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Project Pagan Enough
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Posted by: Makarios on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 02:00 PM
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By Fire Lyte
Project Pagan Enough is my movement to raise awareness in the pagan community about our treatment of one another in public, online, one-on-one, and any other time we are faced with talking to, about, or meeting with other pagans.
It has become quite obvious over the past few years that the pagan community likes to talk the big game of being tolerant and inclusive of all peoples, but seems to lack that tolerance when the person in question dresses or is attractive or is otherwise garbed in a cloak of 'mainstream.' This intolerance seems to be derived from a standpoint that we, as the pagan community, believe we are ridiculed or ostracized by the mainstream, thus people that look mainstream must be our enemy.
Project Pagan Enough seeks to say that - no matter your beliefs, practices, looks, or loves - you are pagan enough. We can argue theology back and forth all day long and disagree with one another's fluff-factor until the cows come home, but it is high time that we stop denigrating one another's level of being pagan. Paganism does not have a set definition, and there is definitely not a dress code or music-loving requirement.
If you listen to Lady Gaga right alongside Kellianna, you are still pagan enough. If you don't mind wearing Abercrombie & Fitch, Prada, or other name brand, mainstream clothing to the local pagan festival, you are still pagan enough.
Read the complete article: Inciting a Riot
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Ostara for Children
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Posted by: Makarios on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 04:00 PM
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By Summer M.
For many Pagans Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is a time of renewal and rebirth. This Sabbat is a time of joy and blessings to be celebrated. It is a time when the sun moves into the sign of Aries, the first sign of the Zodiac, and new begginings bloom all around us. Welcoming in the spring can be a wonderful way for Pagan parents to share their beliefs with their children and create family traditions that everyone can enjoy.
Many parents take this time to go outside and enjoy the warmer spring weather. Children are often excited to go out after the long winter, especially if most of the winter was spent inside. Children are naturally curious about the signs of spring all around them. Showing them the plants and animals that are making their way out to greet the spring is a great way to teach children about Ostara and what it brings.
Starting a garden can be a wonderful way for the entire family to celebrate. Seeds and new plants are perfect examples of the new life that comes with the spring. Spend time with your children getting your hands dirty working in your own garden. Children can easily see the cycle of life, death, and new life by watching the plants grow, be harvested, and grow anew.
Read the complete article: Hub Pages
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Teen to wed schoolgirl in pagan ceremony
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 03:00 PM
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 Using a simple length of rope, Alex Stewart-Pole and Jenni Birch will become partners for “a year and a day” through the ancient ritual. A handfasting can then be renewed for the same or a longer period. Aside from the lashing of hands, the couple will jump over a fire, chant and recite vows.
A design student at the Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE’s Mt Gravatt campus, Mr Stewart-Pole, 19, said: “We’re planning to one day go to Northampton in England, which is like the pagan capital of the world, to do our ‘10 years and a day handfasting.” Holland Park High School student Jenni, 16, said of the handfasting: “We’ll just see how it goes.” Jenni’s mother and pagan high priestess Sue Birch, of Lawnton, will perform the ceremony.
Paganism takes in a range of spiritual beliefs including Druidism, Wicca and modern witchcraft, and is based on the worship of nature and its cycle of birth, growth, death and renewal.
Read the complete article: Southern Star
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Pulling Up Roots: Home Transitions with Pagan Children
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Posted by: Makarios on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 12:00 PM
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By Jennie Johnston
It is human nature to put down roots. Our community, our home, they are not just where our hearts are but where our roots can push into the earth and bring us grounding. As pagans we tend to set down roots or acknowledge them in a concrete way. A hedgewitch may be intimate with every square foot of woods behind her house, a city dwelling druid may have deep conversation with the oak tree that shades his apartment balcony, and the Wiccan family can make a sacred space in their sunroom where each member can rejuvenate in times of stress. All of these situations and the many millions more that arise in the small moments of our lives can create a strong bond with where we live. The place that holds our living is full of routine, schedules, meals, laughter, tears and rest. We rely on home to bring us a sense of peace, shelter and familiarity.
