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March 29th. 2009
- Drinking the Third Glass: A Pagan Looks at Atheism – and Love - Earth Father
‘After the first glass of absinthe, you see things as you wish they were. After the second you see them as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.’ --Oscar ... Posted: March 29th. 2009 Views: 2,207 - [ Full Article ]
- Mysteries of Janus (Revised) - Iain Quicksilver
1: The Mysteries of a GodIn the Old Testament, which is chock-full of pagan religious conceptions (especially when it is honestly translated) , the word used for "knowing" a god is the same as that used for a man "knowing" ... Posted: March 29th. 2009 Views: 1,771 - [ Full Article ]
- What Can We For This Crazy World? - Loetree
The times are crazy. The world seems to be in a whacky state and life seems kind of out of control. Is it really worse than it has been in the past? Are these the worst of times? I think not. There is always crazy stuff go ... Posted: March 29th. 2009 Views: 1,410 - [ Full Article ]
March 22nd. 2009
- The Dark Side of Leading: Covens, Groups or Groves - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
*R-E-S-P-E-C-T Perhaps the biggest challenge in any group is in understanding the people you work with. In search of the perfect solution, most people become oblivious to those of differencing opinions. It is not negative; ... Posted: March 22nd. 2009 Views: 3,264 - [ Full Article ]
- The Journey of a Wild Witch - Eilan
It has been eight years since I first discovered Witchcraft in a spiritual context. Prior to this Magick was very much alive in my life as I was lucky enough to have been born into a family that understands the spiritual dimension ... Posted: March 22nd. 2009 Views: 2,853 - [ Full Article ]
- Can A Pagan Still Have Blind Faith? - Julie Henshaw
Can you be Pagan and still have blind faith? Do you have to have tangible proof of the Goddess's and the God's existence? Do you actually have to see the gifts bestowed upon us by deities to believe in them?Growing up in t ... Posted: March 22nd. 2009 Views: 2,481 - [ Full Article ]
- Religion vs. Spirituality - Crick [Witchvox Sponsor]
There is often a blurring of the lines when it comes to the difference between what is a religion and what is a spiritual path. Neo pagans in particular are guilty of this lack of distinction, perhaps because so many neo pagans co ... Posted: March 22nd. 2009 Views: 2,183 - [ Full Article ]
March 15th. 2009
- Where Have All the Gardners and Crowleys Gone? (An Answer) - Juniper
In the last couple of weeks a question, or rather a few similar questions, have been coming across my radar, again and again. I do try to pay attention to such things, when they come my way. One or more of these times were in arti ... Posted: March 15th. 2009 Views: 6,184 - [ Full Article ]
- I'm a Level 20 Mage Half-Elf. And You Are...? - Greymentality
Roll up a character! It’s D and D time! Oh, you prefer Champions? Okay. Or perhaps some Deadlands for some flavor? Yes, I’m talking about gaming, table-top role-playing. If you don’t know what it is, it’s basi ... Posted: March 15th. 2009 Views: 2,934 - [ Full Article ]
- What in Hades Has Happened to Our Traditional Roots? - Jon "Athrawon" Edens
What in the world are new Wiccans and Pagans learning?Why are newbies teaching newbies? and where are the ones with even a little bit of experience to help guide the new seekers?While these questions may appear con ... Posted: March 15th. 2009 Views: 2,568 - [ Full Article ]
- The Law of Return and the Wiccan Rede - Dwalia Willow
Note: This article is in two parts. The first part is concerning what I prefer to call the Law of Return (also called the Rule of Three, Three/Seven Fold Law, etc.) .We all have been wronged before. It sucks, and we all kn ... Posted: March 15th. 2009 Views: 2,079 - [ Full Article ]
March 8th. 2009
- Some Thoughts on Secrecy in the Pagan Community - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
Whether you ever intend to work with what is often referred to as a traditional or mystery tradition in the Pagan community, sooner or later you will be confronted with the fact that some people and some groups keep at least part ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 6,024 - [ Full Article ]
- Ritual Tools That Won't Break the Bank - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
We've all seen them, either on EBay or some online Wicca supply shop - or even the Pagan bookstore in our own town: ritual tools and altar pieces that are apparently only for the independently wealthy. Well, seeing as how I am sti ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 5,409 - [ Full Article ]
