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February 16th. 2003
- A Perspective on the Sacred and Profane - Lisa Mc Sherry
This is a juicy topic, one I've been mulling over for a few weeks now. The difficulty has arisen from one thing: it's been hard to reconcile profane acts like terrorism into my essential notion of a sacred universe. With events li ... Posted: February 16th. 2003 Views: 5,145 - [ Full Article ]
- An Argument for the Exercise of Natural Law - Lili Fugit
Is nothing profane? Or is that the actual question? The real question, when directed at Pagans, Wiccans, and Witches, seems to be "Do you have any absolute moral values?" After all, most of us left organized religions that told us ... Posted: February 16th. 2003 Views: 3,173 - [ Full Article ]
February 2nd. 2003
- On Space - Darragh Nagle [Witchvox Sponsor]
Back in 1969, the Apollo program landed the first people on the moon.Everyone who witnessed those times measures history by that day, where were you when they landed on the moon? I was on a Greek ocean liner, comin ... Posted: February 2nd. 2003 Views: 5,367 - [ Full Article ]
February 1st. 2003
- Everything Is Sacred - Rev. Morninghawk Apollo
The world religions all teach that Divinity created everything. The stars. The planets. The dirt. The humans. And the mosquitoes. I believe that Divinity is an overall immanence. It surrounds us, protects us, and is wi ... Posted: February 1st. 2003 Views: 4,277 - [ Full Article ]
- The Nature Of Sacrilege - Hunter
(written in response to the Vox's request for writers to submit articles re: the 'what is holy' theme after 9-11)This is such a heady subject and so open to interpretation and misinterpretation that we will spend some time ... Posted: February 1st. 2003 Views: 3,418 - [ Full Article ]
January 19th. 2003
- What Is Sacred and What Is Profane? Ah... that is the question. - Ginger Strivelli
Well, some people think the 60-foot tall cell phone tower disguised as a cross that looms over my neighborhood is "sacred". I'd say it was profane... might even employ some profanity to explain just how profane I find that ugly mo ... Posted: January 19th. 2003 Views: 3,962 - [ Full Article ]
December 15th. 2002
- Networking 101 - Ann Marie
You've read a few books, studied about this religion called Wicca and have heard the term Paganism. You like what you know so far but all the books tell you finding a teacher or a group is no easy task. How do you go about this? W ... Posted: December 15th. 2002 Views: 4,327 - [ Full Article ]
November 24th. 2002
- Values - Darragh Nagle [Witchvox Sponsor]
I'll start this discussion by stating for the record my own personal bias. I have followed a shamanistic path for 40 years. My opinions here reflect my views as such, and I do not expect everyone to agree with them.With th ... Posted: November 24th. 2002 Views: 5,255 - [ Full Article ]
November 15th. 2002
- Living a Pagan Life : I'm Chopping, I'm Chopping - RuneWolf [Witchvox Sponsor]
As with any belief system, my Paganism effects my daily life only when I put it into practice: "Putting my money where my mouth is, " as Mother is wont to say. Sometimes that comes reflexively, and sometimes it has to be a conscio ... Posted: November 15th. 2002 Views: 5,990 - [ Full Article ]
- Living as a Witch - Rev. Morninghawk Apollo
Some people choose to live as Witches on a Sabbat or for full and dark moon rituals, but I choose to live life as a Witch at all times. How do I live as a Witch? Many people I’ve met believe that it is a matter of doing a pr ... Posted: November 15th. 2002 Views: 5,625 - [ Full Article ]
October 12th. 2002
- Samhain, the Time of the Ancestors - Santa Muertero
Although I honor and serve my ancestors year-round, All Hallows is the time when I go all out for them and prepare a large feast. However, I find little information in many of the marketed texts of Wicca and modern Paganism that d ... Posted: October 12th. 2002 Views: 9,401 - [ Full Article ]
- From the Mouths of Gods - Rev. Morninghawk Apollo
We all have had times where we felt very lost and confused. We'd ask our friends and family for advice, but it isn't enough. We search within ourselves for the answers, but can't see through the mists of confusion. When it seems t ... Posted: October 12th. 2002 Views: 5,436 - [ Full Article ]
June 30th. 2002
- Pagans Speak Out on the 'Pledge' #1 - Christina Aubin [Witchvox Sponsor]
