Extraterrestrial wiccans, pagans and the like

[kengr]

Dunno if I'd actually, use this in a story, but I figure that it's an interesting question in its own right.

What affect would being on another planet have on pagan/wiccan practices?

Both other places in the solar system, Mars, the moons of Jupiter and Saturn , etc and colonies on earth-like worlds around other stars.

Lack of the moon, *being* a moon, and in the casae of extra-solar colonies, the very constellations being different would be the merest beginning.

so, anybody have ideas?

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[kengr]

Funny, I was just listening to that album about 12 hours ago.

But I realize that folks would likely go different directions. I guess I was kinda wondering how folks reading my LJ might adapt their traditions and how folks they know might.

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[kengr]

The description doesn't ring any bells for me. Only thing close is *way* different. an old story about the first interstellar ship from the 30s. It was a sleeper ship. and when they arrive, they find humans there. Seems the hyperdrive was discovered not long after they left. But because of the way it worked, it wasn't possible to catch their ship. so they arrive to a system that's been colonized for centuries..

the filk song "Space is Dark" is fairly close to the story. alas, the only online version I've found is played at *way* too fast a tempo. The original was slow and melancholy.

Generation ships of the sort that decide to stay out in space and only visit stars to replenish stores would likely evolve some interesting practices. probably a whole cycle of ceremonies for approaching a star and departing.

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