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🔥 Occult and Psychical Sciences: The Fire Festivals-Yule🌲

🔥 🔥🌲Yule Log 🔥 🔥 Yuletide 2022 will begin onWednesday December 21 ends on Sunday January 1, 2023🌲Angmar Winter Solstice 2022 begins 4:47 PM onWednesday December 21The Wiccan Calendar: Yule (Winter...

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Religion 101: Oracles in ancient Egypt, Greece, and China

Humans live in a four-dimensional world in which the fourth dimension is time. Humans are aware of the past—not only their personal past but, through the mechanism of language—the past of other people....

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Fire and religion

Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day.Fire may also...

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Imbolc 2023.

First thing, I want to sincerely thank the anonymous person who gifted me with a year's subscription to this site. That was really kind and generous, and I appreciate it. Bright Blessings to...

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Indians 101: Tribal medicine bundles among Northern Plains tribes

One of the common spiritual elements in many American Indian cultures is the medicine bundle, a collection of sacred objects along with accompanying songs and ceremonies. In general, there are three...

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Blessed Ostara.

The coming of Spring is a time of joy, hope, and setting your intentions for the growing blooming season we now enter. What is planted and nurtured now is what will sustain us in the cold and darkness...

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Indians 201: Kennekuk, Kickapoo leader and prophet

When a society is undergoing rapid change—economic and technological change, religious change, language change, social change—and particularly when that change is being imposed on them by outside...

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The Women's Goddess: Bona Dea

Bona Dea (Latin,"Good Goddess") is an ancient Roman Goddess whose rituals were celebrated by Roman women. She's less well known to us today than, say, Juno or Venus or Minerva, possibly because Roman...

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Blessed Good Friday.

For those who celebrate it, may this Good Friday be a day of blessings, peace and love. Love to  you all,Desiree

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The real reason that the evangelicals are terrified

There’s a good, well-written article in the Guardian (of course) today, called Dawn of the New Pagans. www.theguardian.com/…  For those who don’t know, the UK has an official state religion, the...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences:Dawn of the new pagans- For Beltane(Guardian...

.🌳🌳🌙🔥  The Fire Festivals 🔥 Beltane 🌲(Thanks DrLori ):🌲From the Green Man on King Charles’s coronation invitation to celebrations selling out across the UK, more and more people identify as pagan, or...

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Indians 101: American Indians and religion 200 years ago, 1823

When the European invasion of North America began, Europeans, feeling that their religion was the only religion. They tended to be oblivious to American Indian religions, often dismissing them as...

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Indians 101: American Indians and Religion 150 years ago, 1873

The policies of the United States government regarding Indian nations are based on the Discovery Doctrine which states that Christian nations have a right to rule over non-Christian nations. During the...

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Summer Solstice Celebrations.

Tomorrow is Summer Solstice 2023. The wheel of the year turns, and we arrive at the longest day of the year. This day is celebrated in various ways by people all over the northern hemisphere; while the...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences: The Solstice ☀️

☀️☀️Summer solsticeWed, Jun 21, 2023 10:57 AMAngmar 

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Indians 101: The Sioux Sun Dance (museum exhibition)

For many, if not most, of the Northern Plains tribes, the Sun Dance is the central ceremony and often served as a unifying force to bring together the various hunting bands. Usually held when the tribe...

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Lughnasadh Blessings.

The first of August is the holy day of Lugh, the Lightbringer, the Warrior, the Master of all crafts, High King of Ireland, member of the Tuatha De, and father of the mighty Irish hero Cu Chulainn....

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“Witnessing” Marine NCO gets subordinate injured – tells subordinates it’s...

This might be a first for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) — a service member actually getting physically injured during a live combat action training drill because they were so...

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Indians 201: Hopi Indians and Mormon missionaries

For thousands of years the Hopi Indians have lived in permanent farming villages in what is now northern Arizona.  

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A Devotional Prayer To The Morrigan.

This is a prayer I say each evening before going to bed. It is devotional and separate from any spellwork I may do. I created this for myself; it is mine to offer freely for others to use or gain...

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Indians 201: Suppressing Indian religions, 1921-1922

In 1921 Albert Fall, the former Senator from New Mexico, was appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Warren Harding. Since the Indian Office (now called the Bureau of Indian Affairs) is a part...

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To All Who Celebrate It, A Blessed Mabon.

Today is the Autumn Equinox for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. For many pagans it's the holy day of Mabon. A good time to set intentions for the future, and for literal as well as...

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The Birth of Modern Witchcraft

Wicca, witches and witchcraft seem to be all the rage nowadays, on social media, in movies, TV, hell Marvel Comics even has one called Wiccan. Musical groups, movie stars, it seems everyone is a witch...

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The Morrigan's Peace Prophecy.

Most people with at least a passing acquaintance with the Morrigan know her as a fearsome goddess of war. And so she is. But she is very much more; among her many attributes she is a goddess of...

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Indians 301: A Yavapai messiah

When cultures are under stress, particularly when that stress is coming from forced change outside of the control of the people in the culture, a messiah or prophet may emerge who will provide a...

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Elders of the Craft – Selena Fox

Selena Fox is a Wiccan High Priestess, an Interfaith minister, environmentalist, author, a psychotherapist and is widely seen as an elder of the Craft, or witchcraft. Born on October 20th, 1949 in...

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A Poem For Samhain.

