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78,634
78,634 words and counting now.
The book continues to take on a life of its own.
Wanting to be a book that speaks of Witches in the New World, while still looking back to places where the heritage lays it seems to want to focus more on the every day stuff.
As well on Seership, Shamanism and such.
History lessons get dull after a while and suggestions on related arts and craft projects somehow work their way in.
I write to friends and people I [...]
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Another of Those “About Me” Posts
What’s your Path?
I am a Hedgewitch. Meaning I am a shamanic practitioner of folk magick (that’s the short explanation). My spirituality is Celtic/Anglo-Saxon Paganism. I started in Wicca like many do, but have moved further away from it more and more of time. I am not however a Wicca-basher like many non-Wiccan Witches are.
Do you have an altar?
Sometimes I use an altar and sometimes not. An altar is simply a workspace to me. I have laid out elaborate altars on [...]
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Right Now I am Reading…
Research causes you to read books you otherwise might not have!
“A dictionary of English etymology” by Hensleigh Wedgwood
“Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England: a regional and comparative study” by Alan Macfarlane
“Shamanism: a reader” edited by Graham Harvey
“An historical sketch of the provincial dialects of England” by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
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A Shout Out to Traditional Witches
Hullo!
I am writing an article (and perhaps a chapter for a book) on the etymology of the word “Hedgewitch”. That is, the history of the term.
While many Trad Witches insist the term “Hedgewitch” was used by Trad Witches before it was popularized as a solitary Wiccan or Kitchenwitch, there seems to be a terrible lack of evidence for this.
If any Trad Witches can point me in the direction of the usage of the term “Hedgewitch and “Hedgerider” in the modern [...]
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In Calgary Tomorrow … Come Out and Meet Us!
Everyone is welcome to attend. I hear tell that there is some kind of spilt or division within the Calgary commmunity. I would like to make clear that I do not give a shit. All Calgary and area Pagans, Witches, and etc are totally welcome to come hang out and have fun and talk Craft. Brendan and I do not belong to any special groups or organizations (not my OBOD Bardic Grade) and have no interest in choosing sides. We [...]
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Road Trip!
A world-traveled Druid and a down-home Hedgewitch are touring central Canada, and are looking to meet feollow Pagans & Witches!
Dr. Brendan Myers, Ph.D. is an award-winning Canadian philosopher, writer, and public speaker. He is the author of several well-respected books on ethics, environmentalism, mythology, and Celtic spirituality. His titles include “The Other Side of Virtue”, “A Pagan Testament”, “The Mysteries of Druidry”, and “Loneliness and Revelation” (forthcoming in 2010).
Juniper Cox is an experienced practitioner of traditional hedge-craft, and the web-master [...]
