Why is the great rite, I asked myself, the chalice and the blade and not the cauldron and the wand? For truly the ecstasy of sex is alike to the fervent stirring of a wand in a cauldron and not at all like the stabbing of a knife into a cup. And now, years later, [...]
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Stirring and stabbing
Posted in Theology, Wild, tagged blood, goddess, goddesses, magic, menstrual, priestess, traditional witch, traditional witchcraft, wicca, witch, witchcraft on April 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
American Witches
Posted in Theology, tagged books, pagan values, reconstructionalist, traditional witch, traditional witchcraft, wicca, witch, witchcraft on April 19, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Sometimes European witches get defensive of their traditional craft. While there are always welcoming people, there are also those that are more closeted and want to keep their culture to themselves. Some still comment that we left their country and created a new one and we don’t need to keep coming back and taking all [...]
Pagan Theology
Posted in Theology, Uncategorized, tagged henotheism, magic, pagan, polytheism, Theology, traditional witchcraft, wicca, witch, witchcraft on December 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The new pagan movement has been going long enough now that it began needing its own line of theology. The discipline of theology is part of the credibility of a religion and something to bring to the table at interfaith gatherings and discussions. Recently pagans have been taking a greater part in the ecumenical scene [...]
Pagan values
Posted in Theology, tagged goddesses, gods, pagan, pagan values on June 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On of my pagan values that I hold dear is practice. I believe that as a pagan I should practice my religion/spirituality. I shouldn’t let it fall wayside for “more important things”, but that it should be one of my first priorities.