It's the chilly season here in the northern hemisphere, and in a few weeks many of us will be buried under piles of snow. If you're like me, that's when ... Read More

About a year ago, through a rather serendipitous chain of events, I found myself attending a Beginning Reiki class. It was like nothing I had ever experienced -- and those ... Read More

A few months ago, I blogged about the idea of going out green -- I find the concept of returning my unembalmed remnants to the earth, unprotected by some giant ... Read More

No matter what your feelings may be on the death penalty, there is no doubt that the issue has long been one that is highly divisive in America. Oppponents say ... Read More

From the Pagan/Wiccan news files: we frequently hear about people who believe they've lost their jobs because someone found out that they were Wiccan, Pagan or whatever. In Louisiana, however, ... Read More

It looks like 2007 has been a heck of an interesting twelve months. With no pregnant teen starlets anywhere on this blog, and a notable absence of Brangelina and ... Read More

Yes, it's all fun and games here in Ohio! We've got a college team headed to the National Championship, fabulous spring-like weather, and a holiday-display kerfluffle to call our very ... Read More

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is, among other things, a chatty guy. He invited reporters aboard his campaign bus last week, where he expounded on a number of things including why ... Read More

As 2007 looms to a close, there's all kinds of neat stuff -- and some not-so-neat -- that took place this year. Without including a single panty-flash or head-shaving incident, ... Read More

Yeah, I know, I hate these things too. However, if it helps any, you may rest assured that there is nothing in here about the shenanigans of Britney Spears and ... Read More

It's December 26th, so you'd think that today, no one would give a dingo's kidney about Nativity scenes, Festivus poles, Yule logs, and other trappings of the holiday season. However, ... Read More

Blog reader D.B. writes that his wife is a Christian, who is always trying to get him to convert, especially this time of year. He adds, She knew about my ... Read More

In the ever-evolving saga of the Green Bay Holiday Display War, one of the city councilman who actually helped erect the Nativity scene on top of city hall is now ... Read More

Herbal magic is extremely popular in modern Paganism and Wicca. After all, people have been using herbs for thousands of years. They are used to bring about healing, love, protection, ... Read More

Now that we're all made it through the celebrations of Yule, the Long Nights Moon awaits us. Winter is a time of rest and rejuvenation, so this is a month ... Read More

Tomorrow morning, as the sun rises, it will be the dawn of the winter solstice. It is a time of rebirth and renewal, of warmth and light. In this season ... Read More

Anyone catch Larry King's interview last night with Damien Echols, who sits on Arkansas's death row? It was very well done, and I have to say, the Damien Echols one ... Read More

You're in a hurry, you have to leave for ritual in five minutes, and you can't find your stuff... hey, it's happened to all of us. Or maybe you're someone ... Read More

© Getty Images Some modern Pagans and Wiccans follow the Celtic tree calendar. This is a system in which the year is divided into thirteen lunar cycles. Instead of following the ... Read More

There's all kinds of poo hitting the fan in Green Bay, WI, following last night's decision by city council regarding holiday displays on city property. In a split vote, they ... Read More

We knew it wouldn't last. Following the big kerfluffle up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in which the city council president placed a Nativity scene above city hall... and then invited ... Read More

Starhawk has added a commentary to her On Faith blog over at Newsweek, about respecting diversity during the holiday season. As always, well said. She makes the valid point that if ... Read More

Last Friday, Damien Echols spoke by phone to CNN's Larry King. The interview will air Wednesday, December 19th, on King's show, which airs at 9 pm EST. If you get ... Read More

I had a feeling it would happen, but was amazed it happened so quickly. The Wiccan pentacle on display next to a manger scene at the Green Bay city hall ... Read More

Hmmm, that's a good question. In fact, it's such a good question that some of my neighbors over in Delaware, Ohio, got a nice message from Americans United for the ... Read More

After all the ballyhoo about holiday pentacles, and whether it was okay or not to place them next to a Nativity scene in Olean, NY, the city of Green Bay, ... Read More

Back in 2003, Wiccan priest Patrick McCollum filed a lawsuit on behalf of Pagan inmates in California prisons. The suit challenges California's policy that allows for only five state-recognized religions: ... Read More

From the Pagan/Wiccan news files, a federal lawsuit is underway against Tennessee's Wilson County school system, after a pair of unidentified parents complained about religious activities in Lakeview Elementary. The ... Read More

Following Monday night's vandalism of a pentacle placed on display at the Olean, NY, city hall, residents have ended the battle between the Nativity scene and the pointy star, by ... Read More

Everyone talks about spring cleaning, but Yule is a good time to get the positive energies going that come with having a clean physical space. Start by de-cluttering, and work ... Read More

Okay, so you're a Pagan or Wiccan, and you observe the Solstice or Yule, but on December 25 you have to go spend a day with your family, and they ... Read More

I'm a big fan of breakfast, and have been known to eat pancakes and bacon for dinner, simply because they're good. If your family celebrates Yule by getting up early ... Read More

Did you know that in Italy, children wait for a kind old witch to bring them treats? Or that in Greece, a sprig of basil tied to a wooden cross ... Read More

Dixie Chick Natalie Maines, who in the past came under fire for her outspoken opposition to George W. Bush's presidency, has joined the ranks of celebrities and Just Average Folks ... Read More

A few weeks ago, the town of Olean, NY, decided to allow the placement of a Nativity scene at City Hall. When some residents complained that allowing the display on ... Read More

The band Emerald Rose has a great song called "Santa Claus is Pagan Too," which my kids love to sing this time of year. Although Santa isn't completely Pagan -- ... Read More

Recently, I used the phrase "the magical life" in a conversation, and was promptly pounced on by someone who asked, "Okay, then, just HOW do you live a magical life?" ... Read More

Just because it's interesting, I thought I'd pass along this bit from the Scotsman, which is an article about the well-known Boleskine House on the shores of Loch Ness. It ... Read More

There's an excellent article over on TheoFantastique's blog, which is an intervew with author Peg Aloi. She's a regular contributor over at Witchvox, and the author of The New Generation ... Read More

Things are hectic right now, what with Yule looming around the corner, so why not take advantage of this month's new moon and decompress a little? While some Wiccans and ... Read More

Coming shortly on the heels of the brouhaha about religious books being yanked from prison libraries, a new ruling out of Iowa says that public funds can't be used to ... Read More

In Scotland, there's a really cool custom called Hogmanay. Celebrated on December 31, and running over into the early days of January, Hogmanay hearkens back to the days of mid-winter ... Read More

I haven't seen Beowulf yet, mostly because I've been either too tired or too busy to go. However, I do plan on getting to see it sometime in the next ... Read More

From the Pagan/Wiccan news files: A school principal in Manhattan has been terminated from her position after district administrators learned she spent $900 of the school's money on a Santeria ... Read More

Image © Sirona Knight Sirona Knight has written several books on Wicca and Paganism, including Empowering Your Life with Wicca, A Witch Like Me, and the Shapeshifter Tarot. Fortunately, she was ... Read More