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...