I sometimes find that Neo-paganism is a stepping stone for Christians on their way to Atheism.  Certainly, one of the most monumental moments from my early days was letting go of the Christian belief -- not in the idea of God or prayer, but in context of my relationship to the world. Prime example:  If we reincarnate, my mother isn't "my" mother.  In Christianity, she only has one go around, and I am her child.  She may not be my mother next time, and I might not be her son.  Severing the…

I attended a group, full-moon ritual last night; and, although it wasn't the greatest experience that I had, it was inspiring for greater work.

A real take away for me was attaching my sun-sign, Taurus, with a new totem.  I was presented with an image of a stout, broad animal with some kind of spike, and it came to me in several forms: Bull was in their, but also warthog and, most-notably, Rhinoceros.

It occurs to me that Rhinoceros is a new sacred cow for our…

Goddess.com was an amazing place when I was a ritual-heavy solitairy occultist.  It was a place that I could go to communicate questions, which divination, meditation and prayer failed to resolve.  As I moved away from ritual to a more existential path, the role of this community to me ended up on the spiritual back-burner.

This year has been tumultuous, but fair.  Its crowning achievement, spiritually-speaking, has been finding the equivalent of a Coven.  With my ritual…

My name is Rochelle and I have identified myself to be paganistic for the last couple of years. However I have had no one else to talk to about my beliefs and I wish to be able to... Please message me back. I could use the support and help anyone can provide.

Oh please let this be me progressing from the dumps of the Retun of Saturn...

--I completed my 2nd degree.  Check out my animation work at draftindance.com, and recommend me to HRs of graphic design, motion graphic, and VFX companies...

--I moved.  I'm in Madison now. I'm hoping this will alleviate the psychological dangers of my previous environment.

Overall, its feeling like an improvement.  I…