At the End of the Day …

There’s been a lot of talk floating around the Pagan Blogsphere about ethics, interfaith work, lore, living your beliefs and whatnot.  I’ve also seen posts from those who have spent years seeking and seem to found nothing but a soul deep weariness that turns them from a spiritual path all together.

I have had my own moments of ‘What’s the point?’  I think that we all have.  It’s nothing to be ashamed of.  You’re not a failure as a Pagan/Witch/etc if you find yourself wondering why it is that you’re doing all of this.  Why do you spend so much time, energy and money on your path?  What do you get out of it?

BOTW: To Ride a Silver Broomstick

This book was originally published in 1993, and I believe it was Ravenwolf’s first book.  It has been reprinted many times over the years with updates and some of the more controversial portions removed or changed.  This is one of the reasons that there is so much debate over this book.

Some will claim that it is full of dangerous and unethical information, and others will claim that they found nothing of the kind. It all depends on which volume you happen to read.  The version I read for this review was published prior to 2000 (I wish I could check the copyright page, but I no longer have this book, so I am going by the year that it was given to me).

Witchy Wednesday: Charge of the God

I have had this post sitting and waiting on me to write it for a few weeks now.  I wanted to write-up a meditation on the Horned God and what forms he takes in my beliefs and why he wears antlers rather than true horns; but there is much more meditation and fact-checking that will go into an article like that, and I have too much jostling around in my mind to focus on an article of that depth.

So, what I’m going to do instead is post my re-write of the Charge of the God, which was an assignment in the Witchcraft Lessons from DragonClan Tradition.

Magical Green Elephants: Pagan Finance

“Now I’m sure someone is looking at this post and saying “What the hell does this have to do with paganism, or the pagan community.” and I’ll say “everything.” It’s the giant elephant in the room we so often sweep under the rug. It isn’t until a scandal comes about that the discussion of pagans, and our attitudes towards money and financial involvement, are brought up for conversation. It’s amazing how much money will be put into a community center, but mention a pagan credit union and you can hear the crickets chirping half way from Omaha; despite there being a Christian credit union in my immediate area.”

Read More at: Magical Green Elephants: Pagan Finance.

This is an interesting topic, and I think that this article is very timely with the closing of the Sacred Paths Community Centre and the controversy surrounding it.  What are your impressions of Pagans and finance?  Would you put your financial business in the hands of a Pagan credit union?

BOTW: Teen Witch

Even leaving my feelings about Silver Ravenwolf aside,  this is one of the very worst Pagan books that I have ever read.

It is presented as a Christian/mainstream parent-friendly guide, but smacks of a desperate attempt by ‘Mama Silver’ to appear cooler than the average mom.