yet in a weird twisted irony that continues to astound and confound me, he created us too? I’m a witch, a pagan, a whatever the heck you want to label me. My family blood is so Scottish/Irish/(spend-two -seconds-in-the-sun-and-g et-burned) that is hurts, we are not descendants of Semitic peoples and so theoretically, we don’t share this blood curse. Granted I can’t prove that more than about ten generations back. Nevertheless, I’m also writing this buck naked with no fear of God seeing me as such, which we remember was a big shameful part of the whole thing. So I’m shrugging my naked shoulders and going to bed with my equally naked husband, it’s a funky story, and I’m sure I’ll be bombarded by dozens of Bible quotes proving me wrong. Again, I’m shrugging my naked shoulders. It’s just a story. Good night. And remember I warned you! |
| Seeking |
| 03.19.05 (3:14 pm) [edit] |
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I wandered on to this site today, and I know a few other here that have done so as well. The writing is awe inspiring and touches my heart. I have since found myself musing about this site, and a few others that I visit regularly. There is an apparent oddity to the fact that I have been completely humbled by these writings when they seem so apposed to my beliefs. I talk of Coyerscraft and Graceshaker to be specific. Their writing is so full of faith and desire for faith that it is overwhelming. I say apparent oddity, because they write of the great love and devotion they have to God and Jesus, and here I am spouting off about the Goddess and other Pagan teachings. Yet, after much thought I realize that it’s not so odd. We’re all seekers. We are seeking and grasping for a glimpse, a mere understanding, of the Divine that surrounds us. Our writings though looking through different lens are trying to see the same things. And the things that we see inspire, awe and overwhelm. The beauty we see in the Divine is what comes though. We walk along different paths, but that doesn’t really matter. It’s where we are trying to get to that matters. We’re trying to get to the Divine. I love Graceshakers line “the right path isn’t always straight” and I feel at peace when I read the story of the Women in the Print Shop at Coyerscraft. Am I being converted? Have I finally seen the right path to God through Jesus my Savoir? Sometimes the right path goes over there… Since I’ve begun posting my writing here I have been visited by Seekers, one who like me are pagan and ones who have chosen Jesus as their path. Their devotion is precious and I am truly blessed by the conversations that we have had. I have all also been visited by those trying to frighten me, hurt me and curse me with my heathenism. They words, trying to prove me wrong and hell bound are meant to steer me towards God? How do their words help me find God? They don’t. These others, these Seekers do. I’m really just babbling, trying to find clarity. Seeking… I suppose. Right now my heart feels full, and calm and peaceful. I feel like I could just cry from the wonder that I feel after reading Coyers posts. And I wonder what he would think of me? Would he understand me as a fellow seeker, or would he be offended I placed myself at his level? Will he pray for my soul? And more importantly, do I want him too? I am a happy little Witchypoo, my faith is strong and though to some Wiccans/pagans/witches/wh atever having a Trappist Monk pray for them would be highly offensive, for me I think I would find it immensely comforting. That thought, right there makes me feel very strange. I would be offended it was in a condescending, “I’ll pray for your comfort in hell” sort of praying. But if I was just in his thoughts as 'Another Person Seeking The Divine' I would be quite happy with that. This post doesn’t have point, a start, body or finish, it’s just a musing that I’ve been thinking on in between packing moving boxes and changing diapers. hhhmmm not really getting anywhere, I suppose I’ll post this now… PS-- I would really appreciate it that if anyone who reads this feels the need to tell me "it sounds and though your seeing the evil of your ways", Or "you are starting to see Christ's light" etc.. would refrain from doing so. I'm not on the road to conversion, just musing about good inspiring writing. |
| random acts wednesday |
| 03.16.05 (7:32 am) [edit] |
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This is not an atempt to increase my readership. I have a lot of tbucks and no reason to keep them. If youare a new blogger and need some tbuck for headers ect, contact me and I'll give them to you. no strings. TODAYS WINNERS are: badaunt pj84 musang tjfoss Congrats to the winners! why did you win? Randoms acts wednesdays are a silly game i play. When i log on the first blogs listed get 100 tbucks sent to them.It's totally random! If you have no need of them, pass them on in your own random act. Everytime i publish I get 5 more tbucks, today i'm adding a winner to account for those and that winner is rahard see you all later! Blessings, Fairmoon |
| Basic Wicca 101- Part Two |
| 03.11.05 (11:23 am) [edit] |
