March 2012
73 posts
pagannews:
mmessa answered your question: Spring rolled in with the fog.
omggg i live in michigan too.. near grand rapids :D and it was foggy.
I’m near Detroit. :) It’s like the whole state was foggy!
yup, the Ann Arbor area is foggy as well. Proserpina is wearing some pretty robes today, but it makes it miserable for us XP
February 2012
235 posts
The Kitchen Witch: Spell to Protect an Item of... →
christowitch:
The Leap year is said to be a time to cast spells for improbable purposes..and i was trying to figure out something improbable…
A simple spell to make sure that your favorite item of clothing is protected from fae, being lost, or stingy friends who would like to take your…
Daily Pagan News: Paganism 101 Again….and Again…... →
pagannews:
It fascinates me that there is no continuing education in Paganism (such as “Sunday School” or “Bible study”) but we have an endless series of 101 classes. I had to take them when I was considering the Alexandrian tradition of Witchcraft. I sometimes took classes twice when I was active in the…
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So, in Marketing, we're doing an article on...
surrounding celebrities or public figues. Godd news is good, bad news is better. A scandal is the best.
Guess who I’m doing my article on?
If you guessed Z. Budapest and the on-going scandal and debate surrounding her ‘genetic-women only’ ritual at this year’s Pantheacon when the theme was Unity in Diversity, you are correct, sir!
Daily Pagan News: Wiccan Life: Witches Just Wanna... →
pagannews:
My fundamentalist Christian brother’s ideas about what witches do approach the hysterical. If even 1/100th of what he thinks happens really did, I’d be exhausted and incarcerated.
Yeah, some of us dance nekkid in the moonlight. I haven’t done it — yet — but I do worship sky clad when I perform…
News from the Sewing Witch: Going to sleep now. →
witchesandstitches:
sewingwitch:
becos I have to open the greenhouse tomorrow -headdesk-
Also, church with the family after work, since my grandparents are coming to visit us tomorrow. #that will be very entertaining.
Once I get home, I’ll make a post about fabric-element association (only on natural fabrics, becos there are…
Honestly I’d love anything related on the matter. This is...
Daily Pagan News: It’s Not a Fairytale: Seattle to... →
pagannews:
Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is going forward. A seven-acre plot of land in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will be planted with hundreds of different kinds of edibles: walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics…
Daily Pagan News: Santorum Obliquely Suggests... →
pagannews:
Yep, he went there.
Former senator Rick Santorum told voters recently that President Obama adheres to “some phony theology. Not a theology based on the Bible.” What would that “theology” be?
Bill Pugliano / Getty Images
Santorum says it is “a world view that elevates the…
and what’s the problem with that?
Daily Pagan News: Clothes Make the Pagan? (Broom... →
pagannews:
I’m going to admit this at the beginning and get it out of the way: I like dressing for the part. It doesn’t matter what the part is, we all don multiple hats because nothing in our lives is one dimensional. You can see the importance of appearance by the example I just used-our language is…
Daily Pagan News: Discrimination Against Pagan... →
pagannews:
Full Moon rising beneath an American flag, while I’mout for an early evening walk and communion with Nature. Below, at work at twilight.
Here I am in the heart of the Bible Belt. You can’t throw a stick without doing it in Jesus’ name.
This is still the area of the country where you meet…
Daily Pagan News: The ritual is starting. Pay... →
pagannews:
Always follow the High Priestess’s lead. Let her invoke the deity. You may invoke an incompatible deity. Wait to be invited to participate. Invoking Kali and Loki to the same Circle would probably not be what the HP has in mind, unless this is a Discordian circle, of course. Miss Kat has attended…
Miss-understood blogs: Goddess are you real? →
joolzdarling:
The little child whispered, “Goddess speak to me.”
And a meadowlark sang.
But the child did not hear.
So the child yelled, “Goddess speak to me!”
And the thunder rolled across the sky.
The little child looked around and and said, “Goddess let me see you.”
And a star shone brightly.
But…
PERFECT
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Natural Fabrics and their Corresponding Elements.
NOTE: This is obviously up for interpretation. What I say is not validated anywhere, as far as I have seen. If you feel that a certain fabric is connected to a different element than what I say, you are in no way wrong. For all we know, I may be wrong as well.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program!
As a Sewing Witch, I handle fabrics on an almost daily basis. In fact we all do. We...
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The Traveling Altar: SEWING WITCH EDITION!
