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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:47 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:40 pm
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Eh, I've heard of it before, and to me it just is another new-agey interpretation of Eastern mysticism, given a nice name that'll draw people.
Depending on your definition of Pagan, I'd say..no. it's Neo-Pagan if anything, and from what I've read is more a code of ethics than a religion, and since it's drawing a lot from Eastern spirituality....I don't tend to call Buddhism and the like Pagan, simply because they don't self-identify as such.
So really, IMO, it's New-Age Spirituality, but not a Pagan faith per se.
Oh, and I deleted all your repeat posts. Has Gaia just been generally screwy lately?
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:54 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:02 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:04 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:00 am
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Hey, I went back and found this in the old threads >^_^< Just thought I'd say, as both a practising pagan, and a Jedi padawan, no, "jediism" is not a form of paganism..
"Jediism" is a religion based around the Jedi Knights, as portrayed in Star Wars, featuring the Force as their primary deity.
I don't follow "Jediism" - to me, deification of the Force is unnecessary. I do follow the Jedi path though, which is a way of life/ philosophy of life, and can fit neatly alongside other religions.
Sorry to be dragging up old stuff, hehe. I just noticed this never got resolved.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:14 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:15 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:16 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:22 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:10 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 4:22 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 7:51 am
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The thing I find more interesting than whether a given religion is explicitly Pagan or Pagan-friendly is whether there is, in fact, room for it under the Pagan banner. With Jedi, I'd argue that yes, it fits into a broad definition of Paganism. If it wants to, that is. smile
The reason this interests me is that so many Paganfolk make a point of separating "us" (stamp-of-approval Pagan paths) from "them" (anyone who doesn't fit into our concept of Paganism, whether they fit into anyone else's or not). The obvious example is, of course, the ongoing Satanism debate. I keep wondering when the "no, you're NOT Pagan" line is drawn, and whether it's anything more than an opt-in category. My own tendency is more inclusive, rather than less, but I still wonder where the line is.
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