The Moon and the Lightbringer Venus A Pagan Observance
For the phone readable text version with more explanations please click here. If you visit the shrine you can have your phone read this to you. For instructions please click this link.
Please understand that we are not formally affiliated with the United States of America military (U S A) but we recognize that members of the U S A military do practice the classical neoclassical and modern pagan religions as well as people in other militaries around the world. You have legitimate religious rights that the U S A military AND other militaries around the world reciprocally now recognize. You have the right to be there and to perform your religious rites and observe your religious customs. It’s up to you to know and exercise your rights.
This is a photo of a pagan observance.
When something was going to happen that the priest or priestess knew about that was written down OR taught to them, they shared it with the people around them by going out and looking at it together.
This is traditionally one of the things a temple/shrine keeper does; they tell the general public about happenings, observances, festivals and upcoming events at a temple/shrine.
The gypsy pagan roadside shrine and sanctuary was dedicated by a unnamed coalition church in a classical greek and roman fashion to Hekate, Aphrodite and Venus. Located in Redlands California it represents the Los Angeles California coalition church of the classical, neo-classical and modern pagan religions. It’s operating focus is on humanism and diplomatic recognition and negotiation. The sanctuary is currently closed except by appointment only. For more information see the homepage.
This is for EGH and others.
Feel free to share with those that were not able to see this today.
The logo below is inspired by the pictures above: the moon and stars.
Explaining some of the stories about the contemporary symbols is part of what I used to do with the church.
People thought these symbols represented evil in the 1960’s up to today in the USA when in fact they are not evil at all.
Links:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/dear-venus-praying-to-an-ancient-goddess-at-the-getty-villa/
“May you with a kind spirit grant that I become distinguished among Trojans, and make my descendants flourish. Allow me to live long and see the light of the sun, blessed among the people, and reach the threshold of old age.” —Anchises’ prayer to Aphrodite from Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite 102–105
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/aphrodite/index.html
This is a legal observance this organization, activity and the people participating are protected under the following relevant international treaties and codes:
Hague conventions apply worldwide including Rule 38 attacks against cultural property. Temple/Sanctuary/Shrine members and keepers also qualify as religious personnel protected Under Geneva Convention II Additional protocol I Article 15(5) and Additional Protocol II Article 9(1) and Section 9.4 of the 1999 UN Secretary-General’s Bulletin wherever they go. This also includes the participants and the un-named church who dedicated it and participated in the opening ceremonies.
US federal government recognition of the pagan religions: including classical, neo-classical and modern paganism are available from the Faith-and-Belief-Codes-for-Reporting-Personnel-Data-of-Service-Members-ocr Link to the DOD Source This took effect on March 31, 2017.
The reason to follow the old customs and record them is so there is a legal chain of precedence through the ancient temple practices all the way back to Proto Indo-European times. The legitimacy of other temples and faiths is dependent on observing the rites and recording them. Today we might perform rites that are probably different than in the past but to maintain the legality of a continuous temple practice this is what my ancestors had to do.
That was and is my responsibility, until I can pass it on to the next generation.
Her sacred fires have never gone out all over the world.
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Gypsy Pagans
It’s because she wants to be free and he wants to be her hero.
It’s because she wants to be magic and he wants his freedom.
It’s been that way for thousands of years.
All we all we are is us
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