Raven Times III, editorial Hey dear PaganClan brothers and sisters! Here we are, already the third edition of the Raven Times, more than 9 months after the creation of our Clan... and my first editorial. What can I say... The band is growing, and our PaganClan, with more than 1.700 members, looks more and more like an ivy spreading around and eating up the concrete under its leaves. And we’re amazed by the way all these people around the world can be in resonance with Omnia, not only musically, but also in the values and the ideas, and on this will to make things change. Don’t get me wrong. We’re definitely not a sort of pagan eco-anarchist version of Rage Against the Machine, raven on the shoulder and fist in the air. We represent only but ourselves, are not a movement or a sect, even if Steve would be an interesting guru . We have no secret political agenda or any plan to create a new religion or a new party. But even then, we cannot hide our opinions behind our music, and our music is even part of it. Omnia is not just a band, it's a lifestyle. It's making music like you're breathing. We're always honest with ourselves and the people who listen to our music. And seeing that some people are sharing the same concerns, the same angers as we are gives another dimension to our work. The only revolution
we are calling for is to change ourselves, just to be something else than a cancer consciously killing our planet slowly. It reminds me of a discussion I had with my grandmother a time ago. After another endless speech of me about the criminal attitude of the catholic church and the aberration of its dogma's, and its responsibility in the development of the modern society, she just asked me rather upset: “But, what are you then?” As I couldn't define myself as a Christian, she was expecting an obvious label where to classify me. As my previous attempts to explain her my pantheistic beliefs were unsuccessful, I just answered: “I'm trying to be a good man. And that's already difficult enough.” Trying to be a good man. As I can't change myself in a butterfly, a grain of wheat or an apple tree, it's the only thing I can do. And trying to live in resonance with the nature, the spirits of the earth, by the music you play, the way you breath, the way you live, the way you consider your own world, is only the first step. And Omnia is definitely a big part of it. But anyway, it's time for me to let you enjoy this new edition of the Raven Times. Just have a seat, get a glass of fresh drink, take a deep breath and plunge into a new episode of our pagan adventures. Greenthings! Mich The Raven Times 03 - July 2008 - 1