http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com Mythology and Paganism Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:07:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My interest in myths spanned the entire ten year period as a Christian. If I wasn't reading about Christianity or studying the Bible, I was fervently reading about world mythology. From mythology I began reading about ancient cultures, especially Mesopotamian cultures. Studying Sumerian, Akkadian and Neo-Babylonian history had quite an ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/03/13/a-personal-evolving-cosmology-part-2/ My spiritual beliefs have been and remain to an extent shaped by Christianity. Growing up I didn't really have much exposure to spirituality. I was raised in a monotheistic culture. I knew the stories of the Old and New Testaments. I sang Christian Hymns every morning at school. But It ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/03/11/a-personal-evolving-cosmology-part-1/ The Problem is how can a Bible believing Christian be both faithful to their Christian calling without demonizing other faiths? My only solution, if I were a Christian, would be to accept that the Spirit of God is not only available to those who accept Christian doctrine, but rather ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/03/04/can-christians-accept-pagan-expressions-of-spirituality/ To live as a Pagan or any other religious practitioner the basic requirement is to recognize the divine and revere it. I've always liked (since I first heard it anyway) the Zoroastrian maxim of "good thoughts good words and good deeds," and I think it is a good place to ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/02/06/relationships-with-the-divine/ Reading Ali's post Meadowsweet and Myrrh: Aesthetics and the Sacred, made me think some more about the sacred. Originally it was going to just be a short comment response on how I viewed the sacred in everything (and a newly planted idea in my mind about the nature of things ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/01/30/the-sacred-in-everything/ The Sumerian King List (SKL) was initially composed during the Third Dynasty of Ur (late 3rd millennium) and extended during the reign of the first dynasty of Isin (Early 2nd millennium). Many scholars maintain that the pre-flood king list is in fact a later addition to the SKL document. ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/01/16/the-sumerian-king-list/ I crossed over the threshold of the New Year thinking magically. Reflecting upon past and present experiences where magic has flowed through my intentions and actions, without actually being aware for it. These are just a few thoughts... Magic, in my limited experience, is primarily effortless. It doesn't ask for much. ... http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2010/01/15/magic/