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July 15th. 2012
- A Trained Mind: Part III - Grey Ghost
This essay will combine the experimental learning explained in my essays “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and “The Trained Mind”. Hopefully you have mastered these concepts; we proceed by combining these two. My ... Posted: July 15th. 2012 Views: 1,620 - [ Full Article ]
July 8th. 2012
- Is the Catholic Church Ready to Embrace Paganism... or Extraterrestrials? - Sandy Lareau [Witchvox Sponsor]
I donned my pantyhose, conservative dress, and pentacle and made ready for the hour-long Christmas mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary, my husband's parish. I do this every year on Christmas and Easter out of respect for my husband's ... Posted: July 8th. 2012 Views: 2,920 - [ Full Article ]
- Bigots Come in All Denominations - Jeffery Johnson
In October 1998 (has it really been 13 years?) , the media was ablaze with the story of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was approached by two guys from whom he accepted a ride, only to have his head beaten in with the butt of ... Posted: July 8th. 2012 Views: 2,676 - [ Full Article ]
July 1st. 2012
- Death in the Afternoon... - Americanwitch
I took a brief walk after a working lunch. The sun was high in the sky and the air was cool. It was a beautiful September day in the Berkshire Mountains -- I'm new to the area and used any opportunity to get outside to help myself ... Posted: July 1st. 2012 Views: 2,383 - [ Full Article ]
- A Magickal Touch with Pets - Luna
At the time of writing this, I’m currently on spring break and spending time with my sister and relatives (many of whom I haven’t seen in five years) in the Upper East Coast of the US. It’s been awhile since I’ve been out here, bu ... Posted: July 1st. 2012 Views: 1,849 - [ Full Article ]
June 24th. 2012
- Goddesses on Contraception - Magaly Guerrero
In a recent interview by a Pagan online magazine, I wrote that “I was taught to celebrate the seasons, visualize my desires, assume responsibilities for my actions, respect all living things, and to see death as a part of the circ ... Posted: June 24th. 2012 Views: 3,107 - [ Full Article ]
- Out of the Frying Pan and Into Motherhood - Deborah Castellano
Maidenhood was easy. First on top of a table to shake my butt, I could metabolize tequila at rate so terrifying that there was a hundred dollar bet that I could out-drink a guy twice my size that I won. I wore stompy boots with sp ... Posted: June 24th. 2012 Views: 2,242 - [ Full Article ]
- Killing the Father: A Post-Patriarchal View on Parenting and Letting Go - Tim Ward
Two years ago I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with my 20 year old son, Josh. What started off as an adventure vacation turned into a rite of passage for both of us – a letting go of the past relationship of parent child, and the disco ... Posted: June 24th. 2012 Views: 1,924 - [ Full Article ]
June 17th. 2012
- How to Fight Like a Witch - Bob Makransky
For the past five years I’ve been involved in this nuisance lawsuit over a piece of land which these people sold me; then they made a new (falsified) registration on the same land and took it over by force (threatened to kill me, ... Posted: June 17th. 2012 Views: 4,903 - [ Full Article ]
- Your Moral Compass: Cursework for College - Deborah Castellano
A while back I foolishly agreed to teach Hoodoo 101 to the college kids in the Pagan club at my alma mater. And I like promised the president that there would be absolutely no discussion on curse work whatsoever. About tha ... Posted: June 17th. 2012 Views: 3,283 - [ Full Article ]
- The Importance of Basic Techniques - Luna
Since I began earnestly looking into Wicca and magickal practices, some of the most emphasized concepts were visualization and psychic hygiene. And, as I think about this now, I can’t see why anyone wouldn’t emphasize them. Much o ... Posted: June 17th. 2012 Views: 2,814 - [ Full Article ]
- Magick and Consequence - LuluBel
At no time did I neglect the Spiritual aspects of being a Witch and Pagan. Doing visualizations, path-working, Rituals and much learning, was just as fun for me as the spell-work but this particular life lesson of mine is about Ma ... Posted: June 17th. 2012 Views: 2,460 - [ Full Article ]
- Going Up? (A Meditation) - Ted MacGillivray [Witchvox Sponsor]
