It’s not Lust, it’s…… sacred sexuality using tantra.

It’s not Gluttony, it’s….just my natural Earth Mother Goddess body.

It’s not Greed, it’s… my Goddess given right to do money spells.

It’s not Sloth, it’s….being too busy finding enlightenment online, to do the dishes and feed the kids.

It’s not Wrath, it’s…just Dark God/dess energy.

It’s not Envy, it’s…”The Secret” to Success.

It’s not Pride, it’s… “Being a Celt” (or Norse, or High Priestess, or…)

Yup; Seven Deadly Sins. And in case you might think I’m only picking on pagans here, I’m not. It was, after all, Christians who defined them. Actually, we’ve gotten really good at sinning; we just don’t use our religion as an excuse for sinning. All too often it seems pagans, do.

But ya know, when you’re surrounded by people all doing the same thing, you don’t really see it. After awhile it becomes the norm. When everyone around you eats too much, it’s easy for you to eat too much. When everyone you know is sleeping with everyone else, it’s easy to believe that’s a good and normal thing to do.

The problem arises when you start having to pay the price.

Forget the word “Sin” for a minute. Think about what is HEALTHY. What you KNOW is good and healthy for your body, for your mind, for your soul. Takes you right back to those ol’ Puritanical values, doesn’t it?

Let’s take lust for example.
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Pagans like to keep watch on the planet Mercury.

Every time that wee little planet appears to be moving away from us, it’s called a “retrograde,” and all sorts of things seem to happen. Since it’s the planet of “Communication” (think of Mercury, the messenger god)  - communications seem to go haywire. People misunderstand each other. Computers fry. You hit “reply to ALL” instead of “reply TO” and just basically, the cosmic doo-doo hits the fan.

When one turns away from the pagan path, and turns back home towards Christianity, one would kinda expect that the affects of Mercury would no longer apply.

But ya know what? It kinda sorta DOES. Or at least it seems that way.
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