Counselor's
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Discuss humanity's relationship to Nature, and our responsibilities to the biosphere of Earth. |
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Plan and carry out projects which will help accomplish each of the following three goals: |
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Preserve a threatened wildlife habitat, or restore one which has been polluted or otherwise disrupted. |
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Defend an endangered species of wildlife. |
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Do a project to educate people in your community about taking care of the Earth and her creatures. |
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Briefly discuss some of the Nature-oriented religions of ancient cultures. Explain how your family's religious practices are similar to, and different from, those earlier traditions. |
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Express your beliefs about the Goddess and the God. |
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Learn about a Goddess-aspect and God-aspect Who appeal to you, and create an art project which expresses the nature or character of each. You may make a drawing, painting, song, story, poem, invocation, play, stained-glass panel, sculpture, mask, or any other art form. |
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Explain how the qualities represented in your art projects are also present in you. |
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Explain what each of the following phrases means: |
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"An ye harm none, do as ye will." |
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"All that you send out returns to you threefold." |
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"Perfect love and perfect trust." |
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"Blessed be." |
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"Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again." |
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Explain what is meant by "karma" and "reincarnation." Then write or tell a story where an action performed in one lifetime has important consequences for the next. |
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List the major holy days of your religion. Briefly explain the meaning of each, and some customs or traditions associated with it. |
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Participate in an important role in your family's or group's celebration of a holy day. If it is appropriate, make and wear a special costume or mask for the event. |
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Explain the meaning of the pentagram, and of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. |
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Make a plan to help you balance these elements in your life. |
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Learn and demonstrate exercises or techniques which will help you to do each of the following: |
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Relax |
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Concentrate |
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Raise energy |
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Ground excess energy |
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Protect yourself |
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Heal yourself |
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Define magick. Explain when it is appropriate to use it, and for what purposes. Explain when, and for what purposes, it should NOT be used. |
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Then design and perform a ritual for some positive purpose. It should be visually, aurally, and kinesthetically effective, and include the following elements: |
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- Self-preparation
- Creation of sacred space
- Invocation of the elements and God/dess
- Raising, channeling, and grounding energy
- Celebration
- Closure
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As part of the preparation, or during the ritual itself, create a talisman or ritual tool appropriate to your purpose, and consecrate it. |
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Explain your responsibilities to other people within your religion, and to those outside it. |
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Explain why tradition discourages you from trying to convert people to your spiritual path. Discuss what might be a constructive attitude toward other religions and the people who practice them. |
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Discuss when it is or is not appropriate to discuss your religious beliefs and practices with others. Role-play a situation in which an acquaintance from another religion asks several questions about yours. |