WILDWOOD GATE
By Ly de Angeles ©,
From THE FEAST OF FLESH AND SPIRIT, 2002
Inside is
one thing;
Outside is something else again;
Yet there is not truly 'inside' nor 'out'
Only the Gate that seemingly divides the two ...
And yet does not ...
All places and perspectives are related -
Somewhere expresses one thing,
somewhere else - something else again.
And, in truth, the Gate cannot divide the seeming one thing
from the seeming something else;
but allows a conscious access from one thing to something else;
allows the illusion of personal territory,
a place to be and a space to be that gives perspective to one of the other ...
And none of the above tells anything
of which side of the Gate one is on;
whether there is a side
or whether the WildWood is everywhere and is, itself, the Gate to something
else.
What WildWood Gate is, however,
Is WildWood Gate.
The Covenant of WildWood Gate is made up of both an inner circle, who are all initiated witches, and an outer circle of very close allies who have trained in the public forums called Walking the Web - these are intense training forums that continue over many months, whereby the individuals work together to attack the seduction of contemporary emotional and spiritual value systems, seek beyond the structured patterns of behaviour and thinking, so to enable each of them to live in such a way that is ultimately honourable to the understanding of each.
Over these months (and in some cases, years) we explore what magic is traditionally, in all its current and historic representations, we explore quantum physics, time, attitude, sensory and extra-sensory awareness, codes of living, morality, ethics, the conceptual divine, religions in general, mythology, ideology, strategy and tactics.
We have all become very close as a result of mutual challenge and intellectual honesty. Some have gone their own way over the years but most keep contact, and many of us live within easy communication distance to each other.
This method of learning/teaching is, unfortunately, only truly possible by word of mouth, as many situations are adaptable depending upon circumstance.
We have decided to enter the Covenant onto this site for the dual purpose of both dispelling inaccurate information and opening a forum of discussion whereby you may also perhaps ask some of those questions or raise some of those topics that are considered 'off the wall' in mainstream pagan and occult presentation.
The Covenant of WildWood Gate is quite anarchistic and appreciate unique (if not lengthy) dialogue. Please feel that you can write to us with questions that you haven't succeeded in having answered. If your questions are stupid, have already been answered elsewhere than the forum, are intended as a shit-stir or if you are born-again anything we will reserve the right to re-direct you, ignore you, banish or curse you (in that order). Should we not know the answer to intelligent questions we will find out.
GO GCUMHDAÍ
IS DTREORAÍ NA DÉITHE THÚ -
"May the gods guard and guide you"