The gods are no more moral than a storm, a wolf, or an oak. This is not an insult. Nor is it a compliment. It’s a description of how things are. Many pagans want to see the cosmos as intrinsically good and beautiful and project their longings onto the world.
Note: This guide repeats information found in other guides on devotional practice. I repeat so that these can function as stand-alone guides, but if you are already familiar with the background, feel free to skip to the sections on Dagda and the liturgy practice. Worship moves the gods from abstract
Establishing a sacred relationship with the world is at the heart of devotional practice, and properly disposing of the offerings reinforces that link developed within the ritual space. To understand it's import, consider a more tangible example: a friendship. If you are kind and respectful to a close
How long you spend on each section is up to you. A quick version of this liturgy could be done in 5 minutes. A long version could take several hours. However, each section is important. The basic principle behind the sequences is graduated winding up/down. Graduated Winding Up/Down
Note: This guide repeats information found in other guides on devotional practice. I repeat so that these can function as stand-alone guides, but if you are already familiar with the background, feel free to skip to the sections on Lugh and the liturgy practice. Worship moves the gods from abstract
The world is our temple. Every spear of grass - a monument to Danu. The storm clouds menacing on the horizon - a hymn to Taranis. The zephyr dancing against the flesh - Cliodhana’s shrine.
Whoever tells you that money is irrelevant to the Celtic pagan path is a fool. These idiots run around wagging their fingers and running their mouths about how money can’t buy happiness and how we must repent from our sinful materialist ways lest we bring Armageddon upon us. They are wrong.
Walking was not merely a form of exercise. It was meditation and adventure. It was freedom. It was the worship of the untamed world, a baptism in the springs of eternity, initiation into the truths that lie beyond poems, sermons, and temples.
Maps visualize our place in the world, distill disparate facts into a single image, inspire adventures to new cafes or mysterious spots in the hills, and allow us to make sense of our home at a big-picture level.
Together, we thrive; in isolation, we wither. What follows is an introduction to a seven-part series on the why and how of practicing paganism in a group.