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Part II, Beliefs There are specific beliefs to each tradition. They do not all follow the same book or teaching. Although there are a few concepts common to most, if not all, traditions, they are as follows: Do As Thy will, But Harm None -The Wiccan Rede, the great law of Wicca. Because what you do comes back to you -through Karma- magic and all other actions should be used for constructive purposes only. Using ones actions for harm is wrong and will only bring harm to you in the end. Law of Three -Most Wiccan’s believe in the “Law of Three,” that is that what you do -good or bad- comes back to you multiple times. Some mean this literally, others mean it symbolically: that you will repeat the experience as many times as necessary to learn the lesson it offers, “three” here simply meaning “multiple times”. The Correllian Tradition holds to the latter view. The true meaning of the Law of Three has nothing to do with the number of times, but with the concept that Karma is about learning rather than simply balancing out ones acts. These two beliefs are paramount to Wiccan practices. They create the perimeters in which magic and spells cast. The claims of “witches are putting spells on them” or “cursing them” are impossible because of these beliefs. Witches, if they follow the Rede, cannot do spells for others unless permission is given or the spell will only improve the other situation. As well cursing another is also frowned upon for these same reasons. Magic performed by modern witches are beneficial and benign in nature. Of course, as with all religions, atrocities can occur ‘in the name of’ a religion. Nevertheless as with all religions, they are acceptations and not the norm. As Above So Below -The ancient maxim “As Above, So Below” is attributed to the Egyptian spiritual Master Hermes Trismagistus, What is meant by this phrase is that all of creation, whether great or small, reflects the same Divine Nature, or plan. As all things, which exist, are emanations of the Goddess through the God, all things naturally mirror and reflect Their Divine qualities. For this reason, the same Truth will be discerned in a galaxy of stars, and in a single grain of sand, if one is open to it. It is ultimately on this principle that all forms of divination are based. Wiccan’s all generally follow the same holidays, they are approx. six weeks apart and as wiccan roots are earth based the holiday and rituals are very crop and harvest based. Wheel of The Year -The Wheel of the Year refers to the yearly cycle of the Seasons, and to the sacred festivals, which celebrate them. Esbat -An Esbat is a monthly ceremony or ceremonies, usually tied to the cycle of the Moon. Esbats are commonly held at the New or Full Moon, but can also be held at the Dark Moon. Sabbat -A Sabbat is a major Wiccan Festival. There are four Grand Sabbats, whose energy is primarily feminine. These are: Samhain or Halloween, Nov 1, Wiccan New Year and a time to honour ancestors Imbolc or Candlemas, Feb 1, celebration of the return of light Beltane or May Day, May 1, honours the fertility of earth and blessing for crops Lughnassadh or Lammas, Aug 1. the first harvest and honouring of earth bounty There are four Lesser Sabbats as well, whose energy is primarily masculine. These are: Spring Equinox or Ostara, March 22 approx. welcoming spring Summer Solstice or Litha, June 21 approx, celebrates new growth Fall Equinox or Mabon Sept 21 approx last harvest honours earth’s bounty, Winter Solstice or Yule Dec 21 approx. celebrates the resting part of the year These festivals describe the process of Involution and Evolution on personal, seasonal, and Divine levels. There are a number allegorical stories that are often considered cornerstones of Wiccan belief. Although they are not considered Divine, or even considered by some sects, they are well respected in the Wiccan community. One describes the Divine process of the Wheel of the Year. It begins at Yule when the God is born to the Goddess. Imbolc in Feb celebrates his venture into boyhood. Ostara marks him becoming a man. At May Day, he unites with the Goddess and she becomes pregnant. At the Summer Solstice, her bounty grows and shows the world her fertility. At Lammas, the God’s energy is waning and the Goddess full of vibrant life is coming into her own. At Mabon, she is almost ready to give birth. At Samhain, the old God dies to make room for the new. And at Yule, the cycle begins again. This story is allegorical and quite common among many earth based religions and ancient mythologies. Gaia in Greek myth gives birth to Cronos and then with him fathers the Titian and humans. In some interpretations of this story, the God is separated into two. The God of the waxing year, (Yule to Midsummer) is called the Oak king and then during the waning year (Midsummer to Yule) the Holly king. the Holly king slays the Oak king, only to die himself at Yule when the new Oak King is born. That story has always confused me, and I do not truly understand it. Masculine and Feminine Energies Most witches believe in the dualistic nature of the Divine. They separate