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April 18th. 2010
- Water and Fire (An Essay on Hate) - Bree
The violent wildfire thrashes about inside of your soul; it is as if you could almost feel it coursing through your veins, taking over your mind, burning whatever is in its way. The flames sore high above your reason and engulf yo ... Posted: April 18th. 2010 Views: 1,685 - [ Full Article ]
April 11th. 2010
- Back to the Basics, or Do Pagans Really Need So Much Stuff? - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
I was driving to work the other morning and the classic Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson song, “Luckenbach, Texas” came on the radio. As Waylon growled the line, “Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love” and then declared t ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 3,845 - [ Full Article ]
- Is Your Wand A Sock Or A Cat? - Fire Lyte
When I was about 6 I asked my mother a question that could have potentially changed the way I lived for the rest of my life: which sock goes on which foot? I’m serious and I definitely was then, too. It was confusing to a little b ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 3,245 - [ Full Article ]
- A Witch's Calling - Moon magik
From the moment we are born into this learning experience called life, most of us have our spiritual paths chosen for us. If your parents are Catholic, you’re going to be Catholic. If your parents are Baptist, you’re definitely go ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 2,909 - [ Full Article ]
- My Experience: Training in Witchcraft - Rhys Chisnall
It was a long drive up through the dark trees of Elevdon Forest from Bury St. Edmunds to a small village in the North of Suffolk, and none of us in the car knew what to expect from our first session of Craft training; after all we ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 2,269 - [ Full Article ]
- To Accept or Not to Accept Money for the Art - Solace StarChild
You're eighteen. You just graduated high school and are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. You are going to college to become what you have always wanted to be. The last twelve years and the next four are going ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 1,959 - [ Full Article ]
- Handfasting in Shakespeare - Zan Fraser
Far from being (as I have heard some allege) a modern Wiccan invention intended to provide a Neo-Pagan alternative to civic or (non-Neo-Pagan) religious marriage, the custom of the Handfasting is in fact authentically medieval (da ... Posted: April 11th. 2010 Views: 1,839 - [ Full Article ]
April 4th. 2010
- Ten Reasons Why You Should Join a Coven - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
As I’ve mentioned before, whether or not to remain a solitary is one of the biggest decisions you will make as a Pagan. In general, I tend to favor joining a group rather than going it alone, at least at first. Of course, if there ... Posted: April 4th. 2010 Views: 5,060 - [ Full Article ]
- Coven Life: What I Have Learned - Sleeping Moon
I started practicing witchcraft or the ancient path as I prefer to call it, back in 1996 or so. At first I was solitary, read my homework, started working with spells and rituals. Thought it interesting when my cats would act a bi ... Posted: April 4th. 2010 Views: 2,646 - [ Full Article ]
- Empathy: Some Thoughts - Gentle Deer Lion Tamer
"Empathy... is not sympathy. Sympathy is a way of reacting to someone who is suffering. Empathy is feeling that suffering as if it were you own. In it's simplest form, it is flinching when someone slams his finger in a door. At it ... Posted: April 4th. 2010 Views: 2,019 - [ Full Article ]
- The Wheel of the Year and It’s Influences in our Daily Life - MissElphie
Wicca, and many other pagan paths, celebrate the Wheel of the Year. The festivities around the Seasons and the Path of the Sun in the Sky have been a motive of celebration in History. Today I’m going to talk about its influence on ... Posted: April 4th. 2010 Views: 1,942 - [ Full Article ]
March 28th. 2010
- The Proper Use of Magical Intent - Michael 'Blackthorn' Furie
Magical intent is one of the most important facets of working magic. For the magic to be ideal in its success the intent must not only be properly focused and projected but also, it must fit the actual goal of the spell. For examp ... Posted: March 28th. 2010 Views: 4,398 - [ Full Article ]
- Age Is Just A Blunder - Fire Lyte
