After The Magic
Beliefnet has published an article by my friend Carl McColman, in which he writes about his conversion from Paganism to Catholicism. It's a great article: After The Magic.
Darrell
www.WildFaith.com
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 8:58 PM
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I'm an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), in private practice in Marietta, Georgia. I'm an Episcopagan who is involved in the Emergent Christian conversation. My writings on queer spirituality have been published in Whosoever and several other magazines. I live in a house-in-the-woods (Bear's Hermitage) in Marietta with Leonidas (Lenny) and Guy, Mighty Warrior Cats, and way too many books.
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Saturday, September 10, 2005
Beliefnet has published an article by my friend Carl McColman, in which he writes about his conversion from Paganism to Catholicism. It's a great article: After The Magic.
Darrell
www.WildFaith.com
7 Comments:
Thanks for the plug!
That was an amazing article! I marked it, to come back to again. What an astounding adventure. I seem to keep hearing of others whose paths have taken twists and turns like this. It brings me great hope.
Perhaps I should go to Carl McColman's website and ask this, but where did he find the cool RCIA group? In the one in my hometown (which is supposed to be a liberal college town, so this was unexpected), the director stopped talking to me altogether when I mentioned being very upset about Ratzinger's election to the pontificate and having spiritual interest in Buddhism. I'd like to find a group that supportive somewhere; I know they have to be out there, and this post proves it.
Carl's blog is "Earth Mystic," at http://www.livejournal.com/users/earthmystic/
Carl was fortunate (maybe 'blessed' is a better word) to find a Roman Catholic church led by an old liberal Vatican II-style priest.
What's interesting is the process of disillusionment described in the loss of the "magic" through Paganism was the exact process I experienced through Catholicism. There is definitely a difference between mysticism and magic. Both exist in any religion, I imagine.
Why are Lucky Charms considered magically delicious. It is mystical in my experience.
Very interesting article, oh gratefulbear. I never was that involved with paganism (which was more than 10 years ago); I flirted with it, etc. But, I wound up remaining in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Thanks for the lead.
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