Musing on the superficial nature of language hits hard when you’re a suicidally in love 15-year-old. After all, “What's in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet” It loses its edge when you fathom the consequences of categories.
Professor Graham was an atheist who worshiped gods. I witnessed this contradiction because I signed up for his seminar on Evolutionary Biology. The topic held little interest for me, but it fulfilled my science credits and promoted itself as a class dedicated to the history and philosophy of science. As
Celtic pagans yearn for a return to a magical life, yet so many feel stymied in their attempts at reclaiming it. I'll cover how you can actually make that happen.
The three truths are a framework for seeing the world comprehensively. The first truth is as an ordered whole, governed by necessity. The second is as a work of art, governed by symbol. The third is as a perfect unity.
There is one primary god, Día, who rules supreme over all, while lesser gods compete for dominance, their struggle and cooperation a creative force that drives life onward. This is a belief with precedence within the Indo-European tradition, attested to among the Celts, Helles, and Indians.
A brief, easy-to-follow liturgy to Taranis, the Gallic god of thunder and storms.
There is one God, and there are many gods. And yes, I used the capital G, but before you brandish your pitchforks and drag me to the gallows for blasphemy, hear me out. God, or Día¹, is the entirety of the cosmos. Every flickering leaf on an oak, every guillemot
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
