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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
:bulletpurple: All Pagans and those interested in Paganism are welcome.
:bulletpurple: If you wish to join this group, please select "Members" as you do so. When you click on a rank to join our group, you are applying to join that rank.
:bulletpurple: Requests to join as part of "Members" are automatically approved by the system. Applications to join higher ranks must be approved by group admins.
:bulletpurple: Art submissions, on the other hand, are subject to a vote by the admins.
:bulletpurple: If you have a group and want it to affiliate with ours, please send us a reason why you want to affiliate with us along with your affiliation request.

MEMBERSHIP RULES
:bulletpurple: Be respectful to one another. We do not condone hate, prejudice or disrespect in any form. This includes expressions of hate in art.

ART RULES
:bulletpurple: The focus of all artwork submitted to this group must remain within the scope of real-world Paganism. We will not accept work that does not contain elements of Paganism, or if the focus of which is overshadowed by irrelevant subjects.
:bulletpurple: #PaganArts is not a group for fantasy artwork. The magick we weave is real.
:bulletpurple: Art with mature content must have Mature Content tags. We won't accept it without them.
:bulletpurple: Submit artwork to their proper folders. Misplaced submissions will be rejected! Review all your options before you make a decision! See our folder directory below.
:bulletpurple: Please do not submit artwork to our Favorites section. If you submit artwork to our group's Favorites section, it will be rejected and replaced with a counter-request for submission to our main gallery.
:bulletpurple: There is a two submission per day limit for every folder.
:bulletpurple: Direct submissions to the Featured folder are not allowed (nor are they possible). (See Weekly Top Four Nomination Information for clarification.)

FOLDER DIRECTORY
Below is a complete directory of all our folders in this gallery. Here at #PaganArts, we encourage our members to submit their art to folders based on subject matter over the type of medium used in its creation. For example, if you have an acrylic painting of Thor, we encourage you to submit it to Gods instead of Traditional Media. With this folder directory, there's no reason to misplace a submission.

:bulletpurple: FEATURED: Reserved for our Weekly Top Four program. The only way to get artwork into this folder is to nominate it via group note.
:bulletpurple: TRADITIONAL MEDIA: Two-dimensional artwork done with tangible media, such as pencil sketches or acrylic paintings, that do not fit into any other folder. Traditional Media is not a catch-all folder. Do not dump all of your artwork here.
:bulletpurple: DIGITAL MEDIA: 2D or 3D artwork completed from scratch mostly using a computer or some other electronic means. This folder is reserved for digital media that does not fit into any other folder.
:bulletpurple: PHOTOMANIPULATION: Collages or photographs dramatically altered to appear different from the original snapshots. This folder is reserved for collages or photomanipulations that do not fit into any other folder.
:bulletpurple: PHOTOGRAPHY: Photographs taken with minimal enhancements. This folder is reserved for photographs that do not fit into any other folder.
:bulletpurple: CRAFTS: Tangible three-dimensional artwork or trinkets. Not for ritual tools, talismans, or any component in altar setups.
:bulletpurple: DIVINATION: Photography, artwork, or literature depicting runes, tarot, zodiac signs, or any other tools or methods used to contact the supernatural.
:bulletpurple: POETRY AND PROSE: General literature of a Pagan nature. Not for posting spells, rituals, invocations, or correspondence charts.
:bulletpurple: SPELLS AND INVOCATIONS: Photographs, artwork, instructions, and recipes for prayers, chants, potions, tinctures, and other practical magick.
:bulletpurple: FAERIE REALM: Photographs, artwork, and literature depicting the Fey folk.
:bulletpurple: ANIMAL TOTEMS AND SPIRIT GUIDES: Photographs, artwork, and literature depicting the animal kingdom and the spirit world. Anthropomorphic or "furry" animals are welcome here, as long as they're pagan.
:bulletpurple: MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES: Photographs, artwork, and literature depicting all manner of legendary beasts.
:bulletpurple: GODS: Photographs, artwork, or literature depicting masculine deities.
:bulletpurple: GODDESSES: Photographs, artwork, or literature depicting feminine deities.
:bulletpurple: ALTARS AND SACRED SPACE: Photographs of your personal or group altars or the sacred space you use regularly for spells, rituals, or ceremonies.
:bulletpurple: RITUAL TOOLS: Photographs of the tools you use in spellwork, rituals, or ceremonies.
:bulletpurple: RITUALS: Photographs, artwork, and literature of spells in action, ritual proceedings, or ritual instructions.
:bulletpurple: STAMPS AND OTHER MISCELLANEA: Miscellaneous artwork not fitting into any other category. Best reserved for Deviant Stamps to show off your Pagan pride!

