Hoodoo In America

Hurston, Zora N. (1931). Hoodoo in America, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 44, (No. 174 ), pp. 317-417. http://www.jstor.org/stable/535394 Curious about old-time conjure doctors? Looking for tricks for to bring back an errant love? Want to make a gambling hand, or stop the wagging tongue of your local gossips? Do you need to uncross [...]

Mainstream Music Goes Pagan… Again?

There’s been a trend I’ve been noticing over the past few years – especially in indie music- essentially that images of witchcraft and paganism are cool again. Paganism and the occult went through a previous “cool” period in the 60s and 70s during the height of the modern witchcraft revival – bands like Led Zeppelin [...]

Ebooks for Pagans

In the publishing and library worlds ebooks have become incredibly popular and more and more common every day. Ebooks are an inexpensive evironmentally conscious alternative to printed books as they are easily downloadable and no trees need to be cut down to make them. But what is an ebook? “Ebook” is short for “electronic book”, [...]

Saga of the Wicker Man

A history of the 1973 film for those like me who love it and can sing the words of the entire soundtrack. If anyone wants to reprint the article for any purpose or use excerpts from it please contact me via email or comment. Spoiler Warning! “Come, It is time to keep your appointment with [...]

Robert Cochrane

To start, who is Robert Cochrane? Robert Cochrane was the pen name of Roy Bowers, a ‘famous’ witchcraft personality from the same time as Gardner, Valiente, Sanders, and Sybil Leek during the height of the modern witchcraft revival in Britain. However, Bowers was different in that he didn’t ride the Wicca wave, but instead claimed [...]

Big Rock Candy Coven

Very interesting article called “The Big Rock Candy Coven“ – by Dana Corby originally published in Red Garters, a now defunct periodical by the New Wiccan Church – a BTW organization. The article is about the watering-down of Wicca and witchcraft, and although I am not Wiccan I find myself agreeing with much of what [...]

How to Find Free Books on Witchcraft

Ever wonder why there are only crappy books on witchcraft or no books at all at your local public library? Every time I go in hopes of finding a gem, all I find are books from the Satanic-Panic era comparing witches to satanists and demons. Or histories of withcraft and withcraft trials, also not painting [...]

Pagan Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a wonderful phenomenon. An free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit or add to. They have some of the best scholars writing articles. How does this relate to Paganism you’re asking…? There are articles on almost every civilization’s mythology, religions, and Gods. There are articles on Wicca, paganism, the occult, witchcraft, divination, herbalism, [...]

Charge of the Goddess Sources

  The Sources of the Charge of the Goddess By Ceisiwr Serith The Charge of the Goddess is the closest thing to scripture that Wicca possesses. Like scripture, it is used in rituals and to support beliefs. And like scripture, its origins are obscure. Ceisiwr Serith The Charge itself claims to be the words of [...]

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