121. Witches And Wicca Articles on wicca, witchcraft, paganism, and shamanism. http://www.rickross.com/groups/wicca.html

This page contains information The Rick A. Ross Institute has gathered about Witches and Wicca. Visit The Witches' League for Public Awareness Visit Wiccanet.com (Above links are outside the Rick A. Ross Institute web site) Visitor Comments Learning spells and laundry tricks Wiccan practitioner accuses pastor of harassment Wiccan? What's a Wiccan? ... Toil, trouble for wiccans at Army base in Texas The Rick A. Ross Institute email: info@rickross.com URL: http://www.rickross.com Rick Ross. Home Database Cult News Search ... FAQ

122. What Is Paganism? What is paganism? Written babies. This kind of thinking couldn t be fartheraway from the truth of who Pagans are and what paganism really is! http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/elevated/page25.html

What is Paganism? Written by Marawolf of The Covenstead Sadly, when people first hear the words Pagan or Paganism they tend to think, "devil worshipper", or they picture some wild, orgiastic, way-out individual with no regard for what is sacred or for "God"; a cult member who sacrifices babies. This kind of thinking couldn't be farther away from the truth of who Pagans are and what Paganism really is! So what exactly is Paganism, you ask? It's simply an umbrella term covering many different religions and belief systems. Paganism is a spiritual way of life and its origins are rooted in the ancient nature religions of the world. Paganism has absolutely nothing to do with Satan, demons, or devils. Paganism, sometimes referred to as The Old Religion, pre-dates Christianity. Pagans do not believe in the entity Satan, a Christian concept. Many standard dictionaries define the word "pagan" as being a person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim. This is far too broad a definition and many peoples who fall outside of these mainstream religions may not consider themselves to be Pagan, moreover, this definition conveys practically nothing about Paganism itself. The word "Pagan" comes from the Latin words paganus and pagana meaning "country dweller or villager". After the Romans adopted Christianity as their official religion, the older religions continued to be practiced only outside of the city, in the countryside.

123. Gnostic Mystica Uniting Christological and pagan mythology with gnostic ideaologies. Mythology, biographies, symbology and a glossary for difficult terms. Articles may include gnosticism, occult, and paganism. http://www.gnosticmystica.com/

Welcome... As I have wandered along my lifes path I have had an intense fascination for mythology and faery tales which sprang first into an interest in paganism and has grown into a search for gnosis. Throughout this web site I hope to provide some of my conclusions and research as well as become a valuable resource for the Seeker of Gnosis. In addition to the common Christological elements one will find in their gnostic studies, I hope to add pagan resources as well as include some of the things I have learnt while studying theosophy and metaphysics. If this web site is a benefit to one person (other than myself) then it is well worth my time and effort. Whats New? 30th May 2004 Long awaited update! A couple of new articles added - Damocles and Sword symbology. Older News Ouroboros: The Gnostic Ring by Rev Max Join Now Ring Hub Random ... Home ~~ Gnosis ~~ Correct Interpretations Conglomerate Religion Elemental Fire Importance of Names ... Why Gnosis? ~~ Man And Myth ~~ Damocles Ireneus Isis Jung, C G ~~ Symbology ~~ Caduceus Sword ~~ Glossary ~~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SUGGEST ~~ The Library ~~ Click for Available Titles My Amazon Wish List ~~ Additives ~~ About The Author Downloads Email Metanoia Games ... Site Statistics Site of the Moment: Book of the Moment: Book of Thoth

124. Paganism Beyond Wicca Asatru/Norse, Egyptian/Kemetic, Slavic/Russian, Thelema/OGD. GeneralWorldwide paganism. This section Egypt. Slavic/Russian paganism. The http://paganinfo.50g.com/genpag.htm

