The First Harvest... Merry Meet! The great fire festivals of Beltane and the sun’s turning point at Litha have passed.  Now we come to the celebration of Lammas or Lughnasadh (Lu-nah’-sah), the first of the three Autumn harvests.  Summer has warmed the soil and fed the plants.  The small trickle of ripened crops in the previous months becomes a flood of abundance. It’s also the time to celebrate the symbol that is the...

We All Copy Each Other... The Goddess Eoster and Her Chosen Animal Merry Meet! It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then we Pagans get more flattery from the major religions than you can shake a stick at! Even when they actually shake sticks at us to chase us a way. Let’s take the most recent holiday, Easter. For Christians, it symbolizes renew, resurrection, new beginnings, and the like. The egg...

Finding the Common Ground... Merry Meet! Last time we talked about the “An it harm none, do as ye will” law that most Pagans follow. I’ve said before that this is the ultimate responsibility law. By my actions or inactions I may not cause harm to others or myself. As a Pagan, you really have to weigh the consequences of your actions and how they affect not only the people around you, but you yourself. We’re going to look at a few of the ways...

To Change the Tide... Merry Meet! Okay, you want to tell the world you follow an Earth-Centered Spirituality.  You are a Pagan. My first suggestion is don’t.  At least not right away.  Many of the problems I’ve encountered when telling people about my spirituality is that I don’t know enough about it.  I know that the general practice of those under the Pagan umbrella resonate with me the most.  I feel more alive,...

To Live a Life of Joy... Merry Meet! From my greeting you may already know that I follow an Earth-Centered Spirituality. It’s a common greeting among those of us who follow this path. I am a Pagan. The quick and easy definition: One who does not follow the three major Abrahamic religions. That means I’m not Christian, Muslim, or Jewish. In early Christian times, Pagan meant country dweller. A derogatory name suggesting the person was...

Foundation for Shamanic Studies... The remarkable system of methods they developed is today known as”shamanism,” a term that comes from a Siberian tribal word for its practitioners: “shaman” Over tens of thousands of years, our ancient ancestors all over the world discovered how to maximize human abilities of mind and spirit for healing and problem-solving. Tags: shamanic, soul retrieval, shamanic practitioner, foundation for...

Aura Cleansing – Healing Attunement... It is composed of two major steps psychological problem identification involvement of client and aura cleansing to remove energy blocks outside of the physical body. Comparing the Aura Cleansing with the Healing Attunement it needs to be said that this process does not involve use of the Reiki sacred symbols on client. However, for master there are many phases during aura cleansing, of which client is not even aware of....