Black Magick Alchemist

First off, you need to sit down and consider what youre looking for in a group or teacher. Not all are created equal. Do you prefer a small group or a large one? How far are you willing to travel? What sort of Wicca/Witchcraft are you looking for? Do you prefer structure or do you like to k

Being a harvest holiday, you may even want to wait until later in August to celebrate, if thats normally when the first Fall crops begin appearing in your local markets.

Agriculturally speaking, this is the time when the harvests would begin in earnest. Harvest time, to a farmer, is one of the most critical times of the year. Your whole livelihood and survival would depend on getting the crops in. In Wiccan mythology, the God sacrifices himself at Lammas to ensure a prosperous harvest for His followers. During harvest festivals and modern Lammas rituals, corn doll effigies may be symbolically sacrificed.

Why the sacrifice? The Go

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Yule is also unique in that a lot of our Western modern secular Christmas traditions have their origins in older folk traditions that celebrated Yule. Hanging evergreens, decorating trees, kissing under mistletoe, wassailing, and even Santa Claus have their origins in earlier practices. This season is rich with cultural and family traditions, and its a great time to gather and reminisce around a warm hearth and crackling fire. In earlier times, the winter feasts and celebrations held at Yule were ways of alleviating the boredom of the cold times, as well as making sur

Paganism and the Division of Community
Things such as “eclectic” “traditionalist” “reconstructionist” “Witch” Wiccan” “Fundamentalist” “Christian” or any other “title” or denomination used to segregate, label, categorize the people (or anything el.

The Girl in the Leather Mask
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Sunday, May 08, 2005.

Hollywood Puts Its Faith In Holy Films
Hollywood, long accused of promoting Godless amorality, has found religion. Studio executives are praying that a flood of Christian films will rescue them from a slump by performing miracles at the multiplex..

How to Include Physically Challenged People in Group Rituals
This article examines an important modern Wiccan/Pagan issue from both angles. Coven and group leaders can learn how to best accomodate members with disabilites, and the differently-abled are given some ideas.