Table of Contents Introduction Page Wicca/witchcraft General Paganism Celtic/Shamanic Paths Goddess Worship Meditation Page Freedom Quotes ... Awards If you're looking for Pagan crafts and activities, check out Willow's Place. Asatru/Norse, Egyptian/Kemetic, Slavic/Russian, Thelema/OGD General Worldwide Paganism This section will help you to find information on Pagan paths other than those based upon witchcraft and Wicca. Just like all witches are not necessarily Wiccan, not all Pagans are witches. Furthermore, the definition of the word Pagan seems to vary depending upon who you talk to. To a lot of Christians, anyone who isn't a member of a Judaic, Christian or Islamic faith is a Pagan. That would include all of the Hindus and Bhudists, for instance, who don't consider themselves to be Pagans. So for our reference, a Pagan is someone who follows an earth-centered religion based upon pre-Christian beliefs. Not everyone who follows a Shamanistic path considers themselves to be Pagan, either, but many do. I follow the Wiccan path, but I do want to provide my readers with information on all of Paganism, not just my particular path. So, I've listed links to help you find information on Druidism, Celtic traditions, Asatru, Slavic and Egyptian lore and Shamanism. People who follow those paths are much more able to tell you about their belief systems than I am.

125. Ceridwen's Cauldron :: The Wheel Turns A UK based website detailing the various apsects of paganism from a broad perspective. Includes essays, a chat room and message board. http://www.cauldron.org.uk

The Wheel Turns... Well, the time has come and we've decided to close down Ceridwen's Cauldron. We started up the site after a particularly nice bottle of Chardonnay and a brain-storming session back in 1998. Since then, we moved from space with Demon Internet to our own domain and hosting solution . We've made lots of friends, learnt a great deal, and realised just how twisted and bigoted the Internet can really be. The site has become stale however and we've decided to move on. We need to concentrate on new things, not least of all our son who is a bouncy 15-months old now! We want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to every visitor that stumbled across the site, contributed to the message board or had to contend with the technical horrors of the chat room. We love you all. If anyone wants a copy of the articles we've written for personal use or for use on your own site, please email us and we'll happily pass them on. One thing we've learnt over the years is that no matter your faith or religion, your creed, colour or nationality you can always find peace in yourself. God, however you define it, exists in each and every one of us. Paganism takes a unique and appealing approach to finding it but is by no means the absolute truth. Read and learn and experience everything you can, ignore anything that doesn't make sense, take other people at face value and rely upon your instincts and what feels natural and you'll experience more beauty and magic in this world than you can imagine.

126. Paganism paganism. paganism is many things. In fact, Every pagan religious tradition.Characteristics of paganism. Our View of People. The dominant http://www.gaia-web.org/gaia-wicca/philosophy/paganism.html

Paganism Paganism is many things. In fact, Every pagan will probably have a different understanding of just what Paganism is. Pagans tend to be individualists, so there is very little agreement on the details of what Paganism means. [Someone once said that if you get 10 pagans in a room together, you will be very lucky if you get as few as 10 opinions on any given topic.] There is, however, fairly general (though by no means universal) agreement on the broad principles discussed here. The word "pagan" comes from the Latin word paganus , which means "country dweller" or, perhaps more accurately, "hick." Because Christianity came first to the cities of Europe, the city dwellers were the first to embrace that new religion (sometimes not altogether of their own free will). Pretty soon, the old religion was followed only by the pagani , who were looked down on by the sophisticated urbanites. "Pagan" became a term of derision for a follower of the old religion. The word "heathen" means the same thing "dweller on the heath," or countryside. (English has many such word-pairs, one from Latin and one from Anglo-Saxon, that mean the same thing.) For us to embrace the words "pagan" and "heathen" as our own is a way of recapturing the history and the power of our religious tradition. Characteristics of Paganism Our View of People The dominant religion in this culture, Christianity, sees people as inherently sinful. Because Adam and Eve sinned in the garden of Eden, all of us are born with "original sin" which we carry with us our entire lives unless, of course, we buy their particular brand of "salvation." (This, by the way, is also the pattern of most television commercials.)

