Dear Friends
PS: S'pose should acknowledge the very intelligent approach of
Gardnerian Vivienne Crowley
who has been lecturing and workshopping on
the topic of Babylonian myths of Innana for years now and is currently
organising a
special session with London witches on "The Emerald Tablet" -
Jez: I think the term Pagan (as I have defined it) is unavoidable really -
so why keep resisting : ) - yes there are shades of meaning within it
but its one always falls back on it in times of need -
and there is a reason - not least of which our pagan ancestors whose
memory should imo be respected.
btw: Although many Hindus use the term perhaps for same sort of reasons
we use "pagan"
- i believe its Persian shorthand for the inhabitants of the
sub-continent -
which has its own complex terminology -
ie: followers of the "sanatama dharma" for the pedantic : )
bb/93
Mogg
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> Actually, I don't think the battle is worth fighting - leave the term
> to the sillies and the media and reclaim all the other names specific
> to each religion.
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> Would you expect a Hindu to say, 'I am a pagan, and the type of pagan
> I am is Hindu'? No. So why would I want to say 'I am a pagan and the
> type of pagan I am is heathen'.
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> I'll stick with being accurate. And separate myself from King Kev.
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> Jez
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> If he's such a great wizard, why does Harry Potter still need glasses?
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> Fundamental Flaws of Potterdom (2)
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