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Witchery 4-putting our wands to practice and dream symbols

Now that our wands are made, blessed and put away, it's time to start putting them to use.  This and a list of dream symbols and what they mean. But first let's re look at fantasy and real Wicca and...

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St Nicholas, Father Christmas and the Santa Claus Story

As you put out your plate of cookies and glass of milk for Santa Claus this Christmas Eve, spare a thought for the history of Father Christmas. What were the origins of Santa? From the early St Nicholas through to our modern day Christmas traditions.

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Dark Paganism as a Spiritual Path - Fact vs. Fiction

Is dark Paganism just Paganism dressed up in Goth clothing or devil worshippers calling themselves Pagan? In a word - no. These stereotypes may exist on some level. But beyond them lies the truth of this fulfilling and often times challenging path.

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Pagan Origin of Christmas

Often times it is debated if many of our traditional holidays don't have pagan roots. However, Christmas, the celebration of Christs birth seems to attract particular attention from modern Christians and...

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Casting A Circle

The phrase “casting a circle” is often heard in magickal workings. This designation of space separated from the mundane world can be done for a variety of purposes.

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Yule, the Winter Solstice

Yule is the pre-Christian holiday celebrated on the Winter Solstice. Traditions include delicious feasts and gathering around a Yule log fire.

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Wiccan Rituals

As each season comes and goes, the wheel of the year turns. A wheel is a wheel, there is no true end or beginning, it simply is and revolves upon it's axis endlessly. So it is with the festivals in the Wiccan...

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Pagan Orgies to Human Sacrifice: The Bizarre Origins of Christmas  77

WHY DO CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE PAGAN CHRISTMAS?

Christmas is celebrated on December 25th but the Ukrainians do that on January 7th of the year. The majority of Christians do celebrate Christmas in spite of the fact that Christmas originated from the...

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I Used to Be a Pagan

I used to be a paganCaught up in allThat glamour and suchThinking myself A powerful witchWith lots of glory.My power was lostAmongst the vinesCreeping, crawling,All over my Messed up life. I used to be a...

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Christmas: Just where did all those traditions come from?

Christmas comes but once a year. But where did all those weird Christmas traditions come from? Are they really from Pagan practices, or did some random dude make them all up one day?

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