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Working ritual with the Center, part 2

– by B. T. Newberg This is the second of a 2-part series exploring a new technique for creating special time and space.  Part 1 introduced the Center.  Now, this part details the technique and its basis in psychology. How…

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Working ritual with the Center, part 1

– by B. T. Newberg This is the first in a 2-part series exploring a new technique for creating special time and space.  This part introduces the key symbol, the Center. Last Samhain’s ritual script experimented with a new technique…

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With which label do you identify most?

2012 Thing on Thursday #9 After numerous polls on liturgy, we now begin a series returning to fundamental concepts and questions.  This week, let’s revisit debates about what to call ourselves. This issue is complicated.  Much ink has been spilled…

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How should we behave towards the stories of myth? / Come comportarsi con i racconti del mito? by Hilaria

Ancient Hellenic Pagans didn’t acknowledge conflict between science and religion.* Yet we are quite familiar with their old myths: Homer and Hesiod have left us an immortal poetic heritage, full of  woo and unlikelihoods, where the Gods are more hysterical…

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How and why do you purify?

2012 Thing on Thursday #8 Last week’s poll on creating sacred space yielded some surprising results: a leading response was “purifying the space.” This is puzzling because “purification” was not favored at all on our earlier liturgical elements poll.  It…

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