Top Pagan Blogs
Share the Top Pagan Blogs on
Ana's Waters
I've Seen Fire, And I've Seen Rain (But Mostly Rain)
One good thing about being car-capable again is not having to spend hours on the bus riding around town the week before a High Day rite trying to get all of the prep work done.......
It's become something of a routine over the last few years at our Liturgists' Roundtables. After attending a festival, Rodney mentions that he wants to do something differently......
Get Me To The Greek! (festival)
I mentioned in last week's entry on my Wellspring trip that I found out about Alexei Kondratiev's passing while I was at the hotel in New York. I had been thinking about him......
Has It Really Been Eight Years?
In preparation (and trepidation?) for my first trip to Wellspring - or any ADF festival - in eight years, I spent Thursday evening doing laundry and packing the car. I had been......
Nothing huge to report this week, the only Grove activity before today was the business meeting, and those are seldom worth discussing after the fact anyway. >8)I went......
On Wells And Springs and Gardens
A few odds and ends, as a counterpoint to the novel that was last week's entry:It's official, I went ahead and paid for my Wellspring registration, so now I either have to go or......
Peacock Dreams
Hello all,Just a reminder that my blog is now here:http://www.thorncoyle.com/musings/I have about 10 posts up at that location! You can subscribe to an rss feed on that site, plus, someone (who are you?) made a syndicated feed http://syndicated.livejournal.com/thorncoyle/. I won't be responding to comments via LJ.blessings - Thorn...
Hello folks, I'm moving my blog to Wordpress. I'll still check LJ for other people's posts, but don't want to have to paste from one system to another over and over. You may now access my blog at Live Journal via an rss feed, if you wish. http://www.thorncoyle.com/musings/There's a new...
The solution of the problem of life is life itself. Life is not attained by reason and analysis, but first of all by living. - Thomas MertonHow will we live today? What food will we eat, what conversations will we be drawn into, what words shall we choose, what actions...
Prose Poem for This DayLook to the sky this fine day and ask yourself, "What is important to me now?"The heart beating in your chest is lugubrious compared to that of the hummingbird, yet they are both beating hearts. You both are breathing. What miracle of connection lies in wait...
The CallingWhen you stand before the fireThere shall be no more weeping.The trees shall whisper and wind shall moan:Your fate is in your hands.What is the path of your choosing?How shall you walk this road?With spine that reaches, earth to skyAnd feet that tread surely.Drink now of the watersThat bring...
Here I am, trying to leave North Carolina (where it is starting to snow) and finally spoke with chaplain Patrick McCollum who tried to leave me a message yesterday. Big news folks: California is siding with religious extremists. We have a chance now to fight this if we choose. Make...
Medusa Coils
Guest Post: Report from Spiritual Politics Conference in Germany
by Max DashuThe Spiritual Politics conference at Hambacher Castle, Neustadt, Germany on May 28-30, 2010, was put on by a group called Alma Mater. Here are some highlights from the conference:Jean Kahui, a Maori goddess sculptor, talked about Taumata Atua, guardian of the sea and all its life. She showed...
"Cakes for the Queen of Heaven" Given Online
For the first time (as far as I know) the UUWR course by Shirley Ranck, "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven," will be given online. Beginning July 15, Kris Katsuka Oster will present an online version of the updated the course. The class, via a free screen share program, will...
(M)OTHERWORLD Conference Videos Online
All the presentations given at the (M)otherworld is Possible Conference in Toronto last October 23-25 are now on video posted to the conference website where they can be viewed FREE. The conference was sponsored by the Association for Research on Mothering (ARM), the International Academy Hagia, the Gift Economy Network...
Events Coil: June 18 - August 1
As far as we know, all events we list are open functions; but some may be limited to women or to adults and some may require that you notify them that you plan to attend. Please check the websites for group policies. If no country is given, the event is...
Cover art, "Free" by Gaia Orion, and a new masthead greet the reader of the summer issue of Goddess Pages . In her introductory note, "She changes everything She touches," joint editor Geraldine Charles comments on the material in this issue, including that for the first time, Goddess Pages is...
