Let's face it. In the world where we live, the here and now, money equates to power, especially in the political arena. The tool we call money can be used to buy land for us to gather free of restriction, to build permanent structures, to mount legal defenses in our courts, to protect our loved ones from persecution, to enable our creative geniuses the freedom to create, to permit our artisans to make items of beauty using precious materials, to save precious pieces of our planet and the creatures that dwell there. I think it would be great if there was enough money in the Pagan community at large to support spiritual leaders, artisans and bards as full time professions. Unfortunately, I don t think we have the support structures in place to do this.
People get weird around money, especially if it s public money.
We can build on their successes and learn from their experiences. It s very difficult to herd cats. But cats can and do live in large communities, even though it is a rare thing. We can offer something back to them. If we have money to spare, we can offer money we can purchase books written by our Elders, we can buy artifacts created by our artisans, we can buy music from our favorite bards, we can give our High Priestess a gift certificate.