
150,000 years of pagan history, and it took the so-called 20th century to reduce the gods to the level of co-workers.
“I work with [Name of Deity].”
How many times have you heard this expression?
Note who's the active agent. Note the nature of the partnership. Note the implied equivalence.
The ancestors would never have used the phrase “work with” to describe their relationship with their gods. They might have worshiped a particular god. They might have offered to a certain goddess. They might have made their prayers to said gods.
But—for the most part—modern pagans are afraid of worship. (Why? Another day, another post.) Mostly we don't offer to our gods. We're not particularly strong on prayer, either. I.e. we have rejected the spiritual technology of the ancestors.
So much the worse for us.
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"Note who's the active agent. Note the nature of the partnership. Note the implied equivalence." Hear, hear!
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Well said, Greybeard, the negative associations with "that other religion" were all a big part of my points. I also agree with y
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I don't much like the terms "pray" or "praying." Praying for God(ess) to do something is a lot like acknowledging we don't have
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Times change, Steve. People change, spirituality changes and, again, people have every right to define their spiritual relationshi
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I can't hear Sappho saying, "I work with Aphrodite." I can't hear Erik the Red saying: "I work with Thor." As a primary descriptor