Introduction: Exploring paganism, seeking guidance from knowledgeable persons
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:02 pm
Hi:
My name is Josh, 50 years of age. I'm located in central Florida. I interested in exploring paganism, and am trying to learn more about it.
I've never considered myself a "spiritual" person, but I do have beliefs about the workings of the Universe. I consider myself to be athiestic in my religio-spiritual orientation. I concluded many years ago that the idea of "god" being an external force just doesn't work for me. I certainly dislike the "angry old man in the sky" view of Christianity and the like. It's my opinion that everything comes from one central origin, and everything and everyone is a part of this totality--such that you and I are as "divine" as everything else that exists--material or energy (isn't matter just energy, after all?).
That said, I think that, as a part of this totality, I have the power to have a say in how the Universe works--so the idea of spells, that just makes sense to me. I know that the Wiccan tradition considers outside entities to be "other," and I can agree with that sentiment. I just think that what the Christians call "god" and what the Romans thought of as "gods" and all these other people and things and thoughts and energies in the Universe are all really different ways of looking at the same thing.
So, I'm hoping to learn a lot more about all of this. If you've read any of the "Dilbert" comic strip books, perhaps you've had occasion to peruse "The Dilbert Future," which is a book written by the author and cartoonist of the "Dilbert" comics. There's a piece near the end about "affirmations," this is something that I like a lot. As I was contemplating Wicca, I was taken by the similarity of affirmations and spell casting.
Anyway, I'd really like to hear from anyone who would be willing to communicate with me about all of this :-} I'd like to find an online friend or two :-}
Josh
My name is Josh, 50 years of age. I'm located in central Florida. I interested in exploring paganism, and am trying to learn more about it.
I've never considered myself a "spiritual" person, but I do have beliefs about the workings of the Universe. I consider myself to be athiestic in my religio-spiritual orientation. I concluded many years ago that the idea of "god" being an external force just doesn't work for me. I certainly dislike the "angry old man in the sky" view of Christianity and the like. It's my opinion that everything comes from one central origin, and everything and everyone is a part of this totality--such that you and I are as "divine" as everything else that exists--material or energy (isn't matter just energy, after all?).
That said, I think that, as a part of this totality, I have the power to have a say in how the Universe works--so the idea of spells, that just makes sense to me. I know that the Wiccan tradition considers outside entities to be "other," and I can agree with that sentiment. I just think that what the Christians call "god" and what the Romans thought of as "gods" and all these other people and things and thoughts and energies in the Universe are all really different ways of looking at the same thing.
So, I'm hoping to learn a lot more about all of this. If you've read any of the "Dilbert" comic strip books, perhaps you've had occasion to peruse "The Dilbert Future," which is a book written by the author and cartoonist of the "Dilbert" comics. There's a piece near the end about "affirmations," this is something that I like a lot. As I was contemplating Wicca, I was taken by the similarity of affirmations and spell casting.
Anyway, I'd really like to hear from anyone who would be willing to communicate with me about all of this :-} I'd like to find an online friend or two :-}
Josh
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