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Re: No symbolism here in sex magik? Not usually when I'm writing in prose. I think that most approaches are valid. Symbolic approaches are just as valid as any other. The only thing I object to is when people insist that there is only one valid approach, and that we must all restrict...

Re: Promiscuous, polyandrous, polygynous... Well, sure, multitudinous ;) But polyspecious? Last time I looked, most animals aren't over the age of consent, and they can't get their parents' permission. Nor can they speak to give their own informed consent... My friends and others like...

Yes, I'd still very much like to do a column. I'm wanting to get at least three in the can before I offer you something, and I need to find a title for the column. Part of what is delaying me is that I've been catching up on things I've been neglecting since April, when the turmoil at home that...

You're absolutely correct. "Celtic Reconstruction" (CR) is currently made up of dozens or hundreds of groups and individuals, all of whom are dedicated to different deities, interested in different Celtic cultures, and working toward reconstruction in their own unique ways. Each has something to...

I absolutely agree that there was no one Celtic religion just as there is no one Native American religion. This is part of why study and language and culture are so important. Each language carries with it a worldview. And again, agreed that there is no remaining direct link to early Celtic...

Re: An oscilloscope maybe? Most of the sex magicians of my acquaintance are not monogamous, if that's what you're asking. One of them has been in a triadic relationship for over 10 years, and had been part of a shifting larger relationship since I first met them back in the mid 1980s. Many...

Before I talk about Reconstruction per se, I want to address the issue of "genetic" or "racial" memory and the concept that only someone who is a descendant of a particular culture should study or practice a particular early religion. What that contention, however well intended, boils down to...

I started reading Tarot back when I was 12, over 30 years ago now. I agree that the cards, and any other divinatory system, are really just tools to focus a person's intuition. Most readers start out by memorizing the meanings of each card, but the good ones eventually move past rote...

Re: An oscilloscope maybe? All the sexual magicians of my acquaintance are very concerned with not contracting or passing along STDs and with preventing unwanted pregnancies if their magical practice includes heterosexual, vaginal intercourse. It has been a topic of discussion at every...

Well, it's true that there are spirit entities out there than can Eat Your Head. There are ways to avoid that, though, which usually involve good psychic hygiene like staying grounded and centered, and doing energy work like shielding. I'm not sure why a person frightened of spirits might...

Welcome. Nice to meet another Pagan. I'm a Celtic Reconstructionist type, living in Washington state. I've been following Pagan paths since 1984. During that time, I've studied several Wiccan traditions (I'm a 2nd degree Alexandrian among other things), and have a long and abiding interest in...

I'm not so sure. I consider myself a "true believer" in a Pagan path, but since Paganism is polytheistic, there's a lot of room for other truths out there, and no serious need for other truths to deeply challenge the beliefs one holds as a polytheist. I find that my beliefs aren't weakened by...

Though this has nothing in particular to do with sexual magic, I have to say that I strongly disagree that my Gods and Goddesses are merely the "angels" or "demons" of Christianity. Same sex attraction and sexuality and other similar behaviors that you condemn exist throughout all societies...

This is ONE view from a particular occultist's point of view. Many people of the period when Fortune was writing were also expounding theories of racism as a core of occultism. Shall we accept that as the one true way? Most believed in the inferiority of women to men. Shall we accept that as...

I'd just like to put in a word from another view. There are religions/spiritual paths that not only do not reject, but actively embrace gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered. Many indigenous paths believe that people like us have mixed natures, and therefore stand as a bridge...

I, too, am surprised and occasionally appalled by the fewness of books in the homes of others. I have an entire room in my condo dedicated to my library, but my poetry collection takes up half a wall in my living room. I have other categories of books there also, including books on writing and...

Re: What's in it for you and me? Well, some people do hang up shingles as mediums or shamans, or whatever, and make money at it. There's some guy on US television who claims to speak with the dead in front of an audience for his show every week -- that seems pretty much like a circus to me...

Regarding Chela's posts about what's "natural" -- Contraception may be "unnatural", but let's look at some of the things that are natural: Homosexuality and bisexuality are natural, yet you condemn their practice. Polyamorous and hedonistic behavior is natural in humans and with many other...

Re: Me too, I am dull. Unfortunately, no one can guarantee 100% safety when it comes to sex. Frankly, the truth is, the majority of people cheat on a spouse at one point or another. If you and your spouse have only ever been sexual with one another and have never had sexual contact (or a...

Yes, but everything in science is pretty much a theory. Even scientific "laws" have often been shown false. We can't have 100% proof of anything. Yes, but there's the additional issue of debate by appeal to authority -- it all depends on what authorities people within the debate accept. I...