- Living An Urban Pagan LIfestyle - raewytch
What does being a pagan mean to you? We know most people nowadays believe it originally comes from the Latin ‘Paganus’ which meant ‘Rustic’ or a ‘country dweller’ but what does that actually mean to us today? Nowadays Paga ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 3,885 - [ Full Article ]
- Dancing the Spiral of Wicca - Rhiannon Keneally
This is my understanding of Wicca and Witchcraft. I do not profess to be the most knowledgeable about the religion, but I had many other non-Wiccan friends from the class ask me about it and I answered as best I could. To make it ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 2,114 - [ Full Article ]
- A Pagan life in Orange County - Mara Light
More than anything in the world I would love to say I wake up around seven with the sun beginning to bath light through my window, and my body in lotus position in my meditation room while sage smoke fills my lungs and connects me ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 2,036 - [ Full Article ]
- What Happened to the Positive Growth in our Community? - Sophia
Because we tend to forget the positive aspects our community has created for our lives, here's a reminder that because of the Pagan community, some of us have our freedom of religion, peace-of-mind, and even in one case, our child ... Posted: March 8th. 2009 Views: 1,809 - [ Full Article ]
March 1st. 2009
- Doing What the Book Says: A Cautionary Tale - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
I was young, I was a shiny new Pagan, the Internet – which made contacting my fellow religionists as easy as calling my mom – was about ten years away from being invented, and by gosh I was going to perform this solitary sabbat ex ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 12,861 - [ Full Article ]
- Handfasting in Elizabethan Culture - Zan Fraser
Those who believe that Wicca was more or less “made up” in the 1950s should reflect upon the deeply rooted role had by handfasting in Elizabethan culture.Handfasting to the people of Elizabeth I was comparable to our engag ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 4,165 - [ Full Article ]
- “In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust” - Dwalia Willow
Such powerful and inspiring words, spoken by some of the most powerful and inspirational Wiccan people. What does this phrase mean? And, as all smart-ass people will say (like me, teeheehee) WAT U MEAN BY PERFECT??Just fin ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 3,814 - [ Full Article ]
- Who Is A Real Witch Anyway? - Amergin Aradia
It seems that the debate about who is and who is not a “real Witch” is coming to a head. Is this sect real as opposed to that sect? Are those in covens real Witches as opposed to solitaries’. And on and on it goes. It’s beginning ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 3,204 - [ Full Article ]
- Ethical Traditions: The Rede and the Threefold Law - B. T. Newberg
Even in a community as fiercely independent as contemporary Paganism, guides to behavior exist and flourish. These ethics are not mandatorily imposed, nor are they accepted by all, but they do exert strong influence. And for many, ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 2,498 - [ Full Article ]
- Pluto in the Offseason - Blue Cowboy
The Persephone myth has been reclaimed in recent years, retold to be about its heroine whose name is restored as Kore, who goes into the underworld out of a sense of adventure, either with Hades or on her own. The myth of Hades se ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 2,002 - [ Full Article ]
- Breaking Ground With Other Faiths - Draconis Wierinsan Kinthasil
I was working on my garden the other day, we had turned the soil over last week and I saw the small lumps of dirt that the Rota tiller had left behind. It reminded me of what we must do as Pagans. Out in the larger world a ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 1,979 - [ Full Article ]
- Paganism, Atheism and Humanism: Finding Common Ground - Morgan Ravenwood
Having spent a great deal of time communicating on the Internet with many different people from all walks of life, over the years I've found myself becoming quite a Pagan "activist." I've also learned that this seems to be a road ... Posted: March 1st. 2009 Views: 1,974 - [ Full Article ]
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