Auteursarchieven: Morgana

Over Morgana

"Morgana is Anglo/Dutch and lives in the Netherlands. She is a practising Gardnerian HPS. Over the years, she has facilitated a variety of Wiccan groups. She is co-editor of the international and bilingual "Wiccan Rede" magazine, which was launched in 1980 and is coordinator of Silver Circle, a Wiccan network in the Netherlands. As International Coordinator for PFI she travels extensively giving talks and workshops about Wicca and Paganism."

Tales of Anatolia: The Hearth, the Steppe, and the Crossroads: Syncretism and the Ancestral Spirits of Anatolia

Long before the arrival of Islam or the Turkic migrations, Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) was a cradle of complex ancient polytheistic civilizations. These cultures possessed rich traditions centred on death, the afterlife, and venerating ancestors. Lees verder →

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Madge Worthington – High Priestess Extraordinaire – Obituary

One of the ancestors we remember on Samhain is Madge Worthington, who passed away on November 6, 2005. She was immensely important in the development of the Gardnerian Craft. Lees verder →

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Review: Transcendental – A Deep Dive into Your Divine Essence

What does it mean to discover the divine within ourselves? And how might we distinguish the deeper wisdom of our inner being from the habits, assumptions and expectations that shape our everyday lives? Lees verder →

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Review: The Many Gods Anthologies, Volume I: Hekate

The Many Gods Anthologies, Volume I: Hekate Edited by Vikki Bramshaw Avalonia Books 2024, 178 pages. Paperback & Kindle editions are available. ISBN 978-1-905297-33-7 Cover artwork by Larry Phillips (USA). Order from: https://www.avaloniabooks.com/product-page/the-many-gods-anthologies-volume-i-hekate £17.99 UK / A note on shipping … Lees verder →

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Tales of the Mediterranean – The Enigma of Sardinia – Nuragic Civilization – Part 3

The Nuraghi provide the ideal bridge between Sardinia’s prehistoric spirituality and its enduring cultural identity. We are invited to consider how spiritual, social, and political life may have developed. The mystery surrounding the Nuraghi and the Nuragic civilisation is also part of this fascination. Lees verder →

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Obituary Peter J. Carroll (1953-2026)

Playful, irreverent, sceptical and just provocative enough to make you stop and think, Peter J. Carroll transformed the landscape of modern magic. Pete’s influence reaches far beyond the tradition he helped to create. Lees verder →

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Review: Introduction to the Mabinogi

For those who walk a Pagan path, myths are landscapes of meaning, vessels of memory, and gateways into a deeper relationship with the seen and unseen worlds. This book offers a welcoming entrance into one of the great treasures of Welsh literature: the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. Lees verder →

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Tales of the Mediterranean – the Enigma of Sardinia – Part 1

When visiting the Museum of Cagliari in Sardinia, Morgana was most strongly drawn to the human form rendered in miniature that echos an old and widespread tradition of female figurines found across prehistoric Europe. Lees verder →

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Tales of the Mediterranean – the Enigma of Sardinia, Mamuthones & Issohadores – Part 2

Each year, during Carnival, the village of Mamoiada becomes the stage for one of Sardinia’s most compelling performances: the procession of the Mamuthones and Issohadores, a ritual that clearly predates Christianity. Lees verder →

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Brigid, a Universal Goddess

Brigid is associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection, blacksmithing and domesticated animals. Cormac’s Glossary, written in the 9th century by Christian monks, says that Brigid was “the goddess whom poets adored”. Lees verder →

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