The House of Goonery

Discussion
At the above link, Solstice asked a very good series of questions related to our spiritual path. I gave my answer there in the thread, and won’t repeat it here, but I wanted to expound a little.
Which I will do when I am not asleep and my keyboard.

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In my, admitedly, short time researching Wicca and Shamanism, I came to the conclusion that, perhaps, I should mix in a little of Bhuddism as well. I am very attracted to the idea of self-enlightenment; a basic non-relience on outside entities. I think this last comes from an. . . uncertainty. . . concerning religion […]

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DISCLAIMER
What follows is my own interpretation of the Wiccan Rede. It is not meant to be preachy towards anyone, but it is meant to allow me to “get my thoughts in order.” If my particular view does not match yours, you are free to disagree, leave me a comment telling me you disagree (and why), […]

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If you’ve read my blog for any length of time (or have read through the archives), you may have come across an entry entitled “My First (Parrot) Kiss.” It it I described a visit to a local Pagan/Metaphysical store called Bewitched Books and Gifts.
Today, my mother and I went to this store. Mom is […]

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Today, My Bride was kind enough to buy for me a book, which I’ve wanted for awhile, called Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham. We found it in a small shop called Mystic Dreams here in town. I knew of the shop, from about a decade plus ago, but had not […]

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Today was a fine day. My Bride and I went to several mystical shops in and around our city of residence.
The first one was called Crystal Pathways. The shop carries all sorts of Pagan-type items including stones, herbs, mortar and pestles (the one we bought has a pentagram on it), and cast iron cauldrons […]

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I have, of late, been of the mind that I am on the wrong path. When I think of my faith, I find it to be hollow.
Faith. That’s the root of the problem right there. Do I have faith? Can I really have faith when I think, “Religion is so much superstition and mumbo […]

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Sounds like a book title, doesn’t it?
Anyway, I tried to do some astral travel last night. I followed the advice given in Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation by Silver RavenWolf, in which she lays out a procedure for entering Astral space. (For those interested, it’s on pages 176-179 of […]

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In case you were wondering (and I know you were) I did not perfom the initiation ritual on 2 June. The main reason is I never managed to get around to actually writing the ritual out.
This brings up an interesting point, and I open it up for discussion here. Is an initiation ritual needed in […]

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(At the insistance of Obsidian_Angel; and I thought this was my blog!) (Just kidding Obsidian! )
Alright, here we go. No more pirate talk. Savvy? Ok, now no more pirate talk.
Avast!
Crap!
Ok, really! No more pirate talk! (Damn you Johnny Depp!)
WHAT WONDERGOON DOESN’T BELIEVE IN
1.) I don’t believe there is only one way to do “it.” […]

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