Getting Specific about Magical Ethics part 3 of 3
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Traditionally, an unconscious person is understood to be temporarily out of their body. Maintaining their body in habitable condition is preserving their option, not choosing for them. Doing maintenance magic requires a lot of sensitivity. At some...
Getting Specific about Magical Ethics part 2 of 3
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Bindings, according to some, are completely defensive. They do not harm, only restrain. But imagine yourself being bound - perhaps by someone who believes themselves justified - and notice the feeling of impotence and frustration. Binding is bane ...
Getting Specific about Magical Ethics part 1 of 3
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Sometimes a cliché just wears out. It loses meaning or, worse, begins to say things we never meant. I think it's time to retire the phrase "black magic."
Saying "black" when we mean "evil" is nasty nonsense. In the first place, it reinforces the ...
Saying "black" when we mean "evil" is nasty nonsense. In the first place, it reinforces the ...
Looks and Looking
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I read a blog that reminded me about how visual of a society we really are. How much of the advertising is aimed at the young and younger generation and how much we focus on trying to regain our own youth.
Then I took a serious look at myself, my...
Then I took a serious look at myself, my...
Herbs for Men
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I am an Herbalist, but this is something fairly simple to help your Quality of Life...
Herbs for Men? Yes, indeed! We often place so much emphasis on herbs that are special aids to women; we overlook the fact that men have special health needs, t...
Herbs for Men? Yes, indeed! We often place so much emphasis on herbs that are special aids to women; we overlook the fact that men have special health needs, t...
'Old Guard Paganism' Part II
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JOIN VS. CREATE A COVEN: Naturally, the Old Guard Pagan would much prefer to join a pre-existing Coven -- the older the better. Only then could there be centuries-old secrets passed down through oral tradition for the novice to learn! The New Guar...
'Old Guard Paganism' Part I
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**This was originally written by Mike Nickols back in 1989 when it was first posted on the old Bulletin Board Systems of those days. A lot has changed in the nearly 20 years when this was written and those who had to struggle to get their teaching...
Pagan-type festivals
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I had orginially written this in December 1979, this was during a time when I was just starting to understand that the path I was walking was not one of real secrets or one that I had to really hide from anyone over. With the exception of correcti...
Ethics and Morals oh my!
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Ethics simply put is a universal truth guiding our life, while morals helps one define that truth.
While ethical behavior is accepted universally, the morals applied to that behavior make those actions acceptable or not.
Wikipedia defines ethi...
While ethical behavior is accepted universally, the morals applied to that behavior make those actions acceptable or not.
Wikipedia defines ethi...
The Sacrifical God Man
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How did the Christian mythos arise? Where did it come from?
The Christian myth is almost totally Pagan in origin. I used to think that anything outside the Judeo/Christian/Moslem Belief System or worldview was Pagan. Such is not the case.
Th...
The Christian myth is almost totally Pagan in origin. I used to think that anything outside the Judeo/Christian/Moslem Belief System or worldview was Pagan. Such is not the case.
Th...
