Sunday, April 05, 2009

Minor Gods/Goddesses?

Have any of you had experiences with so called 'minor' Gods or Goddesses? By 'minor', I mean ones that don't have many myths involving them, ones that didn't have a huge place in their respective religions/mythologies, etc.

I've been having experiences with a so-called 'minor' God for a while now - Thanatos. I've always had an interest in Him, and it's waned on and off throughout the years, but it's seemed to be stronger lately. I've done as much research as I can, and not much has turned up.

I've always been interested in mythology, especially Greek and Roman. I took Latin back in public school because of this interest.

Thanatos has popped up in various ways in my life, most recently in a dream a few days ago that got me asking about this here. The dream was very obvious - I was dreaming that I was doing a pathworking (something I have not yet been able to accomplish due to the lack of quiet places in my house) and that I received a sign from Thanatos. I don't remember what the sign was.

About a year ago I was interested in the video game Persona 3, which features Thanatos as a character. I stumbled across a stuffed animal of Thanatos as he appears in that game on Ebay, and on impulse I decided to buy it. I brought the stuffed animal with me on a plane trip I took, and for the last leg of the trip we were on a very loud plane that took many sharp turns and encountered a lot of turbulence. I remember grabbing the stuffed animal from my bag and thinking that it would protect me... now that I look back on that, it seems to have a lot more significance than I thought it did at the time.

So, anyways - does anyone have a minor God or Goddess that is important to them? How do you go about forming a relationship with Them when there is such little information available?

Teen Place Board Now Teen Pagans SIG

The Cauldron's Teen Place board has been renamed the Teen Pagans SIG and moved to the Special Interest Groups category of our message board. The Teen Pagan SIG's board is the place to discuss teen concerns (school, love, life, parents, religion etc.) on The Cauldron with your fellow teens and teen-friendly adults.

New Special Interest Group: Home and Garden SIG

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: the Home and Garden SIG. This SIG is the place to discuss your garden, your home, home projects and repairs, your lawn, etc. This SIG was formerly a board in the Full Members only section of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board. As a SIG, it is now open to all members.

New Special Interest Group: Gaming SIG

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: the Gaming SIG. This SIG is for members who enjoy playing games: board games, card games, role-playing games, computer games, online games, etc. If you can play it, it can be discussed here. This SIG was formerly a board in the Full Members only section of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board. As a SIG, it is now open to all members.

New Special Interest Group: Divination SIG

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: the Divination SIG. This SIG is for members interested in the Divinatory Arts: Astrology, Tarot, Numerology, Scrying, Runes, Geomancy and other forms of divination. This SIG was formerly a board in the Full Members only section of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board. As a SIG, it is now open to all members.

New Special Interest Group: Cooking SIG

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: the Cooking SIG. Like to Eat? Like to Cook? The Cooking SIG is the place to discuss cooking (and eating). This SIG was formerly a board in the Full Members only section of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board. As a SIG, it is now open to all members.

New Special Interest Group: Pagan Parents

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: Pagan Parents. This SIG is a place for Pagan parents and soon to be Pagan parents to discuss child-rearing issues and bringing up child in a Pagan religion.. This SIG is open to all members of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board.

New Special Interest Group: College Pagans

The Cauldron has a new Special Interest Group: College Pagans. This SIG is focused the special issues and needs of Pagans attending college -- everything from acceptance of Pagans on campus, forming Pagan groups at college, to the mundane issues of college life and learning. If you are Pagan and attending college -- whether you are 18 or 81 -- this special interest group is aimed at you. This SIG is open to all members of The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's message board.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Chavi Memorial Chronic Illness SIG Now Open

In honor of Chavi, The Cauldron has opened the Chavi Memorial Chronic Illness SIG -- a message board for where those Pagans suffering from severe illnesses, chronic illnesses, chronic pain and other long term medical problems (or who are caretakers, friends, or family of a person so suffering -- Pagan or not) can post about their problems in a supportive environment. The Prayer and Energy Requests board is still the place to post prayer and energy requests, the new forum is for more long term discussion and support.

We've moved Lyric's Cancer Update thread to the new SIG. If you have a serious/chronic illness that you have been discussing in another thread, we can move the thread to the new SIG for you -- or you can start a new thread there. Everyone is welcome to read the board and participate in discussions in a supportive manner.

What Would You Like To See Happening in the Reformed Celtic Polytheism SIG?

Hey ya'll, ever since I agreed to lead the Reformed Celtic Polytheism SIG I feel like I haven't been around that much. Real life, depression and the last semester of my college career can, I guess, take up a lot of time and energy.

I'm happy there are new topics popping up here and there occasionally; I think there are some great discussions happening.

That said, I need ya'lls opinion. I'd like to start making this SIG a more active place again, but frankly, I'm a little uncertain as to how to do that. So I turn to you guys.

What would ya'll like to see here in the SIG to make things more active/interesting to you? Are you interested in trying to return to the core planning and decision making of RCR? Are you interested in weekly topics (such as Juni started)? What kind of suggestions, projects, ideas, anything, if any, do ya'll have for trying to boost this SIG up a little?

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