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Articles about pagan (0-50 of 438)
- Handfasting Part Two
By: James Holan | - In the next phase of the ceremony the bride and groom asked for the blessings of the Mother Goddess and the Father God. This is interesting because it came after the elemental blessings. If it had been done before the elemental blessings, the Gods/Goddesses would have held the position of authority and power in the religion. This shows that the Pagan religion values the spiritual earth over the human further supporting the Pagan belief of union and harmony with the earth (Wright). It is also int ...
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- Handfasting Part One
By: James Holan | - The Pagan Religion is probably one of the most misunderstood religions in the world. The average person, regardless of religious beliefs, associates the term "Pagan" with devil worship, witchcraft, animal sacrifices, and sadistic ceremonies. Contrary to this belief, the term Pagan is actually a very board term that generally refers to any religion other than the Christian or Jewish faith (Alder). These alternate religions are usually referred to as the "Earth Religions." Some Earth Religions are ...
Tags: religion, pagan, handfasting, marriage, alternative marriage, wedding ideas
- The Meaning Of Pagan Religion
By: Rose Ariadne | - Paganism is a collection of varied earth-based religions based on timeless values such as belief, responsibility, respect, freedom, honesty, courage, will power and justice. This way of life was practiced as early as the Neolithic times.
The general consensus about the word "Pagan" is that it means "rustic" or "rural" religion which implies that is nature based and is usually practiced by people who live in villages or towns that are unadulterated, maybe even isolated. ...
Tags: Pagan religion, pagan history, gods and goddesses, polytheistic religion
- Facts About Modern Pagan Religions
By: Rose Ariadne | - Modern Pagan Religions have retained most of the essence of ancient Shamanistic beliefs such as Universal love and the absolute belief in our ability to create our future. Rituals are, then and now, a way to connect with the Divine which is believed to be the sum total of the spirits in the entire Universe.
The earlier pagans were healers, teachers and medicine people who were held in high regard for their powers which created magick and communed with spirits of nature. They had h ...
Tags: Pagan religion, pagan history, gods and goddesses, polytheistic religion
- A List Of Pagan Religions
By: Rose Ariadne | - According to author, folklorist and scholar of magic, Zora Neale Hurstone, "Magick is older than writing. So nobody knows how it started". Although the word "pagan" may be interpreted in many ways, for the purpose of this article, "pagan" refers to the ways of live that existed around the world before the advent of the Judeo-Christian religions.
Many people assume that "pagan" religions existed only in pre-Christian era Europe. However, history has proved that the Sumerian, Egypti ...
Tags: Pagan religion, pagan history, gods and goddesses, polytheistic religion
- Consejos Para El Video Poker
By: Efrain Pandilla | - Un jugador talentoso de Video Poker necesita una estrategia y fundamentalmente lgica. A continuacin encontrarn algunos importantes y fundamentales consejos para tener en cuenta:
1. Juegos de Video Poker con Jacks or Better:
Seleccione mquinas donde el premio sea del 99.5%. Las mquinas con el mayor premio son aquellas que pagan 9 monedas por un full y 6 monedas por una escalera debajo de la lnea de crdito 1. Si el premio es de 8 monedas por un full y 6 monedas ...
Tags: escalera, monedas, video poker, juegos de video, mquinas que pagan, juegos de video poker
- The Psychfolk Music Of Julien Aklei
By: Chris Robertson | - I have no idea why I become fascinated with some music and musicians, and not with others. And there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it either. I don't follow music because someone is famous or a title tops the charts (though it's all too easy to fall for a song if you hear it on the radio over and over again). In the olden days I sometimes fell in love with album art, back when vinyl albums were large enough to provide enough room on a cover. Sometimes I watch a movie and end up lovin ...
Tags: julien aklei, psychfolk, music, singer, fairie, pagan, etheric, emotional, inner discovery, pink
- What Is It About Psychfolk Music?
By: Chris Robertson | - I've often wondered why it is that we listen to music in so many different ways, why we have such different tastes in music, and what, exactly, music means to us. For some, it means getting dressed up for a performance at a concert hall, and enjoying the atmosphere, the acoustics and ambiance, and the skills of musicians playing music created by the great masters hundreds of years ago. For others it means crashing in their room, or any other place, with rock or hip hop or psychfolk piped into th ...
Tags: julien aklei, psychfolk, music, singer, fairie, pagan, etheric, emotional, inner discovery, pink
- Psychfolk: Music Isn't About How Many Songs There Are On Your Ipod
By: Chris Robertson | - A lot of people have their iPods filled with hundreds or even thousands of songs (Apple advertises that the iPod Classic can hold up to 30,000 songs). I am not one of them. I do have an iPod and an iPhone and a bunch of other devices that can store and play music, but there are only a few dozen songs on there, or maybe a hundred. It's an odd mix of music, too. There's classic rock from my youth, there's psych folk, there's New Age, there are some popular hits, and there is some music played and ...
Tags: julien aklei, psychfolk, music, singer, fairie, pagan, etheric, emotional, inner discovery, pink
- Video Marketing Is A Must For All Business
By: Todd Ash | - Video marketing is one of the the best ways if not the best way to market your business.If you are running an online business and are not marketing it with video you are making a huge mistake. Videos are very powerful and will create a constant flow of website traffic.
A website needs traffic in order to succeed,without it your business will certainly die in cyperspace. Producing quality videos to promote your online business and offline will create traffic and customers.It is ver ...
