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November 22nd. 2009
- Caveat Mentor, or Watch That First Step! - Jeffe
Lately I’ve been contemplating how I found my way to the Pagan path I’m on. Every river of wisdom has a source, and someday when I reach the delta and depart this life, I want to have learned why the waters flow. The origins of my ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 1,680 - [ Full Article ]
- Rethinking Pagan Discrimination - Chrysalis
Not so long ago, I received a phone call from a dear friend of mine whom I met while we were both pursuing studies in alternative medicine. I’ll never forget the day we met on that first day of class. She was dressed in head-to-to ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 1,632 - [ Full Article ]
- Ten Dumb Reasons To Join A Coven - Bronwen Forbes
There are plenty of excellent reasons to join a coven, many of which my fellow Witchvox scribes have faithfully penned. These reasons include: a desire for more formal study that solitary work may provide, a preference for working ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 1,230 - [ Full Article ]
- Interview With Openly Pagan Elected Official, Jessica Orsini - Tony
In ancient Athens many freeborn citizens aspired to hold public office and piously venerate the gods. Hellenic Reconstructionists seek to recreate the practice of ancient Greek religion while keeping it relevant to today’s world. ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 655 - [ Full Article ]
- Creating My Book of Shadows - Pathik
Despite the fact that I’ve been a Wiccan for almost nine years, it has taken almost half that time to create my Book of Shadows. Like many before me, I began with a 3-ring binder, slowly filling it with pages printed off the Inter ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 557 - [ Full Article ]
- Intolerance: A Curable Disease - Kestryl Angell
For some years now, I have been in solitary practice and have purposely placed myself in a position that allows me to observe the growth of the modern Pagan movement in the United States. One very significant thing has come to bot ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 483 - [ Full Article ]
- Loving Spiritual Diversity - Esmerelda Little Flame
Recently a dear friend asked me on my blog to explain the way I balance Paganism and Christianity in my life and how I am able to connect them and be tolerant of the differences. This was my answer to her. This is what I think. ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 324 - [ Full Article ]
- Good Vibrations - Moira
When we eat right, exercise, and get enough sleep we are taking care of our bodies. Why do we not go too that extent for our spiritual bodies as well? When we are negative and angry, we tend to attract more negativity into ... Posted: November 22nd. 2009 Views: 267 - [ Full Article ]
November 15th. 2009
- Recovering From a Bad Coven Experience - Bronwen Forbes
One of the best things about being in a coven is the sense of family among the members. In fact, it’s not uncommon to feel even closer to your coven family than you do your family of origin. Unfortunately, as with some families, t ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 2,862 - [ Full Article ]
- You Are Not A Tool - Fire Lyte
‘The cloaked figure sits down at an aged table alight with dancing candle flames. Using a small knife, the figure cuts a cord into equal lengths, and then braids it up while muttering arcane words. The figure then opens the top of ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 2,776 - [ Full Article ]
- The Dangers of Virtual Reality and Magickal Life: A True Story - Sitara Haye
When I was training to be a Priestess around the age of 20, I got involved in online role-playing games. There were several of us in our training group in college together, and all of us found escape and enjoyment in the early MUS ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 1,769 - [ Full Article ]
- Diary of a High Priestess - Ehstemai
MONDAY:Morning: Homeschool my children.Afternoon: Maintaining website, responding to e-mail inquiries and voicemails. Most of my inquiries are the normal stuff. “I need a teacher, ” and “Please help!” Luckily I have a ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 1,703 - [ Full Article ]
- When Religious Intolerance Destroys Friendship - Nathalie
With Yule and the holiday season fast approaching, while thinking of my loved ones and friends I got to thinking about one friend who I haven't had contact with in a few years. Thinking about this girl, (Who I won't name, for vari ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 1,404 - [ Full Article ]
- Thinking With Your Heart - Priestess Jean
With all of our advanced technology and the fast pace of modern life, it's not easy for us to relate to the spiritual qualities of the Neolithic world in which our ancestors once lived. While in many ways it was a harsh and primit ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 504 - [ Full Article ]
- Beauty in Death - Elwin Shadowstrider
I had looked around a few days ago, not long after Samhain and noticed the overall beauty of the changing colors of the trees, the shifting patterns of colors that at times are a riot of conflicting colors. Reds in so many differi ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 476 - [ Full Article ]
- In that Moment: “Understanding Born From Sorrow” - Mor`inanna~EagleSong
I’ve always had a strange understanding of death, as if I was drawn to the truth of it. It leads us to a path of uncommon real emotions, dancing in the darkness of our own heart and soul. But beneath that darkness, under the pain ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 448 - [ Full Article ]
- Raining Down A Different Kind of Peace - MolluskSister23
About this time in 1983, I experienced one of the most profound spiritual moments in my life. In hindsight, it is easy for me to see that my Goddess was holding me firmly in her arms through all the tumult; through I did not know ... Posted: November 15th. 2009 Views: 425 - [ Full Article ]
November 8th. 2009
- Why Many of Us Will Never Be Christian (No Matter How Hard We Try) - D.G. Cleveland
I met a girl. Really I guess it always starts with a girl. Secondary conversion is one of the primary tools used by Revealed Religions to bring in new members. To quote Wikipedia (the bastard child of the internet in many ways) : ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 3,897 - [ Full Article ]
- Making Your Life Magical - WitchGeek
Most Wiccans and witches – and many other pagans – practice some form of “magic” (often spelled “magick” to distinguish it from stage illusions) . Magick is a topic at which most modern westerners would likely scoff, and doubtless ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 1,757 - [ Full Article ]
- Soul Connection: The Means to Finding Your Life Purpose - Colleen Deatsman [Witchvox Sponsor]
There is quite a bit of talk these days about “self”, and what that means, in metaphysics and the popular media. In all of these forums and disciplines, a person is divided within themselves in one of a number of different ways. M ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 1,666 - [ Full Article ]
- How I Met My Soul Mate. Twice - Sabrina Rhiannon
In November 1995, I went to work for a company called Matrixx (spelled with two “x's”) Marketing. It was a customer service job for a prominent satellite television company. The job started out with three weeks of training before ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 1,121 - [ Full Article ]
- Perfect Love and Perfect Trust: Thoughts on Love and Loving - Carla VanDeLinder Singleton
We have all fallen in love, or experienced something that we related to ourselves as what we thought our ideal love was. More often than not more than once. It’s our human nature. It’s a primitive desire to procreate. It is an ins ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 914 - [ Full Article ]
- Love and the Use Of Magick - Gentle Deer Lion Tamer [Witchvox Sponsor]
In this rambling, I will talk about the ever-present topic of Love Spells and also offer some guidance on the use of any spell, ritual or potion for manipulative purposes. By manipulative purposes, I am referring to a working wher ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 842 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual Transformation - Leandra Witchwood
We live in a very tense society. We are pulled apart... and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together... I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude. ~Helen HayesTo become spiritual begins we must e ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 746 - [ Full Article ]
- Follow the Yellowbrick Road: Sometimes Staying on the Path Takes a Miracle! - Fayte Ravencraft
Eleven years old is an early age to dedicate oneself to anything, let alone a Lord, Lady, and an entire Pantheon! I have always been a curious person by nature, and even at that young age, I saw infinite possibilities in my new "p ... Posted: November 8th. 2009 Views: 656 - [ Full Article ]
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