Brigid - Celtic Goddess and Saint
Celtic Goddess of Poetry, Healing, the Hearth, Creativity, and More
Brigid is an Irish and Celtic goddess from pre-Christian times. Her domain is the hearth, poetry (and creativity), and smithery (metalcrafting). She was absorbed into the Roman Catholic church when Ireland was converted to Christianity and became St. Brigid. She is a patroness to me, having made her presence known to me not long after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I have been on a journey ever since to understand what it means to be "adopted" by a goddess. I don't know that I have learned all ...

Quiz: Wicca and Paganism facts and trivia
Simple pop quiz about paganism and wicca
Wicca is also known as modern witchcraft. This is not derogatory: wiccans proudly call themselves witches. Wicca is a form of neo-paganism. Paganism is a blanket term used to refer to various non Judeo-Christian religions, however there are various differing definitions as to what religions can actually be defined as being paganism, with no consensus as to which is correct. Image above © Katinka Hesselink One group maintains paganism as a term that includes all non-Abrahamic religions. Anothe...

Wicca 101: Recomended Reading List
Recommended Books on Wicca, Witchcraft and Paganism
There's so much out there to read.... I have been collecting books on Wicca, Witchcraft, Folklore, Paganism and Magick for several decades. There are hundreds of books I'd recommend for different reasons, and I'll be adding most oft he good ones in here. I'm redeveloping a list I created for a class I used taught about Wicca, and adding it here author by author with comments. You will find a lot of different information here about Wiccan traditions; noteworthy pagan authors, books that encou...

Quiz: Wiccan Basics- The Elements
Are you ready for my quiz?
This one's really about having fun, but it'll help you see if you know your Wiccan Elemental Correspondences or not. :-) Stunningly it's become quite a popular little quiz, so I'm going to be doing more like this and adding some cool fun things to the pages. Good luck, and have fun!

Pagan gifts for Wiccan Girlfriend on Valentines Day
Five Elements and Mother Goddess
Wicca tradition states that the Universe is made from 5 elements - Air, Fire, Water and Earth, plus Aether/Spirit, which unites the other four. Each element has been associated with a cardinal point of the compass; Air with east, Fire with south, Water with west, Earth with north and the Spirit with centre. Image above © Katinka Hesselink This design as a necklace / pendant. Mother Goddess is commonly symbolized as Mother Earth, or sometimes as the Moon. Some Wiccans consider her to be more ...

Wicca
Wicca - What Is Wicca?
So what is Wicca? Wicca is a relatively new Pagan religion. For more read below...

Pagan valentine gifts for Wiccan Men, presents for Male Witches
Wicca - The Craft: gifts for your boyfriend or husband
Wicca, also known as Witchcraft or the Craft, is a very modern religion. It developed in the first half of the twentieth century, primarily in England, and was popularized in the 1950's and early 1960's by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner. Followers of Wicca religion are usually known as Wiccans, Witches or Crafters. Image above © Katinka Hesselink Wicca is typically a duotheistic religion, worshipping a Goddess and a God, who are traditionally viewed as the Triple Goddess and Horne...

Scary Stories For Witches
Horror for the rest of us
Ever notice the great pagan-themed horror out there today? Yeah, I didn't either. Let's face it. Either the hero ain't one of us, or the story ain't written by one of us. Well my little darlings, the wait is over. I figure we deserve horror tales where our choice of Deity comes through to help us out. Let's show the rest of the world that we love the light as much as they do. We just arrive at it with a lot more class and magic. Plus who better to know what the bad guys deserve? No hokey last...