Wicca

The Spring Festival of Ostara

by Jennifer Masters

The Vernal Equinox marks the Spring festival of Ostara. Not known to have any strong connections to ancient Pagan celebrations, it’s been adopted by Neo-pagan traditions as a turning point in the cycles of the seasons in the Wheel of the Year, the solar cycle. The Equinox marks the half-way point in the Earth’s elliptical [...]

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So what does Halloween mean to the modern witch?

by Jennifer Masters

We don’t usually refer to it as “Halloween.” This holiday has been observed for hundreds of years in one form or another. What we witches and wiccans celebrate today largely comes from the Celtic New Year, Samhain (pronunciation depends on the region, but generally “sah-when” or “soween”). The annual cycle begins with death, rather than [...]

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Your first wiccan group ritual: What you should know

by Jennifer Masters

A Wiccan ritual is a religious experience. The definition of ritual is repetition, and in this instance, ritual can be defined as an established series of actions that are symbolic in nature, meant to turn our attention towards what we consider sacred in our lives. Like any religious experience in any walk of life, it [...]

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