Pagan

Soft*Silver · 07-26-2010, 12:25 PM

Omg...amen...same experience!

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Originally Posted by Venus007

I have been a solitary pagan for about 20 years, I am thinking about finding a group to share the celebrations with. I am afraid since last time I did this (about 10 years ago) it turned out to be an adventure in drama and weirdness with a dash of tedium and megalomania thrown in for good measure.
Do y'all practice as solitaries or in a group and can you give any advice for finding a good, sane, well grounded group of people to share with?

foxyshaman · 07-27-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by softness

Omg...amen...same experience!

So what has been your experience, both of you. What made it so? I especially like the word megalomania... it made me giggle...

Bit · 07-28-2010, 01:49 PM

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Foxy}}}}}}}}}}}} have you found this Dutch resource before, darlin? http://www.silvercircle.org/

My friend tells me that even though the website is in Dutch--I could *almost* read it!--Morgana is British. Maybe you could write to her, and she would know where the resources are?

Ah, Merlin writes in English also. http://www.silvercircle.org/merlinsarchive/cunningfolk.htm

http://www.silvercircle.org/mk_history.htm This is the story of the Moon Calendar they publish.

Here is some history for the Silver Circle. http://www.silvercircle.org/sci_grimassi.htm

Hope this helps!

Your wilderness camp sounds amazing. I haven't found any stories about the elements. I sure would love it if you would share whatever stories you find with us!

I did rewrite the Kore myth for Samhain, if you'd like that.

Bright Blessings, oh overacheiver!

Sunshine

Venus007 · 07-28-2010, 10:38 PM

Hey there friends, I am really busy with work right now but I will be responding in a couple days. I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you and your lovely willingness to help me. Smooches until the weekend

BarbaraRyan · 08-04-2010, 10:43 PM

Happy Lammas/Lughnassadh!

Nat · 08-10-2010, 05:14 PM

Update on Isaac Bonewits

Yesterday, Phaedra Bonewits announced on Facebook that her husband, noted Pagan author and theologian Isaac Bonewits, was nearing the end of his battle with cancer.

“Just wanted to address the rumors that Isaac is back in the hospital. He is at home as he had wished, but he is nearing the end. His brothers and sisters are on their way to say goodbye. Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”

2myladyblue · 08-10-2010, 11:28 PM

*smiles & waves all around the room*

I haven't been by in ages, but I had a lovely little lughnasadh circle last week. Hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed esbat.
I've been reviewing my notes from What the Bleep Do We Know...has everyone seen that?

I wake up in the morning and I consciously create my day, the way I want it to happen. The more I do that, the more I guild a neural net in my brain that I accept that that's possible. It gives me the power and the incentive to do it the next day.

Thought alone can completely change the body. Most people don't affect reality in a consistent, substantial way…because they don't believe they can.
Thinking positive is not really thinking positive, its just disguising the negative thinking that we have.

Mr. Emoto became interested in the molecular structure of water and what affects it. He set up a series of studies, applied mental stimuli, and photographed it with a dark field microscope. He printed out words (thank you, love) & taped them to bottles of distilled water & left them out overnight. Mr. Emoto speaks of the thought or intent as being the driving force. The science of how that actually affects the molecules is unknown.
90% of our bodies are water. If thoughts can do that to water, imagine what they can do to our bodies.

In Washington D.C. (murder capital of the world), there was a big experiment in the summer of 1993, where 4000 volunteers came from one hundred countries to collectively meditate for long periods of time throughout the day. It was predicted in advance (on the basis of 48 previous studies) that such a sized group, you would have a 25% drop in violent crime & the results showed this.

The universe is mostly empty. Matter is not as solid as we think it is. Electrons & nuclei pop in & out of existence. It’s like a concentrated bit of information. Ideas, concepts, information make up things. (The ball isn’t solid & never touches anything (electrons of the ball, push the electrons of the ground away).

