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April 2nd. 2006
- What is Magic? - watershield
Over the past six or seven months as I've clicked around the various boards, I've noticed that the same questions keep popping up: What is magic? How do I do it? How do I start? Can you tell me how to cast a hex?Lookin ... Posted: April 2nd. 2006 Views: 3,272 - [ Full Article ]
- Informal Training - Mama Fortuna
If I were planning on performing brain surgery, I would probably want to attend medical school first.Lucky for me – and for anyone undergoing brain surgery – I’m not planning on doing any such thing. I’m merely planning on ... Posted: April 2nd. 2006 Views: 3,086 - [ Full Article ]
- A Rocky Path: My Experiences As A Pagan - Vanora Wolfsfire
I have been trying to teach myself Wicca through books and websites like this one as well as through the experience and guidance of my friends and I have to tell you that I feel that something is lacking. I have tried repeatedly t ... Posted: April 2nd. 2006 Views: 2,167 - [ Full Article ]
March 26th. 2006
- Self-Teaching: The Hardest Path To Take - Taylor Ellwood
I’ve never pursued formal training in magic, or how to put together a ritual, or for that matter how to be a priest or priestess. I don’t even consider magic practice limited to a category such as priest or priestess, preferring t ... Posted: March 26th. 2006 Views: 5,702 - [ Full Article ]
- Ritual Planning Or Help - I Want To Do A Public Ritual But Don’t Know How - Zorya
“Sincerity is no substitute for competence.” - Isaac Bonewits Rituals that Work - Purpose of Ritual: So why do a ritual at all, particularly a public ritual? After all, you are giving friends ... Posted: March 26th. 2006 Views: 2,988 - [ Full Article ]
March 19th. 2006
- Love: Not Just a Good Idea - It's the Law! - Bluehawk
For the Vespers service, 2/15/06Unitarian Universalist Congregation of AtlantaThe readings:Matthew 5:43-48: ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you ... Posted: March 19th. 2006 Views: 6,051 - [ Full Article ]
March 12th. 2006
- You Can't Please All Of The People, All Of The Time - Diana Rajchel
I once attended an eclectic ritual where the priestess, in an attempt to be “universal”, took time to invoke everything she could think of... in the known universe. While this seemed to work for her regular attendees, it didn’t ju ... Posted: March 12th. 2006 Views: 5,317 - [ Full Article ]
- In Search of Hekate - Tim Ward
O nether and nocturnal, and infernal Goddess of the dark, grimly, silently Munching the dead, Night, Darkness, broad Chaos, Necessity Hard to escape are you...: you’re Moira and/ Erinys, torment, Justice and De ... Posted: March 12th. 2006 Views: 4,518 - [ Full Article ]
- Planning A Festival Rite - Tara "Masery" Miller
The summer festival season draws together solitary Pagans and Pagan groups from every tradition. Even people of other religions attend either out of curiosity or to be with a Pagan they know. How can a ritual be put together for a ... Posted: March 12th. 2006 Views: 2,837 - [ Full Article ]
March 5th. 2006
- White Raven: A Vision Quest - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
For generations, the understanding found in a vision quest has been extremely important to those who follow Native American teachings. Many believe this seeking was primarily performed by men, possibly because of the television's ... Posted: March 5th. 2006 Views: 3,731 - [ Full Article ]
February 26th. 2006
- Gothic Wiccans: Fact or Fiction? - Draken
I've recently come across a question that got my thought processes going: Is there such a thing as Gothic Wiccans? My ultimate answer was a very loud "yes." I'm not talking about people who either follow the Germanic deities or ar ... Posted: February 26th. 2006 Views: 8,541 - [ Full Article ]
- Passive-Aggressive Pagans - Lupa [Witchvox Sponsor]
Pagans are only human. I know that, you know that, we all know that. We're not deities; we're not gifted with omniscience. We have our limits and our flaws, both as individuals, and as a group.One issue I've been having wi ... Posted: February 26th. 2006 Views: 6,324 - [ Full Article ]
- Magical Thinking Or Magickal Living? - Stifyn Emrys
Do you believe in the tooth fairy? Father Christmas? Or yourself? Children live in a world of magic and wonder, where knights rescue fair maidens from fire-breathing dragons, where witches command the elem ... Posted: February 26th. 2006 Views: 5,260 - [ Full Article ]
