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The Autharchic Creed

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THE AUTARCHIC CREED

We of the Old Religion have our own particular compact with our deities that charges simply, "An it harm none, and do as ye will."

And our gods do not despise us for being human but delight in our celebrations of life and lo...

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The Creed

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THE CREED

This can be said by the High Priestess, the High Priest or the Coven as a whole.

"Hear now the words of the witches,
The secrets we hid in the night,
When dark was our destiny's pathway,
That now we bring forth into the light.
Mys...

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Earth Mother, an Essay of sorts! Part II

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This is not to say that all non-monotheistic religions have a perfect track record for the treatment of women in those societies. Certainly Hindu cultures revere various goddesses and yet are among the more sexist and female-suppressive societies ...

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Earth Mother, an Essay of sorts! Part I

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"Well, for instance, who is this All-Mother you're always talking about?"
"Why, you are, Edward. . . The All-Mother. You're the All-Mother, I'm the All-Mother, that little bird singing out there, and it’s the All-Mother. The All-Mother is everythi...

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Had I escaped in the nick of time?

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Had I escaped in the nick of time?

Talking to Gary earlier today had me to pause and wonder, had I escaped in the nick of time? The standpoint from what I am looking back upon the answer is a resounding yes! The first signs of this escape was whe...

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13 Reasons Air should be in the North Part II

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9. GENERATOR: This argument flows out of the previous one. Practicing magicians often think of the magic circle as a kind of psychic generator. Witches in particular like to perform circle dances to "raise the cone of power". Hand in hand, and alt...

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13 Reasons Air should be in the North Part I

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RE-THINKING THE WATCHTOWERS
Or
13 Reasons Air should be in the North

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INTRODUCTION

It all started 20 years ago. I was 16 years old then, and a recent initiate to the religion of Wicca. Like most neophytes...

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That Old Black Magick; Part 2

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Work on yourself and your own needs and desires without targeting other people. Then feel free! Ask for what you want. Visualize it and raise power for it and act in accordance on the material plane. "I need a caring and horny lover with a good se...

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That Old Black Magick; Part 1

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Getting Specific about Magical Ethics

Sometimes a cliché just wears out. It loses meaning or, worse, begins to say things we never meant. I think it's time to retire the phrase "black magic."

Saying "black" when we mean "evil" is nasty nonsense....

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Monday February 11th.

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Monday is a day that seems like a lifetime to get here. It is the day that the doctor's, the union, the disability folks and management agreed upon that I can take the first step toward regaining my life back.

On February 28th, 2007 I was driving...

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