Paganism

SLAVERY BY CONSENT versus being an heir of freedom. We have all seen slowly the eroding of democracy, the people in power, leaders, governments taking away individual freedoms, liberties, rights, freedoms of speech, of privacy and taking people´s lives for the benefit of a few, or murdering people who oppose this oppression. We all know there is also a ruling elite group that wants to control the population in numbers, dumb it down, and subject all to the rule of a one World Order and…

The oldest piece of English literature, Beowulf, was composed around 700 A.D., several hundred years after the Anglo Saxons had conquered and settled in Britain. It was transcribed in a physical form around the year 1000 A.D. after exclusively being told orally. The poem was only conveyed by illiterate storytellers who recited it from memory. The story was naturally adapted by these storytellers to remain consistent with their developing culture and society. This poem is one of the only…

As a representative of Witchcraft and Paganism many of these little misconceptions really irritate me , at times they seem so small and at other times they are so big that I feel like my head is going to explode. Many of these misconceptions are passed around from group to group , solitary to solitary , coven to coven , book to book , word of mouth to mouth .Most of these misconceptions people take as they are truth , and the law of the ways , and they simply are not , they can be…

back to the time of the Romans and the Franks. The topic of religion has been known to destroy families, friends, and in earlier times, kingdoms fell to others beliefs. The two primary religions practiced in early Europe were Roman Christianity and Paganism which was often practiced by the Franks, a group of united barbaric tribes. During this period, Roman civilization was coming to a decline, paving the way for a new ruler to take charge. At the fall of the Roman Empire, one king of the…

The path of a hero has never been clear and straight. It often twists and turns, running through patches of darkness, yet always managing to lead the hero to the light. Just like the heroes themselves, no two pathways are alike. Consequently, these differences make it seem that no encompassing definition of a hero could possibly exist. Despite this, heroes still manage to remain almost universally identifiable across time and cultural boundaries, even when their existence conflicts with other…

How could one have the audacity to claim that their lifestyle is not only saving animals, but also saving the world? Although this may sound like a fantasy end to a superhero movie, this goal is actually attainable through the pursuit of a vegan life. Last year, sixteen million people switched to a plant-based diet for an array of reasons such as ethics and health concerns. Avoiding animal products in all aspects of one’s regimen, diet, clothing easily profits millions of amazing benefits. While…

Most people would like to live longer, happier lives, but in this fast-food driven society is it possible? When people change their diets, and become more aware of the foods they put into their bodies, longer, happier lives will be more common in their future. People who were raised or converted into veganism or vegetarianism are reported to have happier, longer lives. In an interventional trial was published in which all meat, poultry, fish, and eggs were removed from people’s diets and a…

Germanic paganism- theology and religious practices of the Germanic people the the Iron Age until their Christianization during the Medieval period. ("Germanic Paganism.") Norse Mythology-body of mythology of the North Germanic people. ("Norse Mythology in”) Anglo-Saxon Mythology-belief of the existence of seven realms. Middangeard which…

The Joy of Grendel “Is it joy feel?”(Gardner 173). These were the some of the last words uttered by Grendel before his demise. Why does Grendel feel this joy? Grendel had suffered inwardly all his life. Why is at this time, when Grendel is defeated Beowulf, does he feel joy? Perhaps, Grendel is feeling joy because this was the end of his struggle the two beliefs he encounters in the novel. At Grendel’s death, he has a revelation that he should have had while he was still living. In the…

Religion is a large puzzle piece in common culture. The Roman empire was initially notorious for paganism, which through the test of time became ostracized. Christianity lurked within the Roman empire and was inferior early on as believers were often persecuted. Once Christianity began to pervade the government there were conversions seen among some of the officials. In time, Christianity took root and was eventually made the state religion in Rome. The values and ideals of the two religions…