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SageCat · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:46 am Post subject: P

The P's

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RavenStar · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: Pentacle

Pentacle:
Originally a talisman of a five pointed star, now used as a general term for talismans in general. When made of clay, glass, metal or wood, often used in western occultism as a symbol of the “element” of Earth.

RavenStar · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: Pagn, Paganism

Pagan, Paganism:
Originally from the Latin “paganus,” meaning “villager,” “country dweller,” or “hick.” The Roman army used it to refer to civilians. Early Roman Christians used “pagan” to refer to everyone who preferred to worship pre-Christian divinities and who were unwilling to enroll in “the Army of the Lord.” Eventually, “pagan” became simply an insult, with the connotation of “a false religion and its followers.” By the beginning of the twentieth century, the word’s primary meanings became a blend of “atheist,” “agnostic,” “hedonist,” “religionless,” etc., (when referring to an educated, white, male, heterosexual, non-Celtic European) and “ignorant savage and/or pervert” (when referring to everyone else on the planet). “Paganism” is now a general term for polytheistic, nature-centered religions, old and new, with “Pagan” used as the adjective as well as the membership term. It should always be capitalized just as other religious noun/adjective combinations are, such as “Buddhist,” “Hindu,” “Christian,” etc. See Paleopaganism, Mesopaganism, Neopaganism.

RavenStar · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:15 am Post subject: Psychic Vampire

Psychic Vampire

A person or institution practicing the absorption of psychic energy to the point of actually damaging the people they attack. See Absorption and Tapping