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Post by lorna on Apr 20, 2017 16:00:42 GMT -1
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Post by Heron on Apr 21, 2017 14:19:01 GMT -1
Yes very interesting.
I think the growth of what i have for some some identified as 'lifestyle paganism' as a more mainstream option for social identity doesn't necessarily require commitment from those who subscribe to it (at least one of my own children among them). As polytheists with a particular commitment to honouring our deities we might ask ourselves what we can offer to people who are 'pagan' in much the same sort of way that people call themselves 'christian' but never go near a church except for weddings and funerals and certainly never read the Bible. Currently, I suspect, only by providing a bit of information to the more curious among them.
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Post by mrpasserby on May 7, 2017 18:17:44 GMT -1
Yes very interesting. I think the growth of what i have for some some identified as 'lifestyle paganism' as a more mainstream option for social identity doesn't necessarily require commitment from those who subscribe to it (at least one of my own children among them). As polytheists with a particular commitment to honouring our deities we might ask ourselves what we can offer to people who are 'pagan' in much the same sort of way that people call themselves 'christian' but never go near a church except for weddings and funerals and certainly never read the Bible. Currently, I suspect, only by providing a bit of information to the more curious among them. "What is in decline, then, is something quite specific—the Pagan Movement; a collection of organisations, publications, ceremonial genres, training courses. That collection is no longer feeding the appetite of the general public for the magical. That appetite has not gone away; indeed, it has potentially increased—so we must ask ourselves what has changed." "Finally, some druids argue that most people are fundamentally ignorant and insensitive to the subtle forces and immanent power of wild places." by Jonathon Wooley godsandradicals.org/2017/04/19/british-paganism-is-dying-why/Thoughts: No Real Usable Magic No Fun! In my experience: when a person actually creates a event through a simple magical function that person either freaks out and then runs away never coming back to magic or they are in for life. Simple sigils are good to point the way to experiential knowledge. sigildaily.com/activating-rituals/Once a person has experiential knowledge showing them that their is more to life then 9-5 living and boring training/meetings/rituals, they have something to hold on to, to trade with others, to share insights with others, to do group work with (if so desired), to look forward to learning more about. Then most are willing to study and learn the harder things as long as they have the feather of knowing. Magic being there for them showing them the way to something real that they can achieve. |
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Post by lorna on May 9, 2017 18:37:24 GMT -1
Thoughts: No Real Usable Magic No Fun! In my experience: when a person actually creates a event through a simple magical function that person either freaks out and then runs away never coming back to magic or they are in for life. Simple sigils are good to point the way to experiential knowledge. sigildaily.com/activating-rituals/Once a person has experiential knowledge showing them that their is more to life then 9-5 living and boring training/meetings/rituals, they have something to hold on to, to trade with others, to share insights with others, to do group work with (if so desired), to look forward to learning more about. Then most are willing to study and learn the harder things as long as they have the feather of knowing. Magic being there for them showing them the way to something real that they can achieve. Simple sigils might be one way to lead to experiential knowledge as might basic rites, prayers, meditations. A lot of people also come to paganism through books and films such as Lord of the Rings and Charmed... as Heron mentions I think the best we can do is put information out there for those who are seeking. As far as I know the closest we've got to a Brythonic set of sigils is the Coelbren y Beirdd which was created by Iolo Morganwg. I don't get the ogham, which I see as more rooted in Irish tradition, although Robert Graves does base it around Cad Godeu. |
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