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Topic: Harpyr, questions on Paganism/Wicca.
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StarLover33 Moderator Posts: 2844 From: King Arthur's Camelot Registered: Jun 2002
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posted March 14, 2005 07:37 PM
I don't know if you've mentioned this before, but how do you practice wicca/paganism? What part of the path do you follow? Do you pray only to the goddess aspect? Oh, and how is that Book of Shadows coming along?-StarLover IP: Logged |
Harpyr Moderator Posts: 1888 From: sleepy Rocky Mountain village Registered: Dec 2002
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posted March 15, 2005 09:05 PM
Hi Starlover,I do consider myself a witch, though not necessarily a Wiccan. Much of what I believe overlaps with Wicca but I prefer not to commit myself to that label.. It may be nitpicky but I just don't want to be pigeonholed. I follow the Reclaiming path, which grew out of the Feri traditon in the late 70's. It is a path that sees the Earth as the living body of the Goddess and as such we feel that political action in defense of Her when She is under assault is a spiritual practice. Starhawk is by far the most visual and outspoken of the many people in Reclaiming but she was not the founder. She's just written more books than anyone else in the tradition. We honor both the Goddess and the God in our tradition, seeing the balance between these two forces as being very important. I'm still struggling with a regular personal practice of my own but I'm very active in the larger community. I attend public rituals and classes in magic and work magic in the streets at political protest. Street magic is probably my favorite thing as I find that to be very fertile grounds for moving energy.. it's where two very powerful forces collide- the freedom and spontaneity of the global justice movement meets the entrenched, concentrated power of the state and to work magic at that boundary is powerful stuff indeed. Alas my book of Shadows will have to wait until my life has settled abit more. Right now I'm in the process of preparing to drive to Alaska at the end of April so my house is chaotic. Plus.... I'll let you in on a secret I've not revealed here at LL yet.. Here..lean in close and I'll whisper it to you.... I'm pregnant... Like 16 weeks now and the morning sickness has only just now worn off.. It was rough for a while. So, with all this stuff going on, the BoS will have to wait till we've settled abit.
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StarLover33 Moderator Posts: 2844 From: King Arthur's Camelot Registered: Jun 2002
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posted March 15, 2005 10:56 PM
WOW! That is so awesome! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you. -StarLover IP: Logged |
Petron Knowflake Posts: 515 From: Registered: Mar 2004
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posted March 16, 2005 12:12 AM
cool!!
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pixelpixie Moderator Posts: 7138 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: Aug 2003
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posted March 16, 2005 01:30 AM
Harpyr, thank you for sending me on a quest to find out what's been going on with you lately... honestly.. as soon as you said you had info here, I thought.. Oh, she's making a baby!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! One more soul to love. sixteen weeks? wow. Popping out i'll bet, your body already seasoned with the other munchkin. Bless you and yours, I love your spirit!IP: Logged |
26taurus Moderator Posts: 6580 From: the stars Registered: Jun 2004
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posted March 16, 2005 11:20 AM
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Harpyr Moderator Posts: 1888 From: sleepy Rocky Mountain village Registered: Dec 2002
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posted March 17, 2005 06:22 PM
Thanks everyone. pixie... yeah.. I already can't fit into my pants anymore.. fortunetly some of my sweetie's larger ones fit me for now... so I'm raiding his side of the closet.. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 20829 From: Columbus, GA USA Registered: Nov 2000
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posted March 18, 2005 08:53 AM
------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |