No, Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation is not in danger. The sacred heart of Pagan Ireland is being threatened by a super highway and commercial development. Prehistoric Ireland was divided into four kingdoms arranged around the sacred hill of Tara. Tara was the site of the symbolic fifth kingdom, the domain of the High King. The Stone [...]
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Filed under: Halloween
Merry Meet! Here it comes! Halloween… Samhain … The Celtic New Year…According to Jean Markale, professor of Celtic Studies at the Sorbonne, the Celts, inhabitants of Europe and the British Isles, divided the year into two parts–the light part of the year and the dark part. The markers for their year were November 1st and [...]
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Filed under: Christmas, Halloween, Jean Markale
I had an ugly confrontation with a CityLink bus driver this week. Frustrated in an attempt to file a complaint against him and faced with a bright, beautiful full moon, I considered slapping a curse on him that would make George and Fred Weasley beam with pride. I was in the process of gathering up [...]
I have not yet introduced myself.. I’m Sophie Gale, novice blogger, Pagan, and Witch. “Merry Meet,” as we say. I’ve not been practicing for a while, and I hope in these posts to rekindle a spark of magic in my life. –Or Magick, if you prefer. So, why, you may ask, all the concrete? [This [...]
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Filed under: Christopher Penczak, City Witch, Urbanism
Welcome to Witch’s Brew. I am a solitary Witch living here in Peoria. I have had a life-long interest in religion. Every Saturday I turn to the “Faith & Values” page in The Journal Star, but I seldom read anything that speaks to my faith or values. So I would like to use this space [...]
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