Pagan Paths
Hellenismos, otherwise known as Greek Reconstructionist Paganism, is the traditional, polytheistic religion of ancient Greece, reconstructed in and adapted to the modern world. It's a vibrant religion which can draw on a surprising amount of ancient sources. Baring the Aegis blogger Elani Temperance blogs about her experiences within this Tradition.
Errr... this was not *exactly* what I asked for...
Remember when I called out for a Pagan web-series and even described some of the characters I would like to see? I think MTV and I are somewhat on the same wavelength because they just put out a national casting call for an episode of True Life, about youth who are 'occult enthusiasts'. According to their ad, they are looking for:
All but the first and last quotation marks are theirs. True Life, by the way--for those as unfamiliar with it as I am--is:
I wanted to say I am unsure about this idea but truth be told, I am actively against the idea of MTV bringing any Pagans to my T.V. screen. Even if they try to bring this to the people without going 'Oooohhh! Look! A witch!', I doubt they will succeed.
Of course, I should not judge. I have never seen an episode of True Life. It will also depend greatly on the people who sign up for this how awful it will be. If some of our Elders sign up, this might actually be pretty darn epic. If you are interested in signing up, you first need to fork up $9.95, though, because you need an account at Reality Wanted.
I would love some feedback on this show from viewers. Is this something we should be excited about? Dread? Ignore? Would you ever sign up for something like this? If so, why?
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Friday, 14 September 2012
True on the Elders. I will be happy with people who have been practicing 10+ years, though, although that's no guarantee for quality in practice, of course.
I'm afraid I don't know that program, but I understand that 'historical' reenactment might be worth watching, if it's done right. And I doubt online RPG's are going to be reliable--religion wise, anyway. Still, it's somewhat nice to see the name somewhere
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Friday, 14 September 2012There are many 2nd gen (and some 3rd gen) Pagans around now adays. For someone who was raised that way, they could easily be in that age group and have been practicing for 20 years.
I also don't think many years of experience is a guarantee that someone will represent Paganism well. I mentor to a group of teen Pagans and several of them would make better spokespeople than some of the 40 or 50 year old Pagans I know.· Elani Temperance likes this comment. -
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With the age cap set at 29, I doubt any elders could sign up. On another related note, I recently saw Natib Qadish represented (well, sort of, but not really--they used the name at any rate) in some sort of goth online RPG.
About the only "reality" shows I watch are based on some sort of "historical" reenactment. Ah, the guilty pleasure that is Regency House Party.