Forum: Various Articles

There are many traditions associated with the period of Yule that are based in Heathen and Celtic culture, as well as those traditions that have come from a blend of the two cultures were they...

Much of the old magic may be found hidden in plain view if you but look in the right places. And those right places are often old histories and works of folklore. A case in point which grew from a...

If all religions respected each other More...

As I write this, we are approaching the holidays surrounding the winter solstice where we sing about decking the halls with boughs of Holly. Where does this come from? When we celebrate the summer...

Once upon a time More...

The onset of the year 2012 draws us closer and closer to the More...

Although Druidry saw its re-emergence as a spiritual path nearly three centuries ago, it is still a largely misunderstood path. Modern misconceptions about Druidry persist to this day. One of these...

Would anyone actually believe me if I said that graphic novels, comedy movies and animated series could contain any grain of spiritual or metaphysical inspiration? Probably not, and I wouldn't have...

I have never really used many spells or chants, and when I have it is often at a time when I feel I can do nothing else More...

When you set out on a Pagan path--be it Witchcraft, Druidry, Reconstructionism of some sort, or yet another path--often one of the first things you will be advised to do is set up a sacred place in...

While the idea of faith as blind belief appeals to many, and to myself in a romanticized fashion, I have the unfortunate tendency to always want to know what More...

It's a humid and stormy Lammas this year in Queens. Like so many other Witches, I look for symbolism in nature to help better connect with my own path and the wheel of the year as it turns. Stormy...

In ancient times, the person most gifted in reading nature's sign and in maintaining the health and well-being of the tribe became, essentially, the wise one or witch of that tribe. Through the...

Despite the growth and acceptance for the many major world religions and spiritual paths, there is still a hush that falls upon the crowd when one encounters a pagan. Being brought up in a...