127. Ex-Pagan 4 Christ Personal testimony of an exPagan revealing his opinion of the satanic deception behind paganism. http://www.geocities.com/expagan4christ/

Ex Pagan 4 Christ A true story of deliverance from Paganism Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ( Romans 8:21 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. ( Ephesians 5:11 Welcome. My name is Keziah Thomas, and I have created this website to reveal the horrible truth behind Neo-Paganism's "harmless" facade. This is my story of deliverance by Christ from paganism's Satanic deception. I was once a witch and a pagan, and experienced the truth behind the nature-worshipping, peaceful facade to the reality of Satan's mastery over paganism. I was delivered by the grace of God from this evil, and I am now a fundamental Christian who loves Christ! This site reveals paganism for what it really is - SATANISM! If you are a practising Pagan, I urge you to read my story and to open your heart to Jesus. No matter what you may have done, He will always accept you in love. All scriptures used are KJV.

128. Load And Run High-tech Paganism-Digital Polytheism Load and Run Hightech paganism Digital Polytheism. By Timothy Leary andEric Gullichsen. St. Stephen Jobs to the Ashram! Born-again paganism! http://www.deoxy.org/l_digpol.htm

deoxy.org index updates forum chat contact English to German English to Spanish English to French English to Italian English to Portug. German to English German to French Spanish to English French to English French to German Italian to English Portug. to English Random : It's time to Mutate Load and Run High-tech Paganism Digital Polytheism By Timothy Leary and Eric Gullichsen We place no reliance On virgin or pigeon; Our Method is Science, Our Aim is Religion. Aleister Crowley, from the journal "Equinox" People jacked in so they could hustle. Put the trodes on and they were out there, all the data in the world stacked up like one big neon city, so you could cruise around and have a grip on it, visually anyway, because if you didn't, it was too complicated, trying to find your way to a particular piece of data you needed. Iconics, Gentry called that. William Gibson, Mona Lisa Overdrive Information is more basic than matter and energy. Atoms, electrons, quarks consist of bits Binary units of information Like those processed in computer software And in the brain.

129. Longshanks Books on the mythology, folklore, and symbolism of trees, animals and birds; poetry; reflections on paganism. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/8173

Enter the domain of Longshanks Yvonne Aburrow's website Enter the domain of Longshanks Yvonne Aburrow's website

130. Neo-Paganism Back to OWR Homepage Back to European Religions Timeline Neopaganism.Doctrines, paganism is an umbrella term used to describe a http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/europe/pagan.html

Neo-Paganism Doctrines Paganism is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of religions linked by common traditions; the main Pagan religions to be found in Europe are Wicca, Druidry, Shamanism, Goddess Spirituality, Sacred Ecology, the Northern Traditions, and various Magical Groups. As such, there are no official doctrines - most Pagans believe that no one belief system is correct, and that each person has the freedom to choose their own religion. The Pagan Federation, the largest umbrella organisation for Paganism in Europe, has set out three principles as follows: Love for and kinship with nature: rather than the more customary attitude of aggression and domination over Nature; reverence for the life force and its ever-renewing cycles of life and death. The Pagan Ethic: 'Do what thou wilt, but harm none'. This is a positive morality, not a list of thou-shalt-nots. Each individual is responsible for discovering his or her own true nature and developing it fully, in harmony with the outer world. The concept of the Goddess and God as expressions of the Divine reality; an active participation in the cosmic dance of the Goddess and God, female and male, rather than suppression of either the female or the male principle.

