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December 8th. 2013
- Help and Thoughts for Pagans New to the Journey - Hallowed Order of Witches Liberated [Witchvox Sponsor]
The New Year aroused some thoughts in me that I wanted to share; hopefully some will be of use to new Witches or those considering some aspect of Witchcraft or a Pagan path. I would like to minimize the explanation of my own exper ... Posted: December 8th. 2013 Views: 950 - [ Full Article ]
- Using Your Wand in Reverse - Witchylisa
Typically speaking, the Wand, like the Athame, is used to direct energy. Unlike the energy Athame, however, Wand energy is seen as gentler, and is often used to invite or encourage rather than to command or compel. For example, an ... Posted: December 8th. 2013 Views: 855 - [ Full Article ]
- Leaving a Group - Part 2: Leaving, Healing and Moving Forward - The Redneck Pagan
Welcome to Part II. Last time we were talking about the reasons why one would leave a Pagan group. As you may recall, there are many reasons, some of which are very serious threats to mental and physical well being, such as incide ... Posted: December 8th. 2013 Views: 705 - [ Full Article ]
- The Cry of the Soul - Lady Wolfwind
So tell me. Tell me, how did it feel the first time you heard another's soul cry? Don't try to act like you don't know what I'm talking about. I saw it written so well all over your face. You know. That primitive cry that comes fr ... Posted: December 8th. 2013 Views: 685 - [ Full Article ]
December 1st. 2013
- A Pragmatic Look at Neo Paganism - Crick [Witchvox Sponsor]
When I started on the path of witchcraft in 1960, I was totally unaware of the fledgling Neo Pagan community that was being proffered by Gerald Gardner and his group who were known as Wiccans. My own humble beginnings began on a f ... Posted: December 1st. 2013 Views: 1,371 - [ Full Article ]
- The Tarot as a Tool for Raising Consciousness - Radko Vacek
A Tarot deck is one of the most common tools of the Wiccan. Yet, I think that often it is incompletely understood in two ways: it can be used as a tool for magic as well as divination, and secondly, many try to divorce it from the ... Posted: December 1st. 2013 Views: 1,320 - [ Full Article ]
- Leaving a Pagan Group – Part 1: To Leave or to Stay? - The Redneck Pagan
Finding a Pagan Group/Temple/Grove/Coven/Circle seems to be the Holy Grail for Pagans. In almost every book I read there is at the very least a section, if not a whole chapter, on how to find or form a group. There are websites fu ... Posted: December 1st. 2013 Views: 1,215 - [ Full Article ]
November 24th. 2013
- The Pagan and the Papacy - The Redneck Pagan
Many years ago I was introduced to Catholicism, partially from my Catholic Grandmother, and partially from spending a few years in the only French Immersion school in our city that was a Catholic school. I am afraid I have no horr ... Posted: November 24th. 2013 Views: 1,224 - [ Full Article ]
- The Groovy Aquarian Christ: Jesus From a Pagan Perspective - Althalos90
About two thousand years ago, a great avatar walked this earth. He was perhaps the most influential figure in the history of humankind. Sent by Source itself, he spread a message of love and charity that coincided with the Kabalis ... Posted: November 24th. 2013 Views: 1,108 - [ Full Article ]
November 17th. 2013
- For Love of the God - Diane Awenydd-Evans
I am a witch. That is to say, I am Wiccan. I worship and love the Goddess in all her forms. The Light, the Dark, the Young, the Old, the Mother, the Earth, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars, the Rivers and Lakes and Oceans, the Indefin ... Posted: November 17th. 2013 Views: 1,668 - [ Full Article ]
- Which Witch? Philosophical and Psychological Roots of Wicca - Radko Vacek
Here is the background story for the jackpot question! English folklore is a treasury of tales. Two of these are so old that they probably helped Jeoffrey Chaucer as a little boy (c. 1350) to develop his imagination to write Th ... Posted: November 17th. 2013 Views: 1,645 - [ Full Article ]
- A Threat to Religious Liberties? - Julie Henshaw
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - The Declaration ... Posted: November 17th. 2013 Views: 1,577 - [ Full Article ]
November 10th. 2013
- Where did Aleister Crowley’s Influence on Wicca Go? - Adley Tenenbaum
