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E’Star’s Story: An Interview with a Wiccan Elder
by Rowan This article originally appeared in the 1997/1998 Yule/Imbolc issue of Lady Letter. E'Star is a respected elder of the Albuquerque, NM pagan community who grew up in the Craft. Rowan interviewed her in November 1997. Most of us found the Craft...
Roots & Bones 4: The Celtic Roots of Witchcraft, Part 2
by Robin Le Fay As mentioned in part one of this two-part series, the actual roots of Celtic Witchcraft are obscured by numerous cultural influences over long time periods. Furthermore, the lack of thorough details concerning the beliefs of the pagan Celts...
Roots & Bones 3: The Celtic Roots of Witchcraft, Part 1
by Robin Le Fay What role did the Celts play in the development of Witchcraft and in the survival of Pagan beliefs and practices after the beginning of the Christian era? The Celtic People and Their Religion In the light of the romanticism surrounding the...
Roots & Bones 2: Early Roman Religion and Witchcraft
by Robin Le Fay Witchcraft, though primarily of Celto-Teutonic origin, also draws from aspects of Romano animism. Roman culture influenced both the Gallic people they conquered and the Germanic tribes who overran their empire in the 3rd through 5th...
Roots & Bones 1: Witchcraft’s Germanic Roots
by Robin Le Fay Witchcraft has it origins in the heathen religions of our European ancestors. Traditional village wisecraft is the survival of fragmented pagan beliefs from the archaic period, but not the survival of an organized universal cult with a...
Herbs and Magick
This article originally appeared in Lady Letter, Volume 1, No. 2 and was updated in December 2013. Herbs have been used for medicinal and magical purposes throughout history. The uses and knowledge of herbs have been passed down from civilization to...
What Wiccans Believe
Not every Wiccan will subscribe to all of these points, but generally they are representative. 1. The divine Spirit is present in all creatures and things: people, animals, plants, stones... 2. The ultimate creative force manifests in both feminine and...
Consensus 101
This article originally appeared in Lady Letter, Volume 5, No. 2 and was updated in December 2013. Using consensus process to make decisions can engage all members of your circle, grove, or coven in constructive, creative ways. An alternative to...
When Elders Burn Out
Adapted and condensed from Covencraft: Witchcraft for Three or More by Amber K (Llewellyn, St. Paul MN, 1998). Used with permission. Who are the “elders” of your coven? In most covens, they are not silver-haired crones and bearded sages who grew up in the...
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