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January 13th. 2013

- The Magick and Power of Words - Luna
 As I’m currently writing this, it’s Christmas. We’ve passed the Winter Solstice (and the supposed end of the world—guess the Mayans didn’t know everything, no offense to them) and are moving through the parade of winter holidays. ... Posted: January 13th. 2013 Views: 1,680 - [ Full Article ]
 - Aging Is Not Easy - Grey Ghost
 “I am not old; I am not old.” One of the truths of life is that none of us really feel old. We wake up and look in the mirror and after some years we do not recognize the person starring back at us. Whatever happened to that young ... Posted: January 13th. 2013 Views: 1,561 - [ Full Article ]
 - The Riddle of Who We Are? - Stewart Bitkoff
 According to tradition, humanity originated ‘far beyond the stars’ and is on a journey back to its Source. While in the earth phase, there are numerous opportunities to embrace ‘our real’ or ‘lasting nature’ and begin the spiritua ... Posted: January 13th. 2013 Views: 1,401 - [ Full Article ]

January 6th. 2013

- Wicca v Witchcraft - Irishdize
 What are some of the differences between a Witch and a Wiccan?Wiccans believe in and worship deities, usually a male and female God or a God and Goddess. Most Witches either worship only the Goddess or see the Goddess as a ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 3,491 - [ Full Article ]
 - Innate Paganism - Nimue Brown
 Many people who come to Paganism experience a sense of returning home. There’s a feeling that this is what you’ve always done and been, you just didn’t have the world for it before. Then you start to find out about the many other ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 2,495 - [ Full Article ]
 - A Witch in the Closet - AntiHusband
 Every soul has a destiny. Throughout history we have heard and seen how life was before we were even a thought in two consenting adults. Our ancestors are keys to our past; they unlock secrets, bring about good fortune and sometim ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 1,968 - [ Full Article ]
 - Gut Hunches, Mouse Dreams, and Pinkie Sense - Luna
 It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and thought about topics you guys might like to hear about or would find interesting. Well, that and I’ve been a little busy with my post-college life (finding a job and finally getting my dri ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 1,609 - [ Full Article ]
 - How Many People Can You Fit Under An Umbrella? - BellaDonna Saberhagen
 What is Paganism? Ask a hundred Pagans and you’ll get a hundred answers. The definitions are vast and mostly vague. Many try to describe it by saying what it is not: “Paganism is a name for the many paths that fall outside the Jud ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 1,526 - [ Full Article ]
 - Coming Home - Asha
 I might be what you could call, “new” at Paganism, although it might depend on how you categorize it. I was born to two Lutheran Christian parents. My father died when I was eight and my mother still worked a full time job, but sh ... Posted: January 6th. 2013 Views: 1,387 - [ Full Article ]

December 30th. 2012

- Ritual "Cheat Sheet" Bracelet - Spark
 “Um… what comes next?” Nothing disrupts the building of energy a ritual worse than when someone has forgotten where we are in the invocations. In response, I designed this bracelet to help my students remember the typical order of ... Posted: December 30th. 2012 Views: 2,325 - [ Full Article ]
 - Magick is All Around Us - Luna
 Sometimes I get my inspirations from the simplest things. Sometimes it’s just a walk in the woods, and sometimes it’s the time of year or the holiday. Other times, it’s from interacting with a variety of people or animals, from pl ... Posted: December 30th. 2012 Views: 1,982 - [ Full Article ]
 - Confessions of a Living Satyr - Rev.Roman Delgado
 Tonight I write this in the shadow of death, a death of a personal Aeon. The days of the God that in its moral pedestal leaves the soul barren of pleasure and ecstasy for the sake of death have passed. A new star rises within me; ... Posted: December 30th. 2012 Views: 1,877 - [ Full Article ]
 - A Tiny Bit of Belly Dance History - Ankhesenamun
 Belly Dance, historically known as Raks Baladi (meaning dance of the people of the country) and it, originated as a form of entertainment for the common people. Many other dances come from the Middle East Dances such as the Dervis ... Posted: December 30th. 2012 Views: 1,578 - [ Full Article ]

