March 2011
65 posts
“The Goddess is immanent, meaning that She is right here, right now and is...”
– Wicca and Witchcraft for Dummies by Diane Smith (page 18)
Think of your body as a blank canvas given to you...
Oh My Goddess.: Persephone →
omgoddess:
Persephone was just a girl when She was abducted by the God of the Dead, Hades (“The Invisible”), and dragged down into the Underworld to be His wife. Her mother Demeter was consumed with grief and searched for nine days, but no one would tell Her anything: for Persephone had been abducted…
Excerpt from interview with Wiccan frontman of...
thewitchisin:
I’m a huge fan of Godsmack and I though I’d share this interview. :)
NYROCK: You make no secret of the fact that you practice Wicca [Neo-Pagan religion with many traditions that pre-date Christianity]. Aren’t you concerned with the possible public backlash? If you look at Marilyn Manson, there’s hardly a thing they don’t blame him for. After all, a lot of people still...
Blessed Are The Witches: Blessed Ostara! →
thewitchisin:
Ostara (pronounced O-STAR-ah), Easter, Alban Eiler, Lady Day is named for the Goddess Eostre or Eastre, the Goddess of Spring or Dawn’s Light. She is Aurora to the Romans, Eos to the Greeks.*
Ostara is celebrated on the Spring Equinox (March 20 or 21st). It is the time of renewal and…
Blessed Ostara
castingcircles:
Lady, Gilded in silver and green jade, You offer an outstretched palm the shining moon that slowly ripens into the cosmic egg of possibilities.
Gestating within are a myriad of worlds…
Like every seed of fruit and vine and though, it needs only to be planted to bear whatever fruit it will yield.
Dreams can emerge into substance…
The seasons turn again and...
Zomg Sirenism!: Sage Alternatives →
paganpeeps:
You don’t have to use sage for smudging and cleansing. It bothers some people because of the smell or the amount of smoke or whatever reason. Others love its even burn and clean herby smell. The stuff makes me queasy, we live in apartments, and I don’t want the neighbors calling…
Norway builds a memorial for women burned as... →
Casting Circles: All Snakes Day →
castingcircles:
St. Patrick is known as a symbol of Ireland, particularly around every March. One of the reasons he’s so famous is because he supposedly drove the snakes out of Ireland, and was even credited with a miracle for this. What many people don’t realize is that the serpent was actually a metaphor…
Gaias Gifts: Wicca: an Introduction →
gaiasgifts:
General overview Wicca (sometimes called Wicce, The Craft, or The Old Religion by its practitioners)
is based on an ancient religion of love for life and nature.
In prehistoric times, people respected the great forces of Nature and celebrated the cycles of the seasons and the moon….
