Comments on: Traditional Greek Religion Survives?

By: alistair

alistair — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:07:41 +0000

wicca,as with the new age,has always been with humans.as long as we`ve been able to cognise we`ve recognised shape and pattern in things outside of ourselves that match our internal state(desire.)it is of enormous comfort to have faith in big objects like 900 year old oaks and ancient hills and the movements of stars and suns and planets.if i was a person of faith i would choose to worship something as permenant and predictable and self-evident as the sun.it`s also an organiser,a photosynthesiser,and a clock.oh yeah,and it`s warm.
by comparison modern religion is a bureaucrat`s game.much like the game of lawyers and insurance salesmen.masters of selling bits of paper to the highest bidder.there is nothing substantial to any of it.the only substance is provided by us.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 18:18:20 +0000

Oh yes, there I have to agree with you. We can’t use the information we have in the exact same contexts, it has to change a bit, to fit the world of today - a point which some people seem to miss. I believe Terry Pratchett once wrote, “This will become, in time, the axe of someone’s grandfather - no doubt over the years it will need a new handle or a new blade and over the centuries the shape will change in line with fashion, but it will always be, in every detail and respect, the axe I give to you today. And because it’ll change with the times, it’ll always be sharp.”

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 01:01:27 +0000

my point is that both movements make liberal imaginative use of the old materials. sources on these things are largely incomplete. and no matter how hard you try or pure your intention, youre always going to distort it by looking with modern eyes. plus, a great many wiccans “believe” it comes from a continuous historical tradition

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:47:24 +0000

Greek & Norse Recon are probably the most well-known ones. As far as I know, there’s also Roman, and Celtic. The only Recon I’m truly familiar with is the Kemet/Egyptian one (www.kemet.org). I do however see a slight difference between Wiccan and Recon religion, but it is a subtle one. Wicca is a new movement entirely, Recon draws much on actual reconstruction of an ancient belief system.