Category Archives: Land Sea & Sky

“KILLYOUANDEATYOU!” (noted elsewhere)

Raven nic Rhóisín and Kathryn Price NicDhàna have a piece over at http://paganachd.com/articles/killyouandeatyou.html, that resonates with a lot of what we are trying to express when we talk about getting to know your local land spirits (this probably isn’t as much of a coincidence as one might think, many of the early proponents of the Celtic Reconstructionist movement in the US were among our Circle of Friends “back in the day”.

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Connecting Bioregionalism with the Genius Loci

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Bioregionalism calls us to become knowledgeable residents and guardians of the places where we live. We inhabit naturally unique physical, ecological, historical, and cultural areas whose boundaries are often defined by ridgetops rather than county lines or state borders. To connect with our bioregion and its genius loci, the spirits of place, we must learn about the local land and water, observe the local weather and sky, identify local plants and animals, and engage with local neighbors and communities.

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The Call of Nature

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You’re considering embracing the role of a modern, EuroPagan witch, seeking deeper insights into the natural world and your place within it. (We use the term “EuroPagan” as a way of recognizing that for most of us in North America, we don’t have a Lakota, Bantu, and Japanese or other native non-Western earth religionist heritage or upbringing. Nor do most of us live on the land. We are newcomers to this perception of the world.)

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The Selling of the Old Religion

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Perhaps we should go back to those days of utter secrecy, before what secrets remain are exposed in Playboy opposite the centerfold: the Goddess in a bunny costume. Or perhaps we should make a more concerted effort to let the public, and especially those attracted to the Old Religion, know that there are places to go and people to contact in order to learn more about the true Craft. As of this writing, several of our sister covens, organizations and individuals are making very concerted efforts to expose the occult-pimps. But this is only a start, and the profiteers have more money into promotion than may be imagined.

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