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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:52 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:52 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:21 pm
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:28 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:07 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:12 pm
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Greetings everyone. My name is John, but you can call me that, or, I'm also well known as Luna, Poe, Noble, or Nogitsune, either of which will work fine, although, it would likely be much easier to use one of the latter two.
I'm 21 years old, and an older member of this guild. My last account had some issues with posting, but I simply decided to make a new one, and I'm quite pleased with it. Anyway, onto other matters. I was first introduced to this guild by TeaDidikai, years back when I was browsing through the ED and made a comment. And from time to time, I'll still post here, although I'm more likely a lurker, at that. I just don't have a lot to say often is all.
At the present time, my faith is merely a conglomerate of several philosophies and beliefs I hold true. Although I do not adhere to a more popular faith, I'm more than happy to be the only follower, despite how odd mine own may be.
I do not go over many specifics in my faith, this being said, one will find many contradictions in what I say, merely because some things are too personal to announce to the public, and quite honestly, I don't exactly trust the public as a whole, despite how fond I was, or am of this guild, and some of it's inhabitants.
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:43 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:16 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:24 pm
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Heyla all. I'm Jaimee, or just Jai. Or you can simply call me Yugure if you want.
I'm 21, almost 22, living in Fremantle, Australia and hating every minute of this gods forsaken desertland. It's too hot, too dry, too sandy and too orange.
/rant
Anyways, while I wouldn't call myself pagan as such, I find I get along with you lot much better than, say, my Jewish sister, or the Moslims over the road. They tend not to like the fact that I make my own path through life.
I'm what I call a Humanist, or an Urbanist. I believe, mostly, in the strength and evolution of the human soul, the betterment of Humanity and the internal workings of energy. I was raised with an Odinist mindset, and considered myself an Asatruar for a long while. But it never really fit, you know? Like how some people say that Christianity never suited them, Asatru was likewise a glove-too-small for me.
I also grew up in a town that has a large Japanese population, so I was exposed to a lot of Eastern teachings and the practice of Shinto most of my life. Those ideas and concepts are part of who I am, equally as much as those of my ancestors. I practice seidr and venerate kami. I have a belief in my tama, and in Valhalla, savvy?
So, in somewhat of a rebellious mood, a friend 'challenged' me. She said that I would be hard pressed to put my own name to my beliefs, that I was 'cowering' under a sheltering title.
I took that challenge, and now I am building, from the ground up, Inarian Urban Shamanism. Yes, the name is pretentious and I like it that way. It's based around the concept of the Shinto ookami Inari being the perfect example of what Humanity can be. Fluid spirituality. Neither male nor female, a farmer and a warrior, water and fire, tempered blade and raw iron. The idea that a Human is Mind, Body and Spirit, and that the Perfect Human is Three Together As One. It's also a heavy focus on practical living, self defence, herb lore and modern medicine. If anyone is interested in hearing more, I have blogs elsewhere.
So, personal plug over, hope to talk to everyone soon.
Edit: Miss_Nel, who posted above me, is also my fiance if anyone was wondering.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:58 pm
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~Little Red Witch Bird~
Bastemhet Welcome to Brina, Noble, Brass, Nel, and Yugure. Nel: Please don't use the word gypsy as it is a racial slur for the Roma. Yugure: I don't understand how the word shamanism applies to your belief system. Would you please explain? Are you aware of the problems of cultural misappropriation concerning shamanism?
Oh! I apologise, then. I'd heard that it could be used as a racist slur, but not that it actually is one, and the few I've met have never pulled me up on it.
It was not my intention to insult.
~Raudsparr ~ Chorihani ~ Wren~
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:10 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:20 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:20 am
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