I love ritual. i love writing ritual, performing it, watching others’ rituals – i think part of what attracts me to wicca in general, but also eclecticism in particular is the atmosphere of freedom in ritual form and practice. With … Continue reading
i’m curious to hear peoples’ thoughts on spirited objects – physical containers for spiritual energy. do you find them to house internal energy (one’s own spiritual energy projected into the object) or external energy (spiritual energy evoked that is not … Continue reading
initiation, at its basic level, is a vehicle to facilitate spiritual development through change. one approach is to classify initiations by experience (what occurs during the initiation). an alternate approach would be to classify them by intent (why does initiation … Continue reading
Anyone who is familiar with eastern spiritualities such as Buddhism and Hinduism know that mantra recitation is a big part of daily practice within those faiths. A mantra is a series of sounds that evoke a particular quality or association. … Continue reading