Jewish concept of Satan & Good/Evil Is the snake in Genesis in fact the wounded healer? How do we use facts? SNAKE MYTHOS Rattles warn knowledge is dangerous, why?
OF LIFE - WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH - IS THERE A GOD? - MORE THEN ONE? - WHAT IS OUR BASIC NATURE? - HOW DO WE INTERACT WITH THE UNIVERSE? SEEKS ANSWERS TO ULTIMATE QUESTIONS
- BY GATHERING IN GROUPS WE MAY CALL CIRCLES, COVENS, CHURCHES OR GROVES - DO NOT PROSELYTE - HAVE CLERGY FOR RITUALS LIKE SABBATS, ESBATS, MARRIAGES & FUNERALS - OBSERVE A SACRED YEAR & CELEBRATIONS - WE USUALLY CONSIDER OURSELVES EARTH CENTERED
- AN EMPHASIS ON EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF BELIEF & DOCTRINE - PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE ON MATTERS OF AUTHORITY & PRACTICE - AN ACCEPTANCE & TOLERANCE OF OTHER RELIGIONS AND WORLDVIEWS IN GENERAL - A HOLISTIC WORLDVIEW - AN OPEN, FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK - MEETS THE TEST OF RELIGION AS APPLIED BY US COURTS - WICCA IS THE LARGEST OF THE PAGAN TRADITIONS
religions to deliberately incorporate new perspectives. From science, metaphysics, & mysticism into its spirituality. Sees all things as sacred and having some form of consciousness or spark of intelligence. That the myriad parts of the universe can communicate with itself to cooperate to achieve specific goals. This cooperation is called magick.
TO THE UNIVERSE • EXISTENCE & NATURE OF DEITY • THE RELATIONSHIP OF OURSELVES & THE UNIVERSE WITH THE DIVINE • NATURE & SCOPE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE • WHAT HAPPENS TO US AFTER DEATH • NATURE OF THE PHYSICAL & NONPHYSICAL UNIVERSE • OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THAT UNIVERSE
ANCIENT TRIBAL & USUALLY (MOSTLY EXTINCT) PRE- CHRISTIAN CULTURES PALEOPAGAN: ORIGINAL TRIBAL FAITHS • EUROPE • AFRICA • ASIA • THE AMERICAS • OCEANIA • AUSTRALIA
FREEMASONS • ROSICRUCIANS • THEOSOPHY • VOUDON • SANTERIA NEOPAGAN: CREATED FROM 1960 ONWARDS • WICCAN REDE - DO WHAT THOU WILT (WHERE’S ALEISTER?) WITHOUT MALICIOUS INTENT BUILDING OUR SACRED YEAR AROUND THE CYCLES & SEASONS OF THE EARTH
OR ORDEAL SEXUALITY - UNFOLDING OF SPRING DIVINE MALE & FEMALE COME TOGETHER IN A UNION WHOSE FRUITS ARE US, CROPS & LIVESTOCK DIVINE MARRIAGE HEIROS GAMOS MAYPOLE DANCE = WEAVING TOGETHER THE FORCES OF LIFE & DEATH
EXPERIENCED LOAF MASS CELEBRATES THE FIRST GRAINS CORN KING DEITY, SACRIFICED & SPREAD OVER THE LAND AS CORN FEASTING, GAMES & CONTESTS DYING & RISING GOD
MENOPAUSE, ENJOYING FRUITS OF LIFE’S LABOR END OF PAGAN SACRED YEAR SUMMER’S END END OF HARVEST SHIFTS SUMMER’S ACTIVITIES TO HARVEST AGRICULTURAL HOLIDAYS KEY MOMENTS IN PLANTING, GROWING, HARVESTING
• SMUDGING 2. PREPARATION OF PEOPLE: • GROUND & CENTER: OPENS ENERGETIC CENTERS OF BODY • PURIFYING/SMUDGING 3. CREATION OF SACRED SPACE: • CAST A CIRCLE
COVENS RITES 5. MAGICAL WORKING • INTENT: HEALING, PRAYER, EMPOWERMENT, MANIFESTING DESIRE OR GOAL, EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL CONNECTION, SPECIFIC PROJECT 6. DISMISSALS • WORKING GROUNDED • DEITIES & ENERGIES RELEASED - THANKING THEM & RELEASE • CIRCLE TAKEN DOWN
CERTAIN TOOLS, PERFUMES, ANIMALS, MINERALS, GEMSTONES, HERBS, TRESS OR FLOWERS, ETC. WHEN PAGANS PREPARE FOR RITUAL THEY FREQUENTLY INCLUDE THESE ASSOCIATIONS KNOWN AS CORRESPONDENCES
SALT & SAND TOOL: PENTACLE/STAFF COLOR: BLACK, GREEN, BROWN ANIMAL: BUFFALO/TORTOISE STAGE OF LIFE: DEATH PART OF THE SELF: BODY ATTRIBUTE: PATIENCE/FAITH - BELIEF?
SYMBOL: FEATHER/BELL TOOL: SWORD/ATHAME COLOR: WHITE, YELLOW, GREEN ANIMAL: EAGLE/BIRDS STAGE OF LIFE: YOUTH PART OF THE SELF: MIND ATTRIBUTE: THOUGHT/INSPIRATION
PLASMA SYMBOL: CANDLE/INCENSE TOOL: WAND/ATHAME COLOR: RED/ORANGE ANIMAL: COYOTE/SNAKE STAGE OF LIFE: ADULTHOOD PART OF THE SELF: WILL/SPIRITUALITY ATTRIBUTE: PASSION/CREATIVITY
BELIEFS YOU CHOOSE TO ADOPT 2. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS & YOUR SPIRITUAL & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 3. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DECIDING WHO OR WHAT DEITY IS FOR YOU, & FORMING A RELATIONSHIP WITH DEITY 4. EVERYTHING CONTAINS A SPARK OF INTELLIGENCE 5. EVERYTHING IS SACRED 6. EACH PART OF THE UNIVERSE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER PART, & THESE PARTS OFTEN COOPERATE FOR SPECIFIC ENDS 7. CONSCIOUSNESS SURVIVES DEATH
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