March 2011
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CADAVEROUS CONFECTIONARY: Gingrich calls for... →
ncarinae:
Nothin grinds my gears more than separation of church and state issues. Time to get serious about some good ol’ impending Bill of Rights violations. Saw this Via San Antonio Express-News:
In what could be the most profound display of Constitutional illiteracy and FoundingFatherism so far in…
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The Secret: The Stupid, It Burns
A relative of mine had a copy of The Secret, a book which I would have never purchased for myself in a million years. When I was at this relative’s house I picked up the book and thumbed through it just for kicks and giggles.
The book was clearly written to appeal to the lowest common pagan/new age denominator. Some of what was in there has some basis in occult practice, but it was...
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The Cult Test
The Cult Test is a list of symptoms that are often seen in destructive cults. It’s somewhat long but very much worth the read as it will enable you to recognize and protect yourself from mind-control/manipulation tactics used by cult leaders and would-be cult leaders. I recommend that anyone and everyone read this, especially those who are seeking or plan to seek a spiritual group of some...
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What does your BOS look like?
dancingwithgaia:
Mine is a cheap binder xD
What’s yours look like?
What’s in it?
It looks like this.
All kinds of neat things are in it, such as various books, how-tos, and stuff I’m making up as I go along.
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More Pseudo-Wiccan Takeover; Internalized...
This. It was copied from The Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland, and boy does it make me want to scream. Here’s why.
“Magick is natural, not supernatural. Physicists have discovered that particles under study alter their movements, that you can change a thing merely by concentrating on it. That’s how magick works.”
Quantum physics is the latest favorite bastion of...
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Whistle-blowing witch grounded by TSA - Business -... →
A woman who identifies as Wiccan was harassed, bullied, and finally fired from her job because of her religion.
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Re/crafting Spirit: A zine for trans and queer... →
lindentea:
Issue one is out! You can read it online or download the pdf. There are two different sizes available, if your internet connection can’t handle the full-rez 19 mb version. Print version coming soon! Let me know if you’re interested in a paper copy!
I sincerely applaud this magazine. One of the reasons that the religion of Wicca and its derived paths bugs me was because of their...
colorsblindyourvirgineyes-deact asked: Hey there. I found your blog by searching religion tags on Tumblr. You seem to know you're shit (I'm hellyescatholicism btw but Tumblr wants me to 'ask' from my main blog). I was pagan for a good while, from fourth grade thru tenth. Specifically I was into the Celtic pantheon. I got absolutely hooked on Marion Zimmer Bradley's the mists of avalon--EXCELLENT Arthurian saga...
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Paganphobia Among Pagans
Today I was reading a post wherein the writer blithely proclaimed that “pagans don’t sacrifice animals.”
Excuse me?
Did the loa of vodou suddenly become vegetarian or something? Because last I checked, animal sacrifice is part of vodou, which is a pagan religion.
The same writer also proclaimed that “pagans aren’t Satanists.” This is technically true. ...
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Harry Potter vs. The Cutting Edge vs. Reality
The Cutting Edge, fount of all things right-wing-nutty, took on Harry Potter. Their attacks are pathetic. Again, long article is long, so…
Listen to the words of one of the highest-ranking New World Order planners, Bill Lambert, Boston President of the House of Theosophy [Remember that the House of Theosophy trained Adolf Hitler in the finer points of the occult].
Geeze, Godwinned...
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Oh Teh Noes! Catholicism is PAGAN SATANISM!
Ya rly!
This is a really long post dealing with some of the more ignorant, paganphobic, and crazy claims on this webpage, so…
Oh boy oh boy. Let’s chew on some of these meatier claims.
While we appreciate the willingness of these sincere Roman Catholics to recognize that the current Pope is a practicing Black Magick Satanist, we feel specially burdened to educate them about the...
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Wicca, Wiccans, & Witchcraft
The words “Wicca”/”Wiccan” and “witch” often get used as if they’re synonymous. They’re not. Stop it.
Wicca is a religion that was created around the 40’s-50’s by a man named Gerald Gardner. He claimed to have based it on what an actual coven he met was practicing, but whether this coven even existed is debatable. What is known is...
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words of fire, deeds of blood.: 13 Goals of a... →
underthevioletmoon:
1. Know Yourself: Keep journals such as day, dream, meditation, visualization, divination, and goal journals. Try to interpret your dreams. Listen to your intuition and read/recognize your vibes (you can keep a journal on this too!) Do a breakdown of your self. Sit down and take some time to…
Edit: The OP deleted her post. A copy of what she copypasta’d can...
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Oh boy oh boy, pagan quiz. :D
Copied from here.
1.Do you have a magickal name? Sort of. 2.What does it mean? A decorative thingy resembling a rose. And yes, I was fooling around with this name before the anime nun ever existed. 3.How did you find Wicca/Paganism? If you want to talk Wicca specifically, I’d run into people on the Internet who had identified as Wiccan, so I knew of its existence for awhile. Now paganism,...
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Why the obsession with forests?
I’ve noticed that many pagans who consider themselves of an Earth-centric persuasion seem awfully hung up on forests. You only have to type “pagan fore” into Google before it starts giving you suggestions that start with “pagan forest.”
However, the forest is only one biome out of several: desert, tundra, grassland, and aquatic. (Some people divide the biomes a bit...
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On Cultural Appropriation
Different people have different ideas of exactly what cultural appropriation entails and where to draw the line at what’s appropriation and what’s fair use. However, there is generally an agreement that it’s at least one of the following:
Using something from another culture in a shallow or trendy way or with no respect or regard for its original meaning or purpose.
Using...
If your blog involves Wiccan, Spiritual, Pagan,...
Okay then. :P
(PS: “Gypsy” is a racial slur; the proper term is “Roma.”)
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Yay, Paganphobia.
A seller on Etsy has been distributing hand-made pins of JonBenet Ramsey with a Baphomet placed over her forehead. Whether or not the creator made these pins with the intent to promote paganphobia, it really doesn’t matter. There is an conspiracy theory/urban legend that there is a worldwide Satanic cult whose members are comprised of the most powerful people in the world. According to the...
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Because atheists are pagans, too...
I found this Atheist Meme of the Day here. I’m posting it because strictly speaking, atheists are pagan, too - all “pagan” means is that you don’t worship YHWH.
Atheists experience real discrimination, in the U.S. and around the world. Atheists have been denied custody of their kids, vandalized by neighbors, harassed and threatened in the military, kicked out of ...
tumblrbot asked: WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?
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Get over Salem and the Burning Times already.
Many witchcraft/pagan websites or YouTube channels I visit bring up the Burning Times, that infamous point in history when thousands of people were executed in a moral panic instigated by the Catholic Church or the Salem witch trials. Yet without fail, a far more recent witch-hunt that took place in the US and Britain is invariably omitted.
Unlike the Burning Times and Salem, these witch-hunts...
