I've been feeling particularly drawn to the goddess Rosmerta lately, while I struggle with Christianity, which is particularly odd since she's very unknown and was worshipped by the Gauls and Gallo-Romans. Her name means "Great Provider." I think actually I've been drawn to her a few times throughout this year but it's just become more pronounced this last week. I've also been tempted to worship ...

I got a question for all you loungers. How do you feel about the Christmas season/spirit? Like it? Love it? Can't stand it? What are your favorite parts? What is Christmas like in your country? my family is loosely Hindu, so we don't celebrate Christmas but I'm all for the long break and exchanging presents among friends

Ein Numb3rs Weihnachtsfest

..., zugleich gelangweilten und unterschwellig genervten Gesichtsausdruck angeht, mit dem ich darauf reagieren muss.“ „Das ist aber jetzt unfair“, meldete Amita sich zu Wort. „Als Inderin und praktizierende Hindu liegt mir der Weihnachtsgedanke zwar fern, aber diese Animationen, zumal wenn sie um mich kreisen, sind doch jedesmal wieder eine Augenweide.“ Charlie legte seine Hand auf ihre und ...

Rat risotto; rich Queen

... cruel to kill a rat?" someone asked. I wonder how, if, those people would react to the Hindu blood-fest sacrifice of 250,000 animals? "Cheers and protests as thousands of buffalo are decapitated at start of festival in Nepal honouring Hindu goddess Gadhimai". Is Carla Lane going to prosecute the goddess Ghadimai? What about the insatiable appetite for dogs ...

Muslims urged to accept minorities

... a vehicle and, when they come to power, marginalise other groups and cancel elections. There will be a 100 per cent vote, one time.'' But there were Christian Democrat parties, Hindu parties and Buddhist parties, while Muslim countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey had clear constitutional guidelines. ''So why must Muslims have a secular fundamentalist position? What is important is to ...

Quizzorts

...impressed with things that don't have an answer, like Zen Koans or the number Pi. Some great "conversions" for you would be the Ancient deities; Isis, the Egyptian force, the Hindu spirit, Aditi or the Norse Goddess Hel...all of whom, in essence, are representations for the great Unknown...basically, like Pi....a nickname for something which is completely uncountable, unmeasurable and...

The Parliament: Three

... bowl filled with eucalyptus leaves as, hands upraised to sky, we sent our prayers upward. Getting three distinct invitations to come to India to visit and to teach sacred dance: from a Christian, a Sikh, and a Hindu. When the Lutheran minister from India asked again what my religion was and I said “Pagan” he got a funny look on his face. I said, “Would I need to call it something else?” He ...

New Film, new problems. "Hanuman" casting fail

... story is intended to be a telling of the epic Ramayana . Hanuman is a monkey deity in the Hindu faith and is sighted as possibly being the forerunner to "The Journey to the West's" Sun Wukong.... Hanuman is Bollywood actor Aamir Khan. All fine and well, but its two other cast members that have Hindu's worried. Cast as Rama (an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the hero of Ramayana) is Keanu Reeves...

Sunday January 24, 2010 - Bent Expressions - An evening of Poetry and Spoken Word Jan 24, 2010

... moved to the Toronto area at the age of six. From an early age, it became abundantly clear what the two things she was passionate about were: talking and music. Raised within a Hindu tradition, she learned the importance of diversity and the appreciation of different cultures at a young age. This led her to study Renaissance Studies (with a special interest in the Italian Renaissance), History ...

Dear NYS Senators.....

... monopoly on the definition of marriage, then all other marriages are invalid. Not only the ones performed by a Justice of the Peace, but also every marriage for folks of other religions - every Hindu, Buddhist, etc. Just... gone, no longer counting, because they do not involve an agreement with or a commitment before the Abrahamic God. Now, obviously, that is not happening. People are allowed to...