In what should not be a surprise for anyone who knows me even a little, I am a former theater kid. Where some families are focused around sports, my family of origin was focused around the arts. I have been a performer my entire life. As a member of a theater family, this meant that...| Glasse Witch Cottage
Witchcraft & Pagan News - The Moon card forces the exploration of what we least like to face: the dark sides of ourselves. But the bright side of the Moon is that when we do so, we learn and embrace who we truly are. | Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Science, Witchcraft| The Wild Hunt
As a public representative of Paganism, I frequently talk to people who feel drawn to Pagan religions but aren’t sure if Paganism is the right fit for them. As minority belief systems, the specifics of Pagan beliefs and practices are not well-known in wider society. Additionally, the incredible diversity of Pagan religions means that although... The post You Might Be a Pagan If… appeared first on Glasse Witch Cottage.| Glasse Witch Cottage
By Jon Furgeson If you have listened in the last several years to Oprah Winfrey or heard interviews with Ariana Grande or dipped into the world of spiritual social media influencers, then you will have heard about “manifestation.” It is the power we have within, they say, to send out positive energies into the cosmos to manifest the positive persons and events we want in our lives. Rhonda Byrne’s bestseller, The Secret, popularized the idea and is one of many popular trends in American ...| The Lutheran Witness
The Paris Olympic Games began with the humanist anthem, ‘Imagine’ and closed with another, ’My Way’. This notion of a world where humanity climbs to the top of the Eiffel Tower (or Babel!) and no …| MurrayCampbell.net
We live in a world full of great demands, high stress and uncertainty. Often, we see people talking about the importance of self-care to rid ourselves of the negativity that we’ve encountered throughout the day, but what about your ‘safe space’? What about your home? Today I’m going to share 5 simple ways to protect […]| Alternatively Speaking
There are a few topics that we’ve always been warned not to bring up in a public setting – topics like money/finances, politics and religion. However, today I’m going to throw that advice out the window long enough to answer some of YOUR questions. From emails to social media, I have received quite a few […]| Alternatively Speaking
Creating a Mabon altar is a beautiful way to honor the autumn equinox and invite the spirit of the season into your home.| The Daily Dish
The pentagram is an ancient symbol, used around the world to represent things that come in groups of five (the five senses, the five elements in Chinese symbolism, four elements plus spirit in the …| Dowsing for Divinity
Patterns exist throughout nature. For people ages ago, such things were considered messages from the gods. Decoding these encrypted communications was at the heart of ancient divination, a common practice of early civilizations. Divination methods in antiquity varied in scope. Nearly anything could be viewed as an expression of divine will and available for interpretation, […]| A-wing and A-way
If you are writing a blog here at Patheos, you are a Pagan leader, whether you like it or not. You have been given a platform, and consequently, you have a responsibility to others in our community. We must speak out. By all means, write about the gods and write about magic. But also write about what the gods and magic mean in the context of today's political reality.| The Allergic Pagan