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By Meredith Bennett-Smith An Oxford University researcher and author specializing in neuroscience has suggested that one day religious fundamentalism may be treated as a curable mental illness. Kathleen Taylor, who describes herself as a “science writer affiliated to the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics,” made the suggestion during a presentation on brain research at . . . → Read More: Religious Fundamentalism Treatable as Mental Illness: Researcher By Elspeth Whitney Gender is a central issue to the European witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The connection of women to the Devil in the witch-hunts is an attempt to enclose women not controlled by men. The European witch-hunt of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is one of those events, like the . . . → Read More: The Witch as “She”/The Historian as “He” All Totems Deer Spirit Symbols: Gentleness, Kindness, Compassion, Innocence, Motherhood, Grace, Femininity, Swiftness, Peace, Subtlety, Adventure, Psychic Power, Awareness, Renewal, Acceptance, Connection to Spirit Stag Spirit Symbols: – Masculinity, Regeneration, Guidance, Gentleness, Healing, Connection to the Earth and the Forest, Alertness, Psychic Power, Pride, Independence, Purification, Strength, Nobility Read the full article . . . → Read More: Deer and Stag Spirit Meaning, Symbols, and Totem By Yeshe Rabbit I live in an animated universe, where everything has a spirit. In my world, living things each have an indwelling spirit, or self-hood, as well as the collective spirit of the larger designations to which they belong. For example, in my home, each of my 5 cats has a distinct personality, color, . . . → Read More: Working with Herbal Allies By Jason Pitzl-Waters This June, Lake Okeechobee Resort in Florida will be hosting a Summer Solstice festival. The Lake Okeechobee Summer Solstice Festival will feature workshops on Celtic Reconstructionism, drumming, belly dancing, gardening, and runes, with musical performances by Lord Alexian, Hecate’s Wheel, and others. It is the first such festival in Pahokee, Florida, and . . . → Read More: The Limits of Christian Tolerance: Florida Edition Reviewed by John Beckett Modern Druidry traces its lineage back to 1717 when the Ancient Druid Order was founded in a pub in London. Historian Ronald Hutton thinks that meeting may be more apocryphal than historical (see Blood and Mistletoe, page 127), but there is no doubt there were people calling themselves Druids in the . . . → Read More: The Druid Revival Reader, ed. by John Michael Greer A Study OF Accusations OF Necromancy In The Late Republic and the Early Empire By Joris Jehle The sun went down, and all the paths across the sea were in darkness. (…)After praying to the nation of the dead and making my vows to them, I took the sheep and cut off their heads over . . . → Read More: Emperors Accused By Frater Barrabbas Why would anyone bother to learn the Qabalah, you might ask? What could you possibly gain by studying such a complicated and obscure occult system? Is it even relevant in these post-modern times? Is it relevant to someone who isn’t a Christian or a Jew? These are compelling questions, and they require . . . → Read More: Practical Qabalah: An Evolutionary Process By Yvonne Aburrow Paganism is often said to be a Nature religion, but often Pagans are not very immersed in Nature. This could be because we get distracted by shiny things like mythology, or because many of us live in cities and so are more familiar with brand names than tree species, or because connecting . . . → Read More: Eco-spirituality in Practice By Vincent Russo [Snip] The “Cult of the Saints”, describes a particular popular devotion or abandonment to a particular Saint or Saints. Although the term “worship” is sometimes used, it is intended in the old-sense meaning to honor or give respect. I like to use the term “veneration”. For Christians, the Saints are petitioned to . . . → Read More: Using the Saints as Part of the Italian Craft |
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