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October 2013

October 23, 2013

Goddess Murder, 31: First Night in Avalon

XXXIII. Avalon I As all men are alike (tho’ infinitely various), so all Religions, and...

October 22, 2013

Goddess Murder, 30: Aradia in Hades

XXXII.  Hades She is walking along a path through the forest, wearing a white robe,...

October 21, 2013

Goddess Murder, 29: North to Sonoma, 3

XXXI. North to Sonoma, 3 “Dotty sounds like a fascinating character," I said, "but that...

October 16, 2013

Goddess Murder, 28: The Captivity of Aradia

XXX. Captivity We had our camps in the forest, under the trees, and in the...

October 15, 2013

Goddess Murder, 27: North to Sonoma, Part II

XXIX. North to Sonoma II “That’s enough about me,” I said. “What kind of hereditary...

October 14, 2013

Goddess Murder, 26: The Sermon to the Prostitutes

XXVIII. The Sermon to the Prostitutes  As Aradia was speaking, a young woman in the...

October 13, 2013

Goddess Murder, 25: North to Sonoma

XXVII.  North to Sonoma, 1 Curled up in the passenger seat, Andy asked, “So where...

October 12, 2013

Goddess Murder, 24: Aradia Enters, Stage Center

XXVI. The Beginning of the Book of the Generation of Aradia [From the Gospel of...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

Goddess Murder, 19: After Circle

XXI. After Circle After the circle was dismissed, we all put our clothes back on...

September 18, 2013

Autobiography by Email: More from Demian Allan Moonbloode

I have been a wytch since I was 14 years old. I was searching for...

September 09, 2013

Goddess Murder, 17: Eddie’s First Circle

XIX. First Circle   Going Skyclad Of course the first thing I want to do...

September 03, 2013

Goddess Murder, 15: The Next Chapter and Editorial Remarks

XVII. Tighter Security Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Goddess Murder, 13: The Other Two Gospels

XV. The Work Continues, 4   As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay...

August 16, 2013

Deity Is Also Outside the Circle

I had been assuming that, if I were not in circle, the Gods would not...

August 04, 2013

On Not Buying into Ancient Propaganda

In this passage from Epiphanius, we see that a young woman explained her sincere beliefs...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Goddess Murder, 5: The Work Begins

VII. The Work Begins   To Zeus all things are beautiful, just, and good, but...

July 25, 2013

Goddess Murder (Episode 3)

V. Burgled By the will of Fortune all things are conscious. . . . At...

July 19, 2013

Goddess Murder: A Tale of Love, Witches, and Gnostics (Episode 1)

Flames leaped up around the accused witch. Suddenly she shouted, "Ubaldo Allucingoli, hear me! The...

July 10, 2013

More Wisdom & Wisecracks of the Old Ones

From Herakeitos: Anodos katados - the way up and the way down are one and...

July 09, 2013

Wisdom & Wisecracks of the Old Ones

Once someone asked Victor Anderson why he used a red tablecloth on the altar. He...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

The Queen Who Is Hidden in the Gospels, Part II

At the end of Part I, I asked, Would the people in Jesus’ time have...

May 03, 2013

On Gnosticism, the Book of Shadows, and Sex

I received a few days ago my monthly statistical report from Patheos on how many...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Why the Gods Are Infinite

A dialog about whether the Gods are infinite or not often begins with “Gerald Gardner...

April 12, 2013

Aporrheton5: The Laws of Magic (Revised), Part III

[Yes, this is the third and last part, for now.] 9. You must not betray...

April 11, 2013

Aporrheton 5: The Laws of Magic (Revised), Part II

Information on magic, psychic talents, and necessary precursors for a successful magical working group.

April 10, 2013

Aporrheton 5: The Laws of Magic (Revised), Part I

In the early 1970s I wrote a series of “Flying Scrolls” for internal use in...

April 04, 2013

Some New Pages for the Book of Shadows

A Daily Litany for the Lady. To be said at sunrise, or on rising in...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

A History of the Craft in America: California and Councils, VII: A Church for Witches

After the second Pagan Ecumenical Council meeting in June 1974, Gwydion and I continued to...

March 10, 2013

A History of the Craft in America: California and Councils, VI, The Second PEC

In discussing the first Pagan Ecumenical Council meeting afterward, Gwydion, Alison, I and several others...

March 08, 2013

The Man Who Falls in Love with Goddesses

He never wants to fall in love; it's just / That every once in a...

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