131. Goddesses Focusing on the Goddess worship aspect of Neopaganism, and of Wicca in particular as an affront to Christian principles. http://notendur.centrum.is/~snorrigb/Cult-fem.htm

WARNING! Goddesses and Wicca worship Neo-paganism at its most deceptive form Before you start, you shoul read the Plan . Done? Then you might want to start by reading this: Wicca, or Witchcraft is the most popular expression of the religious movement known as Neo-Paganism, which, according to the Institute for the Study of American Religion, is the fastest growing religion in the United States. It practitioners are reviving ancient Pagan practices and beliefs of pre-Christian Europe and adapting them to contemporary life. The result is a religion that is both old and new, both "traditional" and creative. Its practitioners are reviving ancient Pagan practices and beliefs of pre-Christian Europe and adapting them to contemporary life. The result is a religion that is both old and new, both "traditional" and creative. (From the Manifesto of the Covenant of the Goddess). Neo-paganism is arising in the world today. It is not as innocent as its adherents claim, on the contrary. It is as dangerous as when God prohibited the children of Israel to mingle with the pagans and their worship in the land of Canaan. This page will discuss in a few words the rising tide of Wicca (Witchcraft - or white witchcraft), with the emphasis on Goddess worship. You can read through the page or take a quick look at the following chapters.

132. OccultForums.com - Powered By VBulletin Occult forum offers discussion on paganism, witchcraft, Wicca, magic, spells, ritual,Necromancy, Satanism, Gnosticism, Eastern faiths and other esoteric topics http://www.occultforums.com/

OccultForums.com User Name Remember Me? Password Welcome to the OccultForums.com. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Site Related Forums Forum Last Post Threads Posts Announcements Announcements from moderators and admins. First time to new layout? by Sentinus Today 05:25 AM Site Suggestions Suggestions as to how OccultForums.com can be improved. Hmm, not liking the new look by shadowkiss Today 05:17 AM Complaint Box Complaints about OccultForums.com. New Posts by Jesu Today 03:04 AM Main Forums Forum Last Post Threads Posts Introductions (1 Viewing) A place where new members can introduce themselves. I am the Arcane Avenger! by Quidgyboo Today 05:22 AM Beginner's Information (1 Viewing) Information to help beginners with basic information and questions. What can you tell me about... by Ashnook Today 03:58 AM General Theology (3 Viewing) General religious discussion.

133. Celestial Realms A meeting place for discussion on the esoteric, the occult, paganism, Wicca, the arts, and other areas of interest. http://celestialrealms.com/crystal/index.php

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134. Cadhinorian Paganism Cadhinorian paganism To Index. times. Their ultimate effect, however,was to remove the intellectual class from paganism itself. http://www.zompist.com/pagan.htm

Cadhinorian paganism [To Index] Location What it is Earliest manifestations ... Magic Location [To Index] What it is [To Index] It is almost irreparably misleading, though perhaps necessary, to give "Cadhinorian paganism" a name and a chapter of its own; it implies a unity of belief and organization which have never existed, and suggests that we are dealing with a body of belief as theologized and as dogmatized as are the monolithic religions described in this work, such as Cuzeian theism or Jippirasti. The peasant at his festival has little in common with the philosopher in his study, with the ancient godspeaker possessed by fantit There is even a problem of nomenclature. There was no Cadhinor word at all for the Cadhinorian religion. The closest Verdurian word is (from is not what anyone calls their beliefs; it is what you put after 'Religion:' when filling out forms, and reflects the fact that Verduria has become a religiously pluralistic society, and needs some way of telling beliefs apart. Narrower still is Finally there is rhemuris , which might be translated 'temple worship', or even 'traditional belief'; in older times it was restricted to the less radical Cadhinorian sects, but by a courtesy which has become conventional, it is applied also to Eledhe and Irrean worship. It has something of the sense of 'religion' as used by the 'family values' folks: the solid, traditional, unquestioned practices of people who go to temple every week and hold no truck with newfangled foreign imports, or various hifalutin philosophies which make you read too much and stop believing the same things as your parents or neighbors.

