“I have made no secret of the fact that I am a pagan and worship Isis, which is but another name for Nature; in saying this, I do not deny the One God, the source of all being, for Nature is God made manifest.” –Dion Fortune, “Moon Magic
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and thanks to Weiser Books for posting this on their Facebook account
Recently I wrote about my thoughts on the Divine. The quote I share today I think sums up my thoughts better than my own.
When I experience a thunderstorm I am experiencing the Divine.
When I catch a glimpse of a rainbow, I catch a glimpse the Divine.
When I hear the wind whispering in the trees I am hearing the voice of the Divine.
Do I worship the rain, or the wind, or the sun and moon in of themselves? No. I celebrate them and acknowledge them as manifestations of the Divine. Much like how various stories, myths, theologies, and pantheons give each of us various means to commune with a Divine force that is for the most part beyond human comprehension, Nature gives us a way to experience the Divine every moment of every day as Nature is all around us, even when we feel that the Gods are very far away.
Just a little reminder for myself.
Blessings
Mama Kelly
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By Ron on Jul 10, 2009 |
Awesome! Very beautiful thoughts.
Ron´s last blog post..Great Video
By Schisandraa on Jul 14, 2009 |
This one is stumping me at present. I grew up in a Sunday-worshipping Protestant family which wasn’t very religious on the other 6 days of the week. I held a very strong faith through childhood and adulthood, and converted to Roman Catholicism, though I’ve read and held an interest in pagan belifs and witchcraft. There was a lot good and a lot of mystery which fascinated me. But the doubts and disbelieves were always there, denied or perhaps ignored. I am a nature worshipper also, and know all that is divine, all goodness, all creation, all souls, all that lives, as divine nature. I don’t particularly care about the smart humans that came along and tried to organize, teach, and socially control humanity. We humans are weak and flawed. But I do believe in a Collective Conscience, all humanity that was, is, and is to be, a collective which in that electric nothingness called ions, an amassing creates a cosmic karma. I believe that so many young, premature, violent deaths, the death of those who were good but unsatisfied with life, I believe all this karmic energy is causing a negative direction of the present spiral. The vortex is headed nothing but south if we do not alter our intentions and sentiments and cause a positive spin on cosmic karmic energy. And don’t ask me where that came from because I’m clueless. It’s just my feeling and fear. Cosmic Negativity or a negative Collective Conscience on a whole will not improve anything for humanity.
I’m now a nature worshipper, no longer Christian, and find that divine in all nature. Nature is not a demanding God/desss and seeks no obedience, no subordinance. If anything, it seeks recognition of equality and good and a karmic treating of all others with respect for their rights and their future.
Bright blessings & peace,
Schisandraa