Modern Heroes
We all have different perceptions of right and wrong, and most of us in the Pagan community tend to be fluid on the issue. "There is no right and wrong, there is only balance; there is no evil but intolerance…" But where do we draw the line? When does the effort to be tolerant become the method of self destruction? When does the worry of harming none become so c.

Temple Of The Fox Found In Peru
He helped match a skull with the remaining bones of Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro. And he led the team that excavated the oldest known village in the Americas. Now retired University of Missouri at Columbia anthropology Professor Robert Benfer, working with a team of archaeologists, has another exciting find to add to his impressive resume: uncovering an a.

The Witch's Cradle
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Friday, May 13, 2005.

The Counsel of Elders is comprised of initiates holding the rank of Third degree, elevated to this position by the High Priestess, High Priest and voted upon by the other elder members. This is also a part of the Inner Court and access to meetings are restricted to those attaining that rank. The coven is led by the High Priestess and the High Priest. Each are equal in rank and have various functions within it. The High Pirestess will chose a Maiden to be her Second in More

As a result Michael became very popular with the people of that era. He became somewhat of a hero because his teachings attempted to liberate the people from church which attempted to oppress them and used confession as a tool for blackmail. Michael Molinos, was jailed for life by the church, his book banned, and More

Taken apart from the secular gift giving traditions, Yule itself is a holiday that celebrates the return of the light. The darkest times of the year are now over. The God, slain at Lammas to ensure a fruitful harvest, is now reborn of the Goddess to begin his cycle of birth and death yet again. The Goddess too will change, shedding her mantle of Crone to become springs Mai More

Who's Afraid Of Harry Potter?
Unless you are “He Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken,” I don’t think you have anything to fear from Harry Potter. And yet, there appears to be a large number of people who have this irrational fear of Potter or, more importantly, of witchcraft. I find this fear unfathomable. Most recently it has come to the forefront in Gwinnett County, where Laura Mallory is tr.

Akashacon 2006
Although it's just a 105-minute train ride from Grand Central Station, Poughkeepsie looks nothing like New York City. The stony hills and roiling grey skies evoke Vermont or New Hampshire, while the Edwardian storefronts and brick Victorian homes are straight out of mill-town Connecticut. After the skyscrapers and concrete monuments of Manhattan, Poughkeepsie is r.