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When You Might Not Want to Come Out of the Broom Closet
by Bronwen Forbes [Wvox Sponsor] [171 reads]
  A great deal has been written about the benefits and advantages of coming out as Pagan to your family, friends and co-workers, both here on Witchvox and in other places. Living an honest life, helping Paganism be more accepted as more people say “I know a Pagan, ” and taking pride in who and what you are – these are all excellent reasons to be open about your faith. However, as a friend of mine reminded me recently, coming out is never something ... [more]
Personal Alchemy and the Value of Failed Magick
by Once Schooled, Now Solo Mage [Wvox Sponsor] [60 reads]
 The other day I was speaking to a friend regarding the result of ritual work. We had both been encountering some radical results in response to our individual practices and we noted with a wry sense of irony that sometimes we get what we don’t really need but think we want. Further, what we often want is presented to us in such a way as to demonstrate that this not something that we really need. I think we were on the verge of laughing had it not... [more]
What is Paganism?
by Hrafnkell [54 reads]
 What is Paganism?This is an often-asked question. And many answers are given. Paganism, both ancient and modern is such a diverse phenomenon that it is no wonder that it may be understand in any number of ways. Even today’s Pagans are divided.The word itself is derogatory. The Latin 'paganus' was used originally to designate a person who dwelt in the countryside, a “hayseed” or a “country bumpkin, ” or so we are often told, but as... [more]
Also Featured This Week...
- Bewitching by Bob Makransky [63 reads]
 Witchcraft is a craft. It’s something you learn. Witches usually do have supernormal powers. However, these powers are learned. There can be inborn talent, but it takes a lifetime of practice just to perfect one such power. This is why the terms “occ... [more]
- Ex Libris, Ex Umbris by Fiona Morgan [152 reads]
 In darkness the chant begins, first a single voice intoning from the center of the circle. Soon other voices are heard, joining the incantation. Their ululating tones rise, not in unison, but in alternation--the one voice leading, the many responding... [more]
- The Prayer of Transcendent Smoke by Verda Smedley [41 reads]
 It is remarkable that many of us have trouble naming five or ten plants associated with smoke medicine. In my search through the ethno botany of Mesolithic Britain I was delighted to re-discover at least 120 species indigenous to that area alone.... [more]
- Changing of the Guards : Our Movement From Solstice to Equinox by PanSpiritus [47 reads]
 Was Imbolc the old winter solstice? I ask this question completely aware that many megaliths were fashioned to intentionally record “cross-quarter days”.This speculation is not entirely a mystical story of connect-the-dots. Although astrology... [more]
- The Minoan Civilization by Priestess Jean [40 reads]
In the case of civilizations such as the Egyptians and the Sumerians, we are fortunate enough to have extensive written records concerning their society and religious beliefs. However, in this case, Minoan writings have yet to be deciphered, so must ... [more]
- Anthony "Tony" Farley by Chrysalis [224 reads]
It is my sad duty to report the death of D. Anthony "Tony" Farley of Pulaski, VA. Tony lost his battle to cancer after a long 4 year fight. His is survived by his soul mate Sharon Farley who wishes to invite the community and his friends to his memor... [more]
- A Tale of Being Reborn by Raventalker [39 reads]
As I drift off to sleep this cold, winter night in March underneath the full moon, the Storm Moon, I see a young native Indian man. He is very strong and wise beyond his years. He is a healer, what some might call a medicine man. I lay before him in ... [more]
- Acceptance In Our Community by Leona Underwood [45 reads]
 Many people have said their peace about the different paths. You can be a Heathen, a Wiccan, a Pagan, anything. We are all here for the same reason though, to be connected. For a long time we have been prosecuted by others. We could not be open about... [more]
- Teens: How to Deal With Tough Situations by Rain Faery [55 reads]
 How do you explain to a family member that you are not acting out “Charmed, ” and playing as Pheobe or Piper? It can be difficult to get someone to understand what Wicca is and that you are practicing it. Ask any Pagan or Wiccan about their first exp... [more]
- Gillan / Lynn Perry by Thorne Crossroads [139 reads]
Lady Gillan / Lynn Perry (June 17, 1946 – March 9, 2010) Gillan passed beyond the veil on Tuesday March 9th. She had been suffering for some time and although we will miss our sister dearly, we know joy that Her pain has ended. She leaves beh... [more]
Coming this Sunday...
Everyday Things Have Ancient Roots by Verda Smedley -- Supportive Practices of the Craft by Ian Elliott -- Age Is Just A Blunder by Fire Lyte -- and much much more!
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All God's Creatures: Stories Old and New
Author: Michael Berman
Category: Spirituality - Storytelling Level: All
A collection of short stories, both traditional and contemporary, many of which can best be described as "tales of power". Jürgen Kremer, transpersonal psychologist and spiritual practitioner, defines such texts as conscious verbal constructions based on numinous experiences in non-ordinary reality, "which guide individuals and help them to integrate the spiritual, mythical, or archetypal aspects of their internal and external experience in unique, meaningful, and fulfilling ways" (Kremer, 1988, p.192) . Such stories can broaden our horizons, connect us to a vision and provide an overarching n ... Impressions: 1,696
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