I had a nice gathering this past Sunday that toched on many topics. The one I find myself always coming back to is this: WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET PEOPLE IN MY AREA INTERSTED/COMMITTED TO OUTINGS SUCH AS THIS????

I keep getting the feeling that the main thing that organized religion has going for it is this... it's organized! People get & keep a routine. This at least gets people to show up fairly regularly. It probably does not increase the spirituality of the masses.. but it helps with a strong sense of community.

BUT... there was a woman there that passed along an interesting tidbit to me.. Apparently if on the night of a full moon, or a cross quarter holiday, you get super excited and begin to ask "hey, what do you have planned?" fellow seasoned Witches immediately feel that you are a newbie! HMMM... maybe that is my problem!

I have celebrated Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, etc for the past 36 years & every year I ask "so what are your plans for the holiday?" This has never identified me as a newbie to Christianity. People ask, answer, & discuss all those things without a second thought. I for one put the same amount of enthusiasm into my Full Moons & Cross Quarters without a second thought. I share & celebrate all customs & holidays with the same gusto. Every time I ask people what there plans are in all the Pagan groups I get the same answer SILENCE.

It really makes me wonder.. why? Is it because enthusiasm isn't appropriate in Paganism? Is it because people keep their celebrations so private & personal there is no room to share?

Could be. But I have to be honest, I think there is a large portion of the Pagan community that is so open & free form that they are now in the same category as the non practicing Catholics. Paganism has become something of an ethnicity as opposed to a religion. They are Pagan, but actual practice is limited to the occasional meal and circle. I think it's quiet because people think there isn't any time to get together for circles, spiritual disussions, and dumb suppers.. 

 I for one still feel the Magick when I watch the full moon begin her glorious rise into the sky or the first ear of corn is pulled for Lammas... & so I say

So, what are your plans for the first celebration of the harvest? Oh and by the way.. how was your full moon?