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Title: Techno-Paganism
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Published: May 25, 2009
Author: YouTube, Wikipedia
Post Date: 2009-05-25 16:30:58 by Turtle
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Views: 424
Comments: 12

Technopaganism is an umbrella term that characterizes several different beliefs and practices in Neopaganism (which includes faiths such as Wicca and Neo-druidry) in reference to the place of technology in Neopagan practice. It is somewhat contrasting with the general ethos of paganism which has an emphasis on the natural world.

Technopaganism has a number of distinct definitions found in various discourse:

* the use of modern-day devices in magical ritual. This can include the substitution of technology for traditional magical tools, such as using their oven for a hearth, keeping a "Disk of Shadows" instead of a "Book of Shadows", and using a laser pointer as a wand. In other practice, technology is target of the magical work, such as the use of stones and other charms to help improve the performance of mundane items.

* the affinity for technology found relatively often in various pagan communities and prevalence of neopagans in computer and Internet subcultures.

* modern tribal/urban primitive movements such as urban shamanism and rave culture. This is often used in association with electronic dance music.

* an emergent trend in neopagan thought that deals with spiritual and magical facets of technology and technological society. Associated with this is the use of technological metaphors (most often computer metaphors) to describe spiritual phenomena, as well as the use of symbolism from popular culture in spiritual contexts.

When used to describe belief systems, technopaganism focuses on the spiritual side of technology. This can include the belief that technological items and artifacts of modern living - such as buildings, roads, parks, cars, and other such items - have pseudo-spirits, or totem spirits, of their own. This also extends to cities as well.

One belief that faces substantial objections is that the Internet itself is attaining a unique spirit. Indeed, it is the stated objective of the creator of VRML to bring about the merging of the spiritual world with the physical world.

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#5. To: Turtle (#0)

You may be as weary as can be of the Yahweh tyranny Nevertheless, you will find it impossible to recreate ancient European forms of belief absent the social, tribal, familial, linguistic, etc. matrix that gave life to them.

I lurked at a German neopagan site for a few evenings and watched participants squabble over minutiae regarding personal comportment and rules for decision making for pagans. It was like being a fly on the wall of a pettifogging local social democratic party meeting. It was an exasperating experience.

In the old days, priests and priestesses regulated these matters based on the ancient lore that they had studied, and their word was law. How can you reformulate the knowledge that they possessed? We are entirely different people than our ancestors, if I may speak for the "Euros" here. Our people have been entirely detribalised and subsumed in to larger nations for centuries, and we have an entirely different sort of consciousness that they posssessed.

I think that if our Celtic and Germanic ancestors were to appear before us today, in encoutering us, they would find us to be quite strange beings. Probably as strange as the Yaquis or Kalahari bushmen find us to be. They might well find us as alien as the Romans that they clashed arms with.

randge  posted on  2009-05-25   23:23:29 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: randge (#5)

you will find it impossible to recreate ancient European forms of belief absent the social, tribal, familial, linguistic, etc. matrix that gave life to them.

I'm not a techno-pagan, nor do I believe the old ways can be brought back. The West is Christian.

I am curious, however, what's going to happen to it. Christian Zionism is no Christian, for example.

What will it morph into? That's what I wonder.

Turtle  posted on  2009-05-26   7:56:31 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Turtle (#8)

I'm not a techno-pagan, nor do I believe the old ways can be brought back.

I get you, Turtle. I think I know where you're at. I was using the rhetorical "you" here.

What will it morph into?

Who's running this game? That's what I wonder.

randge  posted on  2009-05-26   8:47:14 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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Who's running this game? That's what I wonder.

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