Gladeflower
June 16th, 2010, 12:46 PM
I choose Wicca for many reasons, mainly cause of the fact that it includes a nature based philosophy, spirituality and nature based everything ( that was the first impression al least)
And also cause its of main stream, I have to admit that. I always somehow support minority, and as soon the minority becomes majority and begins to control politics I somehow think they are going the wrong way, and I have a urge for revolution.
I see bad and good things in absolutely everything, its just that I have a higher tolerance for minority and different minds sets, and as many others I have a less tolerance for the ruler class, which is sad paradox somehow.
I know if I became a politician myself, I would forget someone and i would be blamed for it, you cant do anything without upsetting someone or forgetting someone, or you wont have enough money to solve everything. And thats the curse of being the ruling mainstream, you will get blamed for much.
And I have to say I wouldn't been so appealed to Wicca if it wasn't a small "Pagan" religion with much controversiality around it, controversiality spoken by The Mainstream Religion.
Ofc I im not a Wiccan now cause of the 'Wow im so cool and rebelish'
When I started out with Wicca it was the best I have ever done, I didn't need ANYTHING else, just books about it and time alone, I have never felt so complete, like being saved as some christian may call it.
But I would probably not begin to explore it when I saw it for the absolute first time. If it wasn't of main stream, if it wasn't full of very old school occultism and hidden powers, when in fact it is a modern construct. I would have probably let it be alone, along with all other stuff that we walk past everyday.
And now when time have past, I am familiar with it and I have explored all other paths around the area. The feeling of being saved and the holiness is gone, I can sometimes reach it, but I know that the feelings could be anything, probably just psychological, that does not void it, it could be enough, but it gets reduced into "just" and "could be...maybe" and that lifts the magick and mystery away.
Probably Im holding on to this path cause I hope for more revelations, like those back in the days. And I mostly hold on to Wicca cause it has become a main identity. An identity that becomes strengthen those few times I actually meet other pagans, pagan stuff or other extreme christians, and this is the thing, the polarity is needed. there is not enough extreme christians in sweden.
I myself and I believe other Pagans actually need the extreme Christians to exist, the identity would otherwise vanish. Just like the satanic statement which says they themselves are the best friend of the church, cause without them the antithesis (opposite) the Church wouldn't exist. Whiteout christians I just become a new-ager, in fact much of our terminology is directly ripped from the Church.
By setting an opposite, we get an identity, we can recognize what something is. its only contrasts that exist, and without them we would not be able to separate and differ the first thing from the the second. With opposites we get meaning, definitions, we get a context to exist in, and we have a purpose. We get an identity, debates will appear, work appears, we can hope for the future, and we become active cause of these very valid abstractions. And First and foremost without THEM we have no US, no identity.
And also cause its of main stream, I have to admit that. I always somehow support minority, and as soon the minority becomes majority and begins to control politics I somehow think they are going the wrong way, and I have a urge for revolution.
I see bad and good things in absolutely everything, its just that I have a higher tolerance for minority and different minds sets, and as many others I have a less tolerance for the ruler class, which is sad paradox somehow.
I know if I became a politician myself, I would forget someone and i would be blamed for it, you cant do anything without upsetting someone or forgetting someone, or you wont have enough money to solve everything. And thats the curse of being the ruling mainstream, you will get blamed for much.
And I have to say I wouldn't been so appealed to Wicca if it wasn't a small "Pagan" religion with much controversiality around it, controversiality spoken by The Mainstream Religion.
Ofc I im not a Wiccan now cause of the 'Wow im so cool and rebelish'
When I started out with Wicca it was the best I have ever done, I didn't need ANYTHING else, just books about it and time alone, I have never felt so complete, like being saved as some christian may call it.
But I would probably not begin to explore it when I saw it for the absolute first time. If it wasn't of main stream, if it wasn't full of very old school occultism and hidden powers, when in fact it is a modern construct. I would have probably let it be alone, along with all other stuff that we walk past everyday.
And now when time have past, I am familiar with it and I have explored all other paths around the area. The feeling of being saved and the holiness is gone, I can sometimes reach it, but I know that the feelings could be anything, probably just psychological, that does not void it, it could be enough, but it gets reduced into "just" and "could be...maybe" and that lifts the magick and mystery away.
Probably Im holding on to this path cause I hope for more revelations, like those back in the days. And I mostly hold on to Wicca cause it has become a main identity. An identity that becomes strengthen those few times I actually meet other pagans, pagan stuff or other extreme christians, and this is the thing, the polarity is needed. there is not enough extreme christians in sweden.
I myself and I believe other Pagans actually need the extreme Christians to exist, the identity would otherwise vanish. Just like the satanic statement which says they themselves are the best friend of the church, cause without them the antithesis (opposite) the Church wouldn't exist. Whiteout christians I just become a new-ager, in fact much of our terminology is directly ripped from the Church.
By setting an opposite, we get an identity, we can recognize what something is. its only contrasts that exist, and without them we would not be able to separate and differ the first thing from the the second. With opposites we get meaning, definitions, we get a context to exist in, and we have a purpose. We get an identity, debates will appear, work appears, we can hope for the future, and we become active cause of these very valid abstractions. And First and foremost without THEM we have no US, no identity.