Pagan interest thread

[MoonFaceMama]

Hello,

As a pagan who practices alone i sometimes find it difficult to mark the passing of the wheel of the year in a secular society which largely ignores there things (ie, i sometimes forget special days ) I get the feeling there might be others on here who feel the same, or who do remember, and that maybe we could support each other in reminders and suggestions for celebrations...

Personally i tend to mark the seasons in ways that feel appropriate and are informal, i'm not big into ritual (but willing to discuss this with those who are). Now that i have a ds i think i'm more concious of helping him to have structure to his year (when i was little i had this through the church) and am considering joining a local pagan group so that i have a community of support in this, which might, in time, be available to him should he wish to access it.

So...a place to discuss pagan celebrations, ideas etc... Any takers?

Thanks upsydaisy. I am not BFing but thanks for the warning. My chooks ate all my sage but I am going to plant a herb pot at the weekend so will buy some more.

DS was born in the US and lots of people decorate their houses round here so I think we'll be trick or treating, or at least handing out sweets. It was good natured and lovely last year and I don't mind it. We got our pumpkins today and I'm excited about carving them and making soup. DS loves Samhain.

Sephrenia, that sounds lovely.

Thanks for telling me what you do. They both have costumes so may just take them to a couple of neighbours that we know quite well. Am definately getting a pumpkin to crave/ make spicey soup.

Have sucumbed to the boys cold they had last week thank the goddess it's son1's full day in nursery, can veg on sofa whilst son2 scatters toys around the floor

I hope your cold gets better soon Upsydaisy

My mum was in LA year before last at halloween and she took a load of pictures of houses. It's amazing how well people get set up over there Grockle. I admit, I'm slightly that we don't have that over here.

Hallowe'en in the US is quite an experience!

Hope everyone is well

I'm away, in the Mediterranean. It's gorgeous - hot, sunny, stunning views. We've visited ancient cities, amphitheatres, gladiator homes, temples... But I don't feel connected like I do at home. I appreciate the earth and all the history but it doesn't move me or 'speak' to me like a walk on the Forest does or a run along the beach. I didn't realise til now that my faith seems to be more connected to a country/ area. Does anyone else have that?

Hello all, I hope you're all looking forward to Samhain.

I have been inspired and have written a meditation based around transitions.
If anyone wants a copy please PM me your e-mail address and I'll send one out to you.

Brightest Blessings.

Have sent you a message, ChildofIsis. Hope all is well. Looking forward to tomorrow

It's stupid o'clock and I can't sleep so I thought I'd drop by to wish everyone a very Happy Samhain :)

Samhain Blessings to all. Blessed Be

ChildofIsis, it is beautiful, thank you. I've not been well so I apologise for not responding sooner but thank you so much.

Hope everyone is well.

Hi Grockle, I hope you're feeling better now.

I always feel being ill in November is a bad start to the new year.
Although it may be your body's way of getting rid of stored angst/virus/bacteria.

I seem to be having a continuation of the ups and downs of getting used to my new life.
Mind you I do seem to be generally more positive and confident than I have been.
I'm actually sleeping through to my alarm; not done that since august; the cat is unimpressed she liked going out at silly o'clock in the morning.

Hello may I join please? I am very intrested in becoming a Pagen.

Welcome Nessa Rose, Merry Meet.

If there's anything you'd like our perspective on please ask.
We're quite an eclectic mix so have lots of varying views.
That's the strength of paganism, it's diversity.

Welcome Nessa Rose

Thanks childofisis- i really hope that my poor health does not mean a bad year - last year was a challenging one tp say the least!. I'm on the mend now. Hope all is well with everyone.

Thank you for the welcomes.

Hello, i didn't know this group existed, stumbled across it in active :) I consider myself to be pagan, something that has developed over the last 2 years or so. We tend to mark celebrations as a family and consider paganism to be more a way of life than a religion. It is not something our wider family seem to particularly understand but we do involve interested friends sometimes. I tend to describe myself as ecclectic as i don't really follow a particular path, more adhere to the general ethos with huge respect for nature and the environment. I believe we are all different aspects of a greater whole. Be great to chat to other likeminded people to increase my knowledge and understanding and just for company, it can be a little lonely being different sometimes!

Welcome, morelovetogive. My beliefes are similar to yours. I'm happy on my own path with DS but it's nice to have somewhere where there are like-minded people who don't at my interesting ways'

Tell us about yourself, Nessa Rose.

Just popping in to say hello

Hello!

Hello!

Can I join you please?
Have considered myself pagan for a few years but think I was for a long time before that iykwim. Drawn to Druidry first of all and I started training with OBOD but have put that on hold for a while. Bit tricky being a Druid with agoraphobic tendencies really

Have PM'd you Grockle

Ooo, hello BrandyBuck.

I need to know about OBOD training, sounds interesting. Nothing much to report from me. It's cool, wet and windy here but I kind of like that. We're getting our Yule tree at the weekend, so I am feeling quite festive.

How's everyone else? ChildofIsis?

Hi,I'm ok.
Been really busy redecorating my new bedroom and just finished DD's new room.
Mine's all calm and tranquil, hers is so bright I think it's visible from space!
She is only 5 though so can be forgiven for day-glo pink and high visbility yellow.

We're looking forward to Yule.
I think it'll be nice for it to be just us two.
Xh was happy for me to have my own religious practises but somehow I feel freer to be more open about it now.
I guess I'm more open about lots of stuff now that I'm not trying to fit someone's preconception of me.

Ooh that turned out a bit deep and philosophical!

ChildofIsis, your DD is the same age as my DS - he'd love a room like that!

Our tree is up and I'm feeling quite festive although am quietly dealing with the annual Christmas/ Jesus thing that Ds brings home from school. DP gets quite cross about dogma and churches so he's generally quite grumpy but I love all things sparkly and pretty so am quite content. I seem to be spending much of my time ferrying DS from church service to church service (beavers, school, christingles etc) which always feels a bit odd but I am quite happy accompanying him because I love christmas carols. Despite being Pagan, I used to sing Sacred music. DP gets ever so confused!

I think becomming single after years of being with someone else is really liberating. Enjoy it!