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| Definition of "Pagan". It came from the word paganus. As a noun, paganus was used to mean "country dweller, villager." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganis m |
| The Wiccan Faith As some of you already know, I am Wiccan. I guess the biggest difference between Wicca and Christianity is that I have all my eggs in a basket here on earth, Christians keep all their eggs in a basket in heaven. Pagan People feel that the here and now is what is important, this earth, this world, this Universe,....this NOW. We are not waiting and hoping for some other life, the one after we die, we are busy living this one to the fullest now. And when we leave this world, we aren't going to just disappear or go worship another being for eternity, we will simply be reborn on the other side. What we are will never die, it will just continue on in a different form. Wicca is a part of a new and growing religion, Neo Paganism. It's an Earth based faith based on the Old Ways of the Wise, that honors the turning of the wheel of life, the turning of the seasons, and honors the Divine Energy that fills every thing around us. Wicca put the emphasis on the here and the now, not on some "afterlife" that may not even exist. It's here, today that matters. And it's how you live your life and how you treat others here and now that matters. Not how much you prayed or how much you fasted, or how much "faith" you have. It is not a Satanic Cult! Infact, Wiccans do not believe in heaven or hell. Or the "devil". Instead of blaming some evil spirit, Wiccan's assume the responsibility for their own actions. It's not someone else's fault, it's mine! Here is how Christainity got it's start...... You see, back in time, when the Church of Rome wanted to get control of all the common people in Europe, they forced them to give up their Old belief system and become Christians. It was a way to get everyone to listen to them and be ruled by them. And they spread the word that if you weren't a God fearing Christian, you were going to change or be killed. In the times of the Pagan belief system, women were strong and knowledgable, they were the teachers and healers. They had a lot of power, and the Church was afraid of them, so if they couldn't turn them to the Christian faith, they had to get rid of them, otherwise the people wouldn't follow the Church. The Wise Women would tell them not to listen, and to stand up for what they believed in, not to believe that new Church had the right to command them. So in an attempt to get more people to come over to the Christian Faith, the Church put all it's Holy Days on Pagan Holy Days and even knocked down Pagan temples and errected their own churches on the same spots! Then, when they still couldn't get all the Pagan's to become Christians, and follow their laws, they decided that any one who didn't was a Witch, and they were evil and must repent and be burned at the stake. This was the Inqusition. Over 9 Million European women died because they wouldn't give up their faith and become Christians. And they weren't just "burned", they were tortured in ways that make me sick to my stomach just to read! It was a horrible Holocaust, just like the Jews, but for some reason it doesn't get remembered or memorialized like the other Holocaust. Most likey because we are a Christian Country and remembering how the Christians burned the Pagan women and children at the stake, makes us not very different from Hitler torturing and killing all the Jews!!! That does't put the Church in a very good light. The Christian Church has a lot of power/land here in the US and in other countries too. It's a big corporation, it is very rich and has a ton of assets. No poor Pagan "witch" can ever fight back against them. If you have any doubts about the Evil, self serving Christian Church, please check out this link: http://www.exposingchristianity.com/Inquisition.html Here is a paragraph from the front page...... The Christian church murdered, tortured, mutilated and destroyed millions and millions of lives both directly through the Inquisition and indirectly through all of the wars they incited. The damage and destruction this religion has perpetrated against humanity is almost beyond comprehension. Most people aren't even aware of the facts. Between the years of 1450-1600, the Christian church was responsible for the torture, and burning of some 30,000 alleged "witches."³ January 14, 2011 |
| January 15, 2011 I can remember all the nights we knelt and prayed to the Christian God,.....and I suppose it wasn't really the God's fault that people are so weak and mean that they came up with a way to use religion to torture and mutilate and finally Kill people of other religions. It's the fault of the People, not the God. But it surer makes me wonder how we could beleive that the Christian faith was a kind and gentle, loving and forgiving religion! I feel very strongly that the Divine is the center of the universe, and we all come from there, like spokes on a wheel,.....and that is where we will return one day. Each religion is a different path and a different language to use to communicate with the Divine Center. And people are all different, so why wouldn't we need more than a "one fits all" faith? All roads lead to the Center, which one you choose depends on which terrain you are more comfortable with and what your needs are. Some people are Buddhist, some are Christian and some of us are Pagan...etc. All ends towards a common goal, to get back to where we started from. The Center. |
| The religion of Wicca is based in part on ancient Celtic deities, symbols, days of celebration, etc. They are an Earth-centered religion whose days of celebration follow the phases of the moon and the seasons. Their total membership in the U.S. is on the order of 750,000. That would make Wicca about the 5th largest organized religion in the United States, behind Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism. http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_pent.htm |
| Happy Imbolc! Today is February 2nd. That makes is the Holiday of Imbolc or Candlemas and also Groundhog day. We listened to some beautiful music and lit candles. It was a nice moment....Our next Holiday is Ostara, which you know as Easter. We will be decorating our Alter with Green, Yellow and Purple! The colors of Spring Crocuses! |
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| The Wiccan Wheel of the Year. Shows our Holy Days. |