vineri, 29 octombrie 2010

[WitchesWorkshop] Digest Number 4562

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1a.
Re: Pagan Travel to UK and Ireland From: carteblanche13
2.1.
Re: Wytchcraeft From: xxxxxxminkaxxxxxx
3a.
Re: Halloween From: Frater Carfax
3b.
Re: Halloween From: John Elder

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Re: Pagan Travel to UK and Ireland

Posted by: "carteblanche13" carteblanche13@yahoo.com.au   carteblanche13

Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:52 pm (PDT)



This looks GORGEOUS!!! The Irish tour looks particularly fascinating. Thanks Christine!

C.B.

--- In WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com, "Christine" <christinec349@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Firstly, apologies for cross posting.
>
> After fantastic tours this year, Dragon's Eye Tours is once again pleased to announce its 2011 season of sacred sites tours of pilgrimage and magick, the first to the West Country of England and Cornwall, and the second to Ireland.
>
> Departing London on 6 September and Dublin on 18 September 2011, both tours are
> especially designed for those who have a love of history, a passion for the
> mystical, and a desire to visit some of the most beautiful and sacred places in
> these most ancient lands. We are thrilled to have as guest guide for both tours
> English witch Laura Daligan.
>
> Combining well-researched historical and archaeological information with the
> assistance of expert guides, we shall explore myth and legend, visit holy wells,
> stone circles, pagan temples, ancient castles, pretty villages and passage
> tombs. In the West Country, we shall walk Britain's oldest road and in Ireland
> drive the stunningly beautiful North Antrim Coast.
>
> On the eleven day West Country tour, we have exclusive access to Stonehenge
> where we will take part in a sacred ritual led by a Druid priestess. Ronald
> Hutton, a leading authority on ancient and medieval paganism, magic, and the
> Arthurian myths will guide us around Glastonbury and Maria Wheatley will show us
> how to dowse for energy lines in the great stone circle at Avebury. We wlll also
> visit the Roman Baths at Bath and Tintagel Castle, the legendary birthplace of
> King Arthur.
>
> The ten day Irish tour will feature witches, Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone, who
> will spend two days with us during our visit to the Boyne Valley. Janet and
> Gavin will take us to Tara, Loughcrew and Four Knocks Passage Tombs and to St
> Kieran's holy well where they will facilitate guided meditations and rituals.
> In Ireland we will also visit the great passage tombs of Newgrange and Knowth,
> Beaghmore stone circles and the great mound of Emain Macha.
>
> Travelling with a small group and with plenty of personal time to relax, wander,
> explore, meditate and experience the power and energy of the special places we
> visit, an exceptional holiday experience is assured.
>
> For more information, see www.dragonseyetours.com
>
> Cheers and BB
> Christine
>

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Re: Wytchcraeft

Posted by: "xxxxxxminkaxxxxxx" gilligantor@yahoo.com.au   xxxxxxminkaxxxxxx

Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:35 pm (PDT)



H,

> More dancing naked around the fire and less time on the internet would probably go a long way!!

You're only be going in circles either way. Personally I'd do what feels better.

>
> I think we have barely scratched the surface of what witchcraft writing could be!
>

I guess one could start making picture books with special pictures. Graphic novel grimoire?

Or perhaps its a case of dumping all the crap before moving on.

Each time I start a new art project I have to forget a little in order to create. Each painting is its own creation - every witch has their own magic, each ritual has a life of its own (as you well know).

The artistic process for me echoes the magical one. It is built upon teachings/techniques/skills/experience from before, but each painting/ritual is a new thing at the same time.

Going home. Good weekend to you.
minka

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Re: Halloween

Posted by: "Frater Carfax" tzuflifu@yahoo.com   frater_carfax

Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:47 am (PDT)




Evening CB

On your point...

> Some would say that to observe Samhain on October 31st when living in the
> Southern Hemisphere "because that's what the tradition of the Old Country says"
> is like obeserving Dusk at 6.00am, or Noon at 0.00am, for the identical reason.
> The calendar -- all calendars, pagan, witch, whatever - arise from the Seasons,
> not the other way around.

> This is one reason why Christianity will continue to crumble under the weight of
> its own unnatural dogma: it is divorced from all primary realities of sense and
> reason.

Another school of thought may argue that this is precisely the problem with the so called, "Celtic Wheel of the Year" in Australia - in that only flipping for hemispherical sake is insufficient, is lazy dogma and divorced from the primary reality of the landscape and differing climatic realities (unless your landscape is primarily made up of 'invasive colonial' flora and fauna)

Case in point
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/climate_culture/Indig_seasons.shtml

But to a question given you are the very model of a modern esotericist - given nonsensical traditional activities repeated over generations out of context can generate festival events devoid of seasonal linkage, do you believe a Festival with seasonal origins can undergo legitimate 'mystical evolution', for want of a better term, and transcend to become a magically relevant time fixed on the calendar?

If so what are the hurdles that need to be jumped to be validated?

LLL

Jonathan

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Re: Halloween

Posted by: "John Elder" jelder@theage.com.au

Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:51 am (PDT)



i have read two two translations of samhain, one being ``end of summer'', the other being ``lord of death''. poetically they're not mutually exclusive. and is the festival regarded as celtic or gaelic (the source of the word apparently)

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Subject: [WitchesWorkshop] Re: Halloween

Evening CB

On your point...

> Some would say that to observe Samhain on October 31st when living in the
> Southern Hemisphere "because that's what the tradition of the Old Country says"
> is like obeserving Dusk at 6.00am, or Noon at 0.00am, for the identical reason.
> The calendar -- all calendars, pagan, witch, whatever - arise from the Seasons,
> not the other way around.

> This is one reason why Christianity will continue to crumble under the weight of
> its own unnatural dogma: it is divorced from all primary realities of sense and
> reason.

Another school of thought may argue that this is precisely the problem with the so called, "Celtic Wheel of the Year" in Australia - in that only flipping for hemispherical sake is insufficient, is lazy dogma and divorced from the primary reality of the landscape and differing climatic realities (unless your landscape is primarily made up of 'invasive colonial' flora and fauna)

Case in point
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/climate_culture/Indig_seasons.shtml

But to a question given you are the very model of a modern esotericist - given nonsensical traditional activities repeated over generations out of context can generate festival events devoid of seasonal linkage, do you believe a Festival with seasonal origins can undergo legitimate 'mystical evolution', for want of a better term, and transcend to become a magically relevant time fixed on the calendar?

If so what are the hurdles that need to be jumped to be validated?

LLL

Jonathan

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