From Our Lady of the Earth and Sky (OLOTEAS.org) During the community meeting at our September event, several folks mentioned wanting to know about environmental restoration activities they could get involved in. This month is Orca-Salmon month, and there are … Continue reading →
Raven nic Rhóisín and Kathryn Price NicDhàna have a piece over at http://paganachd.com/articles/killyouandeatyou.html, that resonates with a lot of what we are trying to express when we talk about getting to know your local land spirits (this probably isn’t as much of a coincidence as one might think, many of the early proponents of the Celtic Reconstructionist movement in the US were among our Circle of Friends “back in the day”.
Continue reading →Noted at Patheos, Yvonne Arburrow’s post on “Spirits of the Land”, a topic near and dear to us.
Continue reading →So, some time back, I was drafting out a piece about the Witches’ Pyramid, aka the Four Words of the Magus, aka The Powers of the Sphinx, aka … Anyway, in looking for some relevant data points, I came across … Continue reading →
Beltane: Its History And Modern Celebration In Wicca In America Rowan Moonstone The celebration of May 1st, or Beltane as it is known in Wicca Circles, is one of the most important festivals of our religious year. I will attempt … Continue reading →
(Noted Elswhere) Witch trials occurred in Edinburgh from 1542 to around 1700; the first convicted witch was sent to St Andrews for execution, but later on Edinburgh tried and executed witches from all over Scotland. Most were strangled and then … Continue reading →
During the early years of the 20th century Pagan Renaissance an enigmatic and colorful character named Gwen Thompson was publicly engaged at a high level with the resurgence of Witchcraft in the United States. She was a prolific correspondent with … Continue reading →
Knowing how the ancient Celts might have celebrated Samhain can inform our own rituals and rites, but what’s most important is what Samhain means to us […] Source: Samhain: When the Veil is Thin from RAISE THE HORNS with Jason … Continue reading →
Spotted at Dreamwidth Traditional_Witches. The questions are applicable to pretty much any Path. WHAT ARE YOUR DAILY PRACTICES? (?haptalaon posting in ?traditional_witches Feb. 27th, 2019 11:33) Meditation? Walking? Prayer? Something Else? Does weekly work better for you? Do you have … Continue reading →
Earth-world, Underworld, Spirit-world. These are the Worlds that bind us. Flesh to the Earth. Soul to the Underworld. Spirit to the Spirit-World. And between the Three, only the Gods may travel without restriction. ~ (original) Etruscan funerary chapel inscription ~ … Continue reading →
A brief discussion on the effects of magic on technology.
Continue reading →by Victoria Martyn Who says that magick has to be complex? Here are fifty simple charms that utilize many different common items, herbs, fruits and vegetables. Note: Please do not use any of these charms in place of medical treatment, … Continue reading →
Pagan Teaching Models and My Approach November 5, 2015 by John Beckett My recent posts on vetting potential students and on seekers looking for specific teachers raise the question of what obligation those of us with certain levels of … Continue reading →
Noted Elsewhere: The other day, on an exceptionally slow Friday afternoon with little to do, my friend and I were bullshitting in my cube. We were talking about things as varied as problems with Linux installation, Halloween plans, crude sexual … Continue reading →
It’s always terrible to hear about the demise of custom, especially as its one which may have very ancient origins and dies out not in the Victorian times, nor after the First World War, neither the Second World War…but the … Continue reading →
