Oxford Pagans Talking Stick

I've appended the notes from a previous discussion a year or two back. Despite having discussed this several times we always manage to find some new material - and indeed there is definitely a slightly more experiential edge these days:)

We took it as red that Lucifer/Devil were not 'true' god forms but rather some kind of negative mirror images of Jahweh etc. Even so was some mileage in exploring their acquired meaning. When you start moving around on a checker board you're never sure who the real villain might be - if black is white then is the apparently white . . . ? We finished with a discussion of some of the possible ancient role models of the devil - most notably Egyptian god of Chaos Seth, who is an emanation of the sun god ra - representing his passionate, violate side which occasionally must out. No time to discuss the devil's gender - but perhaps that will come up in next week's discussion of Hindu magick.

Hail, Satan,
Lady of Darkness,
Queen of Hell,
sovereign of the Earth,
Goddess of this World!

Goddess who invites us to become as gods!
Muse of our civilization,
Dread Enemy of its tyrant god!
Satan, mighty Liberator,
Bearer of true Light!

Goddess of our flesh,
Goddess of our minds,
Goddess of our innermost Will!

O mighty Lady Satan,
teach us to become strong and wise!
Teach us to vanquish the enemies
of our freedom and well-being!



Benna'sywes

JackDaw

The Moot point this week will be "The Devil." - The talking Stick
discussion starts around 8:30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GegaMEg-CA0