the universal energy into male and female aspects. The Sun is male, and the moon is Female. The sun, male energy, spring equinox to autumn equinox (or in different traditions May Day to autumn equinox) rules the light half of the year. The moon, female energy, rules the dark half of the year autumn equinox to spring equinox. This creates balance, and equality. Vangello Delle Streghe is an Aradian Wiccan scripture containing the creation story, the Charge of the Goddess, and a collection of other myths deriving from Italian Witchcraft. It was published by Charles Leland in 1899 AD under the title “Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches”. Although some groups consider it a cornerstone of Wiccan Thought it does not hold the same reverence that the Bible does to most Christians. Not all Wiccan’s acknowledge its importance. Universal Deity Because each Wiccan has a different view of Higher power, the term Universal Deity or just Deity is often used. This way each person can interpret it as they see fit. Some Wiccan’s acknowledge Goddess and God as equal, some only the Goddess, some honour an entire pantheon such as Egyptian or Greek. “All of the faces of Deity in the end reflect the same universal power, as in fact do we and all of creation. That universal power is infinite and beyond our power to know in its totality, so we make understandable images through which we may interface with it. That infinite power is Universal Deity -the spirit of Deity that is beyond all names and images.” from the Correllian Tradition. It is important to point out that not all Wiccan’s witches, believe all of this, or follow these practices. Nor is this a definitive work on beliefs in the Craft. The Craft is not an organized religion, but rather a spiritual faith open to the interpretation of each person following the faith. The Craft teaches that people can connect directly to the Divine in a way that is right for them. There is no one doing the thinking for them, deciding what is right and wrong. We learn that we were made in the image of the Divine therefore Divine unto ourselves. We each see the world with a different perspective and have different life experiences to draw from. We know that we each walk the path to the Divine a different way, and though the paths may differ it is more important to see the similarities as apposed to differences. |
| Wicca, a History |
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a Reconstructionist - takes Traditional folk-practices and customs with religious elements from a specific culture and fits them into modern parameters, creating something new from fragments of old. The following are excepts from Catherine Nobles Website http://wicca.timerift.net/ind..., about the history of witchcraft, Wicca, whatever the heck you want to call it. The above is a type of Wicca, which most witches are, whether they chose to use this term or not. © Catherine Noble, 2002 - 2003 Wicca is approximately 60 years old. We have adopted certain aspects of older religions - we even invoke some of their gods - but we are not followers of those religions. Judaism and Christianity share an entire Old Testament, not to mention a supreme being, but they're not the same religion either. THE OLD RELIGION Wiccan’s use this term a lot to denote the faith that they follow, referring to the religion of Europe before the advent of Christianity. The problem is there wasn't an organized European religion before Christianity. Each of the cultures dotting that continent possessed their own pantheons, their own stories, their own creation myths and afterlife’s. Pick up any book on European mythologies or pre-Christian religions and see for yourself. There are some similarities, the result of occasional interactions between the cultures, but each religion and mythology is its own independent entity. For that matter, you can find similarities between those religions and Christianity too. The idea of the Old Religion generally centers around the idea of there being a single God and Goddess which everyone just attributed different names too. It is your right to hold this as theological belief, but there is no historical evidence indicating as such. Moreover, the idea that we are following ANY pre-Christian religion is in error. We sometimes recognize the old deities, and some of us try to incorporate the flavour of the old rites, but the simple fact is our knowledge of those rites is generally sketchy at best, especially for those following Celtic pantheons. Contrary to popular belief, even Gerald Gardner acknowledged: the rituals he received from Old Dorothy's coven were very fragmentary, and in order to make them workable, he had to supplement them with other material.(1) That supplemental material came mostly from ceremonial magic sources: The Order of the Golden Dawn, Thelema, Freemasonry, and other occult entities of the 19th and early 20th century. This fact does not make our beliefs invalid. It simply makes them not ancient. 