according to the sanatan society "All Tantric and spiritual worship in the Hindu tradition begins with the invocation of Ganesha. Acceptance of the strange looking elephant-headed deity as the divine force stills the rational mind and it's doubts, forcing one to look beyond outer appearances. Thus Ganesha creates the faith to remove all obstacles ( Read more... )

i was reading Reverend Dale's journal, adayinthelife, and i came across this journal entry concerning a speech titled, _Ritual, Magick & How Pagans will Save the World,_ by Sam Webster, M.Div ©2004, which had originally been posted by cadmus.

sam webster, the author of this speech (given at Oberlin College in Ohio, on Sunday, Apr. 25, 2004, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm), uses ( Read more... )