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A Pagan Retreat in Appalachia
It wasn't long ago that the furthest south I'd been was Maryland. Then about 11 years ago I met Jannette who lives in the Knoxville area of Tennessee. Jannette is a warm and sunny person who worked very hard with me as the editor for "Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones" and more recently on "The Big Book of Soul." Yesterday, I was looking in an old sketch book with Nepalese handmade paper in it, when I discovered this lovely landscape of the sacred grounds at Cerren Ered in Cosby TN. Cerren Ered , a pagan community in Appalachia, is home to many pagan festivals, it holds a camp ground, magickally charged trees and natural formations, a bubbling brook that seems to want to speak to you, and for a touch of whimsy, the infamous castle. I went there at not such a good time in my life. What I found was a natural environment that has a strong spiritual energy, almost every where you walk and I made the nicest friends ever. I spent as much time as I could sky clad because the environment invites that type of natural engagement with the elements. The circular stone structure in the drawing is where some important rituals and ceremonies take place. I found the stone circle to be a great place to connect with the earth goddesses and I did my own private ritual there. I wanted this drawing to attempt to capture the vibrancy, magick and mystery of the Great Smoky mountains, which are home to Cerren Ered , as well as the mystical powers of the water and the wood. Truly, I have never before been to a place like Cerren Ered , where the landscape and people are so alive with positive spirit.
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Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and news-worthy. Our hope is that more individuals, especially those working within Pagan organizations, get into the habit of sharing their news with the world. So let’s get started!
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Director Murtagh anDoile explained further, “Last year, 2014, was a record year for deaths in the wide Community. And, while this site’s purpose is not solely to commemorate those who have passed, it just brings forth the need to record our history, now, before we get too far from our primary sources. All Pagans are storytellers …Small moments and ideas that, planted in the fertile soil of the Modern Pagan movement, have gone on to change what was once a set of small spiritual communities into a growing social force.” Over time, the organizers will share details on how to get involved and how to share personal stories.
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5 thoughts on “ Pagan Community Notes: The Pagan History Project, Interfaith in South Carolina, Red Grail Spiritual Retreat Center and more ”
Hecate_Demetersdatter on January 26, 2015 at 8:36 am said: Glad to hear of the work of the Pagan History Project. Sending good wishes for their success. Molly K on January 26, 2015 at 8:56 am said:I’m so happy to see The Order of the Red Grail’s dreams for land posted here! They truly are a wonderful group of people, and deserve all the support in the world.
Cat C-B on January 26, 2015 at 9:06 am said:I’m very excited at the publication of Bringing Race to the Table. Talk about timely! I’m glad we’ll have this resource as our communities begin to seriously engage with this subject.
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