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June 2012

June 07, 2012

Needful Stories & Good Advice: Reviews of Low Magick (Lon Milo DuQuette) and The Grimoire of Aleister Crowley (Rodney Orpheus)

I read a lot of news and opinion, and reading for leisure hasn't been a...

June 01, 2012

Eating God: Considering Eucharistic Ritual

It's not unusual to see Pagans joking about the "cannibalism" of the Christian eucharist. While...

February 2011

February 21, 2011

PantheaCon: Concerning Three Rituals

There were quite a few rituals at PantheaCon and unfortunately I couldn't make them all....

February 01, 2011

A Meditation for Imbolc and Charming of the Plough

Poet T.S. Elliot called April the cruelest month, but I’ve always thought February fits that...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

13 Songs for Samhain

Seems strange that we began the 13 Songs series with Beltane and here it is...

October 25, 2010

Contacting Ghosts, Ghouls, Spirits and Spooks

I was surprised to get a message from someone this morning about a spirit that...

October 24, 2010

God Is Not One. No really… God Is NOT One!

I find it amusing that following the selection of Stephen Prothero's God Is Not One...

October 18, 2010

The Strangest Dreams

I dreamed a really wonderful dream last night. I went to a Hindu store that...

October 16, 2010

Pantheon Book Club: The Secret History of Rock ‘n’ Roll by Christopher Knowles

Music and religion go hand in hand. Maybe it's on a dance floor, moving to...

October 15, 2010

Supporting Each Other

I'm tired and it isn't even 10 AM yet. It's been a long week. Without...

October 12, 2010

God In America: Vignettes Of Christian Evolution

PBS has a new series called "God In America" that features Stephen Prothero, author of...

October 07, 2010

The Last Great Initiation

I am not sure exactly how it happened, I don’t even remember talking about it...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

A Challenge For October

In a few days, September will be over and we will have entered the month...

September 11, 2010

Guest Post: Peter Dybing shares a 9/11 Ritual for Tolerance

911 Ritual for Tolerance and Remembrance Many in our community have expressed shock and dismay...

July 2010

July 19, 2010

Drama Llamas: An Interview with a Therapy Ninja

Morning meetings were one of my favorite parts of PSG. Along with the drumming, dancing,...

July 06, 2010

Spell for Friendship

Spell for Friendship and Sisterhood This spell is to be worked around the kitchen table...

July 04, 2010

Welcome Home! A “festal virgin” on Pagan Spirit Gathering 2010

A “festal virgin” describes being at the 30th annual Pagan Spirit Gathering!

June 2010

June 14, 2010

Fresh From Festival

Sunkissed and bug-bit I am fresh from a private Pagan festival. The covens of my...

June 14, 2010

Wyrd Designs: Litha – Sunwheels Alight

Midsummer (or Litha, Sonnenwende, Sankthansaften, Midsommardagen, etc.), is without a doubt, a day with heavy...

June 11, 2010

Cleanse, cleanse, cleanse!

If I had 3 words of advice to give anyone doing metaphysical work (and especially...

June 09, 2010

Wyrd Designs – Ritual Symbolism in the Northern Tradition

Most of those who come to our religion, come first from some form of Christianity....

June 08, 2010

Journeying to the Otherland: A Meditation Practice

Meditation often popularly thought of as zen meditation, with a clear blank mind. That's really...

June 08, 2010

The Shunned Transformation

Will you come with me and watch part of a sacred transformation that most of...

June 03, 2010

Initiation variety pack

I was first initiated into a religious tradition when I was twelve years old. I...

June 03, 2010

Gardnerian Initiation and The Matrix

The Matrix is a metaphor I use frequently to talk about Gardnerian Initiation. There are...

June 02, 2010

Sekhmet Devotional: Call for Submissions

Hi, Folks, I am in the process of compiling a devotional to the Goddess Sekhmet....

June 01, 2010

White Witch Day

White Witch day Monthly Ritual of ‘Craft Solidarity’ My coven uses the 11th of each...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Sweetness of Silence

Keeping silent may be the hardest bit about Witchcraft, especially if you're the chatty blogging...

May 21, 2010

Disconnecting In A Connected World

Pagan Spirit Gathering is coming up and as I try to work out if I'll...