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Hail and Welcome!
Thank you for visiting our MySpace Profile! This space is an addition to our main website, www.proudtobepagan.com . Our main purpose is to Unite the Pagan Community and to Educate those that wish to learn.
It is with the combined effort of our friends and supporters, such as yourself, that make this goal achievable!
The main website, www.proudtobepagan.com was built in 1994. It was created to give the upcoming Witch a place to start their path. We started out with a total of 10 pages which made up our entire website. Now, after 13 years, we have increased to over 150 pages of information, an Independent Forum's Page , and a Wetpaint Wiki where individuals can also post and edit information! None of this could have been possible without individuals like yourself!
In addition to the growth of the main website, it also gave birth to a new company House of Artemis, LLP
House of Artemis, LLP is a small group of Witches whose main purpose is to educate and aid those around us through unique and ancient services. We offer over 20 years of combined experience in such areas as Reading, Meditation, Cleansing and Grounding among many others.
Simply put, our Mission Statement,
"Uniting Pagans around the world without segregation. To treat all with respect and honor, and to educate and supply the needs of the community."
Again, we thank you for visiting our spot here on MySpace and hope to see you on both of the websites! We wouldn't be where we are today without YOU! And of course the Lady and Lord!!
Blessed Be dear friends!
~Mac & Desiree
Proud to be Pagan, LLC
and House of Artemis, LLP.
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Brightest Blessings!!
We are VERY PROUD to announce the completion of Proud to be Pagan KIDS!! This has been a labor of love undergoing many updates and changes over the last few months.
So much has gone into this section that words can only scratch the surface of what has taken place! HUNDREDS of pages of Songs and Chants, Prayers for all occasions, Crafts for each Sabbat and Crafts for all Occasions, Games and Activities!! Two WONDERFULLY illustrated Coloring Books available for download for FREE! Sabbat specific history and SO MUCH MORE!
Stop by and pay a visit to the NEW Proud to be Pagan KIDS. The image below will help guide you to this new and ever-growing section! Please let us know what you think by adding any comments to the NEW guestbook and utilize the "Comment Us" link to send us your ideas. Be sure to include your name or the creator of the craft, song, game, etc. so proper credit can be given!
Solar Blessings & Lunar Light,
Mac (Aacsis) & Desiree
www.proudtobepagan.com
HEY! You!
Now that I have your attention, I'd like to ask you to read the following paragraph. I am Proud to be Pagan and I hope many of you are too. For quite a while now, we have been pushed into the shadows and forced to practice in secret. Personally, I think it has gone on long enough. Is it so much to ask that we are accepted for who we are? Now I know people of many faiths; Christians, Pagans, Muslims, Buddhists, and the list goes on. What my point is here, is we are all human. Like all humans there are "Bad Apples" in each basket. One religion is not responsible for carrying all of them. Look around and that "normal" person over there, sitting at the table across from yours laughing and smiling. What about the pharmacist that gave your child a sucker making her smile! These people are Witches! If you had known that before, would you have treated them differently? Possibly gone to another line or avoided them at all costs? Why? Does being a Witch make that individual any less of a person? NO! All we ask is for acceptance and to be treated fairly. We too are kind hearted individuals and you see us every day. We can coexist. Just open your heart!Now think about this...the Age of Pisces has ended! The era of self-gratification, power struggles and such. We have now entered the Age of Aquarius! An era of understanding and of change. Many great things are in store! The world will be refaced and enlightened! Just you wait and see!
Another Thing...
Brightest Blessings!I received a message from another Proud Pagan and her words struck within me a topic very close to my heart. What is a "Proper Witch?" And the "Separation of Pagans Amongst Themselves."
What is a "Proper Witch?" Personally, I think the term is utterly ludicrous. To me, a Witch is one who attunes themselves to nature and celebrates according to the moon cycles, rhythms and seasons of the earth. Most importantly, they reach for the Deities, give thanks and honor Them! It is they who are responsible for our growth and survival. It is a feeling we have within, not necessarily without. We do not "need" a strict set of guidelines or rules in which to follow in order to be called a Witch.
I know many solitaries as well as those in Covens. Each are equal in their own right, and can work Majick just the same. There are benefits to each. What troubles me is the separation of Pagans, just because of the way they practice or a particular belief. I have learned much from a Coven as well as from other Solitaries. Not everything I was taught was practiced exactly as it was shown. I molded it, changed it, adapted it, so it worked better for me. I felt it through the depths of my Spirit. I do not believe we need to have a "forced set of rules" in order to be named a Witch or to be accepted by fellow Pagans. Similarly to how many books give example rituals, or even the ones listed on my website, are just that, examples. Take them, shape them, mold them so they work best for you!
You feel the energies of the Ladies and Lords and can feel the energy of the earth shoot through you! Solitary or part of a Coven, we are ALL Witches. We should stand together, untied, as one. Proclaim proudly what we are, emerging from the shadows. Let us TOGETHER, shatter the darkness that has enshrouded us for centuries and let the world know the truth about Paganism! It is time! Let us throw aside those differences and accept one another for who and what we are! Witches! I offer assistance in any way I can to help those that wish to do the same. Those that wish to grow and share...it doesn't matter who you are! Help your fellow Pagan! Let's stand together! We are all Witches and need to be PROUD of that fact!
Blessed Be,
~Mac & Desiree
For more on Paganism& Witchcraft please visit www.proudtobepagan.com . If you get a chance, please sign the Guestbook as well! Blessed Be!
THE COMPANY
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Wings of Isis
This was a picture that I took pointing the camera out of my passenger window while driving down the freeway. I couldn't believe the sky that evening. Without a shadow of a doubt, the Goddess Isis, showed herself among the clouds!