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May 22nd. 2011
- Deity and Communing With Humans - M.T.Bargeman
I have been of the opinion for some time now that while a witch’s patron/patroness God/dess is special to them, Deity has little place in our magickal workings, prayers, or requests. The job of Deity is so huge and all encompassin ... Posted: May 22nd. 2011 Views: 3,659 - [ Full Article ]
- 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: 3,371 - [ Full Article ]
- God and Gods: A Pagan-Christian Dialogue - Kricket
Sheltered by a group of extremely understanding and noninvasive friends and acquaintances, tonight was the first time in my life that I had to defend my beliefs from those of someone else. The best friend who I have found in colle ... Posted: May 22nd. 2011 Views: 3,230 - [ Full Article ]
- Patron vs Matron: A Personal Reflection - Blackbird
Picture, if you will, you're a starving artist. Your life has been painting after painting and rejection after rejection. Nothing to your name but the various artistic mediums you utilize to create your many aesthetically pleasing ... Posted: May 22nd. 2011 Views: 2,757 - [ 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: 3,669 - [ 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: 3,171 - [ Full Article ]
- Religious Tolerance in Wicca - Aphrodisios
For the most part and in my experience, Wiccans seem to be religiously tolerant. Wicca is one of those things that will call to you if it is your path. I have been to open circles though and after the ritual, one often will hear o ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 3,077 - [ Full Article ]
- Shadow Creepy - Ceru
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: 2,957 - [ Full Article ]
- Downsizing May Not Be Enough - Nathaniel Jeffers
The cowboy mentality dominates American life. From gas-guzzling large trucks complete with thirty-seven inch mudding tires to sport utility vehicles and modified hummers, perhaps no other culture holds quite as much emphasis on co ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 2,904 - [ 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: 2,894 - [ Full Article ]
- Grassroots Paganism: Magic or Miracle? - Disciple of Oghma
So what positive affect has the ‘Pagan Community’ yielded to its community? Just curious. Here in Lafayette, Indiana I'm not really seeing much of anything. There are forty-eight churches, five dedicated Christian books stores, an ... Posted: May 15th. 2011 Views: 2,768 - [ Full Article ]
- My Path to Wicca - Rev. Luna Seastar
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: 2,465 - [ Full Article ]
May 8th. 2011
- The Force Continuum: Or, You Could Learn A Thing From The Police - Fire Lyte
People tend not to take others into consideration as much as those others would like. On the freeway you get upset because the person in front of you is driving slower than you’d like them to in the left-hand lane. At work you’re ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 3,484 - [ Full Article ]
- Forging Your Own Path: My Journey - Bear Stormcrowe
Ever since I was a wee lad, I knew that I had a special relationship with Mother Earth and the elements around me. I always had this magnetic attraction to all things mystical, offbeat, and natural. I remember quite well the times ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 2,634 - [ Full Article ]
- Be the Change - Spark
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: 2,564 - [ Full Article ]
- Rainmakers and Thunder People - Verda Smedley
The Mesolithic era was probably the apex of cultivating observational excellence. We watched everything from the cosmic mystery to the natural world making our ancestors, in my opinion, the definitive experts of all time. They wer ... Posted: May 8th. 2011 Views: 2,395 - [ 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: 2,162 - [ Full Article ]
May 1st. 2011
- The Primal Gift: Sex in Pagan Culture - Greymentality
Tonight the moon glows… the clouds wash over Her like a scarf of charcoal grey. I step outside and I am reborn. I am naked, wearing only my skin as I walk into the dim. I am young. I am vital. And, there is another… He waits in th ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 5,719 - [ Full Article ]
- How to Make a Magical Focus Board - Deborah Castellano
A focus board has been called a lot of different things in a lot of different places. The (in) famous Secret calls it a Vision board. A lot has been made of The Secret's many flaws and issues. As Kathy Griffin said w ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 4,386 - [ Full Article ]
- UPG: Good, Bad, Maybe Even Ugly? - Mountainchick
Spend any amount of time around folks in the Pagan and Heathen community and you'll pick up on some interesting lingo – it seems that every form of Paganism and Heathenry has, over the years, developed a specialized language that ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 4,383 - [ 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: 3,202 - [ Full Article ]
- Making Room for all Genders in Paganism - Maggi Setti [Witchvox Sponsor]
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: 3,159 - [ 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: 2,906 - [ Full Article ]
- Considering Mesolithic Britain - Verda Smedley
I have been asked, why spend a lifetime studying Mesolithic Britain. It is prehistory about which virtually nothing is known. The archaeological evidence is scant and what has been discovered is often shrouded in mystery. The word ... Posted: May 1st. 2011 Views: 2,259 - [ Full Article ]
April 24th. 2011
- How I Wear the Pentacle (or Not) - Ren
If I had to guess I would say that most of the people who identify themselves as Pagan are familiar with this symbol: the pentacle. The pentacle is perhaps one of the most widely recognized Pagan symbols. It is seen in books, on P ... Posted: April 24th. 2011 Views: 5,132 - [ Full Article ]
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