(^206) A Wiccan Bible
Although revelry for the sake of family, beauty, and love was clearly an indication
that the ancient Pagan soul screamed for family, beauty, and love; they also demon-
strated revelry for the sake of revelry. In so doing their actions tell us that their souls
scream for celebration, dance, and merriment. From the Anethesteria which is held
from Anthesterion 11 to 13, we see a celebration of our beloved Dionysus. We see also
the Dionysia celebrated not once, but twice every year. First for a full week beginning
on Elaphebolion 9 and ending on 14 and then for a day on Poseideon 14. We see the
Bacchanalia on Martius 16 and 17.
And let’s not forget the many Roman celebrations of wine; The Vinalia Priora on
Aprilis 23, The Vinalia Rustica on Sextilis 19.
The Wiccan Soul Screams for Liberty
and for Freedom
The Roman Festival of Feronia on November 13 tells us ancient Rome cared greatly
for freedom.
When we remember the fact that all of humanity left Africa, spread to the four
corners of the world, and then rejoined each other in North America, we see some-
thing truly amazing start to unfold. Right in the center of North America is the United
States, where freedom of religion is considered so important that it was written into
the nations very founding documents:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
government for a redress of grievances.”
The First Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States of America
Indeed liberty and self-determination was screamed by the ancient Pagan soul so
loudly that modern nations were constructed with those very themes. Who can argue
that the structure of the government of the United States of America is not founded
on the principles set forth by the ancient Greeks and then developed further by the
Romans? Who can argue that the very principles that caused the founders of the
United States to scream the very same message as did the ancient Greek and Roman
Pagans?
If the Pagan soul does not value and scream for liberty, why then did the Greeks
celebrate the Liberalia? Why does their pantheon include Libertas, the goddess and
personification of liberty. Why were the French, so moved by the thirst for liberty that
they gave to the United States the giant idol of Lady Liberty to smile down on our
nation?
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