Welcome   Our beautiful Front Page Image is the artwork of Marcia Stewart (RocknGoddess)interviewed in this issue of PaganPages.       We have a Fantastic & Packed Yule Issue for you this month with some great features, such as…     A Book Review on the book Meditative Mandala Stones By Maria Mercedes Trujillo Arango.         An Interview with author  Nikki Starcat Shields.   The Final Episode of Patrick Kavanagh’s short story series Kiara!       It’s that time of the year again, when everyone is running themselves ragged trying to find the “perfect” gift…

Marcia Stewart – RocknGoddess Etsy Shop   Large Yule Pentacle Gracing our cover this month is the beautiful art of Marcia Stewart, also known as, RocknGoddess on etsy.  We loved her work so much we thought we would get to know a little more about her. Marcia Stewart:  Thank you for inquiring about my art and Etsy Shop for PaganPages.Org. PaganPagesOrg:  Please share with us about yourself. Marcia Stewart:  As with many other pagan/witch folk that I speak with, I was raised in a Christian home, however, it never really resonated with me. During exploration of my spiritual beliefs, in 2000, I came across Earth-based religions, paganism, and witchcraft. I consider myself…

  Lesser Sabbat – Winter Solstice, circa Dec 21 Other Names: Jul (“wheel”, Old Norse), Saturnalia(Rome ~December 17 & 18), Yuletide(Teutonic), Midwinter, Fionn’s Day, Christmas (Christian~December 25), Xmas, Festival of Sol, Solar/Secular/Pagan New Year Animals/Mythical beings: yule goat (nordic), reindeer stag, squirrels, yule cat, Sacred White Buffalo, Kallikantzaroi-ugly chaos monsters(greek), trolls, phoenix, yule elf, jule gnome, squirrels, wren/robin Gemstones: cat’s eye, ruby, diamond, garnet, bloodstone Incense/Oils: bayberry, cedar, ginger, cinnamon, pine, rosemary, frankincense, myrrh, nutmeg, wintergreen, saffron Colors: gold, silver, red, green, white Tools,Symbols, & Decorations: bayberry candles, evergreens, holly, mistletoe, poinsettia,mistletoe, lights, gifts, Yule log, Yule tree. spinning wheels, wreaths, bells, mother & child images Goddesses: Great Mother, Befana…

BY KAREN REED   If you want to prevent a cold, you’re certainly not alone. Colds slow us down and make it so much harder to enjoy life. The key to feeling better is learning the best cold prevention methods and then using them to safeguard your good health. Today, we’re going to let you know the ins and outs of effective cold prevention. We’ll share lots of practical tips which will help you to protect yourself from germs. Our comprehensive guide will include cold prevention for all ages, as well as a cold prevention remedies list and some advice on how to avoid colds, to begin with. We’ve put…

        WELCOME   ***   We have a wonderful Issue for you this November…   This month starts a new column on Gods called GoodGod! This month features Odin.       Wondering if you need to pick up the Newest Witches” Almanac? Well maybe read our review first.       Looking for a New Journal for the upcoming New Year, one with Wisdom & that you can color?  We review for you this month One Year Wiser: A Gratitude Journal.       Learn all the attributes of Rose Quartz and how it can help you!       These Floral  “Plant Wands” are stunning, fragrant, and…

  “Active Kindness” Apparel Line is Clothing with a Cause, Benefits Teen Anti-Bullying   Compassion Brands, the first fashion company to launch retail collections that offers real-time help to teens in crisis, and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc .,  launched their line  of Active Kindness, now available at all Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers stores and online, in addition to loveonahanger.com. The new fashion collection incorporates details of its partnering teen crisis center, Teen Line, on all product and packaging, offering kids and teens help in real time as they shop. Compassion Brands and Stony Apparel teamed up to design the stylish Active Kindness t-shirt collection for…

                                  Welcome   Our Samhain Issue is sure to please.  We have many great features this month for your reading pleasure…such as…   An interview with Joanna van der Hoeven, best-selling author, teacher, and co-founder of Druid College UK.   A review of the book “The Yoga Back Book,” by author Stella Weller.  “The natural solution to freedom from pain.”     An informative Sacred Place, Sacred Space article this month, from Susan Morgaine, on Goddess Temples in the U.S.     Seeing the Signs this month Gives us a lesson on Tarot and the…

Apples   Apple Magick is very popular on Samhain. Whether you are trying to divine who your next lover will be or paying tribute to an ancestor, apples abound on this holiday. Here are a few ways to bring apples into your home for the holidays…. Burn Apple Blossom incense in your workings, on your altar, or to give the room a nice smell. Eat some apples.  They have wonderful health benefits.  You can read some of what those are here. Make a new wand using the branch of an apple tree. Use them in your recipes for a Samhain meal. A Simmer Pot is a great and easy way to…

  Ahhhh, It’s that time of year again. The air has turned crisp and leaves begin to swirl around our feet. The darkness greets us sooner and sooner each day. It’s almost time to celebrate, The Witch’s New Year…Samhain or Halloween. Samhain, Pronounced Sow-in, is the Celtic Festival to mark the end of the harvest season. It is the beginning of Winter and the Darker half of the year. It is just about halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It lasts from sunset Oct 31st to sunset Nov 1st. It is believed to be a very powerful day, when the Veil between the Worlds is at it’s…

  Other Names: celtic ~ Summer’s End, pronounced “sow” (rhymes with now) “en” (Ireland), sow-een (Wales) – “mh” in the middle is a “w” sound – Greater Sabbat(High Holiday) – Fire Festival Oct 31-Nov 1(North Hemisphere) – Apr 30-May 1 – The Great Sabbat, Samhiunn, Samana, Samhuin, Sam-fuin, Samonios, Halloween, Hallomas, All Hallows Eve, All Saints/All Souls Day(Catholic), Day of the Dead (Mexican), Witches New Year, Trinoux Samonia, Celtic/ Druid New Year, Shadowfest (Strega), Martinmas or Old Hallowmas (Scotttish/Celtic) Lá Samhna (Modern Irish), Festival of the Dead, Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess), Hallowtide (Scottish Gaelis Dictionary), Feast of All Souls, Nos Galen-gae-of Night of the Winter Calends (Welsh), La Houney or…