Posted in Adepthood, Buddhism, Christianity, Druidry, Inner Work, Paganism, Witchcraft and Wicca, the great work, the work, tagged kissing the limitless, thorn coyle on April 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was baptized Methodist and confirmed Episcopalian. I discovered paganism when The Spiral Dance was published and waffled back and forth between Christian and pagan for the better part of twenty years, until I began practicing a form of Hermetic magic that pointed me to Buddhism, and I took refuge.
I am an Anglican, a Druid, a witch, [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Druidry, Inner Work, the great work, the work, transformations, tagged national library week, seasons, thorn coyle on April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is a large chessboard laid out on the floor in the central court of the library where I work. The chess pieces are three or four feet high. Two men are playing a game, while a couple of others stand watching. I think this is for National Library Week.
I keep reading on our local weather [...]
Posted in Adepthood, religion, the great work, tagged buddha, Buddhism, ganesh, isis, jesus, magic, mahayana, syncretism, thorn coyle, vajrayana, virgin mary on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thorn Coyle asks:
What do I call myself? 25 years ago, I would have said a Witch. These days, I might say I am a Pagan Mystic seeking to spread joy and unfold the Mystery. Twenty years from now, I will likely say something else. Twenty years from that, perhaps I will cease to need any [...]
Posted in Adepthood, Quotes, the great work, tagged nema, silverstar, thelema on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… Three general stages of spirituality are Initiate, Adept, and Priest. These roughly
correspond to Apprentice, Journeyman and Master in the guild system.
Prior to the Initiate stage, a person experiences a discontent with common religious or philosophical systems. They do not speak to the person’s own Inner experiences, and so the Seeker begins self-knowledge by exploring [...]
Posted in My poems, the great work on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who can shine the light for meon the way I have to go?The pear tree is in blossom.
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