Paganism

Shop Aims to Dispel Witchcraft Myths

April 18, 2009

Author: Richard Weizel

Source: Connecticut Post

http://www.connpost.com/ci_12174545

Dressed entirely in black, with a silver pentacle star necklace symbolic of the Wicca religion hanging over a white tie, Keith Fiermonte's eyes are barely visible behind dark, tinted sunglasses.

A black fedora is tipped down over his forehead, adding to the mystery and showmanship he admits he strives for.

Fiermonte carefully lays out Tarot cards on a table from...

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KU Cauldron Student to Give Wicca Lecture

April 1, 2009

Author: David Ugarte

Source: The University Daily Kansan

http://www.kansan.com/stories/2009/apr/01/ku_cauldron_student_give_wicca_lecture/

Jeremy Adkison wants to help fellow students understand Wicca. He’s the vice president of KU Cauldron and is giving a lecture and presentation tonight called “Wicca: The Religion of Witchcraft.”

Adkison, Leavenworth sophomore, said that one of his greatest...

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Occult Hit: Witches Bucking Religion Trend

March 30, 2009

Author: Mike Thomas

Source: The Chicago Sun-Times

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/religion/1501781,CST-NWS-witch30.article

They don't toil over bubbling caldrons or cook lost kids. They have no use for flying monkeys. And their spice racks are more apt to contain ginger or paprika than eye of newt.

Still, witches are far from fictional. And according to the most recent American Religious Identification Survey,...

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NIU Student Pagan Association Holds First Meeting And Discusses Pentagrams, Pagan Ethics And Witchcraft

March 29, 2009

Author: James Tschirhart

Source: Northern Star

http://www.northernstar.info/article/6965/

Talk of pentagrams, Pagan ethics and witchcraft was heard in DuSable Hall Thursday, as the NIU Student Pagan Association held its first group meeting.

The group’s founder and president, anthropology graduate student Paul Herrick, said despite Paganism being misunderstood and disfavored, NIU has been open-minded about the group.

Anastasia...

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Nature-Based Faiths Celebrate Arrival Of Spring

March 29, 2009

Author: Dana Massing

Source: Erie Times-News

http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_12019440

Rich Konkol Jr. lay on the sanctuary floor, covered by a black cloak, practicing his religion.

He snored.

His loud nasal grunts were exaggerated, as befitted someone playing the role of a gatekeeper put to sleep by a Holly King who didn't want to make way for the Oak King's new season.

The mythological battle between kings took place March 18 at the...

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Muslim Priest And Buddhist Bishop-Elect Are Raising Questions About Syncretism

March 27, 2009

Author: George Conger

Source: Christianity Today

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/marchweb-only/112-53.0.html

Jesus saves, the Episcopal Church teaches, but a growing number of its clergy and leaders believe other faiths may lead to salvation as well. Long divided and distracted by questions of sexual ethics, the Episcopal Church (along with most mainline Protestant communities) are facing a cultural and theological shift...

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Pagans Celebrate the Arrival Of Spring With Ostara Ritual

March 26, 2009

Author: Magdalena Wegrzyn

Source: Longmont Times-Call

http://www.timescall.com/faith/Faith-Story.asp?id=15302

Kat Lindgren used a flat feather to expertly fan burning sage over the small huddle of pagans gathered Saturday in the backyard behind her Lafayette home.

As the pine scent settled over the circle and the sun started to set, Lindgren — a clergy-level Wiccan priestess — began the Ostara rite, a pagan ritual that...

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Paganism Returns to the Holy Land

March 22, 2009

Author: Ofri Ilani

Source: Haaretz Newspaper

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072829.html

Like many other soldiers who took part in the Gaza operation, Omer, 20, occasionally took a few moments to pray, but he did not pray to the Lord of Israel. Omer considers himself pagan, and has sworn allegiance to three ancient gods. During combat, he says they appeared before him, giving him strength during the most arduous moments.

Omer is still in...

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Local Artist Sends Prayer for Unity to Parliament Of World Religions

March 12, 2009

Author: Kathy Nance

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/nance/2009/12/local-artist-sends-prayer-for-unity-to-parliament-of-world-religions/

On this first full day of the Parliament of World Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia, a group of Pagans met to give blessings to four rattles created by St. Louis artist...

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Wiccan Shop Has New Name, Home

March 10, 2009

Author: Christopher Behnan

Source: Daily Press & Argus

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20090310/NEWS01/903100307

Mona Lindsay, like most people, only asks that you don't prejudge her.

If you're interested, she'll give you a peak into her world.

Lindsay, a practicing Wiccan — a religion that follows the cycle of the moon and seasons and the sun rather than one central deity — is perhaps best known...

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Going Goddess

March 8, 2009

Author: Kevin Kinder

Source: Northwest Arkansas Times

http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/living/74657/

Why a month to celebrate goddesses?

Well, there are two main reasons. The first is standard. March is Women's History Month, and so it is fitting that women are celebrated then.

The second gets to the core of the Goddess Festival, a new event in Fayetteville, a little faster.

"We've been silent for too many years, and we've found our...

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Europe’s Last Pagans Defend Their Faith On the Net

February 24, 2009

Author: Michael Cohen

Source: All News Web

http://www.allnewsweb.com/page8998996.php

When one thinks of pagans in modern day Europe one generally thinks of teenagers rebelling against Christian upbringings or older alternative type peopl referred to as Neo-Pagans. Many readers would be surprised that there remains one corner of Europe where at least in some areas Christianity never took root at all and the locals remain pagans just like their parents and their...

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Pagans Will Be Able to Camp In Avebury for Festivals

February 5, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Western Daily Press

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/environment/Pagans-able-camp-Avebury-festivals/article-675615-detail/article.html

The residents of Avebury, Britain's only village set inside a Neolithic stone circle, have reluctantly voted to back allowing pagans to camp there for their festivals – because they fear banning them would...

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