15th Glastonbury Goddess Conference
The 15th Glastonbury Goddess Conference is being held in Glastonbury, England, this July 28-August 1, with fringe events beginning July 25. This year's conference honors the Goddesses of Love. Among the many many presenters expected are Jane Meredith, Joanne Foucher, Rose Flint, Alessandra Belloni, Jacqui Woodward-Smith, Kellianna, Miriam Wallraven, Natasha...
Aquila ka Hecate
It's been mind-buggeringly cold in Joburg these last couple of weeks, and we're just not set up to deal well with it. But I've been experiencing a much greater sense of physical well-being and clarity of mind over the same period. And no, I'm not a Troll.I'm putting it down...
...
This post brought to you courtesy of a word-byte conversation I've been having with my son on Facebook.Here's a police officer punching a teen aged girl in the face. Her crime? Jaywalking.And here is a police officer shooting a dog dead, as the dog wags his tail furiously at the officer....
“A Witch’s job is to turn the wheel”, as Sister Hecate is fond of saying-and she’s right.There is a necessity for certain people to be among the population, marking the points in Earth’s orbit, year after year, turn of the spiral after turn of the spiral. We didn’t always call...
A thousand curses upon Google Street View. Or maybe Blessings. Both.On Friday, I was interested to see the uses to which my department puts this piece of map technology. The Fraud Investigators can verily make good use of software which puts them at the gate of the street address they...
Christina Pratt has an episode up of her podcast "Why Shamanism Now?" which, in my opinion, says some very important things about the culture we live in, and its pathologies.Christina addresses the fact that we, on the whole, have no system of initiation to take us from childhood to adulthood,...
Driving Audhumla
Heian-era diarist Sei Shonagon was known for the lists she made of things she noticed in 10th-Century Japan's imperial court. In her Makura no Soshi (Pillow Book) she wrote of ``Depressing Things,'' ``Things That Arouse a Found Memory of the......
I'm still unloading the car, but after two days back at work, finally feel I've separated myself from the liminal space I enter every year at Pantheacon. I know that name sounds ridiculous, but I've gotten used to it, and......
When the wheel of the year turns and we roll past the shortest day, I always feel like I get a second wind. The long dark days of winter are hard for me, which is one of the reasons why,......
The last few pieces of the Dia de los Muertos altar need to be brought in, and the fading marigolds fed into the gaping maw of Kali Ma, also known as my compost bin. There's a definite chill in the......
I recently discovered a Facebook group called ``I grew up on Capitol Hill.'' That's the Seattle neighborhood where I spent my childhood. I wasn't all that surprised to see the group already has 500-plus members, for it was on the......
We're the coven that makes stuff
On thing that distinguishes my coven from some others is that we're always making things. It seems we are seldom closer than when we're gathered around the table sewing, decoupaging stuff, carving pumpkins, carving gourds or . . . .......
PaganNews.com Featured Content.
Description: Aromatic evergreen bush with branching woody stems that grow up to 2 ft. Narrow silvery leaves and rich yellow daisies grow in summer. Uses: Leaves fresh or dried, flower heads and shoots used in summer for distillation. Very aromatic plant used for flavoring drinks, jellies, and... ...
Review: The New Encyclopedia of the Occult
Review of the book by John Michael Greer in our "General Reference" section ...
One of the best known of the gods of Asgard, Thor is the God of Thunder; the Guardian of Asgard. He is a great warrior, and admires courage in battle, regardless of how the fight goes. Those requiring courage (or calm weather!) should honor Thor, who was always seen to...
Ares is the God of War and of battle. He is the wrath of evil men, the bringer of swift and savage justice. He rushes in where angels fear to tread, and leaves chaos and destruction in his wake. ...
Isis gave birth to Horus after re-animating the corpse of her dead husband, Osiris. Horus was born on the floating island of Chemmis. The infant Horus is often referred to as Harpokrates and is represented as a baby, wearing only jewellry. In his adult form, Horus is the Falcon-God Lord of...
