Student Turned Teacher by Default [Étaín]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

Over the years I have had the privilege of working with many pagans and wiccans who walk all different paths and it seems that although at the beginning of my path I seemed to take to certain aspects of energy work “naturally” and therefore instead of being the student somehow my roll switched to teacher.Not that I’m objecting, I love helping people and working with people and just because I am helping someone by being a guide of sorts, I still learn a wealth of information from those wh

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In The End, We're All Solitary [Chi]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

I’m not bashing coven practice here – It’s a wonderful spiritual path and way of learning and it works for lots of people. Those people have my blessings and all my best wishes. There are plenty of teens that someday want to be part of a coven, and there are dozens of adults who warn against teen groups (and even several of articles on Witchvox about it) . But if solitary practice is so wonderful, I have to ask myself why no one advocates it, at least not until asked or provoked. That’s what I w

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On Becoming a Crone [Belladonna SilverRayne]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

Why is it so hard to admit we're growing older? Why do we fight it tooth and nail? Society and the media as a whole, wants to show aging as something to be fought against, to be put off as long as possible. Why? Look at any sit-com, news broadcast, music video.... it's all about being young and and quot;beautiful and quot;. Youth is made out to be the epitome of what we all want to be. Who wants to get old, right? Wrong!I will be 45 on my next birthday. A fact that, when said out loud at first, made me m

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The Healing Power of Trees [Colin Bondi]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

I love trees, I always have. I love the natural world but for some reason trees have always had a special meaning and a special power for me. The reverence and appreciation I feel for them can be intense and lately I’ve made it a daily practice to connect and work with them. They are a great teacher for me and they demonstrate and symbolize how to live in the world with grace, groundedness, openness and connectedness. They help me move energy by connecting me with the Earth and acting as a chann

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A Pagan Physician’s Perspective the Ethics of Healthcare [Dragonstorm]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

I was a doctor before I became a Pagan. Or maybe I should say before I KNEW I was a Pagan. In fact I grew up with a Christian upbringing. A beloved family member of mine, also a doctor, asked the question many years ago, “How can one not believe in god knowing how well-organized the human body is?”I understood this logic very keenly, having marveled at the magic that is the human body, and biology in general. But something over the years nagged at me more and more, and was a big factor i

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Daughters of the Witching Hill: In Search of Historical Cunning Folk [Mary Sharratt]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

In 2002, I moved to East Lancashire in northern England—the rugged Pennine landscape that borders the West Yorkshire Dales. My study window looks out on Pendle Hill, famous throughout the world as the place where George Fox received the ecstatic vision that moved him to found the Quaker religion in 1652. But Pendle Hill is also steeped in its legends of the Lancashire Witches. Everywhere you go in the surrounding countryside, you see images of witches: on buses, pub signs, road signs, an

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About Our Practice [Priestess Jean]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

Each time our clergy receives a new inquiry from the public, we find that many of the same issues are raised... how is your religion different than the others? Why do you believe that the Goddess is real? What should I do to find genuine spirituality? And so, in this article I'm going to talk about our practice, and try to answer some of those very basic and very important questions. One of the most obvious things that make our religion unique is its simplicity. As our website explains,

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March: An Awakening [CatDancing]

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0200

We're probably all familiar with the old saying about March coming “in like a lion and out like a lamb”. As I sit here writing this it still remains to be seen if that will hold true for us here in the east Kentucky mountains this year, although if the long-range forecast is on track it sounds as if we'll be off to a more than chilly start! One thing can be counted on – that March will be a fickle and unpredictable month with days when freezing temperatures let us know that winter has not given

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