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Today marks the Vernal Equinox in the northern hemisphere. For many pagans, it is the celebration of the beginning of Spring and of the Goddess Eostre, whose name was also the origin of "Easter", ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 02:00 PM PDT
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A few weeks ago I wrote a story about XV the Devil. In the comments, fellow Kossak MollyBloom shared a picture of V the High Priest (Hierophant) card from the DruidCraft deck. It was the most ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Feb 20, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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This coming Thursday, 1 February, marks the Pagan holiday of Imbolc, which continues to 2 February. This celebration, of ancient origin, honors the Irish goddess Brigid. It coincides with St Brigid'...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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The Wikipedia page for Rabbi David Wolpe, author of the now famous editorial that appeared in The Atlantic last December, has been edited to include a lengthy discussion of the editorial. And the response to it. Unfortunately, the new Wikipedia...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 04:17 PM PST
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Last week I shared my thoughts about an editorial that appeared in The Atlantic back in December. This week I will focus more on the publishers of that editorial.� Briefly, the editorial in ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
60 comments
on Tue Jan 16, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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Last month The Atlantic published an editorial written by Rabbi David Wolpe. Titled, The Return of the Pagans, subtitled "Hug a tree or a dollar bill, and the pagan in you shines through". Which in ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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For many Christians, the period of 5 to 6 January is celebrated as Twelfth Night,� the Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. It's the finale of the Twelve Days of Christmas, which begins on ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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You guys, I finally figured out the best way to give a holiday greeting without pissing someone off: wait for them to greet you! If they say “Merry Christmas,” say it back. Same with Happy Holidays or any other message of Holiday cheer. Sometimes, I...
by sepiasiren
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on Wed Dec 13, 2023 at 05:01 PM PST
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Winter Solstice arrives in the northern hemisphere this Thursday, 21 December. It's a time for parties, music, feasting, gift exchanges and celebrations. It's also a time for sympathetic magic.� ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
44 comments
on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 01:00 PM PST
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For many Christians tomorrow is the feast of Saint Nicholas. Today, however- particularly in Germany, Austria, and parts of eastern Europe- belongs to his less jolly and far less benign counterpart. ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
69 comments
on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 01:00 PM PST
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Everyone can appreciate the beauty of a Full Moon, but to pagans, witches, heathens and many other alternative religions and spiritual paths, a Full Moon is something very special. Most often the moon is a symbol of the Goddess, the divine Feminine,...
by morbious8
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on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 04:59 PM PDT
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The veil between the worlds is very thin now. Ancestors wave to us; we can feel them reach out to us across space and time. Friends and loved ones who have gone before us draw near, if only for a little while. ~ Sit With Me A While ~ Threads of incense...
by A Pagan in Arizona
42 comments
on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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🦇 ‘And so they are ever returning to us, the dead.’ W. G. Sebald 🎃 🐈⬛ 🔥 *This group's aim is polite philosophical debate* 🕸 . 🦇
by Angmar
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on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 03:56 PM PDT
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Most people with at least a passing acquaintance with the Morrigan know her as a fearsome goddess of war. And so she is. But she is very much more; among her many attributes she is a goddess of prophecy. In the existing writings of ancient Irish lore...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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In the comments section of my recent diary about Mabon a reader asked about the possibility of my writing an explanation of the Wheel of the Year- the cycle of� holy days which are celebrated by ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Oct 03, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Today is the Autumn Equinox for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. For many pagans it's the holy day of Mabon. A good time to set intentions for the future, and for literal as well as spiritual housecleaning. A simple ritual for releasing...
by A Pagan in Arizona
74 comments
on Sat Sep 23, 2023 at 08:49 AM PDT
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This is a prayer I say each evening before going to bed. It is devotional and separate from any spellwork I may do. I created this for myself; it is mine to offer freely for others to use or gain ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Sep 05, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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I wasn't here last Tuesday; sorry about that. I had a diary sort of started; I'd written a headline at least. That was on the previous Thursday night. I spent time that evening thinking about what I ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
25 comments
on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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The first of August is the holy day of Lugh, the Lightbringer, the Warrior, the Master of all crafts, High King of Ireland, member of the Tuatha De, and father of the mighty Irish hero Cu Chulainn.� (
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Aug 01, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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Tomorrow is Summer Solstice 2023. The wheel of the year turns, and we arrive at the longest day of the year. This day is celebrated in various ways by people all over the northern hemisphere; while ...
by A Pagan in Arizona
17 comments
on Tue Jun 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM PDT
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