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The Craft and Religious Freedom
One of the basic tenants of American society is our right to religious freedom. It is central to America’s core beliefs. As such, it was written into the Bill of Rights as the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I’d wager, if a cross section of Americans were asked if they support the idea of religious freedom, most of them wholeheartedly would. If in the same question you mention a particular religion or belief system that’s unpopular, misunderstood or is in opposition to an Ameri ...
Upon Memes as Basis for the Threefold Law
The Threefold Law is an integral component within many contemporary magical systems, and every aspiring Witch must eventually come to terms with the role that karma plays in their magical practice. Phrased simply, the Threefold Law states that your actions, whether good or bad, eventually will return to you threefold. Some within the Neopagan community regard the Watchers, powerful beings that guard the magical realms, as the mechanism that revisits both boons and banes upon us. Others v ...
Introduction to Samhain: Questioning the Proper Use of the LBRP
I am a third degree Priest of Wicca, but like so many others - I came from the bindings of monotheistic religions and know how easily the doctrines slide back into the rituals and beliefs of the Wicca. I know also that Wicca has many forms and that some deliberately choose in their circles to bring in the teachings of monotheism... as it is more comfortable for them to include previous teachings from their past. When invoking the lord some perceive this as YHVH, Adonai or Jeshua (Jesus) . But in ...
What is Magick?
I was having a discussion with a friend about Magick, with or without the extra K, and describing what I believe to be the correct definition. Now many people have different ideas, both within Paganism and without, of what magic or magick is. It usually runs the gamut somewhere from illusion and sleight-of-hand to the control of cosmic forces and the channeling of the divine. To define magick as used by the mainstream of Paganism, however, I thought it would be worth going back to the source for ...
Copper: Solar Reflections
Copper's history is ancient. It was the first metal we discovered, the first metal we worked and learned intimately. Just like the Sun's bright energy to which Copper is frequently associated, our day-to-day lives would be almost impossible without this sunny red ore.Historians and archeologists are uncertain as to when, or how or even who first discovered this metallic crystal. It could have been found while heating stones for boiling water or cooking a meal. Copper melts at 1083 C, and ...
How Others Can Effect Our Faith
Insta-Witches. Wanna-Be Witches. We’ve all encountered them now and again. That angry teen rebelling against their parents, the well-meaning yet narrow-minded “one book Wiccan”, the “I read about it online somewhere” Witch, the hippie-Heathen. I know for some of us in the broader Pagan and Witch community, these people sometimes illicit a knee-jerk reaction that is usually negative. I mean, after all, we’re serious about our religion, how dare they make a mockery of what we hold sacred through t ...
Black Feather Magick
I desired a little magick in my life. It came precisely when an uplifting experience was needed. Unexpectedly, the magick arrived on wing from a black-feathered friend, the crow.Life’s issues—relationship, financial, and job related—were all pilling up. The mounting of all these daily problems was dragging my emotions down. While walking toward my job to put in another grueling day, I noticed a bird’s shadow on the ground to my left. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a crow circling over ...
Laylah Julianne.
Salutations to all and blessed new day, Ravensgrove Coven, in the Indianapolis Area; would like to announce the Birth of Laylah Julianne. The first Grand daughter of Lady Julie and Lord Phil arrived into this world at 12:40 am in the early morning of October 1st She weighted in at a healthy 7lbs.14oz as her family proudly watched. Laylah Julianne has beautiful dark curly black hair and deep blue eyes. This blessed child enters into our wonderful world as a blessed addition to us ...
Tempest Nightmare
Tempest passed away on September 22, 2008. He was a beloved member of Pennypack Coven since 2006. He was a proud father, loving husband, and awesome friend.Tempest, you have taken your seat in the golden halls of mighty Osiris and his beloved queen Isis. May you have a place of honor there! May you enjoy hospitality and ease! Now hear us, beloved one. Know that all those who love you will not let your memory fade. Accept our offerings of respect and love to help strengthen you an ...
A Year and a Day - Origins and Applications
I have seen the following in many, many posts. Competently trained Priests and Priestesses look at these words, and say to themselves - "Oh, You Truly Have No Idea". The Phrase that I am referring to is: "I have been studying for a Year and a Day and so I am now close to being ready for Initiation." or "I am half way through my Year and a Day and so I now have questions about where do I find a group to Initiate into?", There are other varying forms of this, and if you read through the ma ...
Hosting a Pagan Seder
A Seder, if you’re unfamiliar with the term, is a Hebrew traditional custom honoring the plight of the Jews under Egyptian oppression. It includes prayer and recitation, and a Seder Plate is displayed with roast lamb shank, bitter herb, charoset, and other items representing the hardships the Jews endured. The word ‘Seder’ means ‘order’, and a traditional Passover Seder follows a specific order of service.* I recently created a wholly pagan Seder, which was loosely based on the tradition ...
Not Jumping the Gun: Careful Discretion in Spellcraft
It is hard to deny that one of the largest factors in the growth of the craft at this point in time is our recognition and use of spellcraft. I’m sure that many readers have often found themselves frustrated upon meeting some impressionable young newbie who opens with a comment along the lines of “Yeah I’m totally a witch. In fact I’m so tired today because I was up all night casting spells.” I’m also certain that many readers will remember having been that impressionable young newbie be ...
Witches and the Media
“Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?” -- [Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, The Wizard of Oz]Recently witchcraft and paganism seem to be popping up quite a bit in the media. Whether it is Sarah Palin being blessed to be free of “witchcraft” or Kathy Lee Gifford’s remarks of “those bad, nasty pagans” the media’s coverage certainly is not showing us in the most favorable light and I, as a practicing Wicca, have felt compelled to write to address a few issues. It seems that the ...
Magic and Money
The magicians’ view of money is that human beings have been on this earth for around two million years; our species, Homo sapiens, has been around for 600, 000 years; but money has only existed for 3, 000 years. Somehow or other humans got along quite well without money for most of their existence. Therefore money must not be an indispensable prerequisite for human life to carry on. This is the magicians’ view of money, as contrasted with most people’s view, that money is right up there ...
Recognizing the Maiden Within
If at thirteen you had asked me, away from my mother, what religion I was, I would have told you Wiccan. From a very young age I was fascinated with all things esoteric and occult. My early curiosity was well fed by watching ‘In Search Of’ and voraciously reading everything I could find about the occult. By the time I reached my teens I was clandestinely buying Llewellyn books with my lunch money. My fascination cost me. I was an outcast in the small Christian school I attended. I was bullied he ...

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