tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post3584739668036223706..comments2024-02-23T03:44:40.820-05:00Comments on Cyganeria: Mashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-52130379209230767552012-08-14T09:54:16.917-04:002012-08-14T09:54:16.917-04:00"God-magic" needs to be used in a poem s..."God-magic" needs to be used in a poem somewhere.<br /><br />As with the entreating and the acting upon, bad magic assumes that the source of power is from a person, and not given to him by God. That can be pretty dangerous. And the Enemy loves to feed on it, I bet.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-83723662272507330632011-01-14T12:21:18.642-05:002011-01-14T12:21:18.642-05:00Thank you! I should really finish reading The Cloi...Thank you! I should really finish reading The Cloister Walk, which I've been working through slowly over several years. And I'll have to look up the others as well.<br /><br />I've heard of roses before statues (wanted to give Mary one on my wedding day, and held off only because my Protestant relatives and friends would have been confused and offended), but didn't know that about draping icons in fabric. That's intriguing. Herbology is an interesting subject as well, and if you write a post on that sort of thing, I'll be glad to read it. :)<br /><br />Thanks again for posting all this!Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-57169747589709311322011-01-14T11:48:55.804-05:002011-01-14T11:48:55.804-05:00I'm so glad you liked it, and that it made sen...I'm so glad you liked it, and that it made sense to you. Paganism is beautiful, but it's baptised and perfected in Catholicism. <br /><br />As for books, well, thats a bit difficult, a lot is what I've absorbed from family, and from life in general, but there are some great books that give glimpses: Divine & Human (Tolstoy), The Book of Hours (Rilke), The Cloister Walk (Kathleen Norris), Russian Folk Belief (no idea, non-fiction)..lots of old fairy tales. I hope that at least gives you somewhere to start :)<br /><br />As for the silk & herbs. Icons like to be draped with fabric, and its a tradition to drap them in nice fabric. I like to use silk, to dress them well. If I have herbs that relate to a particular saint, I like to hang them beside him, if not, I stil like to give herbs - especially if they're blessed - to the saints as an offering. Different herbs have different meanings too, and in praying for something particular, the herb can act as a continual prayer. Maybe I should make a post on this aspect as well, because this response is getting pretty long :)Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550058566159443898.post-74910577621874022362011-01-12T15:37:44.551-05:002011-01-12T15:37:44.551-05:00Fascinating, start to finish. Thank you for this b...Fascinating, start to finish. Thank you for this beautiful explanation.<br /><br />Do you have texts you recommend for the study of some of these ideas? I'm suddenly thinking that my back-burner novel might benefit greatly from an understanding of such things (not to mention that I myself might.) So much of it is almost entirely new to me. Silk and herbs before icons? I'm thoroughly curious about the meaning of gifts like that.<br /><br />I feel so strongly about the Church's position that the physical realm matters. Sacraments and sacramentals and the emphasis on respect for the body matter greatly to me. Paganism attracts me, but it appears cut loose from safe moorings. Thus, my gratitude for a Church that holds clear value for both natural and supernatural and keeps both tightly bound to matters of love and truth.<br /><br />Your explanations about the difference between God-magic and witchcraft are some of the best I've ever heard. I especially love your last paragraph.<br /><br />Okay, I think my comment is longer than your original post now... can't wait for more of this. :)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.com