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Litha Countdown–Stone Circles

By Patti Wigington

Prehistoric Structures:

All around Europe, and in other parts of the world, stone circles can be found. While the most famous of all is certainly Stonehenge, thousands of stone circles exist around the globe. From a small cluster of four or five standing stones, to a full ring of megaliths, the image . . . → Read More: Litha Countdown–Stone Circles

Year and a Day

By Patti Wigington

In many Wiccan traditions, it is customary for someone to study for a year and a day prior to being formally initiated. In some cases, it is the standard length of time that must pass between degree levels, once the person is initiated into the group.

Although the year and the day . . . → Read More: Year and a Day

Learning Druidry from the Trees

By Nimue Brown

[Snip] How we learn druidry is a very interesting question. I’ve heard plenty of druids talk about the religion of the ancestors, the Celts and what fragments we have left of Celtic tradition. I find a great deal of inspiration from things Celtic, but it is not the absolute core of my . . . → Read More: Learning Druidry from the Trees

Clerical Conceptions of Magic and the Stereotype of the Female Witch

By Matthew Alexander Moebius

[Snip] Abstract: Working from the foundation laid by leading historians of medieval witchcraft — most notably Richard Kieckhefer, Norman Cohn, Michael Bailey, and Hans Peter Broedel — this study examines the conceptual development of a predominantly feminine witchcraft stereotype as understood within the perceptions of the educated clerical elite. The theories . . . → Read More: Clerical Conceptions of Magic and the Stereotype of the Female Witch