On matters of religion and government - I make it no secret that I am in high favor of the separation of church and state - theocracies have a long and harsh history, no doubt begun by well meaning folks but ending horribly wrong, ... Posted: June 30th. 2002 Views: 4,150 - [ Full Article ]
May 12th. 2002
- Spirit Guides - Mar-Garet
My Creative Writing teacher (about 20 years ago) had just assigned to us: 'Imagine an entity who would symbolize to you great wisdom.' Then we were to write a dialogue with that entity in our journals. My 'entity' turned out to be ... Posted: May 12th. 2002 Views: 5,734 - [ Full Article ]
- If I Could Talk To the Animals - Aurora Rose
I was initially introduced to Wicca through my friend Duamuteffe, who practices a blend of Shamanism, Christianity, Wicca, and Hinduism. Due to her early influence, my spirit guides have always been animal totems. My first animal ... Posted: May 12th. 2002 Views: 5,511 - [ Full Article ]
April 13th. 2002
- Mixing Pantheons in Modern Pagan Practice - Ben Gruagach [Witchvox Sponsor]
It has been said by some Wiccan authors that mixing mythological pantheons is bad and should be avoided at all costs. The usual argument given for this admonishment is that each pantheon, indeed each deity, has very specific featu ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 5,658 - [ Full Article ]
- Should I Mix Pantheons? - Rev. Morninghawk Apollo
You heard from a friend that Odin is a good, powerful god. You also like working with Osiris. Should you work them both in the same ritual? Will they get along? Who is Odin anyway?There is nothing wrong with mixing pantheo ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 5,054 - [ Full Article ]
- Thoughts on Mixing Deities - Ignacio Ceja [Witchvox Sponsor]
I grew up reading mythology. Greek, Roman, Aztec, Egyptian, it didn't matter where it came from. Nearly every afternoon could find me in the school library. The head librarian came to the practice of setting books out just for me. ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 4,000 - [ Full Article ]
- Never Mix, Never Worry - RuneWolf [Witchvox Sponsor]
One of the many things I like about Witchvox is that the staff there is never hesitant to throw out controversial topics, and I would have to say that, in my experience, this one is in the Top Five at least.Now, I wasta ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 3,813 - [ Full Article ]
- Mixing Pantheons: is it Possible? - Lori Dake [Witchvox Sponsor]
A guilty pleasure of mine is professional wrestling: fine, there. I said it! I'm 28 and I like wrestling! Sometimes I really do enjoy watching "WWF RAW is War!" on TNN after a very stressful day at work. Some people, like my husba ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 3,705 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual Spice: The Mixing of Pantheons - NightLad [Witchvox Sponsor]
Isis. Odin. Hera. Anubis. We know the mythology which accompanies each of these ancient Gods. We study their history, their followers, the teachings and morals which we believe they stand for. Indeed, as with all ancient reflectio ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 3,534 - [ Full Article ]
- A Dash of Deity, A Pinch of Today - Mino [Witchvox Sponsor]
This is an age of information. We can only assume it to be the point in time that the Well of Knowledge is fuller than it has ever been. History has recorded many strange and wonderful events involving human beings upon the planet ... Posted: April 13th. 2002 Views: 3,203 - [ Full Article ]
March 15th. 2002
- Converting to Paganism - RuneWolf [Witchvox Sponsor]
To say that I converted to Paganism would be somewhat inaccurate. I think one must first belong to one religion before one can convert to another. As I claimed no religious affiliations when I came to Paganism, I don't really thin ... Posted: March 15th. 2002 Views: 4,757 - [ Full Article ]
- Why I'm a Witch - Talma Stormphoenix
I think my first clue that I was different was my just being a "nature kid". I never, and I mean NEVER, wanted to wear shoes! Every summer until I was twelve or thirteen I was bare-foot! It was nothing to go into the woods and jus ... Posted: March 15th. 2002 Views: 3,870 - [ Full Article ]
- Converting to Paganism - Taliesin Spiritvoice
Merry Meet one and all. I suppose that my conversion to Paganism came at the end of a very long journey to me that started in a little Pentecostal church in East Texas. I had grown up in a Christian home and attended church whenev ... Posted: March 15th. 2002 Views: 3,696 - [ Full Article ]
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