Description: Evergreen perennial shrub with a woody base and stems that branch up to 3 ft. Aromatic green leaves resemble parsley and are dotted with oil glands. Small pungent yellow flowers appear in summer. Uses: Use leaves from flowering plant fresh or dried in shade. Leaves...
Eye of the Storm
New F(a)eri(e) Training class forming in East Bay...
Crossposted to: feritradition:This is just a reminder that I am still accepting applications for my Level One Feri Tradition class, to begin July 10, 2010 at my store in Walnut Creek, CA.More information can be found here.Interested parties should fill out and snail-mail me an application. Questions should be directed...
New F(a)eri(e) Tradition Class forming...
Crossposted to feritradition:I have decided to start a new in-person Level One BlueRose Feri tradition witchcraft training course. Once I get enough people to begin it will meet once a month on a Saturday at my store in Walnut Creek, CA. BlueRose Feri Training with Storm FaerywolfLevel One(4 semesters: Roughly...
Post-Pantheacon thoughts (2010)
I sit here this morning in my store, sipping coffee and taking a moment to reflect on all that happened during the convention this year. I was so happy to be able to see so many friends, many of whom I don't see any other time, and (as always) was...
Awhile back I posted an announcement letting people know that my book, The Stars Within the Earth, was now available from Amazon.com. I asked people to post a (hopefully nice) review, if they were so inclined... and a couple of you did. But then Amazon (or Lulu) did something funky...
It's been awhile since I've updated my blog... well... I really don't have anything all that terribly interesting to say, expect perhaps maybe here are a few new images from my tarot collection.New images: The Moon, Three of Swords, The Page of Cups, The Devil ... and new versions of The...
"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities." ~Ayn RandI'm not usually into Ms. Rand, as she tends to be invoked fiercely...
Letter from Hardscrabble Creek
Today marks the seventh anniversary of Letter from Hardscrabble Creek, originally the name I gave to a column that appeared in various long-gone Pagan zines.It all started with this....
The City Dionysia in Colorado Springs.
"Just when you thought you knew what Colorado Springs was all about," commented a poster on one of the Colorado Pagan email lists.It was the City Dionysia festival, complete with a performance of Euripides' The Bacchae.There is, of course, a Facebook page, where you can see some photos.I missed it...
Click over to Pagans for Archaeology, where Yvonne interviews Australian Pagan scholar David Waldron, author of Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay: A Study in Local Folklore, about dogs, folklore, and the Pagan revival.I think a key issue for me was that transmission of symbols, images and ideas from the...
Picts, Scots, Vikings, King Arthur--the Past is Still Much With Us
An interesting round-up of Scottish and Pictish-themed movies at Codex Celtica, as well as discussion of new pop-historical writing on King Arthur....
Mark Teppo on Magick and Fiction
I noticed this post about Mark Teppo and urban magick on Instapundit, linking to an Amazon blog item about his thoughts on the nature of magick.Like I said, the definition [of magick] is a bit slippery, and it might be a bit much to attribute to the writing of a...
I spent the last three days camping with friends up on the Arapaho National Forest.I have done a little deep-winter camping before, but never before on skis with a sled.I learned that my sleeping bag is not really warm enough for -18 F. (-27 C.) nights. Must remedy that.Even after...
Witchvox - RSS Feed - New Articles This Week
The Oak King and the Holly King Revisited [Rose Hollow]
“A little longer...what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.” my mantra while I meditate during the heat of the day. I am becoming one with the plants at midsummer. My roots are in the ground, my petals collecting sun rays and preparing for my own photosynthesis. I have to...
The Mysteries and Esoteric Witchcraft [Rhys Chisnall]
“The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. He to whom the emotion is a stranger: whom no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as...
The Sustainability of Music in Paganism [Alfred Surenyan]
The Neo- Pagan Movement has now been active for roughly 50-60 years. The movement included the birth and growth of several different religions including Wicca, Feri, Reclaiming, Druidism, and many other traditions. Any type of organization, religious or non- religious that the human race participates has included many of their...