Children need a sense of security and bond to place more than adults do. They are not as capable of finding anchors for security within their bodies until they are much older, so they rely on their caregivers and their home for their grounding. When faced with moving to a new house it is very important to prepare children, even more so than the logistical aspects like packing and cleaning. Depending on what age and stage your child is at they can participate and comprehend the moving of the family abode in different ways and personality will definitely determine how they are affected as well.
Read the complete article: Pagan Pages
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Nine woods in ye cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow...
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Monday, March 08, 2010 - 03:00 PM
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 by Kristin Barton
The reference in the Wiccan Rede to “nine woods” refers to the Celtic reverence for trees and the tradition of creating “need fires" in which the nine sacred trees were burned. According to the Clannada na Gadelica, a Gaelic culture education organization, there is little scholarly evidence as to which woods are the nine. Iain MacAnTsaoir writes in his article “Festivals Part 1-Preface v.1.1” (www.clannada.org/docs/frestpre.html), “The need fires themselves were built with nine sacred woods, which were ignited by an oak bow and rod. There are several places where these lists can be found. In the Silver Bough Vol. 1, by MacNeill, we find the following…
Choose the willow of the streams,
Choose the hazel of the rocks,
Choose the alder of the marshes,
Choose the birch of the waterfalls,
Choose the rowan of the shade,
Choose the yew of resilience,
Choose the elm of the brae,
Choose the oak of the sun,
-no definite ninth tree specified, but
MacNeill believes it could have been…
holly, ash, or pine.”
Read the complete article: National Examiner
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Reclaiming Darkness in Paganism
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 05:00 PM
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by John J. Coughlin
Indeed, the word "dark," like "witch," has long been used in association with the concept of evil in modern Western society. As pagans, we know that a witch is not necessarily evil. We have worked hard to reclaim the word "witch," if only so that we can personally break free of our own social conditioning that a witch is synonymous with "evil." In seeking to reclaim the word "witch," we have often distanced ourselves from other such loaded words that carry the public's projection of evil. The easiest way to accomplish this distancing was to focus on imagery associated with goodness, such as "light."
However, there is an inherent problem with this solution. The way that pagans interpret the duality of light and dark is not the same as is traditional in modern Western society. The Western worldview is based on dualism, where the whole is broken down into two very separate and distinct irreducible parts. These parts are independent of each other and can be either complementary or in conflict. In the case of traditional Western thought, the symbolism of light and dark is deeply rooted in the Christian idea of ethical dualism, which is symbolized as the battle of good (light) versus evil (dark).
Read the complete article: Widdershins
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A Simple Path, The Journey of a Hedgewitch
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 01:00 PM
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by Willow Winterborne
The Hedgewitch lives in the space between the Village and the Forest. Between the mundane and the magical. S/He lives with a foot in both worlds.
The Dormant Season or A Survival Guide to Life in Limbo - Spring is just around the corner, and new life is beginning to manifest itself everywhere. Even in snow-covered places, the crocus and other bulbs begin to emerge from their long slumber. Flowering tree buds swell and begin to defy the cold with their colorful, hope- and cheer-inducing blossoms. It is easy to see the parallels between the cycles of Nature and the cycles of our lives, as magical people. We pay attention, and are mindful of the changes. In some of our “seasons”, we are busy and industrious. In others, there is nothing to be done, but to trust in the return of the sun, and that the dormant phase will eventually end. Sadly, our seasons are not always tidily placed into 3-month increments; predictable, steady. Our cycles can last for months or even years.
Read the complete article: Pagan Pages
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Quickening Moon Feb. 28
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 03:00 PM
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by Patti Wigington
Winter is still pounding away at many of us, and this month's full moon is known as the Quickening Moon. It's the time of year when new life may be beginning, but it still lies dormant. Pregnant animals, due in the spring, begin to feel the quickening of their unborn young. The earth itself is coming back to life as seeds beneath the soil begin their journey towards the sun. We know these things are coming -- and we know also that this is a good month to make plans for the future.
Correspondences for the Quickening Moon include crystals such as rose quartz, amethyst, and jasper, and the deities Brighid and Aphrodite. Magical workings this month should focus on personal achievements and advancement, new beginnings, and new relationships.
