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Review: Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland 1500-1800

This historical study of witchcraft trials and demonology in early modern Poland goes behind the trials to discover narratives of the accused people (women). Lees verder

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Review: When a Pagan Prays

Part research, part an experiential tale of what happened when Druid Nimue Brown started to explore prayer as a personal practice. Lees verder

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Pathfinder Extraordinaire – an interview with Jean Williams, part 1

Jean Williams has been Wiccan since the mid-60s, and High Priestess of Gardner’s original coven since the mid-70s. She shares some of her experience, as well as some ideas for directions that the Craft could go in future. Lees verder

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Coupled

Within the field of esotericism, Witchcraft and magick, heterosexual coupling has long been ascribed alchemical, magical and transformative potential. I would like to follow up a few leads on a male same sex equivalent here. Lees verder

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Pathfinder extraordinaire – an interview with Jean Williams, part 2

An ‘outer court’ is a place where group leaders can meet potential initiates, give them some basic training, and then decide if people are ready for initiation. Ash Russell spoke with Jean Williams about how Pagan Pathfinders evolved into an outer court, and got her views on how this has happened and what value it has added. Lees verder

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Review: Riven – Full Moon, Dark Moon

When the moon is full we think of those lunatic moments when madness overwhelms us. Whether it is sadness or joy we cannot escape the pull of the moon. Review of the album and the release concert. Lees verder

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Wicca and Initiation

There is often a great deal of dissension over the issue of Wicca and initiation. Can you be a Wiccan without initiating can you perform a ‘self-initiation’? It does just boil down to one question: Do you believe Gardner? Lees verder

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Tales of Anatolia – from Ankara to Hattuşa and the Hittites – part 1

Who are the Hittites? Anatolian civilisation at the time that would later become the core of the Hittite kingdom. Evidence of their high level craftsmanship can be seen even today. Lees verder

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Review: The Wizard and the Fairy Princess

Review of the children’s book by H.F. Galloway. Lees verder

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Review: The Charge of the Goddess. Expanded edition

This is not a straightforward re-print of the previous edition with a few extra poems, but rather an anthology of Wiccan and Pagan poetry by the true ‘Poet of Modern Witchcraft’. Lees verder

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