paganism
Over 25,000 years ago, our ancestors across the continentpracticed an ancient form of religion known as paganism. During theNeolithic and Paleolithic time era, our ancestors were in awe of thegreat manifestations of nature. Due to lack of scientific thought, theywere riddled with ignorance and superstition. Everything had a supernaturalThey associated each naturalistic phenomena with a typeof god, inscribing inanimate objects with life -like characteristics .This practice is referred to as animism. Every element ,be it thunder ,rain orthe sun ,was thought to be a god (or goddess) within it.Eventually their gods became an object of worship known as polytheism.Eventually many forms of polytheism evolved to what is known as paganism.Now defined as :The worship of a god or goddess whose rootsare in pre-Christian Western Europe. Modern paganism is alive and well today. It consists of many sub-divisions .These include ~Wicca ,druidismSanteria and many others. Wicca focuses on the worship of a god and goddess .In Wicca ,there is a plethora of pantheon of deities that onecan choose from including: Greek, Nors
It is for this reason ,that the next phase ,called grounding takes place. The goddess is thanked and dismissed. Each attribute correlates with a particular phase of the moon. Again feasting of food commences ,along withspirited conversation. Ex: ""He Kau ,He Kau , He Kau""Hecate trevia trimorphos Hecate queen of the moon and all her phases"" 3 X''s (Hek a ta)Next 3 women are chosen to represent Hecate ,each representingone of her aspects. She is oftenrepresented in triple form ; maiden (youth) ,mother (fertility)and crone (the wise woman). References Sited ~1) Adler, Margot 1993 ""Drawing Down the Moon"" Full Moon Pub. 2)Murray ,Margaret ""The Witch Cult of western Europe""Westin House Press Ny,NY 212pgs. West =air, east=water , north=earth and south=fire. Blessed Be !""At this time ,each participant leaves the circle exiting from the pointat which they entered. The high priestapproaches each point ,says a chant and ends the chant with thephrase ""hail and welcome"".
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