| Lucie Dufrense | |
| Trained in dance, theatre, costuming, anthropology and religious studies,
Lucie has always been fascinated by ritual, drama and the enactment of
meaningful action. She has also been emused by the multiple forms gender
takes on in the service of society.
As such, she has explored oriental dance, women's erotica, neo-paganism,
wicca and goddess worship. She currently works in the Canadian Centre for
Research on Women and Religion, teaches courses at the University of Ottawa
on the history of magic, witchcraft and occult traditions and has recently obtained her Ph.D. with the successful completion of thesis research on Gender, Divinity and Contemporary Women's Spirituality. She is a founding member and current board member of PFPC (Pagan Federation / Fédération Païenne Canada) and has been active in the Ottawa pagan community since 1988. What does it mean to be pagan today? A lot has been made of the innovations in belief and behaviour that neo-paganism seeks to bring to contemporary life. In what ways might this be true or not? Are today's pagans as alternative as they believe themselve to be? What pressures, both internal and external, are currently endangering the specific nature of neo-pagan self-definition? How can we, as neo-pagans, resist these pressures and more fully actualize its incredible potentials for social and personal growth? |
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