| 5/13/2008 8:39:58 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
jojobutterfly
Denton, TX
age: 21
| ok i am a little tired of reading just Christian stuff and although i am pagan i dont know much about other pagan religions other than wicca so any fellow wiccans please speak up and if you are pagan but nit wiccan please write me a verry brief reply on what you are
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| 5/13/2008 8:51:20 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
burnkitty
Fayetteville, AR
age: 33
| Church of the Sub-Genius, yo!
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| 5/13/2008 8:55:26 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
scorpiomoon
Brattleboro, VT
age: 58 online now!
|  Blessed Be!!
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| 5/13/2008 10:41:35 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
simulacrum
Salt Lake City, UT
age: 44
| I have a friend who is Pagan, and I learn more from her about Christianity than I do most Christians.
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| 5/14/2008 6:20:14 AM | fellow pagans where are you | |
scorpiomoon
Brattleboro, VT
age: 58 online now!
| I learned more from it than I did the Christians also. WINTER SOLSTICE December 21st:
The celebration of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. It is the celebration rebirth of the Sun, which is the promise of spring and life even on this the darkest day. Therefore some consider this the new year. The burning of the log is to give the Sun strength. Mumming (plays) such as "St. George" is a Pagan survival , it represents the rebirth of the God. Wassailing or is also a Pagan custom. The Roman festival of the Solstice was Saturnalia, which lasted from December 17th to the 24th.
VERNAL EQUINOX March 20 / 21:
The celebration of the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. Day & Night are equal length. It is a time for planting and celebrating the first signs of fertility and rebirth. Symbols of Ostara like eggs, chicks, and rabbits have been adopted by Christians in their Easter holiday. The word, Easter is from the goddess Eostra, Ishtar or Astarte.
SUMMER SOLSTICE June 21:
The Summer Solstice a celebration in honor of the Sun-God . Traditional Pagan activities of Midsummer is to leap across bonfires to promote fertility of animals and crops.
AUTUMN EQUINOX September 21:
The Autumnal Equinox, is the second of the Harvest holidays. Mabon is a time to recognize what we have and to begin preparing for the coming winter.
SAMHAIN - Cross-quarter day - October 31/ November 1
Death, the third of the Harvest holidays, the ending of the cycle, death, but with the hope of rebirth and the New Year.The traditional time for the annual slaughter to ensure food throughout the winter months. Take this time to remember departed ones. In some traditions the end of the year . The separation between this physical world and the spiritworld is thin. Halloween customs are a part of this element of death, the thin line at this cycle and remembering the dead and the hopes of rebirth. On this night Magick is more powerful .
It is a nature based religion that is somehow confused with the underworld. But it has fit well into my life and my spiritual needs. It just does more for me than organizied religions have.
Wiccan Crede
Bide the Wiccan law ye must,
In perfect love and perfect trust;
Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill;
‘An ye harm none, do as ye will’;
Lest in self-defense it be,
Ever mind the rule of three;
Follow this with mind and heart;
And merry ye meet and merry ye part.
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| 5/14/2008 7:35:31 AM | fellow pagans where are you | |
deathmetalman77
Crescent City, CA
age: 34
| Thank you scorpiomoon!!!! Very informative, in a nut~shell.
I am a former Christian, but had some spiritual experiences that were not explainable by Christianity. So I became Pagan.  
"Do as thou, will but harm none!" & "Blessed be!!"
I like "Spiritology"!!! 
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| 5/14/2008 8:52:47 AM | fellow pagans where are you | |
skunkbreath
Saint James, MO
age: 89
| Try "other religions" in groups...some may not come into this forum....
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| 5/14/2008 11:42:25 AM | fellow pagans where are you | |
stringsvrs
Syracuse, NY
age: 51 online now!
|  Heard it all, seen it all, practiced it all and still study it all
A little piece from there and one from there; you end up with me over here
Love you All
Peace
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| 5/14/2008 4:23:27 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
scorpiomoon
Brattleboro, VT
age: 58 online now!
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| 5/14/2008 8:05:31 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
eriksangel15
Wernersville, PA
age: 27
| Hey! I hope you don't mind me speaking up in this kind of a thread, being a Christopagan.
I believe in the Wiccan/Pagan path and also in the belief that Jesus was the Son of God. It's kind of like believing in Wicca and using the Christian God and Jesus Christ as my "GodHead", so to speak.
What led me here was not only a growing interest and appreciation for the Wiccan/Pagan belief system, and still believing in Jesus, but also being embarrassed by the actions of the fundimentalist, conservative Christians who go around trying to push their beliefs down others' throats and tell everyone who is going to heaven and who is going to hell. For me, there is only one judge in regards as to who is going where in the afterlife and that is God, not other humans. I love Pagan beliefs because they are open and welcoming to anyone and everyone and are incredibly non-judgmental.
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| 5/14/2008 8:23:58 PM | fellow pagans where are you | |
scorpiomoon
Brattleboro, VT
age: 58 online now!
| Eriksangel...You shouldn't be embarrased. I know alot of people including me who take the best parts of different religions and put them in a mental blender....and there you have it. Your own personal faith. Nothing wrong with that. One's faith is like choosing a lifemate. Thanks for sharing.
I don't know what happened to JoJobutterfly....the person who started this thread. Where are you girl???????????? 
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