There are a few different types of Wiccans and/or Pagans out there. One of those groups likes to research their faith through solid scholarly works like Ronald Hutton’s Triumph of the Moon and classic texts on mythology like Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. Of course, this group doesn’t ignore the influence of popular works of fiction on their faith or on the general perception of their faith. But, they don’t see these works of fiction as the gospel (if you will pardon the expression). Fiction is recreation, and if it adds to your spiritual journey, so much the better. There is another…

This past weekend I recieved a nice letter from someone asking me why I was Wiccan, instead of, say, Christian or Buddhist. I wasn’t able to reply as quickly as I would have liked, since my cold had knocked me pretty low. But this morning I sat down to write my reply. I am Wiccan because it is the right path for me. It fills my spiritual needs and nourishes my soul. The Lord and Lady speak to me, and it feels right. Beyond the purely spiritual, the morals of Wicca seem right to me. My actions are my responsibility…

I got an email this morning, through my main site The Lotus Pond. A young girl (and I am making a bit of an asumption here) said that she was Wiccan, but there was some things she doesn’t understand. She wanted to know why TV shows have witches and Wiccans do they things they do. She wanted to know if what she had read is true, that being Wiccan means you will develop ESP and other supernatural powers. She seems pretty confused. So, I sat down to write a reply that I hoped will help her out a little bit.…

I’ve always been a bit confused about how the moon fitted into Wicca. Some Wiccans gather on the Full Moon, some on the New Moon, and some whenever there is need. Some see the Goddess personified in the Moon, and other don’t. Throughout the world, many goddess are associated with the Moon, but many are associated with the Sun or other heavenly bodies or even just the Earth, or none at all. So where does the Moon fit in with Wicca? Well, what if it didn’t? Some recent reading has pointed out that Moon “worship” is sort of an add-on…

I’ve been Wiccan for probably 13 years or so now, but I still consider myself a student. I like to learn as much as I can about different theologies (and thealogies), rituals, ethics, myth cycles, etc. I do most of my learning through books and websites, and I generally keep to myself. However, I do read a couple of message boards. There is one type of question, asked by newcomers and old hands (often those of a more… sweetness and light variety) alike that just gets my goat. “My bratty sister touched my Tarot cards and now they won’t work!…

Does anyone know of a Pagan forum where I can find some intelligent dicussions about Pagan issues? (And not Bnet!) I’ve been searching for one for ages, but the ones I find are generally full of idle chat, Christian bashing, or too much sweetness and light. I’m sort of looking for the Pagan equivalent of Aeclectic Tarot’s forum. Some place with a friendly atmosphere and lots of on topic dicussions.

As a way to amuse myself this afternoon, and hopefully lift my mood, I did a Google for some pagan humour. This cute Fluffy Pagan Test turned up. It is actually pretty funny, without being overly mean to “fluffy pagans.” I scored a -17. Looking over the questions, I’m not sure I was ever as fluffy as I thought I was. Maybe that’s because I hold a pretty cynical worldview.

As I think I mention earlier, I’ve joined the new CFFN. I’ve been speeding through the First Circle lessons at the rate of one a week. (This is in an effort to be placed back in the Second Circle, where I was before CFFN changed.) In the course of doing these lessons, I’ve finally read some books that I’ve always meant to get around to. I’ve read Gardner’s Witchcraft Today (highly questionable), Murray’s Witch-Cult in Western Europe (pure garbage) (read it at The Internet Sacred Texts archive), Lethbridges’s The Witches (not half bad, but still a lot of questionable history),…

I’m very sad and disappointed today. Kaatryn MacMorgan, the head of Universal Eclectic Wicca (UEW) and the Coven of the Far Flung Net (CFFN) has decided to shut down CFFN. In her email to the members of CFFN, she seemed to me to say that she didn’t like that the teaching covens of CFFN were being used to create families and support groups. I can see how this is a problem if carried to an extreme, but in my Clan the family atmosphere helped us to learn more from each other. Quite frankly, I think I learned just as much…