This article has been a long time in coming. I can remember years ago looking for something somewhere that had either a list or a store that compiled what I, at the time, believed Pagan fashion to be. For me, it was always a sort of semi-elegant, boho chic look.
Unfortunately, a lot of what I found back then was print t shirts and ritual robes. Off and on over the years, I’d asked different groups of folks what they wore. What was ‘Pagan Fashion’ to them?
In addition to the ongoing dialog over gender that has defined PantheaCon 2012 for many, there were several other amazing talks, presentations, rituals, and panels that were important to our community, and deserve wider reporting. One of those was a panel discussion between modern Pagans and members of the Hindu American Foundationentitled “Pagans and Hindus Together: One Billion Strong.”
via The Wild Hunt » Pagans and Hindus Together: One Billion Strong.
Any season is the right season to get to know your local tree spirits, but spring seems to be an especially auspicious time. As the sap begins to rise, the leaves to bud, the tips of the branches to flush delicate green, the conscious beings that dwell within the trees may well be open to accepting overtures from humans who approach them with good intentions.
Continue reading Dryad worship for tree huggers – Baltimore paganism | Examiner.com
I’ve been waffling on topics again, and I think that I have finally come to a topic that speaks to me. This article for the PBP will be about Experience – but not in the way you might think.
I’m not going to talk about the value of experience over book learning. What I want to explore in this article is how modern Pagans experience the world.
A brief word: this article was written in 2004 when I was far more active online than I am these days. Eight years later, and I had almost hoped that this article would no longer be relevant. From what little I’ve seen of the Pagan Web of 2012, I think that there is still a need for what is said here.
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I think that I am finally getting to the point where the mere mention of this phrase [white witchcraft] makes me want to run screaming from the room. But let me explain to you why…
I think that the concept of White Witchcraft is a hold over for people who are taking their first steps out of the structure of Christianity. They want to believe that there is some sort of universal punishment for those who commit misdeeds. To them, the concept of karma is much like the role of St. Peter, who tallies your sins to see if you get into heaven or not.
