Comments on: Do You Believe in Gods? http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/ The voice of a witch Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Morninghawk Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:23:32 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-558 It appears the hawk has called to you directly, and you answered. This creates a special connection between you and Hawk. I suggest reading about the various <a href="http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/03/11/how-to-hear-the-cry-of-the-hawk/" rel="nofollow">attributes of Hawk medicine</a>. You will have a much easier time accessing these because of your connection. May Hawk help you see through your difficulties and witness your blessings. It appears the hawk has called to you directly, and you answered. This creates a special connection between you and Hawk.

I suggest reading about the various attributes of Hawk medicine. You will have a much easier time accessing these because of your connection.

May Hawk help you see through your difficulties and witness your blessings.

]]> By: mike http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-557 mike Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:30:48 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-557 Morninghawk: I rescued a hawk today. It flew into a fence and was stuck. I took my shirt off and wrapped it around the bird and pulled it from the fence then let it fly away. I feel very different now; I feel this experience signifies something very deeply spiritual; like have the blessing of experiencing something very special. What do you see in this? // Mike Morninghawk:

I rescued a hawk today. It flew into a fence and was stuck. I took my shirt off and wrapped it around the bird and pulled it from the fence then let it fly away. I feel very different now; I feel this experience signifies something very deeply spiritual; like have the blessing of experiencing something very special. What do you see in this?

// Mike

]]> By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Morninghawk Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:07:04 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-115 Yes, it is a difficult transition. It took me a couple of years before I could truly say it was my faith, not just my spiritual practice. It sounds like you had a wonderful experience with Epona. May your journey together grow and flourish. Yes, it is a difficult transition. It took me a couple of years before I could truly say it was my faith, not just my spiritual practice.

It sounds like you had a wonderful experience with Epona. May your journey together grow and flourish.

]]> By: R.E. http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-114 R.E. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:23:42 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-114 Funny, my better half and I were just talking about beliefs this morning in bed! For some, Wicca or Paganism is a practice or a spirituality, but calling it a faith or proclaiming that this is your faith can be tough. For me, too, it took an encounter with Epona in circle to make me realize that she is alive, real and cares about us. Since then, I've also been touched by the Lady and the Lord and am happy to say that I believe in and serve them both. Great post! Funny, my better half and I were just talking about beliefs this morning in bed! For some, Wicca or Paganism is a practice or a spirituality, but calling it a faith or proclaiming that this is your faith can be tough. For me, too, it took an encounter with Epona in circle to make me realize that she is alive, real and cares about us. Since then, I’ve also been touched by the Lady and the Lord and am happy to say that I believe in and serve them both.

Great post!

]]> By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Morninghawk Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:20:54 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-81 I'm glad you find comfort in your religion. Thanks for sharing. I’m glad you find comfort in your religion. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Jake Winters http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jake Winters Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:51:34 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-80 Atheism is a tidy answer to every theological question. Atheism is a tidy answer to every theological question.

]]> By: Morninghawk http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Morninghawk Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:49:55 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-78 Cosette, Very interesting. Thanks for describing it in such detail. Tim, Did the words of Bacchus move you in any way (outside of how the others said you should feel)? Did the message make any sense? It is common for the Gods to speak in riddles during an invocation, so don't feel bad if it didn't make a lot of sense at the time. Sometimes if it is very cryptic, the meaning comes to your mind slowly as you rehash it over the days and months after the ritual. Cosette,

Very interesting. Thanks for describing it in such detail.

Tim,

Did the words of Bacchus move you in any way (outside of how the others said you should feel)? Did the message make any sense? It is common for the Gods to speak in riddles during an invocation, so don’t feel bad if it didn’t make a lot of sense at the time. Sometimes if it is very cryptic, the meaning comes to your mind slowly as you rehash it over the days and months after the ritual.

]]> By: Tim http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Tim Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:23:38 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-77 For me I am in the NUmber one you mentioned I also experienced a invocation of a male diety in a priestess, and I was shocked It was Bacchus, and I thought it was an act, I asked around and others said it was not an act but something very spiritual, and that I should listen to the god or goddess that is invoked. So I am a bit of one and three. For me I am in the NUmber one you mentioned I also experienced a invocation of a male diety in a priestess, and I was shocked It was Bacchus, and I thought it was an act, I asked around and others said it was not an act but something very spiritual, and that I should listen to the god or goddess that is invoked. So I am a bit of one and three.

]]> By: Cosette http://hawkscry.org/2007/08/do-you-believe-in-gods/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Cosette Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:15:31 +0000 http://www.hawkscry.org/2007/08/26/do-you-believe-in-gods/#comment-76 This is a great question and one that sometimes makes me think that I don't even have the proper language to express what I believe. I have a polytheistic attitude, but I'm not a polytheist. That means that I'm perfectly at ease with differing theological perspectives and ideas-- polytheist, pantheist, panentheist, monotheist, animist, whatever. I enjoy the diversity. I'm grateful for it actually, if only to remind those of the Abrahamic religions that there are many ways to understand deity. I even use polytheistic language. I talk of Kali and Apollo,Freya and Lugh. But like I said, I'm not a polytheist; I don't believe in these beings called gods. I believe in nature and that "gods" are personifications of natural features and forces as well as skills and crafts. The fire Brigid, the thunder Zeus, the sun Amaterasu, love Cupid. I'm grossly oversimplifying, but I think you get what I mean. While I don't literally believe in a gray-eyed woman named Athena sitting up there somewhere, a figure like this is far easier to connect with than an abstract concept like wisdom or a skill like weaving. So when I want to connect with these concepts or develop these skills, I seek Athena. I guess you could say that, in my paganism, I seek self-knowledge and self-awareness, but also a oneness with universe and I recognize the power of these spirit forms, which we can call Gods for the sake of discussion. Wow, this came out long. This is a great question and one that sometimes makes me think that I don’t even have the proper language to express what I believe.

I have a polytheistic attitude, but I’m not a polytheist. That means that I’m perfectly at ease with differing theological perspectives and ideas– polytheist, pantheist, panentheist, monotheist, animist, whatever. I enjoy the diversity. I’m grateful for it actually, if only to remind those of the Abrahamic religions that there are many ways to understand deity. I even use polytheistic language. I talk of Kali and Apollo,Freya and Lugh. But like I said, I’m not a polytheist; I don’t believe in these beings called gods. I believe in nature and that “gods” are personifications of natural features and forces as well as skills and crafts. The fire Brigid, the thunder Zeus, the sun Amaterasu, love Cupid. I’m grossly oversimplifying, but I think you get what I mean.

While I don’t literally believe in a gray-eyed woman named Athena sitting up there somewhere, a figure like this is far easier to connect with than an abstract concept like wisdom or a skill like weaving. So when I want to connect with these concepts or develop these skills, I seek Athena.

I guess you could say that, in my paganism, I seek self-knowledge and self-awareness, but also a oneness with universe and I recognize the power of these spirit forms, which we can call Gods for the sake of discussion.

Wow, this came out long.

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