Archive for the 'Parenting' Category
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- Children and Past Lives
Mar 09 2008Freud said that babies are born with minds of a blank slate, or tabula rasa. This is the predominant belief in our society, along with the belief that a person only lives a single life. In contrast, most Pagans believe that we live many lives and that the experiences in our past lives affect our current life.
A lot of questions still exist on how past lives affect us, especially as children. What determines how a child will act or feel as they grow up? How will they develop into adults?
- Should Children be Raised as Witches?
Apr 29 2007There is great fear within the Pagan/Wiccan community of mixing children and Witchcraft. One common reason is that some people think that it is morally wrong to raise children in any faith and teach it to them. They feel that it is a form of brainwashing. I think their feeling this way is a form of rejection or rebellion against the faith that their parents raised them in. I disagree with this idea of deliberately excluding children from religious training due to a fear of brainwashing or indoctrination. [...]
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Morninghawk Apollo is an ordained Wiccan minister who serves Greco-Roman deities. His ministry includes serving in prisons and raising his children to love themselves and trust the Gods. He has practiced magick since 1999 and currently lives in central Minnesota.
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