RSS Feed - Nest Posts - Past 48 Hours http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_thismoon.html http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20868 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20868 Technical limits and privacy concerns are plaguing the system designed to protect the U.S. government's computer network from cyberspies, officials said. The latest version of the system -- called "Einstein" -- won't be installed completely for 18 months, seven years after the first iteration was first rolled out, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The system doesn't protect non-military http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20867 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20867 A federal judge provisionally threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother yesterday for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. The ruling was to be final when issued in writing. U.S. District Judge George Wu said he was provisionally acquitting Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Drew http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20866 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20866 We see the moon as a Goddess, a great mother a benign presence floating in the sky. But, moon goddesses have not always been nice to know, and sometimes the lunar deity was male. 5000 years ago in Ur in Mesopotamia they worshiped the moon god Sin. The very name of Allah, may stem from the moon god Hubal. In Germany, the sun is feminine and the moon male - Frau Sonne and Herr Mond. Many Sanskrit na http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20865 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20865 A 400-yard naked "Green Goddess" is to be carved into the Northumberland landscape, under a new plan revealed by a mining company. Dubbed the "Goddess of the North", Northumberlandia will be made from two million tonnes of earth dug out from an open cast mine in Cramlington, and tower 112ft into the northern sky. The Goddess, designed by artist Charles Jencks, will recline over the Shotton http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20864 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20864 Most U.S. states have child abuse laws allowing some religious exemptions for parents who shun medicine for their sick children, but a few recent cases highlight thorny legal issues for parents following less-recognized faiths. Existing laws have gradually accounted for more well-known and established faiths, such as Pentecostalism, Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses. But recent cases http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20863 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20863 The knife which killed Billy Rogers was a Pagan ceremonial dagger with a 14.5cm blade, a murder trial has heard. Arizona Devine Watterson denies the murder of Mr Rogers. She admits she stabbed him, but says it was a tragic accident as a result of horseplay. Prosecutor Stuart Kneale described Miss Watterson as a 'cold and calculating' woman whose account of Mr Rogers' death 'expanded and cha http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20862 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20862 The Tarot Shoppe is hidden at the back of a shadowy corridor off Main Street in Ventura. New Age books and incense may not appeal to everyone, but the store’s location seems ideal for allowing occult enthusiasts to browse in peace. Yet, since it opened in 2003, owner Scott Feldman had been receiving an average of 20 to 30 phone calls per week from religious groups opposed to his business. “They http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20861 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20861 There is so much you can't know about your spouse when you get married, like that one day she will want to eat her placenta. But there are two things you don't argue about with a pregnant woman: what she eats and that being full of life indeed looks sexy. So when Cassandra told me that for $275, a woman would come to our house, cook Cassandra's placenta, freeze-dry it and turn it into capsules to http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20860 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20860 Seattle-based author Jillian Venters's new book, "Gothic Charm School" (Harper, $13.99), is the ultimate handbook to being, and understanding, the Gothic subculture. A Goth since age 6 when she told her grandparents she wanted to be a witch from the "Wizard of Oz" but wear only black, Venters answered a few of our questions about the Gothic subculture. Q: How does someone come out Goth to their http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20859 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20859 Two weekends ago was Father’s Day and also Midsummer’s Eve. Erik, Amy and her boyfriend Tim were here to spend the time with us. And, we can’t forget their dog, Sweeney, a German shepherd-collie mix, who is 6 months old and full of pep and vinegar — not to mention, corn, wood chips, grass, moths, June bugs and I dread to think what else she may have eaten. That Saturday had perfect weather, http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20858 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20858 For the past two days, visitors to a park in Staten Island's Fort Wadsworth section have stumbled upon a gory mystery -- a mutilated animal, possibly a dog or a goat, wrapped in a white sheet. Parkgoers found two such animals in Von Briesen Park yesterday and this morning, city Parks Department officials confirmed. The discovery has sparked speculation of ritual sacrifice and cult activity, http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20857 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20857 Caelum Moor will once again stand in Arlington -- this time in the Richard Green Linear Park between the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and Cowboys Stadium. The art project, sadly referred to as "Pagan" in the past, is a series of stones carved from Texas pink granite that somewhat resemble Stonehenge. That Celtic connection plagued the artwork until it was finally removed and placed into st http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20856 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20856 Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday. Obesity rates did not decrease in a single state last year, and the groups warned that the U.S. obesity epidemic must be addressed as lawmakers reform the nation's health system. "Our health care costs have gro http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20855 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20855 Forty-four coal ash storage sites near 26 communities have been targeted for inspection after federal officials identified the ponds as potential threats to nearby residents. The storage ponds, which are used to store waste from coal-fired power plants, are in 10 states, according to a list released June 29 by the Environmental Protection Agency. The storage sites are similar to the one that fl http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20854 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20854 While many independently-owned shops are struggling to stay afloat in these tough economic times, business is booming for one newly opened spot. The Magickal Happenings witch shop recently opened its doors to offer services from the witchcraft world. Tina McCabe opened the shop on Memorial Highway after a year of steady business at the Oldsmar Market. "I've always had these gifts but didn't http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20853 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20853 More than 50 worshippers gathered in a sacred grove on a hot June afternoon outside the village of Marisola. The crowd, mostly women dressed in national costumes and colorful headscarves, stood on a glade opposite a spruce where men were busy conducting prayers. They prayed to Osh Kughu Yumo -- Mari for "Great White God" -- who was being revered that day as Agavairem, which means both deity of http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20852 http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=20852 When you think of pagans, chances are you've got it all wrong. Many see them as soulless and godless Devil worshippers who cast spells and sacrifice animals. But at least two local pagans beg to differ with this stereotype, instead offering a more peaceful and community-oriented glimpse at the religious classification, which itself is broad and encompasses a large variety of different belief