tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post7588913579991322336..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: UNESCO backs claim to retrieve the Parthenon MarblesElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-5387669806524596612013-10-26T04:35:03.701-07:002013-10-26T04:35:03.701-07:00In general, I have found people to be accepting if...In general, I have found people to be accepting if presented with my religion in an honest and non-threatening manner. We're fortunate to live here, in that regard. <br />I am glad you have such good experience with crystals :-) Even when I was eclectic, that was never my field. I have kept very little from my previous practice save a theoretical interest, but it is good to stick to your strengths.Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-30287388138199845652013-10-26T02:29:29.177-07:002013-10-26T02:29:29.177-07:00Well, I use crystals for energy works and space cl...Well, I use crystals for energy works and space clearing. (But I guess that makes sense- being a former wiccan..) I got a beautiful apophillite and bollite cluster that gives such a fantastic beauty and love energy (Aphrodite (; ). <br />Luckily, I have noticed that here in the Netherlands, people don't really judge about it at all. I don't walk around screaming in people's faces; "I'M PAGAN!" But when somebody asks, I always tell them whatever they ask, and have never had a problem with that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361676471348896075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-21255142646682192722013-10-24T09:12:16.672-07:002013-10-24T09:12:16.672-07:00As I live near Utrecht, I have a few more options....As I live near Utrecht, I have a few more options. The crystal shop sounds good, thoigh, although I have absolutely no use for crystals what so ever XDElani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-86653843422992851872013-10-24T03:36:45.941-07:002013-10-24T03:36:45.941-07:00Yeah, it might just be my area. Also, there aren&#...Yeah, it might just be my area. Also, there aren't very many second-hand or old book stores here. (Or there might be in the other side of town, but I don't really ever go there.) I have found a fantastic crystal shop somewhere in the middle of Amsterdam in the vacation- and it was fantastic!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361676471348896075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-22277151801664284972013-10-23T08:24:12.983-07:002013-10-23T08:24:12.983-07:00I have met dozens of Pagans (mostly Neo-Wiccand or...I have met dozens of Pagans (mostly Neo-Wiccand or witches) in The Netherlands, but you are the only Hellenist I have ever heard of who lives in this country. As for books; I agree. I must say, though, that I have quite the collection, some bought myself, others by friends and many from second-hand shops. Amazon is a good resource as well.Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-58450391681454687312013-10-23T07:57:41.281-07:002013-10-23T07:57:41.281-07:00Yes, and I agree. In the 2 years of being a pagan ...Yes, and I agree. In the 2 years of being a pagan (not very long)- I think I've only met 1 identifiable other pagan- let alone Hellenist. Plus, it always takes good books on hellenismos forever(!) to get from America or the Uk to Noord-Brabant...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361676471348896075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-49108860389006840862013-10-21T11:09:43.128-07:002013-10-21T11:09:43.128-07:00I fully agree, McKenna; these statues need to retu...I fully agree, McKenna; these statues need to return home. You live in my neck of the woods? That's wonderful! There really aren't a lot of us in The Netherlands, I fear...Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-12594117851026597592013-10-19T04:50:51.833-07:002013-10-19T04:50:51.833-07:00I also really hope the statues are returned. Somet...I also really hope the statues are returned. Sometimes certain things are just meant to be in a certain place for a certain reason. In this case, it belongs closer to it's brothers and sisters in art. (:3)<br /><br />Btw, I read you live in the Netherlands. So do I! (Happy Pagan/Hellenismos Pentagram Wave)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361676471348896075noreply@blogger.com