Llewellyn or Lo-Ellen?
January 21, 2013
True story. When I was a teenager living in my hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, I attended a school called
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School. It was while I was a high school student that some friends of mine who attended other high schools wanted me to sing in a rock band with them. As they organized the forming of this band, they decided to give their rock band a name that they thought would be representative of something "bad". They wanted to create a band with a name that showed a dark side to the musicians in the band because it was the 1980's when rock n roll had a really big "death" theme to it. It can be said that, in the 1980's, popular music was very "dark". So, as my friends from other high schools put this new, local, rock band together, they decided on a name for the band, they called it PAGAN. It was a few days after this decision of a band name was made that, I got the call from one of the musicians of our soon-to-be rock band, telling me this new name of the band. When I asked her what the word pagan was, she simply told me that it means something bad. I, at the time, was known as the goody-two-shoes girl so, she didn't want to scare me by telling me anything more than that.She just told me that the word pagan is a bad thing, It just means something bad. I trusted her completely at the time and so I didn't press her further about the definition of the name she chose for our still developing rock band. At the time, I also had other things on my mind and, I didn't really care to find out more about the definition of the word pagan nor why it was chosen as the name of this band I was asked to sing for. Before any of us had the chance to gather together for any kind of rehearsal, I was discovering the name of a teacher this Lo-Ellen school I was attending. This teacher's name was Mr. Pagan. As soon as I heard his name I wondered if there was anything "bad" in connection to his name. So, as soon as I got the chance, I went to him to ask him about his name. Was his name a bad name? Did it mean something bad? He, of course, said "no". At this point, I wanted to know more and since he was not only an adult but also a teacher, and also the owner of such a name, my logic told me that he was the best person to ask these questions about the word pagan and what it meant. He just kept repeating to me that it doesn't mean anything bad at all. He even seemed to be shrugging it off like it was no big deal to have such a name at all. This of course, bewildered me, as it obviously conflicted with what my musician friend, (whom I trusted completely) had told me. I didn't get the chance to find out much more about the word pagan after that nor the reason why it was chosen as the band's name since we never really got together for our first rehearsal nor did I meet the other musicians in the band. I, to this day, even in my adult years, do believe that my trusted friend really was trying everything she could to get the musicians together to form this band but it just never happened. Was it because I was a little miss goody-two-shoes and the other musicians didn't like that type of girl around? Maybe that was part of their reasoning but I think the universe had other plans for me.
I eventually did learn the totality of the word pagan, albeit a few years later, but nonetheless, I learned ALL about the word pagan AND the tradition of paganism itself. I learned about what pagans do. I learned about Wicca and Witches and Witchcraft and everything else within the Pagan traditions with no qualms about it too. In fact, I quite liked it. I, as an adult, now enjoy learning all about may different esoteric sciences. Including these things that people call "coincidences". Was it just a coincidence that I attended a school pronounced the SAME way as the Wiccan/Pagan/Self-Help books publishing company based in St.Paul, Minnesota? Was it a coincidence nit one but two people made the word pagan known to me in such a way that it provoked my curiosity? My curiosity was peaked with the conflicting information I had received from not one, but, two very trusted sources. Of course, that was just the beginning....I had a spiritual journey which unfolded, very gradually throughout my life...Like the Fool at the beginning of each Tarot Deck I was led by the universe to learn all about my own life and my reason for being here on this earth. I went down a road of spiritual teachings which offered me a richness that no-one else can ever have. It was MY journey and I am still on that path to this day. Keeping an open mind to all that is offered and by the same token I also EXPECT others to have open minds as well. I have learned to have a respect for all religious and spiritual traditions and I expect to find that respect with all other(s).
