Portus, Terminus, or Both?

[mijan]

So, once again, there's moe than one HP convention in a summer. Normally, my reaction would be, "YAY! DOUBLE THE FUN!" However, there are a few reasons why doing two conventions might be a bit of overkill next summer. [Poll #1053028][Poll #1053028]

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[georgeodowd.livejournal.com]

You have a dog and you're getting married... ohhh I'm dying of cute-attack over here! XD
Congrats!! I hope your year is wonderful no matter where you end up. (Sadly, I can't go to any conventions :~( )

[mijan.livejournal.com]

:p

Fi has had the dog for a couple of years, and I've just adopted the pooch as my own, too.

And yeah, we're getting married... but none of this stupid standarized family with 2.3 kids, 70% of a dog, and a cat, with a white picket fence, and church on Sundays. We're having a Pagan handfasting, and our "children" are a dog and a snake. :D

A little less cookie-cutter for you? *wink*

And... *cries* Why can't you do any conventions? *sniffle*

[georgeodowd.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it's not a cookie-cutter setup :D
I don't know much about Pagan rituals, but I like the general ideology behind them (except for maybe polyamory, but I'm not sure how closely that is tied to actual Pagan philosophy).

No conventions because I am with at workaholics anonymous, and I am too anal to leave my animal-children in anyone else's care :(
Maybe when my family finally buys a farm, I will get a real vacation. Y'all better still be having HP conventions then!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Polyamory has less to do with Pagan philosophy than Judeo-Christian philosophy. Traditional Pagan philosophy doesn't dictate the family structure, but most people see the concept of a couple going through life together as a good model for it, as the God and Goddess travel through the cycle of the year together. (Also, because Pagans feel that all people, both men and women, have both the God and Goddess within them, this philosophy does not disclude homosexual relationships.)

However, there are a lot of Pagan people who happen to be polyamorous because many pagans, by nature, are not possessive or jealous people. They feel that family is just a collection of people who love each other, and that love doesn't have to be limited. It's not for everyone, but if it makes a group of people happy (and it DOES work for some people), then I'm happy for them. Polyamory is found in tribal cultures throughout the world, so it's not a new invention by any means. Many cultures consider it the best way to create a strong family and raise children. I remember learning about one tribe in which the woman keeps multiple husbands, and they consider it to be unhealthy for a woman to have more than two children with one man, so once a husband is "used up", his job is to simply help the family at large. And it's funny, but that's the best way to keep up genetic diversity.

And... I shouldn't be allowed to think before coffee. But... I hope some of that made sense.

Need coffee now. :D

[georgeodowd.livejournal.com]

Yes, it did! Thanks for edumacating me :)

I don't think I could deal with polygamy, personally, but I can respect the attitude and benefits behind it. I guess I'm just an old-fashioned romantic, and I like the idea of two people being each other's world. (especially when they're both men or both women *guilty*)