You Might Be A Pagan.....IF....

I am not even remotely pagan, and yet I found your post to be freakin' hilarious! I just burst out laughing! That is way too good. Thanks for making my day with a good laugh!

Funny! Hmm...2, 9, 12,16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27,28... I got married on Mayday (Beltane), and we had a Maypole. Grandma wasn't thrilled. (But hey, he's Irish and I'm Scottish-what can I say?) I have a huge herb garden full of just about everything you can think of. I have bundles of dried leaves hanging up in weird places. I talk about all the stuff I'm going to do with them but never do. The garden has gone rogue and I like it that way. :) I can add one- #29. You can quote the "Wicker Man." (The original one.)

Oh my! This is GREAT! 5. You think The Mists of Avalon should be a religious text. You use it as such. - I SWEAR THIS SO DESCRIBES ME! I ALMOST FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN I READ IT. Here are the others I identified with : 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16 (though that's not why I bought it), 19, 24 (haven't talked back yet), 25 (haven't seen them yet), 26 (haven't talked back yet), 27 & 28 And on 15 - I had never thought to do that but will remember to do so in the future LOL. Thanks for sharing this with us Pye!

Dang number 2 is my daily life around my bonfire. Guess I had better start wearing clothes huh? Mine are 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, (but I yell Mery Christmas) 20, WAY too many spices I have, 24, I talk to everything just about, 25, Theres a faerie sitting here as I type laughing at me, 27, good movie though, and of course 28. HAHAHA!! HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

as for #16, I know that Christmas trees were originally pagan symbols & that's why I WON'T buy one. Well, that & the cats would think its a new toy. As for Mercedes Lackey - lets leave her alone - there are some people that are so mad at her for not writing more Diane Tregarde mysteries, they just didn't sell well enough to write more! I've heard her say so herself.

Trad Craft outlook on it. 1. When you're sworn in in court, you bring your own grimoire. it's just a book. my honour is what it is, book or otherwise 2. Painting yourself blue, spiking your hair, and dancing naked around a bonfire sounds like large amounts of fun. it does sound fun. it also makes me thing of the Feegles in Pratchett. 3. When asked if you believe in God, you ask, "Which one?" yup. 4. You know what "widdershins" means. You know when to apply it. yup. although i prefer sunwise and countersunwise 5. You think The Mists of Avalon should be a religious text. You use it as such. never read it. but in my understanding it's somewhat innacurate 6. You have friends who say they are elves. You believe them. yes, then no. otherkin tend to be attention seekers 7. You commit blasphemy in the plural. oh Gods, Godsdammit. yes. 8. Upon dying, your first thought is, "Darn it, not AGAIN." I know I've been here before 9. When you say "Mother Nature," you don't mean it in an anthropomorphic way. yup. and she can be a cruel and neglectful mother at times, the old girl. 10. You know that there are exceptions to the laws of physics. You've caused them. if you mean Magic, every Magical rule fits the rules of physics, rather than breaks it. Magic is just another kind of science. 11 The first thing your guests say is, "My, that's a nice...altar. ..you have there." my Altar is outside. but people do notice things in my house that give some clues. 12. You understand the symbolism behind a maypole. the phallic symbol. white ribbons for semen, red ribbons for blood. a symbol of life and the mating of the Gods to give us life. the dancers feet tap out the rhythm of a raised heartbeat, and bring the Earth to fertility. close enough? 13. You've ended a phone call with "so mote it be." no, it sounds pretensious. 14. Your children go around telling people that "the Goddess loves you." I have no children, and would raise any not to push their religion on another 15. On Halloween, you yell "Happy New Year!" at passers-by. oh yes. and we get the most trick or treaters ever, even in our small village 16. You know that Christmas trees were originally pagan symbols. That's why you bought one. yeah. and we have presents on the Solstice 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. nahhh, they keep hold of things on folklore for me. 18. You think Mercedes Lackey should be a cultural icon. definitely not. 19. Gaia is NOT the lady on Captain Planet. well that's right. but to me she's nameless. just the old girl. 20. You have an entire spice cabinet and you don't cook. You know that laurel and bay leaves are the same thing. I do cook. I have a lot of inedible herbs in my herb garden though, and I do have them other than just in the kitchen 21. In Religion 100, you were disappointed because they didn't cover YOUR gods. My R.E. Teacher called me idiosyncratic in one report 22. You know that there is a right way and a wrong way to draw a pentacle. You can explain the difference. fraid so. 23. You've spent the last year and a half looking for a familiar. no. if you have one it will come. 24. You talk to trees. They talk back. I wouldn't say they "talk" back, but they do show you images and ideas. 25. You know dragons and faeries exist. You've seen them. Faeries, yes. vindictive little buggers. dragons I think are more symbolic 26. You've been seen talking to cats. They talk back. I'm not a fan of cats. dogs, yes. and again, not so much talk as show you images. I've been able to tell people what their dogs enjoy doing because the dog has shown me. 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. The Craft is a load of crap. with a couple of grains of truth. 28. You're reading this page. You understand what it's talking about. You have more to add. hell yeah. scared yet.

