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Why do we need to reclaim humor and playfulness in our old/new religion?
Like it or not, we neopagans are still the children of the society we’re endeavoring to change. Because our Founding Fathers (and Mothers) were too busy establishing civilization in the wilderness to find much humor in their universe, we’re not likely to find much playfulness in early American writing, which was largely created by Puritans, a group not noted for whimsy. And that’s why, "Politically Incorrect" on TV notwithstanding, we find so little humor in public discourse even today. As a society, we just never got out of the old Purit
Why do we need to reclaim humor and playfulness in our old/new religion?
Like it or not, we neopagans are still the children of the society we’re endeavoring to change. Because our Founding Fathers (and Mothers) were too busy establishing civilization in the wilderness to find much humor in their universe, we’re not likely to find much playfulness in early American writing, which was largely created by Puritans, a group not noted for whimsy. And that’s why, "Politically Incorrect" on TV notwithstanding, we find so little humor in public discourse even today. As a society, we just never got out of the old Puritan habit that literary critics call "high seriousness."
The Charge of the Goddess tells us that "all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be...mirth and reverence within you." We’ve found the love and we’ve found the reverence. I think it’s time to find the pleasure and the mirth. It’s time to lighten up. It’s time to play with our Goddesses.
Reader, these are the days that call out for Found Goddesses. These are the days we need to capture the playfulness of present-day archetypes like Nerdix and Aphasia and Our Lady of Guilt. We need to see the funny side of life that Rentessa and Fandango and Yuckarootie represent. We need to listen to what the Goddess Gotcha has to tell us about the state of the world. We need to pay attention when the Goddess of the Good Old Days, Naustalgica, says, "Lighten up, kids."
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Manufacturer: ECW Press
Release date: 1 May 2003
ISBN-10 : 1550225243 |
ISBN-13: 9781550225242
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