I Am Pagan [Paganism]
In northern European languages and cosmologies (Norse, Celtic, Germanic) the Moon is actually MALE and the Sun is FEMALE. But I still see Neopagans and New Agers who say they practice Celtic religion referring to the Moon as 'she' and the Sun as 'he' when even a brief bit of research will show that is not the case at all. Please, stop just cramming distinct traditions into a pseudo-Wiccan format that doesn't really fit or represent the religion's actual beliefs and practices. Just read a book written by a real scholar. I've done it before. I swear it won't hurt you. It's actually kind of fun to learn new things!
Okay, rant over. I feel better now, thank Saga.
But seriously, I've noticed a certain aversion to research in the Pagan community that just blows my mind. The Elder Pagans, the people we are ostensibly emulating, held learning and retention of information in very high regard. Druids were lauded for their meticulous memory and were living stores of religious, legal, and genealogical information. Norse skalds were looked at in a very similar way. We should be striving to regain that, not focusing on doing the least amount of reading possible.
Okay, rant over. I feel better now, thank Saga.
But seriously, I've noticed a certain aversion to research in the Pagan community that just blows my mind. The Elder Pagans, the people we are ostensibly emulating, held learning and retention of information in very high regard. Druids were lauded for their meticulous memory and were living stores of religious, legal, and genealogical information. Norse skalds were looked at in a very similar way. We should be striving to regain that, not focusing on doing the least amount of reading possible.