Category Archives: * Paganism

A Pirate Looks at 40, but a Witch Looks at 50

Posted on June 13, 2013 by
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“And the greatest virtue of a High Priestess is that she recognizes that youth is necessary to the representative of the Goddess, so that she will retire gracefully in favour of a younger woman” (Sacred Texts) Over the years, I have read about and been involved in many hushed discussions regarding the inclusion of this Greatest Virtue tenet in various Books of Shadows along with debates concerning the history and intent behind this tenet. Most people either dismiss it, ignore it, or use it as leverage against an older, wise woman. This leverage isn’t used by just men either. It … Continue reading →

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Thank the Goddess for Pagan Activists ~ Especially for Florida Lately

Posted on May 30, 2013 by
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Florida has been on quite a roll lately.  Aren’t we just the hubbub of activity these days? In April of this year, our good friend and one of the pioneering pagan children’s authors, Kyrja Withers, and her husband underwent severe threatening harassment, which began with people screaming expletives and honking as they drove by, progressing to a pellet gun being fired at her house, and then escalating to two acid bombs being tossed into her front yard. This, of course, would cause any family extreme fear and stress about any further harassment and the level to which it might continue … Continue reading →

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Chronic Pain Issues & its Effects on Spiritual & Magickal States

Posted on November 7, 2012 by
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Does chronic pain issues affect you spiritually and magickally? Yup. Of course, it does. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship that chronic pain issues has with the spiritual and magickal self, we first have to take a quick look into our basic construction. We are spirits manifested into the physical plane. Yup. That’s what we are. In our belief system, we choose to reincarnate life after life in order to learn lessons and gain wisdoms. Before we are born, we are in a more pure spiritual state unattached to the concerns, worries, scattered mental thinking, etc. … Continue reading →

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Transforming Belief Into Faith ~ Accepting More Good

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

The Goddess never gives you more than you can handle. This includes the bad as well as the good. The thought for the day is how much good can you handle in your life? On the surface, first responses are usually somewhere along the lines of “as much good things as I can get!” The truth is, however, that we have imposed or accepted limitations as to the levels of bad things we can handled AND the levels of good things we can accept. Sometimes it has to do with society classes. For example, a person who has been at … Continue reading →

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The Principle of Duality ~ Going Deeper than Biology

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

Often when we discuss the Principle of Duality, we focus on the male and female aspect and the Great Dance between the two. However, there are deeper, more esoteric layers to this principle than the biological interpretation. There are the psychological aspects of the personality and the subconscious mind. There are electrical aspects of energy including protons and electrons. There are the spiritual aspects of the Summerland and the manifested realm (here). Being in the manifested form is not about maintaining perfect balance or remaining in the center point of all things. At that point, there is no movement. There … Continue reading →

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Pagan & Wiccan Community: From the Past into the Future (Part 4) The Emergence Movement (Gatherings & Witch Wars)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

The Establishment Movement (1970’s to 1990’s) During this period of time, Paganism and Wicca really begin to gain a public face and public gatherings are being organized. The first Pan Pagan Festival (PPF) was held in 1976. The Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG) holds its first festival in 1980. The Free Spirit Alliance (FSA) is founded in 1986 and based in the Mid-Atlantic area. The Heartland Spiritual Alliance is founded in 1987 and hosts the Heartland Pagan Festival. In Florida, Phoenix Phyre ( f/k/a Life Springs) holds its first festival in 1992, and the Florida Pagan Gathering (f/k/a First Freedom Fest) … Continue reading →

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Pagan & Wiccan Community: From the Past into the Future (Part 3) Back in Time We Go

Posted on March 9, 2012 by
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Before, we return to our time travelling, I want to take a look at the effect on what was happening to the followers of the Old Religion before and during the Madame Blavatsky time period. Once a thriving belief system in the political, social, and cultural arenas, paganism and witchery had, over time, been dominated by Christianity to the point that it was often fatal for anyone to be discovered worshipping or even having an interest in the Old Religion. Paganism and witchery went from mainstream focus to being an extremely oppressed underground minority. Considering the level of danger, large … Continue reading →

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