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- The History And Origin Of Halloween Traditions
By: Patrick Omari | - Halloween and All Souls Day are a mixture of both Pagan and Christian beliefs. Two thousand years ago the Celts used to make sacrifice to the dead by burning the bones of animals on large bonfires. This was thought to protect them from spirits who on October 31st, the end of the Celtic year, were said to return to Earth once more. If the person had died within the year, on this night they were thought to pass to the next world. Therefore this evening was believed to be one of great spirit activi ...
Tags: halloween, pagan, chrisitan, trick or treat, customs, tradition, food, religious, all saints day
- Halloween - Pagan Or Christian?
By: Donna Oxley | - When Halloween comes around the streets are alive with the activity of trick or treaters. children and adults alike parade around in goulish dress. Pumpkins glow and witches cackle!
But what is the origin of these spooky festivities? Why do we dress up as ghouls, skeletons, tortured victims, headless lords, witches and warlocks?
Why do we carve out pumpkins and Turnips, bob for apples and trick or treat?
Through the passage of time cultures, traditio ...
Tags: samhain, feast of the dead, halloween, all hallows eve, hallow'en, pagan festivals, christian festivals
- Magickal Shrines Of Mustika Pearls
By: Luxamore | - Magickal mustika pearls/bezoar stones with their innate spiritual power and force are sacred items that enhance the auric and spiritual atmospheric quality of shrines and altars. They attract to themselves spiritual intelligences and beneficent cosmic rays that bless the home. With the presence of these magickal pearls, shrines and altars are not just simple sacred places in the home, they are transformed into power-spots that the devotee can seek refuge for empowerment, inspiration and regenera ...
Tags: shrines, altars, deities, gods, dragons, magick, New Age, Pagan, mustika, bezoar, stone, gems, crystals, minerals
- A Different Way To Write Your First Novel
By: Laura Stamps | - If you've always wanted to write a novel, but found the traditional structured process too frightening or overwhelming, maybe your imagination works in a more organic fashion like mine. In that case, start with your main character and the idea the character gives you for the plot. Then close your eyes, grab your notebook or computer, and watch the main character. Sooner or later she or he will begin talking and moving around. When that happens, start writing! I guarantee what you hear and see wi ...
Tags: first, novel, write, occult, women, hillerman, pagan, fibroids, perimenopause
- The Key To Powerful Spellcasting
By: Laura Stamps | - Let's talk for a moment about one of my favorite subjects: spellcasting. You can design every spell you cast to work the first time. Impossible, right? No, not really. All you need to use is the key to effective spellcasting, which also happens to control manifestation.
This may sound difficult, but it isn't. The problem lies in the fact that most of what you read about spellcasting and manifestation seems complicated, since the simple truth is often hidden beneath a veil of mysti ...
Tags: spellcasting, pagan, occult, novels, manifestation
- Pagan Rituals And Wiccan Rituals
By: Rose Ariadne | - The modern usage of the word Paganism is an umbrella term that can include everything from Asatru (worship of Norse gods) to Hellenic (worship of Greek gods) traditions. The word pagan usually refers to a person who has a polytheistic religion; that is, a religion that includes more than one god or goddess. In older times, the word pagan was used to mean a godless person who was only interested in sensual pursuits, which, frankly, doesn't sound like much of an insult to me! The word also had the ...
Tags: wicca, witchcraft, pagan, magick, occult, metaphysical, religion
- Halloween Faq: Halloween Traditions Around The World
By: Hanson Landgren | - * Was Halloween originally a pagan or a Christian holiday?
Like the celebration of Christmas day, originally Halloween was a pagan festival rather than a Christian holiday. It was only around 10th century that the Roman Catholic Church established this holy day. This was initiated for purifying the spirits of the dead.
* What is the origin of trick-or-treating?
Trick-or-treating, a major Halloween tradition, is related to the "soul cake day" o ...
Tags: Halloween, pagan, holidays, Christian, trick-or-treating, trick or treat, October 31, pumpkins
- Pagan Holidays And Celebrations
By: Stephanie Davies | - Pagans celebrate 8 major holidays a year, which we call "sabbats". You will probably find by looking at the list of holidays below that some look familiar. That is because these holidays existed long before the Christian faith came along. When the Roman's were trying to outlaw paganism thousands of years ago, many pagan holidays were changed into what we now celebrate as "Christian" holidays. But many of the actual reasons they were celebrated stayed the same. Here is a list of our Major Sabbats ...
Tags: pagan, wiccan, wicca, paganism, beliefs, practices, spiritual, religion, spirituality, holidays
- What Are Pagans?
By: Stephanie Davies | - There are almost as many denominations to Paganism as there are to Christianity. Within Paganism, there are a large variety of beliefs, dieties, and concepts. However, we (much like Christianity) have certain core values and beliefs that are central to paganism. Some of our core beliefs include:
Respect For Nature
A Belief in Harming None (including both yourself and others!)
Belief in Deity or Deities (differs depending on denomination)
Mutual Respect for All ...
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- Basic Beliefs Of Pagans And Wiccans
By: Stephanie Davies | - Believe it or not, it is exceptionally difficult to write a page on "basic beliefs" for pagans. The main reason is because there are such a wide variety of individual beliefs in paganism, and so many different paths, that it is difficult to write a page on specific beliefs. However there are a few certain universal pagan beliefs that I will attempt to cover on this page.
As far as diety is concerned, most pagans believe in A Goddess, and a God. Instead of the Christian belief wher ...
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