You are in an automatic elevator. Its walls are made of some unknown material but are non-threatening. Over the door is the usual readout of floor-numbers, but the script in which they are written is unfamiliar. To the right of th ... Posted: June 17th. 2012 Views: 1,981 - [ Full Article ]
June 10th. 2012
- Introduction to the Old Religion - Grand Master Barabbas
First, some "facts". The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines ‘Witchcraft’ as a: the use of sorcery or magic b: communication with the devil or with a familiar. (‘Familiar’ being defined as: noun; A demon supposedly attending a witc ... Posted: June 10th. 2012 Views: 4,483 - [ Full Article ]
- Tantra For Witches - Dylan Greenley
In our universe, male and female join together to create new life. Likewise, particles of positive and negative electrical charge are necessary to form matter. And just like electricity, magnetism, that other fundamental conduit o ... Posted: June 10th. 2012 Views: 3,344 - [ Full Article ]
June 3rd. 2012
- Ramblings of a Pagan Guy: Growing Pains - Ashka Ryo [Witchvox Sponsor]
Before we begin, let’s be 100% honest with ourselves; growing up can be a real - well, I'll let you choose your descriptive word there...Forcefully being removed from a blissful world of near perfect entertainment with friends, ca ... Posted: June 3rd. 2012 Views: 3,859 - [ Full Article ]
- The Beautiful Balanced Wiccan Rede - Naya Aerodiode
Lately, I've seen "harm none" become the new short form of the Wiccan Rede among the Pagan populace. The whole of the Wiccan Rede reads, "An it harm none, do what thou Wilt." There are two parts to this, and both are very importan ... Posted: June 3rd. 2012 Views: 3,706 - [ Full Article ]
- What is in a Name or Title? - Rev. HPs Ariana Darci Clausen - Vélez
“Man, know thyself, and thou shalt know the universe and it’s Gods” -- The Oracle at Delphi --I haven’t written anything in some time and now find myself needing to speak on certain issues that have become regular occurren ... Posted: June 3rd. 2012 Views: 2,658 - [ Full Article ]
May 27th. 2012
- Is Wicca Dead? - Helio
It seems like an odd thing to me, and I’m sure to many others, that some would claim that Wicca is dead or dying. But I have heard this from at least a few members of the Craft. Strange to think of Wicca, the fastest growing of th ... Posted: May 27th. 2012 Views: 4,021 - [ Full Article ]
- Finding My Way Back - LuluBel
For just a while, I wandered off my path and lost my way. The stress at work was overwhelming me and I tried to shield my Spirituality from that stress instead of using my Spirituality to shield myself from it. Compartment ... Posted: May 27th. 2012 Views: 2,584 - [ Full Article ]
- In Sickness and In Health - Luna
Despite the title, this essay has absolutely nothing to do with marriage, handfasting or marital vows (I’m not married yet, so I don’t feel qualified to talk about that just yet) . Nope, today’s topic is magickal and spiritual pra ... Posted: May 27th. 2012 Views: 2,458 - [ Full Article ]
May 20th. 2012
- What's With All of This Ritual? - lightgoddess
Recently, I was chatting with a friend and the subject of ritual came up. This friend, who is relatively new to the Craft, sometimes doesn’t understand why things are done as they are done. He possesses the logic of a Vulcan and c ... Posted: May 20th. 2012 Views: 3,239 - [ Full Article ]
- Spiritual Paganism - Jessica Marie Baumgartner [Witchvox Sponsor]
Paganism is one of the most spiritual and free ways of life that I have ever experienced. But everyone grows and changes within their belief structure as they mature and age. I converted specifically to Wicca years ago and allowed ... Posted: May 20th. 2012 Views: 2,524 - [ Full Article ]
May 13th. 2012
- The Broke College Student: How To Obtain Some Magickal Tools - Luna
As my senior year of college comes to an end and I look back on the years I spent here, I wish to share my thoughts -- as a broke college student exploring spirituality and coming to Wicca or another Pagan path -- on how you too m ... Posted: May 13th. 2012 Views: 3,358 - [ Full Article ]
- Ramblings of a Pagan Guy: Answering the Call - Ashka Ryo [Witchvox Sponsor]
Intro: Over the years, I have found that many a person has this strange idea when it comes to the Pagan faiths. It is as if as soon as one converts, they [the new pagans] are thrown back to the Middle Ages. People also have this r ... Posted: May 13th. 2012 Views: 2,826 - [ Full Article ]
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