Huffington Post carries an article today in celebration of Samhain…
Autumn has arrived, and with it comes the advent of Samhain, a Gaelic holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans, which is the year’s third and final harvest festival. Brush up … Read the rest
Human settlement in Yayoi Japan (300 BC – 250 AD) was characterised by small groupings in river basins, surrounded by mountains and largely dependent on waterways both for rice cultivation and as a means of transport. In From … Read the rest
Britain and Japan lie on opposite sides of the world, yet the similarities between them have been often noted. They are both island nations close to a continental mainland, from which they derived their cultural trappings. Both have maintained an … Read the rest
PAGAN’S DELIGHT
For a neo-pagan, Japan is a magical treasure-house of sacred sites and power spots. Many date back to prehistoric times, their origins obscured by a mist thicker even than that of ancient Avalon. There are swords here … Read the rest
Interest in ley lines, earth mysteries and energy spots has been evident in the West ever since the 1960s, and hundreds of thousands of people are drawn each year to ancient megaliths like Stonehenge and Avebury. Japan too is rich … Read the rest
Who said the following?
1) ‘It is now apparent that the ecological pragmatism of the so-called pagan religions… was a great deal more realistic in terms of conservation ethics than the more intellectual monotheistic philosophies of the revealed religions.’
2) … Read the rest
Green Shinto friend Ted Taylor has provided a link to a website with an account of a former practice that I had read about but did not know the details … On the surface it seems not dissimilar to some … Read the rest
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