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June 19th. 2011
- Knowing Right and Wrong - Stewart Bitkoff
On one level people want simple answers and to be told what to do. On another they want freedom to choose and make their own decisions. People are multi-level and have the capacity to make their own choices as well as accept direc ... Posted: June 19th. 2011 Views: 3,226 - [ Full Article ]
June 12th. 2011
- Exploring the Goddess Arianrhod - Helena Domenic
As I worked on research for this article, I was reminded that Arianrhod does not always come off in a great way in the Welsh stories about her that have survived. She seems a harsh, aloof and self-centered Goddess, one who does no ... Posted: June 12th. 2011 Views: 6,791 - [ Full Article ]
- Ye Gods! - Janice Van Cleve
The gods make me happy. I’m happy that I found them. I didn’t really lose them, mind you, but since I grew up Roman Catholic I had no access to them before now. It went like this:I graduated through parochial school, Catho ... Posted: June 12th. 2011 Views: 3,745 - [ Full Article ]
June 5th. 2011
- An Interview with Oberon Zell (with Bernadette Montana) - Brid's Closet
Bernadette: Oberon, I want to thank you for taking the time to do this. You were actually the one who inspired me to do this series of interviews. When we had our talk at Starwood, we spoke about history and who our elders are. Ho ... Posted: June 5th. 2011 Views: 9,391 - [ Full Article ]
- Out of Body Experience or Vision? - Rev. etain.butterfly
One morning around 1:30 a.m., I woke up drenched in perspiration after having a powerful strange dream. I got up and took a shower, trying to calm my nerves. I immediately got a pencil and paper to draw what I had seen. I added al ... Posted: June 5th. 2011 Views: 3,080 - [ Full Article ]
May 29th. 2011
- What Happened to the Groups? - Kalex Korban
So it seems you’re the only one! You’ve looked everywhere. Magazines, the local shops, even online. You get the same thing just about every time. You email and receive no response. Or the response is that no group exists anymore. ... Posted: May 29th. 2011 Views: 4,651 - [ Full Article ]
- What to Expect During a Reiki Healing Session - Gloria Gypsy
What is Reiki? “Reiki” means “Universal Energy” in Japanese and is the life force that is everywhere and inside of everything. We are all born to be Reiki therapists, so you need not worry about whether or not you will have the ab ... Posted: May 29th. 2011 Views: 3,066 - [ Full Article ]
May 22nd. 2011
- Animal Parts And Paganism - Lupa [Witchvox Sponsor]
For over a decade I have been incorporating animal parts into my artwork and pagan practices (1) . I started in 1998 when, while on a quest for better beads than what the big box store had, I discovered a small arts and crafts sho ... Posted: May 22nd. 2011 Views: 4,467 - [ Full Article ]
May 15th. 2011
- Seventh Major Mass Extinction: or Why I'm a Green Witch - Treasach [Witchvox Sponsor]
When I was training as a petroleum engineer in University in the late 80's, we were already referring to the present era as the "Seventh Major Mass Extinction". However, the evidence has been in for decades about the species loss ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 4,667 - [ Full Article ]
- Shadow Creepy - Shion Flame
The journey I share tonight is about my own personal discovery of my shadow totem. When I was a little girl, I was curious about bugs and other creepy crawlies. My mother lit my creative interests by helping my sister and I catch ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 4,527 - [ Full Article ]
- A Call to Arms - The Time is Now - Storm Shadow-Wolf
Listen! Brothers! Sisters! Those of you of my blood - and you all are of my blood! One people, one tribe, one heart - now be of one mind! Lend to me your hearts and minds and listen openly to the words I have for you now…I ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 3,703 - [ Full Article ]
- I Aim to Misbehave - LoreCaster
Children of all ages have dreams, and many are taught that such things are exercises in whimsy and best left in childhood. Their parents teach them that well-behaved children do not waste time on fantasy, and effort is best resolv ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 3,574 - [ Full Article ]
- My Path to Wicca - Rev. Luna Bloodstone
Growing up as a child, I loved the Arthurian legends that told of knights and magic and Excalibur, King Arthur and Merlin. I loved movies like The Wizard of Oz, The Black Cauldron, Sword in the Stone, and The Never Endin ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 3,374 - [ Full Article ]