Gerald Gardner was the founder of what today is referred to as Wicca. Specifically I speak of ‘Gardnerian Wicca’, an oath-bound and initiation required tradition that traces its lineage to Gerald Gardner and the New Forrest Coven. ... Posted: November 10th. 2013 Views: 2,116 - [ Full Article ]
- Thoughts on the Threefold Law/Law of Return - Vervain
I realized I was a Wiccan sometime late in middle school, and overall I've been very happy with my decision to walk down that path. However, over the nine or ten years I've been stewing in the religion, I've come to realize that t ... Posted: November 10th. 2013 Views: 1,626 - [ Full Article ]
- Nine Creeds: A Statement and Explanation of My Beliefs - Rachel Iriswings
In the two-ish years of my “officially” Pagan path, my worldview has changed immensely, probably more so it had in the previous eighteen years of my life. As I reached this milestone, I realized that the volatile nature of my spir ... Posted: November 10th. 2013 Views: 1,316 - [ Full Article ]
- The Celtic Tree Calendar - Sencha
There are thirteen moons in the Celtic Tree Calendar. Because the lunar cycle doesn’t line up perfectly with the solar calendar, exact dates cannot be given for the correspondence of the Tree Calendar with the commonly-used Julian ... Posted: November 10th. 2013 Views: 1,224 - [ Full Article ]
November 3rd. 2013
October 27th. 2013
- Thoughts On a Miley-Cyrus/ Robin-Thicke Society - The Redneck Pagan
I was sitting with a group of co-workers at lunch and we were discussing what we did over the weekend. One of the ladies asked if anyone had seen the Music Video Awards (MVAs) and the performance of Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke. N ... Posted: October 27th. 2013 Views: 2,126 - [ Full Article ]
- On Being Wiccan: Some Unsolicited Advice - Kame
I knew I wanted to write essays about my experience of being Wiccan. I wrote a few pithy pieces, full of well-turned phrases and stunningly cogent allusions. But that's all just verbal masturbation. I threw them in the trash. In t ... Posted: October 27th. 2013 Views: 1,874 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Religious Communities in your Area: Connecting With and Creating Them - Treasach [Witchvox Sponsor]
My continuing series on pagan abbeys has been well received and I have had many inquires about pagan communities in North America, lay and cloistered. For those of you as hungry to be a part of such a dedicated group as I am, but ... Posted: October 27th. 2013 Views: 1,697 - [ Full Article ]
- Banishing, Invocation and the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram - Irish Order Of Thelema - Brian
The following primarily addresses the rituals of ritual magick and Thelema, but the basic principles still stand 'true' to other practices in Witchcraft and more 'popular' traditions.When I first joined a magickal Order (T ... Posted: October 27th. 2013 Views: 1,470 - [ Full Article ]
October 20th. 2013
- Weather Magick: Who is Responsible for the Weather? - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
I am proudly a Witch of the Old World. No, I was not born in the Old World nor am I thousands of years old (though some may consider me so) , yet, by the blessings of all the powers that be, I was blessed to be raised and trained ... Posted: October 20th. 2013 Views: 2,597 - [ Full Article ]
- Broom Closet: In or Out? - Rev. Ryan Saunders
One topic that comes up every now and then, both here at Sacred Mist and within the Wiccan and Pagan communities as a whole, is the ever-present “Broom Closet: In or Out”. Over the years, for me since I first started studying the ... Posted: October 20th. 2013 Views: 1,917 - [ Full Article ]
- Bottle Spells and Magick in Hoodoo Tradition - Taliesin
Bottle magick is a highly versatile and powerful form of spell work. Those who master this art swear by it. This method of spell casting is very practical, and is used to achieve "real-world" results, such as attaining love, getti ... Posted: October 20th. 2013 Views: 1,678 - [ Full Article ]
- On Coven and Claws - Deborah Castellano
American Horror Story (1) has an interesting concept for American television: Ryan Murphy (the creator of Glee just to break your brain a little) has a reoccurring ensemble cast (the indomitable Jessica Lange, the sharp Co ... Posted: October 20th. 2013 Views: 1,612 - [ Full Article ]
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