One Soul Mate… Or More? [Étaín]
So lately there have been many posts about “love spells” so it seems that with spring fever in the air people are seeking out that lasting relationship, the one who will make all their dreams come true and the one who will do the dance with them lifetime after lifetime.Does...
In Defence of the Masculine [Luthien]
Why is it that far fewer men than women are attracted to Paganism, and specifically in Wicca far fewer still? Why do covens that celebrate and practice a religion that promotes a balanced gender polarity often aim but struggle to have equal numbers of male and female members? Does the...
The Many Moons of Planet Earth [Serendipity]
Ok, maybe that is a bit misleading. When we look up into the sky we clearly see one nice, big moon so a more accurate title would be, and quot;The Many Aspects of Earth's Moon, and quot; but my title is cuter. Before we move on to discussing...
FULL CIRCLE * Earthwise Networking, News & Notes
Saving Oiled Wildlife in the Gulf: Groups on The Ground
Here is an interesting video from the International Bird Rescue Research Center called Oiled Bird Gets A Bath. Wildlife rescue folks are working in tough conditions out there and it's just going to get worse. Please give them your support. Recommended Reading: How You Can Help Birds After the...
Law and Border: The Daily Show Explains Arizona's New Immigration Law
My thanks to Jon Stewart and The Daily Show team for explaining Arizona's new immigration law.SiaSia@FullCircle...
Updates: Wildlife Rescue at the Gulf Oil Spill
Folks, I've been working behind the scenes for the last two weeks, doing my small bit to get volunteers, tech and supplies out to various bird and wildlife rescue groups out in the gulf and getting networking and other info out there. As tragic as this is, it is...
Lorraine Margeson: Gulf Coast Activist
This someone you should know: Lorraine Margeson, Tampa Bay's best known environment activist; a woman working on the forefront of the gulf oil spill. Her story is compelling because she is not wailing or wringing her hands, she is not standing around feeling depressed or helpless about all this...
To those who love the sea: A New Rigged Ship on cello, harp and violin. Sia@FullCircle...
The Yes Men Fix The World: Comic Vigilante Justice
Oh, yes! Comic vigilante justice; I love it.The Yes Men Fix the World (trailer) You can read a review, here. This comes to us from Green Life: Ideas for Living Well and Doing Good, the excellent and uplifting Sierra Club blog. The comedic documentary The Yes Men Fix...
Blog o' Gnosis
Like Dropping a Stone in a Very Deep Well
A few days ago I woke with a vivid dream: I am watching someone skim the surface of the pool I swim in, running the big blue net back and forth across the calm water. Suddenly the net picks up something other than leaves and bugs: a big black tar...
Okay, I know this doesn’t have much to do with the main subjects of this blog, but in addition to everything else I tutor middle school kids in math. Not very complicated math—I excel at introducing algebraic concepts to 5th and 6th graders, while helping them understand fractions and decimals....
One of the most telling stories of the mystic journey comes from the Talmud. As told by Rabbi David Cooper in his book God Is a Verb, The Talmud contains a famous story of four scholars who “entered the Pardes” (garden/orchard). The Pardes in this context was not an ordinary garden,...
I’ve got to hand it to Jason over at the Wild Hunt Blog, he does not shy away from the tough issues. In response to this horrific story, Jason raises a concern many of us share about the decentralized nature of nature-based spirituality: A vast percentage of modern Pagans aren’t part of any established...
Long, long ago, before the legends were made, before the stories of heroes and magic were passed like flagons around a peat fire, Avalon was a green jewel of an island floating in an inland sea. The way to this island was always by boat, each vessel woven by hand,...
Long, long ago, before the legends were made, before the stories of heroes and magic were passed like flagons around a peat fire, Avalon was a green jewel of an island floating in an inland sea. The way to this island was always by boat, each vessel woven by hand,...
Owl's Wings
Please note that this blog has been moved (yes, all of it!).So if you still have links pointing here, PLEASE update yourBlogroll or widgets or other linking thingies, so thatyou are directing folks to my new home! To link directly to the blog part of my website,you can just...
