Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 i just received a link to this list from a friend of mine, and knew that i had to join it right away. i am glad to have been pointed in the direction of this list...i am quite sure i will learn a lot from the rest of you here, and maybe i can share something with all of you as well. i guess the most appropriate thing to do now would be to properly introduce myself. my name is jaeraeth shadowspark or yarrow adder (call me whichever you like), and if you couldn't guess by the names, i am an eclectic wiccan. i live in an average-sized town (around 40,000 people) known interchangeably as florence, flo-town, or "someone please save me from the wretched depths of this filthy town!", which is located in the northwestern corner of alabama. i am relatively new to hinduism, only having plunged headfirst into learning as much as i can about the religion in the past year or so. i've always been fascinated by hinduism, but until recently, i've always been daunted by the myriad intricacies surrounding the religion. for the past 6 years, i've been very drawn to buddhism, particularly the tibetan traditions, and the vast world of information, enlightenment, etc. contained therein occupied (and still does occupy) a sizeable corner of my heart and mind. however, suddenly something sparked a desire within me to learn more about hinduism, as well. from where this inspirational spark came, i have no clue, but i must say that i am *very* glad that it made itself manifest. not too long ago, i had a vivid flashback of a moment from around 8 years ago (around age 14). i was in a museum (i can't even remember where), and after entering a room, found myself facing a huge statue of lord ganesha. i distinctly remember feeling surrounded by an aura of peace and childlike wonder...all i could think was "WOW." however, that memory got buried under years of subtly-enforced catholicism, and not until recently did i remember. in my own personal path as a wiccan, i have just recently began working with specific deities from various cultures...for so long, i simply thought of the lord and lady as powerful archetypes of one divine force, for which names were unnecessary. however, i have discovered that by focusing on deities (or aspects of deities) from other cultures gives me the benefit of specific "spiritual friends", if you will, on whom to call, to talk to, to share with, etc., thereby forming a more personal relationship with the divine. as to my own "personal pantheon", i identify very strongly with Hecate, Pele, the Buddha, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, and my concepts of "God" draw me very near to Krishna, Shiva, and more strongly (of course), Lord Ekadanta himself. as for goddesses, i am VERY drawn to hecate, but i am trying to learn as much as i can about various hindu goddesses. so far, along this path, i seem to feel more closely aligned with Ma Kali, Saraswati, and Parvati. my other interests are pretty diverse...i'm about as eclectic as they come. other things i'm also into include (but are not limited to): ferrets (i own 3 of the evil little weasels, myself), African and Australian aboriginal cultures, herbalism, tarot, ritual incorporation of music, especially electronic (goa trance ROCKS!), shamanism, paranormal phenomena, vegetarian cooking, etc...basically lots and lots of stuff. i'm also very interested in learning more about Reiki, Pranic Healing, Tantra, and other forms of energy work. i go off on lots of tangents, so it's hard to sum me up merely by my interests, as they're constantly changing. feel free to mail me to see what they are *this* week. well, that's my introduction...i hope i haven't rambled *too* much. i look forward to getting to know each of you here on the list, as well as to grow with and learn from you upon my spiritual path, and hopefully give something to you in return. thanks for listening... brightest blessings...om, shanti, shanti! jaeraeth shadowspark / yarrow adder ****************************************************************************** "I jumped into the river, black-eyed angels swam with me. A moon full of stars and astral cars, and all the things i used to see. All my lovers were there with me, all my past and futures, and we all went to heaven in a little rowboat. There was nothing to fear, and nothing to doubt..." -- Radiohead, "Pyramid Song" ****************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Kiaora Namaste Jaeraeth I to am a newcomer. Thought I would introduce myself as we are on a simular path. I am a eclectic witch in New Zealand who happens to be very drawn to Ganesha, Kaun-yin, and a mysterious hindu snake goddess that I am yet to put a name to. I have Reiki one and could talk for hours about most of