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| Dinah |
Posted on: 14-Sep-2003, 05:49 PM |
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I've never been really in the broom closet, but that doesn't mean everyone knows what by beliefs are. On the one hand I've been interested in Paganism ever since I was 12 when here in Germany only a few people what that even meant. On the other hand I am living in rural Bavaria, where the Catholics rule, and I've always had religious education in school. Actually I even took my A-levels in that subject.
There were times when we had a discussion about certain philosophies and believes in class and to make my point I'd bring in a book on paganism that made my point clear and show that to my teacher. I just didn't think about how that might look or mean or anything. My mom is very open when it comes to religion, and I've had many discussions and actually have been surprised how easy she deals with the topic. I moved into my own place last year and told her I was still looking for a spot to set up my altar and she made suggestions and helped me look for the blanket I always use as a decoration.
Now, my grandma's and my father? No. It's just that they wouldn't understand it, they couldn't grasp the concept of it, so I don't try to explain, I just avoid the topic. Though they have helped me get out of the phase where you take everything a bit too seriously (which happens if you try to make your traditions by reading books, lots of which take themselves too seriosuly and are heavy on the ritual).
Once your dad gets used to watch football in your room and put his mug of beer on your bookshelf/altar you learn to forget overzealous formality 
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Forum: The Grove · Post Preview: #13990 |
| Dinah |
Posted on: 13-Sep-2003, 06:34 PM |
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Jennifer Hunter - 21st century Wicca
Caitlin and John Matthews - Ladies of the Lake
D. J. Conway - Celtic Magic (rather limited overview)
Murry Hope - Practical celtic magic (takes a historical view - not all that "practical")
Marion Green - A witch alone
and then there's always Starhawk - The Spiral Dance
Though I tend to shy away from overtly feministic paganism. I am still not sure what I think about Starhawk's book. But then I was 13 when I first read it, so I might be prejudiced. Some of her views are a wee bit forceful.
Another book I discovered recently and that seems to be really interesting is
A Year in a Scots Kitchen: Celebrating Summer's End to Worshipping Its Beginning by Catherine Brown . But then I've always been more interested in the so called Kitchen Witchery 
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Forum: The Grove · Post Preview: #13954 |
| Dinah |
Posted on: 13-Sep-2003, 10:20 AM |
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Hmmm... well, I'm not complaining 
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Forum: The Jester's Court · Post Preview: #13936 |
| Dinah |
Posted on: 13-Sep-2003, 08:47 AM |
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Heh. I love Mcgonnagal's poetry. I nearly fell off my chair laughing when I saw that in the "Victorian Poetry" book for my seminar they had actually included one of his poems, the one about the Tay Whale.
"So the monster whale did sport and play
Among the innocent little fishes in the beautiful Tay,
Until he was seen by some men one day,
And they resoved to catch him without delay."
His rhymes are so random. Baboons, harpoons has to be my favorite rhyme 
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