I am sure everyone is tired of heading how strange a year we’ve had by now. Summer Solstice is coming up on June 20th, and in many places, you may even be able to have a small outdoor ritual to celebrate. Summer solstice is the point at which the day is longest and night is […]
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This spring is an unusual one, in the midst of a pandemic. It is truly a time and place of death and rebirth, more literally than usual. Within my friends circle – marriages are ending, babies have been born and cloistered from their families, old people are dying unattended if not unmourned. Many people’s employment
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Is Valentine’s Day Lupercalia? Probably not It’s Valentines Day today, and I did some research hoping to answer this question. The festival of antiquity that falls on Valentines day was Lupercalia, the festival from the 13-15th of February. During the festival, young men of Rome stripped to their underwear would run from the cave of
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Its that time of year, when bright lights, greenery and gifts signal the Winter Solstice. We religious Pagans get a pass on having to go to endless Christmas festivities this year, and may be at home for Solstice, with only our closest people, for the first time in ages. I could write a bright and
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Is environmentalism part of Paganism? Part of Wicca? Many Pagans believe strongly that environmental conservation is a necessary part of their devotion to the Goddess. However, if you go to Pagan festivals where there are many traditions represented you’ll find that others do not. I was going to write this all not-judgy, and neutral, analysing
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Update February 2020: In recent times, I’ve become a bit cautious about the Aquarian Tabernacle Church – perhaps its the cultural divide between brash American style and Canadian politeness, but it seems to have become highly oriented toward fundraising through selling products, and I’ve noticed the lower level priests and priestesses do not appear to
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Beltane is a Pagan/Wiccan festival of sexuality and fertility, usually celebrated on the evening of April 30th or May 1st. When celebrated in a group, the sexuality is usually symbolic, represented by dancing around the May pole – which yes, is representing just what you might think that is meant to represent, and the ribbons
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On how sacred attention is everything The Pagan choir I lead was working on a new song for Imbolc a few weeks ago, Lisa Thiel’s Imbolc, from the album Circle of the Seasons. It’s a song for Brigid (pronounced Bridjid or Breed) with the following lyrics: Blessed Bridget comest thou in Bless this house and
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Date: Sept 20 2017 Moon phase: two days past new, waxing Season: day before Mabon When I attend a Pagan festival, a public or coven ritual and other events I often walk away with some sort of beautiful and hand made token. It’s something that either I or the organizers have imbued with a positive,
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