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Title: The Nine Principles of the Goddess
Source: Sacred Texts
URL Source: http://www.sacred-texts.com/wmn/bog/bog02.htm
Published: May 20, 2006
Author: Unknown
Post Date: 2006-05-20 02:25:01 by Pandora
Keywords: None
Views: 21576
Comments: 271

Here is an interesting philosophy. I've always liked this:

The Nine Principles of the Goddess

1. I acknowledge that there is one Goddess in essence, Creatrix of all existences; Her forms are infinite, She manifests Herself in our love, and we are all Her lovers.

2. Treat all beings with reciprocity, for the Goddess lives in them as well as in us.

3. Tolerate other religions and do not compel others to join the circle of the Goddess: the Goddess will draw those to Her who are ready and hear Her call.

4. Worship Her by restoring balance to Her planet.

5. Eat mostly grains, vegetables and fruits, so that there will be enough food for all; when you eat thank the Goddess, the provider of all energy. It is not forbidden to eat animal flesh in moderation, but when you do so you must thank the animal that you eat as well.

6. In the circle of the Goddess create consensus while respecting diversity of opinion. On the path of the Goddess there are many paths.

7. In your home create a sacred space for the Goddess to please Her. Meditate on the Goddess three times a day, at rising, at noon and at sundown.

8. Sexuality is Her sacrament; enjoy this gift and bless those who you share it with love and affection. Remember that overcoming jealousy is the cause of cessation of the cycle of rebirth.

9. Announce the religion of the Goddess to the world through good works, honest words and selfless acts of beauty and love.

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#8. To: Pandora (#0)

Sexuality is Her sacrament; enjoy this gift and bless those who you share it with love and affection. Remember that overcoming jealousy is the cause of cessation of the cycle of rebirth.

Wife-swapping as the path to spiritual enlightenment and liberation, heh.

These things are generally made up by deceitful people, and it shows in the disjointed construction of the "philosophy."

For example, principle number one is phrased in the first person, as if this were some oath for one to recite. But then the rest are phrased in the second person, as directives or commands.

I see this disjointed incoherence in most religions, but most blatantly and commonly in neopagan constructs.

Number nine, of course, convicts the author, as those words are dishonest and self-serving, and because propagating fraud into the collective consciousness is a spiteful, ugly thing to do and an all-in-all bad work.

Even the Book of Runes now contains a preface which acknowledges that the "meaning" of each rune was made up by the author. I think that if people who make these things up would make sure that there is a footnote or preface or something like that which informs the reader of the fictitious nature of the writings, then they might avoid the contempt of those who care about truth.

Somebody just make some shit up and pretend it's some ancient religion, they have a serious smack-down coming to 'em, IMO. Steering people wrong in life.

Rabble Rouser  posted on  2006-05-20   10:43:07 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

"Somebody just make some shit up and pretend it's some ancient religion, they have a serious smack-down coming to 'em, IMO. Steering people wrong in life."

Sometimes religion has to be regrouped and reconstituted. My faith of Wicca is based on Goddess based religion suppressed and largely destroyed by intolerant faiths such as Christianity.

If there is a need because people know the truth is still there, they are going to satisfy the religious need even if the documentation such as written history and doctrine has been largely eradicated. Let the blessings be.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-05-20   10:53:40 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Wicca is based on Goddess based religion suppressed and largely destroyed by intolerant faiths

I hear ya, "Ne'er again the burning times!"

But, in fact, it isn't based on any such thing. The various paths in Wicca are do-it-yourself fictions, more akin to D and D role playing than any other neopagan construct I've seen. Having said that, I can acknowledge that making something up for yourself could be healthier than following a demonstrably destructive doctrine, but the whole Wiccan claim to some ancient pagan heritage is false. Likewise Druidry.

Nevertheless, blessed be yourself, as well : )

Rabble Rouser  posted on  2006-05-20   11:07:38 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I belong to a local Wicca group that is large, very vibrant and healthy. I see the deep need and richness of my religion constantly. I'm not sure why you mention Dungeons and Dragons in reference to Wicca, as that game is no more Wiccan in nature then GTO is a course in driving.

All religions have a mortal, very human membership, and is based on their needs. And my religion fulfills my needs profoundly, and I note your criticism is common and we Wicca practitioners hear it all the time from Christians.

