Categorie archieven: English articles

Wicca in Norway

Lene translated and updated an article by Stein Jarving about Wicca in Norway. How did it come to Norway, how did it adapt there and what are recent developments? Lees verder

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Review: The Witches’ Heart

The book is the perfect teaching tool for covens to use with their students, or for individual seekers. It explains the basics of Circle, the seasonal holidays and a wide variety of magickal workings that will intrigue both sages and seekers. Lees verder

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Review: The Gospel of Loki

You may have heard other versions of the story, but this is Loki’s own view. “Take it with a pinch of salt, but it’s at least as true as the official version and, dare I say it, more entertaining.” Lees verder

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Review: Llewellyn’s 2016 Witches’ Companion

Two articles per month and four extra give Wiccans and other Pagans food for thought on contemporary issues for the full year 2016. Lees verder

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Paganism as a cultural phenomenon in Europe

People have difficulties in defining religion. It is even more difficult to define a pagan religion. The very term paganism is also very unclear. Morgana wrote a paper discussing paganism as a cultural phenomenon. Lees verder

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Activism, interfaith and tradition – a pagan perspective; an interview with Morgana

Morgana is a Pagan activist, a PFI international coordinator and a Gardnerian Priestess. Less is known about her interfaith initiatives and her role in academic study of Paganism. Lees verder

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Review: Celebrating Planet Earth

In this book some of the ‘urban myths’ are dispelled between (neo) pagans and Christians. Discussed are major attributes of both paths and how we perceive each other. Can Christians and Pagans engage in shared ritual? An ‘interfaith experiment’ suggests they can. Lees verder

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The Dames from Thorn … and Amsterdam

The ‘Beguines’ were the ‘free women’ of Northern Europe. They lived, among other places, in Amsterdam and in the city of Thorn in the province of Limburg. Lees verder

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Review: Spirits of the Sacred Grove

Following the Wheel of the Year, she starts with ‘Samhain: the year begins in the dark north-west’. Telling the story, her story, the year unfolds. Interspersed with her own thoughts Emma philosophises over Druid cosmology, spirituality… and much more. Lees verder

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Stones: a guide to gems & metals

Semi-precious stones can be used in magic, and they are nice to look at. This article describes a handful of Alix’s personal favorites; the mineral uses of various metals, and lists stones and minerals to use as reference material. Lees verder

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