the subject you mentioned feel free to email me bexxy blessed be Damiana , FerretTrance@a... wrote: > merry meet and namaste, everyone! > > i just received a link to this list from a friend of mine, and knew that i > had to join it right away. i am glad to have been pointed in the direction > of this list...i am quite sure i will learn a lot from the rest of you here, > and maybe i can share something with all of you as well. > > i guess the most appropriate thing to do now would be to properly introduce > myself. my name is jaeraeth shadowspark or yarrow adder (call me whichever > you like), and if you couldn't guess by the names, i am an eclecticc wiccan. > i live in an average-sized town (around 40,000 people) known interchangeably > as florence, flo-town, or "someone please save me from the wretched depths of > this filthy town!", which is located in the northwestern corner of alabama. > > i am relatively new to hinduism, only having plunged headfirst into learning > as much as i can about the religion in the past year or so. i've always been > fascinated by hinduism, but until recently, i've always been daunted by the > myriad intricacies surrounding the religion. for the past 6 years, i've been > very drawn to buddhism, particularly the tibetan traditions, and the vast > world of information, enlightenment, etc. contained therein occupied (and > still does occupy) a sizeable corner of my heart and mind. however, suddenly > something sparked a desire within me to learn more about hinduism, as well. > from where this inspirational spark came, i have no clue, but i must say that > i am *very* glad that it made itself manifest. > > not too long ago, i had a vivid flashback of a moment from around 8 years ago > (around age 14). i was in a museum (i can't even remember where), and after > entering a room, found myself facing a huge statue of lord ganesha. i > distinctly remember feeling surrounded by an aura of peace and childlike > wonder...all i could think was "WOW." however, that memory got buried under > years of subtly-enforced catholicism, and not until recently did i remember. > > in my own personal path as a wiccan, i have just recently began working with > specific deities from various cultures...for so long, i simply thought of the > lord and lady as powerful archetypes of one divine force, for which names > were unnecessary. however, i have discovered that by focusing on deities (or > aspects of deities) from other cultures gives me the benefit of specific > "spiritual friends", if you will, on whom to call, to talk to, to share with, > etc., thereby forming a more personal relationship with the divine. as to my > own "personal pantheon", i identify very strongly with Hecate, Pele, the > Buddha, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, and my concepts of "God" draw me very near > to Krishna, Shiva, and more strongly (of course), Lord Ekadanta himself. as > for goddesses, i am VERY drawn to hecate, but i am trying to learn as much as > i can about various hindu goddesses. so far, along this path, i seem to feel > more closely aligned with Ma Kali, Saraswati, and Parvati. > > my other interests are pretty diverse...i'm about as eclectic as they come. > other things i'm also into include (but are not limited to): ferrets (i own > 3 of the evil little weasels, myself), African and Australian aboriginal > cultures, herbalism, tarot, ritual incorporation of music, especially > electronic (goa trance ROCKS!), shamanism, paranormal phenomena, vegetarian > cooking, etc...basically lots and lots of stuff. i'm also very interested > in learning more about Reiki, Pranic Healing, Tantra, and other forms of > energy work. i go off on lots of tangents, so it's hard to sum me up merely > by my interests, as they're constantly changing. feel free to mail me to see > what they are *this* week. > > well, that's my introduction...i hope i haven't rambled *too* much. i look > forward to getting to know each of you here on the list, as well as to grow > with and learn from you upon my spiritual path, and hopefully give something > to you in return. thanks for listening... > > brightest blessings...om, shanti, shanti! > > jaeraeth shadowspark / yarrow adder > > ********************************************************************** ******** > "I jumped into the river, black-eyed angels swam with me. A moon full of > stars and astral cars, and all the things i used to see. All my lovers were > there with me, all my past and futures, and we all went to heaven in a little > rowboat. There was nothing to fear, and nothing to doubt..." > > > > -- Radiohead, "Pyramid Song" > ****************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Dear JAYAREATH, namaste, a verrry warm welcome to virtual society of SPIRITUALITY . am ,RAJAT , fm india ,a seeker of TANTRA & SPIRITUALITY , hope to learn from you . regards rajat , FerretTrance@a... wrote: > merry meet and namaste, everyone! > > i just received a link to this list from a friend of mine, and knew that i > had to join it right away. i am glad to have been pointed in the direction > of this list...i am quite sure i will learn a lot from the rest of you here, > and maybe i can share something with all of you as well. > > i guess the most appropriate thing to do now would be to properly introduce > myself. my name is jaeraeth shadowspark or yarrow adder (call me whichever > you like), and if you couldn't guess by the names, i am an eclectic wiccan. > i live in an average-sized town (around 40,000 people) known interchangeably > as florence, flo-town, or "someone please save me from the wretched depths of > this filthy town!", which is located in the northwestern corner of alabama. > > i am relatively new to hinduism, only having plunged headfirst into learning > as much as i can about the religion in the past year or so. i've always been > fascinated by hinduism, but until recently, i've always been daunted by the > myriad intricacies surrounding the religion. for the past 6 years, i've been > very drawn to buddhism, particularly the tibetan traditions, and the vast > world of information, enlightenment, etc. contained therein occupied (and > still does occupy) a sizeable corner of my heart and mind. however, suddenly > something sparked a desire within me to learn more about hinduism, as well. > from where this inspirational spark came, i have no clue, but i must say that > i am *very* glad that it made itself manifest. > > not too long ago, i had a vivid flashback of a moment from around 8 years ago > (around age 14). i was in a museum (i can't even remember where), and after > entering a room, found myself facing a huge statue of lord ganesha. i > distinctly remember feeling surrounded by an aura of peace and childlike > wonder...all i could think was "WOW." however, that memory got buried under > years of subtly-enforced catholicism, and not until recently did i remember. > > in my own personal path as a wiccan, i have just recently began working with > specific deities from various cultures...for so long, i simply thought of the > lord and lady as powerful archetypes of one divine force, for which names > were unnecessary. however, i have discovered that by focusing on deities (or > aspects of deities) from other cultures gives me the benefit of specific > "spiritual friends", if you will, on whom to call, to talk to, to share with, > etc., thereby forming a more personal relationship with the divine. as to my > own "personal pantheon", i identify very strongly with Hecate, Pele, the > Buddha, Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, and my concepts of "God" draw me very near > to Krishna, Shiva, and more strongly (of course), Lord Ekadanta himself. as > for goddesses, i am VERY drawn to hecate, but i am trying to learn as much as > i can about various hindu goddesses. so far, along this path, i seem to feel > more closely aligned with Ma Kali, Saraswati, and Parvati. > > my other interests are pretty diverse...i'm about as eclectic as they come. > other things i'm also into include (but are not limited to): ferrets (i own > 3 of the evil little weasels, myself), African and Australian aboriginal > cultures, herbalism, tarot, ritual incorporation of music, especially > electronic (goa trance ROCKS!), shamanism, paranormal phenomena, vegetarian > cooking, etc...basically lots and lots of stuff. i'm also very interested > in learning more about Reiki, Pranic Healing, Tantra, and other forms of > energy work. i go off on lots of tangents, so it's hard to sum me up merely > by my interests, as they're constantly changing. feel free to mail me to see > what they are *this* week. > > well, that's my introduction...i hope i haven't rambled *too* much. i look > forward to getting to know each of you here on the list, as well as to grow > with and learn from you upon my spiritual path, and hopefully give something > to you in return. thanks for listening... > > brightest blessings...om, shanti, shanti! > > jaeraeth shadowspark / yarrow adder > > ********************************************************************** ******** > "I jumped into the river, black-eyed angels swam with me. A moon full of > stars and astral cars, and all the things i used to see. All my lovers were > there with me, all my past and futures, and we all went to heaven in a little > rowboat. There was nothing to fear, and nothing to doubt..." > > > > -- Radiohead, "Pyramid Song" > ****************************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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