Needfire
Pagan author Raven Grimassi has issued a call for a “Needfire” on the Witchvox site.
” In ancient times when troubles beset the land, and the Kingdom seemed to be in peril, the people turned to a practice known as the needfire. Fire represented the spirit of the land, which gave life and purpose to everything in the realm. Therefore when troubles arose within the Kingdom it was a sign that the fire had been contaminated. The spirit of the land had grown ill and required renewed vitality.”
Grimassi is calling for a national needfire ritual on the full moon in October preceding the presidential election. Why?
” Here in contemporary times Americans saw life change drastically following the horrific events of September 11, 2001. The spirit of the land was unarguably contaminated in the aftermath of shock and fear. In an unprecedented reaction Americans relinquished several key constitutional rights with the establishment of the Patriot Act.”
The ritual is meant to “renew the heart and spirit of our land”. So perhaps this is the pagan version of efforts like this. If so it’s an encouraging sign that our community is taking the current political atmosphere in the country seriously. I can hardly think that pagans on the right or left are happy with the way things have been going. Values that are held dear by most pagans, conservation, personal freedom, religious freedom and a strong seperation of Church and State have all taken a beating in the last few years.
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