Obviously there is not a lot of discussion happening Nvr as I've directed a few things at this Freyd person and they have yet to even acknowledge me.
BlackSwan of Memphis
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The power of witches and occultism
by greendawn inmany believe that the power of witches, male or female, to cause a great deal of harm and suffering by invoking the venomous power of the demons is an evident fact.
there are many stories of such activities going on, the casting of spells, enchantments and curses, harming humans in a psychological way through the use of these invisible powers.
some believe these are just fanciful ideas and fairy tales, the atheists have no option after all but to believe this.
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The power of witches and occultism
by greendawn inmany believe that the power of witches, male or female, to cause a great deal of harm and suffering by invoking the venomous power of the demons is an evident fact.
there are many stories of such activities going on, the casting of spells, enchantments and curses, harming humans in a psychological way through the use of these invisible powers.
some believe these are just fanciful ideas and fairy tales, the atheists have no option after all but to believe this.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
witches, atheists, the Islamists, the homosexuals, the anarchists, the leftists, transvestites
What are they doing on a jw discussion board?What are they doing here? Well, what are you doing here?
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The power of witches and occultism
by greendawn inmany believe that the power of witches, male or female, to cause a great deal of harm and suffering by invoking the venomous power of the demons is an evident fact.
there are many stories of such activities going on, the casting of spells, enchantments and curses, harming humans in a psychological way through the use of these invisible powers.
some believe these are just fanciful ideas and fairy tales, the atheists have no option after all but to believe this.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
There's white witchcraft and black. The source is the same.
humor me......what is the source?
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The power of witches and occultism
by greendawn inmany believe that the power of witches, male or female, to cause a great deal of harm and suffering by invoking the venomous power of the demons is an evident fact.
there are many stories of such activities going on, the casting of spells, enchantments and curses, harming humans in a psychological way through the use of these invisible powers.
some believe these are just fanciful ideas and fairy tales, the atheists have no option after all but to believe this.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
Greendawn, you Do realize that there are practicing witches on this discussion board right?
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OK-who's already carving their pumpkins?
by exwitless intonight, my 9 year old and i are going to dig our hands in the pumpkin brains.
i love carving pumpkins again.
here's one of them we made last year, our 1st one since out of the borg:.
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getting very excited. But no, not carving yet.
I know in the last couple of years, if we carved too soon the pumpkin would start to spoil too quickly. So we'll likely wait til mid Oct before getting them and then carve a night or two before the Big Night.
Now costumes .....that's another story.
The youngest got hers today. She's going to be a witch. I'm so proud
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BlackSwan of Memphis
Thank you! Going to read it right now.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
Here's some cool info:
Here's some cool info:
Wow now that was interesting. Thank you Nvr!
I am a pagan at heart. Always have been.
can there be such a thing as a pagan atheist?
Ipsec, absoloodilydoodily! I believe you may want to consider looking at the pantheist philosophy. No gods in that one if I'm not mistaken, but it has a very whole naturalism type of philosopy at it's heart.
I've read Solitary Witch by Silver Ravan Wolf. Does that make me a pagan?
Hey I have that book and I found some of it helpful. Does it make you a pagan? Uhmmmmm sure why not!
the Kabbalah couldn’t agree more with scrapping all our ideas and notions about God. As it is written, "there is no aspect anywhere to search or probe; nothing can be known of it, for it is hidden and concealed in the mystery of absolute nothingness." 9 Indeed, in my estimation, Kabbalism is more a religion for heretics and atheists than for those who profess faith in God. As the great Kabbalist philosopher, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook once said, "There is faith that is actually denial, and there is denial that is actually faith." 10 In other words, according to the Kabbalah, denying the existence of God is the same as having faith in God, so, paradoxically, it is possible that agnostics and atheists are Jewish mystics unaware.
Nvr, hey now this is interesting. Might you have a link to accompany? I would be most interested to read the surrounding text if it is available.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
Theres a fair bit of information out there to be honest - some great, some ok, and some complete crap but you take what you can and leave the rest which is always a good thing.
G, that's always the problem. Sorting through the crap and figuring what to keep.
The attraction to my path has always been its flexibility, it can be combined with many others such as Wicca, Shamanism, and even dare I say it, Christianity (although I must admit I have my doubts about the latter lol)
Hm, I see your point! It is quite intersting to me, how I've seen various bits of Christianity pop up. I have my own way of seeing things and they have theirs and it makes for a nice melting pot of paganism
How long have you been on the Druid path?
I'm a pagan as well. Though I do disagree about it not being a religion. I do sometimes say Wiccan because it seems to be a bucket non-pagans can understand better than the term pagan. Most christians seem to think pagan means anyone not christian and I want to narrow that down a bit.
Hey Gretchen, I was hoping to see you on here! Yeah, I guess you probably have a point. I suppose I tend to think of each form of paganism it's own religion. But then if I do that, it's not much different then saying Protestant. So..well I suppose I need to rethink that eh?
