Harry Potter And Witch Craft

Ive always felt that summer nights are more magical simply because you can be out in it. People want to be out all night in the summer, enjoying every scrap of warm weather they possibly can.

My Litha celebrations involve honoring the Summer and all the fun that Summers warmth brings. We can look over what weve done and being to take pride in what has blossomed in our lives this year, taking stock in what we may need to gather in for the coming winter. Litha is

These states are in fact reached through deep breathing, hypnosis, and other relaxation techniques. OOBE occurs during these states, and delta is probably the most important for it. The problem is really, as we have said, one of maintaining mental awareness and alertness while experienceing these altered states. Experimental subjects hooked to an EEG do not show a discrete change from drowsy to sleep; it is very gradual.

At the threshold between sleep and waking consc

It marks the end of the cycle, as this is when the Celts celebrated the beginning of the year. It is said to be the time when the veil between the worlds is thin, allowing us contact with those who have passed on. If you graph the Wheel of the Year on a circle, youll see that Samhain is directly opposite Beltane. The celebration of death is opposite the celebrat

Almost Ten Years of Watiing - The Pagan Headstone Campaign
The current plight of the family of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, in attempting to put his "Emblem of Belief" on his grave marker is just the most recent of many attempts by Wiccan and Pagan groups, including the Correllian Nativist Church, Inc., to have the Pentacle approved to be plac.

Silly Muggles, Wizardry's For Children
I'd like to thank Laura Mallory for her courageous and self-effacing efforts to protect our children from the dangers of reading books. I mean, from the dangers of reading books like the Harry Potter series. Mallory makes an excellent point, which is that the concept of the .

Fair Weather Wicca
A group I work with occasionally had planned a weekend campout and ritual at a local Pagan-friendly retreat, but unfortunately the trip was cancelled due to a forecast of low temperatures, rain, and sleet. Far be it for me to question the fortitude of my friends for deciding aga.

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 for how to make their participation in group events easier for everyon.