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Norse Myth in Academia

A roundup of UCLA’s conference on Norse mythology — which was nothing like Pantheacon, but fascinating all the same.

By Steven T. Abell

I spent four days last week at UCLA attending a conference on Norse mythology. The High Powers of academia from all over the world were in attendance. It was interesting to meet . . . → Read More: Norse Myth in Academia

Witchcraft and the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia

By Leo Igwe

Recently, a Sri Lankan woman was arrested by Saudi authorities for witchcraft. A man accused this woman of casting a spell on a 13 year old girl during a family shopping trip. He complained to the police that the girl ‘started acting in an abnormal way’ after a close contact with the . . . → Read More: Witchcraft and the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia

Revealing the Books of Secrets

By David Rankine

Over the last thousand years there have been several distinct streams of Western magical practice. Running parallel are the Grimoires, which focus on preparation and complex procedures to produce effective communication and interaction with spiritual beings, and the Books of Secrets, full of simple techniques using easily available ingredients. Both of these . . . → Read More: Revealing the Books of Secrets

How to Swap Your Magical Items

By Patti Wigington

At some point in your life as a Pagan, you’ll probably have moments where you look at a book on your shelf and think, “I will never read that again.” Or perhaps there’s a deck of Tarot cards that you own, but have never really connected with. Maybe you’ve got an athame . . . → Read More: How to Swap Your Magical Items

Sybil Leek, on Homosexuals in Witchcraft

By Zan

Sybil Leek (the subject of a recent biography, Sybil Leek: Out of the Shadows, by Christine Jones) was once known as the “World’s Most Famous Witch”- or at least, as the Witch most famous in the world for self-promotion, as well as for the promotion of modern Witchcraft or what we tend to . . . → Read More: Sybil Leek, on Homosexuals in Witchcraft