All Things Pagan Thread

Vida May said:
Very nicely worded. I wasn't confident my wording conveyed the point I was trying to make and your wording is what I wish I thought of.

And this can be healing because so much of what we experience is of our own making. Things like a sense of community are what we make them to be, and seasonal rituals or celebrations create a reality through participation. Such as when I participate in the fair, I feel like I am part of the community and I matter.

By loving trees and Mother Nature, I feel a belonging and part of nature's reality. Being in harmony with nature is being in harmony with myself.
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I'm sorry I missed this wonderful post! This is so well said, I can't think of anything to add. ❤️
 
Okay, I'm a sucky Pagan (it's a loose term for me) and I missed a moon phase. On the 22nd of March, the moon was in third (or last) quarter, which for some Pagans, can mean:

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Hot Cross Buns -- a British (and especially English) favourite during the run up to Easter, and still going strong today.

Pagan roots -- the idea of marking baked goods with a cross is believed to predate Christianity. Some historians suggest that ancient civilizations like the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans made small cakes or buns as offerings to goddesses of fertility and spring. The cross may have originally symbolised the four seasons or the four quarters of the moon -- a natural cycle. Later, the tradition was adopted by Christianity, giving the symbol new meaning, the cross on top of the bun then representing the crucifixion.

In the past, people believed that Hot Cross Buns baked on Good Friday wouldn’t go mouldy and could be used as a remedy for illness.

Hanging one in the kitchen was said to ward off evil spirits, prevent fires, or ensure successful baking throughout the year.

Sailors would take them on voyages for good luck and protection from shipwrecks.

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As a child, the house was never empty of Lyle's Golden Syrup for coating things, and for sweetening just about everything else.

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officerripley said:
Since sometimes paganism and myth are considered the same:

[M]yth[:]…what the big religion calls the little religion…
~~from “Open Letter to [Science Fiction/Fantasy Conventions] from the Indians No Longer in the Background of a John Wayne Movie” by Stephen Graham Jones, Tor.com Personal Essays, 5/19/21
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This is as far as I've gotten in this thread but I understand myth differently than that. I think all religions contain a core myth. Christianity talks about the mythos and the logos. But a lot of people think of myth as just a lie or untruth. But all myths reveal some truth and in a way that is different to prevent it being understood purely intellectually, like the difference between prose and poetry.
 
Mitch86 said:
Today, May 7, is Vesak Day - Buddha's birthday. Be sure to have a party and invite Buddha.
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One ancient definition of Paganism can be stretched to mean all non-Christain, Judaism religions, but in reality Buddha and Buddhism is not really a Pagan thing. :)
 
Burning Man is a temporary, annual event held in Black Rock City, Nevada, where participants construct a temporary community and engage in various art installations, performances, and events. While it draws upon neo-pagan traditions and incorporates elements like the Wicker Man burning ritual, it's not exclusively a pagan festival. :)
 
This understanding of buddhism and paganism is at the heart of my second divorce. We got interested in a couple of monks in a small Buddhist church. We even moved to be close to their property. Then something was said that upset my wife. She started finding fault with much of their church. I didn't and became closer. Within 3 months we decided to get a divorce.

There are many rituals that mix parts of different religious practices all over the world. Some of them are quite odd when we see them for the first time. I love finding these bizarre mixtures of spiritual practice. I think we should all be free to make up whatever spins our wheels. :)
 
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