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May 8th. 2005
- When Perfect Love and Perfect Trust Are Less Than Perfect - Rev. Viktoria Whittaker
In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust. As a Wiccan priestess, I hold these words dear. I regard them as utterly sacred and holy. Indeed, these words represent one of the cherished cornerstones of modern Wiccan belief. When abuse happe ... Posted: May 8th. 2005 Views: 5,749 - [ Full Article ]
May 1st. 2005
- A Pagan on the Pope's Passing - B. T. Newberg
What have I to do with this man?This was the question as I roved among the articles flooding the papers. In practice I had almost nothing to do with him. Yet something in me gaped like a ruptured chasm. For a relative had ... Posted: May 1st. 2005 Views: 8,272 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Predators - Lisa Mc Sherry
I am opening the door to a closet, one full of pain and well-hidden enough that most of us overlook its entrance. Some Pagans fear for their safety, their loved ones, and their livelihood simply because they are Pagan in a predomi ... Posted: May 1st. 2005 Views: 7,976 - [ Full Article ]
- Abuse Within the Coven Society - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
“Concealed in a cloak of darkness, Witches steal within the night. Working secrets hidden from the world, secrets of the light.”The Old Religion and the traditions of Witchcraft, in its many var ... Posted: May 1st. 2005 Views: 5,776 - [ Full Article ]
- The Ancestors and the ANZACs. A New Zealand Samhain. - Mike Buckley
To those who don’t know ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corp. It was formed during the Great War and for both countries represented a coming of age as nations, with a sense of identity separate from Mother England. At ... Posted: May 1st. 2005 Views: 2,497 - [ Full Article ]
April 10th. 2005
- Splintered Tribes - Phae Talon
There seems to be quite a push for a show of Pagan unity floating around lately. Though it can be found just about everywhere, it seems to be strongest within the North American Pagan Community.At first glance, one could s ... Posted: April 10th. 2005 Views: 3,282 - [ Full Article ]
April 3rd. 2005
- The Truth Is In The Experience. - Snowdragon
My religion, if it can be called a religion (it’s more a way of life for me), is full and fluid and like the ocean. It never stays in one place, it is ever changing and evolving like spring to summer and summer to fall. And I grow ... Posted: April 3rd. 2005 Views: 4,283 - [ Full Article ]
- When Days Are Dark - Mistress Ravenfyre
To those that come to you, seeking guidance, advice and spiritual help, they sense you will indeed help them on their travels. You of course know you will. No matter how tired, stressed or unbalanced you feel at the time of their ... Posted: April 3rd. 2005 Views: 3,062 - [ Full Article ]
March 27th. 2005
- Alas, All Barrels Have Their Bad Apples - Ginger Strivelli
It is sad but true; all barrels have their bad apples hidden within. The Pagan community is not immune to ignorant and/or immoral idiots who call themselves one of us, and then go on to be the worse kind of bad example, sp ... Posted: March 27th. 2005 Views: 7,055 - [ Full Article ]
- Reconciling Two Paganisms: Eclecticism and Traditionalism - Brendan Myers
In our community we have two main approaches to the practice of our Pagan spirituality. The first, deliberately or inadvertently started by Gerald Gardner, Alex Sanders, Doreen Valiente, and their respective associates, is the app ... Posted: March 27th. 2005 Views: 5,832 - [ Full Article ]
March 20th. 2005
- The Truth About Magick - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Is Magick Real? I would venture to say almost every Witch has had this question placed before them. Yet, what many do not understand is that the answer is as diverse as the Witch asked. Whether magick is real or no ... Posted: March 20th. 2005 Views: 7,383 - [ Full Article ]
- Magic and Spellwork - Lady GoldenRaven
In my years of practicing, I rarely perform “magic” or “spells, ” so to speak. Since spells are prayer set to rhythm, then I would say, “Yes I do spells.” But in using the word in its mundane, normal usage, the spells I have done ... Posted: March 20th. 2005 Views: 3,398 - [ Full Article ]
- Karma and Reincarnation - Lynxfire