Have you ever run into those times where you’ll be traveling, and you really want to take your altar with you? Many Witches have found travelling altars a perfect way around this problem, and let’s face it, sometimes, they’re just downright adorable. But what happens when you’re traveling to a place that may not be so friendly, or maybe your visiting relatives/friends...
QUICK! A FASHION POST!
Sorry for any of you that have been waiting for those posts I promise (they’re coming, I swear!) but first a little bit personal.
Biggest part is that I got to skip out of church with my grandparents becos of work. -happiness-
Second, here is what I wore to dinner with my grandparents - this is relevant becos it covers modesty and veiling-
(pardon the mess in the background. this is my...
The Kitchen Witch: "Don't Mess With Me" Folk... →
faula:
To protect yourself, wear or carry coral, amethyst, diamond, pearl, ruby, carnelian, peridot, turquoise or sapphire, a tortoiseshell bracelet, a necklace of rowan berries, oak or rowan leaves. For safe travel place a sprig of mint in your wallet, handbag, luggage, or glove…
Daily Pagan News: What is the Great Rite? And What... →
pagannews:
Question: What is the Great Rite? And What is Ritual Sex?
I keep seeing references to the Great Rite and “ritual sex.” I was sure I read somewhere that Wiccans didn’t have sex in rituals. What’s the deal?
Answer:
In some (although not all) traditions of Wicca and Paganism, sacred sex is…
Daily Pagan News: We Interrupt this Important... →
In the ongoing argument about Z Budapest’s “genetic women only” ritual, I’ve seen numerous commenters ask “would it be OK to hold a ‘white people only’ ritual at Pantheacon?” The implication, of course, is that it would be an abomination. There’s no way the Pantheacon organizers would ever allow…
The History behind Pandora(the woman, not the... →
Daily Pagan News: Our “Pagan” President and our... →
pagannews:
Earlier this month, Professor Anouar Majid, author of “We Are All Moors: Ending Centuries of Crusades against Muslims and Other Minorities”, wrote a guest column for Informed Comment. In this column, Majid noted that “democracy and republicanism arose in pagan, polytheistic cultures, ones…
we can only hope -prays-
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Going to sleep now.
becos I have to open the greenhouse tomorrow -headdesk-
Also, church with the family after work, since my grandparents are coming to visit us tomorrow. #that will be very entertaining.
Once I get home, I’ll make a post about fabric-element association (only on natural fabrics, becos there are waaay to many manufactured fabrics to even begin to process) as well as a post on how to turn your...
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Daily Pagan News: Concern at witchcraft excuse for... →
pagannews:
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive council on Thursday. expressed concerns over the “growing trend” of elderly people killed on suspicion that they were witches.
“We call on our people never to use suspicion of witchcraft as an excuse to commit murder. Any attack is not acceptable,” said…
orphanervamp asked: Hi! I just saw your post about talking to co-workers about covering/veiling. This is a relatively new idea that I've been seeing on my daily trawls and would like to know more about it from someone who actually does it. Thank you if you answer this!
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Hey there!
Really quick, if you guys don’t mind, I would like to add you all to my facebook as well! My name is Meghan Flynn. If you can’t find me, just send your name to my askbox, and I’ll search for you!
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Veil talk
So, the nice thing about my talk with my co-worker yesterday is that I also quickly covered over my choice to cover, as well as explaining why I don’t think it’d be a great idea to cover. She said that it shouldn’t matter, but understood why. (I am the youngest worker there, as most of the others are middle-aged and older women) As well, it is a Christian establishment. They...
Daily Pagan News: My Goddess is Not Your... →
pagannews:
So, I’m interrupting our fun Photo-A-Day Challenge to talk to you about something very serious. I’ve been turning this discussion over and over in my mind for quite some time and just haven’t been sure how to approach it. And then I read this article this morning. To summarize, the author –…
i became insane.: Sometimes it's really hard to... →
witchyways:
I constantly feel like I’m going to be laughed at, or cussed out by other ‘pagans’ for being too academic. I have no community, and talking over the internet can only go so far. When I want to make a project in a studio class and I take my polytheistic ideas to critique, I often…
“Budapestian Dianics argue that transwomen were not raised as female from birth...”
– Ryiah Nevo, from “Twenty Years in the Dianic Traditions,” in the anthology Gender and Transgender in Modern Paganism.
All women have unique experiences because we are not solely women.
(via phillypagan)
Daily Pagan News: What is Safety in Magick?... →
pagannews:
Magick is a talent you learn. You may be born into a family of magickal line, but still the basics must be learned in understanding what this talent this gift is. Magick is a skill. It is the energy and power used to control the world around you but it is also the skill and wisdom. Wisdom to know…
