Either today or yesterday is/was the first day of summer, depending on which calendar I’m looking at. That means that it is the Sabbat of Midsummer/Summer Solstice/Litha. Now, quite frankly, this is my second least favourite Sabbat. I suppose that is a funny thing to say about a religious holiday, but I really dislike summer and Midsummer heralds its beginning. (Lammas, on August 2nd, is my least favourite, since here in Southern Ontario we are into the 35
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Yesterday I wrote about my feelings on the Rede. Today, I’d like to look at the Three Fold Law. In simple terms, it says that any thing we do will be visited upon us three times, for good or ill. In her book Philosophy of Wicca, Amber Laine Fisher suggests that the Three Fold Law refers a return of actions through body, mind and spirit. While I don’t necessarily agree with her, I think that that is an interesting theory. My thoughts are a little different then what is “traditionally” taught. I don’t necessarily believe that my actions will be…
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I’ve seen a few different Pagan sites and blogs reporting the fact that the Pope asked for forgiveness today with respect to the Inquisition. (See the Reuters story, which is somewhat oddly posted under “Oddly Enough News”.) I’m not really sure this is a Pagan issue. Sure, lots of Pagans have claimed the Inquisition as our “Burning Times”, but anyone who has taken time to study this atrocity knows that most, if not all, of the people killed were not witches. I guess it is just large event we can point to and say “See, bigger religions like to shut…
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Bec, over at Fat Lil Wytch, has posted her feelings about the Wiccan Rede and Three Fold Law. Although she isn’t Wiccan, she does have some interesting insights into these two things. Personally, I don’t necessarily see the Wiccan Rede, “An it harm no one, do what thou wilt”, as a rewording of the Christian Golden Rule. Instead, I recognize that many religions have some idea that encompasses the idea of reciprocity. Most religions teach love for one’s self and others, as well as mutual respect. So, it only makes sense to have some teaching that promotes this. Religious Tolerance.org…
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Multi-blog The Juggler recently had an entry about the validity of paths, Recurring Rant: “All paths are Valid.”. There are several points I agree with in this entry. Quite frankly, I am tired of the political correctness that inundates the online Pagan movement. We cannot disagree with anyone lest we be branded intolerant or even a bigot. Personally, I just keep my mouth shut. But lately so many things have driven me nuts that I have all but withdrawn from any type of community. As Mikki says at Non Fluffy Wicca, the destination of each path may be different, so…
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I suppose everyone has noticed by now that I have had much that was either intelligent or witty to say lately. (Actually, have I ever had anything witty to say?) I’d like to blame in on the weather, which has hit a high of 30
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Over on the Lotus Pond, I posted an article a while back about all the different ways to choose a Tarot significator. (I think I might have to update my ideas to deal with my new Daughters of the Moon deck though, since it only has three court cards… *sigh*) Today I came across a quiz someone designed to help one pick a significator. The questions are pretty good, but it is easy to slant your answer if you know the attributes associated with each card. But, I guess all quizzes are like this to some extent. Anyway, my results:…
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I found out yesterday that my Dad often stops by and reads my blog. (Hi Dad!) This won’t change the way I write or what I write about, but it might give me pause for a minute or two once in a while. Anyway, on to other things. I am trying really hard to read Jung’s Man and His Symbols, but it isn’t really making a lot of sense. Oh, I am picking up a very profound nugget here and there, but I don’t understand most of it. You see, there are a few things I just can’t get my…
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Last week when I was at the library, I overheard a librarian reading a book to a group of little children. I can’t remember the words exactly, but she was more or less reading the name of a colour and then reading things about it that related to attributes of the colour. For example, I remember that for the colour brown some of the things she read where soft and comfortable, and for pink she read cute. There were more associations and more colours, but that is all I can remember now. As I walked home from the library, I…
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For all intents and purposes, I am out of the broom closet. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this term, it means telling others that one is Wicca or Pagan. My friends and most of my family know that I am Wiccan. I make real no attempt to hide my faith from those close to me who don’t know, but I also don’t make any real attempt to let them know either. As for strangers, I feel that my religion isn’t their business, so I don’t go around advertising I am Wiccan. No giant pentacles and pounds…