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August 28th. 2011
- Beyond the Fluff - Maggi Setti [Witchvox Sponsor]
I've been struggling with not feeling that I want to call myself a Pagan; that somehow I missed the cultural boat. This boat feels like something I will never understand nor connect with. Yet, my religion is Wicca, and I am a Qaba ... Posted: August 28th. 2011 Views: 4,219 - [ Full Article ]
- A Witch Brewing among Catholics - Magaly Guerrero
How often do you think about the day you discovered Paganism? Not when you found it, at least not in my case—I have always been a Witch; I just didn’t call it that until I was teenager. Ironically, I saw my witchy light in ... Posted: August 28th. 2011 Views: 3,714 - [ Full Article ]
- Autumn Magick on the Wind - Lady Abigail [Witchvox Sponsor]
I am not sure whom to ask about this or if it is possible. But I was so excited to get this in so it might go on for my Great Grandmothers birthday, I send it the unedited one instead of the edited one. I know it is slated to go o ... Posted: August 28th. 2011 Views: 3,624 - [ Full Article ]
- Finding Your Pagan Moral Compass: On Letting Go - Deborah Castellano
Now, as we just discussed in my previous article, I don't really ascribe to needing to forgive every person in your life. If that person has crossed a boundary that is unforgivable to you and you no longer wish to have a relations ... Posted: August 28th. 2011 Views: 2,955 - [ Full Article ]
- Hidden Pagan Mysteries - Taliesin McKnight
The ancients held natural cycles and rhythms of nature as symbolic keys to the great cosmic mystery. We do know that the ancients had great pagan centers of learning—the great mystery schools. Unfortunately, we do not know the exa ... Posted: August 28th. 2011 Views: 2,758 - [ Full Article ]
August 21st. 2011
- True Blood Strikes Nerve With "Some" Witches - Heather Belt
I turned on my computer this past Sunday afternoon and the first thing that I see is “True Blood” trending on Yahoo.com. So being a HUGE fan of the show I click on the link expecting to find an article about an episode coming on t ... Posted: August 21st. 2011 Views: 4,260 - [ Full Article ]
- Love, Dating and the Modern Witch - Bran Cinnaedh
When it comes to dating, disclosing the particular religion or spirituality you happen to follow would seem to be relatively unimportant. In the overall grand scheme of things, it would seem that having a basic connection is more ... Posted: August 21st. 2011 Views: 3,245 - [ Full Article ]
- Witchcraft in Hollywood: a One-Way Affair - EarthandAsh
Casually curious and sick in bed, I watched The Craft the other day. Acceptably entertained but more seriously disturbed by its theft of Wiccan words and ritual, I have slowly realized the sorry state of Witchcraft in the m ... Posted: August 21st. 2011 Views: 2,894 - [ Full Article ]
- A World Without War? - Stewart Bitkoff
Over the Memorial Day Weekend, I had the long awaited opportunity to visit Gettysburg, PA and tour this immense and historic Civil War Battlefield. This is one of our National Parks with many tour guides, roads for cars, bicycles ... Posted: August 21st. 2011 Views: 1,732 - [ Full Article ]
August 14th. 2011
- Young Adult Witches: The Generation In Between - Soull the University Witch
For some youth, the world of Wicca and magick in general is a rather strange and awkward world. In middle school, they hide their new-found religious interest to “different faith” parents. In high school, they may continue on that ... Posted: August 14th. 2011 Views: 2,909 - [ Full Article ]
- Modern Paganism in Spain - Luthien
I’d like to share with you my memories of a daring leap I made last Litha, of my solo trip to a mountain retreat in the mountains of Gredos, Avila, in Spain to celebrate the solstice, and the subsequent research I carried out on m ... Posted: August 14th. 2011 Views: 2,514 - [ Full Article ]
- Reiki, Paganism and the Spiritual Path - Ryan Hatcher
I'm sure many of you know of, have heard of or even practice Reiki. But for those who are new or vaguely aware of it, allow me to explain:Reiki (pronounced ray-kee) as a word means “spiritual energy” or “spirit energy” and ... Posted: August 14th. 2011 Views: 2,227 - [ Full Article ]
August 7th. 2011
- Familiar or Pet - A Fine Line - Lione Moon
