"Third, and crucially, always remember that what you hate, you imitate. Keep your attention firmly on the gods and virtues you want to uphold, not on who you blame for this or that bad thing in the world. Bless the wells by all means, in the name of every appropriate deity, but don't do it to squabble with the Christians; do it to bless the wells. That way lies power and peace." -Emphasis added.

I'm suddenly reminded of the old Roman habit of making offerings to the gods of their enemies. There's obviously a political element here (if you can win the gods over, or even just convince them to sit the fight out, you can weaken your enemies); but it's suddenly occurred to me that there might be another sound reason for it as well: viewing those other gods as enemies would mean that you would be fighting a god. Not just is this a very bad idea from a practical perspective, but it also makes it easier to fall into negativity and evil because the gods are always more virtuous than us in at least some sense.

How can one avoid that particular trap? Simple: all anyone needs to do is make a point of worshiping the gods that would otherwise be "enemies". This has all kinds of unusual implications, and I might have found a month worth of meditation themes, as soon as I clear the things already on my list! ;)