The 1950's marked the beginnings of "Public Paganism" and for the first time in modern history individuals began self-identifying as Witches and Pagans. What were the most important books, music, and movies of the decade? Find out in this first edition of "Pagan Time Capsule." Read more
Some sabbats just feel "smaller" than others. Looking around online this morning Lughnasadh felt that way to me. Why are some Pagan holidays more popular than others? Read more
A Witchy Lammas (Lughnassa) Ritual inspired by medieval harvest customs. Praise to the Goddess of the Field and the Lord of the Grain! Read more
Some Pagans dislike the use of the word Lammas instead of Lughnasadh because it's the Christian name for August 1, but Lammas was never really a Christian holiday. Read more
Margot Adler was not only one of the most important and influential Pagan writers of the last forty years, she was also an extraordinarily great person. She will be missed. Read more
For many people Wicca is a harmonious walk with Mother Earth and the Horned God, but for some Wicca remains a far more occult-type path. As a Pagan I'm a tree-hugging dirt worshipper and feel very connected to the Earth, as a Witch I'm often far more in tune with ritual, ceremony, and communing with specific gods. The things I do as a Witch might certainly be connected to "nature religion" but I think many of them come from very different origin points. Read more
Maybe the Pagans of the 1970's thought they were going to single handedly fix the hole in the ozone layer, save the rain forests, and get everyone to eat organic but I'm not sure that was really the case. What so many of those Pagans wanted was to transform the Earth, and the human society that lives on her. In that sense those people succeeded. Read more
Some reflection before heading out on the road to a clothing optional festival. Read more
"The Wind in the Willows" is Pan at his very best. He’s powerful, knowable, and his tune is the very song of Nature. There are things like it in English literature, but nothing as beautiful, and it can all be found in a beloved “children’s book.” Read more
Why do people write about things they don't understand? Why do some feel the need to intentionally belittle another person's belief system? I just don't get it. Read more
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