- the religions of "country-dwellers" (i.e. the pagani, literally)
These are the only ones that can be considered as truly 'pagan' from an etymological POV. The same applies to the 'heathen' religions i.e. 'of the heath / moorland'. Both of these refer to a spirituality based on the land. The...
Rarely see my father, mother died when I was 14, have a brother who I see once a year (geographical reasons), girlfriend lives with my daughter about 250 miles away and I see them about 4 times a year.
Basically, it's me and my dog here!
The riff from 'Love Me Do' (The Beatles) was the first riff I learned to play. Dead simple, but with practice, you can get a good bluesy "steam train" sound with it (I don't know if "steam train" is the proper term for the sound, but you know what I mean!)
Caladan, I sent Falling blood a message as I, too, am interested in magic. I gave details of a book you may also be interested in. Have a look at my message on his profile page.
Agreed. This is why we can't conceive of death. We are so used to thinking about a state of being (awake, sleeping, happy, sad etc) that it is impossible to think of ourselves in a non-state.
What research have you done, Penumbra? This is a topic that interests me too (my training is in plant ecology) and one that is brought up from time to time.
I partly blame the misconception that plants respond in a similar way to animals on a book from the early 70s: 'The Secret Life Of...