Dearest friends and "followers!" Today is the day I've been eagerly looking forward to sharing with you! Thanks to the design genius and artfulness of Web-Goddess, Tarot creator, and beloved friend Joanna Powell Colbert, I am delighted to announce the launch of my new, beautiful, streamlined combination website...
Wishing You a Blessed Celtic New Year!
Sentinel © Michael CarrollI can see the lights in the distanceTrembling in the dark cloak of nightCandles and lanterns are dancing, dancingA waltz on All Souls Night. -- Loreena MckennittThe Wheel of Time turns, and we are now...
Blessings of Samhain - Blessings to the Witches
We honor this night the Dark Goddess, the Mysteries, the Blessed Dead, and the Mighty Ones of the Craft. I send my love and gratitude to all my teachers, elders, brothers and sisters who dance the Spiral Dance with me in spirit, if not in flesh, this night. And I...
In Remembrance - The Burning Times
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. -- Exodus 22:18On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only eleven years ago, the...
Honoring The Cailleach at Samhain
Heart of the Cailleach by thefabulous Shakti Genaine There was a grove, immemorially inviolate, Hidden from the air above by interlacing branches ...There fell fountain-streams,There gloomy images of GodsStood guard, jutting, human-carven in tree-trunk shape... -- from De Bello Civilis by Lucan (39-65 C.E.)As we approach the crossroads of...
Chess, Goddess and Everything
2010 FIDE 5th Women's Grand Prix - Ulaanbaatar
Round 4 results and standings: Zhao Xue - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 53 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto Kosintseva, Tatiana - Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 1-0 58 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence Koneru, Humpy - Hou Yifan ½-½ 104 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit Xu Yuhua - Zhu Chen ½-½ 59 C60 Ruy Lopez Sebag,...
The Battle Over the Lewis Chess Pieces Continues
From heraldscotland.com Time to put treasures on display where they belong Published on 30 Jul 2010 By Jennifer Cunningham The 11 carved ivory pieces of the Lewis Chessmen belonging to the National Museum of Scotland have been joined by 25 of the 82 pieces held by the British Museum for a Scottish tour. On display...
Fabulous World Tour of Belitung Wreck Artifacts Organized
If this comes within 1,000 miles of Milwaukee I'm going, I don't care how I have to get there. The artifacts are mind-blowing amazing. Wow! News at artdaily.org Smithsonian and Singapore Organize World Tour of Shipwreck Treasure WASHINGTON, DC.- The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,...
2010 5th FIDE Women's Grand Prix - Ulaanbaatar
Round 3 Results and Standings: Round 3 (August 1, 2010) Hou Yifan - Xu Yuhua 1-0 29 C07 French Tarrasch Chiburdanidze, Maia - Kosintseva, Tatiana ½-½ 42 D38 QGD Ragozin Sebag, Marie - Shen Yang ½-½ 56 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin Munguntuul, Batkhuyag - Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 54 C67 Ruy Lopez...
Incredible Restoration of Mayan Funerary "Tapestry"
From Artdaily.org Maya Funerary Tapestry Restored and Ready for Exhibition MEXICO CITY.- More than 1,600 years ago, nearly 8,000 shells and seeds gave form to a tapestry part of the funerary attire of a high rank personage of the ancient city of Calakmul. After its discovery in 1998 and hard work restoring...
Review: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt
Hmmmm.... Well, as 'Sis always says, sex sells - see below. "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt" through Jan. 2 at The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St., Philadelphia; 215-448-1200; fi.edu. Adult tickets $26.50 Monday-Thursday, $29.50 Friday-Sunday. Kids 11 and under $19.50 daily. Cleopatra gets the royal treatment...
Pagan/Wiccan News
Marie LaVeau and the spirit filled roots of MidSummer/St. John's Eve
Midsummer in New Orleans is celebrated in a festival also known as St. John's Eve....
Six years ago I wrote an essay for a journal of religion and public life about growing restrictions on religious liberty in Canada....
Pentacle Persecution -- By: Jack Fowler
Nadine of the Pagan Pride Movement writes her local paper about how intolerant citizens of Leominster, Mass., have publicly mocked her hood/cloak garb as being Halloweeny, among other insults....
