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On the inevitability of diversity (but not schism)

By Peregrin

Back when I was a youth first getting a handle on this magic lark, I had a vision. Well more of a fantasy really. Riding home on my scooter from a Pagan social gathering of many covens, I imagined a similar situation for my beloved Golden Dawn. I envisioned a time where there . . . → Read More: On the inevitability of diversity (but not schism)

The Pentagram

By Michelle

A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle or a star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. The word pentagram comes from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon), a noun form of πεντάγραμμος (pentagrammos) or πεντέγραμμος (pentegrammos), a word meaning roughly “five-lined” or “five lines”, from . . . → Read More: The Pentagram

J is for Jotnar

By Galina Krasskova

[Snip] This article isn’t really about the Jotnar, one of the three primary tribes of Holy beings in Norse cosmology; rather, it’s about issues that arise every time Their worship is mentioned. Some of you reading this may not be Heathen and may not know anything at all about Norse cosmology or . . . → Read More: J is for Jotnar