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If we were to make all the decisions about what we need to learn then what need of the god or goddess?

Again, the may or may not be "real" beings, depending on your personal feelings towards the matter.

If you read my post, I don't believe in the God and Goddess as "real" beings. To me, the universe is real. When I pray to the God and Goddess, I'm actually praying to the universe. The God and Goddess just give me something that I can comprehend and direct my thoughts to with my small, human mind.

So, everything depends on your beliefs about things. That's one of the great things about Wicca: you aren't required to spout back dogma. God (or Goddess) isn't what some crusty old men tell you it is. It is what you believe, or don't believe. So, maybe there is and maybe there isn't a goddess or a god.

One of my favorite quotes from the movie Dogma is when the Muse says, "It's not important what you believe. It's just important that you believe something." Or something like that anyway...

Well, the way I see it, that while we are in the state of making those decisions, we are a part of that energy that is the God and Goddess, the universal energy, or what ever you personally call it, so we aren't making those decisions alone. We have the experience and wisdom of the entire universe at our disposal.

Then again, I believe that we have that energy at our disposal NOW as well. I just think that while we are living, in these bodies, that's it's sometimes harder to tap into than other times. And sometimes we need to be whacked in the head for the messages and knowledge to get through.

As I said at the beginning of my post, this is only MY personal opinion.

Good post, Stormispirit.

What messages specifically are they sending through?

Stormspirit,

Just wanted to say I love the tatoo, very beautiful.

If you are really serious about learning about Wicca and other Pagan religions, I suggest you start off reading. There is a ton of great literature that would probably explain things much better than we are.

If you fear your parents or something, there is always the library or perhaps used books stores so that you don't have to spend a ton on these books.

Some of my starting books have been THE SPIRAL DANCE by Starhawk, PAGANISM: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH-CENTERED RELIGIONS by Joyce & River Higginbotham, WHEN GOD WAS A WOMAN by Merlin Stone. There are other good ones that you might want to read if you decide to go down the Wiccan path, but these have a wealth of information about the basics of the religion itself...

Maybe some of the "old timers" to Wicca would like to suggest some other books?

I love the artwork too!! I would love to see an updated picture!!

It's funny how you said this back on the 12th, emaster, because now you're over in the Bible Basics forum, proclaiming that you are born-again.

I forgot to do this as a quote, so I copied the question...
What messages specifically are they sending through?


The messages really depend on the person. What I need to learn is going to differ from what you need to learn.