What I do?... hmmm... that depends. I do machinist work for a living.
I'm also a musician and I've had short stories and poetry published as
well as art and illustrations. As far as my beliefs go, I do quite a
bit. I did do natural magick as a child before I knew what was really
going on. The guy who used to watch me do these things (to me it was
part of 'playing') was a magus, and took me under his wing and taught
me Solomonic magick. From him I learned ceremonial magick and how to
protect myself. Later I met some witches (crones) one of whom was my
best freind's mother. We 'swapped' information and I learned a
traditional witchcraft (not the modern stuff) handed down thru their
family. I learned they had a very strong creed concerning the high
value placed on life.
Later still, I'd finished my adept****p and became a Magus, then years
later a High Magus. Disillusioned by the processes found in the
Solomonic practices for wor****pping pagan dieties (called 'Olympic'
therein) I stumbled across neo-paganism, which was just beginning to
come out from under the shadows of religious persecution down south. I
became a priest, then a HP and found out what true responsibillity
really is. Persecution still happens, as you can see day to day.. even
on lists like this one- but we cannot let anyone step on our beliefs
no more than they can let us step on theirs. If they feel they are the
only way, then let them read their bible where it states that others
do believe in other gods. It condemns them, or course, but it was a
fact and still is a fact to this day that people have always believed
in other gods, and therefore there must be a different way from
theirs.
Perhaps they should answer as to why the Vatican is built atop an
ancient Temple to Dionysius, or why his birth was THE FIRST recorded
'virgin birth' in any myth - (as well as that of Osiris) and as well
as the First myth involving resurrection/rebirth. But this, they will
tell us is a great lie, even though it predates Judeo-Chrisitianity by
a couple thousand years.
Sorry about being on the soap box - generally I don't go there, but
it's been a long day and I only wished to converse with others who
believe the same as I without further condemnation and judgement from
those who have no real knowlege of what I'm about or believe in. After
all, how many pagans do you find cra****ng christian discussion groups?
BalanceDragon
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