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March 6th. 2011
- Neandertal: Not Our Cousin But Our Brother - Verda Smedley
Poor Neandertal (Homo neanderthalsis) , discovered in 1856, has been maligned for more than 150 years. He was a hunter-gatherer and lived in small bands or extended family units. Neandertal’s physical uniqueness is now understood ... Posted: March 6th. 2011 Views: 2,499 - [ Full Article ]
- Religious Form: Internal and External Reality - Stewart Bitkoff
Traveler: Speak to me of the great religions, and why each states their Path is the only Way. In the past, religious difference has led to wars, killing, and fighting. Why is this? Master: On an inner level, your religion ... Posted: March 6th. 2011 Views: 2,266 - [ Full Article ]
February 27th. 2011
- The Evil Evil Eye - Fire Lyte
When people say “Hallmark holiday, ” the holiday they are most likely talking about is Valentine’s Day. However it began it has surely come a long way and taken several left turns. This day has devolved into a disgusting barrage o ... Posted: February 27th. 2011 Views: 3,065 - [ Full Article ]
- The Paradox of Contemporary Paranormal Research - Michael
Psychical or paranormal research - the pursuit of evidence to validate the existence of psychic, supernatural, or preternatural phenomena using scientifically rigourous methodologies – has come to a crossroads in contemporary soci ... Posted: February 27th. 2011 Views: 2,796 - [ Full Article ]
- The Open Hand - Janice Van Cleve
Familiarity is comfortable. We are naturally more comfortable in our own town than in a strange city because we are familiar with our own streets, the traffic laws, and how to get around. In the same way we are more comfortable wa ... Posted: February 27th. 2011 Views: 2,664 - [ Full Article ]
- Can We Believe in Numerology ? - Coventine
When someone sits down to play the piano and looks at the sheet music, what they see is a series of lines, dots and flags printed on the page. Is that music, all those little squiggles? No, that's just the score and no more music ... Posted: February 27th. 2011 Views: 2,615 - [ Full Article ]
- Renew Ancient Death Rituals - Grey Ghost
While all of the world’s religions have significant differences, some common themes or belief systems appear as one study the religions of the world. As an example common Judaism and Islam both hold a belief that there are seven l ... Posted: February 27th. 2011 Views: 2,463 - [ Full Article ]
February 20th. 2011
- The Pagan Spirit in Modern Times - Draigathar
The human mind has come to a pivot point. Our internal thinking process is disconnected from the rhythms of Nature. Our outer life, the physical existence, is also disconnected from Nature. This has allowed the psyche to become in ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 4,370 - [ Full Article ]
- Time To Sharpen Up Our Game? - Vikki Bramshaw
October 2010 marked one of the perhaps most memorable moments for Paganism in the last decade, as Druidry was recognized as an official religion in the UK and awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission. Following this, an ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 3,259 - [ Full Article ]
- (Insert Your Name Here) : Vampire Slayer! - Bob Makransky
If you have ever returned home to find your place burglarized or vandalized, then you know that feeling of violation – like actually having been raped – that pervades the scene. You feel dirty and slimed-on. Magicians say that thi ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 2,918 - [ Full Article ]
- Spirit and Character - Rhys Chisnall
There is a growing belief in modern paganism in literal spirits. A casual look through of Pagan magazines such as Pagan Dawn or looking at pagan websites such as that of the Association of Polytheistic Traditions reveals th ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 2,683 - [ Full Article ]
- Musings of a Grizzled Warrior - Ursa
I am the center of my universe. This is not to say I am the center of the universe, for in that world, I am but a speck of the corner of a mote in the eye of the Gods! Nevertheless, in my universe, I reign supreme. I have m ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 2,247 - [ Full Article ]
- Dark Ages Paganism and Burchard of Worms (Part II) - Zan Fraser
Burchard (Bishop of the German city of Worms at the turn of the eleventh century) found himself much aggrieved by continuing Pagan customs and beliefs among the People. Therefore he compiled the Decretum (Corrector) , a pen ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 2,186 - [ Full Article ]
- "Finding Eleusis in Chicago: A New Staging of the Myth of Demeter and Persephone" - Paul B. Rucker
Demeter and her daughter Persephone, with its timeless themes of loss and restoration between mother and daughter, may well be the best-known Greek myth in western civilization. Their myth allegorizes the harvest cycle, the death ... Posted: February 20th. 2011 Views: 1,988 - [ Full Article ]
February 13th. 2011
- The Pentagram - Disciple of Oghma
The pentagram is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. Forming an inverted pentagon crowned by five acute triangles with an internal angle of 36 degrees. Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Gr ... Posted: February 13th. 2011 Views: 3,082 - [ Full Article ]
- Gender Roles: Prejudice or Power - Verda Smedley
I have been asked by a number of people to work up a piece that addresses how the principles of the Mesolithic Goddess world apply to 21st century women. I could do that. But is it really a good idea? An essay like that suggests t ... Posted: February 13th. 2011 Views: 2,703 - [ Full Article ]
- Intellectualism, Conformity, and Evolution - Mountainchick
Last night I sat going over my plan for writing my essay-turned-book on Ţórr with my husband, planning in what direction my research and notes are going to go in and pondering, among other things, the enormity of the task. After a ... Posted: February 13th. 2011 Views: 2,676 - [ Full Article ]
- Everyday Spirituality: Life as Prayer - Stewart Bitkoff
We are participating in an explosion of new age teaching, interest in eastern religion, and a general curiosity about the usefulness of everyday spiritual practice. When you turn on the television, it seems just about every talk s ... Posted: February 13th. 2011 Views: 2,489 - [ Full Article ]
- We the Weavers: Beads of Life - Sage Runepaw
My necklace has been through several incarnations. It has been created 4.10.2009; it has broken four times since its creation, each time different.I wore my focal point, the pentacle pendant of amethyst and silver on a sim ... Posted: February 13th. 2011 Views: 2,433 - [ Full Article ]
February 6th. 2011
- Walking The Path As A Public Witch - Medea
I am a ‘public Witch’. The phrase means different things to different people but generally it means I am one who has come ‘out of the broom closet’. That has come to mean different things to me as the years have gone by.I ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 3,974 - [ Full Article ]
- Beyond Witchcraft 101 - Willow Moon
So you have attended some community classes. Some were good, and some... well, let's just say they were part of the learning experience. So what now? What do you do? And where do you go? This is a good question, and before you don ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 3,168 - [ Full Article ]
- A Scientific Approach to a Citrine Crystal Skull - Julian Greene [Witchvox Sponsor]
I recently had a new experience at The Blue-Eyed Witch Metaphysical Shop in Tombstone, Arizona. I was introduced to Elektra, a Brazilian citrine skull, and got to spend some time with her. I am a "have-to-understand-it, " " ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 3,039 - [ Full Article ]
- Looking for Lilith - Spirit Walk Ministry
Myths and legends are funny things. They are usually born out of chronicles about actual people or events, but by the time the tales have morphed and entered into the realm of folklore they have often transformed into narratives t ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 2,875 - [ Full Article ]
- The Dream of Pagan Unity and Why It's So Hard to Achieve - Morgan
I've been thinking a lot lately about ecumenism among Pagan groups; maybe its the recent flurry of Pagan Pride Day planning, maybe its the common refrain that so many people love to sing about wanting the community to all get alon ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 2,776 - [ Full Article ]
- Finding A Path - Stewart Bitkoff
Each person’s journey is both individual and on an inner level collective, meaning that the sequence of learning experience varies according to the person, the time and their higher (not emotional) needs. This sequence is establis ... Posted: February 6th. 2011 Views: 2,750 - [ Full Article ]
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