"I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance".

--Amy Farrah-Fowler,
The Big Bang Theory

Article/Blog Referral: Hecate/Hekate

While looking around my blogger dashboard that contains recent entries from blogs I follow, I came across a really great article/clarification on Hekate. There is lots of information there on things that even I didn't know...just goes to show how one's path is always growing and a great opportunity for learning.

Here is the link, I think you will find it very informative, and interesting

Rebuttal to an Inaccurate Article on Hekate

Pascal's Wager

There are lots of people who take on "Pascal's Wager". What this is, is wanting to believe in a God, only to find out in the end that there is no god, rather than not believing in a God, and finding out there is.

Now, My s-i-l is one of these people. I don't subscribe to this. I believe in a deity for the simple fact that I don't necessarily think creation is all by accident, but careful organization. Now, a deity could have initiated "The Big Bang" to begin this 'careful organization'...or it could all just be coincidence (I, personally don't believe it to be coincidence, but I DO believe in the Big Bang, only because there is too much evidence to support).

Now, I think it's ridiculous to believe in a God "just in case". That's like believing in the boogie-man...just in case. I think that one should believe in a God because, they believe in a God...they believe that there is some other Spirit, Higher Power, whatever out there to help you; that initiated the universe, whatever, not simply to believe "just in case". I personally see this as a cop-out and a little insulting (at least I would be if I were a deity).

I also don't think atheists are wrong to not believe, and if there happens to be a deity, I don't believe this deity would be so superficial as to punish someone for not believing in them...especially with no absolute, concrete proof. I think that to believe just because you were told something leaves you naive. That's called "blind faith" and what happens when the blind leads the blind...people tend to get lost.

I believe in a deity because I've had experience with it. Not a deity that I was told to believe in, a deity who called me herself. I didn't go to a church and asked which deity to worship; I didn't ask random people who I need to worship, which God...nor do I believe in any "just in case".

My Goddess came to me, I didn't go looking for her. THAT'S how I came to believe there is some higher being out there, bigger than myself. No book told me she existed, I heard her name, I researched it and discovered her through my own searches. I've prayed, talked, communed and experienced her.

I don't understand how one can believe in a deity, just in case they're really there.





Ma’iingan

...Un...suurrreee

I thought I'd take some time the other night to attempt at meditation before sleep. I calmed my self, and began to chant "Hecate". I'd just prefer to chant as I meditate as I feel it keeps my mind focused on something (if I don't, my mind wanders too much).

Well, I'm not sure. I felt a presence, but I wasn't sure if I was just imagining something. I sensed someone was there, and I saw a vision in the dark, on my left side...between my husband and myself. It was a woman. Long hair dark hair, sort of streaked with white (I think. I couldn't quite see as it was dark in my room). The woman wasn't quite what I thought Hecate might look like (if it was her). I'd never seen this woman before. She had sort of a long (as in down her face) nose, but thin, and wider eyebrows, than say mine.

I had been asking to see some sort of vision of her. I think I've had a sort of unrealistic idea of what she might look like. Too pretty in my opinion. Perhaps this was her way of confirming that my expectations of her are too high. She was in white, though, and I've always envisioned her in white.

Who did I see? My guardian? Or the Goddess herself??