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PSA

Unfortunately it is needed to put out another statement after being called out in our own Tribe by someone giving off some serious cult leader vibes.  If you have something to say about how either me or Keely run this tribe message us privately and we will listen and sort this out as one adult to the other. You do not call us out in our own tribe or through a screenshot posted on your personal profile and especially without mention or tag. Especially I have a 0 tolerance policy when it comes to this.  We do not gaslight each other, we do not use underhanded tactics to try and blackmail each other. We are heathens, pagans, witches, spiritual entities, we treat each other with dignity, decency and respect.  We stand by what we do and we believe in what we say.  If you see any of this happening, or know of this happening please let us know and we will try and sort this out. The Greyhorn Pagans are as much your tribe as it is ours and we are all responsible for keeping it a safe place to g

Arabia before Islam/Arabian Paganism

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 As we all know the Arab world is mostly identified with Islam and nowadays with the horrors perpetrated by the so called "representatives" of a "pure" Islam and for good reason too! Islam was a catalyst of the biggest expansion of Arab people in history which paved the way for arguably the most powerful empire of its time, the Islamic Caliphate, which at its pinnacle ranged from Spain and Northern Africa in the west all the way to Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent in the east. The Caliphate managed to be one of the most dominant military, political, cultural and scientific centers of the world for several centuries. Even now in modern times we use Arabic numerals, teach the teachings of Arabic mathematicians and Arabic astrologers.  But what was there before Islam? How did the Arabs live? How did they rule? And most of all what did they believe in? The religious beliefs of the Arabs often differed from region to region as it was not a collective nation of pe

History of the Jack O Lantern/Tale of Stingy Jack

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  Irish immigrants brought the current tradition of carving pumpkins into Jack O’Lanterns to America. But, the original Jack O’Lantern was not a pumpkin. Pumpkins did not exist in Ireland in ancient times. Ancient Celtic cultures in Ireland carved turnips on All Hallow’s Eve, and placed an ember in them, to ward off evil spirits.   The Jack O’Lantern legend goes back hundreds of years in Irish history. The original legend (or story) is from ancient Celtic folklore in Ireland. Many of the stories, center around Stingy Jack. Here’s the most popular story: Stingy Jack was a miserable old drunk who took pleasure in playing tricks on just about everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the Devil himself. One day, he was at his favorite pub with the Devil. The Devil offered to buy Jack a drink in exchange for his soul. The devil transformed himself into a coin to pay for the drinks. But, Jack stole the coin and put it in his pocket where he kept a cross. The cross kept the Devil from c