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November 6th. 2011
- Horoscopes and Tarot Cards: Handling Daily Readings - Raven Morgana Fae
Horoscope and Tarot Card readings are both forms of divination, and divination is the ability to tell the future. But how seriously are we to take these readings? And how are we to, in effect, to use this foretold information, to ... Posted: November 6th. 2011 Views: 2,104 - [ Full Article ]
October 30th. 2011
- Dark Goddesses, Not So Dark: Understanding Hecate - Hecates Moon0013
There are many Goddesses who are considered “Dark Gods/Goddesses and who tend to be misunderstood or seen as “evil.” A few examples are Hecate, the Morrigan, Anubis, Poseidon and quite a few more, I’d wager as well. In my case, th ... Posted: October 30th. 2011 Views: 3,524 - [ Full Article ]
- The Lord and Lady for the Non-Theist - Rhys Chisnall
Why would a spiritual tradition and craft that embraces the non-theism of pantheism and atheism use terms such as Lady and Lord, or Goddess and God? Are these words appropriate for those of us that believe that the words divine or ... Posted: October 30th. 2011 Views: 2,570 - [ Full Article ]
- Successful Fire Scrying - Jess [Witchvox Sponsor]
As a fire symbol, I always figured that fire scrying would come naturally. I had never had problems with “the sight” as many a vision had come to me, but controlling those visions or summoning them became a real challenge. While t ... Posted: October 30th. 2011 Views: 2,336 - [ Full Article ]
- The Nine Virtues - Kalynn Osburn
In some way or another throughout the ages, there have been sets of attributes that have been deemed by both society and individuals to define the quality of a person’s character. From the Ten Commandments to Sanatana Dharma, from ... Posted: October 30th. 2011 Views: 2,334 - [ Full Article ]
October 23rd. 2011
- Grow Your Own Lunar Calendar - Bran th' Blessed
The earliest lunar calendars were small sticks into which some Neolithic hunter carved notches to count the days between full moons. This hi-tech device required no battery replacement and was accurate within plus or minus three d ... Posted: October 23rd. 2011 Views: 2,327 - [ Full Article ]
- Death: Just Passing Through - M.T.Bargeman
We are all Human Beings. We are all like cowboys in cheesy Westerns- “just passin’ through, ma’am.” We are born, we live, and we die. Some of us grow old before we pass through the veil, and as elders are able to pass the wisdom t ... Posted: October 23rd. 2011 Views: 1,839 - [ Full Article ]
October 16th. 2011
- Are the Gods Natural? - B. T. Newberg
Gods, ghosts, spirits, and magic - are these supernatural? Nine out of ten Americans would likely say yes. And yet Pagans defy the norm.No, we say, our gods are natural. Is this a joke? A semantic game? A gimmick to ... Posted: October 16th. 2011 Views: 2,598 - [ Full Article ]
- Samhain Inspired Thoughts on Community - Crick [Witchvox Sponsor]
Hey folks, Samhain energies are at work and so I woke up this morning with some thoughts that I would like to share. First I would like to preface my thoughts with an analogy that I learned about many years ago. Basically, it is a ... Posted: October 16th. 2011 Views: 2,170 - [ Full Article ]
- Macha: One Face of the Morrigan - Morgan
Macha is a Goddess who appears in several different places in Irish mythology. She is a daughter of Ernmas, sister to Badbh and Anand/Nemain; in mythology these three sisters are the triple Morrighan. O’Mulconry’s glossary calls h ... Posted: October 16th. 2011 Views: 1,926 - [ Full Article ]
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Grey Ghost
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” … caught that old lyric as we were walking thru the mall. While the song is more in line with the winter season, I was always fond of the sentiment around the first of September when the ... Posted: October 16th. 2011 Views: 1,867 - [ Full Article ]
October 9th. 2011
- Is a Teacher Necessary? - Draigathar [Witchvox Sponsor]
At a public talk given by one of my teachers, he was asked whether it was necessary to have a teacher. He replied in theory no; but in practice yes. This is an astute answer, which I find pertinent to modern Paganism and its conti ... Posted: October 9th. 2011 Views: 5,768 - [ Full Article ]
- Empaths of New and Old - Hecates Moon0013