Read the complete article: About
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Why McCollum’s Fight Matters
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 03:00 PM
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by Jason Pitzl-Waters
At times there are certain claims of workplace discrimination or harassment that can fail to inflame the passions of the larger Pagan community. Indeed, some instances can end up being brutally skewered by certain online Pagan communities, if the alleged harassment isn’t deemed serious enough. However, sometimes seemingly frivolous, or at least contentious, accusations can illustrate the importance of a larger struggle. Enter Milo Shiff, a Kemetic Witch and grocery-store greeter in California.
“He told them from the start they were hiring a witch. Milo Shiff had to tell them. He had to make sure they wouldn’t require him to cut his curly, gray-white hair. He had to tell them he couldn’t mutilate the flesh of mammals or birds—which didn’t turn out to be a problem, since they weren’t hiring him for the deli counter. He had to let them know he couldn’t use Microsoft computers—Bill Gates’ ethics conflict with those of Shiff’s deities—and he needed to warn them he used cannabis regularly for religious purposes.”
Read the complete article: Wild Hunt
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Pagans and the Religious Blogosphere
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 03:00 PM
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by Jason Pitzl-Waters
The Social Science Research Council has released a study titled “The New Landscape of the Religion Blogosphere.” A snapshot of some of the most influential religion blogs, its primary goal seems to be getting the religion-blog “A-List” to communicate and collaborate with one-another.
Yes, The Wild Hunt is included in the study as “leading” blog on modern Paganism, I’m one of the few minority faith blogs included (along with a smattering of Buddhist and Humanist/atheist sites). It’s certainly flattering to be included, and I hope my inclusion will open some new eyes to the existence of a thriving Pagan blogging and podcasting community. Particularly to academics and the religion sites that are primarily journalism-oriented, as I feel our perspectives can often be overlooked on issues that concern us. Beyond that? I’m certainly willing to enter into discourse with the largely monotheist-dominated religious blogosphere, but I fear direct collaboration will be somewhat limited (on both sides) due to some sticky theological differences. In any case, it’s very nice to see religion blogs get some attention, and I urge folks to download the entire report.
Read the complete article: Wild Hunt
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Pagan Hex Against "Iceland’s Enemies" Seems Effective
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 07:00 AM
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 An act of sorcery against "Iceland’s enemies," undertaken by members of the pagan society Ásatrúarfélagid in Iceland at the beginning of the economic crisis, finally seems to be delivering the desired results, as high chieftain Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson pointed out on the news yesterday—the Dutch government has collapsed and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s political career is hanging by a thread.
Members of Ásatrúarfélagid called for the protection of the four Icelandic land wights, the bull, the dragon, the giant and the eagle, in December 2008 and performed an act of sorcery against Iceland’s enemies, Stöd 2 reports.
Now it appears as if their actions are finally delivering the desired results, almost one and a half years later. Hilmarsson is not surprised about the difficulties Brown is facing because he is one of those named Iceland’s enemy during the pagan ceremony.
Read the complete article: Iceland Review
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Vampires, Blood, and Morality
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Posted by: Copperwoman on Monday, February 22, 2010 - 01:00 PM
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by Jason Pitzl-Waters
Vampires have been popular for a long time now, with each generation changing them slightly (or not-so-slightly) to suit their own needs/desires. While I rarely touch on the vampire phenomenon, or the thriving vampire subculture, there is some overlap between it and modern Paganism /occultism. The most obvious intersections being with popular metaphysical authors like Michelle Belanger and Konstantinos. Recently, NPR journalist Margot Adler, long celebrated within the Pagan community for her seminal 1979 book “Drawing Down the Moon”, spent several months devouring 75 vampire-themed novels and noticed that what was collectively striking about them wasn’t their celebration of immortality, but their explorations of morality.
“But what I started noticing as I read all these novels and looked at all the recent television shows featuring vampires is that their near-immortality isn’t the most interesting thing about them. Almost all of these current vampires are struggling to be moral. It’s conventional to talk about vampires as sexual, with their hypnotic powers and their intimate penetrations and their blood-drinking and so forth. But most of these modern vampires are not talking as much about sex as they are about power.”
Read the complete article: Wild Hunt
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