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February 5th. 2012
- Recycling Ritual Tools - Lupa [Witchvox Sponsor]
While neopaganism is relatively young, there are a variety of traditions that have arisen among some pagans surrounding ritual tools. Some have to do with their procurement, such as never haggle with the maker or seller of a tool ... Posted: February 5th. 2012 Views: 3,518 - [ Full Article ]
January 29th. 2012
- Solitary Spirituality - Jessica Marie Baumgartner [Witchvox Sponsor]
Being a solitary Witch does not mean that you have to do everything alone. I myself have been a member of a coven and practiced on my own as well, finding that not everyone is meant to perform rituals and works of magic with other ... Posted: January 29th. 2012 Views: 3,670 - [ Full Article ]
- Covens - Franco
Many people who follow a magickal path will be part of a coven. Many will have had their first introduction to the Craft via covens. Things are always exciting when you first join one as you get to meet new people, or gather with ... Posted: January 29th. 2012 Views: 2,774 - [ Full Article ]
- Resolving Not to make New Year Resolutions - raewytch
The midwinter season has finally wound up and I find myself looking to new ideas, projects and hopefully an interesting year ahead.My solstice celebration was such a lovely time with my family and some good friends all tog ... Posted: January 29th. 2012 Views: 2,073 - [ Full Article ]
January 22nd. 2012
- Cleaning and Consecrating a Book of Shadows - Cerberus Bindweed
Before the book you choose to be your Book of Shadows is ever written in, you should first cleanse and consecrate it. Cleansing also called “purifying”; it removes any past energies that your future Book of Shadows has gathered an ... Posted: January 22nd. 2012 Views: 16,191 - [ Full Article ]
- Rediscovering Cakes and Wine - Kedeshim
In the Scriptures of the Abrahamic traditions, we find a curious verse. Essentially, it describes an “order of service” as would have been used by the worshippers of the old Gods in the land of Israel. It reads: “And your ... Posted: January 22nd. 2012 Views: 3,968 - [ Full Article ]
- Crisis in Faith - Sage Tiger
Have you noticed that the economy seems to be worse than ever for a lot of people? I have and the stress that results from it…and how much harder it is for people to find a job now. This stress eats at you and drains your energy e ... Posted: January 22nd. 2012 Views: 2,735 - [ Full Article ]
January 15th. 2012
- Kitchen Witches Do It Root Up - Seba O'Kiley [Witchvox Sponsor]
Not too long ago, I was thinking about the idea of "selfishness." As a Kitchen Witch, and as a Southerner, it is not in my nature to be selfish. After all, I provide sustenance and healing energy to my tribe, show up to a neighbor ... Posted: January 15th. 2012 Views: 4,570 - [ Full Article ]
- Logos, Mythos and the Category Mistake - Rhys Chisnall
The Oxford philosopher Gilbert Ryle came up with an amazing thinking tool, the idea of a category mistake outlined in his book, Concepts of Mind. I would argue that this tool that has relevance to those who are interested i ... Posted: January 15th. 2012 Views: 2,840 - [ Full Article ]
- Thoughts on Karma and Law of Grace - Stewart Bitkoff
In the universe, there is a natural law that for every action there is an equal and/or opposite reaction. This applies to our thoughts as well. When we desire or want something, our thoughts seek a conduit to make our desires deve ... Posted: January 15th. 2012 Views: 2,698 - [ Full Article ]
January 8th. 2012
- Thirteen Keys to the Qabalistic Tree of Life - Robin Fennelly [Witchvox Sponsor]
As magickal practitioners we are constantly in a state of change and exploration. We intuitively seek out that which will enhance and inform our skill set for more effective use and personal growth. It is for this reason that stud ... Posted: January 8th. 2012 Views: 4,869 - [ Full Article ]
- Eating Recommendations - Bob Makransky
With the possible exception of sex, eating is the most powerful act you perform in your daily life. Yet in our society (assuming that you are not e.g. a kosher Jew or a macrobiotic) most of us tend to trivialize this act - indeed, ... Posted: January 8th. 2012 Views: 3,192 - [ Full Article ]
- The Goddess Isis and the Kabbalistic Shekinah - David Rankine
The influence of the Greco-Egyptian goddess Isis spread throughout much of the ancient world. From her roots in pre-dynastic Egypt as a minor deity, her cult quickly grew in importance in the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BCE) to a posit ... Posted: January 8th. 2012 Views: 3,113 - [ Full Article ]
January 1st. 2012
- The Charge of the Goddess: Listen to the Words of Leland and Crowley - Sorita d'Este [Witchvox Sponsor]
The Charge of the Goddess is probably one of the best known and loved poems used by contemporary Pagans. Its origins within the initiatory tradition of the Craft, or “Wicca” as it has become known, have been largely attributed to ... Posted: January 1st. 2012 Views: 9,059 - [ Full Article ]
- Finding Our Inner Resolve - Robin Fennelly [Witchvox Sponsor]
December 31st marks the last day of the calendar year of 2011, and we bring all the accumulated lessons, joys and sorrows of that year with us as we cross the threshold into a new beginning- the first day of a new year. For many, ... Posted: January 1st. 2012 Views: 3,351 - [ Full Article ]
- Matriarchy and/or Patriarchy: The Historical Record - Helio
In modern Wicca and Neo-Pagan Goddess worship in general there is a big push to emphasize the idea that once upon a time all peoples were matriarchal and worshipped the divinity solely in female form. Then, at the dawn of the high ... Posted: January 1st. 2012 Views: 3,042 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual Experience and Knowing God - Stewart Bitkoff
What is spiritual experience? Is spiritual experience- God? Each traveler is a universe with many levels. In this age, we are just beginning to experience and explore the complexity of our consciousness and spiritual experience. ... Posted: January 1st. 2012 Views: 2,381 - [ Full Article ]
December 25th. 2011
- Interview with the Vodoun: Manbo Sallie Anne Glassman - Brunhilde [Witchvox Sponsor]
I am a solitary Wiccan living in a wonderful city where diverse cultural influences abound. My city is New Orleans and one of our local religions is Vodou (voh-DOO) . I was interested in learning more about it, to compare and cont ... Posted: December 25th. 2011 Views: 3,838 - [ Full Article ]
- The Cailleach: Goddess with an Apron full of Rocks - Sorita d'Este [Witchvox Sponsor]
“Determined now her tomb to build, Her ample skirt with stones she filled, And dropped a heap on Carron-more;Then stepped one thousand yards to Loar, And dropped another goodly heap;And then with one prodigious ... Posted: December 25th. 2011 Views: 3,764 - [ Full Article ]
- Hekate Wears Tartan! - David Rankine
Much of the old magic may be found hidden in plain view if you but look in the right places. And those right places are often old histories and works of folklore. A case in point which grew from a seed to a precious fruit was a re ... Posted: December 25th. 2011 Views: 3,682 - [ 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: 6,145 - [ 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: 2,203 - [ Full Article ]
December 11th. 2011
- Art: Our Manifestation of Will and Inspiration - Lee Billings
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: 2,663 - [ Full Article ]
- 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: 2,473 - [ Full Article ]
December 4th. 2011
- 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: 3,488 - [ Full Article ]
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