If I asked you to choose between asking a 19-year-old kid or a 40-year-old established adult to answer a question about politics, which would you choose? The quick and dirty answer is probably the 40-year-old. We naturally think t ... Posted: March 28th. 2010 Views: 3,329 - [ Full Article ]
- Are You a Pagan Individual? - Crick [Witchvox Sponsor]
When one looks about the Neo Pagan community, one common factor that stands out is the constant jockeying of certain individuals/groups to be the learning curve for all other pagans. To my mind this is an attempt to validate ones ... Posted: March 28th. 2010 Views: 2,697 - [ Full Article ]
- Supportive Practices of the Craft - Iain Quicksilver
In addition to the practices of witchcraft usually discussed, such as divination and herb lore, there are practices, which support a witch’s overall efforts. The following seven sections describe practices I have found useful for ... Posted: March 28th. 2010 Views: 2,481 - [ Full Article ]
March 21st. 2010
- When You Might Not Want to Come Out of the Broom Closet - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
A great deal has been written about the benefits and advantages of coming out as Pagan to your family, friends and co-workers, both here on Witchvox and in other places. Living an honest life, helping Paganism be more accepted as ... Posted: March 21st. 2010 Views: 7,207 - [ Full Article ]
- Bewitching - Bob Makransky
Witchcraft is a craft. It’s something you learn. Witches usually do have supernormal powers. However, these powers are learned. There can be inborn talent, but it takes a lifetime of practice just to perfect one such power. This i ... Posted: March 21st. 2010 Views: 2,832 - [ Full Article ]
- Personal Alchemy and the Value of Failed Magick - Once Schooled, Now Solo Mage
The other day I was speaking to a friend regarding the result of ritual work. We had both been encountering some radical results in response to our individual practices and we noted with a wry sense of irony that sometimes we get ... Posted: March 21st. 2010 Views: 2,669 - [ Full Article ]
- The Minoan Civilization - Mnesiptolema
In the case of civilizations such as the Egyptians and the Sumerians, we are fortunate enough to have extensive written records concerning their society and religious beliefs. However, in this case, Minoan writings have yet to be ... Posted: March 21st. 2010 Views: 2,085 - [ Full Article ]
- Changing of the Guards : Our Movement From Solstice to Equinox - PanSpiritus
Was Imbolc the old winter solstice? I ask this question completely aware that many megaliths were fashioned to intentionally record “cross-quarter days”.This speculation is not entirely a mystical story of connect-the-dots ... Posted: March 21st. 2010 Views: 2,063 - [ Full Article ]
March 14th. 2010
- I'm Not Proud To Be Pagan - Bronwen Forbes [Witchvox Sponsor]
In a previous piece here on Witchvox, I related the story of how I dared to show up at a hot, Southern Pagan Pride event in *gasp* shorts and a T-shirt rather than the apparent requisite flowing skirt, glitter and fairy wings. One ... Posted: March 14th. 2010 Views: 8,352 - [ Full Article ]
- Saying the "P" Word - Valerie
Not too long ago, in the context of a charitable association I have through the coven that I co-lead, I was invited to a “thank- you” cocktail party. The experience inspired some bizarre behavior on my part. Let me explain. ... Posted: March 14th. 2010 Views: 3,753 - [ Full Article ]
- Defense of the Faith - Solace StarChild
Wicca is, without doubt, the greatest threat to the establishment of the Christian church today. I predict that, given time, the views and the points that the Wicca bring forth to argue and defend their own faith, will, without fa ... Posted: March 14th. 2010 Views: 2,907 - [ Full Article ]
- Being Spiritually Centered (And Tips On How To Get There) - Michael 'Blackthorn' Furie
Witches are taught that life is an intricate web of interconnected forces; that we are all one and that each piece of the microcosm can influence the whole. We are also taught to think for ourselves (a bit of an oxymoron, I know) ... Posted: March 14th. 2010 Views: 2,369 - [ Full Article ]
- Fire Ants and Ice Water: An Unexpected Lesson - Olbec
Do you remember when it finally “clicked”? I clearly remember those tidbits of delightful self-discovery I made the first weeks after setting out on my Pagan path. It was so liberating to release all my puritanical Christian bagga ... Posted: March 14th. 2010 Views: 1,809 - [ Full Article ]
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