For many folks the summer sunshine means Pagan Festival Season. Get the inside scoop on many of North America's biggest festivals, all without having to leave your favorite chair. Read more
For many folks the summer sunshine means Pagan Festival Season. Get the inside scoop on many of North America's biggest festivals, all without having to leave your favorite chair. Read more
Easter was not named after Ishtar, and the goddess Eostre wasn't friends with a giant anthropomorphic rabbit. Misinformation abounds at Easter and might be more abundant than chocolate bunnies and jellybeans. Read more
I've never been one to believe that magic is capable of solving all of life's problems, and certainly issues like the ones we are currently confronting in the Pagan Community require more than the right words and stones, but magic can still be of help. Sometimes the right spell helps to put things in perspective while providing a little clarity. Read more
Arch-angels, Baron Samedi, and Aphrodite all a part of the same circle . . . . . it's like the ritual was put together with a set of Pagan Religion Dice.™ Read more
Jesus is often said to be a "dying and resurrecting god," but is such a statement accurate? If Jesus is not a dying and resurrecting god is he still related to the pagan deities of antiquity? Easter-season provides a great backdrop for exploring those questions and more. Read more
The importance of Gerald Gardner to Modern Witchcraft and Modern Paganism cannot be overstated. Gardner was one of the first people in the Twentieth Century to publicly self-identify as a Witch, and he either created, revealed, or refined the first long lasting and influential tradition within Modern Paganism. For those interested in Gardner, here's where to start. Read more
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church was founded in 1979 by Pete "Pathfinder" Davis. Both Davis and the church are names I've been familiar with for a long time, but never knew much about. Getting a chance to interview the current Archpriestess Belladonna Laveau was an opportunity I couldn't pass up when it was offered. Read more
The term "duotheist" is sometimes used to describe Wiccans, but is it accurate and where did it come from? I have yet to meet anyone who describes themselves as a duotheist, but i do understand why some might label Modern Wicca in such a way. Read more
About ten years ago my wife designed an Ostara Ritual that included coloring with crayons and other assorted "child-like" activities. She asked me for some music to fill in that part of the ritual so I picked out a bunch of songs that screamed "Spring!" to me. At that moment, a tradition was born. Read more
Often lost in the discussions about Wiccan Privilege are the reasons why so many people choose the Wiccan Path and identify so strongly with it. That Wicca has become the largest Pagan Path in today's world isn't the result of some cosmic conspiracy, it simply works for perhaps millions of people. Read more
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