I was always confused by the term “pagan”. It originally comes from the latin “paganus” meaning rustic or country dweller. By common, popular connotation it refers to an animalist, polytheistic, nature-based, usually regionalized form of worship. Sometimes confused with the Wicca religion (which may or may not be considered pagan since it has only one, [...]
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Nordic rites and Pizza
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Only because time is limited, I will limit myself to describing the title of this blog. “Sweep the dust, push the dirt” was a quote from a Buddha story I heard a few years back (while I attended school in New Jersey) concerning a group of monks and the Buddha.
The two older [...]
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