Do you believe in life after death? I do. I believe… No, that is incorrect. I know that life exists after death, but then again, what is death really? Is it when your mortal soul goes through a torturous payback for all of your pe ... Posted: March 20th. 2005 Views: 2,805 - [ Full Article ]
March 13th. 2005
- Spell Casting: The Witches' Craft - Jason Miller (Inominandum)
The Greeks made a distinction between theurgy and thaumaturgy. Theurgy literally means “God working” and refers to spiritual work that leads one into illumination or gnosis. Thaumaturgy means, “wonder working” and refers to the co ... Posted: March 13th. 2005 Views: 7,701 - [ Full Article ]
- Paganism and Tradition - Brendan Myers
Why are so many Pagans members of traditions, and indeed why are there so many traditions? Why are they so prominent in our communities, despite the enormous popularity of eclecticism, solitary practice, and do-it-yourself spiritu ... Posted: March 13th. 2005 Views: 4,091 - [ Full Article ]
March 6th. 2005
- Religion, Magick and Spellwork - RuneWolf [Witchvox Sponsor]
What is the relationship between my spirituality, my religion and my practice of magick and/or spellwork? Well, that depends on how we define the two latter terms. And I’m not trying to be coy here, at least no more so than usual. ... Posted: March 6th. 2005 Views: 3,565 - [ Full Article ]
February 27th. 2005
- A Shocking Lack of Protection - LoneWolfTarot
The other day I was having a conversation with an older woman who has been studying Witchcraft for the last several years. In the course of our conversation I asked her what kind of shields and protection the tradition she was lea ... Posted: February 27th. 2005 Views: 10,792 - [ Full Article ]
- Ooh, My Head… - Jemma Hawtrey
Yes, the Neo-Pagan hangover is back with a vengeance (for the White Lighters, that word means “getting your own back”). Oh my Goddess, the things some of us come out with! Oops, I just did it too…I don’t know if an ... Posted: February 27th. 2005 Views: 3,684 - [ Full Article ]
February 20th. 2005
- The Magic of Witchcraft - Zyalia The Crone [Witchvox Sponsor]
Witchcraft Then:The classical Witches were not the village elders though they were frequently old. They were not priests or wizards (those people were called priests or wizards). And, while the classical Witch may s ... Posted: February 20th. 2005 Views: 3,890 - [ Full Article ]
- What is Religion's Place in Magic? - Taylor Ellwood
The other night I got into a long conversation about the difference between magic and Paganism. In the discussion, my friends and I basically asked what, if any, difference was there in regards to magic and Paganism. My conclusion ... Posted: February 20th. 2005 Views: 3,466 - [ Full Article ]
- Religion, Magick and Spellwork - Aidan Odinson
Religion, magick and spellwork are for me three aspects of a basic truth. Of course, that partly comes from how I define those three words, and to some they are the three most-debated definitions in theology. To show how I arrive ... Posted: February 20th. 2005 Views: 2,666 - [ Full Article ]
February 13th. 2005
- Paganism and Rebellion - Brendan Myers
Why do so many people enter Paganism as a way of expressing rebellion? Why do so many of us start on the path only because we wish to be reactionary, by for instance shocking our parents, teachers, or employers, or by deliberately ... Posted: February 13th. 2005 Views: 4,745 - [ Full Article ]
- What Public Structures Can and Cannot Do For Pagans - B. T. Newberg
Our own temples, community centers, festival grounds... There are a number of things Pagan public structures can do to serve the Pagan community, should we choose to create them. However, strictly speaking we do not need them. Thr ... Posted: February 13th. 2005 Views: 3,372 - [ Full Article ]
February 6th. 2005
- Eclectic Witchcraft: Mixed Blessings - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
I am extraordinarily thankful for the blessing my Great Grandmother gave me. That even in difficult times she held true to her beliefs and knowledge in raising me as a Witch. Even when it had to be hidden from the world. You dared ... Posted: February 6th. 2005 Views: 10,359 - [ Full Article ]
- Fifty Reasons For Community Space - Shea Thomas [Witchvox Sponsor]
A famous Greek mathematician, inventor, and ancestor to our modern Pagan movement once said about the lever: “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth.” One has to wonder what irony Archimedes would find in the fact tha ... Posted: February 6th. 2005 Views: 5,497 - [ Full Article ]
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