I have been pagan for as long as I can remember. Being pagan is natural. I was born pagan. Aren’t we all? Yes, some of us are raised and made Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim or something else by those who raise us but we start out pagan. No one is made pagan. Well, I guess for those who turn being pagan into some kind of religion, some ( Read more... )

A friend sent this to me years ago. I do not know who wrote it originally. I've found it helpful for accepting the fact that it is okay for some relationships to come to end.

People come into our ( Read more... )

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It seems to me that one of the real challenges of relationships is being the unique individuals that we are while at the same time being in respectful, if not loving, relationships with those who differ greatly from us.

Maybe I would do well to speak only for myself and say that this is a real challenge for me. Sometimes I err in the direction of ( Read more... )

In my opinion, Sigrun "Siggy" Freyskona's post here http://godsmouths.blogspot.com/2009/03/claimed-by-gods.html is an excellent example of someone in the modern Northern Tradition who has a Child/ Critical Parent relationship with her god. She then reflects this relationship in how she relates to others; namely, as Critical Parent/Child.

Again, as ( Read more... )

As I listen to others talk about their relationships with their goddesses and gods I notice that some of us have what I call,  drawing on Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis categories, a Child/Parent relationship, some have a Parent/Child relationship and some have an Adult/Adult relationship.

Those who have a Child/Parent relationship see their ( Read more... )