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Festival of Dwellings and the Canaanite New Year

By Tess Dawson

This Friday night kicks off ‘Ashuru Mothbati, the Canaanite Festival of Dwellings and new year. I am looking forward to honoring the deities, feasting with my family, and performing divination. In the Shanatu Qadishtu (sacred yearly holiday cycle) of Natib Qadish, this holiday occurs on the new moon of the lunar month . . . → Read More: Festival of Dwellings and the Canaanite New Year

Mabon Countdown: Ten Ways to Celebrate Mabon

By Patti Wigington

Mabon is the time of the autumn equinox, and the harvest is winding down. The fields are nearly bare, because the crops have been stored for the coming winter. Mabon is a time when we take a few moments to honor the changing seasons, and celebrate the second harvest. On or around . . . → Read More: Mabon Countdown: Ten Ways to Celebrate Mabon

Breaking a Dream Drought

By Robert Moss

Have you lost touch with your dreams? Are your dreams missing you (in the words of one of a new slew of dream-themed TV commercials)? Is your dream recall limited to fragments that are lost completely as you hurry off into the business and traffic of the day?

Relax. Robert Moss, author . . . → Read More: Breaking a Dream Drought

La magie dans l’Antiquité, by Michaël Martin

Reviewed by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III

This little volume provides a nice, brief, French overview of magic in the ancient Greco-Roman world. As the author notes, there has been a resurgence of interest in ancient magic in recent years, and the scholarship has been proliferating rapidly, which makes the need for a good introductory survey . . . → Read More: La magie dans l’Antiquité, by Michaël Martin

The Religious Are All Psychotic

(In a Good Way)

By Jules Evans

Recently I was at the wedding of an old school friend. The friend has since discovered Jesus in a big way. The congregation was split down the middle — 50 percent were young evangelists, swaying with their eyes closed and hands in the air; and 50 percent were . . . → Read More: The Religious Are All Psychotic