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Year: 2009
- We're Not Like Other Families - RedBeanSidhe
Have you ever found yourself saying this to your kids? “We're not like most other families. We're different.” How do you feel when you say those words? I know how I felt having to say that to my kids. My heart sank when I ... Posted: July 5th. 2009 Views: 2,182 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan and Childfree - Bunny Mazonas
Why is reproduction seen as so very essential?People of all faiths and backgrounds seem, mostly, to treat childrearing and childbirth as an inevitable part of life, especially when one is in a long-term relationship. From ... Posted: September 6th. 2009 Views: 1,681 - [ Full Article ]
- At the Crossroads - Mariposa
One day… It had been the summer from hell. One of our daughters, aged 14, had met her teenaged years with all of the rage and gusto of a swirling, spitting Tasmanian devil. Each day brought new adventures and heartbreaks w ... Posted: July 26th. 2009 Views: 1,480 - [ Full Article ]
- The Family That Circles Together Dances Forever - Jon "Athrawon" Edens [Witchvox Sponsor]
Over the past few years of holding open rituals we have learned quite a few lessons. Some of which you would think would be quite obvious such as ensuring your trashcans have liners, you have plenty of water available for the atte ... Posted: May 17th. 2009 Views: 1,380 - [ Full Article ]
- The Father-Son Talk: Reincarnation - Panisch Lockelear
So one day I am minding my own business reading a magazine, when I hear my seventeen-year-old son come banging down the stairs. I mean, is there any other way a seventeen-year-old comes down the stairs? He walks right up to me and ... Posted: October 4th. 2009 Views: 1,325 - [ Full Article ]
- Our Most Precious Resource: Some Thoughts on Children in Ritual - Bronwen Forbes
There seems to be some division within the Pagan community between people who are comfortable with the idea of children – their children, other participants’ children – in ritual and those who are not. As a parent of a five-year-o ... Posted: January 31st. 2010 Views: 1,146 - [ Full Article ]
- TEDDIE and Pagan Youth Facilitators - Doom Diva [Witchvox Sponsor]
We all know the rare joy of finding that one Pagan who has “It”: “It” can sometimes be hard to describe, but we just know “It” when we see “It”. This person seems to have all the charisma of a suave politician, the wit of a Britis ... Posted: January 10th. 2010 Views: 915 - [ Full Article ]
Year: 2008
- Raising Children As a Pagan Parent - Josie
Because my beliefs are not the norm for my culture, I often wonder if I am raising my children well. I wandered into the path of Witchcraft when my oldest child was 2 years old. There was never the awkward moment of having to tell ... Posted: November 16th. 2008 Views: 3,495 - [ Full Article ]
- The Lessons of Imbolc and Pagan Parenting - Stacy Marie
My son was helping me get set up for Temple Zenith’s Imbolc Sabbat. He was gathering candles and putting the altar cloth on the altar, when I was called away by his sister. Before I left to tend to her needs, I told him everything ... Posted: July 6th. 2008 Views: 3,036 - [ Full Article ]
- What Is In a Name? - Siren Starsong
Something memorable happened to my children and me the other day. I believe I was mystically guided by the hand of Bast, the Egyptian goddess of cats, women and children, to call my children together in what will surely be a defin ... Posted: January 11th. 2009 Views: 2,480 - [ Full Article ]
- Being a Pagan Stepparent - Talitha Dragonfly
The Elements have been evoked. Candles flicker peacefully and comfortably in the otherwise darkened room. Gentle wisps of incense smoke float effortlessly through the air. Soft rhythmic music plays in the background. All of the pa ... Posted: December 14th. 2008 Views: 1,803 - [ Full Article ]
- Knecht Ruprecht or A Way to Explain Yule - Thorn Ronin
Well, well. Seven out of eight pagan holidays I envy you people across the big pond for your approach to the celebrations. Somehow you seem to be more serious about it and huddle closer together than we in the old world do. You ap ... Posted: December 21st. 2008 Views: 1,796 - [ Full Article ]
- The Yule Story - LynxSeer
