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Welcome to the Pagan Grove
This site was created to provide Pagans in the Kansas City area information on local activities and organizations in the KC area.
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What is a Pagan?
For the purposes of this web site, Paganism is a modern Western religious subculture which involves one or more of the following:
- Those religions honoring, revering, or worshipping a Deity or Deities found in pre-Christian, classical, aboriginal, or tribal mythology;
- Those practicing religion or spirituality based upon shamanism, shamanic, or magickal practices;
- Those creating new religion based on past Pagan religions and/or futuristic views of society, community, and/or ecology;
- Those focusing religious or spiritual attention primarily on the Divine Feminine;
- Those practicing religion that focuses on earth based spirituality.
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Written by Gaspar
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"The
universal human journey is one of becoming conscious of our power and how to
use that power.” ~ Carolyn Myss
Energy healing is a healing technique that works to
balance the energy field (sometimes called “chi,” “aura,” or “life force”)
around the body to eliminate and remove the imbalances that may be preventing the
individual from living the life that they want to live. These energy healers focus on how the
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual elements of the body are interconnected
to maintain wellness or holistic health. Unlike traditional medical care which
is only concerned with the illness or part of the body that is not healthy,
energy healers strive to focus on the whole person. When one part of the body or mind is not
working properly, the whole person is affected.
Energy healers strive to achieve holistic health by helping the patient
achieve unlimited and unimpeded free flow of energy through their body, mind
and spirit.
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Ostara - The Incredible, Magical Egg |
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Written by Gaspar
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We often see the image of an egg used in many of the festivities celebrated around the world this time of year. Why is that? What has fascinated people throughout the world to place such importance on eggs? What is it about this symbol that draws us to it? There are no easy answers to this question because unfortunately, in today’s intellectually oriented society, a lot of our original connection to this symbol has been lost.
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Ostara - The Trek to Find the Perfect Ostara Crystal |
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Written by Gaspar
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As I look around this time of year, I see the grass struggling to turn green, the temperatures widely fluctuating between hot and cold, and the squirrels and birds busy preparing their homes to welcome new young. I thankfully see the days getting longer until finally on March 21st the day becomes longer than the night. The energies of nature are in full motion as they shift from the sluggishness of winter to the exuberant expansion of spring. This is the time we think of renewing ourselves. We renew our thoughts, our dreams, and our aspirations. We think of renewing our relationships. This is an excellent time of year to begin anything new or to completely revitalize something.
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Written by Gaspar
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A classic joke among pagans is that if you ask four pagans to define paganism, your will usually receive five answers. Some use the broad definition that Paganism is the practice of religion outside the Abrahamic monotheistic religions encompassing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Another definition supported by the On-line Etymology Dictionary is that Pagans were those individuals that adhered to the old gods after the Christianization of Roman towns and cities. “Paganus” was Roman military jargon for “civilian, incompetent soldier” and rising Christians used this imagery to refer to those who were not “soldiers of Christ.” Another definition supported by Random House dictionary was that it was derived from the Latin word “pagus” or village and thus referred to a country-dweller -- probably similar to calling someone a “hick” or “red-neck.” The term therefore would describe someone that continued to practice the local rural customs rather than the religions being observed in the cities. The definition that makes the most sense to me is that Pagan is an umbrella term for groups that practice nature-based religious practices. This can include many modern religions to include Shamanism, Wicca, Asatru, Church of All Worlds, and Druidry.
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