So insecure Christians are to have to do this. Me thinks they themselves sense the core emptiness of their faith and often work to tear others down and to destroy their faiths to strengthen conscious denial of unconscious fears - much as their sister faith Islam does.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-05-20   11:23:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I'm not sure why you mention Dungeons and Dragons in reference to Wicca,

Because of the pick-your-pantheon, make-it-up-as-you-go structure that has evolved in Wicca over the last 10 years or so. Very much like a role-playing game, where you give your character some powers, and make up some entities, each with various aspects and powers, then go with it. I do think that the current state of Wicca is more like a role-playing game than any other neopagan construct I've seen. Call myself a "witch" and pretend I'm an ancient martyr to intolerance. The make-it-up aspect is very blatant, yet collectively, Wiccans are the pagans least willing to explicitly acknowledge it.

On a positive note, best thing I ever got from studying Wicca was an awareness of the herb Rosemary, which seems quite plain, but gets more interesting the closer you look. First real exposure to it was in one of Scott Cunningham's books around 1990 or so.

Rabble Rouser  posted on  2006-05-20   11:53:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I see. So you are saying Wicca has to get focused to grow and have a greater impact as a religion. I can't say I disagree. But I still find your analogy invalid and incendiary.

What sets off my alarm is how many fundies group us with Satanism and correlate Satanism with D+D. We do not believe in Satan, and that religion is corollary to Christianity, not us.

Mentioning D+D as an analogy for us is just too close to the tools Fundies use as tools to bash and belittle us, and slander us as being in bed with a religiosity that has nothing to do with us; namely Satanism. Which is a church and religion in and of itself. I know because I've had heated debates with local Satanists and heard their mocking comments about my religion.

Hope this clarifies my concerns, and where I am coming from.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-05-20   12:03:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

What sets off my alarm is how many fundies group us with Satanism

Maybe because you call yourselves witches, who were historically "brides of Satan." Or, because both wicca and Satanism are neopagan constructs founded in the 20th century, largely as anti-christian alternative religions. I know, I know, it's such an unexpected surprise when you tell a Christian that you're a witch, and they get all bent outta shape about it.

Anyway, there plenty of worse things than Wicca in this world, and I'm neither a Satanist or a Fundie. My criticism of Wicca is not intended as a personal attack, you seem like an okay guy to me.

Rabble Rouser  posted on  2006-05-20   12:21:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

You mean, those wanting to lynch and destroy Goddess based religion slandered witches as "brides of Satan."

Satanism is an in yo face religion I see as having a mock the Christians aspect to it we don't. We also believe that physical pleasures are to be valued in a responsible and balanced fashion. Satanists are like the spoiled oat sowing sons and daughters of Christianity out to give their parents gray hair and sleepless nights, we are not.

My group originally first met in a public room at a local bank. Fundies protested and picketed and got us removed as users of that resource. I have had to suffer fundie whines that we are Satanistic and demonic.

That used to irritate and anger me, now I feel sorry for these misguided creatures and no longer give my energy away to them by arguing with them directly. We have found that being tactically proficient and end running them to speak to their target audience directly without letting them be a filter by being the information source about us themselves is very valuable.

Wicca has it's growing pains, but is not going away. It's increased size and influence will force focus and definition on this faith as this growth causes increased confrontation with Christian Jihadists such as evangelicals. That's just the way it works with any religion as it grows and establishes itself in human culture.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-05-20   12:33:58 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

It's increased size and influence will force focus and definition on this faith

Perhaps. Time will tell.

For myself, I don't feel compelled to directly proselytize in this time. Just the opposite, actually. Like principle #3 in the original post.

Rabble Rouser  posted on  2006-05-20   13:03:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

"For myself, I don't feel compelled to directly proselytize in this time. Just the opposite, actually. Like principle #3 in the original post."

I am happy for your sanity in this then. ;-)

Man, those screechers who scream and thump Bibles in public places are assholes.

I am a political activist who has taken some on and shut them down sending them scurrying as I have developed excellent and formidable skills in doing so. Not to mention being blessed by the Goddess with a voice that would drown out a fog horn.

I generally don't do so as I satisfied my curiosity to see what these people were made of, and prioritize my battles better then that. But I was highly amused that the reaction to people like me was to bring in people to accompany the screecher to hound, insult, threaten and harass the hecklers.

Naturally that also did not work with me, but it was a useful indicator of just how organized and ruthless evangelicals are. I see absolutely positively no difference at all between evangelical Christians and the Taliban in Afghanistan and other Muslim fundies.

If one has to go to such lengths to torture and bedevil the general population to that extent, one should see a mental health specialist, not be a public bother. ;-)

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-05-20   13:13:51 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#30. To: Ferret Mike (#29)

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Pandora  posted on  2006-05-20 16:17:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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