135. Catalyst Point - Http://www.catalystpoint.org Editorial articles on responsible paganism. http://www.catalystpoint.org

"...And if I had the choice, I'd take the voice I got, 'cause it was hard to find..." Concrete Blonde, "True" Catalyst Point Recent Castings April 7, 2004 Appropriate Response March 7, 2004 Reinventing the Wheel January 10, 2004 Sit Down and Shut Up December 1, 2003 Faith-Based Reality Extremist Tolerance May 11, 2004 Go to a Pagan Gathering any Pagan Gathering and start grousing about religious extremists. A chorus of voices will join you; you'll hear complaints about Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, and of course the topic-of-the-millenium, Muslims. You'll hear stories from folks who weren't allowed to do anything fun while they were kid and folks who have faced bigotry, oppression, violence, or just plain stupidity. But what you won't hear is complaints about your fellow Pagans. Oh, you'll hear people criticize other Pagans, but not in the context of religious extremism. Usually you'll hear rants about specific people, but it's their behavior that gets called out, not their religious beliefs and practices. Even when whole groups get attacked, it's not about religion it's about what pompous bastards we Wiccans are, or something like that. As irritated as I can get with the growing anti-Wiccan sentiment, at least they're actually having the decency to attack our personalities, and not our religious beliefs. With the exception of the occasional intertraditional rift, Pagans by and large will not criticize the religious practices of other Pagans. It's not a bad code let's face it, some us are real whackos, but most are harmless enough. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred there's nothing to be gained by it. However, this code may yet prove to be the biggest liability that Pagan Community faces.

136. UK Pagan Links - Come And Explore Paganism In The UK! Search the links! More search options. Site features. *Pagan links directoryBrowse our collection of Pagan web links. + Add a link + Modify a link. http://www.ukpaganlinks.co.uk/

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137. An Ex-Wiccan Speaks - Testimony Of Donalyn Vaughn Why does Wicca have the drawing power it has? Why is the ancient paganism behind it enjoying a modern revival? Donalyn Vaughn, former Wiccan, answers these and other questions. http://www.spiritwatch.org/pagtest1.htm

the Spirit Watch My Testimony - A Former Wiccan Speaks By Donalyn Vaughn Don't have a RealPlayer? Download here: An Ex-Wiccan Speaks - Testimony of Donalyn Vaughn H ow I got involved in paganism is all too common, I'm afraid. I was raised in a churched home. By that, I mean that we went to church but didn't live any differently than my friends who did not go to church. I was very active in the church growing up and as a teen. We attended the First Christian Church (independant), and I was active in youth group, Sunday School, choir. I was there everytime the doors were open. But I didn't have any strong background at home. I had always been fascinated by magic. I started off innocently enough reading my horoscope (my mom did this, and didn't see anything wrong with it). My favorite movies and TV shows as a kid were all about witches and magic, now I was living out my fantasy. Just like millions of people can drink a beer and never get addicted to alcohol, millions of people can watch a show like Bewitched and never think anything of it, but some people have a weakness in this area that leaves them vulnerable. I was one of those people. I had many experiences as a child that I know opened that door for me, and made me vulnerable. The pagans I met said I had a gift of the sight that ran in my family. I know now that Satan used my gifts that God had given me. All of the little openings into the occult in my childhood (the movies, TV shows, games I played, etc) opened a door, that Satan used to get me to serve him rather than God. One movie that really stuck out in my mind as starting the whole mess was a movie I watched that starred Melissa Sue Anderson as a bad witch, and another child actress as a good witch. I didn't know it at the time but it was all about Wicca, and that movie affected me greatly, and I believed opened the door to my fascination with witchcraft.

