While not really Pagan or Wiccan news in the true sense of things, I thought I'd pass this along because it (a) makes me smile and (b) concerns the repulsive ... Read More

and it hasn't even been released yet. I've already been inundated with chain emails from my Christian friends warning us all about the evils of the new film based on ... Read More

On this night, the veil between this world and the next grows thin. The spirits of those who came before us are near, and they hear us when we call ... Read More

You may recall a few months ago when there was all kinds of hullaballoo in Salem, regarding raccoon bits left on a doorstep, a burglary, and all-around discontent between warring ... Read More

For those of you following the case of the West Memphis Three, a 200-page writ has been filed by Damien Echols' attorney in federal court. The motion requests that the ... Read More

Not quite Pagan or Wiccan news, but an interesting bit from the Guardian Unlimted regarding well-known psychic Sylvia Browne. The piece is well-written, by a reporter who clearly is trying ... Read More

Well, last weekend I was called upon to officiate at my first official burial. It was time to say goodbye to a small, rather plump fish named Calico. My daughter, ... Read More

A Washington school district has banned Halloween celebrations because they don't want to offend local Wiccans. I'm not making this up. In what parents probably viewed as an odd train of ... Read More

Officers of Avalon, a non-profit group for Pagan emergency services personnel, has announced via email that they will be accepting donations through their Avalon Cares program to help out those ... Read More

According to a recent AP poll, about one third of people surveyed believe that ghosts could exist -- and nearly one fourth say they've seen a ghost themselves or experienced ... Read More

We've all read the stories of the Salem witch trials -- it's one of the best examples in American history of religious hysteria. Utimately, it was a hysteria that led ... Read More

If you live near Santa Monica, CA, check out the latest display that the Copro Nason Gallery has to offer -- it's an exhibit of Ouija Boards! The Talking Board ... Read More

In Wilmington, DE, a grieving husband has been forced by a court to give up the right to make decisions regarding his late wife's memorial services and burial. Instead, a ... Read More

An excellent article -- and a timely one, indeed, given that Samhain is here -- appears in the Naples Sun-Times, discussing the concept that death is just another phase of ... Read More

One of the most enduring symbols of Halloween is the jack o'lantern. Carved pumpkins are a mainstay of the Samhain season, and for some folks, the more elaborate the carved ... Read More

From the magical email bag, a reader asks, "I want to learn about the Wiccan religion. Can you tell me where to find some information?" :::blink blink::: Erm... uh... well, I'm rather ... Read More

CAUTION: THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD!! In an interview at Carrnegie Hall in New York City, Harry Potter author JK Rowling dropped a magical bombshell -- Albus Dumbledore is gay. Rowling met ... Read More

Marshall University has added Pagan holidays to the list of reasons that students can take an excused absence, according to a report in the student newspaper. Dean of Student Affairs ... Read More

I love making my own incense -- partly because it means I can get just the aroma I want with a little bit of trial and error, and partly because ... Read More

In Cherry Creek, Colorado, parents of two students are suing the local school board. The district offers a program called 40 Developmental Assets, which offers kids tips on becoming responsible ... Read More

On Friday, October 26, we'll see the Blood Moon, which is also known as the Shedding Moon or the Falling Leaf Moon. Filling out just before Samhain, this is a ... Read More

If there's one thing that makes me want to spork my eyes out during holidays it's when people try to rename something to something that it ain't. Case in point, ... Read More

Image © Toby Canham/Getty Images The creator of the world's most popular wizard kicked off her "Open Book Tour" on Monday in Los Angeles. JK Rowling and her bazillions-of-copies-selling Harry Potter ... Read More

The number one thing you should know about Halloween before writing your article: Sam Hain is not the Celtic god of the dead, unless your source is a Jack Chick ... Read More

Every year when people begin putting out their Halloween decorations, and we start dressing our homes for Samhain, inevitably the image of the black cat comes up. It's usually portrayed ... Read More

Hey, kids, no candy this year, I gave it all to charity! That's the message that one group would love to see people passing along this year when the Trick or ... Read More

Add this to your list of Really Fun Linkage: The Pagan Talking Dictionary. It features sound files of proper pronunciations of words commonly found in the Pagan and Wiccan lexicon. ... Read More

From the Pagan/Wiccan magical email bag, Jazz writes, "I'm thinking about joining a local Pagan group, but as a lesbian, I'm wondering if I should seek out a specifically gay ... Read More

Earlier this week, some well-known Pagan groups banded together to send out a press release stating their opposition to American military intervention in Iran. Signed by M. Macha Nightmare, Oberon ... Read More

So the other day I got an email from a non-Pagan friend and it involved a cartoon of a hideous green witch with a wart on her nose. It was ... Read More

Everyone has that one television personality that affects them like nails on a chalkboard, that one talking head that sends them into paroxysms of rage, that makes them want to ... Read More

Interesting story from the Jewish Daily Forward. A divorced father has forbidden his thirteen-year-old son to practice the Orthodox brand of faith that the child wishes to follow. Robert Solko ... Read More

The always excellent Starhawk has a new post on living and dying up at the "On Faith" section of Newsweek. She discusses the Reclaiming Collective's annual Samhain rite, which involves ... Read More

I knew we couldn't get through the entire month without one "Witches Behaving Strangely" news story, and here it is: A Dummies Guide to Salem Witches. Local witch Christian Day, who ... Read More

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past few years, you've probably heard of the uber-popular series of Left Behind novels, which are essentially the story of a ... Read More

Normally, I don't post this sort of thing on here -- because it's not news, not a link to an article here on About, or anything else that I ever ... Read More

I love October, because it smells like fall and candy corn and burning leaves, and because it's the month that leads up to Samhain... unfortunately, it's also the month when ... Read More

From the Pagan/Wiccan Magical E-mail Bag: Lisa writes, My good friend is Wiccan, and her coven is having an open circle this month where they invite non-members to participate. I'm ... Read More

Image © Patti Wigington Looking for a simple layout to use in your Tarot readings? Try the Pentagram Tarot Layout -- it uses five cards plus a Significator, and calls upon ... Read More

Some Pagan/Wiccan news from the state of Michigan: a statewide 6% sales tax has been expanded to now include many service industries, effective December 1, 2007. Affected businesses include not ... Read More

In the interest of keeping things organized, or at least some semblance thereof, you may have noticed a new addition to the section on Rituals. If you click on the ... Read More

In some interesting Pagan/Wiccan new from Alabama, an appeals court has turned down a prison inmate who wanted to burn a fire in his cell as part of his Odinist ... Read More

Image © Alex Wong/Getty Images When Arizona senator and presidential candidate John McCain opened his mouth last week, he probably never thought about what a poo-storm he'd be stirring up. In ... Read More

Image © Dorothy Morrison One of the most popular authors in modern Wicca, the delightful Dorothy Morrison has a new book coming out called Utterly Wicked, and she took some time ... Read More

on October 4, 1982, then-president Ronald Reagan signed a proclaimation that 1983 would henceforth be known as the Year of the Bible. He went on to add that the Bible ... Read More

In the recent case of Rivera-Alicea v. Gonzalez-Galoffin, a judge has rejected claims by a Pentacostal Christian that Halloween decorations in her office were subjecting her to religious discrimination. She ... Read More