June 27, 2007
Hail, Merry Meet, Welcome and Blessings! This is PaganQuill N.3.
We’re all about “Web 2.0″ here, so we’re bringing you some more wonderful explorations into the lives of pagans today. If you’re a returning reader, welcome again. If you’re new, make yourself at home! Glad you could come by, have some tea.
First off, more from The Archdruid Report’s John Michael Greer. Check out his continued examination of the state of the world and his call to action. Take heed, my friends. Did you know other fuel industries are “subsidized” by oil?
The equipment that mines, ships, and processes coal, for example, is powered by oil, not coal; converting it to burn coal would entail high costs and cut drastically into coal’s net energy, since coal has only a third the energy per volume as oil.
Next, Laurie Woodward digs her fingers into magic, feeling her way through her intense drive for magic, “The magic speaks to me in a language to which I respond in a way that is spiritual, emotional, and, yes, physical. My whole being craves Mystery, begs the world to let me in on it.”
From Bernulf at A Heathen Blog, get a further grip on Courage, one of the leading principles behind Heathen practice. “In all three of these kinds of courage, I use the phrase, ‘in spite of fear.’ This is deliberate, as I do not view courage as a lacking of fear….”
We’ll be including his articles on each of the Nine Noble Virtues over time, so keep your eyes peeled.
Nichole from A Pagan Sojourn regails us with further debunking. This week, we discover that, underneath all the robes, incense and candlelight, “Witches are, in fact, regular people.” Who knew?!
Wildhunt’s daily news updates are about as good as they get. We’ve got another one for you. This last week, many of us celebrated and observed Summer Solstice. Jason Pitzl-Waters records some quotes about the day that, to some, “represents the highest ascendency of masculine divinity.”
Cassie and Derek wish all of you a Happy Belated Solstice! Blessings everyone!