1 Julia Phillips, "HISTORY OF WICCA IN ENGLAND: 1939 - present day." Lecture at the Wiccan Conference in Canberra, 1991 HISTORY OF WICCA Wicca began with a man named Gerald Gardner in the mid 20th century. Many people give the year 1954 as its inception, because this is when Gardner published Witchcraft Today. Gardner had, however, already published High Magic's Aid in 1949 under the pseudonym Scire, and it was not until 1959, in The Meaning of Witchcraft, that he mentions the word "Wica". Gardner claimed that in 1939 he was initiated into the New Forest Coven by one Dorothy Clutterbuck. Whether this coven ever existed is still in question today, and if it did, how old it actually was. Gardner claimed it to be part of the Old Religion - he even had Margaret Murray write the forward of Witchcraft Today. The simple fact is that much of what Gardner taught in his books were derived from ceremonial magic. Gardner was a brief friend of occultist Alistair Crowley (they met only a year before Crowley's death) and a member of the OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis). But Gardner's views of magic and religion did vary from that of ceremonial magic. Among other things, Crowley taught that magic was the power of will, while Wicca puts the origins of magic in the God and Goddess. Gardner's Wicca was much more male-oriented than modern Wiccan’s associate with the religion. The increased female-orientation stated with his student, Doreen Valiente. Gardner's Wicca was initiatory, and Gardnerian Wicca continues to be so to this day - if you're not a member, you can't participate. You can't even learn a great deal about them. The problem with initiatory religions, however, is that if no one can talk about it, it doesn't grow very fast. Since then, however, there have been several developments, including the Eclectic movement. Eclectics generally don't believe in secrecy or initiation. They also don't hold as much value to specific traditions. This made Wicca more publicly available. It also, however, opened the floodgates for all manner of ideas. Twenty years ago, Wiccan was seen as largely Celtic oriented. At the very least, it was European. Today people acknowledging everything from Amerindian spirits to Hindu gods are calling themselves Wiccan. When asked what "Wicca" means, they might even tell you "there is no one definition of Wicca." That is NOT a good sign. We all have much to learn from people of other faiths, and we should respect those faiths. But that doesn't mean we should embrace all of them as our own. Honestly, on our present course, I expect Wicca to die out within 20 years - the serious practitioners will have given up and moved on to other groups, and the Bunnies will no longer find it cool. I don't want to adhere to the letter of Gardner. I'm not a Gardnerian, and have no interest in being one. I believe religion can and should evolve. But there are good and bad directions to go. I think being an Eclectic is a good thing. Eclectic does not, however, equal fluff, or at least it shouldn't. In the interest in saving some time, I have midterms next week, I chose to post this rather than rewriting basically the same thing. If you’re interested in reading more of her essays, which are very good, though I don’t agree with all of what she says, visit her site, http://wicca.timerift.net/ind... I personally do not agree with her final statement about Wicca dieing out. I believe that as people become more aware of the true nature of this earth based faith, it will change, alter, and grow into something new and different. We live in a global society today and I believe that is why people are drawing on elements of world faiths. We now have access to these different paths, which we never had before, not in this way. To draw on different faiths not only increases our knowledge of world religions but also teaches us respect. It shows us that we’re not so different after all and in the end, we have more commonalities than differences. All bold face, italics, and spelling corrections, etc added by me, Fairmoon. |
| Basic Wicca 101 |
| 03.09.05 (10:44 am) [edit] |
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Ever wonder just what this zany witchy stuff is all about? Read on Mac Duff and expand your knowledge. (I don't know what that Mac Duffy thing means, it's something my grandmam says) Part I: Definition of words Pagan: L. paganus a countryman, peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to the country. Or, adj: not acknowledging the God of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Heathen: of the heath or hearth one who lives in the country or on the heaths and in the woods. One who adheres to the religion of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. The heathen, as the term is used in the Scriptures, defines heathen as all people accept the Jews; now used of all people except Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans. Witch: see Wicca, although some witches call themselves Wiccan, not all do and vice versa, again will get back to that. Wicca: A polytheistic Neo-Pagan nature religion inspired by various pre-Christian Western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess and which includes the use of herbal magic and benign witchcraft, (From Dictionary. com).
