Ciao a tutti, I’ve been stuck for blog topics. Not because I don’t have any. Because the ones that I do have seem to fit best with back-and-forth dialogue rather than the neat (sterile?) written word. They’re less about opinions and more about questions and trying to find answers. For […]
Mental masturbation in the Pagan community… “Between blind faith and critical thinking, I’ll take critical thinking any day.” That’s a quote that I’ve heard no less than 4 times this week and it’s only Wednesday. I happen to agree with it. There was a time when (generally speaking) the Pagan […]
Ciao a tutti, I think that it’s important to never stop learning. That’s one of the reasons that I’ve (lately) been looking into Hoodoo practices. Wikipedia says:“Hoodoo, also known as conjure, is a form of predominantly African-American traditional folk magic that developed from the syncretism of a number of separate […]
Ciao a tutti, I was just asked the question:“What is your take on hereditary witches?” It made me think. Really think. I had never really given it much though. I suppose that in order to have a discussion on hereditary witches, we have to go back to my favorite thing […]
So, my friends, what is American Traditional Witchcraft? I’ve been mulling this around for a couple weeks now and I find it quite fascinating. No two people that I’ve spoken to use same definition – or even close to the same description! In this context:American means the people and cultures […]
Philosophy? Religion? Philosophical Religion? Religious Philosophy? Recently, I had a fascinating discussion with a friend of mine. Somehow, we got onto the topic of Philosophy and Religion as “Paths” or major guiding factors in one’s life. The conversation ran the spectrum from the ancient religions and philosophers right up to […]
Syncretism versus cultural appropriation? I’ve been mulling around a topic lately that has to do with my own personal practice. Lo and behold, the topic recently came up on Facebook on one of my friend’s pages: Sorita D’Este. The topic? To quote from Sorita’s page: “When is it ok to […]
I was recently asked the question, “So, what really happens when we die?” . What a great question. For me, I see it as a very complicated subject that we can only use metaphors to describe. I don’t think that there is any one right or correct interpretation as to […]
Happy Solstice everyone! Below is a repose of a response that I sent to one of the mailing lists that I am on. It is a list about traditional Stregheria. One of the members raised two questions and this was my (long winded) response. I hope you enjoy! Benedizioni, Vincenzo […]
Note Bene: This is NOT my work! This is a repost from http://wicca.avalonia.co.uk/?page_id=155. I just happen to think that it’s very very good. Buy the book. :-) Charge of the Goddess: Analysis —————————————-The following is an extract from the book WICCA MAGICKAL BEGINNINGS by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine (Avalonia, […]