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2005-01-02 - 12:35 p.m. I occasionally write about my need or enjoyment of ritual, the shrine I have in the garden, and my use of tarot cards. Hence, this little explanation of my spiritual leanings. I was brought up as an athiest - a fairly anti-organised-religion athiest at that - and I now identify as a neo-pagan pantheist. I seldom put a label on my beliefs though, as I rarely discuss them with others. In brief, I see the earth as sacred, a great living system to be honoured, and much of my practice centres around this. I believe in an inconceivable divinity, a great energy, in which all gods are encompassed. I celebrate several fairly generic pagan festivals throughout the year, and value keeping track of the seasons and changes of each year's cycle. I have a shrine in the garden which, if I was going to be very detailed about, I would probably describe as a shrine to the spirits in the garden, and the greater Universe. My mind winces away from that sort of description though - I dread to be thought of as new age and flaky. I expect this results from an overlarge ego. So I think I'll describe it as a place where I meditate and calm my thoughts, and leave it at that. There's a box here where I leave scraps of paper with worries written on them - I refer to thise as the shrine box. I have several sets of tarot cards and runes. I believe they're a very useful tool for guidance, use them often, and enjoy doing readings for other people. Most important to me spiritually, I think, is a need and desire for ritual. Ritual - from prayer, to meditation, to gardening while humming to the plants - calms me, fills me with joy and peace, and purpose. I love hearing about the rituals other people use, and often incorporate things I like into my own daily routine. Ritual reminds me to be present in every moment, and fully awake in every drop of life.
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