Three poignant updates/thoughts.
1) I called Sondra, my hydra co-head, this morning, and left a message about plans, thoughts, and wishes to set up a meeting time.
2) I have been checking out Pagan Spirituality (2005), by Joyce and River Higginbotham. The book focuses on the moral philosophy and metaphysics behind neopagan spirituality. They use a term that I found quite apt and more appealing than "neopaganism" -- postconventional spirituality.
The Higginbothams' book is extremely useful, as it explores both the metaphysics behind neopaganism, such as the concept of multiple planar spaces (personal; transpersonal and their subcategories), and also the typical stages of pagan spiritual growth, the purpose and the multiple possible paths, how spirituality is rendered and chosen (assuming complete freedom to choose a suitable spirituality), ways in which one might find the most acceptable spirituality for him or herself and how to enact those choices practically. C'est tres intéressant!
I'm going to try to use the term "postconventional spirituality" to describe neopaganism, as it describes not only the lack of reliance on established "modes," but also the new freedom individuals have in establishing and defining spirituality. I also think this book might be useful if I need to express pagan spirituality in more academic terms, in the course of the club's duration, or for a panel discussion or editorial.
3) Planning to stop by my new Wiccan contact's office soon -- hopefully sometime today -- to discuss ideas for this group.
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