You know the thing is, the whole term Wiccan or Wicca/Wicce has it's whole sort of battle of sorts. I.e. What makes a Wiccan a Wiccan? Sheesh, I've read SO many different articles or discussions on the matter. Some believe that a Wiccan is only a person who is intitated INTO a Wiccan coven as defined by Gardener or the other forms. Some believe a Wiccan can follow the basic rituals of Wicca and self inititiate into it. Others are Kitchen Witches and are good and comfy with the word.
At this point, I think the average person might very well get confused! Perhaps I sort of gave up, hm.....
Because I am a solitary practitioner of my religion, because it doesn't have prescribed doctrines, because the path is continually growing learning and changing does not make it less a religion. I have a very deep spiritual connection with Mother (my name for the divine). I guess I would call my path somewhere between a Gaia path and a Dianic path if you want to put a label on it, but I'm continually reading and taking what resonates with me and throwing off the rest.
I suppose when I said I think of it as an umbrella term, I was thinking along the lines of that each person's paganism, might vary, but their way of doing things, their structure or ritual IS their religion. Uhm....like a pagan who follows a Germanic Reconstructionism path, I would probably think of their religion as being Germanic Recon. Still, though going back to what I said a second ago, I need to rethink that to some extent.
As I would say a Presbyterian is a Christian.
Hm.....I suppose that in the previous example, the person following the Germanic Recon is a Pagan with Germanic Recon as their denomination
You have given me food for thought Sherry!!
Thanks for this thread, I'm surprised it hasn't been flamed yet, many times I bring up my faith I seem to be ridiculed by certain ones in this forum.
Hmmmm intersting thought. I wonder why indeed. And hey, no problem Like I said I thought it would be good for us to know who the other is.
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BlackSwan of Memphis
solitary :)
forsharry, good to have ya checking in!
I haven't heard of "fire witches" before, any chance you'd be willing to explain? Or maybe recommend books/websites that would contain good information? I'd also love to hear more about your personal celebrations etc if it's not too much to ask.
Hm, yeah I second that. Never heard the term used and I'm curious to know more about it, if you would be comfortable sharing.
I've investigated a LOT of legends and myths (probably the biggest reason for leaving the BOrg), and the only definative conclusion I can come to is that each person has to believe what they're comfortable with.
Hobo, first nice to meet you! Second this makes a lot of sense. There are so many beliefs and philosophies and different personalities and what makes sense to one will be rubbish to another. <<shrugs>> Makes for a curious, wonderful world!
After leaving the witnesses, I checked out a lot of churches, but I could never reconcile a loving god who could kill so casually. Christianity wasn't for me, but I'd spent most of my life outdoors, so the appreciation and love of all things natural seemed the only way for me to go.
Seems to be a common theme of sorts amongst pagans.
I've read some books, but most of what I feel is instinctive. After the strictly structured JW's, I couldn't bear to HAVE to participate in rituals, but I acknowledge the phases of the moon and the other celebrations (mostly seasonal based).
Interesting. I can appreciate that.
I live in a small northern Alberta town, and everyone who knows me knows my spiritual path- they all know what the pentacle I wear means and tease me about the good luck I enjoy. Personally, I believe it's all karmic- I've paid my dues and now I'm reaping the rewards. And the witches creed makes more sense to me than any Christian platitudes- 'an harm ye none, do what ye will'.
It is a good thing you are able to be so open about it!! I like your choice of words on the matter as well . Most people who know me know that I'm ah, er, um...well....eclectic minded Hey, I'd rather people just know now as opposed to finding out later and think either I was hiding something or ashamed of what I believe. I've kicked my bloomin' arse to have the freedom to believe what I want and I am not going to let go of that.
if not outright pagan, i definitely am a pagan sympathizer...........heehee
Sunnygal, lol, an accomplice perhaps?
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BlackSwan of Memphis
Thanks Black Swan, it was a cool group and they covered a wide variety of belief structures. I like the minister here and really liked the range of material covered. The Mr Rogers sermon was followed by a reading from the Tao Te Ching. Very comfortable environment to aquire a diversity of knowledge. I never quite got around to attending any of the pagan meetings (scheduling issues) but it seemed like a good learning evironment. I just don't crave the association portion, ya know?
Sounds like it was a really cool sermon.The Tao Te Ching, I have read very little about that. But when I read your experience I thought:
"How cool. Being able to learn and explore other philosophies and religions and being 'allowed' to assimilate it into your life if it works.... Very free spirited."
I know with the church I went to...<<i'm already grinning>> the Reverand guy was really cute so if that didn't give me reason enough to keep attending, the association wasn't going to work either. So, I'm right there with ya on that one.
I'm with you about the mellow Sunday with good company. Tho I also used to be a member of the "open road, wind in the face" church of Yamaha As long as people do what makes them happy, the rest is really superficial.
Amen