You might be a pagan if...

topic posted Wed, July 18, 2007 - 9:47 AM by  Æri
I found this some where

1. When you're sworn in in court, you bring your own grimoire.
2. Painting yourself blue, spiking your hair, and dancing naked around a bonfire sounds like large amounts of fun.
3. When asked if you believe in God, you ask, "Which one?"
4. You know what "widdershins" means. You know when to apply it.
5. You think The Mists of Avalon should be a religious text. You use it as such.
6. You have friends who say they are elves. You believe them.
7. You commit blasphemy in the plural.
8. Upon dying, your first thought is, "Darn it, not AGAIN."
9. When you say "Mother Nature," you don't mean it in an anthropomorphic way.
10. You know that there are exceptions to the laws of physics. You've caused them.
11 The first thing your guests say is, "My, that's a nice...altar...you have there."
12. You understand the symbolism behind a maypole.
13. You've ever ended a phone call with "so mote it be."
14. Your children go around telling people that "the Goddess loves you."
15. On Halloween, you yell "Happy New Year!" at passers-by.
16. You know that Christmas trees were originally pagan symbols. That's why you bought one.
17. You have a frequent buyer card at the local antique bookstore. The proprietor of said bookstore picks out anything to do with the Celts and saves it for you.
18. You think Mercedes Lackey should be a cultural icon.
19. Gaia is NOT the lady on Captain Planet.
20. You have an entire spice cabinet and you don't cook. You know that laurel and bay leaves are the same thing.
21. In Religion 100, you were disappointed because they didn't cover YOUR gods.
22. You know that there is a right way and a wrong way to draw a pentacle. You can explain the difference.
23. You've spent the last year and a half looking for a familiar.
24. You talk to trees. They talk back.
25. You know dragons and fae exist. You've seen them.
26. You've been seen talking to cats. They talk back. You understand what they're saying.
27. You've seen "The Craft." You know where they were making stuff up in "The Craft." You have explained this to other people. You can do it better than they did it in "The Craft." You know it's a load of crap.
28. You're reading this page. You understand what it's talking about. You have more to add.
posted by:
Æri
South Dakota
  • Re: You might be a pagan if...

    Wed, July 18, 2007 - 9:48 AM
    My favorite is: 2. Painting yourself blue, spiking your hair, and dancing naked around a bonfire sounds like large amounts of fun.
    Anybody know a good body paint (besides woad)?
    • Re: You might be a pagan if...

      Wed, July 18, 2007 - 1:25 PM
      Anybody know where I can buy woad? Or woad processed ready to be used?
      • Re: You might be a pagan if...

        Wed, July 18, 2007 - 9:57 PM
        Try Indigo....very similar!

        www.hennapage.com

        )O(
        • Re: You might be a pagan if...

          Thu, July 19, 2007 - 9:17 AM
          I'd be VERY afraid of this not washing off when I want it to.

          What *would* your co-workers do, if you showed up on Monday slightly blue?
          • Re: You might be a pagan if...

            Thu, July 19, 2007 - 1:21 PM
            I would of course test it on my body (not face) so if it doesn't come off easily then it won't cause an issue at work. And while I'll try indigo if I can't find woad, I would really like woad. It's not just the blue that I want. Our ancestors used woad and I'm sure ascibed spiritual significance to the plant. I'd like to get some to work with and see if I can intuit the spiritual significance for myself. (working with the plant spirits)
            • Re: You might be a pagan if...

              Fri, July 20, 2007 - 7:12 AM
              From what I heard woad is a hallucinagen and numbed them to pain, making them crazy fighting machines. I just wanted some kinda blue, wash-off-able paint to "wear" for fun. Maybe just the tempra paint or whatever we used in pre-school that came powdered. I think that's what we kid when we were kids out on our land. We didnt know anything about the Celts, we just were having fun, it was hot, we got naked & painted ourselves.
              • Re: You might be a pagan if...

                Fri, July 20, 2007 - 8:47 AM
                <From what I heard woad is a hallucinagen and numbed them to pain, making them crazy fighting machines>

                Interesting - I'd never heard that, but I also haven't done much research. I did learn (when I was on a natural dyes for fabric and wool kick) that woad needs some unusual mordant to BE blue, and it stinks like you wouldn't believe!
                That indigo link was interesting - they seemed to use it as temp tatoos - sorta like henna, so it's *meant* to stain the skin for a period of time - a few days? weeks? that was a very cool green man/forest god on lower legs.
                • Re: You might be a pagan if...

                  Fri, July 20, 2007 - 6:37 PM
                  I think it lasts about a week to 10 days...haven't used the blue myself- it takes a couple of layers to get a dark color....I stick to henna.
                  Thing is, the woad would last as long...it's the same dye molecule in Indigo as in Woad. BTW, you can get woad from natural/herbal dye suppliers if anyone really wants to try it, or email Catherine from the Henna page - there isn't much she can't locate when it comes to textiles OR body art.
                  Or use Temptu body paint in blue....

                  And Yep, the "you might be" list hits a little too close to home <g>
              • woad the hallucinogen

                Wed, December 19, 2007 - 9:57 PM
                I've heard this before also. if I remember rightly, it was on the history channel once. Unless the intent is a chemical-induced "spiritual" experience, stick with the non-hallucinogen type paints. With practice, dilligence, and focus, we could reach the same spiritual level without chemicals.
  • Re: You might be a pagan if...

    Wed, April 2, 2008 - 1:15 PM
    29. Your child/neice/nephew says there is a monster in thier closet- you believe them and you break out your smudge stick
    30.You know more about herbology than your college professor
    31. You're offended when children's shows say "ghosts aren't real"
    32. You always have to think for a moment when someone says "Christmas" or "Halloween" or "Easter" or "May Day" because you're used to saying/hearing "Yule" "Samhain" "Ostara" and "Beltane"
    33. You can name moon phases off without thinking about it
    34. Spirit guides and/or faery popping out of nowhere doesn't even phase you anymore
    35. You've ever bought stone drink coasters based on the magickal properties of the stone they're made of
  • Re: You might be a pagan if...

    Sat, April 26, 2008 - 3:36 PM
    Having practiced "The Old Ways" since childhood I loved this. It made me laugh alot as so much of it is very true, but laughter is one of the strongest forces so when the ignorant think that what you practice is a form of devil worship (people have said this to me since I was 14) smile and laugh to spead the joy.

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