“Forget not the days of old, and recall the stories told of the burning and the screams; do they ever haunt your dreams… They broke Children on the wheel in the madness of their zeal, and in the shadow of their wake the innocence ... Posted: October 9th. 2011 Views: 3,670 - [ Full Article ]
- The Good Stuff - Seba O'Kiley [Witchvox Sponsor]
“You know, if we were to put this apple down, and leave it, it would be spoiled and gone in a few days. But, if we were to take a bite of it like this, it would become part of us, and we could take it with us, forever." -- (George ... Posted: October 9th. 2011 Views: 2,953 - [ Full Article ]
October 2nd. 2011
- Nephthys and Isis. A Tale of Two Sisters - Heather Belt
In ancient Egyptian lore, there lies a tale of two sisters. One dark and one light. Nephthys, sister to Isis, Mother of the house and funerals, could not be any different from her sister. While Isis' function in the Egyptian panth ... Posted: October 2nd. 2011 Views: 2,975 - [ Full Article ]
- A Visit With The Crone - A Short Story - Jadalya Boudicca
The inspiration for this short story came to me after a very turbulent and uncertain time in my life. I had just taken a major leap of faith that would have long-lasting effects, and whether it was positive or negative I didn't kn ... Posted: October 2nd. 2011 Views: 2,532 - [ Full Article ]
- Baltic Paganism - Greenhammer
I just want to be spiritually agile enough so when I die, I can land on my feet running. That day comes and a spirit guide suddenly appears and taps me on the shoulder. "Come with me, one of the Goddesses is having an orientation. ... Posted: October 2nd. 2011 Views: 1,990 - [ Full Article ]
September 25th. 2011
- Accepting The Magick - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
Recently a dear, young Witchlet friend of mind called me on the phone in tears. She was upset and feeling as if she was being driven to the edge off a spiritual cliff. Trying to do it all and be all she believed she should be as t ... Posted: September 25th. 2011 Views: 3,929 - [ Full Article ]
- Learning to be a Pagan - Lanterna
I don't call myself a Wiccan. And I don't consider myself a Witch either, because I've just started walking the path of the Ancient Gods, though I have nurtured the love for magick since I was 11 or 12. It was on Samhain (I called ... Posted: September 25th. 2011 Views: 2,742 - [ Full Article ]
- The Missing Link: The Art of Debate - Crick [Witchvox Sponsor]
For a large number of years I have been sharing my thoughts on the pagan community. Having been on this spiritual/mystical path since 1960 has given me plenty of time to observe, interact and to make comment on the direction that ... Posted: September 25th. 2011 Views: 1,807 - [ Full Article ]
- The Way We Were vs The Way We Are - Ryan Hatcher
If we are to look back to the inception of modern paganism and the people who were the force behind it and were to observe how they practiced, worshipped and worked magic and compared it to how we practice, worship and work magic ... Posted: September 25th. 2011 Views: 1,724 - [ Full Article ]
- Questions, But No Answers? - ReddragonBC
Many people ask hard questions: “Why do good people suffer?" “How can I cope with the anxiety of life?" “What happens to me when I die?". All these questions I have seen printed in any religious tract or pamphlet. Christianity, in ... Posted: September 25th. 2011 Views: 1,639 - [ Full Article ]
September 18th. 2011
- I Want to Believe: The True Story of a Lonely Skeptic - CoriOreo
Paganism is one of the fastest-growing religions (or religious groups, or what have you) in the modern world. People from dozens of different paths of life have in the last century chosen to leave their given faiths in order to wa ... Posted: September 18th. 2011 Views: 3,880 - [ Full Article ]
- Relationships: When Only One of You is Pagan - Ryan Hatcher
I've been in my current relationship for about a year and a quarter and like any relationship, we have our ups and downs. One thing that tends to pop up regularly, whether in jest or debate and sometimes a jibe, is the subject of ... Posted: September 18th. 2011 Views: 3,363 - [ Full Article ]
- First Steps into Paganism for Teens and Adults - AwenSpirit
Well, it was rough for me, too. I grew up Catholic, but I didn't "feel" right with staying Catholic or sharing its beliefs. We all reach that point in our life when we want to answer these questions: "Who am I?" "What am I doing h ... Posted: September 18th. 2011 Views: 3,046 - [ Full Article ]
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