From: Frater Almost Area: Night Side To: Fra.: Nachash 24 Apr 92 04:03:34 Subject: Re: Crowley and Wiccans Sent UpdReq 93 Worthy Brother... You may have also pointed out that Bishop Greenfield is well familiar with the forms and facts of research and how to conduct it as he is also a Doctor of Divinity. The man has quite (QUITE) an education. :> Pax. 93 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Theseus Area: Night Side To: Gerald Del Campo 24 Apr 92 01:36:12 Subject: Re: CROWLEY AND WICCANS UpdReq Gerald made a hypnotic gesture, and this message appeared ... > I am not opposed to the "An it harm none..." version. I think that > personalities and egos try to create huge differences and dogmas by > which to separate ourselves from our brothers and sisters. The fact > that Ceremonialists and WICCANS use such similar codes of honor (for > lack of a better term) is a much needed indicator that we are not at > all that different. :) You said it! BTW--who was it that said, My karma just ran over your dogma! -=Theseus=- ... Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: The Sinistar Area: Night Side To: Tim Maroney 23 Apr 92 07:09:00 Subject: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: freethinkers don't censorSent UpdReq TM> It never ceases to amaze me how few "occultists" and "magicians" TM> realize that TM> they always have the option of refusing to take orders from others! OH! So I was supposed to refuse the moderator's request, thus getting my entire system kicked out of the echo instead of one user? REAL smart logic there, Tim... -=Sinistar=- 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Bobby Meizer Area: Night Side To: Glenn Sieb 23 Apr 92 14:56:06 Subject: RE: Re: Satanism, Wicca, and Thelema UpdReq In a message to Diane Vera written on Wednesday, April 22, 1992 at 20:31:06, do you base your belief that it is thousands of years old? In fact, whether GS> My comment was: How can a religion that's supposed to have been around GS> for thousands of years, get anything from Satanists, which have only been GS> around since Christianity? That was my question, and it went unanswered. GS> I guess it all depends if one has any Gardnerian background, doesn't it, GS> Diane? I have none. Why would I consider my religion based on Gardnerian GS> principles (which, by the by, were very homophobic...)? I do not see GS> that the majority getting their information from Gardner makes it a GS> constant for all Wiccans.... That was my question earlier... GS> I guess so, if one has read a lot of Gardner, which I have not. And, GS> I do consider myself fairly well-read in Wicca, Diane. There are many GS> more flavours of Wicca than just Gardnerian, as any Wiccan will tell you. There is no evidence that 'Wicca' existed prior to the 20th century. On what do you base your belief that it is thousands of years old. In fact, whether you consider yourself Gardnerian or not, whether you have read much Gardner or not, you are part of a movement that he began. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718