Pagans, have some questions for you =) (Jesus, ritual, mystic, tradition) - Page 2

Kay · #11 12-21-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Makhsihed

That's a rather amazing book; it's the best "Pagan 101" book I know of. I recommend it to anyone who doesn't know much about paganism or who's never really been exposed to it and wants to learn more.

Agreed. It's definitely not a "fluffy" book. The meditations and visualizations are amazing. And they touch upon just enough ontology to keep me interested.

Shadow Wolf · #12 12-21-2006, 07:38 PM

For me, I officially stoped being Christian, and for alittle over a year, searched for the right religion. After much prayer (which was all I knew at the time), meditation, and a nearly fatal car crash, Douglas Monroe's "21 Lessons of Merlin: A study in Druid Magic & Lore" was revealed to me. I read it, bought my own copy, read it again, found a metaphysical store, studied some more, and spent every last dime on materials to study Paganism with. At first, Wicca was kinda pushed onto me, so it's what I considered myself, especially since the lady I looked to as a guide is Wiccan. Then I realised I didn't like being forced into it, and Wicca really wasn't for me. For about a year, I considered myself an Eclectic Pagan, while I continued to study and learn, while practicing a Druidic path. After that year, I started to study Nocturnalism, which I absolutly loved, and still do. I practiced that exclusivly for about two years, but I still had a love for the Druid path. Some time about the begining of this year, I combined the two into my beliefe system. Some of the Druid rituals are Solar based, but I found they work just the same envoking Nocturnal energies of the same nature, only they are dark.

wicca_woman · #13 12-22-2006, 09:35 PM

hello all , I am new to the forums but I just have to say WOW ! I am in the early, early stages of reading and learning on the wiccan/pagan stuff and reading this one forum just showed me that I have a lot more to learn !!! Don't worry I am taking notes and as soon as I sign out of these forums I am going to look some stuff up !!!

Thanks !

wicca_woman · #14 12-22-2006, 09:41 PM

oh yeah , anymore books you guys could tell me about that might be able to assist in the learning process ? I am reading Raymond Buckland's "Wicca for One" right now .
Thanks

Gentoo · #15 12-23-2006, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by wicca_woman

oh yeah , anymore books you guys could tell me about that might be able to assist in the learning process ? I am reading Raymond Buckland's "Wicca for One" right now .
Thanks

I like Scott Cunningham personally, I know a lot of people don't necessarily like him though.

If you have any questions feel free to either ask the board or you can PM me

I"ll be more than happy to help out.

Shadow Wolf · #16 12-23-2006, 10:37 AM

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and reading this one forum just showed me that I have a lot more to learn !!!

I've been Pagan for a few years, and I'm still learning.
I reccommend books by Cunningham, Buckland, and McCoy.

wicca_woman · #17 12-23-2006, 08:30 PM

I HAVE READ BITS AND PEICES OF CUNNINGHAM'S WORK ON DIFFERENT SITES THAT I BELONG TO AND IT LOOKS INTERESTING TO ME...RIGHT NOW I AM WRITING DOWN EVERY NAME AND BOOK TITLE I CAN FIND AND WHEN I GET TO THE BOOK STORE I CAN FIGURE OUT FOR MYSELF WHICH ONES TO START NEXT !

I NEED ALL OF THE HELP I CAN GET RIGHT NOW . HERBS , CRYSTALS ,COLORS , INCENSE , ESSENTIAL OILS ETC.ETC. I NEED BOOKS TO TEACH ME ABOUT ALL OF IT !!

THANKS AGAIN !

Gentoo · #18 12-23-2006, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wicca_woman

I NEED ALL OF THE HELP I CAN GET RIGHT NOW . HERBS , CRYSTALS ,COLORS , INCENSE , ESSENTIAL OILS ETC.ETC. I NEED BOOKS TO TEACH ME ABOUT ALL OF IT !!

THANKS AGAIN !

With a lot of those things, there is no ONE way of doing things. Each person interprets the color green differently, it's one thing to use other people's defintions as a starting place (we gotta start somewhere), but once you have those things, you should really look at it for its own value and what you see in it. Good luck.

Here are some links that helped me out:
http://www.paganlibrary.com/
http://www.wicca.com/celtic/cc002.htm

wicca_woman · #19 12-23-2006, 09:48 PM

I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO PULL MY OWN MEANINGS OUT OF EVERYTHING AND ADD MY TOUCHES OR "SIGNATURE" TO THINGS BUT I REALLY DO HAVE A LOT FURTHER TO GO . I'VE ONLY BEEN LOOKING INTO ALL OF IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS . PUTTING IN EXTRA HOURS AT WORK FOR THE HOLIDAYS IS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON MY READING RIGHT NOW THOUGH . IT IS ALMOST I NEED TO START ALL OVER AGAIN TO MAKE SURE I NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT I READ A MONTH AGO...YOU KNOW ?

THANKS FOR THE LINKS !!!