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Those Whom the Goddess Calls
Those whom the Goddess makes her own She occupies, both flesh and bone; and will remain, solid as stone, until She leaves to take them home. Those whom the Goddess picks remain only so long, until the pain of separation, … Continue reading
Mabon
Your heat has raged and burnt the world with light since you were born to rule Midwinter’s night; you’ve warmed the earth, its bones and seeds alike, to melt the snow and turn all new life ripe. But lo! your … Continue reading
Freedom of Religion
As a pagan, I often overhear pagan conversations where the chief topic of concern is the negative affect that evangelical Christianity has on the “free trade” of alternative religions – its nature to limit, deny, persecute and eradicate viewpoints other … Continue reading
Hymn to Mithras
Praise for the sun born on this night Praise for the coming of the light On winter’s longest stretch of dark We praise the tiny, faintest spark Praise for the coming of the new Praise for the frost, soon turned … Continue reading
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Tagged Midwinter's Night, Mithras, paganism, ritual, seasons, winter, Yule
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The Spell Kit
Why bother to meditate, chanting some mantra for years, servant to some potentate guru’s smoke and mirrors? You’re right to hesitate; what proof describes an answer a fool could appreciate? Only a clever dancer could be seen no hypocrit. Your … Continue reading
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Tagged education, fraud, paganism, self-determinism, spells, Wicca, witchcraft, work
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Hallows 2005
Tonight the veil between the worlds wears thin and feels as sheer as gossamer. To touch its fabric is to let the shadows in, to find one’s means of light only a crutch that guides us, just a mere footstep … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, illusions, intentions, paganism, power, ritual, Samhain
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Lughnassad
Summer’s bent and turned to gray, his heat begins to wend; in these dog days of decline his smolder finds its end. Now the lad with darkened locks, his heart born full of ice, begins again to wax in strength … Continue reading
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Tagged Lughnassad, Midsummer's Night, paganism, ritual, seasons, summer
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