Christianity: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as saviour. 2: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: Christendom, Christianity] The Craft: another name for Witchcraft, or Wicca Prayer: The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer. Magic: Magic is the technique of creation. Magic is a method of creating, changing, or affecting circumstances through the manipulation of energy. Magic is accomplished through the focus of will power and emotion, which shape energy. Magic is best used for self improvement, prosperity, and healing. (Correllian def.) Spells: the ritual practice of magic. Ritual: the practice of honouring the God/dess usual on specific holidays. It can, but does not always, include spells, meditation, prayer, or divination. Goddess: the female supreme deity. Views of such depend greatly on specific tradition one follows. God: the male supreme deity. Views of such depend greatly on specific tradition one follows. Together the Goddess and God create an equal partnership therefore creating balance within the universe. Depending on ones tradition, how they are represented can differ greatly. See below. Pentagram: a five sided star. Each point of the star represents one of the five elements, Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit, as well as the five directions, North, South, East, West, and As above, So below. Pentacle: a five sided star surrounded by a circle. See above. The circle represents all elements contained within, creating completeness. It also represents Earth and North on the altar. Cauldron: a container, often cast iron in which food maybe cooked, or small fires are created for the ritual burning of plant material, incense or paper. Represents Water and West. Wand: a stick or rod made out of wood, glass, or any other material that has meaning to the owner. Used in ritual to direct energy. It represents Air and East on the altar. Athame: a black handled ritual knife. It is symbolic and usually blunt. Also used to direct energy specifically the casting of a circle. It represents Fire and South. Altar: a raised structure on which gifts to a God/dess are made. Usually faces North or East in a sacred circle. Energy: is the basic substance from which the Universe/ matter is made. It responds to thought and emotion, which give it shape and form. (Healing with hands) Most commonly, Energy is used as a battery that is to add extra energy to workings. Sacred circle: also called magic circle. It is the scared space created for the purpose of ritual. Like a sanctuary of a church, yet it is not a concrete place. It is created though the direction of energy, and dismantled the same way. Creating a circle connects the mundane world with the spirit, focuses thought and creates a protective barrier in which do perform ritual. Coven: a group of like minded people who practice together. It does not have to be 13 or any specific number. It is dependant of traditions or coven’s specific rules. Sometimes called a circle, study group, working group. Traditions: a term used to describe what Wiccan path one follows. The same as belonging to The United Church, or Lutheran or Anglican. There are many paths, some are passed from family to family others are created by one person or a group and are open to anyone interested. They do not all follow the same belief structures so it is often very confusing to someone new to the craft. Try not to confuse it with Traditional Witchcraft, , which is defined below. There is no one book, such as the Bible or Koran, which all traditions have faith in. Each tradition and even covens within that tradition many have their own Book. Examples of traditions and beliefs : Traditional Witchcraft is a term, which has come into vogue to describe the practice of Witchcraft before Gardner (see below.) Traditional Witchcraft is made up of Family Traditions, which come from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Some of these Family Traditions –like the Correllian- consider their practices religious in nature, with an element of magic. Other Family Traditions view their practice as being purely magical in nature, with little or no religious component. This difference in viewpoint comes from the fact that the different Traditions within Traditional Witchcraft come from a variety of cultural and historical origins. There has been considerable tension between the Traditional and Gardnerian branches of Wicca, and some people consider them separate movements today –the Correllian Tradition rejects this view however. Gardnerian: The Gardnerian Tradition of Wicca is named for Gerald B. Gardner, who first brought Wicca to public knowledge in 1951. Since that time, Wicca has become immensely popular in many different manifestations, most of which bear only a vague resemblance to the original. (http://www.gardnerian.com/) He, in some circles, is considered the father of Modern Wicca. Many also state that all branches of modern witchcraft stem from him. Many others dispute that. Dianic: Sometimes called Feminist Dianic Witchcraft, focus exclusively on the Goddess and consists of women-only covens and groups. These tend to be loosely structured and non-hierarchical, using consensus- decision- making and simple, creative, experimental ritual. They are politically feminist groups, usually very supportive, personal and emotionally intimate. (http://www.geocities.com/West...) Correllianism: does put an unusually strong emphasis on the philosophical aspects of Wicca, and on the spirituality and inner mysteries of the Wiccan religion, but liturgically the beliefs do not especially differ from those of other Wiccan Traditions. Rather it is the attitudes toward the Pagan community and its future, that tend to set them apart. The Correllian Tradition is dedicated to the advancement of the Pagan people. They believe strongly in the need for increased communication and co-operation between Pagans everywhere, from all Traditions. The Correllian Nativist Tradition is founded upon the teachings of the High-Correll family. The Correllian Tradition is dedicated