Demeter's Garden

We all need to feel some sense of community, and that can be hard when you feel like you’re the only Pagan in town. Maybe this will inspire you to connect with your brethren!

Witch-hunt victim recounts torture ordeal

Seriously y’all, I’ve had enough of seeing these stories.

“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in conciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don’t know how or why.”  -Albert Einstein

• The Red Book by Sera Beak! More on this later, I’m still devouring it! Thanks to Gala Darling for recommending it! Are you a human being? Then you should probably read it!
• This adorable organic dress. I need to get one before summer!
• Baby goats! Mountain Farm in North Carolina is having BABY GOAT DAY on April 11! I wish I could go! They have some other cool events coming up this summer, I hope I can visit sometime!
• R. Thomas Deluxe Grill! Everyone can eat here! Vegetarians, vegans, raw foodists, gluten free folks, and even plain old omnivores. I’m hoping to attend a Raw Food meet up on Sunday afternoon, anyone else going to be there?
• Hugh Jackman! I think Wolverine is going to be great!

I’ve often wondered about the possibility of a sort of reverse mission trip. Instead of going to save the souls of the third world, what if we did something to help them keep their traditions alive? It’s a strange idea, and in most cases the best way to help would be to stay out of the way. I came across this story about an Austrian woman who became interested in the old traditions of the Yoruba in Africa. She eventually moved to Nigeria and helped preserve the old ways in the face of Christian and Muslim missionaries, who have been calling the old ways evil for many years. Now her adopted son, who never went to school because it was run by Christians, wants to open a school where children can get an education without being converted. I think that was my favorite part of the story actually. Much too often, I think that the old religions are associated with being primitive, whereas the “major” religions are a sign of being civilized. I think we’ve gotten to a point where people can have a modern lifestyle and traditional beliefs at the same time. Check out Wikipedia for more info about the Yoruba religion.