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• Institutional Pagan/Wiccan Cleansing Ritual Without Tools | Aug 16 2009

  There are times when a Pagan or Wiccan needs to do a ritual without the usual tools. This is commonly the case in institutions, such as prisons, hospitals, mental facilities, and even homes if there are people hostile to Paganism and Wicca living there. My experience is with prisons so I focus on [...]

• Your Calling vs. Your Job | Apr 21 2008

  I read Gary North, an economist of the Austrian School of Economics. He has a useful site where he discusses many aspects of economics, job, life, etc. in a newsletter and forum. One thing he illustrates well is the difference between a calling, a job and a career.

• Lasting Pagan Communities | Jan 27 2008

  Ian, from Dreaming the Future Closer, wrote a thought-provoking article on different types of religious engagement. He proposed that there are three kinds of approaches to religion that people can have, the “Problem Solver” (whom for now I prefer to call the “Occultist”), the “Traditionalist” (whom I prefer to call “Communitarian”) and the “Grappler [...]

• Wiccan Ordination and Ministry | Jan 06 2008

  Wiccan ministry is a controversial subject. It is expected to be so in non-Wiccan circles, where long-established religions prefer to maintain their oligopoly on the Divine. Unfortunately, the controversy also rages within the Wiccan community. Hopefully, this article can shed a different light on the nature of ordained ministry, along with information about becoming an ordained Wiccan minister.

• Serving the Gods | Dec 08 2007

  In Neo-Pagan religions, the divine law is to follow your own free will, not the will of another person or God. As a result, sin in Pagan religions is to act in a way that is not in accordance with your will. Cosette, from Pandora’s Bazaar wrote an interesting post about some Pagan practitioners’ [...]

• Wiccan Ministry: Beyond the Handfast | Mar 19 2007

  Many Wiccans are ordained by various churches each year. Unfortunately, many don’t understand that ordination truly is an offering of yourself to a life of service, both to the Gods and humanity. [...]