I just want to sing. I have said that at least every other post. But I do. Right now, I want to sing. That's not unusual for me.
I hope Mr. Flannel doesn't mind my 5,250 words on 13 pages for my short story. It's really good, though. And, unlike 90% of this town's population, I can actually spell and use grammar correctly. (Two points for Gryffindor!) ... Sorry, I just unleashed the nerd in me. Usually I hate things that stereotype witches and magic, but Harry Potter is okay.
Actually, if you would like to learn a bit more about Wicca/Paganism there is a weekly newsletter sent by email from Patti Wiggington on About.com... No, I am not trying to convert you. I am just tired of the ignorance of some people.
Disclaimer: I am not a Satanist. I do not believe in a Satan. Satan was made up by Christians because they started out as greedy sadist white men who wanted power. Yes, Satan is made in the image of my god, but they are two totally different deities. Just because my god looks like your evil thingie, doesn't mean they're the same. In fact, mine came first. Paganism came before Christianity. Yule came before Christmas. Samhain came before Halloween. Ostara came before Easter. So, just think about where Christianity really came from here. I'm not saying it's a bad religion, it was back then because of power-hungry idiots, but now-a-days it has some pretty good morals. It's just not the right path for me. The point is, I am not a Satanist. I don't sacrifice animals, or people, or blood, or anything else you might think I do. Oh, and the pentacle and pentagram are two totally different things:
| ^Pentacle. Wicca. |
| ^Pentagram. Satanism. |
Difference? I think yes. I'm sorry about being so gosh-darn blunt about it, but damnit I'm tired of all the ignorance. The Wiccan religion is anything but evil. It focuses on only positive energy. So, if the right-side-up star represents positive, what does the upside-down one indicate? Uhhuhh.. Uhhuhh...
Also; I picked this up from someone I met who is Satanist: Satanism is not the worship of Satan, but the worship of yourself, because there is a little evil in everyone.
Doesn't sound like me, I like nice things.
Hope is a Thing of Feathers actually has some Wiccan based themes in it, the elements, and pentacles, and a Goddess, but I also added a side of fantasy, too. No, I haven't written any of it today. I need to clear my mind right now.
I am now off to force Ryan into Guild Wars, because he promised he'd play today. I even started playing Runescape with him. And I don't like Runescape. I hate that game. The graphics suck, and there is no party system or actual quest log. Argh!
Title story: Rasputin was a Russian guy. I listened to that song today as I looked back at some of the fun times we had in color guard. We had a color guard sleepover, and played Just Dance for awhile. Rasputin was one of the songs. Ohh, how I miss color guard bonding time...
