Comments | ciarin: An opinion

ciarin

An opinion

May 08, 2009 12:02

I don't like it when heathens honor certain beings who are the enemies of the gods. These are the thyrses and other etins; destructive chaotic forces. I don't think I could blot, or symbel, or fain with someone who honors these beings. I believe people like this just want to be different, and to prove their differentness they honor unworthy beings ( Read more... )

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anonymous May 8 2009, 17:31:30 UTC

I disagree with their practice, and I shun it.

And, likewise, those who don't agree with your practices shun you.

We usually call them Fundamentalist Christians, though.

Odd, that.

ciarin May 8 2009, 18:01:56 UTC

Other religions and their opinions of my ways are irrelevant, anonymous. I made this post so people know where I stand on the issue.

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ciarin May 8 2009, 18:38:31 UTC

And if I were a fundamentalist heathen I probably wouldn't be honoring Roman gods either.

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ciarin May 8 2009, 18:02:40 UTC

Exactly.

Clarification of terms tamyris June 1 2009, 21:35:27 UTC

You're entitled to your oppinion but i want to clarify one thing: at Etinmoot no one was having sex while horsing. There was no public sex at Etinmoot (or any other ritual / gathering that I have attended run by Ironwood Kindred).

Horsing specifically refers to being possessed by Deity. period. The metaphor comes from Afro-Carribbean traditions where the idea is that a person is ridden like a horse by a Deity. That is all it implies.

Re: Clarification of terms ciarin June 1 2009, 21:49:03 UTC

public or not, having sex with people supposedly possesed by etins is utterly absurd and cringeworthy.

Re: Clarification of terms tamyris June 1 2009, 21:53:25 UTC

Yes, and my point is your information is wrong. Such a thing never occurred.

Sex is not part of the rituals conducted at Etinmoot. Possession does occur publicly and is treated as a very sacred thing. It does not include sex.

Re: Clarification of terms ciarin June 1 2009, 21:59:32 UTC

I've been informed otherwise.

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ciarin June 1 2009, 23:09:29 UTC

Cult: a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.

6th definition on dictionary.com

Note: The term cult often suggests extreme beliefs and bizarre behavior. - american heritage dictionary

fetish666 June 2 2009, 15:19:41 UTC

i would like to start this post by apologizing for posting in your lj if it bothers you, that is not my intention. i also apologize for posting to such an outdated post, but it just came to my attention today. i was led here from another lj, and your subject matter both interests and involves me. i do not intend any offense to you, or your faith, as the basic tenet of my own faith is that all have the right to their own beliefs, whether i believe and understand them, or not ( ... )