Welcome
to Raven's Pagan Pages!
I
have collected a lot of information for this project
and I hope you check out the entire site. This has
been a work in progress for three years now and hopefully
it has gotten better with time. I would like the site
to continue in it's evolution toward better things
and hope you can help out in the process.
First
of all let me clarify my definition of pagan- the
literal meaning is "country dweller" however,
in my view this word means those that celebrate the
passing of the seasons as those in the past who lived
in the country and depended upon the earth for their
livelihood. So my definition of pagan faith is earth
based religion.
I
do try to keep this site fresh and I'm always adding
new things so please, check back often to see the
updates.
The following pages will be primarily concerned with
paganism and pagan/wiccan views. I would love to hear
from other pagans in the world wide community and
I ask that you sign my guestbook or join my mailing
list so I can gauge my own progress on the site. Perhaps
we can even meet some new friends who share common
views.
This
month's essay...
Since
so much has happened in the world in the past few
weeks I thought I would change my essay to something
a bit lighter. We can all use a bit of laughter in
our hearts so take a moment and read through and perhaps
share some of your words with the worldwide community.
Vocabulary
I've
noticed in my own life new words pop into my vocabulary
from the strangest places. I've adopted words that
sometimes don't even have a meaning and I've made
them part of my Ravenisms. Others around me are doing
the same thing and thus creating a very real sub-language
that only they and those around them can understand.
One of the words I've found to creep into my laguage
came from the internet, Huggles. Now what does that
really mean? It's not in any dictionary that I have
in my possession yet in my own mind it has a real
meaning. Huggles- since you are too far away for me
to hug and snuggle with this is an imaginary hug and
snuggle being sent over the internet. I cannot say
I invented the word or it's meaning but I cannot remember
hearing or seeing it before I used it, however, I
have seen and heard it several times since. Another
word I have RECENTLY adopted into my personal vernacular
is Floopy, I know it was used on the TV show "Friends"
by Pheobe. A clear meaning was never given other than
the waving of her hands in a random manner. In my
own Ravenism it means to be without direction and
jellyfish like. It's really hard to explain but saying
it means being without a spine causes a derogatory
mean of cowardice and that's not really what it means.
My partner in life says that my description of the
word reminds him of a newtabrank another invertabrate
sea creature that seems to move without direction.
Floopy is a word that coveys a feeling so of course
it is difficult to put into words.
All of this has caused me to wonder how many of us
do this on a daily basis? Do you have your own vocabulary
that I would not realy understand if I heard a word
out of context? I really would love to hear some of
your words if you have them. So I am now challenging
you to post them on my message board along with a
brief definition. Perhaps we can understand each other
a bit more if we share our own personal vocabularies.
NEW
STUFF
I
just joined a new top site list and I hope you can
check it out today. The more clicks I get the higher
on the list my site moves.
I am trying to start a new kind of site competition
for all of you webmasters and webmistresses! It is
just in the beginning phases of the project but if
any of you are interested in finding our more or would
like to help contact me
today! Update I've gotten a few judges now so we should
be starting this competition very soon. We are simply
waiting for some competitors to sign up! You can check
out the competition site by clicking on the image
below.
I started an e-group on yahoo called Prosperity
Programming (this link explains the project).
I hope we can share views on Creative Visualization.
Affirmations, positive thinking and believing into
being schools of thought. This group has chats and
group sessions for affirmations. Stop by and check
it out! Or enter your email address and join us today!
