Any other Witches/Wiccans/Wooy Types?
1Anyone else like to call down the moon and get witchy with it?
Never smile too big, the gods may mistake it for hubris.
I don't even have an alter-ego.Eris wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:52 am I used to be Wiccan. In theory I still am, at least if an atheist can be Wiccan. I have an altar upstairs, but I only rarely use it these days
Now, that's the kind of paganism I aspire towards.Marcus Aurelius wrote:“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
damnitman wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:14 pm My sister taught elementary school. She swore up and down that she kept seeing the dead mother of one of the kids in her classroom watching over the child. And, get this, she is the only one of my siblings that didn't do drugs.....
My other sister claimed just about every religion in the book at one time or another, including witchcraft. She is near death now, and I don't have a clue what religion she will end up with.
I on the other hand, was always a heathen, if you listened to my mother in law. She always used to check if I was being reverent when the blessing was being said, but I usually wasn't.
My younger brother follows his wife to church and goes through the rituals, but he doesn't believe any more than I do, but it keeps peace in the family.
Now I do believe in genetic memory. For instance, all of the men in my family going back to the Civil War, have been alcoholics. Some of us quit but most didn't. Going back even further, my genetic research led me to discover that I was descended from a Scottish Viking, who went by the name Sven Skullcrusher. It was a big relief to me, because, for the life of me I could't figure out why I kept having this overwhelming desire to burn a monastery, rape a nun and impale small children on a pike. Now I know that it is not a form of mental illness, simply genetic memory.
That's what mothers-in-law are for. To keep us humble and constantly remembering why we love her daughter SO much!damnitman wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:14 pm I on the other hand, was always a heathen, if you listened to my mother in law.
Agreed, but you might be surprised how many witchy types share that opinion.SpaceRanger42 wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:35 pm I am Wiccan, I was raised Wiccan. I do believe in a higher power though I don't subscribe to anthropomorphism other than as an aid to visualization for the practitioner. I have a lot of opinions about new age practices that will mostly keep to myself as those opinions are not all that generous and really don't do anyone any good to just be casually dropped on the table.
Let's see, how does that quote about assumptions go? I live in it. More than a few of the ladies on our walls.SpaceRanger42 wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:35 pmWings, I think your exposure to the community has probably been pretty minimal. There are many Wiccan (and similar pagan based organizations) that have not only been around for the better part of a century but they are quite well organized with a defined hierarchy and clear path to and recognition of authority.
So then why did you feel the need to comment or post an anti religion stand point on a post made by someone (me) looking to connect with similar people in conversation?damnitman wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:11 am I believe that all religions exist to only provide comfort for those who are unable to accept the fact that they are mortal. To me, religion is too high price to pay for such an illusion of immortality. I am not willing to suspend my judgement for a false promise.
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