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- Autumn: The Croning Time - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Spirited away, my energy gently glides above the treetops like a down feather blown within the circling wind. Below, I see the quilted workings of Mother Earth in the patches of green grass, freshly plowed ground and fields of gra ... Posted: October 12th. 2008 Views: 5,898 - [ Full Article ]
- The Hidden God: an Observance of Samhain - Temple Sorcery
The season of Gateways and BabylonIn the course of the natural man’s life, there is only change. Recurrent natural events as demonstrated in the annual rounds of the sun and the phases of the moon, the sequence of day and ... Posted: October 12th. 2008 Views: 5,187 - [ Full Article ]
- Samhain: A Time for Introspection---and Activism - Morgan Ravenwood
As most of us know, Samhain is the best time of the year for introspection, intuition, and divination. The ways we celebrate the completion of the old year and the beginning of the new are as many and varied as we ourselves. But c ... Posted: October 19th. 2008 Views: 3,846 - [ Full Article ]
- Samhain Cleaning: Remembering But Letting Go - GreenRain
Two things are happening at once. Nothing special: cleaning and organizing. There is a difference. Though I’m not sure when this will be posted, Samhain (for the Northern Hemisphere) is quickly approaching as ... Posted: November 2nd. 2008 Views: 3,560 - [ Full Article ]
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Chri... Yuletide! - Lori Dake [Witchvox Sponsor]
One of the things I truly enjoy doing is decorating for the Holidays, and the Sunday before Thanksgiving is when I start doing my yearly ritual. It was a lot later when I was growing up, sometimes as late as Christmas Eve, because ... Posted: November 30th. 2008 Views: 3,538 - [ Full Article ]
- The Holly King Presents Christmas's Pagan Origins - Ozark Avalon [Witchvox Sponsor]
The Holly King Presents Christmas's Pagan Origins Early Solstice CelebrationThe original reason for the season is the Winter Solstice. Solstice is a word from the Latin that meaning “stands still”. For six d ... Posted: December 14th. 2008 Views: 3,290 - [ Full Article ]
- The Dark Half of the Year - Crick
As I walk along a secluded creek, deep within the woods, the presence of Spirit is all about. It is a subtle awareness ebbing and flowing through the fibers of my being. The dark half of the year is following its ancient c ... Posted: October 19th. 2008 Views: 2,955 - [ Full Article ]
- La Befana - Talitha Dragonfly
The Thanksgiving turkey hasn’t even had time to cool down yet, and already I’m growing more and more suffocated by the constant bombardment of Christmas marketing. The stores are running monster marathon sales that go on from four ... Posted: November 30th. 2008 Views: 2,881 - [ Full Article ]
- The Path to Avalon: An Inner Journey for Samhain - Cariad
As many of us know Samhain, or Calan Gaeaf (the Welsh name for the sabbat) is a time of introspection and self-examination. At this time of year the path to Avalon takes on a particular resonance through the shared themes of trans ... Posted: November 2nd. 2008 Views: 2,687 - [ Full Article ]
- The Halloween Witch: Sense of Humor or Sense of Ire - Albiana
This time of year is my favorite, always has been. Even before I became a Real Life Witch™ (That’s a bit o’ sarcasm there folks… you’re supposed to laugh) I was enamored of the spirit of October and the fun of the autumn revelry. ... Posted: October 25th. 2009 Views: 2,475 - [ Full Article ]
- The Holiday Season, The Constitution and What's REALLY Important - MariaElena
It occurs to me that so many people get themselves tangled up during the holidays. There are all these Christians everywhere- strutting their stuff with their nativity scenes and their crucifixes and their Sunday services and thei ... Posted: December 21st. 2008 Views: 2,378 - [ Full Article ]
- What Is A Real Witch's Sabbat? - Annika
What is a real Witch's Sabbat? The word Sabbat comes directly from Judeao-Christian tradition, the Sabbath day being the day of rest (Saturday) . The Witch's Sabbat was supposed to be a Black Mass, a mockery of the real Sabbath, i ... Posted: August 30th. 2009 Views: 2,296 - [ Full Article ]
- A Beltane Celebration - Raica
What a weekend…First off, I wrote the poem below Friday night while taking a break from packing to leave for the park Saturday after lunch. I am part of a small ritual circle that meets eight times a year to celebrate in f ... Posted: November 2nd. 2008 Views: 2,248 - [ Full Article ]
