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Abundance Abundance is the perfect theme for July! Gardens are flourishing. And those of us who are lucky enough to have one, are deeply engaged in their tending and keeping. In her garden, a woman can be a goddess! Whether she has a few miniature pots of herbs on her kitchen windowsill, a patio pot garden, or a BIG garden, blessed with trees, bushes and lawns to be mowed, she is the Goddess of Abundance. That’s why I chose a garden image to illustrate Dr. Wayne W. Dyer’s “Face of Abundance” from his inspirational book, The Seven Faces of Intention. This book was important to me. I kept it by…

Heredity Witchcraft by Raven Grimassi has bestowed upon us his readers the inspiration to pass our own traditions on to the next generation. Trained in the Old Italian family tradition of Witchcraft Raven Grimassi has dedicated his life to passing on the wisdom of the old religion throughout his writings. Hereditary Witchcraft is a heartrending testimonial to what our past has to offer the future. ~ Michele Burke, Pagan Pages.org (2009) Courtesy of Raven Grimassi Interview with Raven Grimassi Pagan Pages: What were the driving forces that led you to write Hereditary Witchcraft? Raven Grimassi: The book was essentially an attempt to correct some misunderstandings surrounding my previous work on…

Magic:  Made Up Scientific Explanations My last column was titled “’systematic’ scientific explanations” (for magic).  I wasn’t talking about explanations that followed a set of rules, rather I was referring to explanations that were, or claimed to be, within the “system” of science.  I suggested that there were not any explanations that worked in the context of actual science, as they would need to follow the specific rules that science has formulated for things like energy (and quanta) as well as the rules for evidence and verification.  This month I’m moving on to the next group of explanations for magic, those that do away with having to play by the…

Fairy Summoning Spell The best times to do this is on the Sabbats of Beltane, Midsummer, or Halloween, but yo can use it anytime you would like. (best done outside in the yard at night) ~You will need powdered ginger and a small spoon. Set out candles at the compass directions: yellow in the east, red in the south, blue in the west, green in the north. Place a crystal or other stone beside each candle. Stand in the center of the room and send out thoughts of welcome to the little ones. ~Chant: “O spirits of plants and earth and trees, o little ones of every form, show yourselves…

Dear Reader, Welcome to ‘It’s In the Cards’ for www.PaganPages.org. At one time this column appeared in Finer Things Magazine in New Haven, CT, and I am very pleased to be writing my column again; this time for the Pagan Community. Every month, I will do a tarot reading for one person whose question I choose for this column. Also, by writing me, you will have a chance for a free tarot 10 minute reading on the phone. If you would like to contact me about purchasing a reading, please visit my web site at www.SubRosaMagick.com or write me at [email protected]. Since I first began reading for the public 13…

7/26 Sleipnir’s Day: Aid with Meditational Journeys Even if you are not familiar with the Norse Pantheon, most likely you have heard of Odhinn, the All-Father.  Odhinn is the Shaman-King that travels through the three worlds on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir.  These three worlds are known to the Norse and Celts as the Upperworld (Asgard to the Norse and the Sky/Star World to the Celts), the Middleworld (our world that we call Earth; Midgard to the Norse and Surface/Stone World to the Celts) and the Underworld (Utgard to the Norse and the Ocean/Sea World to the Celts). Sleipnir could run on land, sea or air, which are the three worlds…

Happy Summer to everyone!  We have an excellent issue for you this month. Featured in this months issue are: Giovanna Adams talks about her line of art, Faeries of Color. A great review of PeatBog Faeries newest album. The second installment of our Runes Course is up for all our students.  You are all doing so well. I would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye to our old Assistant Editor Sage and wish her much luck in all her endeavors and to introduce everyone to Michele Burke, PaganPages new Assistant Editor.  If you have any questions for her you can find her email in the about us section…

Gaelic Healing Water Spell Acquire equivalent portions of violet, rosemary, and lavender. After give power to them boil them in approximately one quart of water over a medium flame. Once the water has a rich color and the herbs begin to emit a scent throughout your kitchen, drain off the water off into a jar. An organic coffee filter works well for this. Leave the jar in the sunshine for an entire day to take in the glowing energies from the sun. (To add the healing powers of mercury to the spell do this on a Wednesday) Occasionally gaze into the jar to add your own energies to it. Just…

Beltane Celebration – Tullamore – County Offaly – Ireland We are back from our travels in Ireland and we hope you had as exciting a Beltane celebration as we did.  I’d like to share with you some of the highlights of our Journey. Surrounded by a 700 year old Oak forest (the oldest in Ireland) stands Charleville Castle, known for generations as one of the world’s most haunted castles. Legend states that Charleville was built on the site of an ancient Druid burial ground and it is said that Druids conducted ceremonies on this site. The 500-year-old Oak tree that hoards the entrance to Charleville We had traveled here to…

History of Litha (MidSummer) Also known as Summer Solstice, Litha, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, St. John’s Day In addition to the four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year, there are four lesser holidays as well: the two solstices, and the two equinoxes. In folklore, these are referred to as the four ‘quarter-days’ of the year, and modern Witches call them the four ‘Lesser Sabbats’, or the four ‘Low Holidays’. The Summer Solstice is one of them. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, dependant upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. According…