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2019-05-21T20:47:18+00:00

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The Spiral Turns: Keeping the Festival Promise

Last updated on: May 21, 2019 at 8:47 pm By Ayliah Cannon

The sky was bright, and the fields of glowing green seemed to swallow me up as I drove to the gate. I was ready to renew my promise to this festival, a promise I had silently made, and I was ready for this festival to renew its unknown promise to me. Read more

2019-05-20T00:37:57+00:00

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Irish-American Witchcraft: Medb Isn’t Mab and Other Truths

Last updated on: May 20, 2019 at 12:37 am By Morgan Daimler

A funny thing about language is that there's really only so many sounds and - in written language - so many letter combinations to go around. A downside to this is that sometimes people will assume that words that look somewhat alike must be connected even when they aren't. Read more

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2019-05-19T15:18:44+00:00

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3 Pagans & A Cat: The Sanctity of Choice

Last updated on: May 19, 2019 at 3:18 pm By Gwyn

We have come to the point where we cannot remain silent. Reproductive rights will not be protected in the current political climate as it stands. We must make our voices heard. We must stand together, shoulder to shoulder, as those who came before us did. Read more

2019-05-18T19:59:31+00:00

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Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Manannán mac Lir – Book Review

Last updated on: May 18, 2019 at 7:59 pm By Kris Hughes

It will soon be Midsummer, the time of year when many Celtic Polytheists honour Manannán mac Lir, the god of the sea and king of the otherworld. The scholarly Morgan Daimler has done a thorough job of rounding up all the mythological and textual references to Manannán and giving a very short synopsis of each story. Read more

2019-05-17T17:15:45+00:00

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3 Pagans & A Cat: Wildcrafting Your Yard

Last updated on: May 17, 2019 at 5:15 pm By Gwyn

Wildcrafting is harvesting from plants in their natural or wild habitats to be used for food or medicinal purposes. People gather fruit, nut, leaf, root, and berry for food, medicine, and as in my case – witchcraft. Read more

2019-05-16T19:46:25+00:00

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Spooky in the South: The Hypocrisy of Religious Freedom in America

Last updated on: May 16, 2019 at 7:46 pm By Sarah Franklin

Being Pagan means believing in freedom and diversity. Our ancestors were persecuted, forcibly converted, and even killed because they refused to submit to another’s god, so are we really going to sit idly by and let history repeat itself? Read more

2019-05-15T00:56:33+00:00

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3 Pagans & A Cat: Green Witchcraft – Embracing Nature’s Rhythm

Last updated on: May 15, 2019 at 12:56 am By Gwyn

The plants I nurture are my allies in life and magickal workings. They are both gentle and fierce spirits with so much to offer when asked. Getting to know them and learn their energy, along with the ones which volunteer in my yard, or the trees which tower over my home is one part of how I live my path. Read more

2019-05-12T21:41:41+00:00

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Radical Pantheist: Western Wizardry & the Evolution of the Craft

Last updated on: May 12, 2019 at 9:41 pm By Luke Gardner

The evolution of the mystical arts can be hard to trace since the witch craze centuries ago forced many spiritual practices into hiding. Now that paganism and the craft are being celebrated openly again in the west, one scholar is tracing the history of the wizards who forever changed the craft. Read more

2019-05-10T20:27:43+00:00

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3 Pagans & A Cat: What’s In a Name?

Last updated on: May 10, 2019 at 8:27 pm By Gwyn

Twenty years ago, when first dedicating myself to the study of the Craft I struggled to find a magickal name. I wanted a Craft name as a way to separate the spiritual from the mundane in my own mind and life. The problem: nothing seemed to fit me as a name. Read more

2019-05-10T16:10:12+00:00

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Between Two Worlds: A Special Relationship; a Lesson From Hekate

Last updated on: May 10, 2019 at 4:10 pm By Brianne Raven Wolf

I've written before that I release all of what doesn't serve me on my personal Dark Moon Ritual. On the New Moon I welcome into my life all that will serve me better and will be best for me. Always with Hekate. Always. I wasn’t expecting that part of the release wouldn’t be from me. Read more

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