And always remember- The TRUTH is within YOU! - Granny:hippy:
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And always remember- The TRUTH is within YOU! - Granny:hippy:
We have been doing some reading, and just picked up a couple more books Monday. We are going to the Pagan Pride Day in Biloxi this weekend. I do have a question about craft names... is that something you think up yourself?? or is it something that is bestowed??
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Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
It can chosen either way, depending on tradition. Also, not all traditions use craft names. And in some traditions one's magickal name isn't used in public as it's believed to be one's "true" name and therefore gives other people power over your.
See? Lots of different answers...all dependent on the various interpretations on how to practice. And no answer is either right or wrong. Get used to this ambiguity, by the way. You're going to run into it a lot lol.
IMO, if you're going out to the Pagan Pride fest just to meet and greet, then I'd probably just go ahead and use your given name. Once you settle into your own personal practices then you can make your own choice as to whether you'll adopt a craft name and how it should be chosen.
Well my wifes a Pagan and she doesnt smoke it but then again thats because were in Ireland so Herb is a bit of a Unicorn at times around these parts .that said she has no arguments against it unless you use it to bloke out yourself and sit on ur ass then should be the type too say weed ant helping this person but no shes no problems with it just who uses it and why...
I'm an eclectic pagan and a solitary witch. I use marijuana in some rituals; sometimes for meditation, and sometimes as an offering to the gods and other unseen entities. I know several witches who use marijuana, and several more who think it is ok if used judiciously. It has been my experience that many covens will publicly shun its use because of its legal status, even though some members of said coven partake of the herb. It is personal and varies just like everything else in life.
GReat thread. So many good answers.
I don't smoke myself, but that's because I get all sketched out and can't focus on anything except food or sex. Which is okay if I'm doing sex magic, but not so good if I'm doing something else.
Wiccans in traditional witch craft coven go through the fire baptism as their first right of passage using the cannabis plant rolled commonly in its own leaf as a way to convey prayer to the god and the goddess. it is used in times of need then and their after for prayer for pain to commune with the gods by the high priest and high priestesses. for healing of the mind and body in a tea. it is also used in the festival of Ostra... HPC
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Originally Posted by lordcelentian
That is very interesting stuff...
I'd like to see more activity in the spirituality forums and maybe get us organized and working together to make our beliefs a reality, and help support each other.