Talk:Aradia (goddess)

message: This is impossible, Lucifer was never part of the Roman mythology..!.-- The Warlock 05:37 25 Jun 2003 (UTC)
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The information above [in the article --M ] is incorrect.
There was never a goddess named Herodias that was worshipped since the Middle Ages. The Canon Episcopi initiated the belief that heretics BELIEVED that Diana was a goddess. But never was the claim made that these heretics worshipped Diana.
The Canon Episcopi was followed by the Tractatus de Strigibus and then the Tractatus de Hereticis et Sortilegiis. Both of the tractatī merely quoted the Canon Episcopi.
The name Aradia never appeared in written form until C. G. Leland's publication of the book entitled Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches in 1890.
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It should also be noted that since "Aradia" never appeared in written form until Leland's publication, Leland is therefore the first to suggest that "Aradia" is  corruption of "Herodias".  There isn't any historical justification for this connection.
I've heard it suggested that the daughter of Artemis and Phosporus might've been named "Hera-Dea", though I doubt there's anything to this other than a modern neo-Pagan legend.
It would also be nice to see some information on the Malandanti and the Benandanti, especially in reference to the tractati. --Corvun 18:57, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: General Discussion

message: I think that this is more-or-less a neologism (by Isaac Bonewits?).  It gets 567 hits, counting Wikipedia and places like "vampyre.com".  I'd suggest that we should avoid using it even if it weren't, as it implies that there is something about 'Aradia' that is closer to Voodoo or Santeria than to Romanticism or modern Neopaganism, which is just misleading. 
Reverting. (This was me Jkelly 18:44, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Please cease this activity at once.  You are obviously a troll attempting to disrupt Wikipedia with inflammatory edits, false information, and ludicrous comments (such as "implies that there is something about 'Aradia' that is closer to Voodoo or Santeria than to Romanticism or modern Neopaganism, which is just misleading").  Your attempts to weaken the credibility of Wikipedia (as if it needs your help) are not appreciated, and if they continue, you will be reported.  If trolling and stirring up trouble is how you get your kicks, I suggest getting them somewhere else. --Corvun 21:20, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the Wikipedia article on Paganism, 'Syncreto-Pagan' is defined as Syncreto-Paganism: A culture, which has been conquered but adopts and merges the conquering culture's religious practices with their own. This includes Haitian Vodou, and Santería.  It isn't obvious to me why you prefer that description for Stregheria.  Can you explain why you, who I'd guess has a great deal of interest in this subject, feel that this is a better descriptor? (This was also me Jkelly 18:44, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "Syncreto-Paganism"

message: I'd originally set out to see about expanding Charge of Aradia as discussed on the Neopaganism WikiProject page, when I began looking at how many places this same subject is discussed. There is this page, Aradia, as well as Charge of Aradia and Charge of the Goddess. What I'd propose is to merge them all under Aradia and addressing the Charge of Aradia as a separate heading. Thoughts? --lolaness 00:03, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm strongly in favour of keeping the Charge of the Goddess separate. Yes it was based on the Vangel, yet it has also gained a huge amount of other context and history as one of the key Wiccan texts. It deserves its own article. That doesn't mean you can't talk about it in Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, or Aradia (goddess). I agree that Charge of Aradia should be merged (probably into Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches), since "Charge of Aradia" is not a common term, and it doesn't describe a text that has any separate existence from the Vangel. Fuzzypeg 10:24, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  How Many on Aradia? 

message: Aradias mother Diana is the "Queen of the Witches", Aradia is the "First of Witches known", (Page 9, 17, Lelands Gospel of Witches).
Shall we make a seperate section for 'The birth of Aradia', describing more about her mother and father. In the book also there is much emphesis on Diana and Aradias birth.
Vishvax 14:58, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen of the Witches