Greetings, gentle readers.

This is a new adventure for me.  I have been a died in the wool Christian, a Pagan (celtic witch, Druid), and a Christian again.  All this journey has seemed to lead me to a more blended path.  Christo-Pagan.  
People will say that Christianity is not compatible with Paganism, nor is Paganism compatible with Christianity.  I dare say they are mistaken.  In the coming weeks I will be sharing some of the articles and blogs I've come across that will give us some food for thought.  We will see how other religions and philosophies are similar to Christianity.  We will look at the Mother Mary.  We will examine the sacred female.  And we will talk a lot about balance: balance in our spiritual lives, balance in our physical lives.

I will admit to struggling a bit with how to worship.  I love ritual.  And I love worship.  So, since I am attending (at the moment) a conservative Christian church (as a lesbian, that is always interesting), I experience that weekly.  I now must consider ritual: do I experience ritual solitary or with a group?  And will that group accept my blended path?  Will Christian friends accept my blended path?

I'm guessing not, quite frankly.  It seems so difficult in established religions to step outside the norm without experiencing retribution for heresy.  And what heresy?  I've read much about those who were seekers of knowledge.  They believed fervently in both paths.

So, here I am. I'm in the in between space.  I hope you will take the journey with me.  I hope you will study along with me.  And I hope you will not shut off the opportunity to learn.  We will be walking this path together.

Let's start our journey...

Cindi Green Bautista