There literally are different worlds in which we live. There's the macroscopic world that we see. There's the world of our cells. The world of our atoms, the world of our nuclei. These are each totally different worlds. They have their own language. They have their own mathematics. But they're complimentary because I am my atoms, but I am also my cells, and I am also my macroscopic physiology. It's all true. They're just different levels of truth. The deepest level of truth uncovered by science and by philosophy is the fundamental truth of unity. At that deepest sub-nuclear level of our reality, you and I are literally one.

*wandering away...pondering quantum physics*

07-28-2010, 01:49 PM	#3
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Foxy}}}}}}}}}}}} have you found this Dutch resource before, darlin? http://www.silvercircle.org/ My friend tells me that even though the website is in Dutch--I could almost read it!--Morgana is British. Maybe you could write to her, and she would know where the resources are? Ah, Merlin writes in English also. http://www.silvercircle.org/merlinsarchive/cunningfolk.htm http://www.silvercircle.org/mk_history.htm This is the story of the Moon Calendar they publish. Here is some history for the Silver Circle. http://www.silvercircle.org/sci_grimassi.htm Hope this helps! Your wilderness camp sounds amazing. I haven't found any stories about the elements. I sure would love it if you would share whatever stories you find with us! I did rewrite the Kore myth for Samhain, if you'd like that. Bright Blessings, oh overacheiver! Sunshine Last edited by Bit; 07-28-2010 at 01:50 PM. Reason: respurce??

07-28-2010, 10:38 PM	#4
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08-10-2010, 11:28 PM	#7
2myladyblue Member How Do You Identify?: Goddess Preferred Pronoun?: ...oui? Relationship Status: Worshipped Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Winterpeg, Manisnowba, The Great White North Posts: 430 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,255 Thanked 455 Times in 186 Posts Rep Power: 90765	Be in the mystery... smiles & waves all around the room I haven't been by in ages, but I had a lovely little lughnasadh circle last week. Hope everyone had a wonderfully blessed esbat. I've been reviewing my notes from What the Bleep Do We Know...has everyone seen that? I wake up in the morning and I consciously create my day, the way I want it to happen. The more I do that, the more I guild a neural net in my brain that I accept that that's possible. It gives me the power and the incentive to do it the next day. Thought alone can completely change the body. Most people don't affect reality in a consistent, substantial way…because they don't believe they can. Thinking positive is not really thinking positive, its just disguising the negative thinking that we have. Mr. Emoto became interested in the molecular structure of water and what affects it. He set up a series of studies, applied mental stimuli, and photographed it with a dark field microscope. He printed out words (thank you, love) & taped them to bottles of distilled water & left them out overnight. Mr. Emoto speaks of the thought or intent as being the driving force. The science of how that actually affects the molecules is unknown. 90% of our bodies are water. If thoughts can do that to water, imagine what they can do to our bodies. In Washington D.C. (murder capital of the world), there was a big experiment in the summer of 1993, where 4000 volunteers came from one hundred countries to collectively meditate for long periods of time throughout the day. It was predicted in advance (on the basis of 48 previous studies) that such a sized group, you would have a 25% drop in violent crime & the results showed this. The universe is mostly empty. Matter is not as solid as we think it is. Electrons & nuclei pop in & out of existence. It’s like a concentrated bit of information. Ideas, concepts, information make up things. (The ball isn’t solid & never touches anything (electrons of the ball, push the electrons of the ground away). There literally are different worlds in which we live. There's the macroscopic world that we see. There's the world of our cells. The world of our atoms, the world of our nuclei. These are each totally different worlds. They have their own language. They have their own mathematics. But they're complimentary because I am my atoms, but I am also my cells, and I am also my macroscopic physiology. It's all true. They're just different levels of truth. The deepest level of truth uncovered by science and by philosophy is the fundamental truth of unity. At that deepest sub-nuclear level of our reality, you and I are literally one. wandering away...pondering quantum physics __________________ "i believe people are see-through if you hold em up to the light i believe people are enlightening if you plug em in right" ~ alix olson "All strong souls first go to hell before they do the healing of the world they came here for." ~Clarissa Pinkola Estes