to fostering communication and co-operation between Pagan peoples everywhere, and to improving and securing the status and legal rights of Pagans as an ethnic group. The teachings of Correllian Nativism derive from the blv. Orpheis Caroline High Correll, an American woman of mixed racial and cultural descent, who taught that Pagan (Native) peoples around the world could only survive through united action against religious/cultural imperialism. (http://www.correlliantraditio...) Solitary: one who does not belong to any group but practices alone or with one or two other people. Usually Eclectic. Eclectic: If you were to meet a witch out on the street, it is very likely they would fall under this category, thought they might have their own term for it. This term is used to describe someone of no specific tradition but looks to all or some for guidance. They also usual create their own as the go along drawing on different sources. Eclectics will often be forerunners in new/ personal/family/ or coven traditions. Kitchen witch: someone who cooks and bakes their magic. They often express their spirituality though the cooking or making of food and other kitchen activities. Green Witch or hedge witch: one who uses herbals/ flowers and other plants in most or all of their practices. May be an herbalist, may not. Satanism: Is NOT witchcraft or Wiccan! See “Do Witches Worship Satan?” http://www.tblog.com/template... It is a religion and a philosophy based on man as he really is: a carnal being free from the fiction that is spirituality and one who champions total responsibility, pragmatism, and the here-and-now. It has been referred to as an "unreligion" in the sense that it does not subscribe to the notion of an anthropomorphic deity and, by extension, some being who must be worshiped, it’s most common misconception. Others say that Satanism is challenging popular notions of how 'religion' is defined, as it is not content with the dictates of Judeo-Christian strictures. But for those who feel that deity worship and religion must be and always have been inextricably bound, it should be noted that Satanism's lack of deity belief and deity worship is not singular as Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism (all considered religions the world over) also share this viewpoint. (http://www.satanism101.com/) Satanists might be Pagan, Not all Pagans are Satanists. Just as all United Church followers are Christians, not all Christians are members of the United Church. The same can be said for Wicca. All Wiccan’s are Pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccan. Those are but a few Traditions in Witchcraft. There are 1000’s more, Fairy Wicca, Celtic Wiccan, Norse Wicca, even Christian Wicca, which will be discussed in a later posting. The next posting will be about the Beliefs that many Witches follow. |
| random acts wednesday |
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I havn't had a lot of time to post, midterms, but i did remember that i's random act wednesday, it feelis like the last one was yesterday, Here are todays winners Stephen89702 jennjr gfak40 I skipped the blog for selling me cheap drugs and cheap cordless phones. Congrats to the winners. New to the contest? How does it work? Bacisally when I logon on Wednesday mornings the first three or four 'recent posts' will get 100 tbucks sent to them, for no other reason than they were there when i logged on. And I might be three, or four, or five, that part's random too. hopefully I have a 'real' post up sometime soon, we'll see... meanwhile you've all got random acts to look forward too. Blessings, Fairmoon |
| Missing your archives? |
| 03.04.05 (7:56 am) [edit] |
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Thanks to Surrogate, and dysfunction1018, some of your missing archived posts can now be located. Be sure to replace your name where Fairmoon is written. http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=fairmoon&godate=0 1/01/2005" title="http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=fairmoon&godate=0 1/01/2005" target="_blank"http://www.tblog.com/template... http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=fairmoon&godate=0 2/01/2005" title="http://www.tblog.com/templates/index.php?bid=fairmoon&godate=0 2/01/2005" target="_blank"http://www.tblog.com/template... Thanks both of you for the post! Blessings Fairmoon |
| Random acts wednesday |
| 03.02.05 (6:38 am) [edit] |
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I've won some contests here of the past few weeks and have a lot of useless tucks. Instead of having another contest I'm starting Random Acts Wednesday. How does it work? Bacisally when I logon on Wednesday mornings the first three or four 'recent posts' will get 100 tbucks sent to them, for no other reason than they were there when i logged on. And I might be three, or four, or five, that parts random too. Totally random and that's the way it goes todays winners were: Sleepymoon JT Lolita I happen to know JT which is cool, but I've never meet the other before, so I can truthfully say these were completely random acts, or kindness, wackyness, uselessness (since the Tbucks are useless) you decide. Good luck for all you next week. Fairmoon |
Demystifying Misconceptions
This Blog chronicles the journey of one woman as she attempts to define her faith and place in the universe.
I'm a geeky sort of Fae most of the time
Blog Posts of Note:
*Christian and Wiccan at The Same Time
*A Walk with Jesus’ Mom
*Finding God in Wicca
*Universal Myth and Personal Myth- Definitions in Consensus Reality
The Matrix: Systems Healing and Thinking, an Introduction
*Magic, Witches and the Bible
*A brief History of Wicca
*Wicca 101 part 1
*Wicca 101 part 2
*Spells and the Modern Witch
*Do Witches Worship Satan?
*Religious View
*Interview with a Witch
*A Witch's Story of Creation
*One Definition of the Divine
*I am a Witch
* Original Sin, from a Witches point of View
*Why a Witch Could care less about Harry Potter
*Satan is not my Sidekick
*The other people: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Bible