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By Yvonne Aburrow Pagans, occultists and magical folk often talk about energy in a really hand-wavy way which is doubtless very irritating to proper physicists. I have certainly done this myself, for example in my previous post on deities. So what do we mean by this “energy”? I think most Pagans are agreed that the . . . → Read More: Energy By SilentOwl The belief of animism is integral to tribal belief, animism is the understanding that all things in nature possess a spirit and presence of their own, so that rocks trees and the land were things to be learned from – as well as the ancestral spirits, who acted as guides for the future . . . → Read More: The Rabbit and the Hare By Taylor Elwood I love it when people make arguments that a particular technique is the one true way that magic works. Or make the argument that the only way something works is through the intercession of spirits. Let me be clear, I do evocations, invocations, and work with spirits, but not all the magic . . . → Read More: Why Evocation Isn’t the One True Way to Do Magic By John Beckett A couple weeks ago I blogged about the need for Pagans to work in groups. While it generated minimal comments here, there were many more on Facebook, Google+, and in private communication. A few were positive, but most were skeptical if not outright negative. The complaints generally fell into five categories and . . . → Read More: Pagan Groups: Why Not? By Louise Harmon Recently during a hike to check out the awakening green of Oak Bottom Wildlife Refuge with a few like-minded plant-lovers, our discussion turned to the subject of astringents. Stopping at a young Oak (Quercus garryana), our leader shared how a decoction of Oak bark could be used as an oral rinse for . . . → Read More: Dry, Draw and Shrink-The Magic of Astringents By M.C. [Snip] Hey M! Do you read the Golden Dawn blog? I wanted to ask what you think of his post from a while back about people “playing at magic”, and about how it is impossible to succeed without a formal teacher, how there are no successful or significant self taught magicians and all . . . → Read More: Is Having A Teacher A Prerequisite For Success In Magick? By Glaux The magical garter has significance dating back to prehistoric times. Cave art in eastern Spain that dates to the Paleolithic period shows a sorcerer performing in a ritual while wearing nothing but a pair of garters just below his knees. In many traditions the garter is worn only by a Witch Queen, or . . . → Read More: The Witches’ Garter By Sable Aradia I started a new teaching coven a few days ago. I wasn’t going to for quite some time. Coven leadership is a lot of work, and it’s an incredible emotional and temporal investment. But the Lady sent a bunch of eager new people my way, and I realized that Diana was reminding . . . → Read More: Seekers and Guides: A Coven Leader’s Primer By Tressabelle A pendulum can be made from a crystal, ring, pendant, key, or other object of suitable weight (at least three ounces)- attached to a chain or threaded on a string. My first exposure to pendulum use was at a family baby shower; the use of my aunt’s wedding ring to determine the sex . . . → Read More: Pendulum Dowsing and Divination By Yvonne Aburrow There has been a lot of talk about the nature of deities on Patheos Pagan blogs recently – for example an excellent on article on Raise the Horns about the way that deities change over the centuries. This makes sense to me – I am a big fan of process theology, which . . . → Read More: Deities and Divinity |
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