Mystical Mundane

I think I'm probably too tired to write this post, however I'm going to do it anyhow. First of all I want to thank the Universalist Fellowship of the Sacred path - my fellow clergy and friends there who are supportive of me and my journey (as I am equally supportive of them). It's amazing how we have all been on such spiritual pilgrimages. We exchange stories and thoughts and ideas - as varied as we are in our own religious convictions, we share in one thing - we don't easily fit into a predetermined religious framework. My biggest thanks to Bishop Mansell Gilmore who does such an amazing job of supporting us all. I go through cycles of varied beliefs and understandings. It looks on the outside like a complete 360, however each time I come round in that circle I have something new I've learned that I've brought with me. I don't know why it should surprise me that I go in circles. After all, our life is a spiral that circles inward, and circles outward...

Out here on the west coast of Canada it seems as though summer only just got here. It was a slow start with lots of rain and not a lot of heat. So it was strange to realize that the first Harvest Festival was already upon us. From Wikipedia: Lammas is a  Neo-Pagan  holiday, often called  Lughnasadh , celebrating the first harvest and the reaping of grain. It is a  cross-quarter holiday  halfway between the  Summer Solstice ( Litha ) and the  Autumnal Equinox  (Mabon). In the northern hemisphere, Lammas takes place around August 1 with the Sun near the midpoint of  Leo  in the  tropical zodiac , while in the southern hemisphere Lammas is celebrated around February 1 with the Sun near the midpoint of  Aquarius . On the  Wheel of the Year , it is opposite  Imbolc , which is celebrated on February 2 in the northern hemisphere, and late July / early August in the southern hemisphere. There are many different bits attr...

I have come across this letter in a few places, one being the Covenant of Gaia Wiccan Church in Alberta,  and so I emailed the author to ask for permissions to re-use it and to verify that indeed this isn't just a copy/pasted internet chain letter. Indeed the author emailed me and sent me the most up to date version and said that anyone may use this letter, but keep it in it's full format without editing it in order to preserve the author's message please. Here's the letter: A CHRISTIAN SPEAKS ON THE FAITH AND PATH OF WICCA by James Clement Taylor I am a Christian and not a Wiccan. A Christian is one who has been baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and who has made a personal, free-will decision to commit himself and all his or her life to our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Both of these things are true of me. Although I am a Greek Orthodox Christian, in this paper I am not speaking as agent for any church but am, entirely on...