- Missing The Magick - Mistress Ravenfyre
Recently I lost something that was dear to my heart. Losing this was unexpected and took me back a step or two. I had many mixed feelings. Emotions welled up from nowhere. Mainly it was pain and sorrow for time lost or the feeling ... Posted: February 26th. 2006 Views: 3,533 - [ Full Article ]
February 19th. 2006
- Midmaiden Crisis - Deborah Castellano
I’m having a midmaiden crisis.Sometimes I wonder if I make my life much harder than it has to be. Like, just about everyone else I know seems perfectly contented working a job that is hopefully not soul-sucking 40 hours a ... Posted: February 19th. 2006 Views: 5,704 - [ Full Article ]
- Practicing With Dark Energies - Meph [Witchvox Sponsor]
There’s too much confusion and misinformation out there regarding Dark energy workings, not helped by media portrayals from The Craft to Harry Potter’s “Protection from the Dark Arts” teachers. “Dark” does not automatically ... Posted: February 19th. 2006 Views: 5,197 - [ Full Article ]
- Ancient Knowledge, Dreams, Visions And Understanding - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Dreams, impressions and visions have been a part of my life since my first memories. How excited I became on those special nights, nights my Great Grandmother called “dream nights.” Those special nights only came a few times a yea ... Posted: February 19th. 2006 Views: 4,565 - [ Full Article ]
February 12th. 2006
- Hearts and Flowers: Reclaiming Valentine's Day - Sia@FullCircle [Witchvox Sponsor]
This story is for those among us who hate Valentine's Day because they find it meaningless, commercial and depressing. It doesn't have to be that way... It's February 14th ... Posted: February 12th. 2006 Views: 16,256 - [ Full Article ]
February 5th. 2006
- Culture In Capitaland: The Little Pagan Community That Could - Rev. Viktoria Whittaker
In the years before the Stonewall uprising, the gay community on the northern part of the eastern seaboard found the unlikeliest of havens. It was a small, nondescript city not bordering on any coasts. Indeed, other than being loc ... Posted: February 5th. 2006 Views: 3,320 - [ Full Article ]
- A Golden Mirror For Pagan Culture - PanSpiritus
As I stare deep into the past's murky depths, I feel many Pagans gazing with me. Our past is a place that we look to as a source of inspiration. Many of us are searching from places as rigid as arcane texts to places as abstract a ... Posted: February 5th. 2006 Views: 3,164 - [ Full Article ]
- Hellenism: Ancient And Modern - Kirios Museos And Kiria Gypsy
Hellenism is an interest in, devotion to, and replication of the culture and ideals of ancient Greece. The term denotes an unhindered love of liberty and a free life, which is often in contrast to the modern Judeo-Christian monoth ... Posted: February 5th. 2006 Views: 2,984 - [ Full Article ]
January 29th. 2006
- Medieval Clothing And Wiccan Ritual In This Day And Age - Christopher
One time, while attending a large public Wiccan ceremony, I paused, looked around, and asked myself, “Is this a Sabbat or has the Renaissance Faire been dismissed?”In this day and age, what is the purpose for a Wiccan to d ... Posted: January 29th. 2006 Views: 15,071 - [ Full Article ]
- It's Hollywood - What Were You Expecting? - Shadow
I confess, I love “witch-shows.” I grew up watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch and reruns of Bewitched. One of my favorite movies ever is Practical Magic. My family and I can’t get enough of Charmed. I can’t help it if I find these ... Posted: January 29th. 2006 Views: 7,138 - [ Full Article ]
January 22nd. 2006
- Grounding - The Basics - Lady Night [Witchvox Sponsor]
Have you ever been driving and arrived home (or somewhere) and realized you didn’t recall how you got there? Have you ever found yourself in a situation at school, work, or with friends where no matter how hard you try, you just c ... Posted: January 22nd. 2006 Views: 5,669 - [ Full Article ]
- Off The Grid: Challenges Of Living Pagan - Yeshe Rabbit [Witchvox Sponsor]
When did you realize there was something more? When did you commit to becoming the more you could see and feel, but had never accessed before? It's both exhilarating and painful to realize that one's goals for belief, family, and ... Posted: January 22nd. 2006 Views: 4,719 - [ Full Article ]
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