Once upon a time there was a girl names Brenna. She lived in the country of Ireland with her Father Liam, mother Bronach and her brother Aiden. Brenna was 6 years old. She had long curly dark brown hair that was forever coming loo ... Posted: December 21st. 2008 Views: 1,504 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Parenting: Combating the Violence of the World Today - Rev. Crystal
There are violence, crime, pain, drugs and death all around us. It has become a part of society and we have begun the process of normalizing it into our everyday world.The video games, music videos and songs that depict vi ... Posted: November 16th. 2008 Views: 1,385 - [ Full Article ]
- Guided Meditation for Young Children - LynxSeer
Most of your meditations are focused on bringing balance into your life. Meditation is a great way to calm the mind. Therefore so can your children. You can do a guided meditation with a your child (as young as a toddler) or let t ... Posted: February 15th. 2009 Views: 1,375 - [ Full Article ]
- Being More Than Me - Aura
As a teenager I spent several years learning Wicca. I enjoyed it immensely. But my family was terrified; I was still young then and believed they had my best interests at heart. So I did as they “demanded” that I do and quit. I so ... Posted: April 12th. 2009 Views: 1,364 - [ Full Article ]
- Step-Parenting (It's Not For Wimps!) - Rune Fox
Everyone comes about becoming a parent for the first time in different ways. Most have children born to them, while others adopt. No matter what, any woman may have maternal instincts inside her that loves and protects. Perhaps it ... Posted: November 16th. 2008 Views: 1,241 - [ Full Article ]
- Yule With The Kids: Keeping It Simple. - Goldie Rootwalker
We like to try and celebrate every holiday, especially the winter holidays. So we don't have a lot of money, time, or sanity to do a lot for it all. We get the Christmas tree up and pack some gifts under there, and decorative and ... Posted: December 6th. 2009 Views: 1,070 - [ Full Article ]
Year: 2007
- Pagan Parenting vs. Pagan Families - Lady Catherine
So here I am at the end of a very busy week. I’m looking forward to just relaxing on the couch with a good book. Then my fiancé walks in and says, “Are you ready to go get her?” What he is alluding to is the four hour trip ... Posted: September 9th. 2007 Views: 4,315 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Parenting and School Age Delimmas - Mandrake WindWillow
Entering school is both stressful and exciting for children. This is the time that friendships are made, social skills learned and independence from parents earned one step at a time. Is this experience different for Pagan childre ... Posted: June 17th. 2007 Views: 4,040 - [ Full Article ]
- Faith and Children: Part I, Expectations and Intimacy - Lydia Crabtree
Faith and children can be a touchy subject with some Earth Based Practitioners. I had a Father Priest write to me explaining that his children didn’t even know he and his wife were witches much less currently in a coven. They expl ... Posted: December 16th. 2007 Views: 3,522 - [ Full Article ]
- Persephone Demeter, and Hekate: The Story of the Seasons. - Joemoonraven
Ever hear the story of where lightning and thunder come from? You may have been blessed enough to hear the Cherokee version of the Ani Yuntikwalaski, Thunder Beings. Or that is was “GOD” bowling up in heaven, or taking pic ... Posted: January 13th. 2008 Views: 3,488 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Child Custody vs. the Law of Man - Rev. Morgana RedSkye Black
The decision to dissolve one’s marriage is often a difficult step, and becomes even more difficult when children are involved. Especially if the parents are at each other’s throats and use the children as weapons in an attempt to ... Posted: July 8th. 2007 Views: 3,453 - [ Full Article ]
- Faith and Children, Part II: Fear, Prejudice and Magic - Lydia Crabtree
Why do pagan parents keep the faiths of Wicca, witchcraft and neo-paganism from children? Fear.All parents are afraid of leading children astray and giving the wrong advice. They are afraid of damaging their spiritual and ... Posted: December 30th. 2007 Views: 3,333 - [ Full Article ]
- Role Of A Pagan Father - Patrick McCleary
I have met so many young men struggling with how to be a good father. They have the potential to be both great people and great fathers. But for whatever reason they are struggling to find their way. Whether they come from broken ... Posted: December 16th. 2007 Views: 2,656 - [ Full Article ]
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