By Jeremiah R. Dandoy, Page Selinsky, and Mary M. VoigtFollowing his death, Alexander's empire broke up into smaller, competing states whose rulers sometimes hired mercenaries to supplement their own armies. In 278 B.C., King Nicomedes I of Bithynia welcomed as

By Justin Dohoney Perhaps the most contentious issue in the historiography of witchcraft is the question of its origins, and it is impossible to discuss these origins without examining the notion of the witch cult in both its elite and

By Helena SmithThe secrets of a lost city that may have inspired one of the world's most enduring myths - the fable of Atlantis - have been brought to light from beneath the waters off southern Greece.Explored by an Anglo-Greek

By Jonny MuirA prehistoric burial ground has been discovered on Skye. Six slab-lined graves and six cremation pits have been unearthed on the excavation site close to Armadale pier on the Sleat peninsula. Experts say it is one of the

By HearthkeeperWell this month I will be giving you some interesting and helpful uses for some stuff you have at home. Common ingredients you have in your cabinets and pantries... Things like salt, baking soda, lemon juice.We use many of

By Dawn "Belladonna" Thomas Folklore and History: Mrs. Grieves in A Modern Herbal Volume II writes about the mullein plant: The down on the leaves and stem makes excellent tinder when quite dry, readily igniting on the slightest spark, and

By Stephen A. McNallenThe native beliefs of our forebears were much more sophisticated and complex than generally acknowledged. Far from being a collection of simple tales and savage practices, Asatru contains depth, wisdom, and mystery enough to satisfy the most

By Laurie Cabot When films, television series or books become popular and deal with the "supernatural" it never fails to awaken the curiosity of millions of people and my emails multiply. Let me start out by saying that the word

By Alice KytlerHaving recently passed through what might be described as a kind 'social catastrophe' which saw members of our erstwhile community going two separate ways, I have been thinking a lot about the dynamics of what makes groups of

By Bill ShermanWAKITA--This tiny town near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line north of Enid may soon own the country's only all-Christian prison, with Christian administrators, employees, counselors and programs. The idea is backed by Wakita's leaders, has some support from state

By Mary DAlbaYemaya is the Goddess of the Ocean and is also known as the Great Mother and the Mother of All Creation. She is also the Protector of Children and women, especially pregnant women. She is the Mother of

By Dawn "Belladonna" Thomas Folklore and History: The bloom has been popular throughout history. In the 5th century it was popular in Rome in the garden of Gallic nobles. It was used at Indian weddings and Muslim ceremonies including Dassera

By Alain de BenoistIn the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Renaissance was genuinely a re-naissance, a rebirth. "It involved," as Ernest Renan said, "seeing Antiquity face to face." Yet that rebirth was not a journey backward nor a simple resurgence

By Victoria Slind-FlorOne thing that distinguishes my coven from some others is that we're always making things. It seems we are seldom closer than when we're gathered around the table sewing, decoupaging stuff, carving pumpkins, carving gourds or . .

By Kayleigh In Euripides's Bacchae, Dionysos offers a clear choice to Thebes: the city may either accept his divinity or face the wrath of the god. While one clearly sees that the majority of Thebes denies Dionysos's divinity, it remains

By Brazen LadyWinnie the Pooh is a Cancer. He worries a lot, saying "Oh, bother!", and is very reassuring/motherin g to Piglet. Pooh spends most of his time contemplating food, owing to his very soft, moon like shape.Eeyore is Piscean.

By Damon Leff This year, as every year in living memory in this country under the fascist white Christian Nationalist government, amidst the Beltain celebrations, venerations, joy and laughter in covens and Pagan gatherings across the country, the feint reek

By H. Byron BallardThe cool and heavy presence of it is an invitation to dive deeply, head-first. After years of reading cards - decades, really, I took up scrying a crystal ball. I did it as a lark because we

By Cezary Jan StrusiewiczIt doesn't matter whether or not you believe in ghosts, there are some places in which none of us would want to spend a night. These places have well earned their reputations as being so creepy, tragic

By Uncle ThorWhat is the proper Heathen attitude toward affluence? Is wealth good or bad? Can poverty make a person more spiritual? Does wealth make a person materialistic?Actually, those are all trick questions. One of the most liberating things about