Harry Potter and the Bible

[rabanesss at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 17607

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Kristin" <Alyeskakc at a...> wrote:
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> I would also like to point out the difference between occult and 
> pagan since you seem to use these two words 
intercahangably. The definitiona are from Webster's New World 
Dictionary.

        I appreciate your question. You know I am much more used 
to talking personally to people than writing over the internet and 
my attempts at keeping things "LIGHT" rather than heavy and my 
sense of humor just DON'T come through and come off as 
mean-spirited. Sorry, my fault. I'll try to be more bland in my 
answers.
        Now to your question. Neo-paganism is a contemporary 
form of ancient paganism which is usually some earth-based 
spirituality that denies a personal God (ala Christianity, Judaism, 
Islam) in favor of a more pantheistic concept of deity. Occultism 
is a set of practices often used by neo-pagans to access 
knowledge that would otherwise be unknowable, hence the 
meaning of occult (hidden secret).

Cordially,

R. Abanes