(January 12, 2016 at 4:48 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Seems like your group was missing it's ritualists. Some conceptualize the pomp (and even the gods) as tools for focusing the self or eliminating anxiety. Not saying you should dust off your athame or anything, just wondering what you thought about it from that POV? Did you go from there to atheism...or was there another waystation?
(sometimes I feel like MoMos -already- a triune terror)
Oh, the rituals were pleasant and the company was pleasant. There were some bits with meditation that are quite useful. I can still light some candles and play some tunes on my little lap harp and mellow out in druid-y fashion. But the focus on spells and learning about the "old gods" - it's just not for me anymore.
During this time, I was always making extra money playing for Masses. I still do, once a week. After leaving the coven, I asked lots of questions of priests and other folks, as I described. Listening to the weekly readings did not push me back into Christianity - they pushed me the rest of the way into Atheism.
Blessed be to you and your MoMo!
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