Paganism, Magic, and Witchcraft: Ita s Academic
As an academic discipline, Pagan Studies is certainly a "new kid on the block," just as Paganism as a term for a living religious tradition is still relatively new in the current era of world history....
Behind the scenes with Bute's pagans Craig Borland visits a Litha Camp to learn more about Paganism
A LOT has been written about paganism in The Buteman's letters columns in the last few weeks....
Extract from the Department of the Army Pamphlet No. 165-13 Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups A Handbook for Chaplains Historical Roots: Witchcraft is the ancient Pagan faith of Pre-Christian Europe....
A Weblog for Our Mother God
Honoured Miss Veronika writes: In your wonderful essay on The Three Werdes you say "...These words are related to the Latin root sol, which gives us "solar" and (with the standard l-to-r transposition) to the ancient Indo-European Solar deity Surya/Syria." Syria is "the Country of the Sun" and its capital, known as...
Candredi Rosea 9th (Monday June 21st) is Rosa Mundi, the great Midsummer festival of Fire and the Rose. It is the antipodal festival to Nativity, and the Southern Gate of Heaven. Traditionally Rosa Mundi is celebrated with a great bonfire and fireworks. ! But above all, Rosa Mundi is a mystical festival,...
Our Mother God Returning to China
A while ago we published an account of Ma-tsu (Mazu), a Chinese Form of Dea, written by honored Bishop Sarah Morrigan of the Collyridian Episcopate. Fascinating news is now coming to light of a revival in Her worship after years of official-atheist darkness in China. For this years Mazu (Ma-Tsu) festival, a...
I have read your response to my question regarding why you feel so much annimosity towards Wicca. First my appologies that my response is somewhat late (I was down with stomach-flu). To begin with, i DO believe in The Goddess. I don't see her as a concept of the human...
Thank you very much for your thoughtful response. We do hope you are now feeling better. Please understand that we feel no animosity toward Wicca or those who practise it. We do believe that certain errors are rampant within the Wiccan, New-Age and Neopagan worlds, some of which we outlined...
The Lion, the Christ and God the Daughter
The Rt. Rev Sarah A. Morrigan of the Collyridian Episcopate makes an interesting point in her weblog concerning how a follower of the Filianic Faith of God the Daughter might see the story of Jesus: As a Filianist, my faith is universal in that it expresses eternal Truth about Our Divine...
Radical Goddess Thealogy
Today, William left the following on an older post : “I have read your book, Switching to Goddess and very much liked the first half of it. But i have to say, i have real problems with the theory that famine and starvation caused the rise of patriarchy.“People starving to...
Today, my right-wing Cousin Harold got the following from me: Dearest Cuz, Since you detest taxes, why are you still using things taxes buy? When your house catches fire, put it out yourself!If someone burglarizes you, jail the burglar (I KNOW building your own jail is expensive, but...
& THE 2010 Stupid AWARD GOES TO…
...THE STATE OF TEXAS! My deepest regrets to all my Texas friends! But really, dear ones, you need to spit-polish your politician-picking process. I should be able to drop the following story into the TOO WEIRD TO BE TRUE pot. Unfortunately, since it IS true, it...
The awesome and metacool Karen Tate (California Goddess minister, author, and radio host) has asked me to tell you that .... "....Voices of the Sacred Feminine Radio has been creating an archive of the brightest minds of our time for the last twenty months.... This is in response...
NEW BLOCKBUSTER Stars MOTHER GODDESS
In the new 3D blockbuster film Avatar, the good guys worship the Great Mother Goddess Eywa! Finally -- a film with some real religion in it. I know it’s late, but if you still haven’t zeroed in on that perfect holiday gift for that special...
Wishing YOU ALL A GODDESS-FILLED WINTER SOLSTICE!
A few Winter Solstice Goddesses:• Alcyone (Greek): Alcyone is the Kingfisher goddess. She nests every winter for two weeks, and while she does, the wild seas become calm and peaceful.• Ameratasu (Japan): In feudal Japan, worshippers celebrated the return of Ameratasu, the sun goddess, who slept in a cold, remote...
