[B]curious1looking posted:

You stated you had never heard of such a think in Ireland. I simply pointed out it does exist, to you and is practiced to this day. Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it isn't there... Capice?

curious1looking, I understand your point. I think that most of us have some national pride, but I hope that noone will crack an Irish joke here. Lol

One of the most famous accounts of bestiality, was to have suppose to have happened in Cefalu in Sicily, the Abbey of Thelema, run by Aleister Crowley.
Leah Hirsig a disciple of Crowleys, was to supposed to had sex with a goat, in a recreation of the Egyptian ritual, the ram/goat of mendes ceremony.
It is said that the goat refused to carry out the act and Crowley strangled the animal in temper and was forced to do the act himself.



This is the only record of any bestiality committed by Crowley, but the information is not conclusive.

in the nordic-german ásatrú-religion, bestiality is part of the mythology but i never heard of rituals including bestiality or that its common under the ásatrú. maybe because only the "bad guys" gone to bed with animals and the rest had just a normal friendshiplike relationship with their animals.

Me too because I'm Irish myself... :lol:

I meant the specific practices zennie referred to her in her original post not the practice of Wicca / Druidism etc itself :huh:

I have to remember to come back to read all of this thread. Quite interesting. I do classify myself Pagan. However the fact that I have a beasty curiosity is simply a matter of chance.

Although, I can see the reason that others with the interest may have found an added demension to their practices and rites.

I was flipping through a book on Celts(always trying to further my knowlege of that part of my ancestry) not too long ago(can't recall the title just the cover pic lol) I was quite surprised to find mention of kings in Ulster having intercourse with horses in honor of and to connect with the goddess Epona(Mare).

Even without my given curiosity, I can objectively see the reason some may enjoy sex with a favored or representative animal of their chosen gods and goddesses. It does make a fair ammount of sense. Ultimately, it all depends upon the individual and how they choose to express their own spirituality.

This post has been edited by ThunderPaw on Jan 5 2008, 06:41 AM