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Seriously, I have noticed most people don't know where what they follow comes from. For instance, in Wicca and Voodoo and Paganism in general, you get people that really just mess around and don't do much at all. And any posts questioning my credibility will be deleted because this thread is about roots, not credibility and quite frankly I could care less if you thought I was capable or not, it's the ******** internet for pete's sake.

But seriously, with Wicca, it was a combination of other belief systems that were then combined with paganism. speaking of paganism I see a lot of pagans that don't take time to enjoy the finer things in life. It was the pagans of old who would dance around a fire getting drunk off their a** until they turned primal, and danced naked in the woods, and if they were drinking you can bet they'd be ******** as well. Then you have the witchcraft of old salem, where I believe there actually was witchcraft, but witchcraft was just the name given to the practice of what is also known as voodoo, since it is people's nature to fear they decided to get violent. Causing the users to simply keep the practice secret.

Then of course you have the gods and goddesses. And boy does Aphrodite get misinterpreted. I've seen some people say they admire Aphrodite but freak out at the slightest mention of sex, or use her name with reverence, and be a ******** mormon. Ok, first off, Aphrodite's principles are anti-mormon, anyone who really knows about mormonism knows, no gay sex, smoking, or drinking, or oral sex. or prostitution.

but if you think about it in the big picture, all APhrodite ever really asked for is that we don't deny our natural desires. Pretty much the same with Zeus, And Hera, and pretty much any symbolism of any higher power you can think of.

So where do we get off twisting these spirits to our own view?
I mean, a bunch of backward a** people inhabit this world these days. Noone really understands sex for what it is these days. but this is not a sex topic it's a topic about roots so allow me to steer elsewhere.

People also seem to be ignoring the fact that you can live many different beliefs in one lifetime. For instance, first I was agnostic, then I was mormon, then Christian, then pagan, then I was obbsessive about being a juggalo, then after a while I finally found where I fit. In myself. I may not fit perfectly sometimes, but hey, at least I know my roots. People change, and people seem to think once they find one set of beliefs they have to stick with them for life. Now how the hell are you supposed to find your roots if you refuse to move around?

Then of course you have your basic mythology, you get people claiming mythology for thier roots and that's fine. I think I just see too many people that look at the myths as the ultimate truth. Hell half those myths that people stick to so firmly are older than the bible! So why not loosen up some and simply og off of the traits?

Anyways, discuss where people know their roots and don't know thier roots.

"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human."

Which I disagree with entirely. =D

I personally don't think knowing everything about your roots is necessary. I don't care much for Austin Osman Spare even though he pretty much began Chaos Magic. He was a man following his own path which worked for him, and it'd be silly to say "Well, actually, if you call yourself a chaos magician and don't do X thing that Spare did, you're not a true chaote." Roots are all well and good, but sticking to your roots just because it's what people did way back when is fallacious. New age, new system, and all that.

I know where things came from... but then again, I devote a bunch of my free time to finding the origins of religions.

The first monotheistic religion was that of Zarathustra, in the area of Persia. It is believed that it was that faith which spawned Judaism, which would have in turn brought both Christianity and Islam into existance.

True, traditional Wiccans do not believe that the Lord and Lady symbolize all gods. At least I don't think...

Well, you I don't mind. But the main point is that you shouldn't folow something if you do not know it's history, and most pagans today in my opinion should learn their hstory better and keep in mind that it is myths they are running off of, therefore logic says the information will be slightly distorted. And unless you can talk to thme yourself you don't know for sure, but a lot of ppagan rituals of old did get more graphic and adult than some pagans today will ever get. And that I believe to be a truth. And as far as desire goes, you cannot change how your sp[irit was made, unless of course you're god, then in that case if your god what the hell are you doing in here y'know? lol/ Pretty much know the histroy of what you fo0llow whether you agree with the history or not, and treat legends like lgends instead of cold hard fact. And you're right, it's something that any normal person can figure out, and I think any person that is alive should figure that out. As far as questioning my credibility? I don't care. One time I let people get to me, never did accomplish much, but either way I don't care how good we get along, there will always be some difference of beliefs, it's a big world and that's just life. people will disagree and agree and we all find who was right the most when we die.

Hmm... See thats the thing I don't like. If you worship a God or Goddess (Deity) You shouldn't twist anything.

www.teenwitch.com (Not related to Ravenwolf) is one of those sites that twists things. I've even confronted the lady about it. She had some bogus things about Bast being goddess of lesbians and exotic dance.

When I confronted her she seemed pretty stupid. She said she'd change it and that Bast was the goddess of Exotic dancing meaning Belly dancing (Which is wrong because it was stripping. The women would lift their skirts and such)

I think if you worship a deity. Worship them for who they truly are. Not for the things you think they are. You're just worshipping a different god (One that may not even exist) using their name.

She's a lot more than that. She's my Patron. She was the Goddess of mothers and children because if you've seen a mother cat you know they're like the poster child of mothers.

She's also the Goddess of balms I believe.


But every Goddess/God/Spirit (Why am I just not using the word Deities?) has something to teach whether it may be the bad or the good. She does teach you to "Land on your feet" In a way along with like you said catish attitude.

And yes. > >; I am a teenage crazy cat lady.