A FINAL WORD
We hope that reading through this program has given you a better comprehension of neo-Paganism, and has helped to dispel some of the ugly rumors and accusations leveled against it in some quarters.
We have seen in these articles that neo-Paganism:
- is -not- "Satanism."
- is -not- a group of baby-kidnapping orgiasts.
- has some pretty high ethical standards, and holds to them.
- is not a Universal Conspiracy Against Everything.
- does not prosletize.
Some groups are -not- neo-Pagan, but something else entirely, and to lump them in with Wicca, Asatru, Druidism and so forth betrays the speaker's ignorance.
We have also seen that neo-Paganism is not really "occult" in the sense of "hidden" any more than the Mystery of the Trinity, or Transubstan- -tiation in the Christian belief. All of it, with the exception of occasional parts of individual coven's rituals, is right out in the open for anyone to read about, or even watch for themselves.
And reading about the Rosicrucians gives one a whole other idea about the word "occult," given that they seem to be "occult Christians!"
Thanks are in order to: Lord Joshu, Elayna, Sparrow Bard, TPB, the Wiz, Mr. Wiz, Silver Priestess, the Bard Mithrandir and his lovely (and brilliant) Lady Wife, Bjorn Meaddranker, the White Bard, Michelle Klein-Hass, Agent Ken Lanning of the FBI & W. J. Bethancourt, and to the following groups: La Mariposa, The Mists of Annwyfn, Desert Willow, P.A.N., Coven of Danu, Rowanhold Bardic Circle, Spiral Dragon, the PODS network, Paul Seymour, Athena Coven, NightScapes magazine, CultWatch Response and Rowan Moonstone, Bristlecone, Dragonheart and Cameron Mandrake, the Clan for Man, T.A.W.N. and Mulberries of Danu.
So.......when next you meet a neo-Pagan, smile! The Deity, however you name It, loves us! All of us! Pagan, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, Agnostic, and even to the smallest sparrow, that wonderful Love covers All!
And now, go re-read 1 Cor. 13.............and think on what Rabbi Hillel said: That the whole of the Law can be covered in the statement: "Love God and _love_thy_neighbor._ All else is -commentary-."
Hate is not a "traditional family value."
