Day 784 (Tidbits)

If the previous articles that were related to or about "Wicca" or "Witchcraft" were of interest to you, then you'll probably also enjoy the blog post on Day 784 on the countdown blog, The 800 Days.

This particular post goes into further detail about the history of Witchcraft as related to the military (U.S.) and otherwise - and the post also has details under the following headings:

• Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups
• A Handbook for Chaplains
• Historical Roots
• Current World Leadership
• Origins in the U.S.
• Number of Adherents in the U.S.
• Organizational Structure
• Leadership Role of Priestess and/or Priest
• Who May Conduct Worship Services?
• Is Group Worship Required?
• Worship Requirements
• Minimum Worship Requirements
• Facilities For Worship
• Dietary Laws or Restrictions
• Special Religious Holidays
• Funeral and Burial Requirements
• Autopsy
• Cremation
• Medical Treatment
• Uniform Appearance Requirements
• Position on Service in the Armed Forces
• ... there are more
• Basic Teachings or Beliefs
• Creed Statements and/or Authoritative Literature
• Ethical Practices
• ...there are more

This Day 784 page might be one you want to bookmark for referring back to at a future date. None of the text is complicated or hard to understand - there are just a lot of explanations, in brief, about Witchcraft here - with probably just enough details that you'll need to read through this information two or three times over the next while - in order to commit some of these tidbits to memory.

Day 784 of the 800 day countdown: Thursday, October 28 2010.

Day 794 (Tidbits)

The 800 Day countdown has definitely warmed (or wound) right up within a relatively short number of posts on The 800 Days blog. I was wondering how long it would take for Blake to get into the topic of WitchCraft. Apparently the answer to my question has been answered in about 1 week of the countdown commencing!

Excellent!

If you identify as "Wiccan" or another "Craft" participant, you'll be able to refresh your memory on a few basic points of Wiccan/WitchCraft belief in the Day 794 post . This post includes a Doreen Valiente version of "The Charge Of The Goddess" as adapted by "Starhawk."

Links to several articles exist in this Day 794 post, including:

• "We All Come From The Goddess" Chant
•  "The New Moon" - A Witches Chant
• "The Earth is Our Mother" Chant
• "Spirits of Fire" - A Witches Chant
• "Aradia a Wiccan Goddess" Chant
• "The Leaves on The Trees" Chant
• "Earth, Air, Fire, Water - (The Elemental Chant)"

 My favourite lines of The Charge of The Goddess are:

"[...] Let there be beauty and strength,

power and compassion, honor and humility,

mirth and reverence within you [...]"

If you do not identify as Wiccan, as a Witch, or as Pagan, you are likely to still find the chants and articles very interesting. Just prepare yourself a little ahead of time - for open-mindedness - because thousands upon thousands of people worldwide adhere to Wiccan/Pagan beliefs and practices.

Some say that the various sects and denominations of Christendom and the practices of the same are simply practices and explanations structured atop "pagan" rituals, theories and philosophy. This will, no doubt, disturb many adamant and devout persons who identify as "Christian," but to my understanding, The 800 Days blog (and certainly THIS blog) is dedicated to voicing opinions and theories of all sorts, no matter what belief system is being displayed. I think it would be very short sighted and closed-minded to only read about and consider things already familiar to me and truly hope that readers will follow along regardless of what belief system they currently subscribe to.

The date of the Day 794 post is: Monday, October 18, 2010.