What does that mean? Are you insisting that your explanation is superior to mine in some respect?

A ha! Grasshopper you and I think alike. I was having this conversation over the phone the other day with a male friend and I made nearly an identical comment. "Love" is extremely subjective. You could take 12 people from this very forum and ask them to give you their personal definition of love and I guarantee you would hear 12 very different responses. There might be a consensus on certain terms such as "joy" or "gratitude", but even then, the interaction between these emotions and their actual manifestation will NOT line up.

I know. Definitely. Im sure there are others. Its just this one speaks to the Solitary Practitioner specifically. I know a lot of people who are interested in Wicca have the misconception that you must immediately run out and find a Coven. Thats not the case.

Does he ever respond?

Ruth beat me to it. Same book. That is just the Amazon link so you can look inside.

Hi and welcome! Blessed be.

I am not a Wiccan but I am interested in Witchcraft and herbal medicine. I practice both. Jill is a Wiccan. The people who primarily speak on this thread are JB, me, Abracadabra, Jill, Ruth and a few others who are on sporadically.

Feel free to ask any questions you like and one of us will be happy to offer you an answer or an opinion as the case may be. There is a recommended book that several have felt is an excellent introduction to Wicca. Here it is.

http://www.amazon.com/Wicca-Solitary-Practitioner-Authors-Shadows/dp/0875421180

No you are not alone. I have a friend on this forum who is a male and a virgin. He is 60! He regrets it and it is primarily due to his Christian upbringing. He is now free of that and is trying to find a woman who will be understanding of this.

Ron I have just noticed that you have created the same thread 4 times now. I responded to the FIRST thread. Im not sure but this might be against the forum regulations and it takes away from the members who are also attempting to meet others using the "rate my profile" forum.

Someone might want to consider at least one head shot. Just some friendly advice.

Krimsa puts on her glittery gold Lamé jumpsuit and wide brim fedora and dances to "Jive Talkin".

The Christian creation mythology is no different than any other creation myth. Its just as mystical and strange so Im not really sure what the difference is. There is none that I can detect. It would be like attempting to explain how the Lego people build their own villages in the living room.

Hey mister! I will have you know I am fluent in "inibrish". I resemble that remark!

I only have one thing to say to this topic.

Weman!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND1OxDoNL8I

This is what the Roman Catholics believe and many other religious groups or denominations. They simply feel that god (or something or other) utilized biological evolution as a means of "bringing life forth from the earth."

I have no problem with that. That makes perfect sense and if it helps some people to rationalize then have at it. That "evolution business" has been manifest for quite some time. Even though evolution is taking place all around us, for many species the process operates so slowly that it is not observable except over thousands or hundreds of thousands of years. I dont mind if someone wants to throw in a ID concept like a seasoning in soup. Who cares, as they say.

This statement is true. They dont care. In fact, if you scroll through this thread you will see at least 3-4 responses from Christians stating that "it doesn't matter" and "who cares."

Thats bologna! You have NO possible justification for these fairy tales.

You better care if you expect to pull an accredited scientific course of study out of our public school system that is funded by state taxes.

You better dam well have a better explanation than "just accept it and monkeys suck."

I will direct some of you that make these declarations to the "Scope's Monkey Trial."

The Theory of Evolution is complicated yet makes perfect sense once you take the time to actually focus on its key components.

Elena Petrovna Gan, Russian Empire London), better known as Helena Blavatsky or Madame Blavatsky, born Helena von Hahn, was a founder of Theosophy and the Theosophical Society.

Theosophy is a doctrine of religious philosophy and metaphysics originating with Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891). In this context, theosophy holds that all religions are attempts by the "Spiritual Hierarchy" to help humanity in evolving to greater perfection, and that each religion therefore has a portion of the truth. Together with Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others, Blavatsky founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.

I think you are confused sir.

I realize you arent trying to argue yet the abuses of women in the bible are intolerable and you should not have to make excuses. Period. There are other spiritualistic pursuits that do not entail servitude and oppression of either gender. From an archeological standpoint it is indicated that even the ancient Hebrews who we always think of as being staunch Monotheists were probably not. They were more than likley earth centered and had a dualistic deity which was a god and his bride. Monotheism and Christianity was the "new kid on the block" compared to these much more ancient religions.You seem like a very intelligent woman and it would only be fair of you to research this evidence a bit before jumping to conclusions that you have been taught in bible study groups.

Did we even have "Higher Powers" before AA? Did they coin that phrase I wonder for the specific purpose of not scaring away secular alcoholics who need help?

My preferred creation myth (since we are on the topic) is that the first living thing was P'an Ku. He evolved inside a gigantic cosmic egg, which contained all the elements of the universe totally intermixed together. P'an Ku grew by about 10 feet each day. As he grew he separated the earth and the Sky within the egg. At the same time he gradually separated the many opposites in nature male and female, wet and dry, light and dark, Yin and Yang. These were all originally totally commingled in the egg. While he grew he also created the first humans. After 18,000 years the egg hatched and P'an Ku died from the effort of creation. From his eyes the sun and moon appeared, from his sweat, rain and dew, from his voice, thunder, and from his body all the natural features of the earth arose.

This one is Chinese and dates back around the 6th Century CE.