Pagan/Wiccan News

AHH, Pagans. They're the lot who dance around in the buff under a full moon, aren't they? Or don't they sacrifice a goat or something? Well, no actually.

The Fox affiliate in Chicago has done a short segment on the Asatru faith. The result ends up saying a lot about how journalists often decide what the story is going to be before they do the reporting.

Can a wedding-day prayer in South Dakota affect Juneau's weather? Greg skinner Knuckle Dragger A few weeks ago in the middle of my wedding Mass, I managed to slip in a request for a winter with lots of snow.

Title: INJURIES AT FIRE BARREL FESTIVAL Thirty-six people were treated for minor burns and injuries in a traditional Devon event where flaming barrels are carried on people's backs. via Wren's Nest

Sarah Symonds, the daughter of a prominent 1800s Christian family, once rested peacefully in Hillsboro.

A store that sells magical objects -- including witches' brooms and cauldrons -- should be packed on Halloween.

If this is true, it's possibly one of the stupidest things I've seen in ages. Rumor abounds among the Heathen/Asatru communities that social networking site MySpace may have banned the display of the elder ... via About.com

My persona at the Fisher's Renaissance Festival in early October was Rom (gypsy). I had decided to weave my past and present together and talk about the inheritance of the family name Zbeide. All my life when I would say Zbeide the response would be incredulous! "You know about Zbeide?" Then confused laughter laughter.

Some people pray. Other craft wishes, otherwise known as casting spells. Is there really a difference between the two? Most Christians would stand up and shout that there definitely was. On the other hand most others would say no. I am neither a Christian nor an other. I have no one set belief but am fascinated by them all. Let's take a look at the differences between prayer and wish craft. 38

As witch-hunting fever swept Europe in the 16th century, an exuberant dog and a suspicious vicar nearly had Margaret Simons, a housewife, burnt at the stake.

The issue of mysterious fires in Mapuve near Giyani has taken a new twist after villagers burnt down two houses belonging to a local pastor.

When other freshmen plastered their walls with posters of movie stars and filled their shelves with pictures from home, Ashley Tuccero '11 took a different approach to decorating the bookshelves in her Keeney Quadrangle dorm room. She placed gourds, 13 nails, a decorative rune, part of an asteroid rock, a cornhusk doll and an assortment of books about the practice of Wicca on her shelves. The books on Wicca are carefully concealed with brown paper, and next to them is a copy of the Bible

When Witch School came to town, Mayor Terry Prillaman stopped in to welcome the owners, as he does whenever a new business opens.

Hundreds of women were burnt at the stake A 16th century Kent housewife narrowly missed being burnt at the stake for being a witch after rebuking a vicar's son for abusing her dog, a ...

Walking toward the Music Building at night on Oct. 29 was a creepy phenomenon. A cool, crisp wind blew. It was two days before Halloween and the spooky spirit of the season filled the air. What made the experience of the walk more interesting was its final destination: the ninth annual Witch Lecture.

RESIDENTS of Lubaale Nakatoogo village in Kabira sub-county, Rakai district on Monday cut into pieces a man they suspected to be a witch.

Practitioners of witchcraft are reacting strongly to a story about a grave dug up in Hillsboro and suggestions that believers in witchcraft might have been responsible.

A woman known as the last witch in Europe, who was executed more than 200 years ago, has been given a posthumous pardon by Swiss parliamentarians.

Star struck: Kelly Bliss and Rik Waller One-time Pop Idol star Rik Waller is calling a halt to his singing career - as a condition of getting married to a pagan.