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December 25th. 2011
- The All...The Earth Goddess - Blanche Magee
If all religions respected each other’s views this world could accomplish so much. Why does humankind use religion to manipulate each other is my question? After much researching, I believe that it is all about fear and power to c ... Posted: December 25th. 2011 Views: 1,840 - [ Full Article ]
December 18th. 2011
- Mythology of a Southern Witch - Seba O'Kiley [Witchvox Sponsor]
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world. -- Walt Whitman, Song of MyselfI am the Southern Kitchen Witch. I am the stuff of legends and myth, honeysuckl ... Posted: December 18th. 2011 Views: 2,908 - [ Full Article ]
- What to "Remember" As We Near 2012 - Hecates Moon0013
The onset of the year 2012 draws us closer and closer to the ‘end’ of the Mayan calendar. According to some, it is to be the “end of the world”. In fact, many scholars who study the stars, and the Mayan culture, have stated (inclu ... Posted: December 18th. 2011 Views: 2,078 - [ Full Article ]
- Do You Have the Time? - Bran Cinnaedh
Paganism and Catholicism seem to be at complete odds. Pagans always (sometimes militantly) decry the bastardization of their “ancient and moste goode” holy days into the Church calendar, while Catholics will deny any validity of t ... Posted: December 18th. 2011 Views: 1,805 - [ Full Article ]
- Failing to See by Altered Light - Cee Are
The light we see by affects our perception of colors. Our perception of the colors in our environment affects our state of mind. Our state of mind affects the disposition of our moods. Our moods affect our ability to perceive as w ... Posted: December 18th. 2011 Views: 1,407 - [ Full Article ]
December 11th. 2011
- Yuletide Spirits Speak: from The Coven of Spirits Eternal - Greenbridge (Ellen Bergstrom)
I answered the phone on the first ring, “Well, hi there, that was fast.” said Meredith*.“The phone was in my hand when it rung. Why are you calling me so late.” “I'm calling late but you had the phone in your hand! ... Posted: December 11th. 2011 Views: 1,413 - [ Full Article ]
- Art: Our Manifestation of Will and Inspiration - Lee Gray
I think it is good to become craft person with an expressive form of art; it is a way to share your soul with the world and helps to internalize belief and to give it a real footing in you mind and the world around us. In ... Posted: December 11th. 2011 Views: 1,393 - [ Full Article ]
December 4th. 2011
- It's Elemental, My Dear Watson - BellaDonna Saberhagen
In most modern neo-Pagan paths, there are four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. When I first started out, these were unquestionable facts. All the books I bought broke up the elements this way, ascribed certain tools to cert ... Posted: December 4th. 2011 Views: 3,017 - [ Full Article ]
- Teaching Intuition - Jadalya Boudicca
Intuition is one of the strongest assets of a Witch. It is quite possible that one of the reasons people see Witches as “supernatural” is due to the fact that most Witches rely so heavily on their intuitions that we seem to have s ... Posted: December 4th. 2011 Views: 2,634 - [ Full Article ]
- The Seven Directions - Diane Wing
Our mundane reality says that we have four compass directions that guide our physical travels – north, south, east, and west. Yet our spiritual reality offers seven directions that guide our energetic path, offering us energies th ... Posted: December 4th. 2011 Views: 2,297 - [ Full Article ]
- A Thinking Witch’s Approach to Silence (and Quantum Physics) - Ehsha Apple
Most of us who teach, concentrate on the theological approaches to Paganism. This makes sense - it's religion, right? But what if your worldview imagines "Science" as part-and-parcel with "Theology"? That's where I found myself. A ... Posted: December 4th. 2011 Views: 2,166 - [ Full Article ]
- The True Power of Meditation - AwenSpirit
Meditation is perhaps the simplest yet effective technique in Paganism for achieving spiritual self-actualization, a focused mind, and a balanced life. In this society, the common person would of think meditation as Buddhist monks ... Posted: December 4th. 2011 Views: 2,142 - [ Full Article ]
November 27th. 2011
- Initiatory Witchcraft and the Beetle in the Box - Rhys Chisnall
Although I should know better and haven’t done so for years, and will probably not do so again for many more, I recently took part in a debate on the Craft on the inter-web. Generally speaking, I think this is a bad idea, as the a ... Posted: November 27th. 2011 Views: 2,210 - [ Full Article ]
