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A little bit ago, someone posted to alt.religion.wicca.moderated a bit of Christian net.kipple that I got from my late aunt a bit more than a year ago (may she ascend). Only they went through and swapped out all the 'God' references for 'the Goddess' and changed 'Christian' to 'Pagan'.
I wish . . .
I wish that people would stop using 'pagan' interchangeably with 'Wiccanesque goddess-centric duotheism'. I can't help but think of what sort of lobotomy and light Sekhmet might give to some of these pumpkins.
I wish that the contentless bunnies-and-marshmallow generic denominationless Christianity wasn't so indistinguishable from contentless bunnies-and-marshmallow generic denominationless neopaganism that all it takes is a swap of the gendering to produce glurge for all seasons.
And what sort of neopagan metaphor is carving a pumpkin and throwing away the pulp and seeds? Where's the circle of life imagery and the new growth? Can't we at least, in vague remembrance of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
solipsistnation's wonderful rant when I posted about this thing first I saw it, have pie, and take some nourishment from the natural world rather than shaping it to our purposes and leaving it to rot?
Pap. It's all pap. Not enough nutrition even to be nourishing babyfood, so it's not even useful pap.
I wish . . .
I wish that people would stop using 'pagan' interchangeably with 'Wiccanesque goddess-centric duotheism'. I can't help but think of what sort of lobotomy and light Sekhmet might give to some of these pumpkins.
I wish that the contentless bunnies-and-marshmallow generic denominationless Christianity wasn't so indistinguishable from contentless bunnies-and-marshmallow generic denominationless neopaganism that all it takes is a swap of the gendering to produce glurge for all seasons.
And what sort of neopagan metaphor is carving a pumpkin and throwing away the pulp and seeds? Where's the circle of life imagery and the new growth? Can't we at least, in vague remembrance of
solipsistnation's wonderful rant when I posted about this thing first I saw it, have pie, and take some nourishment from the natural world rather than shaping it to our purposes and leaving it to rot?Pap. It's all pap. Not enough nutrition even to be nourishing babyfood, so it's not even useful pap.
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pagan, but *not* wiccan goddammit!
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MAO
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Though, the jack-o-lantern's proper Celtwork. It was usually a turnip in the old country since pumpkins are a new world fruit, of course, but they did in fact hollow the bloody things out and stick coals in them for Samhain. :)
I can't use the narsty stringy bits when I carve mine, so those get tossed in the woods for the critters. But I always roast the seeds. Mmm, pumpkin seeds.
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. . . make it stop . . .
*laughs so hard*