Bell, Book & Candle casts spell on Dover
Friday, March 31st, 2006"People who don't or won't understand will tell you that we're very dark, that we're Satanic. But we're not. This is a very benevolent religion." delawareonline ¦ The News Journal
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"People who don't or won't understand will tell you that we're very dark, that we're Satanic. But we're not. This is a very benevolent religion." delawareonline ¦ The News Journal
Wiccan ways; Brooms, spells but no Satanism
Monday, January 30th, 2006Wiccan ways; Brooms, spells but no Satanism Robert Setlak says many people would be surprised to know how many witches are in, and around, Lawrence County. That's not to say, he added, anybody should be afraid some evil spell will be cast their way. The witches to which Setlak refers are practitioners of ...
A Long Way From Executing Women
Monday, November 28th, 2005courant.com | A Long Way From Executing Women
What is the Deal with Wicca? - Christian Literature
Monday, November 28th, 2005What is the Deal with Wicca? - Christian Literature
Looking Into the Pagan Phenomenon
Monday, November 28th, 2005AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, NOV. 26, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Witchcraft is moving into the mainstream in the Netherlands. A Dutch court has ruled that the costs of witchcraft lessons can be tax-deductible, the Associated Press reported Oct. 31.
Wife, Mom, Author, Witch.
Monday, November 28th, 2005It's a good time to be a witch, says a Costa Mesa wife, mom and author of 'The Enchanted Diary.'
Hampton Union Currents: Practicing Wiccan says Harry Potter series is not about religion
Monday, November 28th, 2005The opening of the new Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” today will bring both avid fans and staunch critics to the forefront. Some will even decry the series as one that teaches children the art of witchcraft, while others will compare the characters and their ...
Yellow flowers in the woods
Monday, November 28th, 2005Thinking of a walk in the November woods? A medley of sights, sounds and smells comes to mind: The fragrance of fallen brown oak leaves, ghostly gray hills in a drizzling rain, the scrabbling sound of a squirrel running up a tree, the patter of falling hickory nuts, or the ...
Potter is turning our kids into Wiccans!
Monday, November 28th, 2005LOL According to preacher Steve Wohlberg's book Hour of the Witch: Harry Potter, Wicca Witchcraft, and the Bible, the Harry Potter series is not actually a well-crafted, coming of age story about a kid who happens to have magical powers. Instead, the books tell the tale of "evil, versus greater evil...not ...
Troubled Times For Ulster Witches
Monday, November 28th, 2005Fear of witchcraft was common in Ulster in the early 1700s, leading to at least one mass trial and church-inspired inquiries into claims of witchcraft – particularly in County Antrim, according to University of Ulster historian Dr Máirtín Ó Catháin.
Wicca today
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005"If you conjure up an image of a witch, you probably picture an evil looking lady with a pointy hat, pointed nose and a broomstick. But that's not how the modern-day witch appears and Julie-Anne Farmer is living proof of that."
The Power of Witches
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005Even after the kids take off their Halloween costumes, witches remain among us Debby Reis (The Peak) BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — Back in high school, like many other teenaged girls, I became interested in the occult. Witches in particular held interest for me. But the image of a witch in my head ...
DEBRA Hall’s unusual new business is all thanks to casting a spell - quite literally.
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005And while the American may have chosen to launch her shop the Wiccan's Whisper in the month of Halloween, that's where the similarity between this modern-day witch and the scary story book creations ends. Debra had struggled from job to job when she decided to use her powers as a white ...
Witchcraft trends need to be faced, says author
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005(SH) - The witches ball included the midnight spinning of the "Wheel of the Year" and a chance to gaze into the "Fire of Transformation" before the faithful were guided into the "Underworld and our Ritual Space." The Samhain celebration last weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., also included deejay music, dancing, ...
Roman holiday, pagan tradition
Monday, October 31st, 2005Halloween is the holiday that most associate with witches and pagans, but it's actually one of eight sabbats - or holidays - that pagans celebrate.
Wiccan fights for religious freedom
Monday, October 31st, 2005DERBY — Make-believe witches may worry most about not getting enough chocolate today. But a real-life witch has her hands full with more pressing matters. Alicia Folberth, a Wiccan high priestess, has persuaded the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to review her complaint last June that she was fired, ...
Interview with a witch
Monday, October 31st, 2005Four years ago, OnMilwaukee.com posted the first "Interview with a Witch" segment, and because of its popularity, later created two more segments in the series. Now, the three articles are combined and updated with new information to provide a clear and honest glimpse into the life of a Milwaukee witch. ...
Halloween is time to dispel myths for pagans
Monday, October 31st, 2005SALISBURY -- When she saw the devil costume in a local store, frustration boiled inside her. Everything classic about the devil was there, said Morning Dove. There were horns and red makeup, but the pentacle -- the symbol of her Wiccan religion -- was like a slap in the face.
All fired up for our celebration of life
Monday, October 31st, 2005Do you believe the original meanings of many festivals have been lost? THE wheel of the year constantly turning has brought us once more to Hallowe'en, or Samhain (pronounced sow-in), as our Celtic ancestors would have known it.
