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Patti's Paganism / Wicca Blog July 2007 Archive

By Patti Wigington, About.com Guide to Paganism / Wicca

Happy Lammas/Lughnasadh to You!

Tuesday July 31, 2007
August 1 is the first of the three harvest festivals celebrated by most modern Pagans. Whether you celebrate it as Lammas, the "loaf mass", or see it as a day ... Read More

O Mighty Isis, on DVD!

Sunday July 29, 2007
I spent the formative years of my childhood in the seventies. While it was a dark and terrible time in fashion and music history, a few good memories linger for ... Read More

Full Moon Magic: Energy from Above

Sunday July 29, 2007
Tonight's full moon is known to some as the Blessing Moon. It's a great time to incorporate divination and dreamwork into your rituals. Is there something you need to meditate ... Read More

Crafts for the Craft: Ritual Robes

Thursday July 26, 2007
One issue that frequently comes up in the Discussion Forums is the topic of how to acquire Wiccan and Pagan ritual supplies without spending a fortune. For those of us ... Read More

Calendar of Events

Tuesday July 24, 2007
Got an upcoming event? If you have a pagan-themed conference or festival that's open to the public, and you'd like it posted on the 2007 Wiccan Calendar, please shoot me ... Read More

WM3: Victim's Mom Questions Convictions

Monday July 23, 2007
Most people in the Pagan community are familiar with the story of the young men known as the West Memphis Three -- three teenagers accused and convicted of the heinous ... Read More

A Hero Denied: Stewart's Widow Speaks Out

Thursday July 19, 2007
Many of you have been following the saga of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, the Wiccan soldier who died in September, 2006, in Afghanistan. After a long battle, the VA finally relented ... Read More

The Countdown is On...

Wednesday July 18, 2007
The final installment in the Harry Potter series is just a couple of days away, and the Blogosphere is burning up with theories, ideas, mock spoilers, and people who claim ... Read More

Practical Magic, 18th Century Style

Wednesday July 18, 2007
The folks at University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, have unearthed a real gem. A rare early-eighteenth-century manuscript on the practical application of Cabalistic magic was discovered in the ... Read More

The D'oh of Homer

Monday July 16, 2007
Oh dear. Just when I thought people might not be taking themselves too seriously, a group of British pagans has allowed me to rest easy. As part of the promotional material ... Read More

Are You Pagan, or Just "Self-Described"?

Sunday July 15, 2007
We've all seen it. Sometimes it's a newspaper article about an upcoming Sabbat, in which a well-intentioned cub reporter is trying to educate the masses. Other times, it's on the ... Read More

Happy Friday the 13th!!

Thursday July 12, 2007
For some reason, everyone thinks Friday the 13th is a Really Bad Day. I can say in all honesty that some pretty good stuff has happened to me on FT13ths ... Read More

Classes on About.Com

Monday July 9, 2007
Did you know you can sign up for a ton of different classes on About.Com? Courses get delivered right to your email box, either daily or weekly. Learn how to ... Read More

On The Pagan Membership Club

Sunday July 8, 2007
Who gets to decide whether someone else is Pagan or not? In a recent discussion, a few folks raised the issue of whether or not another group was really worthy of ... Read More

Magnifico Filmatoria!

Thursday July 5, 2007
I admit it, I'm a Harry Potter geek. I love the books, I like the movies, and I even have some of the Legos. With the upcoming release of Harry ... Read More

Happy Fourth of July!

Wednesday July 4, 2007
It's July 4th, and now that I'm full of corn on the cob, fresh fruit, and something like half an apple pie, I thought I'd take a moment to share ... Read More

Jesus Invited to NC Council Meetings

Tuesday July 3, 2007
In the small North Carolina town of High Point, someone attending a town council meeting last November complained to the ACLU, because council began their meetings with a prayer invoking ... Read More

Pagan Chaplains Welcomed in Tayside

Sunday July 1, 2007
NHS Tayside in Scotland, which runs the local hospital, has set a groundbreaking policy in place that will allow Pagan patients access to leaders of their own spiritual paths. This ... Read More
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