Dear Jasmine: Can I mix Muslim and Pagan Beliefs?

March 14, 2012 By 9 Comments
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Dear Jasmine, I am a Muslim woman and I have recently felt a calling to expand my current faith to be more earth based and in tune with my feminine side, similar to paganism. I would say it's how connected pagans are to nature that calls me. I want to connect and be in tuned with what is such an amazing and beautiful part of life. Nature makes me feel closer to the Truth. I have been hoping to figure out a way to incorporate rituals for the seasons or even moon cycles but I don't even know … [Read more...]

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Building the Magic of the Future

March 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
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Star Foster over on the Pantheon blog got me thinking with her two recent articles on  the feasibility of Pagan temples in the modern age.  ( first article : second article ).  Doing something like this would be a considerable undertaking by any group of Pagans in the community. It would also take a transformation of the financial mentality of  Pagan community as  eloquently pointed out by John Beckett over at Under the Oaks. The idea behind building a temple in the Southeast region is … [Read more...]

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The Pagan/Atheist Alliance

March 14, 2012 By 20 Comments
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I'm a Facebooker, it's a problem, and I know this.  I probably check it ten times a day, usually for just a couple of minutes, but sometimes my sessions run a little longer.  I try hard not to be obscene about it, I'm not a "friend collector" randomly friending people just because they happen to be Pagan, but I am up to about 850 "friends."  It's hard to keep up with all of them, but that number does guarantee that I'll get to see every important political and religious news story of the day … [Read more...]

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The Shape and Nature of Energy

March 7, 2012 By 5 Comments
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I recently discovered an article on radio waves that really got me thinking (Here is a more scientific article). It's a fascinating article about how a simple change in shape of the  wavelength changes exactly what we are able to do with the wavelength and the direct effect of those changes. Basically, the article states that by making an adjustment to how the radio waves are transmitted, they are able to stack more of them on top of one another. Instead of a straight transmission, by adding a … [Read more...]

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Druid Thoughts: Voice In Ritual

March 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
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There is no shortage of tools you can buy or make to help you in ritual, but regardless of path, the most powerful one cannot be bought. It is simply your own voice. Voice is a resource available to most of us, and with it we can enrich our celebrations. It costs nothing in terms of money, but calls for energy, time, work and intention, which are all things that add to spiritual practice. Finding your own voice in ritual is a powerful experience in its own right. Speaking well, and hearing words … [Read more...]

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