Archive for the 'Paganism' Category
September 20, 2007 at 1:48 pm by mahud
I discovered the article Why Pagans Aren’t Really Pagan, via Under a Violet Sun, submitted to Metapagan. Basically the author claims that just because the ancients did not identify themselves as Pagan, then modern day Pagans are nothing of the sort.
One thing moderns who think of themselves as pagans have that ancient pagans never […]
October 7, 2008 at 2:22 pm by mahud
My initial contact with Paganism came about through the discovery of a number of Pagan blogs in 2007. Up until this point my knowledge of Neo-Paganism was basically non-existent. At first I was sceptical, as I was aware that many of the ancient Pagan forms of worship and practice were In large chunks unknown, and […]
October 22, 2007 at 10:18 am by mahud
I’m spiritually inept.
Part of my problem is unbelief. This has a lot to do with why I ceased living as a Christian. To be precise, my prayer life ceased. For intermittent periods of time over 10 years, I would pray. I would repeatedly pray for myself and others, but nothing in my life […]
July 30, 2008 at 5:31 pm by mahud
The current incarnation of my altar
My Altar has been steadily evolving since I first set it up back in October last year. The mythical symbolism remains the same. The necklace (symbolic of lunar-cosmic space-time) I’ve replaced with a wonderful wooden snake I won at a medieval fair last weekend. As soon as I saw it […]
November 13, 2007 at 9:45 am by mahud
Experiencing the Presence of the Gods?: Part One
Towards the end of the week I read some very encouraging and uplifting posts from other Pagan Bloggers whose relationship and awareness of the gods, added some fresh perspective. October Blogging Highlights: Effortless Spirituality
A previous post, in which I highlighted my spiritual shortcomings and frustrations, R.E advised “ask […]
July 26, 2008 at 3:27 am by mahud
This is part 1 of an interview with my girlfriend Shannon. It is basically a response to a conversation we both had with Shanny’s mum, after I revealed to her that I was no longer a Christian, but a Pagan. She wasn’t super happy about it as she and most of Shan’s family are Christians, […]
July 28, 2008 at 10:38 am by mahud
Where were we? Ah yes…
Mahud: …our Paganisms are quite different from each other. I came to Paganism through my study of comparative mythology and World Religions (I forgot to mention all the wonderful Pagan bloggers out there ). Paganism interests me because it provides me with a spiritual foundation that I can build upon. […]
October 12, 2007 at 8:37 pm by mahud
Where do I want to be in five years, and what am I willing to do to get there? A few months ago I decided to give myself five years to transform my life and get to the place where I want to be. I didn’t really have any framework or guidelines to help […]
August 1, 2008 at 7:24 pm by mahud
Thank You Grian for responding to my post So who is this Cernunnos dude? (A to Z).
This post was originally a comment in response to Griane’s comment, but as is often the case it evolved into something worthy of posting status. Griane (Lee Hutchings of Panthea: All Things Are Goddess) has also posted her […]
March 18, 2008 at 10:16 am by mahud
This weekend Shanny and I travelled to Medicine Hat, which is like a hours drive from Brooks. Neither of us drive and so Shanny’s mum was wonderful enough to drive us. We ate Chinese food and looked around the various shops and stuff, keeping an eye out for bookstores. I spotted one second hand bookstore […]
August 28, 2008 at 9:20 pm by mahud
Thank you all for your fantastic contributions:
Faith and the Hero’s Journey (Hawk’s Cry: The voice of a witch)
Journeying to Otherworlds: Access Denied (Between Old and New Moons)
Lions at the Door (Quaker Pagan Reflections)
More Than These Words (Aquila ka Hecate)
Journeying to Otherworlds (The Dance of the Elements)
Mythology Synchroblog 4: Children’s Story for Mabo (Pagan Dad)
Underground Ruminations […]
July 29, 2007 at 1:54 pm by mahud
A big thank you to Allyson and Aquila ka Hecate for taking the time to respond to my questions about Paganism.
I’d still like loads more input, so if you are up for it, it would be great if you could respond either on your blog or in the comments section
I wonder if I’m […]
July 9, 2007 at 12:10 pm by mahud
I became a Christian around the age of twenty-one. My life before Jesus was not unlike many other Christians-to-be, whose testimonies you might of heard. I was very much a sinner. I cared about others, but I also placed my needs and desires above everyone else.
Christianity was there when I needed it
I took a […]
October 3, 2007 at 12:55 pm by mahud
I’ve finally set up an altar, and have chosen an image of Cernunnos as a representation of my Panentheistic understanding of divinity. The arrangement is pretty simple to look at, although It is based on a wide range of mythic images, as I understand them.
Altar (click image to enlarge)
The necklace represents the cosmic order […]
July 24, 2007 at 6:11 pm by mahud
Questions for Pagans
Ever since I was a teenager (I’m hitting 33 now), when I began thinking about religion, I was also very much entranced by nature, but I never really made the connection. Eventually I became a Christian.
Now I’m an ex-Christian who is seriously thinking about becoming a Pagan. I have so many questions for […]
August 16, 2007 at 7:41 am by mahud
Thank you to everyone that has responded (so far ) to my post The Pagan Inquisition (Questions about Paganism for Pagans). I am now a Pagan expert thanks to you all . Well, not quite, but I have gained insight into the Pagan community, through asking these questions. Plus the bonus of […]
September 14, 2007 at 8:59 am by mahud
Recite this chant before using the Pagan name generator
Oh, great Pseudonomys, god of monikers
Empower this web page to reveal my true name.”
From now on you can call me Sun Rune Glimmer
August 27, 2008 at 6:54 am by mahud
Discovered this quiz over at Yvonne’s The Dance of the Elements: what kind of Pagan?
What kind of Pagan are you?
You scored as a Sumerian, Babylonian, and Mesopotamian Pagans
You either love ancient history -VERY ancient- or else you worship the Sumerian, Mesopotamian or Babylonian Gods. A rare breed of pagan, you know that literature on your […]
January 23, 2008 at 7:54 am by mahud
It was great to discover a recent post at Simple Magics: Solitary Series - Venturing into the Community. I’m uncertain where my interest in Paganism is taking me. I’ve recently delved deeper into Wicca. I’ve read various introductory stuff off the internet and Google Books, and have read (and skimmed) through Buckland’s Complete Book of […]