Crossroads

I’m ready to live in the peaceful pro-active instead of the chaotic reactive. Are my expectations too high? Is the drama of daily life something no one can really escape from? If so, how are we ever to find true happiness and lasting peace? If not, why haven’t I achieved it yet?

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Tuesday chuckle: The Typical Male Wiccan

I’m far from the average male anything…but found myself grinning and chuckling when I read the Typical Male Wiccan.

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Personal Responsibility and Religion

I came across a great post over at the HeadSpace blog on the importance of applying critical thought to what we hear and see, both within our religious/spiritual circles and in the world at large. It also clearly spoke to the unfortunate consequences that can result when we allow rational thought to be bulldozed by mob mentality. 
Specifically the post discussed the “satanic [...]

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The Threefold Law: the Patriarchy’s gift to Wicca?

Most Wiccans recognize two related moral codes – the Wiccan Rede and the Threefold Law.
The Rede states “As it harms none, do what you will.” In simple terms this means “do what you like as long as no one gets hurt, including yourself.”
The Threefold Law states that whatever energy one puts forth (in words, thoughts, and/or actions) [...]

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Understanding Panentheism

While reading Wicca’s Charm, a Christian commentary on Wicca, I came across a term I hadn’t encountered before: panentheism. I decided to visit Technorati to see what other bloggers had written on the topic. Of the posts I read, this one seemed to offer the best explanation of the term. Its author compared and contrasted it with another term it’s apparently often mistaken for, pantheism. [...]

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The Wiccan Rede, Part II: Meaning

In part two of this three part post, I’ll examine the meaning of the maxim many Wiccans strive to live by: As it harms none, do what you will. 
From attorney, activist, and Wiccan author Phyllis Curott in her interview with Guy Spiro of The Monthly Aspectarian:
We are indicted in the rest of the religious community for that. They look [...]

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The Wiccan Rede, Part I: Corresponding Forms

If there’s one thing most religions can agree on, it’s the Ethic of Reciprocity, commonly known as “The Golden Rule.” In Wicca, it’s called the Wiccan Rede: As it harms none, do what you will.

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The Power of Simplicity

Wicca and Witchcraft have been sensationalized a great deal by the media over the last decade. Movies and TV have painted fantastic and unrealistic pictures of both, attracting many newcomers to the Old Ways. Some undoubtedly drift on to another less-demanding path once they’re dis-illusioned – once they discover there’s nothing supernatural involved. (But…I just spent $300 on [...]

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Wicca and Witchcraft: Intertwined but Distinct

The words “Wicca” and “Witchcraft” cannot be used interchangeably, though they are related. 
According to Scott Cunningham in the book Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, Wicca is “a joyous religion springing from…kinship with nature. It is a merging with…the universal energies which created all in existence. It is a personal, positive celebration of life.” [...]

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Practicing the Craft during a Void of Course Moon

At this writing, the moon is Void of Course. Every few days the moon moves through a different astrological sign. The time between leaving one sign and entering the next is described as “Void of Course,” often noted as VOC or v/c on lunar charts. The length of this period can vary from a few minutes to several hours.
I’m [...]

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