Patti's Paganism / Wicca Blog

In Scotland, some Druids are worried about development. Not because they're opposed to progress, but because the installation of over fifty wind turbines could block the sight of the moon ... Read More

You may recall a while back when a Tennessee school district got sued because some parents were concerned about religious activities taking place at Lakeview Elementary, a public school. The ... Read More

This one comes to us from St. Louis, Missouri. A woman who was an employee of a public library claims she was disciplined for refusing to work at a party ... Read More

So I got a special treat and spent Memorial Day weekend hanging out in San Francisco. I'm not very good at the tourist thing because I hate crowds, so most ... Read More

Some of you may have noticed that the site has a new look to it. The About.com redesign should be launching in full soon, so if you're one of the ... Read More

© Ellen Dugan 2008 Ellen Dugan is known by her readers as the Garden Witch, and has written a number of books on magical gardening, herbalism, and modern witchcraft. Her latest ... Read More

This one comes to us from near Fayetteville. In the town of Pembroke, NC, Corey Bird is about to graduate from high school, and he wants to wear his tribal ... Read More

British officials say that two men used a hammer and chisel to damage the central megalith at Stonehenge last week, and English Heriage spokespeople say the vandals could have been ... Read More

Many of us use incense as part of sacred ceremonies. The smoke can carry our prayers to the gods, help us relax or meditate, or help create the atmosphere of ... Read More

A group of Boy Scouts doing a graveyard cleanup as a service project got a little surprise when they visited Greenwood Cemetery in St. Petersburg, FL. The boys discovered a ... Read More

Blog reader Ross needs your advice, folks. He says, "I'm currently living at home with my grandmother and younger sister, who are both Christians. Lately they've been putting a lot ... Read More

Okay, I only got a couple of submissions on the Beltane altar photos, but they're quite nice. You can see them here: Beltane Altar Photo Gallery. Did you take a ... Read More

On the Isle of Wight, the number of Pagans in the local jail has tripled over the past eight months, and that has led prison officials to consider some changes ... Read More

Salem, Massachussetts, is a small town. However, when October rolls around, big crowds move in. In fact, much of Salem's tourists arrive there in time for Halloween, and that's presented ... Read More

Remember the "I Believe" license plate theme that Florida lawmakers were thinking about adding as a custom option? Well, it's been rejected by legislators. However, never fear -- if you ... Read More

It's May, and that means that the Flower Moon will appear next week. This is a time of fertility and new growth, and May is a fiery month indeed -- ... Read More

As if we don't have enough people throwing their hats into the presidential ring, now Bob Barr wants to join in the fun. If his name rings a bit of ... Read More

Reader Smokeybones writes: Help! My nine-year-old son spent the night at a friend's and apparently the friend said a prayer before bedtime. Now my son wants to pray before he ... Read More

Blog reader TJ is looking for a Pagan tattoo artist in the Orlando/Kissimmee area. She says, "I have designed a triquetra/heart design and I want it created with intent: Protection, ... Read More

In a fairly scary phenomenon, honeybees have been dying in record numbers. Colony Collapse Disorder has caused nearly a fourth of the North American bee population to die, and scientists ... Read More

Another interesting tidbit of news from the UK Independent: apparently, tourists who have been illegally sneaking bits of Uluru rock out of Australia are being plagued with bad luck, and ... Read More

Morris dancing, that centruies-old tradition of English country life, is seeing a resurgence in popularity these days. The UK Independent does a nice piece on how Pagan groups are bringing ... Read More

Thanks to Rain for the heads-up on this one: The Four Quarters online store is offering free copies of their Wheel of the Year calendars. I haven't seen the 2008 ... Read More

It's probably a telling mark of my own levels of geekiness that I get really excited when I find scholarly papers available online. Last month was the 2008 International Conference ... Read More

A few weeks ago, I blogged about the case of teacher John Freshwater, who has a Bible on display (along with the Ten Commandments) in his middle-school classroom. The school ... Read More

You know, there's so much badly done coverage of Wicca and Paganism out there, that I really do enjoy it when some reporter does a nice little human-interest story on ... Read More

Rufus Wainwright is a musical genius, but now there's even more reason to think he rocks. Thanks to reader Linda for sending me a tip on this -- Rufus is ... Read More

Several people have emailed me asking if I knew of any Pagan groups that are offering aid right now in Asia. I don't know of any specifically Pagan ones, but ... Read More

Spring has finally arrived, and that can only mean one thing... festival time! Unfortunately, there are folks out there who don't really understand proper festival etiquette. These are the people ... Read More

With the big presidential election looming on the horizon, now is an important time to be aware of the political climate in your own state and town. If you don't ... Read More

In Charles Town, West Virginia, there's been a surprising move by the town council. In the past, they've opened all their council meetings with the Lord's Prayer; now, following a ... Read More

Back in February, the United States Civil Rights Commission met to discuss religious discrimination in our country's prisons. Guest panelists included a wide range of religious leaders, including Wiccan chaplain ... Read More

Coming close on the heels of a Louisiana case in which judges ruled that it really is in violation of the separation clause to offer public school students Bibles, a ... Read More

This is a nifty thing I found while trolling around my local cable provider's listings last night. Apparently PBS ran a series last week entitled "Carrier," which is a reality ... Read More

When Margaret Murray wrote her ground-breaking God of the Witches in 1931, scholars quickly dismissed her theory of a universal cult of witches who worshipped a singular mother goddess. However, ... Read More

It used to be if you were Pagan and you got married, you simply found a justice of the peace to perform a ceremony that lacked the typical Judeo-Christian overtones. ... Read More

Coming of age. It has a neat ring to it, don't you think? It signifies something important: that you're no longer a child, but now a man or woman who ... Read More

Ohio State University's religious studies department has been hosting a lecture series on the occult, entitled "Through a Glass, Darkly", and wrapped things up the other day with a presentation ... Read More

Blog reader Liz writes that she's been invited to a Beltane celebration this weekend, but it's with a group of people she doesn't really know. How do I know what ... Read More

Cora Anderson, who co-founded the Feri Tradition of witchcraft with her husband Victor, has passed away at the age of 93. The Feri Tradition places significant emphasis on sensual awareness, ... Read More