i'm moving to canada asap, kthx

[Rickarama]

I couldn't agree with you more on your views of spirituality.  I tend to
look at pagan faiths from an outsider's view and I know that amany wiccans
are not happy with all the "trendy" wiccans.

I was at a mall the other day and two teenagers were talking about how they
were going to become wiccan and have awsome black magic "just like in the
rpgs doooooood".

I just bought a case of Bex Octoberfest, in Bex do I trust.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B" <beep at telerama.com>
To: <pgh-goth-list at listless.org>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: i'm moving to canada asap, kthx


> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Pauline Law wrote:
>
> > Asked to explain, Carlton answers with a question of her own: "Do you
know
> > what Wicca is? I believe in like spells and stuff like that.
>
> ...this is, unfortunately, one of the most embarrassing quotes I've ever
> seen.  Modern Wicca already has a lot of trouble being taken seriously.  I
> haven't been into paganism for some time, but I imagine other pagans look
> at new Wiccans the same way Sci-Fi geeks regard furries...
>
> I saw a commercial for a Barbie doll (a real Mattel Barbie) that mixes
> potions and casts spells with her friends.  No joke.
>
> Modern Wicca's strengths (as a non-centralized, individualistic spiritual
> path) are a double-edged sword, as anyone can claim it and exploit it
> without any real central authority to refute ridiculous claims.
>
> This all has nothing to do with Carlton, who may be a lucid, spiritual,
> intelligent woman who just didn't express herself very clearly there.  I
> don't know her.  I'm just venting some frustrations about new age
> charlatans and lazy spirituality (ha, like those are new problems in the
> world).
>
>
> brian j. parker
> dj, geek, & very lazy zen buddhist
>
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