Pagan Crafts
(Submited by: Ameasha Brown)
Greetings to all Crafty Pagans,Witches and those who want to learn Pagan crafts.The purpose of this is to provide doable crafts and to create crafts and tools that will have your positve energies that will enrich your power while performing rituals or spellworks and in your every day life.I would like to share with you many Pagan crafts which we will cover from creating your altar,to making candles,wands,athames,hemp jewlery,bath salts,walking sticks,spirit sticks,medicine bags ... Read article
Shamanism
(Submited by: Robert Baird)
Is it really possible that Don Juan could command the movement of Carlos' attention point or time reference point to another dimension that he calls the Nagual and the sorcerers perspective? Can the adeptness of one person rise to know you better than you know yourself even at the level of the body conscious focus on the material world? Is INFINITY like the multi-dimensional soul which at some point is harmonized in ethics so much that it laughs at the stupidity of the soulful entities ... Read article
Gypsy Fortune Teller Halloween Costumes Easy to Make
(Submited by: Rose Smith)
As a little girl I often loved to dress up as a gypsy, whether it was for Halloween or just for play. Maybe its because I long to be free to do as I want and go where I wish, without the societal constraints we have to live by (thats why pirates are so fascinating to people too). Whatever it is, creating a fortune teller costume was the highlight of Halloween.Back then there werent many places to buy fancy costumes (nor did we have the money), so putting my own costume together was a ... Read article
Mary Magdalene
(Submited by: Robert Baird)
The Family of Jesus:There are many good scholarly works including those by Rabbis and Jewish scholars that can deal factually with the nature of Paul and the Gospels. He was a Roman who falsely claimed to be a Pharisee and probably engineered the assassination attempt on James. He reported to the Sadducees for a long time. They reported to Herod who reported to Rome just as Josephus later wrote for Rome along with other propagandists. Joseph of Arimathaea was the Roman Minister ... Read article
The Face of Deceit
(Submited by: Anthony Smith)
Jeremiah 14:14-14:14. What is Deceit? The intentional misleading or beguiling of another; in Scripture represented as a companion of many other forms of wickedness, as cursing (Psa 10:7), hatred (Pro 26:24), theft, covetousness, adultery, murder (Mar 7:22; Rom 1:29). The Revised Version (British and American) introduces the word in Pro 14:25; 2Th 2:10; but in such passages as Psa 55:11; Pro 20:17; Pro 26:26; 1Th 2:3, renders a variety of words, more accurately than the King ... Read article
The Snake Charmers - Part 1
(Submited by: Anthony Smith)
2 Kings 9:30-9:36. How many her today believe in the existence of, witches, war-locks and sorcerers? If you noticed, my hand was up first. Now were not talking about halloween and spook-s and goblins. witches with bumps on their noses, flying brooms or black cats or anything the like. Im talking about, Spell Casters and Po-shun Makers and Predictors, Psychics, Mediums, Numerology, Astrology-st, Horoscope Writers, Satan Worshipers, Observers of Times, Diviners believe it or not ... Read article
The Snake Charmers - Part 2 - Psychics, Mediums, and Other Liars
(Submited by: Anthony Smith)
Deuteronomy18:10-18:12The question today is, Does God acknowledge the existence of such people in the Bible? The answer is yes, over and over again. Exo 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Deu 18:10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Deu 18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a ... Read article
History and the Cathars (Courtly Love):
(Submited by: Robert Baird)
This is an entry from my three volume encyclopedia.CRUSADES, CATHARS AND 'COURTLY LOVE': - One of the greatest legacies of the revitalization of the teachings of 'brotherhood' in the 13th century of the Troubadors was sexual and gender respect. The Cathar 'dove' and Peace were not destined to last, but the education of people could not be squelched. It can be argued that the world was a better place then: the Americas were still part of the 'Brotherhood' although the ... Read article
The First Leaf of Life
(Submited by: Alma De La Cruz)
Talking with a friend of mine while we were on our weekend shopping trips at a local herbarium and flower shop, we reminisced about the good times when plants and flowers were used to express good things such as love attraction. My female colleagues and I innocently responded to the flirting with blushed faces and cute smiles. Im sorry to state a clich but Oh Lord, how I miss those good old times!My friends mom used to sprinkle small leaves and pour plant baskets around the ... Read article
Nature's Fireworks - A Beginner's Guide to OPAL - Part 1; Myths, Legends, and Folklore
(Submited by: Stuart Bazga)
Opal has been treasured throughout history from the early Aztecs and Romans to Queen Victoria, who loved opals so much that she gave them away as wedding presents. They have adorned the crowns of the Holy Roman Emperor, and are set in the crown jewels of France. Josephine was given an opal with brilliant red flashes called The Burning of Troy by Napoleon. Roman historian Pliny described the beauty of opals as the combination of the beauty of all gems.Natures Fireworks and The Queen of ... Read article