- Universal Consciousness and Manifestation: The Creation of Rayvn Haven - Alfred Willowhawk, MMsc, RMT, CTM, Shaman
It is always wonderful when the Universal Consciousness manifests amazing gifts that are part of the balance. In July of 2011 at ZenFest in McClouth, Kansas, we were blessed to meet Danette and Matt who were vending Native America ... Posted: November 27th. 2011 Views: 1,724 - [ Full Article ]
November 20th. 2011
- Coming Out as a Zimmelblob - Fire Lyte
I was walking around a shopping center the other day when a man in a funny hat came up to me and exclaimed, “You are a GORGEOUS Zimmelblob!” Well, all I heard initially was ‘you are gorgeous’, so I said, “Thank you.” Then, as I wa ... Posted: November 20th. 2011 Views: 4,318 - [ Full Article ]
- The Happy Side of Magick - Poppaea Holmes
I have never really used many spells or chants, and when I have it is often at a time when I feel I can do nothing else… one of those ‘may as well try it’ approaches. I understand the mechanics of spell casting, how it works and h ... Posted: November 20th. 2011 Views: 2,167 - [ Full Article ]
- The Hidden Wisdom of the Popular Media - Ryan Hatcher
Would anyone actually believe me if I said that graphic novels, comedy movies and animated series could contain any grain of spiritual or metaphysical inspiration? Probably not, and I wouldn't have thought so either, but then I ex ... Posted: November 20th. 2011 Views: 1,914 - [ Full Article ]
- K’ekchi Mayan Paganism - Bob Makransky
In contrast to the Abrahamic religions (which include rationalistic-materialism: the pseudo-science practiced in capitalistic academia) , paganism isn’t a matter of beliefs, but rather of cognition. Paganism seeks to operate on an ... Posted: November 20th. 2011 Views: 1,906 - [ Full Article ]
November 13th. 2011
- Witches And/Or Witches? - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Over the past few months I have been reminded of something I had forgotten…What truly makes a REAL FAMILY!As most of you know, my Great Grandmother raised me. She was a blessed and magickal Witch, full of wisdom, magick an ... Posted: November 13th. 2011 Views: 3,997 - [ Full Article ]
- Confessions of a Former Otherkin - BellaDonna Saberhagen
I’ve been contemplating this article for a while, but someone’s response to The Chicken or the Egg prompted its necessity. I was going to make it a less personal piece, however, I think it comes off as less judgmental when ... Posted: November 13th. 2011 Views: 3,392 - [ Full Article ]
- Altar'd States - Changeling
When you set out on a Pagan path--be it Witchcraft, Druidry, Reconstructionism of some sort, or yet another path--often one of the first things you will be advised to do is set up a sacred place in your home. Usually this space is ... Posted: November 13th. 2011 Views: 2,426 - [ Full Article ]
- Tolerant or Doormat? - WolfishAura
Sometimes you just have to be tolerant of others if you want them to be tolerant of you. I’ve always been one of those people that say that if you want to be tolerated you must be tolerant. It’s a two way street for me (like respe ... Posted: November 13th. 2011 Views: 1,935 - [ Full Article ]
November 6th. 2011
- The Path of an American Traditionalist - Heather Belt
I write a blog on blogspot.com called “Path of an American Traditionalist”. I decided to call my blog this for one reason. It all starts with Scott Cunningham and “Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner”, which was th ... Posted: November 6th. 2011 Views: 2,995 - [ Full Article ]
- E-Mail and the Vulnerable Pagan - Once Schooled, Now Solo Mage
Recently I was forced to take a strong measure against someone I thought was a responsible member of the pagan community: I asked this person to remove me from an e-mail list the person had created and was moderating. Even though ... Posted: November 6th. 2011 Views: 2,741 - [ Full Article ]
- Shaman, Priest, Priestess, Pastor, or Candlestick-Maker - Alfred Willowhawk, MMsc, RMT, CTM, Shaman
Humans are always reaching for understanding. Whatever their religious, spiritual, or non-spiritual philosophy, we are always seeking to understand the world around us. In our pre-industrialized world, we sought these answers from ... Posted: November 6th. 2011 Views: 2,621 - [ Full Article ]
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