A Wiccan priest marks Samhain as some 500 people were expected to visit the pagan celebration in Firemen’s Park on Saturday.
Introduction: The Paradox of Faith and Festivity. Every December, the hills of Nagaland awaken to the beating of drums, the resonance of folk songs, and the vivid spectacle of traditional attire. The ...
I’ll begin with a little bit of history and mythology. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was a structure famous for its imposing size and for the works of ...
The word “witch” may conjure images of green skin, pointy hats, hook noses and levitating broomstick rides silhouetted ...
More than 200 objects illuminate the religion of those who built the pyramids four millennia ago.
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Eostre, Fertility, and the Origins of Easter

Easter is celebrated as a Christian holiday, but some believe its roots trace back to a pagan goddess named Eostre. Did ...
Patricia Crowther , who has “crossed the veil” aged 97, was a former showgirl turned “white witch” variously known as High Priestess of the Moon Goddess and Grand Mother of The Craft.
A public lecture by Professor Ronald Hutton CBE, University of Bristol. This evening’s not to be missed lecture will draw upon some of his recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear, ...
MICHAEL KNOWLES (HOST): I don't love the Statue of Liberty. Can I say that? I don't love the — I like liberty. I like true liberty. I love America. I have a cigar company called Mayflower Cigars, ...
From monumental sculpture from ancient Greece, Egypt and India, wall hangings from Japan and China, to Western fine art, a British Museum exhibition asks: what does female spiritual power mean past ...
In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. For Irish Catholics, the day has always been significant, as St. Brigid is one of ...
The Wheel of the Year is a medicine wheel marked and celebrated by most, indigenous cultures around the earth in their own ways. In Ireland, the ancient ones measured their cosmos in wheels, spirals, ...