Wikipedia describes a familiar as this: “…supernatural entities that were believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, ” and their primary purpose being to “protect the new witch coming into his/her new ... Posted: August 7th. 2011 Views: 3,415 - [ Full Article ]
- Twelve-Step Paganism (Uh... WHUT? and other exclamations of confusion) - Corvidae
Let's get the disclaimer out of the way, as we are dealing directly with any Twelve Step Anonymous Program that exists: I'm not getting paid for this, this isn't endorsed, and the only interaction with any Twelve Step executive I ... Posted: August 7th. 2011 Views: 2,944 - [ Full Article ]
- Soft Polytheism: Cultural Appropriation for a New Age - BellaDonna Saberhagen
Per Wikipedia, Cultural Appropriation is defined as: the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It denotes acculturation or assimilation, but often connotes a negative view towards ... Posted: August 7th. 2011 Views: 2,816 - [ Full Article ]
- Religious Classes and Other Social Concoctions - Magaly Guerrero
I parked Perlo, my pepper white MINI Cooper, five and half blocks away from my destination, leaving the car’s front and rear bumpers at the mercy of New York City drivers. I could have secured my ride in my friend’s garage, but th ... Posted: August 7th. 2011 Views: 2,629 - [ Full Article ]
July 31st. 2011
- The Super Witch's Tarot - Fire Lyte
Tealeaves are nice, but then you have to wash dishes. Pendulums are ok, but how often does “Yes” answer the question “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if he were Chuck Norris?” (BTW, the answer is ‘all of it’.) Reading the en ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 4,513 - [ Full Article ]
- Harm None and the Rede? - Phoenix Sol
The rede is a very important thing to me and most other Wiccans I know, and some other branches of Paganism. However I feel that this important piece is highly misunderstood by a lot of the community. I have seen it again and agai ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 2,555 - [ Full Article ]
- Why I'm a PAT: My Journey to Becoming a Smoke-Free Witch - Jeffery Johnson
My love affair with cigarettes began when I was ten. That's the summer Dad gave me my first smoke--he said it would keep the mosquitoes away. I liked the smell of the cigarette. I kind of liked the taste, as well. Dad told me I wa ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 2,546 - [ Full Article ]
- Waking - Bob Makransky
My own, personal spiritual quest has been driven by a burning need to find the answers to two questions:1) Why is our society so screwed up? and2) Why are people such a**holes?After many years of contemplating and ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 2,316 - [ Full Article ]
- The Chicken or the Egg - BellaDonna Saberhagen
Who created whom? Did the gods create man or did man create the gods? This question was posed on a podcast. The host invited responses to his opinion, however, I’m new to listening to podcasts and was listening to back episodes th ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 2,247 - [ Full Article ]
- The Subjectivity of Deity - Ryan Hatcher
Each week I'll have a look at the articles on the Witches' Voice. Sometimes none will appeal to me, “just the same sort of stuff as usual” is often my thought in this situation (probably pre-judgmentally, but if the content doesn' ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 2,107 - [ Full Article ]
- Conquering Reality - Zanaffar
Many spiritualists find themselves living in two separate worlds, even from the beginning of their lives. As they grow up, mature, learn and gain experience, this dual life becomes something very usual, an irreplaceable part of th ... Posted: July 31st. 2011 Views: 1,794 - [ Full Article ]
July 24th. 2011
- A Walk in the Wilds - Draigathar
It had been a few months since I had been to the woods. The daily activity had kept me occupied and living without a car makes it less likely to just go spontaneously. Now a friend had wanted to go out to learn something of the fo ... Posted: July 24th. 2011 Views: 4,057 - [ Full Article ]
- Preparing a Temple Space - Chirotus Infinitum
Most neopagans will develop some sort of magical practice, and a few will engage in this practice regularly and consistently. There are several good reasons to develop such a regular practice, and possible a couple not to. The dec ... Posted: July 24th. 2011 Views: 3,247 - [ Full Article ]
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