138. Celtic Paganism Celtic paganism. Taliesin. Taliesin is actually a title but is now mostoften used to refer to the 6th century Welsh druid Gwion Bach. http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/celtic.html

Celtic paganism Taliesin Taliesin is actually a title but is now most often used to refer to the 6th century Welsh druid Gwion Bach. His writing is the only so far in which I have found and actual reference to the 11-year cycle; i.e., he lived to a ripe old age for then and figured it out. Others other than him refer to the five month cycle but he quite precisely refers to a period of eight score muses, which in days is 5.5 lunar months. So I highly respect my possible ancestor's scientific skills. In this subsection I often refer to the book Taliesin: Shamanism and the Bardic Mysteries in Britain and Ireland by John Matthews (with additional material by Caitlin Matthews). The Aquarian Press/an imprint of Harper Collins, 1991 ISBN 1-85538-109-5. In Taliesin's transformational sequence he spends time in the belly of a hen, which may be related to the period of depression a few years before the first "seven score muses" shamanic initiation manic episode. Also his patron Elffin is described as having bread under the fingernails, which i believe refers to waning crescent moon. His inspiration comes at the last few drops of the cauldron, so before the crack of the cauldron at new moon, and then he must run or seek to avoid the goddess's wrath after new moon. He is found in a net, which is very like my pulling on a net (not sure if it was Haida, oops, Musqueam shellfish) after my sundance that left me floating in the water near the net.

139. Xenex | An Experiment In Web Darwinism™ Journal, Instant Messenger conversation logs, explanation of involvement in paganism, humor essays, poetry, stories and links. http://www.xenex.org/

Talk to Angels Forums Fan Art Characters Store ... Book of Shadows 31 MAY 2004 Xenology Cynophobia "Arrr, matey!" Zack asked Emily through his invisible hand puppet, "How did ye hurt your hand, good buddy? Are ye in need of a hook?" "Curse breaker!" I exclaimed and rang the bell sitting between us all, "Zack, you are supposed to name a food before speaking. You lose a card!" What Do You Think of... vampires and cutting? photos of aliens? The State? Columns In Bed With M My roommate is a total stud. He's always scoring hot bitches. A few months ago, he had an idea about how to make sure they go away and stay away after he's done with them... The Oz Factor Men In Black Fear and Loathing in Hopewell Junction How many people, and I mean ALL people, American, Iraqi, and otherwise, are going to die? I want answers and I am shocked that all of America is not demanding answers to these questions and demanding them NOW. City Mouse The funny thing about New York City is that it can be so convenient, and so inconvenient. At any time of night or day, the bodega around the corner is waiting to sell me beer or food, but sometimes the simplest tasks can be an ordeal. Enviable Fetus I think it is a safe bet that you don't date much. Thus proving Darwinism isn't dead. Though, if you are German, it is not technically murder. All the same, just to be safe, you should probably just take a bullet for the team. We'll thank you later.

140. Paganism/Satanism: Human Sacrifice Was Practiced By Pagan Druids Way Back In His are nothing new. Hitler, rejecting Christianity, embraced insteadthe paganism of the early Germanic tribes. Their beliefs, both http://www.bilderberg.org/sacrific.htm

Index Homepage Good Links Bad Links ... Apostasy Quark, Strangeness and Charm Including: Articles on satanism followed by a newsmontage: one satanic incident Fear of ritual murder kept the pre-Christian pagan 'rabble' in order Druids and human sacrifice Channel 4 - Mysterious History: Who were the Druids? - Glasgow Herald - Was Mackintosh inspired by the occult? See: The Golden Bough - by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer and... The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles, their nature and legacy - by professor of History at Bristol University - and Ewan Blair's tutor on the subject - Ronald Hutton - Blackwells - 1993. Channel 4 - Mysterious History: Who were the Druids? http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/R/real_wizards/mysterious.html The legendary Merlin was the forerunner of all the wizards of fiction, from Gandalf to Harry Potter. The historical Merlin seems to have been something very different but equally mysterious: a druid. Who were the Druids? The Roman occupation of Britain lasted from 43AD to around 400. Before the Romans invaded, the druid priesthood was the undisputed power in the land. For the previous two or three centuries the druids had been a dominant force throughout what was then the Celtic world, which included France, the Netherlands and parts of Scandinavia as well as Britain.

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