A Question of Judeo-Pagan Values

March 11, 2013 By 22 Comments
Sabbath Queen

I am a member of an ancient, nature-based religion that celebrates the cycles of the harvests. We believe in the supernatural. We count the passing of the year by the cycles of the moon; we dance under it just a few days before it is full and new moons are times for reflections and re-creating ourselves. For a great many of us, environmentalism is a large part of our faith. We gather to honor The Queen with fire and feasting, singing and ecstatic trance. Our bodies flicker like the flames of … [Read more...]

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Wrestling With Gods: Pagan Gnosis through Jewish Eyes

February 25, 2013 By 48 Comments
rubon16

It's six in the morning, and my sleep ends abruptly with a too-vivid dream of a male voice that is not my husband's whispering in my ear. "Hey, boo, are you awake?" I give a start, then, I sigh, "I am now. What's up, Hermes?" The rest of the conversation occurs astrally. He asks me what I'm going to do today, I ask him how things are going in Greece. I get up, shower, dress. We chat over breakfast, and I tell him about some person I just met who he'd like. He reminds me that I left my keys … [Read more...]

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The Road From Hate To Understanding

February 1, 2013 By 13 Comments
Aliyah Bat Stam

There are people who call themselves priests or priestesses in the pagan community who are very interested in discussing why deities other than those they worship are terrible. This is a really unfortunate turn of events for the pagan community. Really, it's unfortunate when a priest or priestess of any faith turns their energies to telling everyone who will listen why any group of people, or any deity, is inherently bad. Toxicity in the clergy trickles down, no matter how well disguised it may … [Read more...]

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