Slinging a few arrows back over the fence

I’ve been just watching the “world” the past couple of days.  And it never ceases to amaze me that a particular group would behave in such ignorant manner.  One such group has an online site, FB page, several enterprises to make money.  But they have SERIOUS issues concerning other people’s beliefs as well as not voicing exactly what THEY believe or how they practice.  Theirs is a mishmash of Haitian vodou, Freemasonry,satanism, christianity…I know..you’re brain is fixing to asplode with all the confusion as well it should.  I used to frequent their FB page, but their incessant rants about how pagans worship(we are wrong btw), kept me with a headache, so I left and deleted them all off the “friend” list because in truth, I felt they had nothing valid to offer me.    First, “pagans” are not all alike, so how can everyone who falls under that label(including them) be wrong?  Secondly, some of  those who come expecting answers  are falling through the cracks  American vodou is totally different than if one goes to Africa, Dominican Republic,  or even Haiti , mainly because hell….its done by Americans who even if they have ties to said countries, still add their own flavor , so it in a sense is diluted, no longer in its pure form and has lost a little something in the translation.  Even the New Orleans version is different so according to those that “know true vodou” it’s wrong.  Root work has been a mainstay in this country even before the first slaves were brought here from other countries  There have always been those who have been familiar with herb knowledge and were local healers long before physicians became the norm and we moved away from such ones in the name of “progress”.  The spellwork, bokors etc came along with the slave trade, but it was hushed and kept secret, as many things are still hidden in the shadows.  The inner workings after being strained through a version of christian evangelical  rhetoric no longer are as they were practiced centuries before.  So how can one justify telling others that how they practice such a path that they are “wrong”? this thing of absolutes can only be applied (imho) to a path or tradition that has specific rules, doctrine, historical references as to how to do things “properly”.  Paths like the vodou have no such dogma.  It just exists, as part of life, culture, superstitions.  So with no true reference other than historical retelling, the audacity of telling others that they are wrong in how they work is ludicrous.  Especially coming form those who mix a variety of paths that contradict one another.  Just a little FYI..adding saints to represent Lwa doesn’t make them work with you any better nor does it it give veracity to the ideology.  It’s done for a variety of reason in Haiti as well as here in the states due to christian settlers usurping the faith of the slaves, and replacing it with their own. Back then,  if one could have a picture of said saint on an altar, nobody would be  the wiser who it represents.  I have no such need of that.  My altar contains representations of those I work with, I have no connection with others version of god. What I believe is none of your business -thanks for asking.  I have no need to be included with those who can’t even decide what flavor of the week they are today.  To make money off gullible people who have more money than common sense also violates my ethics.  To post crap about herbs mainly used in the making of incense instead of on its own(verified by a quick glance at herb encyclopedia by Scott Cunningham)is ludicrous.  It tells me you don’t have a freaking clue as to why you believe what you believe, that you do not  walk your faith on a daily basis(and this type of path IS spiritual and life connected).  For you(and again, this is my observation and opinion) it’s about money and prestige within a community that fights as much among yourselves over who is right as those in a secular path.  To toss out people who disagree with you and then proclaim you are going to harm them…yeah well, that kind of makes me laugh because see, I have a working agreement with those that scare the fuck out of you and I always protect what is mine.  You look extremely childish jumping up and down throwing the tantrum because someone had the audacity to call you on your bullshit.  And to pull others in who are even more confused than yourself and have been listening to you give your “advice” is way past sad in its futility.   So might I suggest that you seek a little more and try to find out which side of the wire you want to walk(seriously one CANNOT add tenets of satanism in with christianity…THAT is an exercise in madness itself), and do some real research for a change.  And stop with the sniffing, huffing and puffing as if you will do real damage.  that pit is extremely deep, the dragon on guard is hungry and things aren’t always as they appear here in wonderland ;).

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