jaimethepooh
09-07-2004, 07:23 AM
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Say it Loud... Say it Proud!
Pagan Pride 2004
September is Pagan Pride Month! As the Fall Equinox approaches, the hours of light and darkness once again become equal and so magickally speaking, this is a very good time for Pagans to 'equalize' the scales of public dialogue.
Dozens of very successful programs took place last fall and while September is the 'traditional' month for the 'official' Pagan Pride Day festivities, fund raising events, public rituals and other gatherings proclaimed the 'We're Pagan and We're Proud' theme all the year long. To see if a Pagan Pride event is scheduled in your area, you can check out the listings in your TWV state page http://www.witchvox.com/xevents.html . Couldn't find one? Well, think about getting a few friends together to clean up parks, collect food for soup kitchens or blankets and cleaning supplies for the local animal shelter. Start up a 'stroll through the park' project for pagan teens and youngsters and educate them about the native plants and trees (bring a trash bag and pick up as you mosey along), or volunteer to read to children in your library. If you think that you would like to host an event in your town, check out the International Pagan Pride website for tips, ideas and lots of other useful information. Anything that you do as a Pagan can be done with Pride!
Pride has gotten a bum rap for years. It has been linked with selfishness, self-absorption and egotistical behaviors. But we're not talking about the "pride cometh before a fall' stuff here. A sense of pride in one's real accomplishments is called self-esteem and psychologists are currently saying that children of all ages really need more of this type of 'pride' rather than less. A loss of esteem can send someone spiraling down into anger, resentfulness and depression. Happily, most people recover from nominal blows to their sense of self. Some rise up taller and even more determined than ever to guard and protect others from similar victimization. They become role models for those who feel that they cannot change their position. They go on to lead people away from despair and apathy and into that space where they feel that they CAN change the world and make it a better place for everyone. .
Perhaps one of the best definitions of pride is "delight or elation arising from some act, possession or relationship' and that really sums up how many Pagans feel about their religious path or belief system: They are elated, delighted and downright exuberant about their spiritual life. They are indeed, "Pagan and Proud!"
a quick list of PPD events http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_evw/ev_paganpride.html
Say it Loud... Say it Proud!
Pagan Pride 2004
September is Pagan Pride Month! As the Fall Equinox approaches, the hours of light and darkness once again become equal and so magickally speaking, this is a very good time for Pagans to 'equalize' the scales of public dialogue.
Dozens of very successful programs took place last fall and while September is the 'traditional' month for the 'official' Pagan Pride Day festivities, fund raising events, public rituals and other gatherings proclaimed the 'We're Pagan and We're Proud' theme all the year long. To see if a Pagan Pride event is scheduled in your area, you can check out the listings in your TWV state page http://www.witchvox.com/xevents.html . Couldn't find one? Well, think about getting a few friends together to clean up parks, collect food for soup kitchens or blankets and cleaning supplies for the local animal shelter. Start up a 'stroll through the park' project for pagan teens and youngsters and educate them about the native plants and trees (bring a trash bag and pick up as you mosey along), or volunteer to read to children in your library. If you think that you would like to host an event in your town, check out the International Pagan Pride website for tips, ideas and lots of other useful information. Anything that you do as a Pagan can be done with Pride!
Pride has gotten a bum rap for years. It has been linked with selfishness, self-absorption and egotistical behaviors. But we're not talking about the "pride cometh before a fall' stuff here. A sense of pride in one's real accomplishments is called self-esteem and psychologists are currently saying that children of all ages really need more of this type of 'pride' rather than less. A loss of esteem can send someone spiraling down into anger, resentfulness and depression. Happily, most people recover from nominal blows to their sense of self. Some rise up taller and even more determined than ever to guard and protect others from similar victimization. They become role models for those who feel that they cannot change their position. They go on to lead people away from despair and apathy and into that space where they feel that they CAN change the world and make it a better place for everyone. .
Perhaps one of the best definitions of pride is "delight or elation arising from some act, possession or relationship' and that really sums up how many Pagans feel about their religious path or belief system: They are elated, delighted and downright exuberant about their spiritual life. They are indeed, "Pagan and Proud!"
a quick list of PPD events http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_evw/ev_paganpride.html