WEEKLY TOP FOUR NOMINATION INFORMATION
As stated above, direct submissions to the Featured folder are not possible, but you can nominate artwork to be featured. Here are some rules and guidelines to consider.
:bulletpurple: Every Monday, four submissions from different folders in our gallery will be chosen from among nominees to be featured on our front page for one week.
:bulletpurple: Be sure to check the 16 most recent submissions from the Featured folder before making any nominations.
:bulletpurple: No artist can have their work featured on the front page more than once in four weeks.
:bulletpurple: You may nominate your own artwork, but we encourage you to be generous and nominate the works of others.
:bulletpurple: You may nominate as much artwork as you wish, but please don't nominate any given piece more than once per week. Spamming our inbox will not help your nominee.
:bulletpurple: To nominate artwork, simply send a note to the group with a link to your nominations.
:bulletpurple: Any artwork nominated must already be in our group's gallery.

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We're a Pagan friendly club looking to share and promote artwork with a Pagan theme.
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Since there are many paths and traditions, and we had some great past blogs on the subject, I thought I'd link us up to those to talk in more depth about the holy day that many pagans are observing around now.

Imbolc, also known as Bride's Day, Candlemass, Oimelc, and Brid's Day, is usually celebrated on February 1st or 2nd. Originated in Ireland as a holy day for Brigid, the Great Mother Goddess, who was in the form of a bride for the returned Sun God after giving birth of the God, the Goddess awakens from her recovery by the lengthening days of light. The Earth begins to feel this warmth, marking a return to the months of Spring. Imbolc is also a festival of Fires, to symbolize the coming return of life and the replenished powers of the Sun. To read more, hop on over to here:
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In the Northern Tradition (Germania, Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon areas) we see the Holy Tides of Charming of the Plough which is about the blessings of the fields and of the livelihoods of the people for a prosperous year ahead. We also have the observance of Disting, which in addition to other ritual observances also had a specific observance called a Disablot to the female ancestors you can read on those in depth here:
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~FunnelFlaky Dec 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
I have a few questions.


What is the definition of pagan?

Can an atheist be pagan?

How many times have you been attacked by religious fundamentalists?

How do you react to the negative pagan stereotypes? (anything from being stereotyped as crystal-humping vegannazis to satanic witches)


Answer these please.
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=ChaosFay Dec 23, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
1) Pagan used to me "non christian" but now it's expanded to those who follow a different route related to the worship of multiple gods, or just a goddess, spirit work, and various other things. Overall it encompasses many things but relates mostly to the worship of a goddess in some measure.

2) Atheists believe there is no god, and Paganism involves the worship of a god/goddess. So no, atheism is not related.

3) Being attacked...well, it varies from person to person. Some people aren't "out of the broom closet" or keep their faith on the down low. Others are more forward and don't care how many people know what they practice.

4) Again, this varies from person to person.

Thank you for your questions. I recommend that you interview people more individually to get more expansion on the answers. Feel free to ask more questions so we can educate you if you wish.
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*HempHat Jan 20, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Just came across this and have to ask, why do some pagans only worship a goddess?
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=ChaosFay Jan 20, 2013  Professional Artisan Crafter
We don't. I worship both a god and a goddess. Some only worship a goddess. Why do christians only worship a god?
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~FunnelFlaky Dec 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
I was wondering, because I thought pagan just meant non-christian.
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=ChaosFay Dec 23, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
That's what it used to mean, but now it's been taken further to mean a specific genre of belief. Much like "christian" can mean baptist, catholic, evangelical, etc.
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*snazzie-designz Dec 21, 2012   General Artist
Happy winter solstice everyone :D Out with the old, in with the new :D
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~FunnelFlaky Dec 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Yeah. But it sure was funny how those people thought the world was gonna end!
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*snazzie-designz Dec 23, 2012   General Artist
Ummm? Which of those people? The Celts, Mayans, Christians ?The winter solstice isn't belief system, it's a scientific fact that in the northern hemisphere it is the shortest day of the year. Several ancient cultures and several modern cultures celebrate the winter solstice as the end of the cycle of one year, and the beginning of the new year.

If you're referring to the Mayan prophesy, "those people" simply predicted the end of a much longer cycle (spanning several thousand years) would happen at the winter solstice in 2012, since the winter solstice is the years end. They only documented 5 cycles (the 5th of which ended this year, and because they didn't extend the calculations further than 5 cycles, people suggested that they predicted an end to the world on that date!

However they did also note that at the end of the previous 4 cycles there were turbulent times, and turbulent weather that brought along great changes.
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~FunnelFlaky Dec 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
I'm talking about those tinfoil hat nuts spewing their "pole shift" junk.
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