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2017-01-09T15:57:04-07:00

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Show Your Work: Silence & Skepticism in Modern Witchcraft

Last updated on: January 9, 2017 at 3:57 pm   By Jason Mankey

Magickal ideas are remarkably resilient, and while they may not be Witchcraft, they most certainly have value. Let's just not turn them into something they aren't. Read more

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Gerald Gardner

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2016-12-29T08:40:11-07:00

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The 2016 Hornie Awards

Last updated on: December 29, 2016 at 8:40 am   By Jason Mankey

Celebrating the best (and sometimes worst) in Paganism from 2016 with the least coveted awards ever! Read more

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Devin Hunter

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Selena Fox

2018-11-28T13:48:03-07:00

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A Traditional Christmas: Drunken, Subversive, and Pagan

Last updated on: November 28, 2018 at 1:48 pm   By Jason Mankey

This Holiday Season, when you hear people lament the lack of a traditional Christmas, ask them for some ale or cider while pondering who will play the Lord of Misrule. Because fornication, heavy drinking, and subverting the social order are what a traditional Christmas is all about. Read more

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Yule

2016-12-13T12:09:08-07:00

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Oh Lighten Up Christians, Christmas Is Kinda Sort of Pagan

Last updated on: December 13, 2016 at 12:09 pm   By Jason Mankey

Christmas is more than just the sum of its parts. Christmas is a great holiday today because it retains bits of ancient paganism and evolved into something more than just a birthday party for Jesus. Read more

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Benjamin Corey

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Yule

2016-12-07T08:55:22-07:00

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Alcohol Before and During Ritual

Last updated on: December 7, 2016 at 8:55 am   By Jason Mankey

My coven uses wine during "cakes and ale" and I often enjoy a pint of cider before heading into our ritual, and I think there are good reasons for both. Read more

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2016-11-21T17:47:56-07:00

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Pagan Things Made By Pagans Generally For Pagans & Other Magickal Folk

Last updated on: November 21, 2016 at 5:47 pm   By Jason Mankey

Pagan stuff for Pagans by Pagans, just in time for all your holiday shopping! Read more

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Shopping

2017-01-08T13:44:42-07:00

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Faces of the Horned God: Cernunnos

Last updated on: January 8, 2017 at 1:44 pm   By Jason Mankey

Though much about the historical Cernunnos is likely lost to history, his presence today is certainly not in doubt. He has become a vital component of the modern Horned God myth, and a deity important to Druids, Witches, and all sorts of other Pagans. Read more

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Margaret Murray

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2017-05-25T11:03:55-06:00

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10 Things I Love About Witchcraft

Last updated on: May 25, 2017 at 11:03 am   By Jason Mankey

Witchcraft offers an escape when the world gets to be just too much, but it also empowers us so that we might have the courage to face that world and change it. Here are ten things I love about Witchcraft both in and out of the circle. Read more

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2016-11-09T00:32:41-07:00

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The Republic Will Survive, I’m Not Sure About My Friends

Last updated on: November 9, 2016 at 12:32 am   By Jason Mankey

Thoughts on the 2016 election. Read more

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2016-11-01T12:50:12-06:00

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Hillary Clinton as a Witch

Last updated on: November 1, 2016 at 12:50 pm   By Jason Mankey

The word "witch" is being used in a variety of different ways to describe Hillary Clinton, for both good and for ill. Read more

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