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Magical Buffet Mythology: Hine-nui-te-po
Article by Rebecca Image by Will Hobbs (www.sirwilliamwesley.com) Some may recall a past article I wrote about the Maori duo of Rangi and Papa. When this loving couple was separated by Tane, Maori god of forests, the human race was discovered. Little known fact, but all of Rangi and Papa’s children were men, and soon …
Profile: The Sabbat
The Sabbat was brought into being because we feel that as practitioners of traditional Witchcraft have very few places to study and develop our Power. We enjoy and cherish spiritual and cultural diversity, however we feel that the older ways of Witchcraft have been shoved under the rug and ignored in favor of newer, untested, …
A Hairy Symbol. Yeah, That’s Right, I Punned
Article by Rebecca Image by Will Hobbs (www.sirwilliamwesley.com) What is the deal with our hair? Everyday we’re assaulted by advertising for products to help give us more hair, curlier hair, straighter hair, different colored hair, stronger hair, well, you get the idea. Like most women, I’m guessing, I spend too much time daydreaming about having …
Egyptian Magic and Alchemy
By Ramona Louise Wheeler Enchantment, conjuring, mesmerism and levitation have their momentary charm. The most powerful magic has been and always will be the power of self-control. The hero of every story is the one who can rise to any occasion, however fantastical, unexpected or mundane — living fully in the moment, ready and able …
The Difference Between Staten Island and Cohoes, NY
If you live in New York you can probably start ticking off the differences quite easily. Before you get to into it, this blog isn’t about the differences between the towns, but between the instances of harassment based on religious belief between my May 2007 blog about Patricia Gardner who lives in Cohoes, NY and …
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This Just In?
Celebrated spiritual leader Starhawk was allegedly deported by the Israeli government, the International Middle East Media Center is reporting. According to IMEMC, Starhawk was there to teach a permaculture course in the northern West Bank and to work with earth activists to develop a project in the Bethlehem area. Really? Come on, what’s she going to …
A Goodly Review
“The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems” should be required reading for anyone even considering studying magic. End of review. Seriously, I have read my fair share of books examining magical systems, schools, or spells, and none have impressed and inspired me as much as this book. I haven’t been this thankful for a …
My First Amendment Right to be a Pet Owner
First Amendment –Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. This is the First Amendment of the Bill of …
It’s Miss Jackson, Because I’m Nasty
For those of you just tuning in, my last blog was about the latest Britney Spear’s album “Blackout”. In the process of discussing the album I spent a bunch of time discussing Janet Jackson and the effects of her album “Janet”. In the interest of being fair and balanced (making me better than just about …