Vampires, Witches, and Geeks
VWnG025 News and Announcements
News and announcements about vampires, witches, and geeks Recorded on May 10, 2010. Links: http://www.draculacon.com/ *** http://suburbanvampire.blogspot.com/ *** http://www.hbo.com/ *** http://www.bylightunseenmedia.com/ *** http://www.podiobooks.com/title/liliths-love...
VWnG024 Episode 24: Interview with Dorothy Morrison, Part 2
This episode is a continuation of an interview with Dorothy Morrison, author of over a dozen non-fiction books on paganism and witchcraft and a novel LUCINDA’S WEB. It was a lot of fun talking to her, as you probably noticed in the first half of the interview. Hope you enjoy...
VWnG023 Episode 23: Interview with Dorothy Morrison, Part 1
Part 1 of a two-part interview with Dorothy Morrison, author of over a dozen non-fiction books on paganism and Wicca, and a novel, Lucinda’s Web. Outspoken and fun, Dorothy Morrison is the author of over a dozen non-fiction books on paganism and Wicca including Everyday Magic, The Craft: A Witch’s Book...
VWnG022 News and Announcements
News and announcements about vampires, witches, and geeks. This episode we have: Dacre Stoker’s book (www.audible.com) Vampire Anthology (www.Pretty-Scary.net) Twilight Reviews (www.cinemaknifefight.com - Click the link for November, Scroll down to the bottom to New Moon) Lilith’s Love (www.outofthecoffin.com, www.Liliths-love.com) This episode’s sponsor: www.flyingwitch.biz...
In this companion episode to Episode 21, Lynda Hilburn reads from Dark Harvest, the second book in her Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series. This reading was recorded June 11, 2009. Lynda Hilburn’s material is copyright Lynda Hilburn. Podcast copyright 2009 Morven Westfield, but licensed under a Creative Commons license. See sidebar...
VWnG021 Interview with Lynda Hilburn
Interview with Lynda Hilburn, author of the Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series which includes The Vampire Shrink and Dark Harvest. In her other reality, she makes her living as a licensed psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, professional psychic/tarot reader, university instructor and workshop presenter. Her first novel, “The Vampire Shrink” — which introduced us to...
Witchvox - RSS Feed - News from the Nest 2009
Woman Tests The Limits Of Free Speech
The offending pentagram was already gone from the back of Stacie Brown’s barn when she was ordered to spend five days in jail for contempt of court. Others aren’t so sure, but Brown says she has no doubt her constitutional rights were violated. In a scrap with her next door neighbors...
Pentagram flags flapping wildly in the wind, belly dancing beauties hurling flaming torches, and Nordic shamans calling down the old gods! It's hard to adequately capture and portray the intensity of what I just experienced with words alone, since this isn't a religion of words but one of encounter and...
American Indians No Longer In The 18th Century
Communications scholar John Sanchez, Yaqui/Apache, is trying to bring the public perception of American Indians into the 21st century. Beginning with some experiences that confronted his children, Sanchez discovered that there is a 400-year gap between perception and reality for many people in this country, and his recent project is...
Comanche Nation: The Rise And Fall Of An 'Empire' (Book Review)
In 1836, a nine-year-old pioneer girl named Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped during a Comanche raid in North Texas. She was strapped onto the back of a horse and taken north, back into the Plains where the powerful American Indian tribe lived. Parker became a ward of the chief and later,...
Schools Keep Well Dressing Traditions Alive
Summer brings out many odd traditions in Britain, Gloucester has cheese rolling, Wiltshire has the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge and villages in Staffordshire and Derbyshire have the tradition of well dressing. Norbury Primary School PupilsGroups in Mayfield, Norbury, and Wyaston spent last week constructing ornate designs, which were displayed on wells...
U.S. Scores Dead Last Again In Healthcare Study
Americans spend twice as much as residents of other developed countries on healthcare, but get lower quality, less efficiency and have the least equitable system, according to a report released on Wednesday. The United States ranked last when compared to six other countries -- Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and New...