- The Beltaine Storm - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Early spring always seems to hold its own special magick. The earth giving birth to life all around, the trees appear to be bursting into green so quickly that you can watch the leafs grow as they reach for the warmth of the sun a ... Posted: May 3rd. 2009 Views: 2,219 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual Aspects of Yule - Crick
As we approach the season of Yule (Winter Solstice, Alban Arthan) , I personally find myself entering a state of both celebration and reflection. When I reach out and touch the heartbeat of Mannuz, I can sense the intense joy of o ... Posted: November 30th. 2008 Views: 2,130 - [ Full Article ]
- Alicia Meets Grandmother Autumn: A Children’s Story - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Once there was a time before time became time. We feel it still in that moment between day and night, night and day. It is that time when what was vanishes, and what will be is yet to be seen. It was in that moment when all life s ... Posted: October 26th. 2008 Views: 2,126 - [ Full Article ]
- Supermoms’ and Superdads’ Defense Against “Holiday Kryptonite” - Kaedrich
For my friend Mary (not her real name) every holiday season is predictable. She has her shopping list of gifts, grocery shopping list, a long list of errands to run, old friends to catch up with, parties to organize and attend, ev ... Posted: December 14th. 2008 Views: 1,897 - [ Full Article ]
- Lughnasadh, The Ritual - Fae Gatherings [Witchvox Sponsor]
For those of us who celebrate Lughnasadh, this is a small reminder of what it represents and those who do not might find these facts interesting. As the Wheel of the Year turns once again, we are just about to step into La ... Posted: July 26th. 2009 Views: 1,894 - [ Full Article ]
- Winter Solstice By Any Other Name - raewytch
As I wander down my local high street window-shopping and people watching I am aware of the festive lights twinkling above – attached to the various shops and lampposts. The shops themselves - windows brimful of packages covered w ... Posted: December 21st. 2008 Views: 1,854 - [ Full Article ]
- Mabon: Preparing the Celebration - CatDancing
Here in the mountains the mists of these first early autumn mornings seep through the hollows and seem to send out chilly fingers which reach to drag summer away. The sun grows lazy and makes its appearance over the hilltops a lit ... Posted: September 20th. 2009 Views: 1,849 - [ Full Article ]
- For A Religion So Opposed to Paganism, You Sure Stole a Lot of Our Stuff! - RainyLane
Ah, yes Christians. Fascinating creatures they are. I grew up Christian; I guess you could say, as is the case with the majority of the booming Pagan population today, and yet I always found myself questioning the message. ... Posted: August 16th. 2009 Views: 1,835 - [ Full Article ]
- Mabon and the Coming of Autumn - CatDancing
Only a few days ago when I looked out our front door and across the porch the foliage of the pink dogwood, viburnam and yellow twig dogwood was thick and green, obscuring the view to our country road and the hillside beyond. Now, ... Posted: September 13th. 2009 Views: 1,790 - [ Full Article ]
- A Story For Autumn - Janice Van Cleve
Let me tell you a story . . . Once upon a time there was a little yellow flower petal named Dandelion. Her full name was Dandelion 232 because she shared the crown of the mother plant with 231 of her sisters. Dandelion was ... Posted: November 23rd. 2008 Views: 1,731 - [ Full Article ]
- The Ostara Transformation - Phoenix Forestsong [Witchvox Sponsor]
How do you know when you are truly a Witch? I won’t begin this essay with any grand claims, nor will I begin it by debasing my own skills and beliefs. I will begin with simply this: I am a Witch, and I understand and I believe, ju ... Posted: March 29th. 2009 Views: 1,729 - [ Full Article ]
- Key Points of the Pagan Wheel of the Year - (Circlebound) Alex Hardison
Out of the many dates and passages of the year, no celebrations are more basic and original than that of Paganism. Striving under an eight-part "wheel of the year", modern Pagans celebrate the seasonal changes and tides of life, a ... Posted: June 21st. 2009 Views: 1,694 - [ Full Article ]
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