Comments on: http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/from-death-our-birth-in-editorial-for.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:29:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt Stone http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/from-death-our-birth-in-editorial-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-254 Matt Stone Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:50:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/914.html#comment-254 Chutney. You are presuming that the average non-Pagan actually knows what the word 'occult' means. For most Christians I know it merely means 'anything to do with magic' and the meaning of the word occult is itself occult (ie hidden knowledge). Chutney. You are presuming that the average non-Pagan actually knows what the word ‘occult’ means. For most Christians I know it merely means ‘anything to do with magic’ and the meaning of the word occult is itself occult (ie hidden knowledge).

]]> By: chutney http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/from-death-our-birth-in-editorial-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-251 chutney Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:29:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/914.html#comment-251 I guess I don't get what he finds to be "occult" about paganism. Pagans seem pretty open about what they believe and do--no secret teachings there. "Occultism" seems a better fit for Gnosticism, alchemy, or Greco-Roman mystery religions than contemporary paganism. I guess I don’t get what he finds to be “occult” about paganism. Pagans seem pretty open about what they believe and do–no secret teachings there. “Occultism” seems a better fit for Gnosticism, alchemy, or Greco-Roman mystery religions than contemporary paganism.

]]> By: Anonymous http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/from-death-our-birth-in-editorial-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-249 Anonymous Sun, 04 Dec 2005 07:45:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/914.html#comment-249 Hm, he claims to love "free inquiry," but he sounds totally close-minded on non-traditional and non-Christian experiences. He sounds quite threatened by them.<br/><br/>So he actaully advocates an empty repition of dead forms above a genuine seeking? This is what he seesm to be saying.<br/><br/>I agree, it's pretty disappointing from someone of his intellect.<br/><br/>kmcorby<br/>kmcorby.livejournal.com Hm, he claims to love “free inquiry,” but he sounds totally close-minded on non-traditional and non-Christian experiences. He sounds quite threatened by them.

So he actaully advocates an empty repition of dead forms above a genuine seeking? This is what he seesm to be saying.

I agree, it’s pretty disappointing from someone of his intellect.

kmcorby
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]]> By: VoxAethyr http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/from-death-our-birth-in-editorial-for.html/comment-page-1#comment-248 VoxAethyr Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:50:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2005/12/914.html#comment-248 Echo has always had a rather annoying ax to grind with the Occult. It was my biggest disappointment when I read <i>Foucault's Pendulum</i>. Echo has always had a rather annoying ax to grind with the Occult. It was my biggest disappointment when I read Foucault’s Pendulum.

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