Nice one, Pye! I love this. Now, let me see... I would pick out the following numbers as being indicative of me: 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,12,16,19,21,22,24,25,27,28. I guess that's pretty near ALL of them, ha ha ha. Thank you for sharing this, my friend... it's very amusing. Brightest Blessings.

I always ask #3 and #26 I do talk to cats but I only some times know what they are saying back.I love #8 and # 24.

Pyewacket, this is absolutely priceless and I have taken the liberty of forwarding this to my friends as I know they will find it equally great. This has made my day and given me a huge giggle.

I am familiar with most of the things, pyewacket. I have done a bit of research on the subject. My interest developed as the result of a curious mind, and once I got started I had a desire to learn more. I don't happen to have a grimoire, but I do have a copy of The Mists of Avalon. I find the subject of the occult very interesting.

I think they are funny the ones I know what they mean. LOL I know # 20, 26, 24, I guess I am not a pegan. I guess if I did not studing I could be a pegan.

Oh Pyewacket I just loved this post. It made me smile quite a bit after the weekend I had at work. I can identify with many on the list. I really like No.11, as my guests wonder what it is lol, and look at me a little strange. No. 24, well I do like to talk to trees, as they have been with us forever, but I don't belive a tree has ever spoken back to me. No. 25, yes there are many faries in my house, and they all say I did'nt do it! Thanks for sharing this with us!

Hi Pyewacket I liked the post :) And even though i am not a pagan, I can identify myself with several of the points, so something of the kind I definitely am ;)

Ahuh... If you worship or talk to trees you are pagan? Paganism is something to do with the disbelief in jesus christ. And its unfair! They only baptized those against Chriust or anti christ as pagans. I dont now if I can consider myself a pagan. Hehehehe. I am a catholic by nature since birth. But such debate and stand on paganism is just nothing but a debate on faith. we can not tell them to believe in this or that. But if you say if you are talking to a tree or anything aside from GOD or JESUS CHRIST, its not paganism its more on idolism. If you idolized an artist, dont say that you are also pagan? nope--- it depends on what really is the meaning of paganism. And its upi to you. we have lots of meaning on that area. Even a church priest can not exactly answer that.

As for #5, I would have to agree. That novel was one of the best I've ever read. When they made it into a three part series a few years ago I couldn't stop watching.

Merry Meet To all. There are so many I can identify with. But I woold wager that my daughter can identify with most. i am a novice compared to her. That is so good.

Those were very funny. Thanks for sharing. My boyfriend will get a kick out of those.

OOOohh, oooh, 29. You know that the power of three has nothing to do with "Charmed" witches!!!!! And of course Mercedes Lackey is an icon...stories of witches and elves...what more could you need?

*giggles* The only one I can see that I really don't appreciate is ending phone calls with "so mote it be". I agree with Galena that sounds pretentious. =p My child hasn't told anyone the Goddess loves you yet either, but he's just now learning to say "I love Mommy". There are priorities you know. Give him another couple of years, and who knows which Gods he'll be talking about, given the options he'll be offered. =) I have been known to when someone say "God bless you" respond with blessings in the names of various other Gods in return. In kindergarten I got sent home from school for saying "May all the Gods bless you" to a teacher, even though I had good intentions.

That post was awesome, thanks you :) I've seen that before on many a pagan mailing list I've belonged to in the past but I haven't seen it in years...such a classic!