Ritual and Gathering

The spirit of man, gods and magik have bled there way into my life through curiosity, and the just need to have some form of understanding of how and why coincidental things happen in life; why at different seasons of the year do I feel a social longing and greater connection with divine entities and where exactly is earths place amongst the heavens? I really would love to explore how karma influences destiny and the spiritual bonds that bind so many together.

Throughout this exploration I have taken time to read a few books on intuition and mysticism but more recently have enrolled in a class not just to satisfy a World Perspective degree requirement but to also, subject myself to more possibly greater influences in different religions. Maybe a little insight through the knowledge and understanding of others will help me find what I’m looking for hopefully making more sense of what I believe.

The course I am taking Comparative Religions, has a home work assignment that requires observing or participating in a religious gathering or organized worship that we  haven’t ventured to ever participate in before: Actually twice once in the first half of the semester and once in the second half.

So at one time I probably would have defined myself as a christian mystic with a belief in Karma, and reincarnation. I have never really given much thought to the possibility of there being multiple gods except as fantasy and mythology. Thus I have decided to look into and attend a gathering and ritual ceremony in the Minneapolis metro area for followers of Wicca, Nordic,  and Celtic traditions.  I think each group shares a similar but slightly different belief and may tend to specific heritages of there own.

Here are links to some of the events I am considering.
Imbolc Celebration Jan. 31st. 2010

Oimelc: February 6, 2010
Open New Moon Ritual

Hopefully I don’t go it alone, though I would because if I don’t, I wouldn’t know what I was missing.