Pagan Connection

12. April 2009

Top ten Pagan tweeters

Below are the top ten Pagan twitter accounts according to WeFollow, the self-service twitter user directory. To include yourself on their list, follow @wefollow where you’ll find instructions on joining. If you’re on Twitter, post a comment with your username and gain some new followers! wizardandwitch - Wife, Mum of 3, WAHM, witch, writer, VA and [...]

2. July 2009

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Pratchett Supports Suicide Bill

The author Terry Pratchett is lending his support to a bill going through the House of Lords to legalise assisted suicide in England. The Wiltshire-based fantasy writer has Alzheimer’s Disease. In 2006, retired doctor Anne Turner travelled with her family from Bath to Switzerland to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic in Zurich. No-one faced prosecution [...]

1. July 2009

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Woodspirit Lammas Camp

Pagan Connection are pleased to announce there will be a Woodspirit Lammas Camp in Silverdale in the lakes, on Friday 24th July - Sunday 26th July 2009. It is in woodland with a stone circle next to the North Lancashire coast. Events include: Tree Spirit Journeys, Drumming, Juggling, Bonfire, Ritual, Pathworking, Talks & Workshops, Storytelling, Mummer’s Play, [...]

1. July 2009

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Norwich Pagan Moot - Lammas Picnic

Date: 25th July, 11:30 am Place: Cromer beach, meeting at the pier The Norwich Pagan Moot will be celebrating Lammas by hosting an open social event for pagans in the East Anglian region. The even itself will be in the form of a picnic where friends and family are more than welcome. Please bring food and drink [...]

29. June 2009

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Review: PF London Gaia-Sol convention

Gaia-Sol - the deities of the earth and the sun - were chosen for the name of Pagan Federation London’s third convention on the Gaia theme, which took place in London yesterday. Last year it was Gaia-Fortuna and the year before that was simply called Gaia. I’m not sure if there will be a fourth, [...]

28. June 2009

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Paganism in British Education - 18 July Conference

PAGANISM, EDUCATION AND THE ACADEMY - Educational Conference Saturday 18 July 2009 The Festival of the Edge Wenlock Edge, Shropshire The conference is about all aspects of paganism and how they are studied and taught in the UK and internationally, particularly but not exclusively in the British Isles. We invite academics, teachers and educators in the UK who are [...]

26. June 2009

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Review: The Mythology Bible

Myth is at the heart of most religions and belief systems - it is a poetic, artistic and literary way of understanding the world through stories that are rich in symbolism. Myths tell tales of gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters and men in ways that reflect our own desires, fears, feelings and hopes. The Mythology Bible, a [...]

22. June 2009

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Pagans Taking Over?

It’s a shame, Newt Gingrich was saying the other day, that he and his fellow born-again pilgrims have to live “in a period where we are surrounded by paganism.” I don’t know what the qualifications or dues for paganism are, but I got the feeling Bro. Newt would number ol’ moi among the swarming pagan horde [...]

22. June 2009

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What The Devil’s Going On? Headless Stag Sparks Rumours of Satanic Mischief Afoot

The discovery of a decapitated red deer has sparked fears that devil worshippers are at large in one of England’s sleepier corners. The headless stag, found by a farmer in a Cheshire country lane, has left police baffled because poachers would normally have taken the carcass to sell as venison and dumped the head. Instead the head [...]

22. June 2009

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Review: The Crystal Bible V2

If you use crystals for healing or for spiritual or psychic work you probably know about The Crystal Bible. You quite likely own a copy, as it is one of the best selling books about crystals. Now publisher Godsfield Press is bringing out a second volume - The Crystal Bible V2, by Judy Hall. If you [...]

18. June 2009

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Helios: A Sun God For Fathers’ Day

This Sunday, June 21, is not only the Summer Solstice, it is also Fathers’ Day, so for The Bad Witch’s God of the Week I have chosen a sun deity who is also a prolific father. Helios, the Greek god who drove the chariot of the sun through the sky each day, had more than two [...]

15. June 2009

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Doing your own solstice thing

Many of us will be just doing our own thing next weekend to celebrate the sumer solstice next weekend, according to a poll on A Bad Witch’s Blog. With the summer solstice falling over a weekend this year, and the weather predicted to be fine, it does seem like a great idea to get out, enjoy [...]

11. June 2009

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Minerva - Goddess of Wisdom

This Saturday, as well as being the birthday of Gerald Gardner, founder of modern Wicca, is the date of a Roman festival sacred to Minerva, goddess of war and wisdom. Minerva was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena. Both were patrons of warriors, poets, healers, traders, craftsmen and musicians. Their sacred animal [...]

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