In my journey I learned about Llewellyn Worldwide. This is the publishing company I mentioned earlier in this post. Many, if not most, Wiccans or Pagans know about or at least have heard of Llewellyn Worldwide. I myself have read many books published by the company and I've seen their website many times too www.llewellyn.com
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School. It was while I was a high school student that some friends of mine who attended other high schools wanted me to sing in a rock band with them. As they organized the forming of this band, they decided to give their rock band a name that they thought would be representative of something "bad". They wanted to create a band with a name that showed a dark side to the musicians in the band because it was the 1980's when rock n roll had a really big "death" theme to it. It can be said that, in the 1980's, popular music was very "dark". So, as my friends from other high schools put this new, local, rock band together, they decided on a name for the band, they called it PAGAN. It was a few days after this decision of a band name was made that, I got the call from one of the musicians of our soon-to-be rock band, telling me this new name of the band. When I asked her what the word pagan was, she simply told me that it means something bad. I, at the time, was known as the goody-two-shoes girl so, she didn't want to scare me by telling me anything more than that.She just told me that the word pagan is a bad thing, It just means something bad. I trusted her completely at the time and so I didn't press her further about the definition of the name she chose for our still developing rock band. At the time, I also had other things on my mind and, I didn't really care to find out more about the definition of the word pagan nor why it was chosen as the name of this band I was asked to sing for. Before any of us had the chance to gather together for any kind of rehearsal, I was discovering the name of a teacher this Lo-Ellen school I was attending. This teacher's name was Mr. Pagan. As soon as I heard his name I wondered if there was anything "bad" in connection to his name. So, as soon as I got the chance, I went to him to ask him about his name. Was his name a bad name? Did it mean something bad? He, of course, said "no". At this point, I wanted to know more and since he was not only an adult but also a teacher, and also the owner of such a name, my logic told me that he was the best person to ask these questions about the word pagan and what it meant. He just kept repeating to me that it doesn't mean anything bad at all. He even seemed to be shrugging it off like it was no big deal to have such a name at all. This of course, bewildered me, as it obviously conflicted with what my musician friend, (whom I trusted completely) had told me. I didn't get the chance to find out much more about the word pagan after that nor the reason why it was chosen as the band's name since we never really got together for our first rehearsal nor did I meet the other musicians in the band. I, to this day, even in my adult years, do believe that my trusted friend really was trying everything she could to get the musicians together to form this band but it just never happened. Was it because I was a little miss goody-two-shoes and the other musicians didn't like that type of girl around? Maybe that was part of their reasoning but I think the universe had other plans for me.
I eventually did learn the totality of the word pagan, albeit a few years later, but nonetheless, I learned ALL about the word pagan AND the tradition of paganism itself. I learned about what pagans do. I learned about Wicca and Witches and Witchcraft and everything else within the Pagan traditions with no qualms about it too. In fact, I quite liked it. I, as an adult, now enjoy learning all about may different esoteric sciences. Including these things that people call "coincidences". Was it just a coincidence that I attended a school pronounced the SAME way as the Wiccan/Pagan/Self-Help books publishing company based in St.Paul, Minnesota? Was it a coincidence nit one but two people made the word pagan known to me in such a way that it provoked my curiosity? My curiosity was peaked with the conflicting information I had received from not one, but, two very trusted sources. Of course, that was just the beginning....I had a spiritual journey which unfolded, very gradually throughout my life...Like the Fool at the beginning of each Tarot Deck I was led by the universe to learn all about my own life and my reason for being here on this earth. I went down a road of spiritual teachings which offered me a richness that no-one else can ever have. It was MY journey and I am still on that path to this day. Keeping an open mind to all that is offered and by the same token I also EXPECT others to have open minds as well. I have learned to have a respect for all religious and spiritual traditions and I expect to find that respect with all other(s).
In my journey I learned about Llewellyn Worldwide. This is the publishing company I mentioned earlier in this post. Many, if not most, Wiccans or Pagans know about or at least have heard of Llewellyn Worldwide. I myself have read many books published by the company and I've seen their website many times too www.llewellyn.com
Posted by Shea. Posted In : Meant to Be
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