May 8th. 2011
- Warp and Weft (Why Witchcraft Works - For Me) - Renee Damoiselle
Picture a loom - a large one, for the weaving of those lovely tapestries that hang in old stone castles. The "warp" are the tightly pulled, vertical, stationary threads. The "weft" are the threads woven horizontally, in and out of ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 3,477 - [ Full Article ]
- Be the Change - Spark [Witchvox Sponsor]
The state patrol vehicle pulled away from the backpack-laden couple and their pink-sweatered dog on the side of the freeway. I had never picked up hitchhikers before after a lifetime of being admonished by conventional wisdom (inc ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 3,293 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual University: Repetition and Formula - Stewart Bitkoff
One of the characteristics of the way our mind works is to create order, categorize and use repetition to help establish a sense of security. Additionally, this tendency toward repetition is one of the aspects of the physical univ ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 2,783 - [ Full Article ]
May 1st. 2011
- Making Room for all Genders in Paganism - Maggi Horseman
In this age of women’s liberation, we still find a deep wound surrounding gender differences in our culture. How is gender expressed differently in the pagan community? Is there still a use for gender specific ritual spaces? Many ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 4,731 - [ Full Article ]
- Sacred Sexuality - Mel Fleming II
Sexuality, while it should be a topic of freer thinking in the pagan community, is still viewed with great suspicion in many of our circles, covens, and pagan philosophies. In fact, it has become a very sensitive topic, bringing o ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 4,580 - [ Full Article ]
- Allegiance to Self: a Dedication Rite - Willow Moon
The following dedication rite may be used as is, or it may be adapted and augmented as is meaningful and potent for each practitioner. It is intended for the purpose of solitary Ritual. *I often hear the word initiation mi ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 3,669 - [ Full Article ]
April 24th. 2011
- Light, Love and Fluffy Bunnies, Oh My! (Thoughts on Polarities) - Corvidae
I've always been a non-conformist. I suppose a lot of us are, or we wouldn't be Pagan in a largely Judeo-Christian society. Here we are, doing the best we can to better ourselves spiritually in the most non-hypocritical manner pos ... Posted: April 24th. 2011 Views: 4,795 - [ Full Article ]
- Menarche - The Threshold of Maiden - Maggi Horseman
I had a couple of experiences this weekend that gave me some insight about the nature of the Maiden phase/face of the Goddess as well as Maiden as a phase in a woman's life. A girl in my family crossed the threshold of Menarche la ... Posted: April 24th. 2011 Views: 4,587 - [ Full Article ]
- The Manifestation of Truth/The Truth of Manifestation - Willow Moon
Do we live in a black and white world? Throughout my life I have noticed how people socially interact. Perhaps it is in my nature; perhaps this is a learned awareness. I have noticed that we sometimes walk through life unaware of ... Posted: April 24th. 2011 Views: 3,331 - [ Full Article ]
April 10th. 2011
- Experiences With Children - Finding The Natural Path - Draigathar
I was in the kitchen preparing some food. My daughter Mirah, then 3, was playing with some toys in the living room alongside the neighbor boy who was also 3. The two moms were talking with each other as they watched the kids. The ... Posted: April 10th. 2011 Views: 6,651 - [ Full Article ]
- Spirit of Spring - Shion Flame
It’s an odd time of year to share a 'ghost' story but springtime reminds me of an experience I'd like to share as the trees bud.In the early spring of 2008, I was asked to housesit at the family home of a dear friend. They ... Posted: April 10th. 2011 Views: 4,362 - [ Full Article ]
- Pagan Clergy Hospital Visits - Rev. etain.butterfly
I am providing a little bit of background about me. I am an RN with a bachelor’s degree in health care administration. I have been in the healthcare system for more than 35 years, and I am also head minister/clergy for a legally i ... Posted: April 10th. 2011 Views: 3,873 - [ Full Article ]
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