The veil between the worlds is very thin now. Ancestors wave to us; we can feel them reach out to us across space and time. Friends and loved ones who have gone before us draw near, if only for a...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences:Fire Festivals-Samhain/Halloween 🔥

🦇 ‘And so they are ever returning to us, the dead.’ W. G. Sebald 🎃 🐈‍⬛🔥 *This group's aim is polite philosophical debate*🕸 .Angmar🦇 

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What Christian Theocrat Mike Johnson’s Biblical Worldview Means

The Christian Bible is truly the book that is bought by so many yet read by so few. The new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Christian theocrat Mike Johnson, is one of the minority of people...

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🌑 Occult and Psychical Sciences: Do you ever dream about the Dead?...

Old Ocean’s gray and melancholy waste,— Are but the solemn decorations all  Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun,  The planets, all the infinite host of heaven,  Are shining on the sad abodes of...

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“THE SHAMANIC EYE” AT GALLERYX, DUBLIN, EXPLORES THE ARTIST AS HEALER.

“THE SHAMANIC EYE” AT GALLERYX, DUBLIN CURATED BY STEPHEN ROMANO, EXPLORES THE ARTIST AS HEALER.   GalleryX Dublin presents an exhibition of photography curated by Stephen Romano of Brooklyn NY...

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Elders of the Craft – Raymond Buckland

Raymond Buckland (August 31 1934 – September 27 2017 was an English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult, and a significant figure in the history of Wicca, of which he was a high priest in...

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Greetings From Krampus.

For many Christians tomorrow is the feast of Saint Nicholas. Today, however- particularly in Germany, Austria, and parts of eastern Europe- belongs to his less jolly and far less benign counterpart....

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The Elders of the Craft – Z. Budapest

Zsuzsanna Emese Mokcsay (born in 1940) is perhaps better known by her pen name, Zsuzsanna, or simply Z., Budapest is an American author, activist, songwriter and playwright who write about feminist...

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Yule Celebrations and Sympathetic Magic.

Winter Solstice arrives in the northern hemisphere this Thursday, 21 December. It's a time for parties, music, feasting, gift exchanges and celebrations. It's also a time for sympathetic magic....

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🔥 Occult and Psychical Sciences: The Fire Festivals-Yule/Solstice...

🔥 The winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, and it marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. This day has the fewest hours of sunlight in the entire year🔥🌲Irish Gaelic has...

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Frau Perchta, the "Christmas Witch"

For many Christians, the period of 5 to 6 January is celebrated as Twelfth Night,  the Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. It's the finale of the Twelve Days of Christmas, which begins on either...

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The Sad Irony of David Wolpe Talking Sh*t About Pagans.

Last month The Atlantic published an editorial written by Rabbi David Wolpe. Titled, The Return of the Pagans, subtitled "Hug a tree or a dollar bill, and the pagan in you shines through". Which in...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences:"Scientists find part of Brain that triggers...

The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden"☆🔥 🔥 *This group's aim is polite philosophical debate*🌑Fog by Angmar Scientists have...

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What The Hell Were You Thinking? (The "pagans" editorial, PT 2)

Last week I shared my thoughts about an editorial that appeared in The Atlantic back in December. This week I will focus more on the publishers of that editorial. Briefly, the editorial in question was...

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Museum Pieces: The Canaanite God Baal

The Canaanite fertility god Baal is best-known in the West as a rival to the biblical god Yahweh."Museum Pieces" is a diary series that explores the history behind some of the most interesting museum...

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A Warm Light in the Cold: Imbolc.

This coming Thursday, 1 February, marks the Pagan holiday of Imbolc, which continues to 2 February. This celebration, of ancient origin, honors the Irish goddess Brigid. It coincides with St Brigid's...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences:Fire Festivals Feb.2 Imbolc(Candlemas)🔥

☆The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden☆🔥 🔥 .Please:"Be Kind and Courteous and remember that you ARE.We're all in this...

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Tarot Major Arcana: XVI The Tower.

Because sh*t happens. The Tower card from the Rider-Waite tarot deck, art by Pamela Coleman Smith, 1909.Recently I wrote about the Devil card, and how it (along with the Death card) tends to freak...

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IAN: Trickster Gods

These videos are kind of cheesy, and aimed at people much younger than me. However, I think they’re fun, informative introductions to their various myths.Enjoy!Nahua (Aztec) Mythology and the Origins...

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My Brief Chat With a Christianist Republican Candidate: Wil Fiacco.

First, some background-This is William "Wil" Fiacco. He's running as a Republican for the New York State Senate, District 53. ​​​​​​​​This was his profile pic back in 2022. He was a Democrat at the...

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Divination: The DruidCraft Tarot.

A few weeks ago I wrote a story about XV the Devil. In the comments, fellow Kossak MollyBloom shared a picture of V the High Priest (Hierophant) card from the DruidCraft deck. It was the most beautiful...

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Tarot Major Arcana: V The Hierophant.

This is the card which for many years I dreaded seeing in a reading for myself. Because I despised it, and everything it stood for. When reading for clients I'm able to set aside my personal prejudices...

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Tarot Major Arcana: X Wheel of Fortune.

My favorite image for this card actually isn't from a tarot deck. It's a 1st Century CE Roman mosaic in Pompeii. A glorious, ancient memento mori which in my opinion perfectly illustrates X the Wheel...

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Occult and Psychical Sciences:Equinox 🌘

The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden"🌑🌕🌕Tue, Mar 19, 2024, 11:06 PMEastern Time

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