December 23rd. 2012

- The Warrior Goddess and You. - Alfred Willowhawk, MMsc, RMT, CTM, Shaman
 Every person is a Warrior. I do not mean a soldier; I mean a warrior. There is a difference. In my course, The Warrior Within, students learn the difference. Every culture has a Warrior Goddess even though in some cultures, ... Posted: December 23rd. 2012 Views: 2,057 - [ Full Article ]
 - World Change: A Message from Greece - Seer
 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like to use this site to say my message, as I strongly believe that there is a chance, someone out there, a brother or sister will understand it and will hear me. I understand tha ... Posted: December 23rd. 2012 Views: 1,530 - [ Full Article ]
 - What's the Meaning of Life, Anyway? - Solonius
 [Note: I’m writing this opening after what I’ve written below. I acknowledge that I ramble from topic to topic, but in my mind all these questions are related to the other. Taken all together and interrelated, it follows an unders ... Posted: December 23rd. 2012 Views: 1,287 - [ Full Article ]
 - My Brother's Keeper - Stewart Bitkoff
 If a small child stumbledFell and cut her knee, Would you not bend over and try to help?Helping the fallenIs part of the basic requirementOf being a human being. Then why do you run awayFrom ... Posted: December 23rd. 2012 Views: 1,261 - [ Full Article ]

December 16th. 2012

- Keeping Christ in Xmas - Realta Dragonfly
 Well, it is that time of year again. Lights everywhere, carols piped into each department store, and the ever-present “Keep Christ in Christmas” sign on every street corner. It is the time when all we hear about is the supposed ‘W ... Posted: December 16th. 2012 Views: 2,632 - [ Full Article ]
 - Love is the Law - Belladonna Laveau HPs [Witchvox Sponsor]
 “Let naught but love enter in, and Let naught but love leave this space”. It’s an incantation that is used in many Wiccan Circles. It’s not something all of us hear every time, but it is something most of us recognize as Wiccan cu ... Posted: December 16th. 2012 Views: 2,019 - [ Full Article ]
 - Listen to Your Heart's Wisdom - Stewart Bitkoff
 We are living in unsettled times, and it seems that most times in human history have been that way. Witness this famous quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, authored in 1859: “It was the best of times ... Posted: December 16th. 2012 Views: 1,771 - [ Full Article ]
 - Reading the Book of Nature - Alison Leigh Lilly
 As pioneers striking out to revive or reconstruct a spiritual heritage that has been broken and sometimes lost completely over the intervening centuries, we are hungry for regular practices that can help us connect more deeply to ... Posted: December 16th. 2012 Views: 1,695 - [ Full Article ]
 - A Plea Against Religious Discrimination - Muse Sage
 "We gaze up at the same stars, the sky covers us all, the same universe encompasses us. What does it matter what practical system we adopt in our search for the truth? Not by one avenue only can we arrive at so tremendous a secret ... Posted: December 16th. 2012 Views: 1,608 - [ Full Article ]

December 9th. 2012

- The Elephant in the Room: Physical Fitness In Pagan Spirituality - Eardstapa
 Imagine the feel of dark moist earth beneath your feet and the thick smell of rain and fallen leaves in your nostrils. Hear the sound of your footfalls muffled in the foliage as you lunge over a root that rises in your path. Feel ... Posted: December 9th. 2012 Views: 2,658 - [ Full Article ]
 - Magic Is Not for Free (Sometimes) - Deborah Castellano
 Like it or lump it, the Neo-Pagan/Occult movement has a lot of roots in the 1960s radical movement. This means that there’s still this bizarre belief with some people that magic should be free and that taking money for magical ser ... Posted: December 9th. 2012 Views: 2,054 - [ Full Article ]
 - Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain - GypsyMagick
 As a little girl, I came from a true witch's brew of a background. My mother's paternal people were Romanian gypsies. My grandmother was from an old noble family from England that goes back as far as King Henry V1. My father's mot ... Posted: December 9th. 2012 Views: 1,785 - [ Full Article ]

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