AU Challenges TN Schools, KY Governor
Wednesday February 29, 2012
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has had their work cut out for them lately. In two separate announcements this week, they've challenged a Tennessee school system they ... Read More
Notes from the Cauldron: Weekly Roundup Feb 20 - 26
Monday February 27, 2012
Wondering what you might have missed this week at About Pagan/Wiccan? Well, there's all kinds of new content, a bunch of blog posts, updates to older articles, and tons of ... Read More
PantheaCon and Gender Controversy
Thursday February 23, 2012
If you've been reading any Pagan blogs over the last couple of days, you've probably heard by now about the controversy brewing at this year's PantheaCon regarding gender and exclusion. ... Read More
Celebrating Mardi Gras
Tuesday February 21, 2012
Mardi Gras is certainly not a Pagan holiday, but it's happening right now, and I know several of our readers are in New Orleans for the festivities. I asked a ... Read More
Healing Ritual Ideas
Monday February 20, 2012
Reader Ed McMuffin writes, "A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with a pretty major illness. She's in treatment, and I'm sure she'll be fine, but I'd like to do ... Read More
Notes from the Cauldron: Weekly Roundup Feb 13 - 19
Monday February 20, 2012
Wondering what you might have missed this week at About Pagan/Wiccan? Well, there's all kinds of new content, a bunch of blog posts, updates to older articles, and tons of ... Read More
Pagan Decor and Selling Your Home
Sunday February 19, 2012
It's that time of year again, when people are getting restless and thinking about putting their homes on the market for spring, so I figured it was time to run ... Read More
Aphrodisiac Foods and Folklore
Sunday February 19, 2012
I know Valentine's Day is over, so all the hullaballoo about love magic will die down for a while, but here's something worth bookmarking. About.com Contributing Writer Miri Rotkovitz has ... Read More
Interview with Ronald Hutton Online
Sunday February 19, 2012
There's a fantastic new interview over at Necropolis with Professor Ronald Hutton, by Catherine Tully, definitely worth checking out. Hutton is is a professor of history at the University of ... Read More
Henge Discovered; Windfarm Could be Scrapped
Sunday February 19, 2012
From Wales, it appears that Google Earth images have revealed the existence of a previously undiscovered henge-like structure, and that could send construction of a wind turbine field to a ... Read More
NJ Metaphysical Store Destroyed by Fire
Wednesday February 15, 2012
From Long Branch, NJ, we've gotten news that Sacred Circle, a popular metaphysical store, was destroyed by a fire on Monday. The fire apparently started in another tenant's space and ... Read More
Lord Athanor Crosses Over
Wednesday February 15, 2012
Lord Athanor, known by many members of the Pagan community for his work founding the Unicorn Tradition of Wicca with Lady Galadriel, has passed away. Athanor, whose mundane name was ... Read More
"Wicker Man" Pub for Sale
Wednesday February 15, 2012
If you're near Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and you're in the market for a bit of prime real estate, the pub used in the original version of The Wicker Man ... Read More
Happy Valentine's Day!
Monday February 13, 2012
OK, so it may be a holiday named for a Christian saint, but it's still a fun day to show the people you love (and lust after) just how much ... Read More
Feb. 15: The Festival of Lupercalia
Monday February 13, 2012
In addition to being the month of Valentine's Day and Imbolc, February is the time of the annual Roman festival of Lupercalia. Started back when Rome was just a bunch ... Read More
Notes from the Cauldron: Weekly Roundup Feb 6 - 12
Monday February 13, 2012
Wondering what you might have missed this week at About Pagan/Wiccan? Well, there's all kinds of new content, a bunch of blog posts, updates to older articles, and tons of ... Read More
Depp Options Film Rights on WM3 Story
Saturday February 11, 2012
Depp to produce film aboutthe West Memphis ThreeImage © Charlie Gallay/Getty Images
Actor Johnny Depp is more than just a pretty face - he also happens to run his own production ... Read More
Ireland's Saintly Women
Saturday February 11, 2012
There's a fascinating piece over at National Geographic about Celeste Ray, who has spent a significant amount of time studying Ireland's female saints, many of whom stem from early pre-Christian ... Read More
Love Magic and Folklore
Saturday February 11, 2012
Valentine's Day is approaching, which means I get to eat a bucketload of candy hearts, but it also means my email box is flooding with "Help I need a luv ... Read More
Fear and Loathing in Buncombe County
Monday February 6, 2012
Just a quick update on the case of Ginger Strivelli, the Pagan mom who took on the Buncombe County School Board, after she challenged her son's school for passing out ... Read More
The Religious Right & The Battle for Public Schools
Monday February 6, 2012
There's a great piece over at Patheos by Roy Speckhardt, focusing on the ever-increasing influence that the religious right has in pushing legislation that will impact America's public schools. Speckhardt ... Read More
Quickening Moon Feb. 7
Sunday February 5, 2012
Winter is still pounding away at many of us, and this month's full moon is known as the Quickening Moon. It's the time of year when new life may be ... Read More
FL Senate Passes School Prayer Bill
Saturday February 4, 2012
On Wednesday, the Florida Senate passed a controversial bill that would allow student-led prayer at public school functions, as long as staff and other adults stay out of the process. ... Read More
Pendle Witch Walk to Mark 400th Anniversary
Saturday February 4, 2012
Want to mark the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch trials for charity? Join the Pendle Witch Walk in August! The event takes place on Saturday, August 18th - the ... Read More
Lammas/Lughnasadh Blessings to You!
Wednesday February 1, 2012
For our Southern Hemisphere readers, it's Lammas, or Lughnasadh, the first of the three harvest festivals celebrated by most modern Pagans. Some celebrate it as Lammas, the "loaf mass", which ... Read More
A Happy Imbolc To You!
Wednesday February 1, 2012
For our Northern Hemisphere readers, Imbolc is a reminder that spring is coming soon, and that we only have a few more weeks of winter to go. The sun gets ... Read More
Lammas Countdown: Spirit of the Grain
Wednesday February 1, 2012
Honor the soul of the harvest.Image © Getty Images
For our Southern Hemisphere readers, it's time to thresh the grain and begin bringing in the harvest. In some European cultures, a ... Read More
Imbolc Countdown: Groundhog Day
Wednesday February 1, 2012
Do groundhogs reallypossess secret weather knowledge?© Getty Images
What's not to love about groundhogs? They're super cute - I once saw one sitting in a field on his hind legs nibbling ... Read More